Mortal Kombat III

Reunion

Motaro turned away from Johnny Cage's corpse. The job had been done, yet there were still two more who remained. "Which one of you wants to die first?" he asked, coldly.

Sonya fell onto her knees, and started to sob silently. Motaro did not even bother to look over, he could tell that the human girl was in emotional pain. "Very well, you shall go first."

Motaro raised the tip of his tail and a large red ball shot out at Sonya, but suddenly Jax stepped in the way and bringing his two arms up, he blocked the attack. Before Motaro could respond, Jax leapt forward and brought his fist down upon Motaro's face. The Centaur was stunned, albeit for a moment, as he stumbled back.

Jax took this moment to approach his grieving comrade, grabbing her arm, he tried to get her to her feet. Though they had lost a comrade in battle, they had no time for grievances.

"Sonya. C'mon, we've gotta go." Jax said, trying to get Sonya to stand up.

"But what about-" Sonya started, trying to hide the tears coming from her eyes.

"It's too late. He's dead, there's nothing we can do now."

"But-"

"C'mon!" Jax shouted. "Stop moping, soldier! Just get up!"

Reluctantly, Sonya got to her feet, and taking one last look at her fallen friend, she followed Jax back towards the jet.

No sooner than they had nearly reached the jet, did they hear a deafening explosion in the foreground. As debris flew up from the distance, Jax shielded Sonya with his body, but there we no need, all that came flying was small pieces of the Special Forces jet.

"What the hell was that?" Sonya asked, as she got to her feet.

"Well, I'll answer it for ya, Sonya."

Jax and Sonya instantly turned to the direction where the voice was coming from. Standing a few feet away, in safe distance from any attack that Sonya and Jax might've taken the initiative to throw was their old enemy: Kano. He had shaved off all of his hair, but it was still the same Kano. They knew by that eyeplate… Sonya had long since carried a deep resentment towards Kano, they fought at Shang Tsung's island, with Kano emerging as the victor. But the next time they engaged in combat, Sonya would make sure that she was the victor.

"Kano!" Sonya said, half in anger and half in surprise.

"Yes, me. Did you expect anyone else?"

Jax drew his pistol and pointed it at Kano, but the villain merely laughed. "Now, now, Jax, do you really think that's going to help you against all these Centaurs?"

"Maybe not against them, but against you? Oh, I think it'll help a lot."

With a grin, Kano tossed one of his butterfly knives at the unprepared Jax. Jax's pistol was almost instantly cut in half, rendering it useless. Jax threw what remained of the pistol to the ground in frustration.

"Well, I'd best be going now. Good luck finding yourselves another ride!" A portal opened behind Kano, who giving his two enemies one last wave, turned and started to head through.

"Oh no you don't!" Sonya shouted, as she ran after Kano. She wanted someone, anyone to take out her anger over Johnny Cage's death. And Kano was the perfect person for that.

As Sonya leapt into the air to try to grab Kano before he escaped, but she was not quick enough. The former Black Dragon leader had already escaped through the portal as it shut behind me, Sonya let out a muffled grunt as she hit the ground, face first.

Jax ran to Sonya's aide and tried to help her get to her feet, but Sonya refused, standing on her own. "You okay?"

"Well, I'm okay, but I'm not hurt at least." Sonya said. "So what do we do now? From what Kano was talking about, it sounds like he destroyed the jet."