Disclaimer: The characters that I have used in this story do not belong to me. They belong to the creators of Mortal Kombat. I do not intend on copying any other persons work and I only write these storys for fun. The only characters that belong to me are Veronica, Spencer Danielle, Bridgette, Shawn and Joel. Credits: Thanks again to Christie whom always helps me with my work. Also thank to Nikki. Realm of Fire (part 2) Sonya followed Veronica, hoping that Johnny had somehow survived. Sonya hated to think that what Veronica had told her was true. The brainwashing of the other lost souls in a plot to take over the Earth. Sonya and Veronica were in what appeared to be some sort of city ruin. "This was a palace, until the kingdom destroyed it. They killed everyone. All that is left now is this ruin." Veronica explained examining a large structure in the middle of the site."A great empire owned this city. The king and queen of Serenity treated everyone wonderfully and equally. It was a peaceful, beautiful city." She added. "What happened?" Sonya said, amazed by the child's knowledge of the civilization. "One day the gloom kingdom just came unexpectadly and attacked the whole city.It was ultra violent. The people of Serenity were wiped out. Another victory for the gloom." Veronica answered. Looking down the rows of broken columbs, Sonya noticed a figure standing in the distance. He was slowly coming towards them. "Could it be Johnny?" Sonya wondered.. Who ever he was, he was getting closer. Veronica turned and glared at the figure. Veronica pushed her brown hair back and pulled out a strange little device. It looked like some sort of tiny, golden staff. "This could be bad news." Veronica muttered. Sonya shook her head. "No, I don't think this ones bad." She argued. Sonya's eyes widened in shock as she saw the mans face finally. Her dead partner, Shawn. The one that was killed by Kano. He stood before her. He looked as shocked as Sonya was. "Shawn..." Sonya gasped. "Sonya, is that you?" Shawn asked. Sonya nodded. She was amazed. She was looking at a guy that died over a year ago. She had seen him get murdered and yet there he was, feeling fine. Sonya ran up and gave him a joyous hug. "I can not belive this, do you know what it was like for me to witness your murder that night." Sonya exclaimed. "I remember your horrified expression." Shawn answered. He looked around a bit before turning back to Sonya. "Mileena informed me of your presence, You could be in terrible danger." Shawn warned. He turned to Veronica. "You're correct in your theory about the Kingdom's plan to create an army of souls to take over the Earth" He said. "A few hours ago, three souls who had not been brainwashed escaped from the gloom palace and now the king has sent dark force members out to hunt them down." He added. Veronica sighed. "How does this concern us?" She said. "Johnny is one of those three survivors. Now Sonya, King Spencer and his Sorceress know that you are here and they are as eager to kill you as they are to kill Johnny." Shawn answered. Suddenly a group of people appeared from no where. "Damnit, The forces tracked us down" Shawn cursed. The group was made up of three men and one woman. One of the men, obviously the leader, held a staff in his right hand. He hurled it to the ground. When he did that a huge shockwave ran through the dirt. It knocked a line of columns. The columns began to fall like domino's. Sonya, Shawn and Veronica dashed out of their way, afraid of being crushed by the columns. Sonya threw the hellblade. It spun through the air. It hacked through two of the members. Veronica held her little staff and began muttering words of a strange language.The red stone on top began glowing and a brilliant ray of red light shot out. It covered the remaining members. Sonya's mouth dropped open as she witnessed the effect of the light. The two force members cried out as their skin melted off of them and their bones disintergrated until all that was left was a white powder. Veronica scowled putting her staff away. "What the hell was that?" Sonya shouted. Veronica grinned. "Magic." She replied. The underworld was a very strange place. All this magic and super swords. It was all so wierd. Sonya had to put up with the underworld to find Johnny. The Underworld bizarness was not that terrible but the dangerous bizarness of the gloom. That was terrible. If Johnny had escaped and survived, It would mean that hopefully she would see him again. She hoped that Johnny would be found soon and that in the time that he is not with her he would not perish in battle. *** Johnny was being very careful. The bridge that he was crossing was old and rickety. It could possibly collapse. He was far in front of Joel and Bridgette. They were very afraid of falling and were taking there time. Johnny grasped the rope railings and watched the slightly swinging wooden bridge for any unstable area's. The problem was, if the bridge collapsed while they were still on it, they would all fall into a fiery pit where they would all burn forever. That is why they had to be very cautious. Johnny finally stepped onto safe solid ground and turned to watch Bridgette and Joel. "Come on, hurry up" Johnny urged. He peeked over the shoulders of his friends to see someone holding a rather sharp looking axe over his head. He was on the oppisite side of Johnny and was going to cut the rope railings that held the bridge up. Johnny recognised the man as Kyle, one of the brainwashed lost souls. The evil curse that Spencer had put on him was incurable. All signs of good that were once in Kyle were now gone and would never come back. Kyle swung the axe down cutting through the left side of the rope. A very sharp axe. Bridgette stumbled as the bridge tipped to one side. Joel grabbed Bridgette's hand as well as the other side of the bridge. Kyle hurried to the other side of the bridge and swung the axe down again. Jol and Bridgette didn't have a chance to survive. They were right in the middle of the bridge and could not quickly leap to safety.Johnny was helpless. He watched horrified as the bridge fell. It all happened so quickly. His friends screams filled the air as the flames ate them up. Kyle was about to throw the axe over towards Johnny but a strange looking knife whizzed past Johnny's ear and pierced Kyle in the chest. He fell to the ground, struggled for a few seconds then stopped breathing. Johnny spun around. A woman with long black hair and another knife stood behind him. She looked a lot like Kitana. "My name is Mileena, are you okay?" The stranger asked. Johnny gave her a doubtful look. Could this just be another force member trying to trick him. "Don't worry, I want to help you." Mileena said sensing Johnny's lack of trust. "Help me? How?" Johnny asked. "Against the forces. You must follow me. Sonya is in search of you and she could be in danger" Mileena explained. "Sonya?" Johnny questioned. "Hey Johnny!" Someone yelled. Sonya and two others stood on the other side of the pit. Another bridge appeared, Replacing the broken one. Sonya, Veronica and Shawn ran across it. "This is great, Sonya and Johnny are finally reunited." Mileena said as Sonya approached Johnny. "You silly girl, you put your life in danger to find me." Johnny laughed. "It was worth it." Sonya smiled. They both kissed for a long time. A ear splitting scream from Veronica ruined the moment.. Johnny and Sonya broke out of their hug to see king Spencer. "I'd hate to ruin this happy little reunion but it just so happens that today you are going to die" Spencer boomed. Mileena laughed. "Not if we kill you first." She bravely snapped. "You will not beat me weak girl." Spencer growled. Mileena smiled angrily. "You forget that I once worked for a very powerful emperor. I know many fighting skills." Mileena said. "I tremble with fear." Spencer sarcastically said. As soon as he said this Mileena disappeared and then appeared in the sky, kicking the king in the head. Sonya noticed a small army gathering behind the fallen king. The army was lead by a woman, probably the sorceress. "Destroy them now." Danielle shrieked. Veronica, Shawn and Mileena ran towards the approaching dark force army. While they were fighting the Dark Forces, Sonya found herself facing Danielle. Sonya performed a leg grab, catching the sorceress off guard. She wrapped her legs around the sorceress's head and threw her to the ground. Danielle stood up quickly. She wasn't fast enough and Sonya knocked her over the edge of the pit. Danielle was burnt by the hot smokey fire. Meanwhile Johnny and Spencer exchanged angry looks. Johnny was not going to let Spencer destroy him. Johnny performed a shadow kick and an uppercut that knocked the king to the ground. The king pulled Johnny down by the foot and gave him a devasting punch to the head. Johnny got up, punched Spencer in the stomach then pushed him into the pit where he too could burn forever. Sonya wandered to the edge of the pit and looked into the flames. "It's over." She sighed in relief. "You did well, now you must return home" Shawn said. "How are we to do that if we are no where near the gates." Johnny said. Mileena revealed a large clear crystal. She dug it into the ground. "This crystal takes people home without going through the gates." Mileena told them. "Everyone whom is going back must touch the crystal. You have to wait a few seconds then suddenly you will find yourself back home" Mileena added. "Mileena, Shawn, thanks for everything" Sonya said. Shawn smiled warmly. "It will be a while till we see any of you again." He said. "Yeah" Sonya sighed. They all exchanged saddened goodbyes and Sonya placed her hand on the crystal. A white light flashed before her eyes and suddenly she found herself standing in the living room of Kitana's Outworld palace. Johnny was by her side. Liu, Kitana, Raiden and Sindel all stood in the room. They looked glad that Sonya came back safe and with Johnny. Sonya turned to Johnny. They kissed properly this time. At the same time she thought about little Veronica. Hopefully she was safe with her parents now. "I'm so glad that you both are safe!" Kitana exclaimed. "Why don't you come have a drink? You must be thirsty." Kitana offered. With Johnny's arm around her, Sonya followed her friends outside where she could tell them all about their adventure in the Realm of Fire. THE END