______________________________________________________ Scene 10 ______________________________________________________ -----Sonya awoke in a damp place, but it was eerily familiar. She shakes her head and before opening her eyes, realized she's sitting on cement. Keeping her eyes shut, Sonya moved her arms slightly. They were bound behind her. Next she wiggled her angles and found that they were going too. Going against her better judgment, Blade opened her eyes.------ Kano: (from a table across the room from Sonya) Look, Sleeping Beauty awakens. Sonya: (groggily) Where am I? Kano: (gazing at her sickly) I don't believe this. You don't recognize where you are? Take a gander around, babe. Sonya: (slowly looks slowly around the room. A nauseous feeling creeps into her stomach) Oh God. (closes her eyes again and leans her head back against the cool, cement wall.) Kano: (laughs) Good, it's coming back to you. All the better. Sonya: (rolls her eyes) What's the point of bringing me back here? Kano: (stands) I just thought that you would like to come back home-- To your humble beginnings. Sonya: You're a sick bastard, you know that? Kano: (clasps hands behind back and begins to pace) Sonya, Sonya, Sonya. I'm not a sick bastard; I'm a smart bastard. You know how I plan for things. Sonya: (picking up a hint) What are you saying? Kano: (walks over to her and kneels next to his captive) I'm saying that I have a proposition for you. You see, I have something you want. And if you do as I tell you, then I'll return what's yours to you. Sonya: (sarcastically) And what would that be? *Kano waves his hand in the air. A steel door creaks open and a muscle built terrorist enters, a gun pressed to the head of Wesley Valentine. Wesley looks terribly weak but is holding up well.* Sonya: (panicked) Wesley? Wesley: (groggy) Sonya, I'm alright. Are you O.K.? Sonya: I'm fine--- Kano: (interrupting) Sorry to disrupt this little reunion, but I do have a schedule to keep. Now, babe, listen to me carefully. Wesley here could be suffering from a terrible infection and he really should be in a hospital. But alas, he's here with us. Sonya: (upset) What the Hell do you want? Kano: Quit the Special Forces, come work for me. Sonya: (dumbstruck) Work? For you? I ain't stupid, shit head. If I say yeah, then I quit and you kill Wes. That's how it works in your business, right? Kano: Sonya, you dumb ass kid, you don't know what will happen to you if you don't agree. Sonya: (looks at Wesley) Something doesn't add up. Jax would have had men outside of Wesley's room. How did you get him out? Kano: That's my little secret. Now stop asking questions. Sonya: What's the matter K? Nervous? Questions never made you nervous before. Kano: (walks over and kicks her in the stomach, Sonya took in the kick, and winced in pain) You always were the hard one to take orders. Wesley: (looks at Sonya:) What? Sonya: (closes her eyes and takes in a breath) Nothing, Wes. (looks at Kano) You want me to join your gang? Kano: Basically, yes. Sonya: (smirks) So I can take out your other eye? Gladly. Kano: (brings a hand up to his eye which had, until recently, been obscured by the metal face plate) That was a lucky hit. Sonya: If I had another shot, I could probably make you a match. Kano: (kicks her again) Shut up. Now, either you say you'll join or Wesley dies. Sonya: (looks at Kano) Bite me. Kano: (smirks) Is that a personal invitation? (shrugs) Have it your way. (looks at the others) Kill him. Sonya: No! Okay, (quietly) I'll join. Kano: (throws her the phone) Call Mr. Muscles and tell him. Sonya: Jax. He has a name. Not Mr. Muscles, Major Briggs. Kano: Whatever! Just call! ______________________________________________________ Scene 11 ______________________________________________________ -----At the Special Forces base, Johnny and Jax are sitting at Jax's desk.----- Johnny: Where could she be? And what's with this Kano business? Jax: I wish I could tell you Johnny, but its classified. Johnny: (narrows his eyes) Sonya's life is in danger and you say it's classified?! Look, I know Kano and his gang attacked Wesley, but what else does that have to do with Sonya? Jax: (closes his eyes and swirls around in his chair) Cage, Sonya had a past with Kano... Johnny: Don't tell me a relationship! Please, don't! I already have nightmares about Sefano DiMera and Hope... Jax: Hell, no! All I know personally about it, is that she more than afraid of him and took out his eye. Johnny: What would make her afraid of him? Jax: (gets up and walks to the window) All she told me on this subject is that he killed her family and took her in. She was raised in the Black Dragons... Johnny: (stares at Jax) That would explain why she can fight so well. And God only knows what they put her through. Jax: (frowns) Wesley is almost ready to be let out of the hospital. I'm gonna have him brought right over here. Johnny: There might not be time. What if she is in Kano's hands? Jax: Then we have to hope for the--- (is cut off by the ringing of the phone. He turns on a tape and picks up the receiver) Hello? Sonya: Jax? Jax: (looks over at Johnny quickly) Sonya! Where the hell are you? Sonya: (swallows) Can't say. Listen, for un-named reasons, I am resigning from the Special Forces. Jax: (blinks) Quit?! Sonya, where are you? Does Kano have you? Sonya: Yes, quit. I gotta go. Johnny: (grabs the phone from a dumbfounded Jax) Sonya! Sonya, where the hell are you?! Are you okay? Sonya: Johnny, I'm fine. I'll be okay. I love (the phone is hung up from her end) Jax: What did she say? Is she okay? Johnny: Someone hung up the phone from her end. (sits back down) Jax, I'm worried sick about her. Jax: So am I, buddy, so am I. ______________________________________________________ Scene 12 ______________________________________________________ -----Sonya was seated in the same room as Wesley. Kano walked in with a tray and put it down next to Sonya. Three others entered with him. They grabbed Sonya and pull her onto the chair. Wesley looked up at Kano.----- Wesley: (a dead beat tone to his voice) What are you gonna do to her? Kano: (smiles) Nothing totally bad. *The others tie her to the chair, with her arm held out to Kano. He took out a needle filled with a black looking substance.* Kano: Just need to tie some loose ends. Sonya: No! (starts squirming) Leave me alone! Kano: (smacks her) Shut up, bitch. This will require you to be still, or you'll regret it. *Kano puts the syringe into her arm and starts moving it slowly in a pattern. Three other Black Dragons enter with a boiling pot of water with a dragon on either side. Kano removes the syringe from Sonya's arm, and they untie her and pull her up to the pot. Kano takes her arm where she was just marked by the needle and puts her arm on the dragon, alining it with the cut. She screams in pain.* Kano: Almost done, hold in there kid. (laughs) *They remove the pot and there is a dragon tattooed on her arm. Sonya closes her eyes to stop any unwanted tears. She opens them and glares at Kano. He holds her back down and takes out another needle. He puts it into her arm and the dragon turns black, except for the spots, which he injects with green, and the eyes, which he makes red. He lets Sonya up, who grabs a syringe off the table and goes after Kano with it. Jarek comes up, almost out of no-where and grabs her by the neck. Kano takes the syringe and throws it. He starts hitting her and kicking her till she passes out from the pain and lack of air, thanks to Jarek's grip. They drag Wesley out and leave her on the floor* ______________________________________________________ Scene 13 ______________________________________________________ -----Johnny and Jax have moved to the Intelligence section of the Special Forces to finish analyzing the tape trace. An annalist quickly runs the tape through a computer and punches a button, allowing a paper print off to appear out of a centralized printer. The annalist reaches over and tears off the paper, immediately handing it to Major Briggs.----- Annalist: (holds out paper) Here, sir. Jax: (takes paper and looks at it) Thank you. (reads it over) Oh, shit. Johnny: (alarmed) What? Jax: (lowers the paper and scowls) The call came from a cell phone so the location is in a twenty-nine mile radius. The only concrete thing we've got is a friggen' phone number. Johnny: So?! We'll go out there and search everywhere. We'll find them. Jax: You don't know the Black Dragon like I do, Cage. They're good at hiding. We could search a vacant building all day and find nothing. But, later on, we'll find out that Kano and his cronies were hiding there all the while. Johnny: (runs his hands through his hair) Then we give them something. Jax: Like what? Johnny: (suddenly) Me. Jax: Why in the Hell would they want you? They wouldn't trade Sonya for you!! Johnny: No. Trade Wesley for me. That way, I can make them a deal and get Sonya out of there. Jax: No way. If we did do that, then Kano would have more leverage. There's nothing Sonya wouldn't do for you, John. Johnny: (hesitantly) I know. But if we made an exchange, then you could plant a tracker on me and follow the signal. Jax: (exhales slowly) You'd be putting your life in danger. Johnny: (quickly) Wouldn't be the first time. Come on, let's get started. ______________________________________________________ Scene 14 ______________________________________________________ -----Sonya Blade awoke from her unconsciousness with splitting headache and pain in her arm. She opened her eyes, blinked at the harsh light and then slowly sat up. Immediate pain coursed through her body and she leaned against the wall for support. Once composed, Sonya took a look at her arm. It was puffy and bruised but the imprint of the dragon was clearly visible. Tears sprang to her eyes.----- Sonya: Dammit, no. (hugs her knees to her chest) *A few moments pass before the steel door opens and Kano strides in with Jarek next to him. Sonya looks up with sheer terror in her eyes; All of her strong exterior is gone.* Kano: (smiling) How ya feeling? Sonya: (doesn't answer) Kano: That good eh? (keeps smiling) Well, you won't have to worry about anything anymore because you're back in the club. You're going to be moving up town. Sonya: Wesley. Where's Wesley? Kano: Oh, yeah, him. He's leaving and someone else will be occupying his position. Sonya: Who? Kano: Someone you know very well. A person who shares my passion of wanting to get their hands on you. *Sonya is puzzled as Jarek reaches down and grabs her arms roughly, his hands assaulting her recent injury. Sonya screams and pulls back, but it is to no avail. Jarek only tugs harder and forces Sonya toward him. He twists her injured arm up behind her back and circles one arm around her tiny waist.* Kano: (walks in front of her and holds her chin firmly) You know, I always liked them feisty. But with you, I just couldn't win. Sonya: (glaring) Actually, Kano, I don't recall you ever winning. Kano: (jerks her chin forward, bringing her face to face with him) Look, I'm trying to be nice, sort of, but you're not making it easy on yourself. *Sonya struggles with Jarek. He holds her still and Kano thrusts her back with her chin. Jarek stumbles back and Sonya takes the opportunity to kick him in the place where the sun don't shine, and elbows him. Jarek lets go, stunned while she makes a run for the door.* Kano: (Thrusts out an arm and grabs her around the waist and pulls her under his arm, holding her feet, with his other hand, and squeezed down on her waist. She cried out in pain) Now, where do you think you're going? Sonya: (cries out again as he puts more pressure on her side) Let me go! What did you do to Wes? (struggles more) Kano: If you must know, we traded him in for a better fish. Stop struggling! Sonya: (struggles more, but knowing the pain that was coming) Let me go! Kano: You better listen to me. (laughs) I remember when you were little. God, you were so afraid of me. Sonya: I was stupid to think you could hurt me. Kano: (stops laughing) I could then, and I can now. (he squeezes her tighter around the ribs, where he held her under his arm, until a crack is heard. Sonya screams with pain. He dropped her to the floor and she immediately grabbed the place where Kano had just broken two ribs) Now, bring in my new ransom. *A guard drags Johnny Cage in, who seems a little bruised, more of his ego than anything else. He looks at Sonya and gives a little smile.* Johnny: Hey kiddo. Kano: As you see, my new ransom. You would do anything for him. (gets down next to her and grabs her chin. He pulled her face to his level and whispered in her ear) The sky's the limit. Sonya: (looks at Johnny, trying not to let the pain bother her) Johnny, why? Johnny: (tries to go to her but the guards hold him back) I needed to be here with you. Sonya: If anything happens to you, I'll blame myself. Kano: (smiles and thrusts her head back, having her hit the cement floor at a very fast speed) That's why I took the deal, you stupid little girl. Why didn't you ever listen to me, and die like a good girl? But, no, you had to fight back all those times I tried to kill you. But you can't fight it forever. First, you'll live long enough for me to do what I want, and long enough to watch Johnny take his last breath of air, as I slice his throat with a knife, and kill you while the blood on it is still fresh. Sonya: (sits up, and puts a hand to where her head had started bleeding) Kano, no, please. Johnny: (Smiles) You think you can kill me, Kano? Guess what, I've already died, and I'm back. Kano: (pulls a knife and turns and puts it under Johnny's throat) Not if you keep talking. Guess what, Johnny-boy, I've been dead too, and I'm back. Johnny: (closed his eyes and exhales) Kano, leave her alone. She's only twenty one, for God sakes. Kano: (looks at Johnny and pulls away the knife) What's your point? I screwed up her life when she was six. I still don't regret it. Sonya: (still on what Kano said about killing Johnny) Kano, I'll do whatever you want, but please, don't kill him. Kano: I know you will. First, (looks at the guards) take him back to his cell. *The guards drag Johnny off* Kano: Second, (looks at Jarek) go brief the others on what's going on, and what I told you about earlier. *Jarek smiles and exits, leaving Kano alone with Sonya* Kano: (looks at Sonya) Poor little Sonya. (he starts walking in circles around her) All alone, with another lover's life on the line. You remember two nights before Wesley was killed? Do you? Sonya: (looks down) Kano: I told you to do and you know what I said, but you believed that I was bluffing. But I wasn't. I told you to kill Jax and the general, but you couldn't. I guess Wesley didn't mean that much to you. Sonya: (looks at him) Jax is my best friend. I would never harm him, or listen to you, as a matter of fact. Kano: Oh, but you will listen. Remember the beatings you'd get when you didn't? Sonya: (glares at him and narrows her eyes) I remember it all. Everything! Kano: (kicks her in the face. She falls back down to the floor and he drops onto a knee next to her) Now, let's see. You have a cracked rib, a busted up face, and a bleeding head. I think it's time you listened. Now, we're gonna do this my way, or the other. You remember the other, don't you? *The scene ends with Kano standing up and a look of fear in Sonya's eyes*