Chapter 10
Stryker sat in the hospital for hours after his fight with Scorpion. Not only was his spirit diminished, so was his physical health. Stryker had a few gashes in his head, some fractures in his arms, and some cracked ribs, among other things. But being the prideful pig he is, he could not sit around all day while a dangerous criminal was on the loose.
So he got his things, put his gear on, and limped out of the hospital without permission. After all, he is Kurtis Stryker, he doesn't need permission from anyone other than himself. What he says goes in this town.
Once he made it to the parking lot, he found the armored sports car Jax left for him. Dark blue and tinted, it was the best-looking "police car" anyone could ever have. He got in, loaded his guns, and set out on a mission of his own.
Meanwhile at Tanya's apartment, Scorpion emerged from the bathroom and dried off after his shower. Tanya washed his outfit for him and even provided a sammich like any good woman should. When he was finished, he thanked Tanya, donned his attire, and prepared to return to his odyssey.
But Tanya was not done with him. She stopped him at the door and looked at him with her sweet, blank eyes and smiled a smile that symbolized a want for Scorpion's pingas.
"You can't leave just yet, big man..." Tanya said in an attempt to persuade Scorpion, "I've got something for you...hahahaha"
She wrapped herself around Scorpion and pushed him into her bed. She put on some slow sensual tunes on her radio and turned all the lights -except for her yellow lamp- off.
Scorpion was feeling hotter than a spectre from Hell should. He felt an unusual attraction to Tanya. Maybe it was the fact that they were cold-blooded killers. Maybe it was the fact that they both wore yellow. But whatever it was, it went down to Scorpion's piness as Tanya began to remove his pantaloons.
She crawled over to Scorpion's face and took off his mask. But then she remembered that he had a skull for a head, and put it back on. She went back to his crizzotch and began to do something not suitable to explain to children.
When she was done, she escorted Scorpion to the front door and gave a brief exchange.
"If you need me again, you know where to find me," Tanya said smoothly.
Scorpion nodded, and exited the apartment. He walked downstairs and onto the sidewalk and began pacing down it. He had no vehicle, no other acquaintances, and his mind was melted after the unexpceted moment he just had.
If there were no witnesses, he would easily just steal another car. But the evening was upon him, and people were scattered around the streets. He had no other choice but to walk around the city and hope to find the museum. He was also a dead ninja with demonic armor and lots of leather. So he figured he wouldn't get many responses if he asked where this museum was. His only hope was to search for it himself.
After just a few minutes of wandering, he had to use da potty. So he ran to a back alley and proceeded to relieve himself on the walls. Immediately, he encountered a problem. His willy was on fire, and not in a Netherrealm-type manner. It was quite painful, and he knew something was wrong.
Through close inspection, he noticed his banana was rough, itchy, and quite discolored. This was a sudden occurrance, so he automatically knew what the cause was.
"YOU F*UCKING BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!" Scorpion shouted in immense madness. "HOW DARE YOU INFECT ME, YOU DIRTY DISEASED CRABMOUTH! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER TRUSTED YOU!"
He zipped up and sprinted over to Tanya's place. He was just in time, as she was backing out of the driveway and into the street.
"STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU WHORE!" Scorp demanded.
Tanya knew what he was doing there, and floored the pedal. Her yellow convertible sped up and charged right at him.
"AAAAAH!" Scorpion said as his reflexed kicked in. He jumped onto the hood of the car with perfect timing and hopped into the passenger's seat. Tanya was caught off guard, and let out a shriek. Scorpion punched her in the face with the power of two Onagas and grabbed the steering wheel from her.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MEEEEEE!" Scorpion blarghed.
The two fought for possession of the steering wheel, turning the car in rapid fashion. Motorists honked their horns and drove out of their way to prevent an accident. Scorpion continued to punch Tanya in the face until he finally gained full control of the wheel. Once he straightened the car back out, he sped up and sent it on course for the wall of a nearby building.
"BYE, BEYATCH!" Scorpion laughed as he jumped from the car at the last second, sending Tanya and the car straight into a collision with the building.
She screamed and braced herself as the car crashed with a great impact. The glass from each window was shattered, and the car itself was compressed into almost half its original length. Tanya was smushed within the heap of junk, but was alive. Her chest was caught within the wreckage and she didn't even have the breath for a scream. She was fading away into death, but was pulled out by Scorpion.
He yelled, "I'M NOT DONE YET, YOU SLUT-AZZ HOE!" and began slapping her up with both the back and front of his hand. "I'M YOUR PIMP NOW, YOU ROTTEN HOOKER!"
Tanya was clinging to life, mangled and broken like the car she crashed in. Scorpion stopped his slapping and dropped her to the pavement. He took some steps back and got in position for his famous finisher.
He removed his mask to reveal his flaming skull. He took one last look at Tanya and then blasted his toasty fire all over her. She slowly burned to a crisp, Scorpion laughing in triumph all the while.
Once he was done enjoying his victory, he looked around to see dozens of shocked pedestrians.
"Uh....um.....it's for a movie! Nothing but special effects!" Scorpion said before running off into the distance.
And although the law was once again alerted, he was actually more concerned with the attack he just pulled off. He thought that all of his powers were unusable while away from the Netherrealm. But somehow, he doused Tanya in toasty flame like it was no problem.
He found refuge in a nearby junkyard to hide for a while. He made sure no one was around, and tired to summon hellfire. Right before his eyes, flames shot up from the ground and lit up the air. This was quite shocking to Scorpion, but at the same time he was thrilled to have his powers back. But he wondered how his powers had returned. Then he remembered why they weren't there to begin with.
Quan Chi told him before he left that he would be without his flame abilities. Scorpion should have thought about it more, because Quan Chi was a troll and lies all the time.
Maybe he was just trying to prevent Scorpion from burning the city up and becoming a national target. Maybe he was just doing his usual trolling. Maybe he should just shut the hell up and stop lying. But whatever the case, Scorpion had his powers at his disposal now, and he couldn't wait to unleash it among the unsuspecting people of the town.
Meanwhile, Stryker was tipped off on a phone call by a fellow officer.
"Stryker, sir, someone's been running around...burning people up! I don't know if he has some type of....flamethrower rigged up by his face or what, but he's shootin' fire at people- we've already had one fatality- and it's scaring the whole city," The officer said, confused and doubting what the witnesses told him.
"Really? What did this guy look like, specifically?" Stryker asked. He didn't need any conformation on what happened, he just wanted to know who was involved.
"Well...uh....they say he wore a....a ninja suit...or somethin....and he had a......a....skull for a head. I don't know, it might be some crazy Halloween costume hooked up to a flamethrower or whatever...I don't know...but just get here as fast as you can so we can sort this thing out," the officer said, becoming more confused and doubt-filled with every word.
"I'll be there," Stryker said as he hung up and smirked. Even if he was a ninja with a flamethrower for a head, Stryker was prepared for Scorpion. He'd been waiting all day to get him, and he finally had his chance.