It's now apparent that the both of them are in Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits.

KANO: Easy there, mate. You've had a rough one.

KABAL: Kano?

KANO: Heh heh, in the flesh.

KABAL: I was... on fire...

KANO: Burned to a crisp, you were. Good thing I found ya.

Kabal touches the mask on his face.

KABAL: I'm hideous...

KANO: Shang Tsung's magic healed the rest of ya. But your lungs? Yeesh.

KABAL: Take it off.

KANO: Can't. It's permanent.

KABAL: What?

KANO: No mask, no breathing.

KABAL: I'm... a freak!

Kano holds up a pair of hookswords. As Kabal is looking at the rest of

his attire, Kano offers the weapons to him.

KANO: Go on. Give 'em a whirl.

KABAL: I don't use those anymore.

KANO: Yeah, you're all proper police now. The Black Dragon ain't the

same without ya, mate. You should come back. We're in the money on this

war.

KABAL: You sold those monsters their firepower.

KANO: Guilty as charged.

KABAL: This is YOUR fault!

KANO: What're you on about, eh?

He drops the hookswords.

KANO: You're here, ain't ya?

KABAL: I should be dead! Now you're gonna be!

They fight. Kabal finds out that not only is he still an able fighter,

but he finds himself fighting with multiple new powers he didn't have

before, including super speed. He gets the hang of these new powers

quickly and uses them to completely overpower Kano, knocking him to the

ground.

KABAL: Now how do I get outta here?

KANO: Not so keen on being dead now, are ya?

Kabal retrieves his hookswords.

KABAL: How do I get outta here?

KANO: Heh, good luck. No one gets outta Outworld with Shao Kahn's

say-so.

KABAL: Outworld? Shao Kahn?

KANO: Shao Kahn's the big boss round here, and soon, Earth's new

master.

Kabal points the hookswords at Kano's neck.

KABAL: Where is he?

KANO: Don't bother. You can't get near him.

KABAL: No. But I'm guessing you can.

The scene cuts to Shao Kahn's throne room. Mileena, along with several

Lin Kuei cyborgs and Tarkatan minions, drag Motaro's body through a

portal on a slab.

SHAO KAHN: What is this?

MILEENA: Raiden has killed Motaro.

Kabal enters the room, with Kano in front of him. The latter has one

of his own knifes being weilded by Kabal and pointing into his back.

KABAL: That's him? On the throne?

KANO: You're a right genius, you are.

SINDEL: It's no great matter. I will go to Earthrealm. To finish

Motaro's work.

SHAO KAHN: Yes. Shang Tsung.

SHANG TSUNG: Yes, Emperor?

SHAO KAHN: The empress requires something of you.

Kahn blasts Tsung with his magic and sucks out all of the souls within

him, disintergrating him into nothing.

KANO: See there? I'm thinking he's a bit much--

Kabal hits him with the blunt end of the knife, knocking Kano out.

KABAL: I can take him.

Shao Kahn blasts the power of the souls into Sindel. While he's doing

so, Kabal walks into the room. Noob Saibot and Mileena notice this and

move to intercept him.

MILEENA: No one attacks the emperor!

They fight. While fighting two on one would be a severe handicap for

most, Kabal's new powers enable him to take the fight to both of Shao

Kahn's minions. After an intense battle, he puts both Mileena and Noob

down for the count.

KABAL: And I thought I was a freak.

With Mileena and Noob down, the Tarkatan and Lin Kuei minions all

surround Kabal.

SHAO KAHN: Quan Chi! Seal the portal!

KABAL: Time to go.

He zips across the room just as the minions all try to grab him, coming

to a stop at the portal.

KABAL: Huh?

After a moments hesistation, he leaps through the portal before Quan

Chi seals it. He lands back at the bridge he was at previously, and the

portal closes behind him. He rolls over onto his back and sits up.

KABAL: This speed's incredible! Guess it's a side-effect of the

Outworld magic.

The camera cuts to the point of view of an unseen assailant, clearly

cybernetic in nature. The newcomer examines Kabal through a database on