Mileena meets the other cursed ones

Meanwhile, in the throne room

Mileena: It was foolish to send Kitana alone, we don't know how many there are

Sindel: The guards will swarm them, they won't survive

Mileena: But they might kill some of them, or that loser will escape. You do realise I need him to stop the curse

Sindel: I do

Mileena: And yet you command me to stay put

Sindel looks at Mileena from her throne

Sindel: You dare insult me, daughter. I didn't command you to stay here. When we got the signal that your food had been freed, Kitana went into action. She didn't ask for my approval, because a future empress doesn't ask

Mileena: You're telling me I can just go

Sindel: I'm not gonna stop you, you are your own woman, though you will have to live with the consequences of your actions

Mileena: What do you mean

Sindel: You can stay here and let Kitana take all the glory, or you could go and help so you can share the glory. Of course there is a chance then that you fuck it up, like you always do

Mileena: When do I ever fuck up

Sindel: Do I need to rip off that mouth guard

Mileena: How is this my fault? We didn't know he was carrying the curse

Sindel: You wanted to play with him and allowed him to spit into your mouth, that was all on you, and look at you, you know

Mileena: You always favored her

Sindel: I do, because she understands it, Kitana is many things, but she's not selfish, not like you

Mileena: I'm not like that anymore

Sindel: Because you got cursed, if that didn't happen, you would still be throwing your parties and fucking Tanya in your room

Mileena: I get it, you're testing me

Sindel: You and Kitana will always be tested, that won't stop until I'm dead. Only then will we know which two of you take the throne, and if I were to die right now, it would go to your sister without a doubt.

Mileena: Then I better start evening the odds

Mileena runs out of the throne room

Meanwhile, with your party, Cloud is watching behind your party together with Sonya and Cassie, as your party struggles with hitting Kitana, who keeps dodging and buying time for the guards to get here

Cassie: Mom, we should help them beat her

Sonya: With what? We don't have any weapons

Tifa: YOU CAN'T KEEP THIS UP

Kitana: LONGER THAN YOU THINK, SOON THE GUARDS WILL ARRIVE AND YOU'LL ALL BE OUTNUMBERED

Cloud: SCREW THIS

Cloud uses all the strength he has left to run away from the party, hoping to escape

?: GOING SOMEWHERE

He looks up before getting kicked in the face by Mileena

Mileena: You dare escape me; I will not let you

Kitana: MILEENA WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

Mileena: DOING WHAT I NEED TO DO

Baraka jumps in between her and Cloud

Baraka: I'm sorry, princess, but he's coming with us

The sharp bones come out of Baraka's arms, and he uses one to point at Mileena

Baraka: You're not the only one suffering from the curse, there are many of us, and you don't even seem to be afflicted by it. You don't look like a monster like us

Mileena: You're wrong

Kitana: MILEENA DON'T

Mileena takes off her mouth cover, revealing the effects of the curse

Mileena: I do understand pain, and I'm sorry I never realised it until I got infected

Reiko: She's still only in the early stage of the curse, she hasn't changed from when she bit me

Baraka: That is all the evidence we need to know he can stop us from turning into mindless monsters, we will not give him up

Mileena: And I'm not asking you to, I will share him with all of you

Kitana and the Tarkateens: WHAT

Kitana: Mileena, what are you saying? You can't share Cloud with them his body won't hold up

Mileena: that doesnt'matter, i refuse to watch those with the same pain that I feel suffer

Baraka: What do you want in return

Mileena: Stand with us, help us defeat General Shoa and his traitor soldiers, and to prove howserious Ii am, I will not take a blood sample from that loser until you all have, even if it means the curse spreads and I lose my sanity

The guards arrive and surround your party, with Mileena not even caring that they see her teeth

Guard: Princess Mileena?

He and the other guards notice the effect of the curse on her

Mileena: Is something wrong

She turns to him and looks him directly in the eyes

The guards look at Kitana

Kitana: My sister asked you a question

Guard: No princess, nothing is wrong

Mileena: Do not attack those who are afflicted with the Tarkat curse, they are under my protection

Kitana: Same goes for the three prisoners

Guard: And the rest

Mileena and Kitana: Take them

Tifa: FUCK

Baraka: I'm sorry, but we must do what's best for our people

Aerith: I understand your reasoning, doesn't mean I like it

Your party is now surrounded by Kitana and Mileena, the palace guards, and the Tarkatens, with no place to go, as going back into the prison will result in a dead end