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The helicopter
landed on the sands of an island that looked abandoned. Agent Sonya Blade only glared at the island, knowing what had taken
place here. It was where Shang Tsung held his Mortal Kombat tournaments for centuries. Sonya was on this island ten years
ago when she and her troops followed Kano onto a mysterious ship. It had lead her here and when her troops were held captive
by Shang Tsung's guards, she had no choice but to participate in the tournament in order to save her troops.
Sonya
shivered at the thought but remained calm as possible.
As soon as the helicopter settled on the sand, she and Agent
Jax Briggs opened the door and jumped out. The pilot wished them good luck and quickly went off.
Jax looked around
the deserted island. "Now what?" he asked.
That's when they heard footsteps coming towards them from behind. Both agents
whirled around quickly, thinking it was an intruder ready to attack. Both of them then relaxed as they saw this person. The
hat with the razor sharp ends gave them the clue.
"Kung Lao," said Jax. "It's been a long time."
"It has indeed,"
Kung Lao replied.
Sonya began to have an eerie feeling as the well-known Shaolin Monk spoke. She could hear the sadness
in his voice and he looked worn out.
"Is something the matter?" Sonya asked concerned.
Kung Lao made eye contact
with the blond agent. "I prefer not to talk about it." He managed to smirk. "It's good to see you again, Sonya."
"Same
here," Sonya replied smiling a bit. "Would you like to spar with me?"
"Sure."
Jax sat down on the sand as Sonya
and Kung Lao walked a few feet away from him and began sparring. He wondered what was going to happen. Even before they arrived,
he and Sonya had always had plans when it came to missions, but this was the first time that they didn't have any plans to
prepare themselves for what they were going to face. Perhaps because everything went so fast from sending Cyrax to Outworld
to Raiden warning them about a new threat to Earth. Now because of that, anything can happen and no matter what it is, he
and Sonya must be prepared for that.
That's when Jax noticed a small boat not too far in the distance. The boat seemed
to be made out of ice. It was no question of who was coming.
Sub-Zero, Jax thought.
Kung Lao and Sonya
had noticed the boat too and stopped their sparring. As the boat came closer, they noticed not only Sub-Zero, but another
person as well, who looked like a female version of him.
The boat soon landed and both Sub-Zero and the stranger stepped
out of the boat.
"Greetings," said Sub-Zero.
The ice ninja bowed to the three. Sonya, Jax, and Kung Lao followed.
Then, they took notice of the woman with Sub-Zero. She wore similar clothes as him, her icy blue hair gelled upwards.
"This
is my apprentice Frost," Sub-Zero putting a hand on her shoulder. "She's accompanying me during this journey."
"Hi,"
said Sonya.
Frost only narrowed her icy blue eyes at her, then walked past her. Sonya raised an eyebrow as the female
ice ninja searched around the island.
"She's a little arrogant," Sub-Zero whispered.
Before anyone said anything,
they heard a plane above them. They looked up just in time to see someone jump out of the plane. A few seconds later, a parachute
shot out of the bag on their back. Then, Jax realized who this was.
Oh great, not Johnny Cage!
Sonya
smirked to herself as the world-famous actor landed safely on the ground wearing nothing but a black tuxedo and his trademark
sunglasses. He sure hasn't changed a bit, she thought.
"Hey there!" Johnny cried showing off his cocky smile.
"Ready to kick some more Outworld ass?"
"Yeah, yeah," Jax grumbled.
"We are," replied Sonya. "But I don't think
that this is going to be the same like all of our other times at Outworld."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Sub-Zero.
Then,
they began startled when a fire not too far from them lit up. At first, everyone only stared from where they were standing.
Then, they slowly walked over to it. Sub-Zero, Frost, and Kung Lao sat down on the logs on the ground while Sonya, Jax, and
Johnny stood.
Everyone stayed silent for a few minutes. Each of them imagined what would probably happen in Outworld
this time around, but no matter what, anything was possible. As they thought through everything, Sonya realized something.
Where's
Liu Kang?
Then, as expected, a lightning landed on the ground near them. Raiden appeared and began walking over
to the warriors. The fire began to grow more with more fierce.
"Greetings my friends," Raiden said. He looked at each
and every one of the warriors. When he eyed Jax, he asked, "Where is your friend Alex?"
"It was best that she didn't
go," Jax replied. "She's with child."
"I see," Raiden nodded. "It's for the best." He continued. "Most of you may have
a clue about what may be going on."
"The world is in peril once again," said Frost with a little arrogance in her voice.
This made Sonya twitch a little.
"Indeed."
Then, Raiden began explaining everything.
"Mortal Kombat has
always been and always will be. For millennia, the forces of good and evil have been locked in eternal battle over the control
of Earthrealm. Some seek to use the tournament to destroy all that is good. Others seek vengeance, power, or eternal life.
Time after time, each individual threat has been vanquished and Earthrealm has enjoyed relative peace for many years. But
there is concern that Earth is once again in peril. And this time, the threat of evil has two faces.
"It is now known
that the sorcerer Quan-Chi has escaped from the Netherealm. Since his escape, Quan-Chi has unlocked the secret of the ancient
Rune Stone, discovered the ancient, undefeatable army of the long- forgotten Dragon King, and most disturbing of all, formed
an alliance with one of our deadliest enemies- Shang Tsung.
"With their combined strengths, they plotted to overpower
the only two beings who could prevent their total domination of our two realms. The first was the emperor of Outworld- Shao
Kahn. In a false show of allegiance, they sprung their attack. They then traveled to Earthrealm by a way of a mystical portal
only know to sorcerers and deities.
"There, they confronted Earth's mightiest warrior and champion of Mortal Kombat-
Liu Kang. It has been Shang Tsung's desire to consume the soul of Earth's greatest warrior. With Quan-Chi's assistance, he
achieved this goal.
"Liu Kang is dead."
Complete silence and sorrow filled the room. Sonya turned to Kung Lao,
realizing why he has looked grim since her arrival on this island. He had known about his death before coming here.
Raiden
continued. "They have since returned to Outworld and are using the souls of conquered warriors to resurrect the Dragon King's
undefeatable army. Should they succeed, they will have the means to conquer Outworld, and eventually Earthrealm.
"They
will be unstoppable. I can no longer stand idly by and watch this evil consume the world. I have relinquished my status as
Elder God to return to earth and lead you all to battle against our old adversaries.
"We must act now. We must stop
this Deadly Alliance."
A heavy wind blew hard and it had blown the fire out like a light. The warriors realized that
the fight to save Earthrealm has began.
***
The warriors were taken to another island by a Nethership, but this
time, there was a portal, the portal which will lead them to Outworld.
Each warrior had to fight an illusion of their
worst adversary. Jax fought an illusion of Hsu Hao, no surprise, and won. Sonya fought a man named Mavado, something she's
never met before. Perhaps she will meet up with him in Outworld.
Sub-Zero fought Scorpion, Kung Lao fought Shang Tsung,
Frost fought Sub- Zero, Johnny fought himself, and Raiden fought Quan-Chi. All of them were the victors and gained access
to Outworld.
As the portal began to transport them to Outworld, Sonya thought about Alex.
I won't break
my promise, she thought as the portal sucked them into the world of Outworld.
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