the last part to chapter 11
By the time Raiden's forces returned to the stadium they noticed it was basically barren with the only figures present are a few of the fighters of the tournament.
“Where is everybody?” Kai questioned
“Beats me?” Cage answered
“Probably just over for the night.”
“Perhaps the group over there may know what is going on.” Smoke guessed.
The lone group inside consisted of mostly denizens of Cammy and Chun li's world. They were Zangeif, a large Russian wrestler, Dudley, a chivalrous and dandy boxer Abel, a former mercenary accompanied by Fei Long, a skilled actor and Sagat a Muay Thai master. The last figure and the most enigmatic however was a unknown man standing to himself with a red band covering his eyes likely hinting at blindness he carried a long sheathed katana brimming with unique aura. He wore a form-fitting black and red one piece suit with his lower body nearly armored topped off with a red and white cloth with a dragon embellished on it. Despite his blindness he was well aware of the returning party more so than the rest of the waiting men.
“How long must we wait my muscles are aching for action!” Zangeif scoffed
“I must say I really do lament my poor choice of mine.” Dudley regrets.
“Yeah it's pretty unprofessional of these so called organizers.” Fei Long added. As the men talked among each other Abel soon notices Chun Li and walks over to greet her and her allies.
“Well well I knew it was only a matter of time before you would show up.” Abel boasted.
“And you brought friends as well.”
“Abel? What brings you hear?” Chun Li asked.
“I am helping Fei Long find his missing crew.” Abel revealed
“They vanished some time during the crazy storms that had occurred all over the world.”
“So looks like you're hear for the same thing as well.” The interpol agent says to her self.
“Hey don't mean to be a stranger but how long have yall been waiting hear.” Cage asked the cast of men.”
“Nearly two hours.” Sagat answered for everyone.
“A bizarre yet total waste of my time and skills........”
“Lord Raiden.” Kai whispered.
“You believe this could be a potential trap?”
“Likely but we should not jump to conclusions.” Raiden spoke. After ten more minutes of waiting and talking Shang Tsung and Seth appear in their respective piller of flames and light from atop a balcony ready to greet the fighters while the blind swordsman suddenly sprang up sensing a sinister energy looming in the hollow arena.
“Shang Tsung.” Sub-Zero pointed out.
“And Seth.” Cammy finished for the Lin Kuei warrior.
“Fighters.” Shang Tsung announced.
“Pardon our delay in time. As you know you have been summoned hear to take part in a special event that will truly declare a winner in the World Kombatant tournament.”
“Somethings not right.” Cammy thought to herself.
“Why is he taking no thought of the new fighters we brought.”
“What is this special event you may ask well.........”
“LORD RAIDEN!!” A voice boomed from the one of the many entrances catching everyone's attention.
The warriors trace the voice back to Liu Kang as he along with Kung Lao Ryu and Ken finally return from their botched rescue mission.
“RYU!?” Sagat and Sakura said in coincidental unison.
“Ah just in time.” The spectating sorcerer said in a sinister tone. Shang Tsung snapped his fingers causing a hidden trap door in the center of the arena to split open. Slowly two tall skull-faced pillar rise from the ground with chains attached them. The chains end with their respective cuffs hoisting up the hands of the disgraced Edenian princess Kitana.
“KITANA!” Liu Kang shouts.
“Since you all have finally arrived it is now time to put and end to this charade.” Seth decided. A colossal portal opens up in front of them revealing quite arguably the largest army of Tarkatans, shokans, centaurs, geki, shadaloo soldiers, and bizarre white humanoids that belong to Urien flood the arena surrounding the stunned fighters one by one. From the top of the balcony the fiercest gallery of villains from the two worlds line up around the stadium including the recently defeated Balrog and Goro.
“What is this barbaric spectacle!?” Dudley demanded.
“It appears you were correct Kai.” Raiden admits manipulating electricity around his hands.
“Well this a surprise.” Ken said keeping his sense of humor. From the middle of the evil gallery of pawns came the ruthless bosses of their own worlds, Shao Kahn and M. Bison.
“BISON!” Chun Li yells. Attracting the dictators attention.
“So you are still groveling over your father cur?” Bison asked.
“No worries you will be able to make up for lost times with him in hell.”
“Not if I send you there first!” Chun Li threatened.
“Never would I have expected you of all beings to form an alliance with someone equal to your level of power Shao Kahn.” Raiden remarked sensing the immense twisted power within Bison
“This is merely a truce nothing more thunder god.” The emperor informed.
“I provide him with a sustenance for his psycho power and he in return provides me with the tools to take your realms.”
“So this tournament was a hoax from the start?” Liu Kang replies.
“Correct little monk.” Kahn commends.
“These pointless tournaments are nothing more than bothersome hurdles to power set forth by the toothless worms you deemed Elder Gods, all of which is beneath me!”
“Surely you must know that even with your mightiest army Sindels ward negates your access to Earthrealm warlord.” Raiden notifies.
“That will no longer be a burden to our conquest.” Quan Chi said from the gathering of villains when without warning a female with long white and black hair and a sinister yet revealing one-piece dark purple and black suit with long grey heeled boots that reached her thighs arises from behind the party straight to Shao Kahn's side.
“It can't be.” Raiden said in an appalled voice.
“Who is that?” Dan asked Jade.
“Queen Sindel.” Jade answered.
“Mother!” Kitana shouted turning her head around gazing upon her resurrected parent.
“Quiet child.” Sindel scolded.
“I am no mother of yours ever sense you abandon Shao Kahn's way
“But mother please!” the daughter pleaded.
“With Sindel revived and the ward gone your worlds are now vulnerable to our inevitable conquest.”
Bison summerized.”
This isn't over Bison! You and your barbarian friend won't get away with this!” Cammy declared.
“She's right.” Kung Lao agreed.
“No matter how many henchmen you throw at us they'll just get cut down!”
“Well then lets put that claim to the test.” Shao Kahn stated as one by one his and Bison's minions vanish into a large green portal behind them before he and Bison descend into the ethereal gate. Leaving the heroes with a massive army to contend with. As the portal itself vanished all of the fighters huddled up back to back instinctively leaving no open gaps to be exploited by the goons.
“I never thought it end like this. Johnny said to Ryu.
“Who said this the end?” Ryu corrected
“What are you talking about?” Cage questioned.
“You are both correct.” Raiden revealed confusing the two men as his eyes glowed brighter with electricity shooting out of them.
“This is just the beginning.”
Chapter 12 Trapped
Left at the mercy of the dark horde the trapped fighters had banded together anticipating which soul would be bold enough to attack
“This tournament was only a ruse to mask a united invasion of our worlds?” Sub-Zero asked
“We were already aware of it we just didn't know when.” Cammy confirmed.
“Cowards! Depending on mere pawns to insure we won't escape!” Sagat scoffed
“The main reason why I left Shadaloo in the first place.”
“Since this may really be our last time alive can I at least learn your real names.” Sakura nervously asked Sub-Zero and Smoke.
“Very well then.” Smoke agreed
“Tomas Vrbada”
“Kuai Liang.” Sub-Zero added
“Hay I forgot to tell you my name.” Ibuki realized.
“It's Ibuki”
“Well then Ibuki.” Smoke said
“It will be an honor to fight be your side till the end.” Ibuki blushed at the statement as she stayed waiting for the time to fight, but there was no movement from the horde they were still as stone and the only thing breaking the silence was the warriors own breathing.
“Anyone looking suspicious on your side?” Cammy asked Jade.
“Nothing w....wait.” Jade realized when she noticed the several goons had there eyes directed at on spot. Whatever it was it was not her even though their faces were staring at her.
“Who are they looking at?” As Jade shifted her eyes in tandem with the several foes she notices it is Dan who was quivering at the knees unwittingly acting as the Achilles heel of the heroes' tight knit circle. Unsurprisingly a Geki ninja lunges at the cowarding Dan, Claw out ready to disembowel the man until he receives a extended pole to his jaw from Jade. The blunt end sent the Geki flying at the tail end of the surrounding army. Angered the dark forces charge the heroes. But like the rebuffed Geki one by one the minions would be sent flying by punches, kicks, fireballs and weapons.
“Is this all they got?” Fei Long said whilst uppercutting a Tarkatan, knocking out nearly all of it's teeth.
“This is much easier than my movies!” off the corner of his eye the Asian actor sees a severed head belonging to one of Bison's soldiers drop past him. Looking beyond where the cranium came from he sees a headless body with a geyser of blood blasting out of it's neck before it crashes to the ground. In front of where the corpse once stood was Johnny Cage who just heard what Fei Long just said.
“Get out! You're an actor too?” Cage asked.
“Yeah why do you ask?” Long replied after kicking one of the white humanoids away.
“I'm an actor as well. Y'know when this is all over we should do a movie together” Cage suggested dodging several swipes from several enemies.
“Well......................I guess I could use a sidekick one day.” Fei long notes after dropping a Geki.