Hey guys are you tired of seeing Mortal Kombat yet? I doubt you're reading this unless you actually know what Mortal Kombat is so ignore that comment. Anyway I got this idea earlier today and had to make a story around it.
Smoke clouds your vision.
It can make it hard to breathe.
It can make you fall.
The question is...What clouds Smoke?
I hope I don't sound self centered when I say this, but I thought it sounded genius when it first came to mind.
If you guys don't agree then there is no need to tell me. Anyway on with the story.
CHAPTER 1: THE ENENRA MEETS HIS MATCH
Many warriors were gathered around as Liu Kang faced the evil emperor Shao Kahn. It was an battle that lasted what seemed to be hours. In the end, Earthrealm was victorious over Outworld. However there victory had cost them Kung Lao, who had been mercilessly slain by the warlord prior to the battle. After his defeat, the minions of Shao Kahn dispersed as to keep their lives. The realm of Edenia that had been konquered thousands of years ago was no longer merged with Outworld.
Smoke was among the members of Earth to witness all of this. The former member of the Lin Keui let a sigh of relief out, "It's done." he said to his best friend, Sub Zero. The cryomancer put a hand on his friend's shoulder, "Yes it is." he said in a brighter tone than smoke had heard in a while. Things were going to be better from here on out hopefully. Then it hit him, 'Where would we go? We couldn't go back to the Lin Kuei. We'd be automated for sure.' he thought to himself. Raiden seemed to sense his thoughts and approached him, "Are you in need of a place to stay my friends?" he asked the two ninja. Sub Zero nodded, "Now that we can no longer return to the Lin Keui temple, we have nowhere else to go." he said. The thunder God gave him a look of understanding, "One of your fellow Earthrealmers will assist you in the matter." he said before checking his amulet to see it fully repaired. Armageddon had been prevented, things were definitely going to be better.
Smoke walked the halls of the Special Forces outpost that had been set up in Outworld shortly after Shao Kahn's defeat. He didn't really know what to do with his life. He had pretty much been raised by the Lin Keui and didn't know much of the outside world. The only time he was allowed to leave the temple was when he was sent out on missions so, he never had time to simply stop and see the world. If you were discovered to be staying behind to do such "futile" things ,as the old Grandmaster used to say, you would be punished severely. It was for these reasons that he had little knowledge of the rest of Earth. This had been the longest time he'd ever left the temple, but it wasn't just for fun or to explore. No this was for a greater purpose, for the protection of Earthrealm.
He'd been walking for around half an hour with no destination in mind, but he assumed that it would be time to go back to Earth soon and Kuai Liang would be waiting for him. He'd been so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even notice the person he was about to collide with. By the time he realized someone was there, he had already bumped into them and knocked them and himself to the ground. He rubbed his head and saw that the woman was doing the same, 'Crap I knocked over a woman.' thought panicking slightly. He quickly stood up, "Sorry I wasn't paying attention." he said holding out a hand to help her up. She took it and he pulled her up, "No my apologies. I wasn't watching where I was going." she replied. He noted that it was the same woman who had defeated him in battle the previous night before the emperor's defeat. He didn't take note of her features at the time of their meeting since he had been more focused on the task at hand. She had light brown skin, dark hair, and beautiful green eyes. He stopped himself when he began to stare a little, "Please don't blame yourself for my foolishness." he said trying to be respectful. She laughed a little, "Alright if you insist." she said smiling. He returned the smile before hearing his name being called, "Well I gotta go." he told her. He let her hand drop that he hadn't even realized he'd been holding onto still. Her smiled faltered a little, "Oh. Farewell then." she said giving him a small wave. He returned the gesture before heading for the portal room to return to Earth.
Kuai Liang was waiting for him at the portal, "Ready to go Tomas?" he asked. Smoke didn't even think about using his real name again. It had been years since he'd used it outside of the rare occasion of hearing it from Kuai Liang or Bi Han, "Yeah I'm ready." he replied. The cryomancer nodded to the Special Forces portal operators, who activated the portal. This would be a sort of new start for the ninjas and for starters, they wouldn't really be ninjas anymore. They were told that someone would help them figure out how to live normal lives back on Earth, but they weren't told who so, they would just have to wait and see.
Okay so I didn't know where I wanted to cut this story off so i left it here and next chapter will probably start with them returning to Earth and figuring out their lives. It should be noted that this takes place in the reboot timeline, but I'm cutting it off at the MK2 section. No I will not be having Quan Chi or Shinnok or anyone else causing trouble later. That's not gonna be the focus of this story. I didn't tell you guys who the woman was, but it should be fairly obvious from the description. I'll probably be working on this, my other MK story starring Sub Zero and Sareena, along with my Tekken story a lot more frequently.
As always have a wonderful day!
~Trevyler