A/N: Listen, I know this isn't that good but a good friend of mine thinks it is so don't hate on this. I'm writing it when I'm half asleep so give me some slack.

This is for you Kyle.

PART 1

Chapter 1

Raiden and Liu Kang and Scorpion

I kept my eyes closed and wished the sound away. Wait. I sat up and saw blue and red flashing lights outside my window. "What the…" I muttered, still not awake yet. "Shit!" I exclaimed and jumped up, grabbing my bag in the process. I quickly grabbed clothes out of my closet and dresser and ran down the stairs. I turned the corner and ran right into my mother.

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" she asked and grabbed my arm, her long fingers digging into my skin.

"Let go of me," I growled.

She slapped me. "You do not talk to me that way," she said.

I wrenched out of her grasp and grabbed my Mortal Kombat game and guitar. I could feel my cheek bruising where she had slapped me. "Shit," I muttered for the second time as I tripped over my feet on my way out the back door. I caught myself before I could fall and scrambled out into the street. Cops were at our neighbors' house, no doubt busting them for their meth lab, and at my house knocking on the door. It was always better to be safe than sorry in Detroit. I slipped into the alley across the street and stopped for a second.

There was no way I was going to some orphanage. Not now. Not tomorrow. My mother was talking to the cops, my older brother there with her. I felt my throat contract at the sight of him with her, probably backing up everything she said so he didn't have to go. I admired his strength and smarts, both something I didn't have. I turned and put up my hood, my eyes burning. I knew what I was leaving behind and what I was walking to and right now, what I was walking to was better. Or so I thought.

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I opened my eyes and sat up quickly but that only made my head spin more. I looked around. White walls surrounded me and I was lying on a white cot with crisp white sheets. I flung them to the side and went to stand.

"I wouldn't do that," someone said.

I didn't even bother to look at them, let alone listen to them. I stood and the world spun in circles. I felt myself falling and strong arms catching me.

"Damn it, girl," was the last thing I heard before blacking out again.

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"Where is she?" someone asked.

"Through these doors, but sir I'm afraid she is blacked out," someone else said.

"She is waking," the first person said.

I opened my eyes and found myself in a different room. The door opened and the one and only Raiden walked in. I couldn't help but sit in surprise but that only made everything spin in fast circles.

"Where are you from?" Raiden voice echoed through my head causing me to cringe.

"I doubt she remembers anything. She has-"someone next to him said. It took me a second to concentrate but I finally recognized him as Liu Kang from Mortal Kombat.

"Do you remember anything?" Raiden asked.

"Will you just give me a god damn second?" I asked my patience at a minimum.

"Do you have any clue as to who I am?" he asked.

"Yes. You are Raiden and he is Liu Kang and you're both from Mortal Kombat which means that I am hallucinating or passed out in some alley so will you please give me a second to figure out a couple things?" I asked.

"How does she know us?" Liu Kang asked.

Raiden straightened and visibly recuperated.

"Where are you from?" he asked again.

"I don't remember," I answered. He scared me and the fact that I had just talked back to him didn't put me on his good side.

"What do you remember?"

"Nothing," I said. That also scared me.

"Not even your name?" Liu Kang asked.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"The Lin Kuie Palace," Raiden said.

"How did I get to The Lin Kuie Palace?" I asked.

"Smoke said you had showed up outside the palace doors," Raiden said.

"S-Smoke?" I stuttered.

"Yes, Smoke. I thought you didn't remember anything?"

"I just remember Mortal Kombat," I said.

Raiden went silent for a couple minutes. Liu Kang left and the door made a solid thud behind him.

"How do you know of the tournament?" Raiden asked finally.

"I don't know," I said, "Can I please know what is going on? Or can someone please tell me how this is going to turn into a nightmare?"

"Why would it turn into a nightmare?" he asked.

"It is obviously a dream if you are in it but I never have any good dreams."

"It is not a dream. Now I need to know why you are here and how you know of us," he said calmly.

"I don't remember. All I know is Mortal Kombat and all of the characters," I said.

The door opened, hitting the wall behind it, and Scorpion stormed in.

"She cannot be here," he said.

My jaw dropped. Liu Kang followed not soon after.

"The elder gods wanted her here for some reason," Raiden said.

"Your elder gods don't exist. Now she needs to leave," Scorpion said.

"No," Raiden said and stepped away from the side of the bed.

"Your choice," Scorpion said and stepped to the right so he was directly across from Raiden.

"GET OVER HERE!" Scorpion yelled and speared Raiden. The spear bounced easily off Raiden as he blocked. I flinched at the sound on metal on metal and felt myself black out again.

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"Daire!" my brother yelled from the kitchen. I ignored him and quickly clicked the x button followed by left, right, followed by b, y, left in quick succession.

"Daire!" he yelled again and I heard his footsteps as he came down the hall. But my mom was quicker.

"Where is she?" she asked him. I pressed pause and silently stood.

"I don't know," he said but glanced at me over her shoulder.

"Liar," she said and slapped him.

Her phone started going off, which just happened to be on the table next to me. She turned and upon seeing me, smiled slightly.

"Thought you could sneak off and let your brother take the punishment?" she asked and grabbed my forearm.

I didn't answer knowing it wouldn't help my punishment. She slapped me and grabbed a nearby knife.

"Think it would help you any? Letting other people take the blame gets you nowhere in life," she said and pressed the knife onto my already scarred wrist.

"If you do it to yourself does it mean it is ok if I do it?" she asked.

"Mom," John said from behind her.

She turned to him, "Shut it Jonny or you might be next."

"I was just going to suggest something else," he said and looked at me with sorry written on his face.

"And what would that be, dear?" she asked.

"Beating her instead. You don't want to get charged with attempted murder if you were caught," he said. I winced as she seemed to ponder it.

"That is a good idea. Why don't you help," she commanded. He nodded solemnly and she let go of me. His fist connected with my jaw and I stumbled to the side.