The Dragons.

Chapter 1- Mission to China- John Cena

Six months, three weeks, five days and twelve hours it's been since we have seen or heard from Rayden. Something told me he has forgotten all about us, and well… I suppose I can stop dreaming. Flying though the air faster than any roller coaster! Breathing fire for the pure joy of it, and I felt there were more powers I had yet to discover. But it would be a dark and stormy night; in the hotel room I was watching HBO or something. When Lightning creaked right at my window, there was something odd and different about this bolt. I looked out the window, seeing nothing else. "My, you're getting good at noticing the lightning" I turned to see Rayden!

"Hey man, where have you been?" I asked.

He shrugged to me. "Here and there, you ready to go?"

I stood there stunned. "Go?"

"Yes. You, Kane, Undertaker, Batista, and Rob Van Dam are to come with me at once. I have the mission ready for you. You need to meet your fellow dragons"

Oooo there's other dragons? Nice! "What about McMahon?" '

Rayden smirked. "I warned him over 5 months ago. Come along now" Rayden grabbed my arm and before I could say a word, my hotel room changed into a temple… Monks surrounded me; before I knew it Kane was standing next to me!

He was a little confused. "I was just getting ice," he told me.

"I was watching dead like me, and now I'm here" was my answer. Taker, Batista and Rob soon joined our group. Yet Rayden didn't return, it was so sudden when a young girl came here. Shocked, confused and scared.

"Where the hell am I!" She yelled out. Her eyes turned to see us, I knew her from an autograph session… in Canada I think.

"Ok, it's officially a dream" she said to herself.

"What makes you think that?" Taker questioned. Kane smirked as he went over and gently pinched her arm.

"OW!" she yelled, only to realize this wasn't no dream! I got a good look at her, she was no more than twenty I would say, her hair was brought back by a dragon bandanna. She wears glasses and was dressed really dark. Black pants and a black t-shirt. Around her neck was a dragon pendent. Rayden soon reappeared before us, making the monks bow.

"Welcome, all dragons to the Temple of Light" he announced.

"Which is where?" Rob questioned.

"China" came a voice behind us. We turned to see a young man, with black hair and wearing red pants and white robe like shirt.

"Ah, Liu Kang, thank you for joining us!" Rayden called. The man came forward; he looked us over and wasn't impressed at all.

"You say they are dragons!" this guy looked Kane in the face and smirked. "He looks more Shokan than a dragon!"

"HEY!" snapped the girl. She stood in front of Kane, and before Liu. "You keep that tongue up and I would question how you got your dragon beast" she shot back.

This guy seemed to be full of him self. "I saved Earth Realm little one, I know what I can do. You don't, that's why Rayden is making me leader!" he smirked to her.

Rayden broke up the bickering. "Enough!" he called out as his voice boomed though the temple walls. "You all need one another. Kane, Taker, Cena, Rob and Batista. This is Liu Kang, who has won Mortal Kombat. He will be training you" Rayden's attention turned to the girl. "This is Shannon, whose immense understanding of dragons and respect for the creature has given her an inner beast. She is very knowledgeable and crafty just like them. As well it is fitting her name means summer dragon" he explained.

I liked this girl. She had a good head on her shoulders it seems, yet this Liu guy… I don't know.

"What about a leader?" I asked. "Who's running this coven?"

Rayden smiled. "Those who wish to lead will be tested. Come those who wish to take this responsibility!" Rayden called out. Taker stepped forward. Thank God! And Kane, Liu was last. Smirking to them both.

"You take on me? If Goro didn't stand a chance, what makes you think you do?" Kang laughed.

Taker grabbed him by the tights. "You keep mocking us boy and I will punch your teeth so far down your neck you will be chewing your own ass!" Taker growled. He put Liu down and approached Rayden.

"Ok then, come along now…" Rayden called out. He took them all to another room, leaving the rest of us behind.

"So… you're dragons too?" Shannon asked.

"Yep" was my reply.

"I thought you would be" she smiled.

I stared at her oddly. "How?"

She had told me that ever since she was young, she had a good understanding of people's inner creatures. She was quite good at matching the beast within. "Well in retrospect we can say it's a gift"

We were approached by one of the monks; he bowed to us and asked if we wanted something to eat or a place to rest. We nodded to his offer; we have no idea how long the test will be. So it would only make sense to get comfortable.