Chapter 1- the Invitation- Randy
My dad stared at the scroll, not liking it one bit. "I honestly don't know about this Randy, you may want to reconsider. I mean you saw what that freak did when we were on that island. You sure?" he asked of me.
I nodded to him. "Dad. It's the only way I will know what I am truly capable of now. After all. I am the Legend Killer… and quite frankly this Sub-Zero guy is really pissing me off as to how I am not like Scorpion." I replied to him. Vince had worked a storyline so I would be off for the next month or so. That should be enough time right?
My father took off his cowboy hat and sighed. "Son, we both know what Scorpion did… was because he had nothing to lose and he was already dead. I can't have you go on out, risking your life like this!"
My father was really against this. "Dad. Please. I'll be ok. Kane's going to be checking up every so often on me…" I felt like I was being watched, I turned to see Taker standing right behind me. "Normally you would get me with that" I told him.
A quick smirk came over his face. "Yeah, I know. Soon you'll be able to do that to me" he explained.
My eyes widened in surprise "Really!"
"No" he replied bluntly. "Anyway, you're all set to go. I called Kane, he's gonna check on you after every Monday to see how things are. Dress warmly, you'll need it" he replied and patted me on the back.
Somehow I think the Deadman knew what was going to happen. Looking back at the scroll, I still couldn't believe I was going to go though with this!
The lights flickered and came back on. Dad and I were surrounded by Ninjas in black, dressed similar to Sub-Zero. One placed a very thick and heavy coat around me. "I guess, I take my leave now" I told father.
He nodded to me. "Just be careful ok?" he begged.
Of course I will, what could happen?
I patted the side of my pocket for the Scorpion mask when everything went black once more. I think they were teleporting me, yet when my feet were on solid ground, I fell flat on my ass. It was ICE!
My eyes looked about the place, the whole thing was Ice! I turned to see a small army of men and women in the room, they didn't mind the cold and Sub-Zero stood before them all in a long robe. "I bring to you all… Randy Orton, the chosen one of Scorpion's power. Randy, you are going to be introduced to a world you have never know" Sub-Zero stated.
"Uh… yeah… where's the heating in this place?" I asked. Already I felt the chill get to me.
Sub-Zero was smiled as he took off his facemask. "Randy, you are in a ice mountain. There is no heat but the one you make. However being in your current statues, we will have to emerge you into the cold until you can withstand it." I was given more coats just to keep warm. Yet Sub-Zero warned with each passing week, I am to remove a lay of clothing to adapt.
"Be thankful Mr. Orton. If I had this my way you wouldn't be wearing any coats at all," he warned me.
I remember now why I hate this guy so much. "What am I? Canadian?" I spat back at him, yet my insult fell on deaf ears.
We were dismissed as I slowly tried to get to my feet. I tell you, ice is hard on the ass! I kept slipping and falling. Sub-Zero was rather amused. "This will be interesting Mr. Orton" he smirked.
"Oh shut up already!" I spat back at him. I tried to breath fire once more onto the ground so I could get some sort of gripping, yet I couldn't… I forgot how to…
I had to hang onto the walls for a while until I got a great idea. I learned a new trick recently. Well… actually it's kinda gross at the same time. My right hand in the Scorpion armor fires a harpoon. My left hand… I just discovered as a harpoon as well… yet it's alive! It's like a dragonhead or something, I found out recently when roughhousing with Dave Batista. He had my right arm pinned that was when the second harpoon came out and bit him in the ass. Needless to say it made me all the more interesting. So I used that one and allowed it to wrap around any rocks that were sticking out. I then slid from location to location with great ease. However the Lin Kuei did not take kindly to that. My punishment were to run laps with no harpoon creature around the whole hide out over twenty times for starters… STARTERS! Can you believe this? What am I in high school? They are worst than gym coaches. But needless to say this was just the beginning. I had to do many odd things, for example walk about light-footed… I learned the hard way that the ice base wasn't as solid as I though. I fell through two floors hard. The Lin Kuei laughed telling me that one with a heavy foot shouldn't be walking on thin ice. Yeah, you couldn't tell me that before huh? Yet it wasn't all that bad. Sub-Zero spent time with me, and word has it that's really hard to accomplish around here, getting time with the Grandmaster… wait… that guy… is the leader of this insane place? Should have figured though, it's so damn cold!
Sub-Zero brought me to the only heated room in this place, it rested over a hot spring, which felt wonderful, and I was able to take off my jackets. He was looking over my arms and feeling my muceals. He came to my shoulder and knew instantly. "You have had this repaired twice"
Scars don't lie huh? "Yeah, It's my main weakness" I told him. All the time I have had to miss work because of this stupid injury.
Sub-Zero had a small bundle in here and placed it over the spring. He then froze my arm! "What the hell!" I demanded him. I couldn't feel anything!
"Settle yourself. And trust me" Sub-Zero scolded me. How can I settle down knowing it someone took one whack at my arm… I will be one less arm! Sub-Zero sat me down on the ground. "You will remain here until I return for you. There is water beside you, do as I say boy" he ordered and closed the door. Great… just great. This place is like a hell frozen over. When am I going to start learning about Scorpion's powers? Why is this taking so damn long? And why the hell did he just freeze my arm!