Title: Ultimate Mortal Kombat

Rating: PG-13

Characters: UMK3 Characters/OC

Summary: Five friends are sucked into their favorite break time activity: an Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Machine. Now they must fight for real to get out.

Disclaimer: Story idea is mine. "Mortal Kombat" concept belongs to Ed Boon, John Tobias and Midway. UMK3 belongs to Midway. The five main OC characters are based on real people but their MK counterparts are my creations.

A/N: This story was written back in 1996-1997(ish). Also, I had a theory about the 2 Sub-zeros. My theory at the time was the Sub-zero from MK1 had returned in MK3 & UMK3. Instead of being killed by Scorpion, he had actually been hurt so bad that he needed a lengthy time to heal. That would explain why his brother appeared in MK2. I hope that helps. Now onto the story!

Chapter 2: Let Mortal Kombat Begin!

The energy balls make their way to their destination: the center of Shao Kahn's Throne Room. Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn's lead sorcerer, walks over to them and plucks one from the group.

"What shall we do with them, my emperor?" he inquires as he turns it over in his hand.

"I want to use them as my guinea pigs, Tsung" Kahn tells him. "I need new challenges and they will provide me with that."

Shang Tsung agrees with a sinister smile. With a wave of his hand, the energy balls materialize into human form. Disoriented and sluggish, the movie ushers try to get their senses in check.

"Welcome." Tsung announces.

Jaycee slowly turns toward the voice then suddenly gasps in shock. The discovery by her friends happens soon after.

"I hope your trip was …pleasant." The sorcerer says as he inspects his next pet project.

Matt rubs his eyes to make sure he's not daydreaming. "There is no way this is real…"

"I promise you, young one.' A voice booms behind them. "This is quite real."

Eric and Roy slowly turn to face the source of the other voice. Just like in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Shao Kahn real as ever is sitting on his throne, looking down at them. The only sound that comes from the two boys is Eric's nervous gulp.

"Uh-uh! Not!" Antonio says loudly. He's still in disbelief that this is happening. "You ain't real! I'm goin' home!" He gets to his feet and walks quickly to the first exit he sees. Just as he grabs for it, he feels himself roughly pulled away and thrown back to the floor with his friends.

"Is that a way to behave when someone invites you into their home?" Shang Tsung spits out.

Jaycee is the next one to jump from her seat. She runs up the ramp that leads to Shao Kahn. Once she reaches him, she grabs him by his mask, pulling him down to his level.

"Look asshole!" she growls into his face. "I don't know what kind of game you're playing, but we not buying it for one minute. We wanna go and we wanna go NOW!!"

A throaty laugh comes from the Emperor. The ice in her stare is magnified by the passionate fire of the demand. "I'll let you go, my dear Jaycee. " He tells her as he pries her fingers from his mask.

"Good."

"But first you must participate in Mortal Kombat."

"What the f…Hell no!" Roy protests. "That's not fair!"

"We don't want to be in Mortal Kombat" Matt adds with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Then you willingly give your souls to Emperor Kahn." Shang Tsung tells them in a smug tone.

Eric gets up and shoves the sorcerer hard. "You can't take nobody's souls! We're real and you're not!"

"In your world, I could not possess your souls because my powers are non-existent." Shang Tsung explains. "But you are in my world now. So what applies here, applies to you."

"Enough talking!" Shao Kahn practically throws Jaycee away from her. She tumbles down the ramp. She ends in a splat at the bottom. The guys rush to her side. "Let the tournament begin! Tsung, you know what to do."

The movie ushers try to make a hasty retreat, but are stopped by several of Kahn's guard. They try another direction and are stopped by Shang Tsung himself. He summons a bright bluish beam from the heavens down upon his captives. Inside the beam, they become disoriented again and fall into a coma state.

"How long will this take?" asks Shao Kahn as he walks down the ramp toward the column of light.

"It shall be complete before the next dawn."

Shao Kahn peers inside the beam. Inside he could barely make out the shape of bodies. Soon, his vision will be real.

Matt is the first to awaken from his deep sleep. As he shakes away the cobwebs, he attempts to stand, but succeeds in coming back down hard on his knees.

"Owowowowow……" he moans in pain.

He crawls over to Antonio whose face down on the floor. He shakes him to see if that will wake him up. "Hey Tonio, wake up."

Antonio, in the same lethargic state as Matt, groans as he opens his eyes. He attempts to push himself up, but his arms feel like noodles. Matt ends up helping him to a sitting position.

"How long was I out?" His voice is groggy, "Are we back home?"

"I don't know, but we're still in the game." Matt tells him.

"Damn…headache….ow." Roy groans as he and Eric sit up.

Eric looks to this left then quickly to his right. "Where's Jaycee?" He inquires with an inkling of panic in his voice.

Roy, Matt and Antonio simultaneously look for the missing female usher.

"Those fools must have taken her!" Matt yells

Something above Shao Kahn's throne catches Roy's eye. He sees a glowing bluish elongated beam of light hovers in the air. He motions for the other guys to like in the same direction.

"You don't think that she's in there, do you?" Matt utters as everyone gets to their feet.

"To answer your question, Matt, yes she is."

The boys look from the beam to the throne. Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung and his dark queen Sindel gaze down at them.

"You all know my wife. Especially you Roy."

"Am I supposed to be impressed?" Roy says in a sarcastic tone.

"When we engage in combat," Sindel mocks him. "you will change your tune."

"Forget all this nonsense and let Jaycee go."

"As you wish." Shao Kahn tells him.

Stepping away from the throne, Shang Tsung lifts his hands above him. As he lowers his arms, the beam comes down in front of him. Seconds later, the beam dissolves to reveal the human form inside. It is Jaycee, but with Shang Tsung's magic, she has been transformed into a character from MK. She's wearing attire exactly like the female ninjas of the game except hers is ice blue and that she isn't wearing a mask. Her now long pale blue hair is gathered in a flowing ponytail. On the left side of her face is a faint red scar.

"What did you do to her!?" Antonio gasps.

"The same thing I did to all of you." The sorcerer replies. "I simply prepared her for Mortal Kombat."

The boys examine themselves and each other. Instead of their usher uniforms, they are dressed in Kombat gear much like those prepared to go against Shao Kahn and his minions. Shang Tsung continues his explanation.

"You will not be known by your Real World names anymore, but by names that I have chosen for you. Matt, you will be called Phoenix. Like your namesake fire is your companion and life force. Antonio, you are Bladestryke. Your poison-tipped blades shall guide you. Roy, a man of less words yet dangerous, will be known as Kiroyo. Finally Eric will be known as Steel Dragon, for your protective armor will prolong your fight."

"And Jaycee?" Roy questions. "What about her?"

"Since she is so fond of the Lin Kuei assassin, I renamed her Ice. She has all of his skills, but with my magic, she is far better than he."

At that moment, Ice's eyes open. Shang Tsung helps her to a standing position. She places herself beside him then looks down at her friends. Relieved that she's okay, Kiroyo and the others start to make their way up the ramp. However they are greeted with a strong frigid gust of air.

"I thought it would make the game more enjoyable by making Ice one of my chosen warriors." Shao Kahn declares.

Kiroyo glares at Shao Kahn then softens his gaze when he looks over at Ice. He can see the emptiness behind the chilling stare that she gives him.

"Why you arrogant, fake motherf-" he attempts a rush at the Emperor, but is held back by Phoenix, Bladestryke and Steel Dragon.

"ENOUGH!!" Shao Kahn roars. "Let Mortal Kombat Begin!"

Phoenix, Bladestryke and Steel Dragon fade into nothingness. Only Kiroyo and Ice remain. Kiroyo tries to keep the disappointment out of expression as he looks up at his friend. One glimmer of hope is that he knows that she do it willingly. He will find a way to free her from this spell.

As he dematerializes, Kiroyo shows Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung his disapproval by giving them the finger. While the sorcerer and the Queen are outraged, Shao Kahn is actually amused by it. He then turns his attention to Ice.

"It's time for you to go as well. See to it that they never leave."

"Yes, my Emperor." Ice responds as a smile appears on her face. She soon joins the tournament.