Liu Kang meditated on a mountain, but he slowly opened his eyes, Kitana walking towards him.
"What brings you here, Queen of Outworld?"
"Shang Tsung has been hosting several tournaments, just like in our timeline, however, he does not have Shao Kahn here to order him around. He's making choices for himself and is hosting the TENTH Mortal Kombat Tournament in this timeline. If Outworld wins... Earthrealm is doomed."
"You're his queen. Why have you been letting him do this Kitana?" Liu Kang questioned.
"Because I know Earthrealm will not lose. History may repeat itself in some ways, but we remember that you won the tenth tournament in the original history. With the absence of a few people like Kano and Shao Kahn as won, the warriors of Earthrealm stand a chance, and besides, this tournament will bring them together. After all, we know what happened to our own time, so what will happen if they never meet?"
"Good choice then, as always Kitana. Tell me... do you know if Raiden will be there?"
"I'm unsure, but I believe one thing. If the reincarnations of our friends exist, that means the likes of Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Scorpion and others will most likely be sent there to fight."
"Then we should go, just in case. After all, you're the queen, Shang Tsung should allow you to supervise, and me as well as Earthrealm's guardian." Liu Kang said, standing up and walking past her.
"Right... we can't back out now that the tournament has been declared, so let's make haste for Shang Tsung's island."
On the boat, Kung Lao looked out among the sea, daydreaming.
Johnny Cage walked over to him, looking up at the sky.
"Hey, cool outfit man." Johnny said, putting on his sunglasses.
Kung Lao looked at him. He had his own named tattooed on his chest with black wristguards, black jeans, and a golden belt.
"You are..?"
"Really? You don't know me? I'm the greatest Hollywood superstar is all, Johnny Cage. I should be wondering who you are my fighting friend.
"My name is Kung Lao. I'm a member of the White Lotus Society, I came here to fight and win in the tournament."
"Kung Lao? You mean like, that ancient fighter guy? I'm guessing you're related to him somehow huh."
Kung Lao nodded as Johnny turned, checking out the woman named Sonya Blade, pulling his glasses down slightly.
"She's a good one." He said, grinning.
"I'm focusing on the tournament, not on women."
"Okay true, but still, you could at least give her a look."
"Sorry, but I'll pass. So, Mr. Superstar, why don't you and I form an alliance for Earthrealm? After all, we're working to protect it right?"
"Earthrealm? I'm not really sure what you're talking about, but I guess yeah, we could align you know?"
Afterwords though, Johnny flashed a smile at Sonya, trying to hit on her. She made a disgusted face, looking away.
Meanwhile, Tremor was being watched by eyes. He was a giant, having a body that seemed like stone itself, wearing an orangish brown garb with a steel mask over his nose and mouth. He even had glowing yellow eyes.
The person watching him was Sonya Blade.
"So he's a member of Black Dragon huh... I know Jax faced off with him once before... tch... Jax. He's the only reason I'm here, getting himself kidnapped. I'll probably have to watch out for that big guy though... he might recognize me as an ally of him."
Soon enough, the boat arrived on the island, masked guards taking their stuff and leading them to the main area.
As they were all escorted to a small little arena, Shang Tsung, the host of the tournament, had appeared in front of a throne.
Around it were several other fighters. Beside Shang Tsung was a woman with a skimpy green outfit, dark skin, and a pole, named Jade, who was baring an extremely serious look. Nearby were three fighters wearing ninja-like outfits. The one in front of them had a blue and black outfit, his face completely concealed. To his right was an African-American man with a yellow headband and a yellow outfit, having his hair tied together and beside him was a man wearing black and red clothing with a black beard and a ponytail. On his right pectoral was a symbol of a clan, their clan, the Lin Kuei.
Watching them was a man wearing a similar outfit with pure white eyes. His clothing was gold and black, holding a chain in his hands, staring at the blue one with malice in his eyes.
"Calm yourself Scorpion..." A person beside him said, having skin as white as snow with strange armor and a red symbol on his forehead, along with black around his eyes.
"Welcome all of you, to the tenth Mortal Kombat Tournament between Outworld and Earthrealm. You will all compete to the decide the fate of Earthrealm, and I will be the final challenge..."
"That old geezer's the final challenge? They might as well give me the belt right now. They have belts right?" Johnny Cage had said to a guard next to him.
Shang Tsung heard his remark, grinning.
"Right... we shall have an introduction fight right now, Johnny Cage versus my warrior, Reptile!"
Johnny Cage chuckled, winking at Sonya as he cracked his knuckles, walking up.
"I got this..." He said.
The guards brought in a strange, green-skinned reptilian being who was bound in chains. They released him from the chains as he walked forward, lifting his mask to hack up green sludge.
"Cool actor, but I'm cooler."
Reptile began to speak, a hiss coming from his voice.
"When I'm through with you... you'll be nothing but bones in melted skin!" Reptile exclaimed, shooting acid from his mouth.
"Cool special effects, but to counter that, I'm gonna say one thing. Everything that's about to happen, I AM my special effects!"
"What a dumbass. He's not gonna win." Kira said, standing in front of Tremor, Jarek by her side.
"Begin!" Shang Tsung shouted as Reptile dashed towards Johnny. He flipped through the air, kicking him in the jawline.
"Hey! Watch the face!" Johnny said, pointing to his jaw as he ran forward, dropping down, trying to trip the Outworld enemy.
Reptile jumped into the air, however, he had figured that would happen, so he flipped right back up, slamming his boot into his back.
The reptillian warrior slammed onto the ground, grunting. He got up, firing an acid blast at Johnny, burning right through his wrist guards.
"Ngh! That's actually burning! What'd they give you, scalding water with food dye?"
Johnny ran forward again, but his body suddenly flashed green as he moved faster, or rather, moved closer, surprising some of the people in the crowd. He landed a punch, striking Reptile so hard that he went flying out of the arena and onto the floor, grunting.
Johnny wiped his thumb along his cheek, jumping in place like a boxer.
"That'll show you, but nice costume. Could use some work though."
Then, another fighter leapt into the arena behind him.
"The second introductory match. Since you beat Reptile, you will go up against Baraka, Mr. Cage."
The new fighter had sharp blades within his wrists, a mouth that looked like a shark and he had golden eyes with a bald head and a warrior's garb. He let out a fierce roar towards Johnny.
Meanwhile, the one known as Jarek was watching Sonya, wearing red armor, holding a red axe. He had a black beard and sharp black hair, feeling like he knew her from somewhere.
Flames exploded nearby on the island, Liu Kang appearing with Kitana, the two of them walking through a forestial area.
"We aren't too late. I remember, this is the first one. I want to speak with the fighters of this first tournament. After all, some will change."
"Right. Without me there, Jade isn't who she was. She's most likely changed a bit in personality. Though, I am glad that without me being there, Mileena will not come to exist." Kitana spoke.
"What about Skarlet? Do you know of anyone else who will cease to exist or continue existing?" Liu Kang asked.
"Although Skarlet was originally made by Shao Kahn, I do not doubt that Shang Tsung will create her so that he can have another warrior, to replace me effectively. Can we prevent the death of Bi-Han?"
"Not exactly. Quan Chi most likely still exists, he'll have brought Scorpion to the tournament like before, and fueled by rage from himself with the illusory tactics of Quan Chi, I do not know if we can stop Bi-Han's death without fighting Scorpion."
"So what will we do? Are we going to save the elder Sub-Zero? Or will we let that part of time flow as per normal?" Kitana questioned, walking in front of him.
"We will try to prevent Bi-Han's fate, however, in order to ensure Earthrealm's safety, we should do our best to stop the Lin Kuei. Sektor may want to make himself cybernetic, but I know Cyrax does not. We will save Cyrax, Sub-Zero, and Smoke together."
"Okay. I'll go along with that... so long as you know what you're doing."
The two of them walked down the mountain they were on, headed to the arena.