A/N: I've made a small change in the Smallville timeframe is past Aqua.

"Concentrate Cordelia," Willow repeated. "Concentrate as hard as you can on what you saw," she said trying to use her powers to the best of her ability to help Cordelia recall her vision.

"It's not working," she said as she started to sweat.

"You can do it Cordelia," Willow said again. Cordelia started panting and then images started flashing in her mind again.

"Blood. So much blood. No. NO!" Cordelia screamed.

There was a flash of light and then Willow was flung away from Cordelia all the way into the kitchen. Cordelia sucked in as much air as she could to prevent herself from fainting while Buffy ran over to Willow's aid.

She felt dizzy and mentally drained from Willow trying to augment her foresight so she could see just who died in her vision.

"Anything?" Willow asked rubbing the back of her head.

"Nothing but a whole lot more blood," Cordelia revealed. "This is killing me. I don't even know when this vision is going to take place. How am I going to prevent this if I don't even know when it will happen?"

"Not to mention you don't even know who you're seeing getting offed," Xander said entering the Summer's household.

"I don't know about you guys, but I could seriously use some sort of Supernatural distraction. When was the last time we actually fought something since the Initiative incident?" He asked.

"That's the thing. There hasn't been anything," Buffy said. "All the vamps have gone on hibernation it feels like. It's as if Hell decided to give us the Summer off. There haven't been any demons either."

"Excluding whatever I saw in my vision."

"Yeah, but who knows when that's gonna happen?" Xander asked. "We don't even know what's gonna attack us."

"If Tara were here, I'm sure she could've helped augment your vision," Willow said.

"Ummm, who's Tara?" Cordelia asked.

"Tara is...she's," Xander started to say.

"She's my girlfriend," Willow finished for him. "She's also a witch and we're stronger when together. You should've seen how powerful the offensive magic we've been practicing..."

"...girlfriend?...how long have I been gone?" Cordelia interrupted.

"Shut up Cordelia," Willow ordered much to Cordelia's surprise.

"Ok, Buffy had a long term relationship with someone that wasn't Angel, Xander has a girlfriend, and Willow has something of a backbone now. Am I in another bizarro wish-verse or something?" Cordelia asked looking from one Scooby to another.

Her question is greeted with uncomfortable silence.

"By the way I found this on your front porch, Buffy," Xander said to break the tension. He hands Buffy an envelope, which she tears open and reads aloud.

Dear Buffy,

I hear Cordelia is back in the old Hellmouth. Please be advised that I will reimburse you for anything of yours that Cordy breaks, destroys, or otherwise during her stay.

Angel

"Oh for the love of. Why is he looking down on me? I'm just as capable of kicking ass as any one of you guys," Cordelia said and the room erupted in uproarious laughter truly breaking the tension from a few seconds ago. "What? I can so kick ass."

"You have to admit Cordy. Your track record as a Scooby prior to your departure isn't stellar," Buffy said.

"Try non-existent," Xander added failing to cover it with a laugh.

"I can still do a lot of damage with this stake Xander. How would you like it if I poked out your eye with it," she threatened.

"No need to get violent, Cordelia," Xander said putting up his hands. "Though come to think of it I would look pretty cool wearing an eye-patch."

"Keep dreaming because it won't happen in this lifetime," Willow commented.


Gotham City

Wayne Enterprises

Basement Level parking garage

"You sure this is the right place?" Jax asked his partner Sonya Blade.

"Kano is here Jax. I can just feel it," She replied. She had received a tip that the thug Kano and other members of the Black Dragon crime syndicate were holding up in the building for the time being. She's been tailing that sick bastard for months now and she wasn't going to waste time going through the formalities of acquiring a search warrant.

"I sure hope to Heaven you're right cause if you aren't we are going to be in serious shit," Jax said. "And shouldn't you have a gun or something?"

"Never believed in the things," Sonya said. "Besides my wrist blasters have served me well throughout the years. And you know how they say that your body is your deadliest weapon."

"Ain't gonna argue with that. I'm still healing from our last sparring session."

"Shhhh," Sonya hushed. "I think I saw something," she said. She crept quietly through the dark over to a black corvette. She went to the side of it and then someone's foot shot out. Sonya blocked it with her fist and pulled the man from his hiding place.

"I'm going to as you only once. Where's Kano?" She asked him already in her fighting stance.

"Like I'd tell you," the Black dragon thug said and threw out a round house kick. Sonya ducked and shot him in the chest with her wrist blasters. The man jumped back and Sonya jumped at him. She connected her foot with his face and her felt several bones break. Some of his teeth flew out of his mouth as well.

"Ahhh!" He cried out from the pain rushing through him.

"Watch your back Jax!" Sonya shouted out to her friend. Jax turned around and grabbed his assailant by the neck.

"Gotcha!" He said before slamming his face into the other thug. The guy saw stars as the world fell back.

"I give up. I give up," he groaned; hands clutching his face.

This guy's gonna have one hell of a migraine, Jax thought.

"That was a bit too easy," Sonya said scanning the rest of the garage then looked down at herself. A small red dot was visible over the center of her chest.

"Oh shit!" She cursed and jumped to the left. The bullet whizzed past her, but still clipped part of her waist. "Take cover Jax!"

Jax rushed behind a truck feeling a bullet zoom past him. Jax spotted the shooter running for more cover and opened fire. The attacker leapt up and fired a bullet towards the car's hood. The thing hit and then the truck somehow exploded throwing Jax into the side of another car.

"Hang on Jax!" Sonya shouted racing to him. The shooter shot at her, but Sonya fired a shot at the same time. Her blast knocked his gun out of his hands while the bullet brushed over her shoulder. They both fell to the floor, but jumped back up to their feet.

Sonya rushed him and did a jump kick hitting part of his nose. He stumbled, but only a little and launched a jab at Sonya's throat. She caught his wrist and did something unexpected. She blew him a kiss and a pink smoke-like substance flew out of her mouth.

The man breathed it in and started choking allowing Sonya to lock her legs around his neck and slammed him, back first, into the floor. Sonya causally got back to her feet and pulled the coughing individual up to his own.

"How did you do that?" Jax asked her.

"My little secret," she replied shaking the guy to get snap him out of his painful stupor. He was in so much pain that he couldn't do anything let alone fight back anymore.

"Who are you?" She asked him.

"Name's Dead Shot," he answered feeling whatever the stuff he breathed in finally stop attacking his lungs.

"So Dead Shot. You want to tell me where Kano is?" Sonya asked nicely.

"Why should I tell you anything?" He asked her. Sonya put her palm to her lips again and Dead Shot was suddenly more compliant. He pointed to a door behind him and Sonya let him go.

"Watch him," she ordered Jax.

That woman is going to be the death of me, Jax thought. He'd like nothing more right now than to get the Hell out of this basement before the building's security shows up. Sonya kicked open the door and stepped into a room with a single desk; the chair with its back turned to her.

Sonya walked around the table and spun it around only to not see Kano. Instead she was staring face to face with… a clown?

"We're you expecting someone else?" The Joker cackled.

"Where the Hell is Kano! ?" Sonya yelled at him. She did not have time for games. Security would be here any minute. The joker laughed more and then flicked his wrist showing a joker card.

"My card," he said. Sonya snatched it from him and flipped it over.

California dreaming.

Kano

"What in the world is this supposed to mean? Answer me!"

"Ah, ah, ah," The Joker said pulling open his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his chest. The timer ticking down past 1 minute. Sonya bolted out of the room grabbing Jax's arm and forcibly pulling him with her.

"What's wrong?" He asked stopping her.

"Bomb! Move! Now!" Sonya revealed and broke away from him. Jax kicked it into high gear too leaving Dead Shot behind. They broke through the exit and kept on sprinting as fast as they could. The Joker nonchalantly left the room he was in and looked down at Dead Shot.

"You are completely insane," he criticized looking up at the bomb strapped to his chest. The clocked reached zero and Dead Shot closed his eyes.

Five seconds later nothing happened. He opened his eyes and saw the word 'boom' flashing on the timer. A few sparks shot off from the thing and then it shorted out.

"I hate you," Dead Shot groaned.

"Freeze! Security!" A guard shouted in the darkness. The Joker saw the light from a few flashlights and stared at Dead Shot.

"So long sucker!" He laughed like a maniac and left him to be arrested.


Sonya and Jax were panting 12 blocks away from the Wayne Enterprises building.

"I thought you said there was a bomb," Jax asked wiping some sweat from his forehead.

"Guess the clown must've thought it was funny to joke around," Sonya said punching the car she was leaning against in frustration.

"Think we should go back and arrest those other guy?"

"No," Sonya said. "If security hasn't gotten them by now that means they're long gone."

"So after all that we have no leads on Kano's whereabouts?" Jax asked Sonya.

"Not entirely," Sonya said showing him the card. "Looks like we're headed for California."


"You're out of options Johnny Cage!" a man exclaimedd aiming his gun at Johnny's head. "There's barely five feet of space between us. You make one move and I'll pull the trigger." Johnny laughed and shook his head. He jumped to the right while swinging his right hand. His force ball collided with the man's face throwing him back. He never knew what hit him.

"Son of a bitch!" He cursed pointing his gun again. Johnny executed a shadow kick and the man crashed through a window. His terrified yells slowly dying out during his fall to his death. Johnny walked to the broken window and gazed down spotting the man's broken corpse some stories down.

"You've just been caged," Johnny remarked.

"Annnnd cut!" The director said. "Great stuff everyone especially you Cage. Like how you improvised that Shadow Kick. It's staying in the movie."

"Oh joy," the stunt man muttered climbing back into set. "They do not pay me enough for this."

"Relax will ya? We made sure you were well protected so my attacks won't injure you," Johnny said.

"It still stings like Hell though Cage."

"It's not my fault you took the job of a stuntman. Stuntmen get hurt. You should've looked the word up before taking the job if you didn't know what you were getting into," Johnny said. The stuntman scoffed and limped away from Johnny to get some medical aid.

"Great work out there. For a minute I thought it was actually real."

That voice. No way, Johnny thought. He faced the direction of the voice and removed his trademark sunglasses. After making sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him a thrilled smile broke across his face. "Giles."

"The one and thankfully only," he said. Johnny gave Giles a big hug and a slap of the shoulder.

"Man how long has it been?" Johnny asked.

"Much too long. Glad all those months of training have paid off for you."

"I wouldn't say that Giles. People still claim that I'm a fake. Seriously; how can anyone think any of those moves I do aren't real?"

"Your moves are a tad unreal Johnny. You have to admit that."

"I know they are. Mark my words though Giles. I'm going to figure out a way to prove to the World that I'm not a fake. But let's not dwell on my career. How are things going for you and that new student of yours?"

"She has been quite a handful, Johnny, but a good student none the less. Before I forget there's something that I want to give to you. An invitation."

"An invitation? To what?" Johnny asked.

"Something that could enhance your career and silence all of the nay-sayers," Giles said handing him the invitation to Mortal Kombat. "It was delivered to my doorstep so I can only assume it was meant for me. I'm not as young as I used to be though."

Johnny overlooked the invitation and raised and rubbed his chin. "Seems interesting. I'll think about it."

"Thank you Johnny. It was nice seeing you again," Giles said shaking his hand. Johnny read the invitation again. If he entered and won that would definitely prove to the world he wasn't a fake.


Giles looked over his shoulder to make sure he wasn't being followed and slipped inside a close by and empty warehouse. He cracked his neck, waved his hand in front of his face, and changed back into Shang Tsung. He knelt down and his palms began to glow. Green beams of energy fired from them and formed a window into Outworld.

"What is it Shang Tsung?" The imposing voice of Shao Kahn asked.

"I have good news for you emperor. Raiden had planned on bringing a powerful fighter into the tournament; a woman known as the Slayer. He had sent an invitation to her teacher out of fear that the Slayer would refuse and that her teacher could explain everything to her. I made certain the invite never reached her. It is now in the hands of someone who will be easy prey for our warriors."

"Well done Shang Tsung. However, we must not leave anything to chance. If Raiden discovers this he will not doubt try to personally contact the Slayer. We must eliminate not only her, but anyone else that poses a threat to our final triumph in Mortal Kombat. We have come to close to let victory slip from our grasp now."

"As you command my lord. I will send Kitana and Mileena at once to carry out this task. I will contact the Lin-Kuei as well. Their assassins are the best in both this realm and Outworld as well."

"Do it Shang Tsung. And I warn you. If you fail me the consequences will be very unpleasant."

"I give you my word. When the dust settles Earthrealm will be finished once and for all."

To Be Continued...

A/N: Just to clarify Shang Tsung didn't kill Giles or suck out his soul. He just performed his sorcery to find out what he needed to know about Giles so he could impersonate him.