DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN MORTAL KOMBAT.

( Johnny Cage )

The boat arrived at a large island in the middle of nowhere. Everyone who was competing in the tournament had been directed to the first arena. No one was shown to their room or given a chance to use the bathroom. Apparently there were too many fighters this time and they needed some kind of preliminary match. The room they were in was some kind of natural cave formation that was turned into a fighting stage. The only lighting was by torch, but it lit the room surprisingly well. The actual fights would be happening in a small pit. It was about ten feet deep and had small pebbles filling in the bottom. An old man was sitting in a chair that resembled a throne. He must be their host, Shang Tsung.

"You have all been chosen to participate in the most important Mortal Kombat tournament ever." Shang Tsung announced to the dozens of earthrealm fighters. "There are currently sixty four fighters in this room. Each of you will fight a preliminary round, and only the winners will be aloud to stay." Shang Tsung finished. Johnny looked around at the other fighters. Mokap and Art were both sitting next to him. He didn't want to fight either of them in the preliminary rounds. As he continued to scan the competition Johnny noticed a man with a robotic eye watching on. Then he saw Liu Kang was talking to a man with a red blindfold. No sign of Raiden who he had a few questions for.

"The first kombatants will be Johnny Cage verse Derek Troy." Shang Tsung said. Johnny Cage dropped his shades and jumped into the pit with his opponent.

"Fight!" Shang Tsung shouted. Johnny took a hard punch to the jaw, but at the same time he hit Derek with a knee to the gut. Derek stumbled back and Johnny jumped and kneed him in his face. Derek recovered and started jabbing at Johnny before kicking him against the wall. Johnny put his arms up to protect his face while Derek started hitting him over and over again. There was nothing he could do while he was pinned against the wall.

'Desperate times call for desperate measure.' Johnny thought. He dropped into the splits and delivered a hit right down under. Derek covered his crotch and stumbled around for a minute before falling.

"Johnny Cage wins." Shang Tsung announced. Art and Mokap congratulated Johnny on his victory as he returned to his seat. Derek was led to a medical tent on the beach where they would check on his injuries before sending him home. Just like they'd do with the other losers of the preliminary rounds.

( Raiden )

The fifth round was about to begin between two unimportant warriors. Neither possessed the skill to make it very far. Really Raiden knew only three of the fighters here had a chance of winning the tournament. Firstly there was Johnny Cage who had started off good winning his preliminary round with relative ease. Secondly was the special forces agent: Sonya Blade. Finally was Liu Kang. A Shaolin that had been highly recommended by the eldest monks, and even Bo Rai Cho held him in high regards. He'd be fighting next and Raiden was curious to see what he could do. Of course there were other powerful fighters here. Art Lean and Mokap were both experts in their own way. Sub-Zero even showed up to represent earthrealm. Which was surprising considering what happened between the two the last time they met. Raiden told Sub-Zero that his soul was tainted with evil. Sub-Zero was warned that if he didn't change his ways he'd suffer a fate worse than death. Of course Sub-Zero never changed and his soul wreaked of death. If Sub-Zero were to die his soul would definitely be absorbed by the netherrealm. Raiden's attention was gained when he saw that Liu Kang stepped into the ring. His opponent was large and could probably crush Liu in one blow.

"Fight!" Shang Tsung yelled. Liu Kang put his hands up and shot a fire ball straight at the larger man knocking him out of the ring immediately.

"Flawless Victory." Shang Tsung said. Everyone in the crowd was speechless. Raiden was impressed that Liu Kang managed to master pyromancy at such a young age, but not surprised. Only a few people here didn't have some kind of power laying dormant. Liu just happened to discover his before entering the tournament.

( Sonya )

She couldn't take her eyes off of Kano who was sitting across the room with Jerek. She'd followed him to the boat knowing it was a trap. She just didn't expect the trap to be some sort of fighting tournament. Kano was definitely working for someone else. Probably the Shang Tsung guy, but what was the point of all this? Sonya wished she could just go beat the answers out of Kano but there were guards everywhere. Shang Tsung didn't seem like a bad guy on the surface and he might of fooled everyone else but Sonya wasn't buying it. She had been eyeing over all the participants to see if any had the answers she was looking for. Everyone seemed to be pretty oblivious except for the shaolin who had shot fire from his hands. That was something that Sonya actually didn't question at all. There's a couple of black dragon who had fire abilities. Doesn't mean she trusted him though. He was standing with the man who was wearing the bamboo hat. She was about to go talk to them when Shang Tsung announced the next fight.

"The next kombatant will be Art Lean." He said. Everyone there perked up a bit after hearing the name. Art Lean was a big deal in martial Arts, and he was recognized for it. Anyone who's into fighting knew who Art Lean was. Sonya decided to pay closer attention to this one and see what he could do. After all she was a pretty good fighter herself and wanted to see how she stacked up.

"He will be facing off against Jerek." Shang Tsung finished. Sonya's jaw dropped. Jerek was a highly skilled killer enlisted into the black dragon clan. It didn't matter how good Art was, he was probably gonna die. The two stepped onto the area taking their respective stances.

"FIGHT!"

Art Lean hit Jerek with a few high kicks that Jerek blocked. Jerek caught the last kick and punched Art in the gut. Art dropped and sweeped Jerek's leg out from under him. Art followed with a series of kicks and stomps down on Jerek who did his best to block. Art stepped back giving Jerek an opportunity to recover. He jumped at Art grabbing his head and smashing him into the ground. Before Jerek could start bashing in Art's head he got kicked away. As Jerek stumbled back Art jumped to his feet. Art closed the distance smashing his palm into Jerek's mouth knocking teeth out. He followed up with several strikes to the ribs stunning Jerek. Art hit Jerek with a spin kick knocking him to the ground. Sonya smiled at the result of the fight. Jerek was garbage who deserved every second of that beat down. Art turned to the crowd and bowed as they applauded his victory.

"Enjoy the fight Ms. Blade?" Raiden asked appearing next to her.

"When did you.." she was cut short by a scream from the crowd.

Jerek pulled a knife and rushed Art with intent to kill. He was able to dodge the first few slashes then Jerek drove the blade at him. He dodged but the knife slid across his chest. The cut was deep and Jerek still continued his assault.

"I've got to jump in and help." Sonya said. Raiden put his arm in front of her. "What are you doing? He's gonna kill him." Sonya said angrily.

Raiden pointed down at the ring where Jerek was no longer holding a knife. Instead Johnny Cage,Mokap, and three other random kombatants grabbed Jerek and started kicked the shit out of him. It was another scene that brought a smile to Sonya's face.

"I imagine you have questions. I have answers." Raiden informed simply. "After the preliminary rounds are over meet in the courtyard." He finished before walking away.

( Johnny Cage )

"Why the hell would that guy pull a knife?" Art asked while clenching his new wound. The medics had dressed it after Art got attacked.

"Don't know, but we totally kicked the shit out of him if it makes you feel any better." Mokap said.

"Thanks guys, but how come those useless guards didn't help?" Art asked.

"They didn't get a chance since me and Mokap tackled the guy so quickly. Then a couple of other guys even joined in." Johnny replied. The conversation got cut short as the next fight started.

"Hey, isn't that the blonde you were hitting on at the pier?" Mokap asked referring to Sonya who'd just started a match.

"And for good reason." Johnny said while drooling over the sight of her. The fight ended quickly with Sonya winning.

"Looks like I'm up next." Said Mokap. As he dropped into the arena Liu Kang approached Johnny Cage and Art Lean.

"Very impressive match Art Lean." Liu Kang complemented.

"Thanks, but you shouldn't be worried considering you can shoot fire from your hands." Art said sarcastically. Almost no one there believed he actually had those abilities.

"I'm not worried considering there's no chance we'll be fighting against one another." Liu said while ignoring the comment.

"What do you mean?" Johnny asked. "You saying Art isn't good enough."

"Not at all, but that's not exactly how the tournament is set up." Liu explained. "After the preliminary rounds the 32 warriors left will be made into a team."

"A team?" Art asked confused of the concept of teams in a tournament.

"Yep, the 32 of us will take on 32 fighters from another realm. The fights will still be one on one but none of us can go up against each other." He finished.

"I'm sorry, but did you say another realm?" Johnny asked smiling. "I don't believe a word your saying, but please go on because I might be able to make a movie from this ridiculousness."

"I already tried telling you about what we'll be facing here, but of you don't believe me I guess you'll just have to wait and see." Liu finished before walking away.

"Hey guys whatcha talking about?" Mokap asked taking his seat back.

"Your match is already over?" Johnny asked surprised.

"Yeah I won flawlessly." Mokap replied smiling.

( Sonya )

The preliminary rounds finally ended and the winners were shown to their rooms where they would stay until the conclusion of the tournament. Sonya didn't much care about that. She had been told by Raiden to meet in the courtyard. When she arrived there were several others already sitting around. Johnny Cage, Mokap, and Art Lean were all talking. Liu Kang was meditating while the man with the red blindfold practiced with his sword. Another man dressed in all blue was sitting with his arms crossed. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck the ground and out of it Raiden appeared.

"Holy shit." Johnny said. He was just saying what everyone was thinking.

"I'm Raiden the god of thunder and lightning. The tournament you're participating in is called mortal kombat." Raiden stated. "if you're to lose the tournament your real will be absorbed by outworld and it's emperor Shao Kahn."

"And my name's not Johnny Cage." Johnny said making fun of Raiden.

"Well technically your name is John Carlton." Mokap added in just to screw with Johnny.

"You should take this more seriously John Carlton. If we lose everyone you've ever known will die." Raiden said.

"Fine I'll play along. If this Shao Kahn guy is so tough how come he doesn't just invade us and get it over with?" Johnny asked.

"To give each realm a fighting chance the elder God's enacted the mortal kombat tournament. If one realm wants to merge with another than they must win ten straight victories." Raiden said.

"Oh good, so if we fail then earth isn't immediately doomed." Mokap said relieved.

"This is the tenth." Liu Kang said making everyone nervous. Even Johnny Cage who refused to believe any of this was real.

"What exactly are we facing of against in this tournament?" Art Lean asked.

"Outworld is full of many different monsters and Shao Kahn has had time to prepare them for this tournament." Raiden replied. "But they are mortal and they can be beaten."

"What about Shang Tsung?" Liu Kang asked. "How will we defeat him?"

"The old geezer hosting the thing? Is he gonna fight?" Johnny asked.

"He may appear old, but he holds the souls of 1000 fighters. He will not be defeated easily." Raiden stated.

"And then there's still Goro." Sub-Zero added. "He may be even more deadly than Shang Tsung." Sub-Zero warned.

"What's a Goro?" Sonya asked. "And more importantly what is Kano doing here?"

"I don't see how that's more important." Johnny said.

"Kano and Jerek were hired by Shang Tsung to represent outworld. I doubt they know what's actually at stake." Raiden responded.

"So why are you telling us this? There are other fighters." Sonya asked.

"I've looked into their souls as well as yours. One of you will win the tournament." Raiden said.

"We should get some rest. The first match is tomorrow morning and we'll want to be ready." Liu Kang sais.

( Courtyard next morning )

The earthrealm warriors all gathered in the courtyard for the first official round of the tournament. The stage was small with seats in the background for all the monks to watch the fights. As well as a makeshift throne of sorts for Shang Tsung. Johnny also saw the man in blue from before.

"That must be Sub-Zero." Johnny said leaning over to Mokap.

"Who's the guy in yellow giving him the death glare?" Mokap asked motioning over to another ninja.

"That is Scorpion. Stay away from him, he's dangerous." Liu warned joining the conversation. But before Liu could continue Shang Tsung stood up and everyone focused attention on him.

"This is the most important Mortal Kombat in history. And each of you have the honor to participate." Shang began. "In the coming days you will each fight in different areas spanning the entire island. If you defeat every warrior, you will face the undefeated champion Goro." Shang Tsung said with a smile on his face. "For our first round we will have Mokap vs Baraka. LET THE KOMBAT BEGIN!" Shang finished.

Mokap was already on the stage looking down at his opponent coming up the stairs. Baraka had huge teeth and yellow eyes that went along with his strange skin. As Baraka got into his position across from Mokap a large blade came out of each arm. Johnny didn't know what to think. Mokap was in trouble that was for sure.

"Fight!" Shang Tsung yelled causing Baraka to charge Mokap trying to slash away at him. Mokap wasn't gonna make it easy though, dodging and blocking what he could. But Johnny saw that Baraka wasn't using any real fighting styles, he was just relying on speed and strength alone to wear Mokap out and it was working. If Mokap took one hit from those blades he was finished. Taking advantage of Baraka's sloppy stance Mokap began kicking away at his legs. This made Baraka focus on blocking Mokap's kicks instead of trying to cut him up. Mokap then stopped kicking to grab Baraka's shoulders and bring his knee up into Baraka's face sending him back a few feet. What came next could not have been expected. Baraka smashed his blades together creating a spark that shot off toward Mokap. Mokap tried to move but the distance between them wasn't big enough and Mokap took the blast into his upper arm. At first it seemed that his arm just took a slight cut but as Mokap screamed everyone noticed his arm sitting next to him on the floor. It was over Mokap couldn't continue fighting now. As he sat on his knees Mokap looked right up into Baraka's eyes to see pure evil. As Baraka brought his arm into the air Johnny jumped on to the stage but was too late as he was greeted by Mokap's decapitated head rolling towards him.

(A/N) OK SO MOKAP IS DEAD. HE ISN'T TO IMPORTANT I JUST NEEDED SOMEONE TO DIE EARLY ON. REVIEWS ARE GOOD:)