A/N: Chapter 3's up you guys. Ok just a heads up, in this story I'm gonna have to make fun of the MK physics a bit because the attacks could get pretty brutal. Also from here on out the chapters are going to mostly made up of the characters beating the hell out of each other but I'll try to put less focus on the ones that don't involve Po or Tigress. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kung Fu Panda or Mortal Kombat.
The God of Thunder and the Fate of Earthrealm
"Now for your second challenge Dragon Warrior." Shang Tsung said gaining Po's attention. "Baraka!" he said prompting the creature next to him to jump onto the battle area.
"Alright fine, I could go another round. Come on bring it on ugly!" Po taunted confidently but lost some of it when he saw two long blades extend from his forearms. "Or we could settle our differences with a game of Mahjong." Po stated nervously.
"They will taste your flesh." Baraka said through his long, sharp teeth.
Po gulped as he nervously took his fighting stance.
"Begin!" Shang Tsung announced, beginning the battle. Baraka then rushed at Po with his blades extended, attempting to slash Po multiple times. Po thought it would be too difficult to block the blades so instead he avoided them and kept his distance whenever possible. This went on for a while until Po saw an opening and kicked Baraka in the chest sending him back. However Baraka Quickly recovered and lunged at Po with both his blades extended in front of him, impaling Po with them causing him to move back a bit. Po realized from the pain of those blades that if he dragged this out any longer than it could become dangerous. Po decided to go on the offensive and threw a powerful punch to Baraka's face, but he just kneeled down to avoid it and began to rapidly stab Po in the gut multiple times. Then Baraka took a step back and shot what seemed to be a spark ball at Po, sending him back to the ground.
"Po!" Tigress said as she was about to rush to her friends aid, but the two masked guards stopped her. Tigress looked at Po lying motionless and felt her heart sink; she knew this was a bad idea. Po wallowed in pain, but to his surprise the pain subsided rather quickly, and there wasn't even a wound where he had been stabbed. Po was confused but he set it aside when he saw Baraka lift his blade towards him. Po knew he was about to use that spark move again and he had to think of a plan fast. Po then spotted Tigress being held back by the two guards, this gave him an idea. He readied himself for the spark move and when it finally came he used his 'inner peace' to whirl it around in his hands. Baraka put his blades up in defense, assuming Po was going to throw it back at him, but to his surprise Po threw to the side. The spark ball then hit the spear out of one of the guard's hands, sending hit flying into the air. Po then jumped up and grabbed the spear and pointed it at Baraka ready to get serious. Baraka was unfazed and just rushed up to the panda and started attacking. Baraka tried to slash Po with his blades but Po either dodged them or blocked them with his spear. Eventually Po used his spear to pin one of Baraka's arms to the ground and took this opportunity to roundhouse kick him in the face. Baraka stumbled back and was now getting very angry. He decided it was time to finish off the panda and attempted to stab him in the face. Po however just smirked as he ducked under the blade and delivered a green Chi strike to Baraka's gut (pay back for earlier) which sent him flying to the other side of the arena and smashing into the wall. Baraka then fell to the ground motionless.
"Ha Ha, two in row, now that's the power of the Dragon Warrior!" Po gloated as he threw the spear aside and began to do a little victory dance, but was interrupted.
"Congratulations, Dragon Warrior. Now, finish him!" Shang Tsung announced confusing Po.
"Um, I know your eye sight probably isn't at its best, but he looks pretty much finished to me." Po said pointing at Baraka.
"No you buffoon, I mean KILL HIM!" Shang Tsung corrected in annoyance. Po's eyes widened at this, as did Tigress's. Neither of them could believe what he was asking (more like ordering) him to do. Po looked around at the other Kombatants, who where just staring at him, waiting, as if they were expecting him to do it.
"Whoa… whoa, whoa, wait a second. I-I'm not going to…kill anyone." Po said, astonished by the prospect of actually taking someone else's life. Of course he has killed before, like with Tai Lung and Shen, but he could never kill someone on command like that.
"Very well." Shang Tsung stated as he got up from his chair. "The tournament will resume at dawn!" He announced at the other Kombatants. He then left with the two women as everyone else was.
"Really, that's it?" Po asked, actually a little relieved that he could take a break from the intense fighting. "Alright then." He said as he walked out of the battle area (A/N: Sorry I keep calling it that, I don't really know what else to call it). He was about to make his way towards Tigress but was stopped by two other Kombatants. One was a shirtless man with dark hair that reached to his shoulders, black pants with red cloth around the waist, with a matching head band around his head. He also had the same dragon emblem on his 'belt' that the Kave of Mastery had. The other had blue, white, and black clothing as well as a blue amulet made of the same material as the crystal dragon on the left side of his chest. He also sported a straw hat like Crane.
"You fought well." The Straw hated one said in a calm, yet thundering voice.
"Thanks," Po replied. "Nice hat, my friend has one just like it." He commented.
"You should be more respectful to lord Raiden." The Shirtless Kombatant said in a stern voice. "He is the protector of Earthrealm, the God of Thunder."
"Wow that is an AWESOME title!" Po said excitedly. "You must be and incredibly strong fighter to have gained a title like that. I mean seriously, wow…"
"Po." Tigress said as she put her hand on his shoulder to silence his rambling. "I apologize for my companion's rudeness." Tigress said as she placed her fist into her palm and bowed at Raiden.
"There is no need for apologies." Raiden said. Tigress looked up at him and realized that his eyes were completely white, just like the person from her dream, but his were different. She was still intimidated, but not as if she was looking at a murder, but rather as if she was looking into the eyes of someone of great importance.
"Please excuse us; we must be on our way." Tigress said as she began to leave and urged Po to follow.
"Well see ya; I'm definatly looking forward to fighting you." Po said excitedly before he tried to leave, but was stopped by the shirtless man.
"This tournament is more than a chance for personal glory." He said a little angered. "We are fighting for the very survival of Earthrealm." He continued, gaining Tigress's attention.
"Wait what?" Po questioned, absolutely lost.
"Your last opponent was Tarkatan, he represents Outworld. Had you lost the emperor Shao Kahn would have been one step closer to physically absorbing out would into his." Raiden explained.
"And what world would that be?" Tigress asked crossing her arms.
"There are many worlds that coexist with yours, ours is known as Earthrealm." Raiden said raising more questions than answers. "There are animals in our realm such as yourselves, only not as intelligent. Your world seems to be some sort of sub realm of unknown origins that is inhabited by anthropomorphic animals."
"Ok… so what's the deal with this emperor you mentioned earlier?" Po said trying to change the subject to one he could understand.
"The Elder Gods created the Mortal Kombat tournament to give Earthrealm a chance to defend itself, but if we lose this time, Shao Kahn will conquer all." Raiden explained in a serious tone.
"Whoa, see Tigress, this is for the fat of an entire realm, we have to help!" Po said desperately trying to convince Tigress, but to no avail.
"Po, the answer is no." Tigress replied sternly like a mother to a complaining child.
"I am sorry but that is not your decision to make anymore." Raiden interrupted, gaining back their attention. "Po has already fought twice in this tournament making him a full participant and Shang Tsung will not allow him to quit."
"Wait you mean now I have to fight in this tournament?" Po asked.
"Exactly, and I would suspect that he would force you to compete as well." Raiden said referring to Tigress. "I apologize for the inconvenience, but your cooperation would be greatly appreciated." Tigress shook her head and sighed.
"Listen, forgive me if I don't fully believe your story, it sounds a bit farfetched after all." Tigress said explaining her reluctance. "Po and I will stay the night and I will even allow Po to fight in the tournament if he wants, but if this situation is as serious as you say it is, than I must return to the Valley of Peace in the morning and consult with my master about it." Tigress said, considering that to be the best course of action.
"Very well, if that is the case than I wish you safe travels tomorrow." Raiden said in an understanding tone. "The resting quarters are in separate complex not far from her. Just go through that door and follow the signs." Raiden continued as he pointed to a doorway.
"Thank you, come on Po." Tigress said as she walked over to the door.
"Uh, actually Tigress, I'm gonna chat with these guys for a bit, I want to know more about this whole threat to the world thing." Po explained to the female tiger.
"Ok then, just don't stay out to long, it's already pretty late." Tigress said as she continued to make her way out of the stadium.
"Ok, goodnight." Po said waving and smiling to his companion as she disappeared behind the doorway.
"She is a fine woman, you are very lucky." Raiden said to Po who blushed at the comment.
"Huh, n-no, we're not like that." Po said trying to hide his blush from the two Kombatants.
Tigress was on her way to the resting quarters, following the signs like Raiden told her to, when suddenly she heard what sounded like two people fighting. She looked around for the source and her eyes fell upon a large stone bridge suspended over a sea of spikes. On it she could barely make out two figures exchanging blows. Her curiosity got the better of her and she made her way to the bridge. Once she got to the bridge she could clearly see the two fighting figures. One was a man with sunglasses and a tuxedo, and the other was a woman with blond hair in a pony tail wearing a very revealing outfit. Tigress could tell by their movements that they were already well into the fight and were getting tired. The woman tried to hit the man with some sort of cartwheel move but he coated himself with what seemed to be green energy and delivered a powerful kick to the women sending her to the other side of the field.
"Come on is that all you got?" The man taunted. Tigress could see he was preparing for an attack, but unfortunately his opponent didn't. She charged in with a kick to the face but the man blocked it, did the splits, and hit the woman in the groin three times. Tigress's eyes widened to size of saucers because when the man hit the woman her skin and cloths seemed to clear away to reveal the damage done underneath. The man then jumped in the air and elbowed the woman's back with the same effect to reveal the damage done to her spine. The woman then fell the floor in defeat. "Ha Ha, not bad for a…girl." The man said with a bit of guilt in his voice. "Look sorry about that." he said as he extended his hand to help her up.
"I don't need your help." She said angrily as she slapped his hand away.
"Fine have it your way," He said as he backed away from her. "I'll just leave you to your… problems."
"Good on to ya." Another man said from behind before he threw the man with sunglasses off the side of the bridge. Both Tigress and the woman where shocked by this, but the woman seemed more on edge. The man wore a brown vest, blue pants, and black boots with knives in them, but what really stuck out about him was that part of his face was metal and his right eye was a red light. "Now that he's softened you up, it's my turn." The man said mockingly.
"Not man enough for a fair fight Kano?" The woman said in an angry voice. Tigress could tell that the two had history, but not a very good one.
"I don't do fair." Kano said, about to attack the woman.
"But I do." Tigress said as she jumped up into the air and attempted to punch Kano strait down, but he got out of the way just in time. Tigress glared at Kano but he just smirked.
"So, kitty cat's come to the rescue eh?" Kano mocked. Tigress just growled at the comment and took her fighting stance. "Ha, bring it on." He said taking his stance as well. Kano made the first move, trying to do a combo to Tigress's face but she blocked it with ease. The two exchanged blows for a while until Tigress roundhouse kicked Kano in the face causing him to step back a bit. "Not bad." Kano said. "looks like I'm gonna have to get serious." He said confidently. Kano then pulled a knife out of nowhere and threw it at Tigress. She caught it easily but this turned out to be diversion, Kano then curled up into a ball and flung himself at Tigress hitting her in the gut. This caused Tigress to let her guard down for a split second and Kano took this opportunity to strike. "My turn." He said as he took out another knife and stabbed it into her thigh. Tigress's eyes widened as she witnessed the damage the knife had done to her femur; Kano then did the same thing to her other thigh causing her to collapse to her knees. Kano finished the combo with a powerful kick to the face fracturing her skull. Tigress fell onto her back in pain; amazingly she felt the pain fade away in seconds allowing her to get up without a problem. An annoyed Kano, thinking that his combo would've finished her off, grabbed yet another knife and rushed towards his opponent. Tigress then did a back flip kicking Kano in face and sending him into the air. Kano however regained his composure in the air and landed just as easily as Tigress did. He then threw two more knives at Tigress but she just ducked under them. She instantly regretted that once she saw that the knives where now flying towards the woman she was defending.
"Look out!" Tigress said to her, knowing she wouldn't be able to stop the knives in time. Suddenly, the tuxedoed man leaped back up onto the bridge and deflected the knives before they could get to the woman, surprising everyone there.
"Don't worry about her, just focus on the fight." He said implying he was going to guard the woman. Tigress nodded and faced Kano once again.
"How did you…" Kano questioned surprised the tuxedoed man survived.
"Fans think my moves are all wire work and special effects. Truth is… I am the special effects." He said in a cocky tone. Tigress just rolled her eyes at this and refocused on the fight. She and Kano then rushed at each other and were once again exchanging blows. The rest of the fight was mostly just hand to hand combat but Tigress would fire a Chi blast here and Kano would throw a knife there, and every time the Tuxedoed man would deflect any projectiles that came his way. Eventually Tigress and Kano ended up on separate sides of the field and Kano threw another knife at Tigress. Tigress decided it was time to end it and fired a massive Chi blast at the knives, zooming past the knives and ramming into Kano knocking him towards the man and woman. The man then did another one of his energy kicks sending Kano back to Tigress. "Heads up!" He said.
"Payback time." Tigress said as she readied herself. Once he was in proximity, Tigress did an open palm strike damaging Kano's ribs. He fell to the floor and Tigress leaped over him and drop kicked him in same area, further damaging his ribs and hurting some of his organs as well. Kano yelled at the pain of Tigress's attack and then fell limp on the ground. Tigress made sure Kano was defeated and then made her way to the other Kombatants. Tigress turned her attention to the woman as did the man.
"Thanks." The woman said.
"No problem." The man replied.
"It was nothing." Tigress added.
"Who is that guy anyway?" He questioned offering his hand to her but pulled it away when he remembered what happened earlier. But the woman extended her hand showing she was no longer angry.
"His name's Kano." She said as the man helped her up. "He was an informant in our Black Dragon investigation, big time arms dealer. Turns out he was there leader giving us the run around. A lot of our guys got killed because of him." She explained. This fact made Tigress a little happier that she kicked his ass.
"So that's not a costume, you're actual military?" The man questioned.
"Special Forces." She corrected.
"Get out." He said a bit amazed. Tigress didn't understand some of the terms they were using but what she gathered was that the woman was in the field of law enforcement and Kano was a criminal. The woman then walked past the man and Tigress to apprehend Kano, but he was gone.
"Damn." She said in frustration.
"He couldn't have gotten far." The man assured. "You know I got to say, you got some pretty good moves tiger. Hey aren't you friends with that panda from earlier?" He questioned Tigress.
"Yes and my name is Tigress by the away." Tigress replied.
"I'm Johnny, Johnny Cage." He introduced himself.
"Well, I appreciate your help, both of you, but right now I've got things to take care of. My superior was locked up in this island somewhere, I have to find him." She said in a serious tone.
"Well good luck with that. I'm gonna go get some shut eye, later." He said and then proceeded to walk away.
"Again, thanks for your help." The woman thanked as she walked off in the opposite direction. Tigress thought about what she said and decided to help her find her friend.
"Wait," Tigress called out to the woman. "I'm coming with you." She said.
"No, that's ok, you don't need to." The woman said.
"I wasn't asking for permission." Tigress replied crossing her arms. "As a warrior and a protector I can't just ignore someone in need, I'm helping you." The woman realized that Tigress wasn't going to take no for an answer and gave in.
"Ok fine, I could use some back up."She stated. "I'm Sonya by the way, Lt. Sonya Blade. You're Tigress right?"
"Yes, Master Tigress, but just Tigress is fine." Tigress replied. Sonya nodded her head and continued on with Tigress following her. 'Looks like I'm going to be the one who's gonna be out late.' Tigress thought to herself.
A/N: Well there you have it. I know the ending wasn't that great but it was all I could think off. Also sorry for torturing Po and Tigress during their fights but at least they didn't die. Anyway R&R please.