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Chapter Four

The next day after church Tori drove over to Emma and Ella's house, taking the key chain with her. She was greeted at the door by their dad, who told her they were in their room. Emma answered the door when she knocked.

"Oh, hey! What's up," she asked as she saw the worried look on Tori's face.

"Something really weird happened to me last night," she said. Opening the door, Emma let her in the room. Tori wasn't expecting the sight that greeted her. There, sitting behind Ella on the two beds, were Sub-Zero and Ermac.

"Um, is it just me, or are Sub-Zero and Ermac sitting on your bed," she asked.

"It's really them," Ella said in a casual tone. Tori sighed in relief.

"Okay, that means I'm not going crazy," she said. The next few minutes were spent telling what had happened to them the night before. When Tori was done Sub-Zero looked over at her.

"Tori, have you seen Scorpion since he killed that man," he asked. Tori shook her head.

Sub-Zero sighed. "He's being a drama queen again."

"I am not a drama queen," came the furious reply. Tori looked behind her to see Scorpion, who looked ready to murder something. Sub-Zero returned Scorpion's glare.

"You made this poor girl think she was going crazy!"

"Whatever," Scorpion snorted. "I got rid of the assassin that was sent to kill her." Sub-Zero let out a frustrated sigh. "Will you never change?" The look he received clearly said 'no'. Before another fight could break out Raiden appeared in a flash of light.

"I am getting very sick of listening to you two bicker like schoolgirls," he growled. "Now, let us get down to business." He turned and addressed the girls. "I'm sorry. I know you three are shocked and confused about all this, but I will explain everything." After all of them were seated on the beds, except for Scorpion, who sat on the floor against the wall, Raiden began his story.

"As you three know through games and movies, a while back the Mortal Kombat tournament was taken over and corrupted by Shang-Tsung. Fortunately, the chosen warriors were able to defeat him and restore peace, but now Shang-Tsung has once again corrupted the tournament."

"So how do we fit into all this," Tori asked.

"You fit into all of this because you three are the only ones who can defeat Shang-Tsung."

"What do you mean we're the only ones," Emma asked. "Why don't you just send someone else?"

"That's just it. I've searched high and low, but I couldn't find anyone else who would be able to defeat Shang-Tsung." Raiden sighed. "And it's not just him. Quan-Chi is also in on this." The girls just sat there, letting all this information sink in. Sub-Zero took this opportunity to speak.

"Shang-Tsung couldn't have taken over the tournament by himself. And I don't think the combined efforts of him and Quan-Chi are strong enough to conquer the tournament either. There's someone else, isn't there," he asked Raiden.

"Yes," Raiden said darkly. "Someone stronger than both the sorcerers' combined is behind them. I don't know who it is though. They've been good at hiding in the shadows."

"So we're going up against someone we don't even know about," Tori asked in disbelief.

Raiden shook his head. "Don't fret. You only have to worry about Shang-Tsung. There are four months until the tournament. That should give you enough time to train." He then motioned towards Sub-Zero, Ermac, and Scorpion.

"May I speak with you three alone for a moment?" Getting up, they followed Raiden into the hall.

"I'm going to give you a fair warning right now," the thunder god said in a low voice. "These girls are elementals. They don't know it yet, but I can sense it in them. Once they master their element they will be quite powerful."

"What element will they master," Sub-Zero asked.

"I do not know, but I suspect at least one will be the opposite of her teachers." With that said Raiden disappeared. Turning toward the other two warriors, Sub-Zero sighed and rubbed the back of his head.

"We're going to have to get moving if we've only got four months to train them."

Scorpion snorted. "What's the matter Sub-Zero? Afraid you can't train yours in time?"

Sub-Zero glared at him. "Not any more than you are." Scorpion couldn't come up with a good enough comeback, so he settled for a glare instead. Ignoring Scorpion, Sub-Zero turned to Ermac.

"What do you think? Will four months be enough time?"

"We think so. We will do all that we can to train our student."

"I just hope this all works out for the best," Sub-Zero said as they walked back in the room.


Author's note: Enjoy!