A/N: Finally, Chapter 10 is done! I had a lot of shit going on lately so writing this was hard, I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kung Fu Panda or Mortal Kombat.

Dragon Power and the Netherrealm's wrath

"So she tried to eliminate you, to protect you?" Johnny Cage said in slight confusion. Po and Tigress had rejoined the rest of the Earthrealm warriors in the courtyard and they explained the entire ordeal to them. Po nodded in response to Johnny's question.

"Lord Raiden, is this true?" Liu Kang asked the thunder god.

"Yes, it is." Raiden replied. "Tigress confided in me her concern for Po earlier today, and I think my words only influenced her decision."

"It's true that what you told me was a factor yes, but that's no excuse." Tigress said as she stepped forward. "Please forgive me everyone; my irrational actions have put Earthrealm in danger, I deeply apologize." She said sincerely, as she bowed apologetically.

"Eh, no problem Tigress." Johnny Cage said.

"Yeah, you were just trying to help your friend." Sonya added.

"Besides, I'm sure Po and Liu Kang can pick up the slack." Kung Lao said.

"Oh, you know we can." Po said confidently.

"Well, I suppose I too have some apologizing to do." Liu Kang interrupted. "I'm sorry Tigress for the way I acted earlier, I let my anger get the best of me, and without even hearing your reasons for doing so, forgive me." He apologized, Tigress nodding in response.

"Alright, we're all friends again!" Po said excitedly as he fist pumped the air.

"Well on a side note, I suppose congratulations are in order." Raiden said, causing Po's expression to change.

"Huh, what do you mean?" Po asked confused.

"Ah, come on Po, we saw you two holding hands when you came in." Johnny Cage said in a teasing tone of voice.

"Uh, well… I…" Po stuttered as he nervously rubbed the back of his head. Tigress was about to step in when everyone heard a door opening and in came Shang Tsung and Kitana. Everyone turned their attention to the aged sorcerer as he sat down on his throne and began to speak.

"Kombatants, we shall now begin the final stages of the tournament, with only two Earthrealm warriors remaining, can they last long enough to face the champion." Shang Tsung announced. "Po, you shall be next."

"All right, bring it on." Po said confidently as he began to go up to the battle area. But before he could, Tigress grabbed his hand and lightly kissed him on the cheek.

"Good luck." Tigress said softly, causing a smile to appear on Po's face. Po nodded in response and made his way up to the battle area.

"Po, are you ready for your next match." Shang Tsung questioned.

"Ready as I'll ever be." Po replied confidently.

"Very well then, your opponent will be… Scorpion!" Shang Tsung announced. Suddenly, Scorpion appeared in a burst of flames, ready for a fight. Tigress growled at the sight of him, her faith in Po being the only thing preventing her from ripping the wraith to shreds. "Fighting with Scorpion is the sorcerer, Quan Chi." Shang Tsung continued, surprising Po and the rest of the Kombatants.

"Wait, what?" Po said. Quan Chi then stepped out of a green and black portal, chuckling confidently.

"What, two on one?" Johnny Cage said in disbelief.

"That's totally unfair!" Sonya stated.

"Cowards, where is your honor!" Tigress shouted angrily.

"Silence you fools!" Shang Tsung yelled in annoyance, silencing everyone. "There is no rule against a two on one match, is there Raiden?" He stated. Everyone then turned to the thunder god, and he shook his head.

"No, there isn't." Raiden replied.

"But Raiden, you have to do something, Po is…" Tigress pleaded but was interrupted by Raiden.

"I am sorry Tigress, but as the host of Mortal Kombat Shang Tsung decides the matches, there is nothing we can do but hope for the best." Raiden said. Tigress frowned, it was true that she believed in Po, but she couldn't help but worry for his safety. Liu Kang saw her expression and wished there was something he could do. Just then, he got an idea. Without a word, Liu Kang walked up to the battle area.

"What do you think you're doing Liu Kang?" Shang Tsung questioned bitterly.

"Shang Tsung, I request permission to join the fight as well." Liu Kang stated, surprising both Po and Shang Tsung.

"What, why would you…" Shang Tsung began.

"I only wish to even the odds, that won't be a problem now, will it?" Liu Kang questioned in a sarcastic tone.

"Grrr, is this an official challenge?" Shang Tsung asked angrily, for Liu Kang had interfered with his plan.

"Yes, Po and I challenge your Netherrealm warriors." Liu Kang stated.

"Do you accept the challenge Quan Chi?" Shang Tsung asked the necromancer, in the same angry tone.

"Hm, why not, it will give us a chance to kill two birds with one stone." Quan Chi replied, not losing his confident smirk.

"But, there are, like, two of you." Po said, taking the expression a bit too literally, but everyone seemed to just ignore his comment.

"Very well, the match will be Po and Liu Kang v.s. Scorpion and Quan Chi." Shang Tsung announced.

"Don't worry, I'll fight Scorpion, you just focus on Quan Chi." Liu Kang whispered to Po, remembering what Tigress said earlier.

"No, I'm fighting Scorpion." Po stated, surprising Liu Kang.

"You do realize he is intent on killing you, are you sure you want to risk it?" He asked, reminding Po of Scorpion's intentions. Po thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Yeah, I have unfinished business with him anyway." Po then turned his head and looked at Tigress who had a worried look on her face. Po gave a soft smile and nodded a way that said 'everything was going to be alright'. Tigress nodded back in response, her expression not changing.

'Be careful Po.' Tigress thought to herself. Po then took his place across from Scorpion, and Liu Kang stood across from Quan Chi.

"You have already lost." Scorpion stated as he raised his fist and then eased into his battle stance.

"We'll just see about that, get ready to feel the THUNDER!" Po exclaimed confidently as he took his battle stance as well.

"Your, resistance is futile, soon you and your friend will serve me in the Netherrealm." Quan Chi stated as he took his fighting stance.

"I do not fear you sorcerer." Liu Kang said defiantly as he too took his stance. The two sides stared each other down, waiting for Shang Tsung to begin the match.

"Begin!" Shang Tsung announced. The four Kombatants then rushed up to their respective opponents and began trading blows.

Eventually Po was able to land a punch on Scorpion's face, which made him stager and allow him to land a combo on him, ending it with a roundhouse kick which sent Scorpion to the ground. Po then tried to drop kick him but Scorpion quickly teleported away, the flames slightly damaging Po, and kicked him across the field when he reappeared. Po quickly got back on his feet but as he did Scorpion shot his spear at him and pulled Po towards him shouting "GET OVER HERE!" He then punched Po twice in the face and slashed him with one of his swords sending back across the field. Po regained his composure just in time to see Scorpion rushing towards him and quickly threw a fireball. The attack seemed to connect but what Po hit was actually just an after image, which then disappeared. Scorpion then reappeared behind him but before he could land a strike Po quickly turned around and hit him with a chi strike which sent him to the ground. Po then backed up so that he was a few feet away from him, but of course this was futile for Scorpion just used his spear to bring Po back to him. He then took the kunai out of his chest, shoved it up Po's neck, kicked him across the field and pulled him back down with the chain. Po moaned in pain as he got back up from the floor. He watched as Scorpion retracted his spear back into his armband.

'Ok, I think it's time I got rid of that thing.' Po thought to himself as he formulated a plan. Scorpion then rushed towards him but before he could get to Po, he telestepped to the other side of the field. Scorpion then tried to teleport behind Po but he telestepped back to his original position. Scorpion got annoyed with this and once again shot his spear at Po yelling "GET OVER HERE!" just as he suspected he would do. Po then telestepped at the last minute and reappeared kneeling in front of Scorpion and used a chi blast to break the chain, separating it from his armband. He then swiftly grabbed the chain, did a back flip and landed a few feet away from Scorpion.

"Ha Ha, not so tough without this now are we." Po teased as he spun around the spear weapon playfully. Scorpion growled in anger and unsheathed both of his swords. "Of course you still have those." Po said a little meekly. He then began whipping the spear at Scorpion, who would knock the strikes away with his swords. And when Scorpion began to slash at Po with them, he grabbed the kunai by the handle and began parrying his attacks, the two basically engaging a sword fight.

(Meanwhile)

Liu Kang and Quan Chi exchanged blows for about a minute or two until Liu Kang was able to break through Quan Chi's defenses and land a combo on him ending it with a fireball in his face which sent him to the ground. Liu Kang waited for him to stand back up but to his surprise Quan Chi fell through a portal he made in the ground. Before Liu Kang could react, Quan Chi fell from the sky, landed on Liu Kang, stomped on him and kicked him away. As soon as Liu Kang got back on his feet he hit Quan Chi with a flying kick, but Quan Chi recovered quickly and shot a green skull at Liu Kang who just countered with a fireball. Quan Chi knew that Liu Kang's hand to hand combat was superior to his own and thus couldn't get close to him without getting hit, so he thought of a different way to get him close. He then mumbled a strange incantation and his hands began to glow as he pointed them at his opponent. Suddenly, Liu Kang entered a sort of trance like stat and began walking towards Quan Chi with his guard down. Once he was close enough Quan Chi stopped his incantation and landed a combo on Liu Kang ending it with a strong kick that sent him to the ground. Liu Kang got back up just in time to see Quan Chi fire another green skull at him. Liu Kang avoided it jumping over it, but Quan Chi then used his portal to teleport into the air and kick Liu Kang back down. Luckily Quan Chi landed close enough for Liu Kang to sweep his feet and get back up with no problem. Quan Chi then tried to use the same teleport move he used earlier, but Liu Kang expected this. He then backed up far enough so that Quan Chi landed right in front of him rather than on him. This gave Liu Kang a chance to catch him with his guard down and land a bicycle kick on him, the last hit sending him to the ground. Quan Chi quickly got back up and once again hypnotized Liu Kang, allowing him to get close enough to land another combo, this time ending it by shooting a green skull at him at point blank range which sent him across the field and to the ground.

(Back with Po and Scorpion)

The two Kombatants where engaged in a heated sword battle, with Po displaying surprisingly good skill with the kunai. The two went at it for a while, neither of them allowing the other to get the upper hand.

"Just give up panda; you know you are no match for me." Scorpion said as he knocked away the spear weapon with his swords.

"No way Scorpion," Po replied as he deflected Scorpion's counter attack. "You see I know what you and Quan Chi are planning, I know he ordered you to kill me, and with the promise I made and fact that Earthrealm is at stake, I can't let that happen." He stated as he shot the kunai at Scorpion's left hand, causing him to lose one of his swords. He then rushed up to Po and began slashing madly at him, most of which Po was able to block or dodge. "Scorpion, don't you realize that if Liu Kang and I lose this tournament Earthrealm is doomed?" Po questioned as he and Scorpion's weapons clashed with each other and the two began to push on them.

"I have no interest in Earthrealm's fate, the Mortal Kombat tournament, or even you for that matter," Scorpion replied. "I have already accomplished my goal; I am only going to kill you merely because Quan Chi ordered me to."

"And what about Sub-Zero huh, did Quan Chi order you to kill him too? Is that why you went back on your deal, is that why you gave up your chance to save your family?"

"Don't you dare speak of MY FAMILY!" Scorpion yelled in outrage before he teleported in burst of flames, causing Po to stumble forward a bit. Scorpion then reappeared behind Po and executed his x-ray move, punching him in the groin and then to the head breaking his skull. Po fell over and Scorpion walked over and stepped on his chest, but he was surprised to see that the only thing it really did was knock the air out of him, for his big belly protected his ribs from major damage. "At least I was able to avenge their deaths, unlike you; who is just letting your people's murderer walk free, with no intent on making him pay for what he has done. It is you who should be ashamed." Scorpion stated as he stood over Po, who was struggling to get back up. This however, was just a ruse to get Scorpion to lower his guard, and once he was sure he had, Po swept Scorpion's feet, tripping him, and panda rolled over his body, getting back on his feet on the other side of Scorpion.

"Oh yeah, well I've got news for you Scorpion." Po said in a tone that was not as angry as everyone expected it to be. "I did kill the murderer of my family, but you know what, it wasn't for revenge. It was to protect my friends and my home. He was a mad man who wanted to conquer all of China and was willing to kill anybody to do it, and by accepting my past I was given the power I needed to defeat him and save countless innocent lives. There was nothing I could do to bring my parents back, but you actually had a chance to save your family and you just threw it away because Quan Chi told you to, now who should be ashamed?"

"Shut your mouth Panda!"

"Make me Scorpion," Po challenged. "Go ahead, take your best shot, just try and kill me, but if there's one thing that you remember about me Scorpion, let it be this… I tried to help." Scorpion was silent; he just glared defiantly at Po as he got back onto his feet. Suddenly, Po's serious face turned blank as his eyes tuned white and he began to walk towards Scorpion in a trance like state.

"There, that should keep him quiet." Scorpion heard Quan Chi say. He then looked over to his master and saw that it was he who hypnotized Po, his left hand pointing at the panda while his other was pointing at Liu Kang, who was also hypnotized. "Quickly Scorpion, finish him." Quan Chi ordered, for he couldn't keep the two Kombatants hypnotized for very long. Scorpion returned his gaze back to Po, who stopped walking a few feet in front of him, forcefully waiting to be attacked.

"Po, wake up!" Sonya yelled trying to get his attention.

"Come on man, snap out of it!" Johnny Cage added in the same worried tone Sonya used.

"Po, come to your senses, please!" Tigress pleaded, her eyes beginning to water. Po didn't respond to any of his comrades' statements, his mind now completely devoid of thought. Scorpion picked up the blade he dropped earlier and sheathed it, holding the other sword in his right hand. Scorpion walked up to Po and raised his sword, ready to kill him. "NOOOOOOO!" Tigress screamed in despair as tears began to fall from her eyes, Raiden and Kung Lao having to hold her back from jumping onto the battle area to help her beloved. Scorpion glanced at Tigress upon hearing this and saw how she was crying. This reminded him of how his own wife was crying in the illusion Quan Chi showed him, this made him hesitate.

"What are you waiting for, kill him!" Quan Chi urged, as he couldn't keep up the hypnosis much longer.

'You actually had a chance to save your family and you just threw it away because Quan Chi told you to… Quan Chi told you to… Quan Chi told you to." Po's words echoed and repeated in Scorpion's mind. As much as he hated to admit it, Po was right; it was Quan Chi who convinced him to kill Sub-Zero, but what could he have done, Quan Chi was his master and he had to obey him… right? Scorpion then tightened his grip on the sword and proceeded to bring it down towards Po, intending to slice him in half.

"T-Tigress…" Po mumbled ever so softly, causing Scorpion to stop in the middle of his action. "…I'm sorry." He said sadly as a single tear fell from his eye. Scorpion tried to continue the execution, but no matter how much he ordered his arm to move it wouldn't budge. Scorpion sighed.

"How pitiful." He said, just barely above a whisper. Then, to everyone's surprise, Scorpion moved his blade away from Po and sheathed it on his back. He then kicked Po away from him and to the ground, knocking him out of his hypnosis. "Get up panda, let us finish this fight." Scorpion stated as he walked up to Po and took his fighting stance. Po came back to his senses and rubbed his head as he looked up at Scorpion.

"You… you spared me, why?" Po asked in confusion.

"I said, get up." Scorpion repeated in annoyance.

"Scorpion, what are you doing, you had him!" Quan Chi questioned angrily. Scorpion and Po looked over at the necromancer when all of a sudden Quan Chi was sent a cross the field by a flying kick, executed by Liu Kang.

"Never look away from your opponent." Liu Kang stated a confident smirk on his face. Scorpion then turned his attention back to Po

"Come at me panda, if you believe that you can defeat me." Scorpion challenged, which caused Po to smile confidently.

"Alright, you asked for it." Po replied as he started to get back and telestepped behind Scorpion. He then landed a combo on him, but just as he was about to land the finishing punch Scorpion ducked under it and swept his feet. Scorpion took a step away from Po and summoned flames from under him while he was getting back up. Po burned for a second or two but when the flames burned out Po shot a fireball at Scorpion but he teleported out of the way. Scorpion then reappeared behind him and delivered a combo finishing it with a flaming uppercut. Luckily Po was able to regain his composure in the air and landed safely on his feet. Scorpion rushed up to him but Po just stood his ground and when he was close enough Po belly bumped him back across the field, telestepped to where he was going to land, and kicked him to the ground. Scorpion recovered quickly however, and the two once again began trading blows.

Liu Kang rushed up to Quan Chi, but before he could get to him the necromancer shot a green skull at him, causing him to stagger a bit. Quan Chi then took his chances with hand to hand combat and began throwing punches at Liu Kang, who just evaded them. Once Liu Kang found an opening he kicked Quan Chi in the gut causing him to stumble and hit him with a bicycle kick that sent him back to the ground. Once Quan Chi recovered he executed his x-ray move by hypnotizing Liu Kang and handing him one of his green skulls. He then forced Liu Kang to hit himself in the head with it causing damage to his skull. Finally the made Liu Kang snap his own neck. Once Liu Kang came back to his senses he was overwhelmed by the sudden pain and fell to the floor. Quan Chi then tried to use his teleport move on him, but Liu Kang avoided it with a back flip and landed right next to Po.

"How you holding up?" Liu Kang asked his comrade.

"I have to admit, I'm getting a little winded." Po replied.

"Yeah, if we drag this out any longer it's not going to end well for us." Liu Kang said, as he and Po stared down their opponents, both confident that they would win. "Po I have an idea, get behind me." Liu Kang said, deciding it was time to bust out his secret weapon.

"What, why?" Po asked, wondering what he was going to do.

"Just do it, trust me." Liu Kang urged. Po did as he was told and stepped behind Liu Kang.

"What's the matter panda, to afraid to fight me on your own?" Scorpion taunted, but Po just ignored him. Liu Kang then took a deep breath and began moving his hands in a circular motion. His fist where set ablaze as he was gathering an immense amount of chi. Once it reached it critical point Liu Kang released it all. He was then engulfed by a large amount of flames, but what was the most astonishing was that when the flames cleared, in place of Liu Kang was a large, metallic, dragon. Po and the Earthrealm warriors, minus Raiden and Kung Lao, all went wide eyed in astonishment, as they had never seen anything like it before, even their opponents where surprised. Dragon Liu Kang then snapped at Quan Chi and Scorpion, but they backed out of the way before he was able to bite them in half. Liu Kang then faced the two Kombatants and spat fire at them, causing them to burn in agony. Once they stopped burning, Liu Kang brought his tail around to try and swat them, but the two Netherrealmers jumped high into the air to avoid it. Po snapped out of his 'awesome' induced daze upon seeing this and took this opportunity to Telestep up to them.

"Feet of Fury!" Po exclaimed as he began kicking Scorpion and Quan Chi multiple times, alternating which one of them was hit, and slammed them down. As they fell Liu Kang brought his back around to hit them again. Scorpion was able to teleport away in time but Quan Chi wasn't so lucky, as he was swatted out of the field and crashed into the wall of the courtyard. Po saw Scorpion reappear behind Liu Kang so once he landed on the ground he began panda rolling over to him. Scorpion thought quickly and took one of his swords and stuck in the ground at an angle, this acted as a ramp and shot Po up into the air, where he came out of his ball form. Scorpion then jumped up to him and threw him back to the ground. As Scorpion landed on his feet and grabbed his sword from the ground, Liu Kang returned to his human form and landed a flying kick on him sending him flying into a wall. All of sudden Quan fell from the sky, landed on Liu Kang, stomped on him and kicked him away. As Liu Kang got Quan Chi shot a green skull at him while his guard was down, but luckily Po telestepped in front of Liu Kang and redirected the skull back to Quan Chi, the impact causing him to stager. Po then telestepped behind him and belly bumped him towards Liu Kang who was now fully prepared to execute his x-ray move. Liu Kang performed a cartwheel kick on Quan Chi and then uppercut him into the air, damaging his jaw and skull. As he came back down, Liu Kang kicked him in the face causing further damage to the same areas. Then, all of a sudden, Scorpion teleported into the air and grabbed Quan Chi before he could fall back down. The two Kombatants then landed outside of the field and Scorpion set Quan Chi down, for he couldn't fight anymore. Scorpion then looked back at his opponents, his gaze meeting up with Po's, and teleported away from Quan Chi. Po thought it was time to end it, so he closed his eyes and began to focus. With his inner peace Po predicted that Scorpion would reappear to his left, and of course, he was right. Once he reappeared Po executed his x-ray move by landing a nerve attack to Scorpion's torso, his skin clearing to reveal the nerve damage. Scorpion then fell to the floor and Po sat on top of him and used his legs to break his spin and neck. Po hopped off of Scorpion, who was struggling to get back up, so Po shot him with one last fireball. After that, Scorpion could no longer continue, he was defeated.

"Ha Ha, we did it, we won!" Po exclaimed excitedly.

"It seems we have." Liu Kang added.

"Ok I just have one thing to ask you Liu Kang." Po began. "Why the HECK didn't you tell me you could do that! And more importantly, why didn't you do it sooner, I mean I nearly went blind by the awesomeness of it!" Po rambled, his opinion of Liu Kang only getting better.

Well it's sort of a secret weapon of mine; I don't like to use it unless the situation demands it." Liu Kang answered, gaining a nod of understanding from Po.

"Po and Liu Kang," Shang Tsung stated, gaining their attention. "It has been years since an Earthrealm warrior has made it this far, let alone two. But only one of you can move on to face the champion." He then stood up. "Tomorrow at sundown, there will be an elimination round to decide which one of these warriors will face the final challenge!" He announced to crowd before exiting the courtyard. Scorpion got back up and looked over at Quan Chi, who was glaring at him with a look that said 'I will deal with you later'. He then opened a portal and left the courtyard through it.

"Hey Scorpion," Po said, causing Scorpion to look over at the panda. "Uh… I guess I should thank you, for like not killing me and all." He continued with a grateful smile on his face.

"You misunderstand panda." Scorpion stated. "I merely sparred your life because I felt you were not worth killing, also I thought it would be more satisfying to defeat you honorably rather than with Quan Chi's help, you owe me no thanks." He explained, and Po pretended he believed him.

"Ok, whatever you say." Po replied. "Oh, and I almost forgot… here." He continued as he pulled out the spear weapon and handed it back to Scorpion. At first he just stared at it, wondering why he was giving it back to him. If Scorpion was in his position he would've kept it as a trophy of his victory, but maybe that was just him. Eventually Scorpion just snatched it out of Po's hand and retracted it back into his armband.

"I admit panda, we have similar pasts, but we are by no means the same." Scorpion stated, as if that fact wasn't painfully obvious.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Po replied with a small laugh. "Take care Scorpion." And with that Scorpion teleported in a burst of flames and Po stepped out of the field to rejoin the other Earthrealm warriors.

"See Tigress, I told you, you didn't need to worry." Po said confidently as he walked up to the female tiger.

"Oh really, that's not what it looked like from down here." Tigress replied in a teasing tone, but then she rushed up to Po in put her arms around him. "Po, don't ever scare me like that again." She said, referring to when Scorpion almost killed him. Po was a bit flustered, as he knew the Earthrealmers were all staring at them, but Po just shook the embarrassment off and hugged Tigress back.

"Ahem, pardon my interruption, but we really should get back to barracks." Raiden said, causing Po and Tigress to reluctantly release each other.

"Yeah, we could all use a good rest, especially me since I'm going to have to face you in the round." Liu Kang said, indirectly praising Po's skills.

"That goes double for me." Po replied, returning the praise. The group then headed for the barracks, Po having his arm over Tigress's shoulder.

"Hey Po," Tigress said gaining his attention.

"Yeah." Po replied.

"Would you mind… sleeping in my room tonight." Tigress asked softly enough so that only Po could hear her. Po blushed a bit at the thought of sharing a room with her, but he just smiled lovingly at her and kissed her forehead.

"Sure, Tigress."

A/N: So yeah, took me so long to write this and this is what I come up with. I tell you the chapters never seem to be as good I see them in my head, oh well. Sorry if Scorpion was a little OOC in this chapter, but I didn't want to portray him as a total bad guy, because he's not. I'm not really feeling the dialog in this chap. tell me what you guys think. Now to get to today's big question, who's going to move on to the final round, Po or Liu Kang? Answer: I want you to decide. Should I keep to the canon storyline and have Liu Kang move on or stray from the canon and have Po move on. Now before all you people who are only reading this story for the KFP answer, let me tell you what that will entail. If Po wins Mortal Kombat then he will receive immortality and stilled aging (he won't age) until the next tournament which is held ruffly every 50 years, so for you TiPo fans, that would make their relationship difficult. I will wait until this Sunday morning for the votes and then I'll start writing the chapter. R&R please.