So team Kahn were all just lying around doing nothing and being bored and somehow it turned into them talking about their family, parents in particular. Don't ask me why or how. XDD This is my headcannon on how their parents were like, a little on their pasts too. This happens after Adventures of Team Kahn pt2. Hope you enjoy! ^_^


"These tales could go on and on." Ermac said fondly with a smile. "They were all good to us..."

"My parents...That was so long ago...I can't remember all that well but..." Reptile frowned and looked away. "Shang Tsung was...a very good friend...the closest I had*. He was a good man."

"This one...remembers only her mother." D'Vorah smiled in an almost fond manner and looked down. "She was good to us...and would overfeed us sometimes...many times..."

"This one thinks mother ate father before we were born. Or that she fed him to us when this one was young." D'Vorah said and looked up in thought, not realizing the way all of her comrades cringed when she said that. And...

Let there be awkward silence.

"My parents were harsh, as all Osh-Tekk are." Kotal finally broke the silence and smiled fondly. "They would beat me brutally every day for my training but even through all that...they would still show kindness. Mine in particular were very strict on me but...there were times, often, that they would show such kindness I would forget how brutal they were during my training."

The Osh-Tekk shook his head sadly. "I miss them dearly."

"What about you?" D'Vorah turned to Ferra and Torr. Ferra shrugged and Torr just grunted. "We no remember. Torr closest to parent Ferra have. He and Big Bossy."

And everyone just turned their heads towards Kotal when they heard that. He all looked at them with a raised eyebrow and shrugged nonchalantly. Ferra turned towards Erron.

"What bout you Bang Bang?" She asked and tilted her head slightly when she saw Erron cringe the very moment the question was turned towards him. He simply didn't answer and they didn't get the hint.

"What were your parents like, Erron?" D'Vorah said, her head tilting to the side without her even knowing it. The gunslinger sighed, realizing he had no choice but to speak on the matter. He knew they wouldn't leave him alone if he didn't.

'You guys really don't take no for an answer do you?' He simply thought and shook his head, opening his mouth to speak.

"My parents were...never really fond of me. They'd blame me for..." His voice trailed off when he said that and became more serious with every passing second, until the air around him grew thick with an uncomfortable tension. "They'd yell, throw things at me, beat me...choke me til I passed out..."

Erron looked away in thought. "And I never knew just...just what I did wrong."

"Then one day...things got out of hand and I...I didn't have a choice." Erron moved his head ever so slightly towards his comrades. "They were my first two shots...my first two kills."

Kotal frowned and walked up to Erron, putting his hand on the smaller male's shoulder. "I'm sorry it had to be that way."

"Yeah I...thanks Kotal." Erron said and looked away. The Osh-Tekk frowned and then gave a sharp sigh.

"Right..." He said and walked to his throne, taking a small red packet from underneath. Erron's eyes grew wide when he saw what Kotal had in his hand. It was such a long time...since he played a game of poker.

"I heard you like this game." The Osh-Tekk said and handed Erron the deck to shuffle. The gunslinger did so with a huge grin on his face...well, of course it was covered. Kotal sighed inwardly in relief the moment he saw his subordinate forget his sadness.

"It has been so long..." He said with an almost nostalgic tone. They all got seated in a circle on the floor.

"Care to instruct us?" The Osh-Tekk asked and Erron only smiled. "Of course but let me say just one thing..."

"To go up against me? You're either brave, or foolish." He said arrogantly. Kotal nodded. "Noted. Let's be part of the same team."

"Sure." Erron stated casually, shuffling the cards with a grin under his mask.

"Hey! That no fair Big Bossy!" Ferra yelled and Kotal held his hand up. The young girl grunted and sat back down on her bigger, bulkier friend.

"We vow for a practice round." Ermac stated.

"Of course, of course. Not that it'll do you any good though." Erron arrogantly stated. Kotal smiled. "Such confidence...I'm now positive we'll win."

"Arrogant even before the game starts, as all Osh-Tekks are." D'Vorah hissed at him. Reptile shook his head. The Zaterran looked at Erron suspiciously. "What game are we playing exactly?"

"Poker." Erron replied in his casual tone. Reptile raised what would be an eyebrow.

"How can there be teams in a poker game?" He asked and Erron looked at him with narrow eyes. "How would you know?"

"I used to play this with Shang Tsung and Quan Chi the times he would visit." Reptile replied hesitantly.

"Hey! Bang Bang change rules! Bang Bang and Big Bossy cheat!" Ferra yelled and Torr grunted in irritation. Ermac slammed his fists on the floor.

"This is unfair, we are at a disadvantage!" He yelled.

"Ha! It is as I said!" D'Vorah said and stuck her tongue out at Kotal.

"Silence!" The Osh-Tekk commanded and everyone stopped talking. And then there was another awkward silence. Reptile frowned and tried to speak. "But how ca-"

"I said silence!"


He may be a tad bit...odd at times but Kotal still knows how to take care of his team, albiet in a rather direct and awkward way.

*This stems from a joke me and my bro would use to make when we'd still play mk9. The joke was that Reptile was the pet of the group, so yeah.