I'm happy that you weren't disappointed in the last chapter. :) I know it could have been better, but it's better than not updating at all, you know. :D I believe for this chapter and onward, there are going to be some hilarious moments. I hope you enjoy this chapter! ^_^

MikuHatsuneLove: Thanks for understanding. :) And another thanks for the events I went to. XD

TriviumForever: Aww thank you so much! Good luck on your exams!

Garrison: I don't think Kung Lao could speak after what Shao Kahn did. :/

xMK Warriorx: I'm a hardcore Liutana fan, so of course there will be a lot of references there. :D

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Kung Lao: Second Rate Shaolin

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Lao and Liu are walking in the Tower, arguing over who's the best singer and good looking, and to make it worse, it lasted so long that it's already night time. Luckily, no one was there to hear their bickering.

"I hope your girlfriend is worth Lord Raiden's anger, Liu Kang," Lao said to his friend. "Plus, I'm the better singer!"

"Notice that I am ignoring you," the champion replied. The Shaolin warriors look around the room they're in, but no one is still there, which is getting weird for them.

"Hmm... They must have relocated Kitana. I mean, it's not like we're in a simple video game or something," Lao stated. Sheeva kicked the door open to the Tower on one side with a frustrated scream. Apparently she's still upset that she didn't get some with Goro. On the other side, a unique ninja with a wraith essence surrounding him was at the other side.

"We have indeed. We knew someone would come for her," the mysterious ninja, known as Noob Saibot said.

The two Shaolin warriors nodded at each other. While Liu begins fighting with Sheeva, Kung Lao faces the unknown ninja.

"May you join her in death! But first, just pray that your name won't be someone's last names backwards." As the two began to fight, Lao's opponent teleported and attacked Lao while grabbing him. Afterwards, Noob sent out a clone and it punched Lao, but he quickly got back on his feet and used his hat to attack the enemy. Whenever Noob would teleport, so would Lao, and the former didn't get the idea and just kept spamming, but Lao won regardless. The Shaolin stopped Noob from finishing him, and said to the wraith,

"Be thankful I choose not to spill your tainted blood." As Noob tried to remain conscious, but failing, Lao noticed that his opponent reminded him of someone. "Who are you? There is something familiar..."

Behind him, Lao noticed Liu was still fighting Sheeva, who was still complaining about Goro. Much to his annoyance, he still fights the Shokan.

"Do you need help? Four arms against two is hardly a fair fight. I mean, seriously, she's been working on her four arms!" Lao said, emphasizing his joke with a cheesy voice.

"Liu Kang?!" Goro's voice roared. Sheeva heard Goro's voice and became angry, stopping the fight between her and Liu. The latter was confused, but he shrugged, since he needed to catch his breath.

"So this is why you're not interested in me!" Sheeva sobbed in bitter jealousy. "You want him?!"

"Ew, no!" Goro responded to the female Shokan. "I want revenge! And I'm still hungry!"

"You have had your match against Liu Kang," Lao responded to the Shokan prince. "Now you will face me! And hopefully not eat me!" They began their fight, and it was kind of unfair because Goro is overpowered in the game, but Lao has his hat, so he should be fine.

The Shaolin warrior teleported behind the former champion and surprisingly got his shoulders and made him land on his back. Due to his stomach rumbling, Goro kept half of his arms on his abdomen while using his other two arms to attack. Unfortunately, that didn't help him at all, since Lao used his X-ray on the prince and defeated him quicker than he expected.

"Now, if you have any honor left... you will tell us where Kitana is!"

"Please!" Liu intervened. "Your girlfriend here won't stop complaining about you!" Goro sighed, and glared at Sheeva, then said to the two humans,

"She has been taken to the Coliseum, where she has no doubt been executed."

"You lie!" the champion shouted, kicking Goro's face to knock him out. "We're going to be canon and be a power couple!"

"She may let live," Lao assured his friend. "Let us go." As the two left, Sheeva looked at the unconscious Goro and smiled so huge it could turn her into the Cheshire Cat.

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At the Coliseum, Ermac is actually beating the crap out of Johnny. When Ermac hasn't done anything else, the Lin Kuei ninja said to the actor,

"He's open! Kick him where the sun doesn't shine!" Taking his advice, Johnny lifted his leg and aimed to Ermac's groin, but the latter was too smart for him, and strike him with his elbow to Johnny's knee, breaking it. The actor groaned in pain, and the creation of Shao Kahn palmed the former in the face, winning the match.

"Ermac wins!" Shang Tsung announced. The audience roared for Ermac, while Liu and Lao made it to the Coliseum. They noticed Kitana chained up next to Shao Kahn's throne, who looks so depressed and scared.

"There's Kitana," Lao said, making Liu happy.

"I'm coming my love!" Raiden noticed that his pupils are finally here and caught up to them

"Not now! Smoke and Johnny Cage have been defeated, which I honestly expected, and I no longer sense Jackson Briggs' or Sonya Blade's presence in Outworld. Despite my doubts as to whether you are Earthrealm's savior, you must fight!" The Thunder God appointed to Liu. He looked back at him and replied,

"But I am not 'He Who Must Win'."

Liu walked up to where Kitana is standing, and for no real reason, the Tarkatans and Shao Kahn let him pass. Surely that raised no concerns whatsoever. Since the Kahn was too damn lazy to get up, he said,

"Raiden! Put forth a worthy champion... if you can, chicken." After he said that, he began to mock the Thunder God with chicken noises. Lao began to step forward, but hesitated. He looked at Raiden, hoping that he will accept.

"Perhaps you are meant to be the victor. If you're lucky, you might not have to fight." Lao gave Raiden the biggest grin he could pull off, and said,

"I can finally show you I'm worthy for Shaolin Idol! Or dancing, depending on what he picks."

"You will face Shang Tsung," Shao Kahn said, checking his strangely manicured nails. Shang Tsung smiled while clenching his fist. "And Quan Chi… in a dance battle." The albino sorcerer laughed, while Shang Tsung groaned and crossed his arms, pouting. He wanted to be on Shao Kahn's dance crew, but since he was the last one to be picked, he was forced to be Quan Chi's partner.

"No Earthrealm boy can stop this Deadly Alliance," Quan Chi said.

"I only agree with the crew name," Shang Tsung mumbled.

"My song choice is 'Scatman'!" The emperor announced. The three began to stretch before the song began, while Lao looked slightly nervous.

"Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub, yo da dub dub, ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub, yo da dub dub!"

When those "lyrics" came up, everyone, except for Shao Kahn, were disturbed by the babbling, but when the beat dropped, the Shaolin warrior and sorcerers began dancing. Funnily enough, Shao Kahn was nodding his head to the beat, which got a good laugh from his enemies. Lao did a free spin, while Quan Chi was doing the Salsa, and Shang Tsung did the Sprinkler.

Lao's supporters were cheering for him, while some were laughing at the ridiculousness that is the two sorcerers dancing in the goofiest way to a catchy song. Surely they've never danced before. The emperor noticed that the audience were favoring Lao, and it enraged him, but he kept still since he was too slothful to get up.

Apparently, Lao is the Scatman. The Deadly Alliance passed out, while the Shaolin smiled and said,

"It is done!"

"No, Kung Lao," Shang Tsung rasped, picking himself up, while Quan Chi does the same. "Not nearly so, but our dance crew is!" He glared at the albino when he said that, but the latter ignored him, walking back to the emperor's throne. Out of nowhere, a gate to one side of the Coliseum opened to reveal a huge Shokan, one that looks like a tiger, because diversity rules. The crowd whistled and screamed like fan girls when the creature appeared.

"Kung Lao, you and Kintaro will be singing," Shao Kahn announced. Lao tried to contain his joy, but he jumped and cheered.

"I will eat your heart at singing!" The tiger themed Shokan said to the Shaolin.

"I bet you haven't even got a coach to train you, Tony the Tiger!" Lao fired back in a cocky tone. The crowd wooed to the burn, while Johnny jeered at Kintaro, later wincing at his injuries. Shao Kahn rolled his eyes and said to the two competitors,

"You will be singing 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence. Kung Lao will be Amy Lee, and Kintaro will be that guy who left the band afterwards." Quan Chi got two microphones for the two, while Shang Tsung got the monitor to show lyrics.

The music started to play, and even though he's singing the woman's part, Lao knows the song too well to not know the pitch. Kintaro was confused, since his part hasn't shown up yet, but he is prepared to defeat the Shaolin warrior. Finally, his part came up and he actually got it down okay, but so far, Lao is winning the crowd. When it got to the rapping part, the Shokan couldn't say in time.

"Wait, the rapping is too fast!" Kintaro said, mumbling his words afterwards while Lao sings the female part. He strained a bit too much when the last lyric came, but regardless, the crowd was roaring, then somehow booing. Are they bipolar or something?

Laughing in victory, Lao paraded to the booing crowd, bowing in mockery and waving his hat at them. He turned to Raiden and said,

"You see, Raiden? My singing saved Earthrealm! We are fre—" Due to his greed, Shao Kahn covered Lao's mouth and twisted his neck like a twig. The audience roared in happiness.

"Kung Lao!" Raiden spoke up in shock.

Liu Kang, who's knocked out the Tarkatan guards and is in the process of freeing Kitana, watched the whole thing happen.

"NO!"

"Mmm, watcha say? Mm, that you only meant well—"

"I said no cellphones in the Coliseum!" Shao Kahn yelled. Everyone was silent, until it was Quan Chi's phone, making the noise. He excused himself while Raiden said, pissed off to no end,

"I will strip the flesh from your bones!"

Roaring in fury, Liu Kang tackled Shao Kahn from behind. Raiden was about to attack him, but stopped seeing how Liu was just as mad as he is. Shao Kahn quickly kicked Liu off him and they both picked themselves up. Shao Kahn laughed, mocking the current champion,

"Witless boy. Do you know who I am?"

"The murderer of my friend!" Liu replied, glaring so hard at the emperor, he could have a huge headache any time soon.

"I am Shao Kahn! Konquerer of Worlds! One who will be the greatest singer—!"

"You will taste your own blood!" Liu interrupted, using his Bicycle Kick and attacking Shao Kahn. The emperor summoned his hammer and hit the Shaolin with it, chunking a lot of damage from Liu. He started to taunt Liu, and the latter used his kicks again, making sure he was kicking his enemy's face as hard as he could.

Fortunately for the Shaolin warrior, taunting was the only thing the emperor could do most of the fight, and when Liu used his X-ray, that was the end of Shao Kahn.

"On your feet!" Liu commanded the emperor. As Shao Kahn struggled to get up, barely conscious, Liu raised his fist, fire surrounding it with such intensity.

"For Kung Lao, the Shaolin and Earthrealm!" In slow motion, for dramatic effect clearly, Liu punched Shao Kahn straight in the chest, his fist bursting through the other side of Kahn's body. He withdrew his fist and Kahn falls to his knees, coughing up blood. With a final gurgle, he fell to the ground, not moving a single inch. The arena is completely silent.

"I cannot believe... Earthrealm has won," Shang Tsung said in a soft voice.

As with Liu Kang's victory before, a light from the heavens shines down on him, blinding everyone for the second time, the Elder Gods noted his victory in the new tournament.

"The Elder Gods have spoken. Earthrealm is free of Shao Kahn forever," Raiden announced.

Shang Tsung motioned his head to the two Tarkatan guards. They understood and picked up Kahn's body and walk off. All of the fallen emperor's minions follow, save Kitana. The Edenian princess walked to Liu's side. They look briefly at each other, somewhat lovingly and sentimentally. They crouched down to Lao's body. Raiden continued,

"But the price of victory was almost too steep to pay. Kung Lao's death is my fault. I encouraged him, even if his dancing and singing was somewhat better. Our triumph was not meant to be achieved in this way. I see now. "He must win" refers to you," Raiden added, mentioning Liu. "But to prevent Armageddon, you needed to defeat Shao Kahn, not Shang Tsung.

Raiden grabbed his amulet off his chest and looked at it once more. More cracks adorn it, surprising the Thunder God. "It cannot be! Shao Kahn is dead! Yet the future remains unchanged! This 'gift' is probably a joke!"

Liu looked up at Raiden with confused anger. He's been too obsessed with his medallion, it's driving Liu mad. However, he's with his lover, even though they haven't confessed yet, and he saved Earthrealm.

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Back in Shao Kahn's throne room, all of his allies were planning what to do next, now that Shao Kahn is dead. Sektor and Cyrax were fixing their music playlists installed in them, while Goro and Sheeva were making out fiercely, so that must be a good sign for them. Mileena and Baraka were disgusted by the two Shokans getting intimate. Shang Tsung, Ermac, and Motaro were just there waiting for someone to talk.

"Shao Kahn is finished," the Shokan prince said after his make out session with Sheeva.

"Mileena is his heir. She should rule," Baraka stated. The hybrid woman nodded in agreement.

"Mileena? She exists only because of my sorcery. She would be a terrible ruler and dancer!" Shang Tsung retorted. Mileena glared at the soul stealing sorcerer.

"And you breathe because I restrain mine," a familiar voice said behind him. The group turned around, and it turns out, Shao Kahn is indeed alive! While he's not walking so great and his hand lies on his chest wound, he's still alive. Quan Chi walks beside him, feeling proud.

"Emperor!" Shang Tsung said in awe.

"You live!" Motaro said. Surely it was a waste of time for him, because that's the only line he will say in the scene. Everyone except Shang Tsung bows before him.

"I am not so easily killed," the emperor said. "Quan Chi accelerated my recovery." Shang Tsung spoke up,

"Emperor, I—"

"Not. One. Word. Because of you, Outworld can no longer merge with Earthrealm! I can't invade Dancerealm now because I'm doing the best for last!" Shang Tsung rolled his eyes, but Shao Kahn didn't do anything about it.

"There may yet be an alternative, Emperor," the albino sorcerer suggested. "Invasion."

"Uh—Invasion?!" Shang Tsung voiced, flabbergasted. Shao Kahn holds his hand up. Shang Tsung immediately shut his mouth up.

"Do you mock me?" the emperor said to Quan Chi. "Sindel's Ward prevents me from setting foot in Earthrealm."

"Have you considered why your wife and empress chose to betray you in this particular fashion?"

"Of course. But even after millennia, her motives are a mystery. I don't know if she had a dance move she kept in secret!"

"She realized that the safeguards afforded by the Elder Gods through Mortal Kombat are but fiction," the albino specified. "She sacrificed herself to give Earthrealm protection the Elder Gods could not. So Earthrealm could not suffer as had Edenia."

"Indeed. I just wanted Edenia and Outworld to have a dance contest, but they chickened out like babies!"

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Quan Chi and Noob stand in a desert, watching a green swirling of magic. The sorcerer thought of what he explained to the emperor,

"I have mastered the spells necessary for her resurrection. Her ward will be nullified and will show Shao Kahn the dance he's been wanting to learn from her. And with it the barrier that prevents your entry into Earthrealm." From the magical swirl, a skeletal hand raised itself from the ground. "I will return her to you, of course." Another skeletal hand joins, and Quan Chi continued, "You will find her much more... cooperative."

"This is a very magnanimous offer. I will reward you with my dance moves in return," Shao Kahn said.

"I wish only to serve, Emperor." The rest of the skeleton pulls itself from the sand.

"I am weary of sorcerers, Quan Chi. Prove your worth. Bring her to me."

Quan Chi rolled the skeleton over with his magic and began to reproduce its former muscle mass, blood, organs and skin. The skeleton screams out loud as the process completes itself. Noob prepared himself in a combat stance as Quan Chi approached the form. Finally, the newly resurrected woman, Queen Sindel, sits upright. The albino sorcerer crouched down and called her name,

"Sindel".

"Quan Chi?" The Edenian queen noticed she was naked and threw sand at Quan Chi's eyes. The scream she made almost deafened the sorcerer and Noob as the former groaned from the sand in his eyes.

"This is not what you think it is! Shao Kahn looks forward to your return," Quan Chi answered in honesty. Sindel blinked and smiled at the mention of her husband's name.

"The emperor! Yesss," Sindel said, sounding like a snake. Must have been a symptom for resurrecting her. Quan Chi motioned to Noob, who let his guard down. "What of Kitana?"

"Kitana now allies herself with Earthrealm," the sorcerer answered.

"Then she is no longer my daughter. Take me to Shao Kahn," the empress commanded. "I must show him the secret dance that I've been meaning to show him."

"Yes, Empress," Quan Chi said, standing up in the process. He looked at Noob and said to him," The invasion of Earthrealm can now begin."

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I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter as I enjoy adding in some funny and unexpected parts! Rest in peace Kung Lao, you were an amazing singer and dancer. Stryker is up next and... well I like his voice. :P I hope you guys have a Happy Easter! ^_^