Title: Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Rating: PG-13
Characters: UMK3 Characters/OC
Summary: Five friends are sucked into their favorite break time activity: an Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 arcade game. Now they must fight for real to get out.
Disclaimer: Story idea is mine. "Mortal Kombat" concept belongs to Ed Boon, John Tobias and Midway. UMK3 belongs to Midway. The five main OC characters are based on real people but their MK counterparts are my creations.
A/N: This story was written back in 1996-1997(ish). Also, I had a theory about the 2 Sub-zeros. My theory at the time was the Sub-zero from MK1 had returned in MK3 & UMK3. Instead of being killed by Scorpion, he had actually been hurt so bad that he needed a lengthy time to heal. That would explain why his brother appeared in MK2. From this point on, the story is heavily influenced by Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm & the first Mortal Kombat movie. I hope that helps. Now onto the story!
Chapter 10, Pt 2: Game Over
"The circle is complete." Phoenix says as he and the others look through the criss-crossing bars of the double doors that lead to the Throne Room.
"Now all we gotta do is find Shao Kahn, beat him and we can go home." Ice adds.
She looks over to Sub-zero. He has been quiet since the Fire incident. He acts as if she wasn't truthful about setting Scorpion up. She looks away from him with a frown on her face.
"Yeah, let's get this over with." She says to the others, but more to herself.
Sub-zero and Kiroshi push open the doors then with Ice and Phoenix proceeds into the Throne room. Instead of finding their friends and allies, they find the room empty.
"This doesn't feel right." Ice says as she studies the surroundings.
"I'm with ya." Phoenix says as he forms a fireball.
"Forget this." Ice hisses in agitation. "Let's get outta here."
Just as she turns around, she is surprised by a group of soldiers.
"It seems that you have made it to the finals, Ice and Phoenix."
Ice and Phoenix turn toward the throne to see Shao Kahn, Sindel and Ermac glaring down at them.
"You lil' rinky dink plan didn't work, Skull Head!" Phoenix shouts angrily at him. "We're all still here."
"But on the contrary, Phoenix, you're not all here." says Shao Kahn. He sits down on his throne while still keeping his eyes on the group below. "I destroyed your little ambush. Your friends are dead. It seems that your quest was in vain."
"NO!" Phoenix roars as he hurls a fireball. "It ain't true!"
"You're lyin'!" Ice shouts. "Because if you had killed our friends, you'd already have the keys to our world!"
"What are you talking about?" Phoenix whispers over to Ice.
Ice glances at Phoenix then back at Kahn. "Jade told me why you brought us here. You want to conquer the Real World just like you conquered Outworld and what you're trying to do here. But the only way you can do that is that you have to have one of our souls."
She smirks as she sees the way Ermac looks at his emperor with uncertainty. Ice's moves her gaze over to Sindel. She's has to get her to turn on Kahn. A light bulb goes off in her head when she gets an idea.
"I know why Shang Tsung wanted me back so bad after the spell didn't work!" she exclaims. Ice steps away from her friends and slowly makes her way up the ramp.
"I remember what happened after Shang Tsung put us under that sleeping spell. I was drowsy but I do remember some stuff. Shao Kahn told him that I was the chosen one for his plan because he was impressed with my 'fire'." Ice stops midway up the ramp. "That's how I got moved to Shang Tsung's chamber. Kahn told him that he had grown bored with Sindel, so he wanted to use the same spell he used on her on me. Shang told him that it might not work on me because, unlike Sindel, I was alive. Oh Kahn didn't like that. So he threatened him and Shang had no choice."
Sindel turns flaming angry eyes at the Outworld emperor. He could feel her gaze but he does not care.
"The spell didn't work, just like Shang said. All it took was Nightwolf's Shadow Rush to knock me out of it. Move on to Plan B-get me back, replace me with a disguised Shang so he can get rid of my friends and continue where they left off."
"ENOUGH!!" Shao Kahn's voice booms through the room. His anger is at a boiling point. His eyes are now two points of fury and are directed at Ice.
"Well done, ice." He says in a forced calmness. "Not only are you beautiful, but intelligent."
Without warning, Shao Kahn spins around then grabs Sindel by the throat!
"She's right. I have grown tired of you." A sinister smirk appears as he fixes his eyes on the pain etched on his Queen's face. He grows tired a few seconds later so he tosses her down off the throne platform. Shao Kahn returns his attention to the young girl on the ramp.
"Guards, destroy the others. I have my prize."
"Not so face, Kahn! This ain't over yet!"
Shao Kahn tears his eyes away from Ice to see Kiroyo standing among the guards. Ice breathes a sigh of utter relief as she turns to see her friend.
"Skull Head, we challenge YOU to Mortal Kombat!"
This cues the others to remove their disguises.
"It took you long enough. " Phoenix says to Kiroyo.
'Why you annoying little PESTS!" the Outworld dictator roars as he sends an Energy Blast toward Kiroyo. With quick reflexes and thinking, SteelDragon sidesteps his afro wearing friend, absorbs the blast into his armor, and sends it back to Kahn as an even bigger blast. The blast is so strong that it knocks him over the throne then through the back wall.
"Attack!!" Ermac yells as he dives off the platform and onto Phoenix. Soldiers pour into the room.
Ice is torn with what to do. Does she join the fight or go after Kahn? She quickly decides to help her friends. Just as she is about to run down the ramp, she is grabbed so roughly by her ponytail that she screams out in pain.
"You and I have some unfinished business." Shao Kahn growls as he drags her up the ramp.
Bladestryke spots his friend being dragged away.
"Come on, y'all!" he relays to Kiroyo, SteelDragon, and Phoenix. "Kahn's got Ice!" He then proceeds to follow Kahn with his boys right behind him.
Sub-zero hears Bladestryke's message. If what Ice said is true, then Kahn must be stopped at all cost. Suddenly he is struck in the back of the head. He slightly stumbles before turning around to see where the blow came from.
"We meet again.' Ermac says with a hint of venom in his tone.
The flames of fury turn into an inferno inside Sub-zero. He lets out an enraged roar as he tackles the red ninja to the ground. He fiercely punches in the face and head. In defense, Ermac lifts his legs swings them under Sub-zero's arms then pulls him off. After they both get to their feet, Ermac goes after Sub-zero's head with a roundhouse kick, it's countered when Sub-zero grabs his leg and tosses him to the ground. He waste no time in grinding his foot squarely into Ermac's back.
"I told you that the next time we met, I would kill you." He growls as he prepares an Ice Blast.
Ermac quickly rises up, knocking Sub-zero off balance. Before Sub-zero can get up, the red clad ninja assaults him with kicks and stomps. He protects himself by blocking with his arms.
Abruptly, Ermac's attacks stop. Sub-zero jumps to his feet. What he sees is Ermac on ice and Kiroshi looking at him. The brothers stand in silence for a moment before giving each a nod of approval then rejoin the fight.
Ice struggles against Shao Kahn's steel grip.
"Let me go, you freak!" she shouts at him.
"SHUT UP!!" he spits at her.
He pushes open a part of the wall that turns out to be a passageway.
"I promise you, f you don't let me go, I'll scream!"
Shao Kahn jerks Ice around to face him.
"Go ahead and scream." He tells her. "By the time anyone hears you, it'll be too late."
Ice gulps hard as fear creeps in. The passageway ends at the Soul Chamber.
"Oh big friggin' SIGH!" Ice says sarcastically. She evens adds an eye roll. "I was here before, Stupid! Show me something different."
In reality, she's scared as hell, but she's not going to let Shao Kahn see it. He ignores her as he chains her to the table. Once she's secure he walks to a dark corner. With his back turned, her bravado disappears and tears start to flow; her resistance against the chains lessens.
"I want to go home." She cries.
"Don't cry, my frigid princess." Shao Kahn says as he reappears. "You will go home. I promise you that."
Ice's eyes grow wide in terror when she sees that he has his gigantic stone hammer. He raises it over her chest, ready to strike.
A fireball knocks the offensive weapon out of his hand.
"You're goin' down, Kahn!" Phoenix hollers.
Ice breathes a sigh of relief when her friends come to her rescue.
"You can't stop me!" Kahn screams as he sends three Energy Blasts at the group "I am Shao Kahn!"
"Yeah, yeah. Tell it to someone that cares." Kiroyo responds as he flings his weapon at him.
While he, Phoenix and Bladestryke keep Shao Kahn busy, SteelDragon quickly frees Ice.
"Where's everybody at?" Ice asks as she hops off the table.
"They stayed behind to take care of the guards." SteelDragon answers as they run for safety.
"Is that the best you can do?" Shao Kahn says as he applies more pressure to the bear hug he has on Kiroyo.
"Go to hell!" Kiroyo hisses just before using a double ax handle to Kahn's cranium to free himself. The effect of the ax handle is short lived. Shao Kahn uses his bare arm to deflect a Phoenix Blast. He then counterattacks a flying kick by Bladestyke by grabbing him in mid air, then slamming him into the ground.
"You can not destroy me!" he growls. "I'm the ruler of Outworld and soon the Real World!"
"Dammit!" SteelDragon thinks. "What does it take to put this clown down?"
Out of nowhere, energy balls fly past him then strikes Shao Kahn square in the chest. When he regains his composure, he sees no one in the room except Kitana and Sindel.
"You dare strike me after all I have done for you?"
"You destroyed my world!" Sindel yells at him. She gives him the same hate-bathed as back in the throne room. "You killed my true husband and took away my daughter. Yes Emperor Kahn, you've done so much for me."
Sindel executes her Paralysis Shriek on him! He tries to buffer his ears but failed. He becomes lightheaded and disoriented, Kitana takes the opportunity to run up to him and slash him twice with her fans. Shao Kahn lets out a cry of pain. His vision blurs even more because of the pain and he falls to one knee.
"You crazy simple bitch…" he growls as he wobbles in his attempt to stand.
A kick to the face by Liu Kang knocks him down to one knee again. Kahn throws a wild punch, but hits nothing but air. He growls in frustration as he attempts to stand again. Two Phoenix Blasts and a sweeping slash from Kiroyo's blade put him down on both knees.
"You can't destroy me." Shao Kahn wheezes out.
Another energy blast sends him crashing into a wall. Kahn takes a moment to get to his feet. When he does, he's now face to face with the Real World Kombatants, Sindel, Kitana and Liu Kang. Ice has an Ice Arrow pointed right at him.
"This is where you fall down." She says just before releasing the arrow.
Weakened by his previous attacks, the Outworld emperor can not stop the arrow from piercing his chest. Without any scrams of pain or rage, he falls to the ground dead.
The group stares at his body for any sounds of movement. Phoenix further tests by shooting a fireball next to his body. It doesn't even flinch.
"ALRIGHT! SHAO KAHN'S DEAD! WE BEAT 'IM!" Bladestryke excitedly exclaims, startling the others.
"What the…dammit Tonio!" SteelDragon says as he pushes his co-worker. "Whatcha trying to do? Kill us too?"
"This ain't right." Phoenix says. His eyes are still focused on Shao Kahn's body. "I can feel it."
Liu Kang agrees. "This seen way too easy."
Shao Kahn, out of the blue, sits up! His eyes are now a flaming red as he jumps up to his feet.
"You'll have to do better than that, you pathetic mortals!" he says sardonically as he easily pulls out the ice arrow then tosses it furiously to the side.
"Okay."
Phoenix remembers that he has Kung Lao's hat. He flings it Frisbee style at him. "This is for you…" he whispers as it slices through Shao Kahn's neck.
The head and body of the emperor fall to the ground. Seconds later, an earthquake takes over the temple. The Kombatants waste no time in evacuating. With Shao Kahn and his minions destroyed, the damage they created start to reverse. The Earth is returning back to the way it was. In place of Kahn's temple is a lush green park. The groups take refuge in a group of trees.
"We did it!" Jax cries as he and the others celebrate their victory.
Phoenix wants to celebrate too, but the hat in the hands doesn't let him. Ice notices her friend's saddened expression. She walks over and gives him a hug to let him know that she's there for him.
"Liu, Kung Lao would've wanted you to have this." Phoenix says as he hands the hat to him.
"Thank you." Liu Kang responds as he takes the hat. Although he shows everyone a calm face, in fact, he is deeply hurt with the loss of a friend. He knows that Kung Lao is with their great ancestor for whom he is named after.
"He is at peace". Kitana reassures him.
"Ice you have a good memory to remember every detail of the conversation between Tsung and Kahn." Nightwolf says to Ice.
"Well actually," Ice says with a sheepish grin. "I was knocked out the whole time. I didn't really 'wake up' until you pushed me into that column."
"Wait…what?" Sonya says in a surprised voice. "But all the things you said."
"I made it up. I remembered all that stuff that Jade told me and what I already knew about the game and made up that story on the spot."
"So you BS'ed our way out." SteelDragon states.
"I told y'all that that would be Shao Kahn's down fall. He wanted so much power that he didn't put in the fact that we already know the game from beginning to end."
A loud crack of lightning startles the group from its revelry.
"Well if it ain't Rayden-come-so-freakin'-lately." Bladestryke says to SteelDragon as the Thunder god makes his way toward the group.
"You have done well, my chosen ones." He tells them. "Shao Kahn has been defeated and the Earthrealm is at peace."
"Yeah, um, that's cool and all," SteelDragon speaks up. "but there's one little tiny detail that needs to be cleaned up real quick."
"Oh yes." Rayden says with a smile. "Your return home. Well, whenever you're ready."
Rayden opens a portal to the theater with a wave of his hand.
"Thank you for all your help." Liu Kang says as he shakes Kiroyo's hand.
"Hey, no problem." Kiroyo replies. "But let's not do it again anytime soon."
"Yeah, really." Phoenix groans as he holds his back." I can't see how you guys do this day in and day out. Owwwww."
Ice walks over to Sub-zero. He had separated himself from the group.
"Sub-zero, I…I have to go. Please tell me that you're not angry with me."
"I'm not." Sub-zero tells her. He turns around and embraces her. "I am angry with myself for again letting danger take you away from me."
He cups her cheek with his right hand and with the other one, he traces a line from her other cheek, over her jaw line then down to the upper part of her breasts. Ice's face tints to a dark shade of pink at the touch. She reaches up to touch his hand, but intakes a quick breath when she feels something around her neck. She lifts the object form her skin to see it's a small crystal snowflake attached to a silver chain.
"It's…"
"I love you." Sub-zero declares. "I'll always love you." He leans down and gives her a passionate kiss.
"Come on Jay! We gotta go!" SteelDragon shouts over to Ice.
Ice hold up her index finger to indicate one more moment to finish her kiss.
"Hurry up!" Bladestryke says in an anxious tone.
The kiss is soon finished. Ice reaches up to lightly touch Sub-zero's cheek. "See you on the other side."
She then follows her friends though the portal.
Matt Jumps at the sound of the "hoop It Up" arcade game behind him. He looks around to see that everyone and everything is back to normal.
"What time is it?" he asks.
Jaycee looks at her watch.
"8:40"
'Wait a minute!" Eric says. "That when we got here. I remember because I looked at Jaycee's watch."
A few seconds of confusion and silence fell over the group.
"Let's go, y'all." Roy says as he walks away form the game. Eric, Antonio and Matt follow. Jaycee is the only one that stays. She decides to play a least one game of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Her first opponent is Scorpion on the Warrior level. At the end of Round 3, she performs a mercy then Sub-zero's Animality. Something is different this time. While Sub-zero is in his victory pose, Jaycee could almost see him smiling at her. He is actually looking right at her!
"Sub-zero wins. Flawless victory. Animality…and my heart." She says while touching the necklace he gave her.
With a sigh, she steps away then goes off to find her friends, leaving the game to "the next chump to put in his quarters and try his luck."
The End