"I just realized I'm going to have to put up with a cranky wife for nine months." Kung Lao said.
"Now you'll know how we feel." Johnny and Liu said in unison.
"By the way, when did you two find out?" Sonya asked.
"We found out just yesterday actually." Rebecca said.
"Yes after you scared me half to death." Kung Lao said.
"Oh you had fun, admit it." Rebecca said.
"So now that we're caught up on everyone's lives, what do you say we play a game of charades after dinner?" Johnny suggested.
"I'm in, but this time no zapping Raiden." Kung Lao said.
"Well the point of charades is to act, and I was to act out static electricity, so I did." Raiden said.
"Yes and you did it by zapping me." Kung Lao said remembering after the shock his short hair stood straight out, giving him spikes the whole night, not to mention the shock he received from ever electrical outlet he touched.
After finishing dinner and loading the dishes in the stainless steel dishwasher, Sonya took out the dusty box of charades. She organized the pieces and the rule book which she had added to for safety measures for Raiden and placed it on the coffee table and began writing on the piece of paper.
"What are you doing now?" Raiden asked her.
"Adding one more rule. There, it's finished. I don't think I need to add anything more, right?" She asked looking over her shoulder as everyone shook their heads.
"No I think e covered everything from the last twenty other games." Johnny said.
"Good," She said getting up.
"Humph I hope so." Raiden said looking at the rule number twenty five which stated in bold capital letters, NO ZAPPING!
"Ok let's get started by choosing teams." Sonya said.
Johnny brought out an old used hat with nine pieces of paper with team one and team two written on it. Everyone grabbed a piece.
The teams were eventually decided. Liu Kang, Kitana, Raiden and Liana on team one, and Kung Lao, Rebecca, Sebastian, Johnny and Sonya on team two. Team one lost to team two in a contest of rock, paper, scissors. Rebecca went first setting the timer and picking up a card. She stared at it in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Kung Lao.
"I'm just not sure how to act this one out. Oh well, here goes nothing." She said beginning to act out the word. She moved from side to side moving her arms in and out as she did in a rhythm.
Kung Lao and Johnny stared at her in confusion as they tried to figure out the action.
"I have no idea, what about you, Seb?" Johnny asked.
"I don't know either. I don't get it at all." Sebastian said.
"What do you think, Kung Lao?" Johnny asked.
"Hmm I'm not too sure either…is it water?" He said.
"Yes you're right!" Rebecca said.
"How in the world did you manage to guess that?" Johnny asked.
"Well at the Wu Shi academy we teach those kinds of movement to the students to help gain energy for striking. It also reminded of the flow of water, as we also use that as examples in our teachings." Kung Lao said.
"Ok." Johnny said slowly lifting an eyebrow.
"Ok now one of you four goes next." Rebecca said.
"Alright I'll go next." Raiden said. He picked up the piece of paper and read it thoroughly several times. A wide grin spread across his face. He pointed his index finger towards Liu as a tiny ball of electricity formed on the tip. He slowly advanced towards Liu Kang.
"Raiden," He warned, "Don't you dare shock me."
Raiden curled his index finger into his hand. "Five points for us." He said sitting down.
"What?" Liu asked.
"My card said shock and it wouldn't work if I tried to sneak up behind you because you knew I was here so I pretended to attempt to shock you, despite your silly rules. Mind you I have abided by all of them." He said looking at Sonya.
"And only you get the cards that somehow involve electricity. Anyway, who wants to go next?" Sonya asked.
"I'll go." Johnny said getting up. He chose a card and smiled. 'This will be a breeze.' He thought to himself. He stood in one of his infamous pictures poses his wife and son knew all too well.
"Dad's a movie star!" Sebastian said.
"Nice one buddy." Johnny said ruffling his son's hair.
"These cards are too easy. Are you sure this isn't charades for kids?" Raiden asked.
"We only have one box of charades, Raiden." Johnny said.
"Maybe it's because we've acted out almost every card in the game." Kitana said.
The room was silent for a few minutes before Johnny broke silence.
"Wow we need to find a new game to play…how about monopoly" Johnny asked.
"No!" Everyone cried in unison, causing Johnny to jump.
"Every time we've played monopoly you had the most money and no matter how many times we borrowed money from you we were always broke." Rebecca said.
"It's a lost cause." Sonya said.
"Fine, anyone else have any suggestions?" Johnny asked.
"I know!" Sebastian said running upstairs to his room. He came running downstairs with a large rectangle white box labeled Twister. He brought it in the living room for everyone to see.
"Oh man." Liu Kang said.
"Interesting choice…" Kitana said.
"I haven't played this game in ages!" Raiden said.
"Anyone feeling flexible" Sonya asked.
"Why not, I could use a little more flexibility." Kung Lao said getting up.
Charades was put away and twister was set up. Sebastian and Liana volunteered to take turns with the spinner. They howled with laughter as they watched the adults groan in pain as they stretched across one another.
"Put you're right foot on the blue." Sebastian called.
"Oh you've got to be kidding. I can't reach from here without stepping over Sonya." Johnny said.
"Speak for yourself." Sonya said who was trapped under Raiden's leg.
"Sorry Sonya." Johnny said moving his right leg over Sonya's body so that his back was over Sonya's torso.
"Don't you dare fall on me, Johnny Cage!" Sonya said.
"I'll try not to." He said trying to keep his shaking body up.
Eventually both of the games ended in a tie, and both Sebastian and Liana got to stay up past nine o'clock. At ten everyone helped clean up and said their goodbyes and headed home to sleep in a boring Sunday.