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The earth warriors entered Outworld and took in the sights. The warriors consisted of Faith, Clark, Jax, Raiden, Nightwolf, Kitana, Jade, and Johnny Cage. They looked on as Goro gave something of a token of appreciation to a man in a skull mask sitting next to the now young Shang Tsung. Johnny Cage was the first to express his views on the matter.

"I hate this place. I do. I'm telling you l hate it. I'm in a hostile environment, I'm unprepared...with people who want to kick my ass. It's like being back in high school! And where are the Kung Fu twins?"

"I sent Liu Kang and Kung Lao to save their Shaolin masters. I expected Sonya Blade to be close to Shang Tsung." Raiden replied.

Faith looked at the guy with cow skull on his head. "Sparky is that?"

Raiden simply nodded. "Shao Kahn emperor of Outworld"

Shang Tsung smiled. "Ah the earth delegation has arrived."

Shao Kahn looked on from under his mask. "The tournament will now begin."

Clark took the field. "I'm fighting first."

Shang Tsung rolled his eyes with the exception of Shao Kahn himself he doubts anyone here can beat Clark. "You will face Baraka."

Baraka took the field and from his hand his blades came out. "They will taste your heart this time."

Shao Kahn watched on in amusement. "Fight."

In a blur Clark went full speed shoulder charging into Baraka who went crashing into the wall leaving a nice Tarkatan sized dent. The fight was over before it even started.

Shao Kahn looked at the scene intrigued. This must be the fighter who toppled Goro in the tournament. In a green blur he got up conjured a spear and threw it at Clark. The kryptonian saw the spear but was too late to do anything about it. He moved his head and the spear slid across his cheek drawing blood from his face. "Interesting." Shao Kahn said watching the wound close up.

The wound quickly healed itself up and Clark went to fight the emperor until he was grabbed by Raiden.

"Like myself unless challenged Shao Kahn can not compete or kill combatants. Leave it that way Kal." Raiden ordered.

Shang Tsung got set to announce Clark's next opponent until he was cutoff by Reptile whom is back to looking like a ninja. "It seems I have a pressing matter to attend to. With the emperor's permission, we will reconvene later."

Shao Kahn simply nodded. The Outworld forces all left in a mass exodus from the throne room.

Jax looked on in confusion. "What was that about? I think we should follow them."

Raiden was holding his head as a vision of Sonya chained up played in his head.

"You OK?" Jax asked.

Raiden nodded as a sign that he's fine and started. "Sonya Blade... she is to be executed. My powers are compromised here in Outworld, but I will be able to transport us near enough to her."

Raiden held his hands up and everyone was taken to a different room surrounded by lava.

Cage just rolled his eyes. "Want to try a little closer next time."

"Where the hell are we?" Faith asked.

Raiden was looking around. "I will inform you the moment I know."

Jade rolled her eyes Kitana better know what she is doing. "We're in the armory."

Jax was hitting his wrist device. "Wish this damn tracking device would work."

Cage was in awe. "This is just like my movie 'Time Smashers'. We were goin' around-"

"Give it a rest, will ya? Makin' my ears hurt." Jax requested.

Cage just shrugged. "So what's the deal with you and Sonya, anyway? She's smokin' hot!"

Jax sighed in frustration. "It's not like that. I'm her C.O."

Cage just had a smirk. "Honey like that, under my command? Oh I'd be so-"

"You'll wanna stop talking now." Jax warned losing his patience.

Cage just keeps rambling on. "But if it's not like that, then you won't mind if I..."

Jax was beyond the breaking point. He's had enough of this arrogant piece of work. "That's it. Time somebody shut you the hell up!"

Clark just gave the loudest whistle he could. "If you guys are going to fight could you let me know so I can go save Sonya on my own? She's in the next room."

Jax just followed Clark along with everyone else. They came into a room with a very narrow bridge. Clark looked at Sonya whom was tied up by someone who might be Goro's wife surrounded by blind guards. She has black hair and a red piece of cloth covering very little and four arms. In reality her name is Sheeva.

Cage shouts Sonya's name like an idiot. Meaning everyone had to fight the blind guards.

"So much for the surprise attack." Jax quipped.

Jax jumped over the guards and confronted the female Shokan. Leaving the blind enforcers for everyone else.

"Leave human she is the Emperor's property." Sheeva warned.

Jax growled and entered a fighting stance. "She's no one's property."

Jax went to hit Sheeva but she caught his hand in one of her hands. Jax tried another punch with the same result. Here is where 4 on 2 pays off. With Jax's arms bound Sheeva effortlessly beats the crap out of him. Once her two arms were tired she threw Jax to the floor.

Sheeva walked to him. "It was foolish to try. No human can ever outmuscle a Shokan."

Jax just kicked her in the stomach. "Good to know."

Jax got to his feet and punched her in the stomach. He followed it up by grabbing her by the little clothing she had and repeatedly punched her in the face. Finishing it with a little pro wrestling hitting her with a backbreaker. Sheeva got up and saw that Raiden and his warriors had finished going through the blind guards. She jumped over Jax and jumped again over the rest of Earth's forces.

"The emperor will hear of this." Sheeva promised as she fled.

Jax wasted no time and proceeded to cut Sonya down.

"You sure have a way with women." Sonya joked

"You know me. I'm a class act." Jax joked.

Sonya moved around getting movement back after being tied up so long. "Thanks. What took you so long?"

Faith put her hand up and started. "Jax and Cage decided a rescue mission was the perfect time to try to pull them out and measure them."

Jax and Cage both shot Faith a glare although Cage was more amused then anything.

Sonya looked at her watch communicator that had finally come to life. "That's weird... I've got two sets of readings... heavy tech signals, both of 'em."

Raiden was in thought. "Technology...Then they cannot be of Outworld. We need to confront the source of each signal. We might discover the one whose victory I must insure."

Cage was kind of upset with the focus on the new guys. "Wait. What about us? What are we? Chopped liver?"

Cage looks around confused at the glares he is getting from everyone. "What?"

Raiden decided to play peacekeeper. "Perhaps you are right, Johnny Cage. You will stay close to me you too Faith."

Cage smiled feeling important. "Great, I-"

"Close as a shadow, and twice as silent." Raiden quickly added. "Nightwolf go to the Coliseum the tournament can start again any moment and I doubt we are Earth's only representation."

Nightwolf nodded. "As you wish Haokah."

Kitana spoke up for her and Jade. "We have our own business in Outworld. We will meet you at the forest."

"Sonya, you're with me. Keepin' my eye on you." Jax said

Sonya turned to her CO. "We should take Clark with us one super being a group."

Jax nodded in agreement. "Raiden, looks like you'll wanna teleport yourself about thirty klicks that way." He pointed to the right.

Raiden teleported in with Cage and Faith and instantly felt it he spoke to the others. "I sense great energy nearby."

Cage looked over and saw Smoke getting electrocuted by 5 cyborgs for lack of a better word. "Um, Rai-dude."

Faith looked over and even for her it was weird seeing cyborgs. "What the hell?"

Raiden had a flash to the future and saw Smoke changing form the ninja he is now to a cyborg. "No, they must not take him."

Raiden charged his hands with electricity and hurled it at the robots each one convulsed before short circuiting and falling over dead. A red robot watched the sight and disappeared. Smoke got movement back in his body. He can't believe Sektor had gone through the cyber initiative and became the red cyborg. He walks over and sees Johnny Cage, Faith and Raiden.

Smoke gets on one knee as a sign of gratitude and starts. "Thank you, Lord Raiden. I am called Smoke. Why are you here in Outworld?"

"To participate in a tournament to save Earth. Join us, Smoke." Raiden requested.

Smoke can't do it not with Tundra now calling himself Sub Zero wandering Outworld by himself. "Forgive me, but if Sektor was searching for me, he is hunting Sub-Zero as well."

Cage was surprised. "Sub-Zero? Call me crazy with a K... but didn't we see him die?"

Faith just nodded. "The burned bones seemed real enough."

Smoke can explain it later. "The Grand Master intends to turn every Lin Kuei into a cyborg. My friend is in danger."

Raiden calmed down Smoke and then gave him his opinion. "The tournament. I have a feeling your friend will be there."

Smoke just nodded. "Then let us go. Sub-Zero's soul depends on it."

Meanwhile Sub Zero has deeply frozen a minion of Outworld. He went to check to the soul tomb ends up it's nothing but a pillar with green energy that the Lin Kuei assassin assumes is souls. He feels a blur of wind and turns around to see Clark. "You"

Clark looked at him closely and realizes who it is. "Didn't expect to run into you again Tundra."

"I am Sub Zero."

"The scar on your eye from the pier says differently." Clark replied.

Sub Zero just grunted. "I took my brother's name to honor him. Tell me do you know what happened to him."

Clark didn't know how to explain he got barbequed by a ghost. Lucky for Clark he got a break when a yellow ninja robot entered the scene. Clark looked him over he looked like someone stole the Predator's suit and spray painted it yellow.

Clark rolls his eyes. "Another ninja he must be the mighty mustard." Clark says cracking a rare joke and just fed up with all the ninjas.

The robot ninja stopped and announced. "Tundra you are ordered to return to the Lin Kuei temple for assimilation."

Sub Zero was in shock he heard he left the Lin Kuei after the tournament. He guesses they hunted him down and converted him into a cyborg anyway. "Cyrax"

Clark turned his head in shock to Sub Zero. "C-Cyrax, how did?"

The robot cut them both off. "I am Lin Kuei Unit L-K-4-D-4. You will come with me."

Sub Zero has a look of sadness he knows this can very easily happen to him. "I am sorry for what they did to you...but I will not comply."

Before Sub Zero could make a move Clark ran up and tapped the cyborg on the head easily knocking it down. Cyrax was slow to get back on his feet before disappearing in something that looked like source code. Faith told him that Cyrax beat Sonya and Cage at the tournament but spared their lives. Clark has to figure out what happened to Cyrax that turned him from man born in Botswana to yellow robot.

"What happened to Cyrax?" Clark asked.

"He was put through the cyber initiative." Sub Zero answered. "He's nothing more than a puppet now."

Clark refused to let it go. "Is there something we can do to switch him back?"

Sub Zero moved his head in a definite no. he saw the prototypes. "He'll die without his new body."

At this point Jax and Sonya entered. "The readings were getting stronger and now they're gone. I-" Sonya sees the new Sub Zero. "Sub Zero? But... you're dead!"

"I am not the Sub-Zero you speak of. He was my brother."

"You're the other one." Sonya quickly realizes.

"I'm only here to learn Sub-Zero's fate." Sub Zero responds.

Sonya looks to Jax and he gives her a look telling her to tell him. "He was killed by someone named Scorpion."

"Where would I find him?" Sub Zero asks now knowing who to kill.

Sonya thought about it and answered. "Try the Coliseum. That's where-"

Clark cuts them off. "Guys we should get out of here."

Jax turns to him. They sent him ahead as a scout. "What is it?"

"I can't mo-" At his words Clark is launched into the air and through the wall to parts unknown.

Sonya, Jax, and Sub Zero each take a stand. Waiting for whatever's coming.

"You have disturbed our regeneration process."

Sonya and Jax instantly know what they're up against. Only one warrior talks like that. A legion of souls in the pillars fuse together and the ninja Ermac shows himself. Jax walks up and grabs the red and black ninja by the neck. Jax winds up set to punch him in the face and Ermac grabs his hands and arms with telekinesis freeing him. Ermac stretches Jax's arms out until they're at they're limits. Jax feels it and cries out in pain as Ermac continuously puts pressure on his arms until they explode form the torture. Sonya quickly cauterizes the stumps and leaves Jax on the floor.

Ermac looked at the two left. "We will break you as well."

Sonya stared at him with a hatred that actually surpassed Kano for the time being.

Sub Zero just responded. "Not if we break you first."

Sonya went to punch him but Ermac blocked it with his telekinesis. Sub Zero quickly kicked him in the ribs to stop an encore performance. Ermac quickly focused on Sub Zero and realized he wouldn't have a chance to use his telekinesis. Sonya and Sub Zero each took turns alternating between punches and kicks leaving the telekinetic wobbly. Sub Zero went for a high Punch that Ermac caught which allowed Sonya to bounce up off the floor and hit the red ninja right in the face with a jump kick. Sub Zero helped Sonya get to her feet and that was the moment Ermac needed. He put both his hands out and caught them both in a telekinetic grip. However since Sub Zero's hand was still in front of him he could still shoot icicles at Ermac. Ermac winced in pain and dropped them both. Sub Zero wasted no time and froze his hands realizing that's how he does telekinesis. Sub Zero then proceeds to freeze him from the waist down.

Ermac looks at his frozen lower half and then at the two. "You can not defeat us. We are many you are but two."

Sonya looked at him. "You're nothing." She ran up to Ermac and stopped right in front of him. She did a hand stand and wrapped each leg around one of Ermac's sides. She starts pulling him up which Ermac realizes is a very bad thing since half of him is still frozen to the floor. Eventually the ice cracks and Ermac is ripped in half. His body dies but the many souls that made him what he was are finally free to go to the afterlife they deserve.

A red and blue blur makes it back in and Clark looks around. He feels sorry for Ermac since he was a puppet in all this but considering what happened to Jax it's a clear case of self defense. Ermac would have killed them if they didn't kill him.

Sonya spoke into her communicator desperate for a signal. "Sonya Blade to Command. Sonya Blade to Command. Do you read? Sonya Blade to Command. Do you read?"

"You've stopped the bleeding." Clark asked.

Sonya looked at Clark and Sub Zero. "Yeah, but he needs a medic as soon as possible."

"I must go to the Coliseum." Sub Zero insisted he must have his revenge for what Scorpion did to Bi Han.

"To what end?" Clark asked. "Your brother kills Scorpion and his family. Scorpion kills him in retaliation. And now you're trying to potentially wasting your life trying to kill a man who is already dead and has nothing. Vengeance destroyed Scorpion don't sink to his level."

Sonya was in shock that Sub Zero was insistent on revenge while her partner is dying. "Besides we need your help to get Jax to-"

"There is a portal to the south. You can use it to transport yourselves back to Earth." Sub Zero cuts them off as he heads for Coliseum. Scorpion killed his brother he deserves death.

Sonya had her mouth wide open. "Mother f..."

Clark just put Jax over his shoulder. "Come on I'll take you to the portal but I can't leave the tournament like this."

Sonya nods in understanding. He'd rush Jax right to the ER if he could but they both know 6 billion lives come before 1. "Clark, it's been an honor fighting with you." She offers her hand.

Clark shakes her hand. "The honor was all mine Sonya Blade."

Clark swept her up over his other shoulder and he moved for the portal.

Sub Zero walked to the Coliseum just in time to see Nightwolf defeat Rain. Just as Raiden predicted Shao Kahn continued the tournament. Sub Zero quickly took the field and talked to Shao Kahn whom had Quan Chi and Shang Tsung at his side.

"Your followers hold you in high esteem, warlord. They fight and die for your amusement. My brother participated in this folly. I do so only to face his killer!"

Shao Kahn smiled at the boy's insolence. "And you shall." The emperor looked at Quan Chi and the sorcerer lifted his hand.

From a fire on the ground Scorpion emerges and looks at his opponent. "What is this? You are not Sub-Zero!"

"I am his family and clan. I fight for his honor." Sub Zero replied.

Scorpion was fuming. "He had no honor! And you will die as he did!" He quickly launches a spear. "Get over here."

Sub Zero makes a clone of himself out of ice and backs away. The spear collides with the clone destroying it but letting Sub Zero catch Scorpion with a jump kick knocking them both down. Both ninjas kip up and the fight continues. Scorpion throws a roundhouse kick but Sub Zero dodges. The ice ninja tries a roundhouse of his own but gets the same result. Scorpion pulls out his sword and Sub Zero makes one for himself out of ice. Loud clangs are heard through the arena as steel and ice collide. Neither assassin is set to back down from this fight.

Scorpion puts his sword away and Sub Zero drops his. Scorpion tries a teleportation punch but Sub Zero jumped and hit him with a jump kick knocking the specter to the floor. Sub Zero waited for Scorpion to get up and punched him in the face. Followed by a headbutt and a sweeping the specter's legs finishing it up with a kick to the face. Sub Zero crafted a new sword for himself and was set to finish the specter off but he hesitated. Would it really matter if he did? At the end of the day Bi Han is still gone and Scorpion is the pathetic wraith that he still was even if he killed him all he'd do is go back to hell.

To everyone's surprise in the arena Sub Zero drops the sword. "You're not worth it. It won't bring him back."

Scorpion looked on as Sub Zero turned around and tried to walk away. Before he could however he was confronted by four Lin Kuei cyborgs who teleported in.

"No, I am no longer Lin Kuei and I will not be converted." Sub Zero shouts as he kicks one down but the other three gang up on him with four more incoming.

Raiden arrived with Cage, Smoke and Faith. Smoke looked at the sight and was ready to attack instantly.

"Sub Zero? No!" Smoke shouted.

Raiden stopped Smoke. "You can not save him. Stay here or they'll get you as well."

Scorpion watched on as he recovered. This Sub Zero showed him mercy and stood firm against the Lin Kuei. The only reason he attacked Scorpion was because he killed his brother. A decision Scorpion will regret for eternity considering what it cost him. Scorpion made a decision He will help this Sub Zero for sparing his life and in penance for killing his brother. Though Bi Han still deserved to die.

Scorpion got up and shot 2 spears from his hands each one grabbed a robot. "Get over here." He yanked the line and pulled two of the robots off Sub Zero.

Sub Zero didn't waste a second and grabbed the other two with his hands freezing them and shattering them. He walked out and stood side by side with Scorpion ready to fight the next four approaching followed by another eight.

Faith looked at the scene and just smiled. "Hey Raiden you didn't by any chance tell Clark about this screw Sub Zero plan of yours?"

Raiden looked at her. "No, Why?"

"Just a hunch." Faith said as she pointed at a red and blue blur that has joined the battle and is instantly knocking the cyborgs around.

Sub Zero froze one and Scorpion shot a spear into it and threw it into another 3 knocking them down and shattering the frozen one. Scorpion looked at Clark. "Use your inhuman speed to get Sub Zero out of here." Scorpion disappeared in flame heading back to the netherealm. Clark grabbed Sub Zero and both disappeared in a blur.

Smoke breathed a sigh of relief. He was kind of amazed Scorpion did that though. However his clan is turning everyone into mindless cyborgs so obviously he picked the wrong side. Or was drafted into it more likely.

Raiden looked to the others. "Come we must find the others."

Raiden goes to the Forrest where he arranged to meet Liu Kang and Kung Lao after they got thier masters back to earth. Nightwolf agreed to stay at the Coliseum and keep the tournament going. But Raiden desperately needs to gather the heart of his army.

Kitana and Jade meet up with the others. The say they went to the flesh pits and destroyed them forever stopping abominations like Ermac and Mileena from ever coming to existence again. Liu Kang and Kung Lao finally rejoin the group as well.

"Any word on Clark?" Faith asked.

Raiden nods his head no. "I can't sense him like I can a normal person. I am more concerned with Jax and Sonya Blade. I can no longer sense their presence in Outworld."

"What about Sub Zero?" Smoke asked.

"I trust that Kal will keep him safe." Raiden answered.

Faith looked around. "So what do we do?"

"I think the question is who must win. No one is as powerful as Shao Kahn" Kung Lao said.

Raiden flashed to the future and saw an older Clark hit Shao Kahn so hard his mask shattered. And the voice from his future self. "He must win S-" Raiden knows that makes no sense since he knows Shao Kahn kills Clark in the future.

Cage looks over to Raiden. "Oh great he's hotflashing again. So what did you see?"

"Nothing that can help us now." Raiden answered.

"So, what do we do?" Kung Lao asked.

Raiden thought and decided. "We must go to the Coliseum we must fight."

30 minutes later Raiden wondered what was keeping Kal. His warriors did great especially Cage who managed to defeat Goro and Kano for Sonya. But things were starting to get to the end. He turned back to the ring and saw Faith fighting Skarlett. Faith was a bit more ruthless than he was comfortable with but she got the job done and defeated Skarlett without any permanent damage. However Skarlett did a number on her and she was finished for this tournament. And with Nightwolf, Johnny Cage, and Smoke already eliminated but Shao Kahn ordered them left alive to see Earth die. That left Liu Kang and Kung Lao.

Raiden turned to Liu Kang. "Despite my doubts as to whether you are Earth's savior, you must fight!"

"But I am not He Who Must Win." Liu Kang replied.

Shao Kahn listened to the conversation and smiled. "Raiden! Put forth a worthy champion... if you can."

Raiden turned to Kung Lao. "Perhaps you are to be the victor."

Kung Lao took the field. And Shao Kahn just stared at him and announced his opponents. "You will face Shang Tsung…and Quan Chi."

"No Earth boy can stop this Deadly Alliance." Quan Chi gloated.

"On that we agree." Shang Tsung said.

Raiden looked into Kung Lao's eyes and they were different. Gone was the cocky streak he had in the first tournament. He now had the eyes of a warrior ready to do his job. Raiden wonders if Shang Tsung and Quan Chi know what they're getting themselves into.

Shang Tsung rushed Kung Lao with a flurry of punches but Kung Lao was quick to get his hands up and block each attack.

Shang Tsung just smiled at the effort. "You really think you can beat us Kung Lao. Soon your soul will be mine just like your anc-"

Kung Lao hit him with a chop right in the windpipe shutting him up. Shang Tsung gasped for breath and Kung Lao hit him with another chop this one severing his vertebrate and leaving him on the floor.

Kung Lao looked at Quan Chi with focused eyes. No regrets only the fight right now matters. Quan Chi tried to control him like a puppet as he did with Clark in the earth tournament but Kung Lao teleported behind him making Quan Chi take control of the immobile Shang Tsung by mistake. Kung Lao delivered one quick chop to the back of Quan Chi's exposed head and the sorcerer fell to the floor in a heap.

Raiden smirked he has seen what those two could be capable of in future visions but they severely underestimated Kung Lao and the Shaolin monk was able to catch them off guard.

Kung Lao smiled, he won and Shang Tsung was their big champion. "It is done."

Shang Tsung just rolled his eyes. "No Kung Lao not nearly so."

A cage door opens and a Shokan comes out. This one had unique features to him he looked like a tiger. If you asked Faith she would say he looks like Sheeva screwed Tony the Tiger and he came out 9 months later. The Shokan took the field and it was down to him and Kung Lao.

Shao Kahn announced. "The next match will be Kung Lao vs. Kintaro."

The Shokan swung wildly and Kung Lao teleported behind him. Kung Lao hit him in the back of the head like Quan Chi but all this did was daze him and not knock him out. Kung Lao quickly teleported in front of him and unloaded with a combination of fists. Kintaro breathed deep and breathed fire in an attempt to burn the monk. Kung Lao teleported behind Kintaro again and this time when he came back up he grabbed the Shokan and threw him into a pillar. The collapsing pillar was enough to not only knock Kintaro down but keep him down as it fell on the Shokan and knocked him unconscious.

Kung Lao just gave a shrug of approval he would have rather defeated Goro but he did win the tournament. "I'll take on anyone who threatens earth."

Clark and Sub Zero ran into the arena after watching the last fight. Clark just looked at everyone celebrating Kung Lao's victory while all the spectators booed him.

"Not bad for a monk." Sub Zero said.

Clark just nodded in agreement. "He saved the world."

Clark turned back and saw Shao Kahn in a green blur inches from Kung Lao. Clark ran after him but Shao Kahn has too much of a head start. Clark thinks to himself. 'Oh god…I'm not going to make it.'

SNAP

The people from earth were celebrating but their faces quickly turn to horror. Shao Kahn broke Kung Lao's neck with his bare hands and his broken body fell to the floor. Clark just stopped running in shock.

"Kung Lao" Raiden said in surprise.

"No" Liu Kang said in a voice full of pain.

Cage, Smoke, and Faith were too in shock to do anything. Nightwolf asked the spirits to look out for Kung Lao, Kitana just stayed close to Liu Kang, and Jade put her head down because she knew this was where they would end up.

Raiden was in full anger and about to unleash his full power on Shao Kahn as lightning coursed through his entire body. "I will strip the flesh from your bones."

Shao Kahn just pointed at Raiden. "Do it and Earth is mine."

"What?" Raiden said in a voice full of confusion.

Shao Kahn looked at Kung Lao's body "The boy challenged anyone to protect his planet I merely accepted the chall-"

Shao Kahn was sent flying through the arena crashing against the wall. He looked at where he was and sees Clark standing there. Shao Kahn moves in a green blur and gets close to Clark.

Clark just points at the emperor. "I challenge you to Mortal Kombat."

Shao Kahn just laughed. "Why? Why do you fight for earth? There is a place for you here."

"Because it's my home and I won't let you destroy it." Clark said.

Shao Kahn took the time to look into Clark's soul. "It's not your home it's where your race dumped you. Outworld could just as easily be your home. I need a new general the Shokan aren't exactly built like they used to be."

Clark just looked at him. "Are you insane I'll never join you?"

Shao Kahn just looked at him he knew the truth ever since he hit Clark with that spear. "Never is a long time Kal."

Shao Kahn smiled "Why huh your friends you'll outlive every earthling there besides Raiden. What is it Kal? Is it her." He points to Faith. "It will never work whether it is your own hearts, the violent end that awaits all slayers, or the cruel passage of time she will leave you. Now look at Princess Kitana. She looks good for her age considering she's 10,000 years old. I'm offering you what you always wanted Kal a whole planet accepting of you friends you won't have to bury, and a companion that will last for millennia your life on earth will be nothing in comparison."

"But it will be my life." Clark responded.

Everyone on the side of Earth smiled.

Shao Kahn just glared at him. "So be it you have no idea what you signed up for."

Shao Kahn punched him and Clark fell to the floor. Clark got up in a blur and Shao Kahn went to punch him again but Clark blocked and warned. "No you have no idea what you signed up for." Clark hit him with a haymaker and sent the emperor smashing into the wall.

Clark walks towards him and starts his own speech. "Ever since I was 3 years old I always had to keep my power in check. Never getting to have fun never getting to go all out because I've been stuck in a world of glass. Always holding back because I can easily break something, break someone. But you you're a whole different case entirely. You're the god of of Outworld which means you can take it. So what we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose and see just how powerful I really am." Shao Kahn got to his feet and as soon as he did Clark blurred over and clobbered him with an uppercut at full power and Shao Kahn went clear out of the arena."

Johnny Cage just looked on as Clark literally hit it out of the park. "Ouch!"

Faith looked at Raiden and saw the god in a smile she was appalled. "You sick bastard you wanted this."

Raiden was in shock he was happy but not at the price. "No, Kung Lao's death is my fault I encouraged him and that will haunt me for eternity." Raiden stopped for a second but continued. "However the message my future self sent seemed to end with the letter S like he was saying a name. One day Kal will have a new name one that begins with S. He is the one who must win."

Shao Kahn came crashing back down to the arena. In all the worlds he has conquered he never felt anything quite like that. He sees Kal as Raiden calls him approaching and gets up in a blur. Shao Kahn quickly puts the bottom of his hands together and shoots out a blast of green energy. It connects and Clark gets knocked back and to the floor. Clark is quick to recover and Shao Kahn throws another blast. Clark ducks it but the blast turns around and hits Clark in the back knocking him to the floor again. Clark gets back to his feet a bit slower but still good to go.

Shao Kahn just laughed. "Those energy blasts will follow you to the end of the world Kal, you will die." Shao Kahn put his hands and shot out 5 energy blasts. Clark started running out of the arena with the blasts quickly following him. Shao Kahn just turned around and to his surprise he saw Clark who jumped over the emperor. Shao Kahn turned to Clark who seemed to be taking a deep breath. Clark exhaled on Shao Kahn's legs freezing them in a thick sheet of ice. Shao Kahn grabbed his legs desperate to break the ice but he's not in time the 5 blasts he shot at Clark are now going to hit him. As he guessed the blasts came into the arena and the mighty Outworld emperor was turned into a human ping pong ball bouncing off the energy blasts and Clark's fists respectively until Clark hits him one last time sending him crashing to the floor.

Faith was confused Clark would have told her if he had the ability to freeze things. "OK where the hell did that come from?"

Sub Zero walked to her and answered. he knew Clark could do it since the pier. "I taught him how to control it as gratitude for saving me from the cyber initiative. He's a fast learner."

Shao Kahn pulled himself to his feet and coughed up blood from his mouth while conjuring his mystical war hammer. Clark rushed over at full speed and Shao Kahn moved fast and brought the hammer down hitting Clark in the ribs making him cough up blood as he falls to the floor.

Raiden has a moment of horror as the present becomes the future. This was how Kahn finished off Kal on top of the pyramid. Kahn quickly brings the hammer down on Clark's back and Faith winces when she hears bones break.

Shao Kahn picked up the weakened kryptonian with ease. "We have reached the end Kal." The emperor holds him with his left hand and closes his right hand into a fist and moves it left and right drawing more blood from Clark for each blow. When he has had enough he throws Clark to the other side of the arena floor hard. "Now you can be my general or you can be an example to my enemies. You're choice boy."

Clark tries to get up but just mutters something under his breath.

Shao Kahn walked with the swagger seeing the remorse in Raiden eyes and the sadness in Faith's. Shao Kahn picked up Clark by the throat and asked. "What was that you're going to have to speak up boy?"

Clark muttered again.

Shao Kahn was fuming. "Answer me!"

Clark moved his feet and crashed them full power into Shao Kahn's chest. The emperor coughed up blood and dropped Clark. Clark grabbed the emperor by the straps on his chest and delivered a headbutt forcing him to drop his hammer. Clark quickly picked up the hammer and drove it into the emperor's chest knocking him 10 feet away.

Clark finally caught his breath and dropped the hammer. "I said I was stalling for time so my back can heal."

Shao Kahn crawled back to his feet and found Clark waiting for him when he did. Clark hit the Outworld Emperor into the air with another uppercut. Clark bent his knees and jumped after him at superspeed. When at the same distance Clark hits the emperor with a combo of punches and knocks him back down to the ground with a full powered blast of heat vision. Clark landed on the ground and jumped in the air again. This time landing on top of Shao Kahn creating a crater in the middle of the arena and knocking everyone off their feet.

Clark watched Shao Kahn take an entire minute to up. "Forsake earth this is over."

Shao Kahn was some where between shock and rage. "I am Shao Kahn, conqueror of worlds; I will not yield to a child!" Shao Kahn conjured a spear and makes one last rush at Clark.

Clark waits for him to get close enough and shoves his palms into the emperor's chest driving the air of out of Kahn. Clark follows up with a pump kick to his gut and chop to his head. Clark hits the dazed emperor with a roundhouse kick and a hook to the face. Clark finishes the combination with one final uppercut hitting Shao Kahn so hard he does a backflip in midair and lands on his stomach right in front of Clark.

Shao Kahn gets to his feet and finds that he inadvertently stabbed himself with his own spear. He just pulls the spear out and coughed up blood. He turns to Clark and whispers something only Clark heard before finally succumbing to all his wounds.

Clark succumbs to exhaustion he was never pushed so hard in a fight before and sits on the ground his chest and back are killing him and he has no shirt left from the energy blasts. Faith and Nightwolf come over, they each put one of Clark's arms over them and help him walk to the others grunting under his dense molecular structure.

"Nice stall tactic. Not as good as mine though." Faith said.

Clark just looked at her and replied. "Well I learned mind games from the best." Causing Faith to smile.

Shang Tsung is in shock. "Earth has won."

Clark, Faith, and Nightwolf all look up the same illuminating light from the earth tournament shines down again. The three walk towards Raiden.

Raiden just nodded his head in approval. "The elder gods have spoken Earth is now free of Shao Kahn forever."

Shang Tsung nods his head to Tarkatan grunts to pickup Shao Kahn's body and everyone from Outworld leaves even if he's wounded no one wants to fight the man who killed Shao Kahn.

Faith, Clark, Raiden and Nightwolf join Johnny Cage who is with Jade and they all look down at Liu Kang whom is hand and hand with Kitana neither has left Kung Lao's body.

Raiden sees what the fight has cost. "But the price of victory was almost too steep to pay. Kung Lao's death is my fault. I encouraged him. Our triumph was not meant to be achieved in this way. I see now. 'He must win' refers to Kal. To prevent Armageddon, you needed to defeat Shao Kahn before he obtained absolute power."

Liu Kang turned to Raiden. "What about your amulet?"

Raiden takes the amulet off and looks at it. The cracks have stopped getting worse but he thought they would repair themselves once he got the desired outcome. "For now the future appears to be safe. We will return to earth we have a funeral to attend."

What was left of Earth's warriors gathered around Raiden who opened a portal back to the Wu Shi Academy. The first thing they will do when they get back. Have a funeral for Kung Lao.

Author's Notes

If you were a fan of Cyber Sub Zero. I wasn't which is why I saved him.

Up Next: With the threat of Outworld over it's time for Faith and Clark to come home.