Chapter 3: A Taste of Things to Come.......


Foreword: Our Heroes have just learned of Liu Kang's death, and if that wasn't enough, the murderers, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, have made a challenge of Mortal Kombat to avenge Liu's death. Only one condition must be upheld, The Mortal Kombatants who fought for the side of Smash World cannot participate. That's were our Heroes come in. Sonic thinks this is just a simple tournament, but we know better.............



Three days came and went, and the day of departure had come. Zindakku, along with his companions, Dove White and Jack Pacific, were waiting on Nintendo city's dock. Along with them were Kung Lao, along with several other of the Mortal Kombatants : the movie star, Johnny Cage, Special Defense officers, Jax Briggs and Johnny's fiancee, Sonya Blade, the cyborg ninja, Cyrax, the new grand master of the Lin Kuei ninja clan, Sub-Zero, and the Edinian princess and Liu Kang's love, Kitana. Also there were three new faces. The first was Bo' Rai Cho, a native to Outworld, a master at martial arts, and an alcoholic as well. The second was Frost, a new and mysterious member to the Lin Kuei. The last was a blind swordsman of the same special defense agency of Sonya and Jax, Kenshi. They were currently waiting for the Heroes Council to get to the dock.


"How much longer?" Cage asked. "Don't worry, they'll be here soon." the masked sage said. He knew that the Heroes Council would compete in the tournament, with the exception of Orta and the StarFox team, who said they were busy. Finally, Zin could hear them coming. He waited in the fog covered dock until they came into view. When they did, Zin got the shock of his life. There was the Heroes Council, along with all of their friends and family! "Bault, what's the meaning of all this?!" Zindakku shouted. "Well I brought Jim and Azealea along to make sure they wouldn't get to any trouble while I'm gone." Anthony replied. "Well that's understandable, but what about them!?" Zin said, pointing to the large Arcadian group. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles had brought along Sally, Sonia, Manic, and Bookshire along with SEGASonic and his brother and sister, Sandra and Mark. Mega Man, Bass, and Proto Man had brought Roll and Dr. Light. Tenchi had brought along all the girls, along with Ashura, Cystallis, Merc, and Angel. All of the Z-Fighters were there with their family and friends. The Sailor Scouts were also together, along with Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Mini-Moon. All of the DigiDestined were there with their Digimon. Ash and Mewtwo had brought Misty, Brock, Tracey, Ash's rival Gary, the two Poke'mon trainers, Ritchie and Casey, and May, the young trainer whom Ash had met in the Hoenn region. Ryu had brought along his friends Ken and Chun-Li. Kirby had brought Tiff, Tuff, Fololo, Falala, and Takori as usual. Crash had brought his sister Coco and the ancient spirit Aku-Aku. The only ones who didn't bring anyone was Link, Zelda, Spider-Man, Tal'Set, Hotsuma, Bomber Man, Joanna, DK, Diddy, and Jill. "We all wanted to come and watch!" They all replied. "But, this tournament is like no other. You could all get yourselves in dange......" Zin stopped when Goku's wife Chi-Chi walked up to him. "Now you listen, mask boy, if my husband is going to compete in this tournament, I want his family to be there to support him, so I don't want any complaints, OK!?" Zin gulped and said, "Yes, ma'am." "Fine." Chi-Chi replied. Zin sighed and thought Lord Raiden is going to kill me.



Within a few minutes, the boat that was to take them to the island were the tournament was going to be held, came in. It wasn't a luxury liner, but an old Chinese Junk. Even though it was old, rusty, and looked like crap, it was big enough to hold the large group of people in the dock. "Ewww, we're all riding that?!" Yolei of the Digi-Destined shouted. "Uh, well, yes." Zin said. "You think they could of afforded a nicer boat." Krillin complianed.


As soon as everyone boarded, the Junk set sail. Everyone was enjoying the nice cruise. Well, not everyone. "Oh, I feel sick." Mimi said with her head over the guardrail. "OH, MY FAIR SWEET MIMI, I WILL COMFORT YOU UNTIL YOUR VILE SICKNESS HAS PASS......Ouch!" Brock said before he was wacked in the head by Misty. "Come on, Romeo, I'm sure she can comfort herself!" the fiery red-head said, dragging Brock off. Anthony looked were Princess Kitana was. He sensed a great deal of sadness in her. He walked up to her, and looked over her shoulder. There in her hand was picture of Liu Kang. "You loved him, didn't you?" Anthony asked. Kitana, surprised by his presence, answered "Yes, I did." Anthony nodded and said "He was a noble fighter and a great man."


Vegeta was getting impatient. "How much longer until reach the island?!" the Saiyan prince shouted. "Be patient, it won't be much longer." a voice said. Vegeta turned around to see who had spoken. There in front of him, was an old man with a straw Chinese hat, leaning against a staff. "Who the hell are you?" Vegeta asked. The old man chuckled and said "Oh just a simple old man coming to watch the tournament, Vegeta, prince of the Saiyans." Vegeta and nearly everyone were shocked when the old man said Vegeta's name. "How do you know my name and that I'm a prince?!" Vegeta demanded. The man chuckled and said "I know a lot of things." Vegeta started to get mad. "If you know that I'm a prince you should show me respect!" the Saiyan prince shouted. The old man waved his finger around and said "Temper, temper." Vegeta had gotten so angry with the old man he was about to knock the old man's lights out. "Vegeta, stop!" Bulma shouted. Just about when Vegeta's fist reached the old man's face, the old man caught it. Everyone was surprised by this. Then bolt's of electricity came out of the man's hand and shocked Vegeta so much, he flew across the boat. Vegeta's family came to his side. When Vegeta got up, he was seriously pissed off. He started to charge at the old man when Zindakku stopped him. " Vegeta what the heck are you doing?!" Zindakku asked. "To teach that old man a lesson!" Vegeta shouted. "Look, I know that you're mad, but not even you cant take on a god!" Zin shouted. "What the hell are you talking about?!" Vegeta demanded. "That is Lord Raiden, god of thunder and lighting, and gaurdian of the realm of Smash World!" Zindakku explianed. Vegeta looked at the old man. His eyes flashed with electricity.




Zindakku ran up to Raiden, bowed down, and said "Oh, Lord Raiden, please forgive the presence of this large group of people, and the insolence of that moron over there." "Hey!" Vegeta shouted. "None taken, Hirokai. It's going to be interesting to see this many people at the tournament, but, I'm here for a different reason." Raiden said. "And what would that be, my lord?" Zin asked. "To tell you the ture motive of this tournament." the thunder god replied. "What do mean true motives?" Anthony asked. "What I mean, Gamemaster, is that this tournament is a rouse for Shang to capture the strong souls here, and to revive the Dragon King's invincible army." Raiden explained. "Well, if this army is 'invincible', why do they need to be revive?!" Vegeta asked. Raiden just looked at him, and shot a bolt of electricity at him. "I don't have any full details on this matter, but if Shang and Quan are not stop, all of Smash World, no, all of Arcadia is doomed." Raiden said. "So, that's why Shang and Quan killed Liu!" Kung Lao said, "He would of been a major threat to their plans!" "Be on your guard, Arcadians, Shang and Quan have been anticipating all you." Raiden warned, just as the boat reached the island.



Later that night, a great feast was being held to celebrate the beginning of the tournament. An entire gourmet was set up, with exotic food. Everyone was enjoying the food, well, mostly the Saiyans and Kirby. Then both Shang Tsung and Quan Chi entered the room. Kung Lao was about to lunge right at them, but Bo' Rai Cho stopped him and shook his head. Kung Lao then sat back down, his eyes still locked on the two sorcerers. "Welcome, I see that we have a large turn-out here. Mostly to watch the tournament. Very well. For those who are participating, cherish these precious moments, for they might be your last." Shang said deviously, "And now a taste for things to come!" Quan then signaled several of the robed servants. They immediately rush to the eating area and began to toss the tables over with the food on it, clearing the area. "Hey, I was going to eat that!" Goku complianed as the servants were tossing the tables. "Well, they're certainly rude!" Ayeka commented. As the servants fished clearing the area, they all lined up in two rows, parallel to each other. That's when one the servants came into the center of the row, as if he was to battle. Then a strange man came to the center. His skin looked like muscles and he was armed with a club in his right hand. He also had a green mask on. The Z-Fighters sensed something strange about him. That's when the man and the servant engaged in an exhibition match. Quickly, the man defeated the servant. It looked like it was over, but the man walked to were the servant was lying. He looked down at him and started to lift his club-clad arm. "What's he doing?" Sasami asked. Then the man quickly brought his arm down and there was a loud "CLANG!" . The man had crushed the servant's head. All of the Arcadians had surprised and disgusted looks on their faces. The younger ones felt like they were going to be sick. The only ones who didn't look surprised were Anthony, Zindakku, and the Mortal Kombatants.


The man lifted his club, now stained with blood, turned to face Shang and Quan, then bowed to them. "Excellent, Draheim, a flawless victory." Shang said. "HEY!" Goku yelled at Shang and Quan. "That was uncalled for," the Saiyan said, "in every tournament I competed in, killing is illegal!" Shang chukled a bit and said "Oh, but killing is not only perfectly legal in this tournament, but highly recommended." Nearly everyone in the room was shocked, except for Vegeta, who was smiling. "Finally, a tournament with some class."


A special mansion was placed in the island for the Arcadians to rest up every night of the tournament. There was quite an argument coming from inside. "Nobody told me you can kill someone in this tournament!" Sonic shouted. "You were warned that this tournament is like no other." Kung Lao said. "Well, we can just put our thoughts aside for now and think of the matter at hand." Anthony said, "No doubt that the fighters on Shang's and Quan's side will take the killing option, so I think the Z-Fighters should handle this." Just then Zindakku came in and said, "I don't think so, Bault, I just received our fight card. Take a look." He toss the card to Anthony, who began to read it. His eyes widened. "Okay," he said with a deep breath, "here are the matchs:


Sonic vs. Reptile


Mega Man vs. Kano


Tenchi vs. Ermac


Ryu vs. Noob Saibot


Mewtwo vs. Draheim


Sailor Moon vs. Meleena


Spider-Man vs. Baraka


Vegeta vs. Moloch."


He finished saying all the matches and everyone had grim and worried looks on their faces. "Man, they must have known how powerful we were, so they made specific matches to make sure they had the advantage." Goku said. "I suggest everyone, especially the fighters get some rest for the night. The first two matches are tomorrow." Kung Lao said, "Me and some of the Mortal Kombatants will take watch tonight. Outworlders are very cunning."



Next Chapter: Mortal Kombat has began, and the first match is between the fast and furious hedgehog, Sonic, and the devious lizard, Reptile. Will Sonic's speed be enough to win? Or will he fall prey to Reptile?.............. Chapter 4:Sonic vs. Reptile