Disclaimer: I don't own Mortal Kombat or it's charecters. However Marcoses, Kinopo, Kirkoc,Teal, and Xavier are my own creations.

MORTAL KOMBAT VII: LUST FOR POWER

CHAPTER IV: BLACK REUNION

Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Kai Lotus were having a three way sparring seesion at the temple of light. Bo Rai Cho looked on, saddened by the fact that injuries suffered during the fight against Onaga woudn't allow him to participate. Then a heavy gust started up, and from it's source came Fujin, the God of wind and air. He apprached the four men in a hurried state.

"Your assitance is needed. Their is a new threat that could prove devastating to all realms. However, I felt I should tell you personally ." He said.

" Tell us who this threat is and we will help vanquish it!" Liu Kang said as the others nodded.

"This new threat is a long dead Edenian King who's power is immense."Fujin said.He then turned to Kai and Kung Lao."I assume you two will come as well."

"Why not? If we can help, we'll do it."Kai said.

"Good. Follow me. I will take you to where we are meeting." He said.

The three warriors bowed at Master Bo Rai Cho who wished them good luck as they entered the portal with Fujin. He sighed. If only he was able to fight.

Jarek drove the military van that they had stolen up to a large building. Kabal steppped out.

"I'm going to get Xavier. Keep guard."Kabal drew his hookswords and entered the building.

Jarek flipped threw the radio statios looking for some music. Punk, hip hop, pop. This disgusted Jarek.

"Damn. The music's gone to hell since I died. Ahh! This is what I'm talking bout!" he said stopping on a heavy metal station.

Kira kinda liked heavy metal so she didn't mind. What she did mind was Jarek pulling her hair reaching behind him to touch her thigh.

"So what did you do to get Kabal to recruit a fine piece of ass like yourself? Did you give him the red light special?"he said as he got closer to her.

She grabbed his head from the back seat and held her dagger to his neck"No. I proved myself by killing pathetic fucks like you. And if you ever refer to me as a "fine pice of ass" again, I'll cut that measly excuse of a penis of yours off and feed it to you." he had really made her mad.

Jarek just sat back and smiled. She had spunk. Then Kabal, hookswords dripping with blood, and another man came running in the van.

"Go!Go!" Kabal said as Jarek made the van speed off.

The man sat next to Kira in the back. He was a black man and was very musclar. His hair was a mohawk and his left arm was mechanical. He had on a long black coat with a hood but no sleeves. Although she despised Jarek already, she had a feeling she was going to like Xavier in more than one way.

"Fuck yea! You shoulda seen em Jar Jar! Kabal was slicin muthafuckas left and right in thier! I tell you budda, he was ruthless!" Xavier had a heavy Jamacan accent.

Kabal simply laughed at his friends compliments.

"I''m telling you budda! All we need is to get Tremor, No Face, Kano, and Tasia and it'll be old times all over again." he said.

Kabal was silent. Out of the entire Black Dragon, Xavier and Jarek were the only ones he liked. Xavier remembered this and spoke.

"Neva mind I said dat. We got all we need right here. Especially dis fine one right ere. Wat's ya name der cutie?" Xavier said admiring Kira.

"Kira" all she could muster out was her name. She was blushing like a scholl girl.

"Kira eh? Yea I tink ima like you . I tink ima like you alot." Xavier said licking his lips and grabbing his crotch.

She didn't know what it was but she was starting enjoy his company

Tanya had found the cave Marcoses spoke of. Only problem, the man she was sent to see was dead. Several stab wounds, all seeping poison. There were also several other centaur bodies there, all killed in a similar fashion.Tanya was put in a tough spot. What would she tell Marcoses? Would he belive the truth? She didn't have long to ponder as someone entered the cave. It was Reiko, Tanya's lover when she was with Shinnok. He took in the carnage while shaking his head.

"Reiko, what are you doing here?" she asked.

"I was this centaurs ally. Why are you here?" he said getting very close to her body.

"My master sent me to find him."she said.

Reiko started rubbing and caressing her skin and body. His hand got lower on her body and she let out several low moans. He went for her veil but she stopped him and backed away.

"Why do you resist me?" he asked.

"I need your help. My new master is very powerful and needs some good fighters to help. Perhaps you could come with me. We could work for him for a while and then overthrow him and rule together." she said, plotting to betray yet another ally.

"Sounds good. But first, I say we have a little fun."Reiko said. He began to remove her clothes and a huge smile crossed her face. She was goin to enjoy this.

Scorpian, Sub-Zero, and Frost all arrived at the Lin Kuei Ruins and saw what they expected. Smoke. He was human again. Sub-Zero quickly approached his former best friend.

"Why? Why would you help him try to kill me? I thought we were friends." he said.

Smoke hung his head in shame."I...I had to be human again! He said he would make me my former self. But I was careful! I had a time activated bomb on him. It should have killed him..."

"It did. But what if it didn't work? I would've been killed Smoke!"Sub-Zero said.

"Sifu" Frost said."He seems sorry. Give him a second chance to prove himself. A chance to prove he is loyal. Like you did for me..."

He pondered her words for a moment."Alright. Come with us to fight this new threat. We will work this out later I guess." he said.

Scorpian opened a portal and all four went threw. The reappeared in the Temple of the Thunder God. The Special Forces, the Edenians, Johnny Cage and Nightwolf were all there.

"Good. Everyone has been summoned. When Lord Fujin arrives, we will begin planning." Scorpian said.

"Not quite. Ermac said he had to get someone else of great strengh. And Liu Kang hasn't arrived yet..."Kitana said, trailing a bit at the end.

"Yes. It appears Ermac decided we did need him after all. And as for Liu Kang, he and the other monks will be brought here by Lord Fujin." Scorpian said.

Just as he said this Fujin and the Shaolin Monks entered via portal.

"When Ermac returns, we will begin." Fujin said.

Kirkoc was a warrior of the Tarkatan race. He was a generic Tarkatan, except he had long black hair. He and his new bride hade taken command of the hordes after she had killed his brother Baraka. No big loss, he had always hated his brother. And now that he was dead, he had taken command of his army and the heart of his lover Mileena. But the past year was horrible. Constant attacks by the Shokans had left them the only living Tarkatans. But that was no problem they planned to "repopulate" the race very soon. But now they were in Edenia. They were going to kill Kitana once for all, more for Mileena's sadifaction than his.

"We are here. Soon, I shall have my sister's head!" Mileena hissed.

They continued towards the castle, not knowing that were to late.