Mileena is at her last end with this civil war. The usurper Kotal refuses to give the throne, she knows drastic measures will need to be made. Thankfully she has a copy of an old book from her Father's library, taken before she was forced out of the palace.
The History of Earthrealm Artifacts, the only copy of it in existence was in her procession and it has many objects that no doubt would be of use. Such as the Necronomicon, or even the book of death(which is different) used by the Sanderson sisters, to the Stone mask made by the Pilar men, and there was also the holy corpse of Jesus himself, and numerous others.
Not knowing which one to chose she needed council from her two most trusted advisors: Rain and Tanya.
Rain made a brilliant observation "How about this old Egyptian Tablet? Know as the Tablet of Ahkmenrah, which is said to bring things to life."
Mileena knew where his train of thinking was going, they hypothesized it would bring the Dragon King Onaga's immortal army to life. Giving her the numbers she needs to overtake Kotal's forces.
"But there was just one problem..." Millenia pointed out. "It currently dwells in Earthrealm but we don't know where."
"How about we hire someone from Earthrealm?" Rain suggested.
"It is not that simple. Where will we find the coin to pay?" Tanya objected honestly.
"Tanya is right. We are currently are on our last legs. If I don't get a decisive victory soon, all our benefactors will leave us." Mileena agreed concurrently.
"That is correct however, I am already several steps ahead of both of you." Rain said with a smug look in his eyes, as he stepped aside to reveal the leader of the Black dragon itself: Kano.
"Since when did you hire him?" Tanya asked stunned. Not remembering this hire beforehand, just as astonished as Mileena.
"He will serve us at our whims." Rain attempting to assure Mileena and Tanya.
"Don't worry we'll work out our payment later. Where we're going, you may not need to pay as much as you think." Kano eagerly explained.
The way he composed himself was very unprofessional, it's a miracle he's the leader of anyone let alone as the most notorious criminal organization in Earthrealm.
"So what will you provide for us? I need to know what you're capable of." Mileena asked still suspicious knowing his past of working for the usurper.
"Weapons, men, food, you name it and the Black Dragon will provide, for a price of course. Among other things..." Kano winked at that last remark.
Mileena was not charmed at his rather pathetic attempt of flattery. "I need you to find this," Mileena handed the book over to the criminal leader. "The Tablet of Ahkmenrah."
Kano examined it with great interest. "Yeah... We can find that in no time. How about this: We deliver this right to ya, then you'll pay us handsomely." Kano bargained confidently.
"How soon should we expect it?" Mileena asked still skeptical of his word.
"By the end of the week. Just give us time to formulate a plan, and deliver it right to ya on a silver platter if you want." Kano said with a delighted look on his face.
"Then we have a deal?" Mileena asked now more agreeable to the term of this arrangement.
"Sure thing your highness," Kano said putting up his hand. Both shook their hands to their new deal.
Soon the usurper will kneel before her begging for mercy that will never come.
Kotal was distraught, more than usual. Erron Black knew this was something serious, he was the only one present in the throne room.
"Erron thank you for coming on such short notice," the Khan said gratefully. "This is of the utmost importance." "Is that why this entire room is like a ghost town?" Erron snarked.
"Take this serious black!" Kotal's voice boomed across the room. "Look, I have inside sources telling Mileena has in her procession The History of Earthrealm Artifacts," Kotal presented the book to the gunslinger. "Thankfully Shao Khan was intelligent enough to make replicas in the event should the original go missing. As far as Mileena is aware she thinks she has the only copy."
"Okay... so she some dusty old book. Your afraid your bacon's gonna get cooked?" Erron teased. He knew even if Kotal(or any outworlder for that matter) didn't understand his cowboy idioms. He still loved to use them, just to get under people's skin.
"This is what's most concerning," Kotal's flipped open the book to show Erron the page on the Tablet.
"The Tablet of... I'm not gonna bother with the pronunciation." Erron was awestruck as he continued to read the page. "It brings things to life at night and that means..." Erron contemplated ]the words he just read.
"Oh shit," Erron came to the same realization as Kotal. His face stunned and eye widened at the revelation "If you thinking what I'm thinking..." Erron trailed waiting for Kotal making sure they were on the same page.
"It means Mileena may use this item at the sight of the Dragon King's army. And unleash hell on all the realms." kotal was horrified at the mere thought of those events playing out.
"But wait," Erron said continuing to read the page. "It says here if the crack of dawn shines on whatever came to life with the Tablet, they turn to dust."
"That only applies in Earthrealm due to how low it's magic is. If the Tablet were to get into Outworld its power will be amplified tenfold. Ignoring the fact any stronger magic can easily override those restrictions." Kotal explained to the Gunslinger.
Well shit, Erron thought to himself.
"Okay, so what the hell are we gonna do about?" Erron asked at this point lost, not sure what plan of action to take. "Why don't we contact Earthrealm and inform them that the Tablet is in danger?" Erron pointing out the simple solution.
"I barely trust them with protecting Shinnok's Amulet. Moreover I do not wish to panic them, this must be done secretly and quickly." Kotal with a heavy tone in his voice. Not wanting to do this, but had to out of necessity.
That's one thing Erron noted about Kotal's character. He made many hard choices with good intentions, even once telling Erron "What I do is in service to Outworld, and if that condemns me to hell then so be it." Erron personally didn't agree with everything Kotal did under his rule, but he knew better than to openly question his leadership. Especially at a time where he is paranoid that everyone is conspiring against him. Erron was one of the few people he trusted.
"That sounds fine but why me?" Erron asked.
"Do not play coy with me. You are my eyes and ears in the commings and goings of Earthrealm. I am also fully aware you regularly go to Earthrealm, to restock on ammunition." Kotal growing tired of Erron evading the task he was about to set for him.
Well fuck, Erron thought. How the hell Kotal even find out? Erron figured he eventually slip up, now to jig was up.
"Okay so just make things crystal clear, you want me to go to Earthrealm and grab the Tablet before anyone else?" Erron said attempting to sound certain.
"No." Kotal bluntly said. "I want you to find the Tablet and destroy it. To ensure that not even I may abuse its power."
Erron was conflicted on this. On the one hand, he didn't want to destroy such a valuable time. On the other, he understood where Kotal was coming from. This was for the greater good of all the realms. Nonetheless, Erron will only resort to destroying the darn thing if he deems it necessary.
"Okay..." Erron begrudgingly agreed. "Give me until the end of the week to find it. I'll make sure no can ever use it again." Erron assured his employer.
"Thank you Erron black," Kotal said with great admiration. "I can always rely on you. You are dismissed, be sure to tell no one of this conversation."
"It will be done," Erron replied in his usual professional manner.
This is practically gonna be too easy, Erron thought to himself. How hard is it to find some old dusty Tablet?
Idk what other people do for their birthdays but here I am posting my latest project: A cross-over no one asked for with two franchises that frankly shouldn't work but here we are. This scenario seems the most natural and organic way to incorporate both worlds.
This story has been something on my mind when I first created this account. I was very hesitant to even work on this. Mostly because I didn't even think it could work but after reading an MK high school AU of all things(shouts to annoyedsister) I finally got the courage to go through and write this story. Currently, in my school we just finished learning about the American civil war, and one of my favorite trilogies is Night at the museum, and the most memorable part of the first movie was the civil war soldier mannequins, and one of my favorite MK characters is Erron Black, and there's a new film coming next year. It all perfectly ties together and it's now or never.
Also, I like to shout-out to that one Robot chicken sketch between Scooby-Doo and Friday the 13th. Showing if your clever and smart enough and understand the material your working with you can make any crossover work.
So yeah AnnoyedSister let it be known you inspired someone to put themselves out there. Expect this fic to end a little bit into early 2021. I already have the chapters and ending figured out, just need to write them all. Happy holidays everyone, and stay safe gamers.