Mortal Kombat: Deception Mayhem!
Chapter 6:
After all of their trekking through harsh environments, the Black Dragon eventually found some civilization in the form of an inn. A Holiday Inn to be precise.
"Yes," said Kabal, "Finally, a decent place to sleep."
"Tell me about it," said Kobra, "For the past few days, scorpions kept crawling up my ass while I slept!"
"Moron," said Kira, "Learn to zip up your sleeping bag!"
The three headed inside the inn. To their surprise, the main lobby was a tavern as well. They headed to the front desk/bar.
"Um," said Kabal, "We'd like a room please, preferably with plumbing. Oh! And a couple of Shokan Schnapps!"
"Name, please?" said the man, pulling out a book and a pencil.
"Kabal," replied Kabal.
"Kabal?" asked the clerk, "What is that, like Middle-Eastern?"
"Actually," began Kabal, "I'm half British, half Polish, half-French, and 1/4 Native American. However, my uncle-in-law was born in Turkey, so yeah, I guess I am Middle-Eastern."
"Alright," said the clerk, "Don't get smart, buster."
As the clerk scribbled in his book, a man sitting on a nearby table slapped Kira on the ass.
"Hey, sweetcheeks," said the man, "How you doin'?"
Kira then turned around and grabbed the man's hand. With one quick motion, Kira twisted the man's arm, causing the bone to pop out of his skin. He screamed and fell to the floor.
"The Hell's yer problem?" demanded the other man sitting at that table.
"Listen," said Kabal, "I apologize for my friend here, she's a little cranky from travelling."
"Where ya from?" asked the man.
"Earthrealm," replied Kabal, "Why?"
"Figures," said the man, "The Loser Realm. You guys are all a bunch of no good dirty bastards..."
"Grrrr..." said Kabal.
"Hey tough guy," said Kira, "If you think you're so tough, then stop sweet talking and show me what you've got!"
"That's it!" said the man, standing up, "Yer goin' down!"
He ran up to Kira and tried to punch her, but she caught his hand and delivered a punch to his crotch so hard that the noise that could be heard throughout the whole bar. As the man fell to the floor, another man charged the Black Dragon. Kabal kicked him in the chest and knocked him down.
Another two men approached Kobra. He threw himself onto a table to dodge their attacks and kicked both of them to the floor. Kobra jumped up into the air and landed onto one man's face, crushing it into a mess of bloody gore. The other man stood up and ran to the pool table. He grabbed the pool stick and swung it around striking Kobra in the back, then again in the arm.
"YEOWCH!" said Kobra, "That stings!"
Meanwhile, Kira pulled out her dragon teeth and threw them across the room, killing two people. She then went to fight off another man. Kabal, who had just killed one man, pulled out his hookswords and used them to stab another oncoming man.
Kobra was still trying to dodge the pool stick man. He jumped onto a table, then grabbed the ceiling light and swung around. With his feet, Kobra yanked the pool stick out of his hands and kicked him in the face before the light broke off and Kobra fell to the floor. As Kobra and the man stood up, Kabal picked up the fallen pool stick and used to impale the man with the broken arm.
The other man ran up to Kobra and punched him a few times, though Kobra blocked each blow. Suddenly, Kobra raised his hand up into the air.
"Taste pressure point strike, bucko!" said Kobra.
He then thrust his hand into the man's chest.
"The fuck?" said the man, "That didn't hurt one bit..."
The man suddenly began puking large amounts of blood before dropping dead. Kobra blew on his hand as if it was a smoking gun.
One last patron jumped onto Kira's back.
"Kira!" said Kabal and Kobra.
After managing to pull him off, she grabbed him by the hair and slammed his head into the table repeatedly until his head burst. After the brutal brawl, the Black Dragon members looked around at all the destroyed bar tables and bloody bodies that covered the floor. The hotel clerk shivered in fear behind his desk.
"Um," he said, "If you w-w-want, I-I can g-g-g-give you your r-room for free..."
"Aw," said Kabal, "How nice of you!"
Hotaru, Zeke, and Paul eventually found themselves at the entrance of a cave inside a large volcano. It was extremely hot and there were lava pits all over the place.
"Well," said Hotaru, "Here we are..."
"We have to go through there?" asked Zeke.
"Why not?" said Hotaru, "It's a shortcut!"
"Yeah," continued Zeke, "But it's hot...And the lava is scary!"
"When lava is still inside the volcano, it's called magma, dumbass," said Paul.
"Let's just go!" sighed Hotaru.
The three men attempted to enter the cave, but the entrance was very low, and Hotaru had forgotten about the large flags on his back. He soon found himself on the floor.
"Um," said Hotaru, "A little help here..."
The two Seidan guards helped Hotaru up. Afterwards, they made their way inside the cave. It was boiling hot and there was steam shooting out of the small cracks in the floor. It was so hot that the Seidans had to remove their helmets.
"Alright," said Hotaru, "Just be careful."
"OW!" screamed Zeke.
"Idiot," said Hotaru, "The walls are hot!"
"I know," said Zeke, sucking on his finger, Paul and I were just playing chicken."
"Just hurry up!"
The three men continued to make their way through the cave. Hotaru was up ahead, and Paul and Zeke were talking to each other.
"Betcha can't step on the cracks," said Paul.
"Wanna see?" said Zeke.
Zeke took a whole bunch of large steps and avoided every single crack on the ground. Paul then did the same.
"Aw," said Zeke, "Fuck this shit!"
Zeke then stomped onto one of the cracks. The cave began to shake.
"The fuck did you guys do?" shouted Hotaru.
The two men shrugged their shoulders. Just then, the floor began to tear apart, exposing the lava - Sorry, magma - underneath. The men ran desperately across the cracking floor to avoid falling into the lava pool. Hotaru and Zeke found themselves on solid ground. Paul, however, was stuck on a tiny island in the middle of the lava.
"Um, guys," began Paul, "HELP!"
"Shit!" said Hotaru, "Listen, don't panic! We'll help you!"
"Guys," said Paul, "It's fucking hot! DO SOMETHING!"
"You're gonna have to jump," said Hotaru, "Make your way to where we're standing from there..."
"But I'm too scared!"
"You can do it," said Zeke, "Believe in yourself!"
"We believe in you, Paul!" said Hotaru.
Paul took a deep breath. He backed up a few centimetres and ran straight ahead. Within seconds, Paul found himself flying through the air.
"I'm king of the world!" said Paul.
"IDIOT!" said Hotaru, "We didn't mean jump from there...We meant hop across those small rocks!"
Paul looked down and saw several small rocks floating in the lava.
"Son of a..." began Paul, but was cut short when he plummeted into the lava and burned to death.
Hotaru and Zeke ran outside the cave.
"We're just gonna leave him there?" asked Zeke.
"There's nothing we can do," replied Hotaru, "Now, let's have a moment of silence for our fallen friend."
"Good idea," said Zeke, "But first, I'm hungry. Got something to eat?"
"I don't have the snacks," replied Hotaru, "I think Paul..."
The two men stared at each other for a while.
"PAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUULLLLL! DAMN YOU!"
Onaga stood on a large platform. Tanya stood next to him. The audience consisted of hundreds of Seidan troops and hundreds of Tarkatan troops.
"Listen up, gentlemen," announced Onaga, "Today, we begin our attack on the realm of Edenia. As you can see behind you, I have succeeded in opening the portal. It was no easy task, as I only managed to find the French instructions. Now, this is gonna be no walk in the park. Edenia may be a peaceful realm, but their soldiers are experienced and skilled fighters. Some of you may die, but will be in the name of the Dragon King!"
Everyone clapped.
"Now," continued Onaga, "Before we set off on our perilous journey, does anyone have any questions?"
"Uggghh," said Baraka, "Mommy, do I have to go to school today?"
"BARAKA WAKE UP!"
"Huh?" asked Baraka, waking up, "Sorry, just resting my eyes..."
Onaga shook his head.
"Let's just get this over with."