A/N: Sorry for the long wait, I went camping for a week. This chapter will have several time skips in it. Basically from infantry, to about 7 years of age just to shorten up this story a bit. I hope you're still enjoying this story.
Liu Kang shook his hand and let him through. He could tell by the look on Kitana's face that she was thankful that a doctor finally arrived. After all, he knew the fate that awaited him had he returned without one.
"Hmm almost there. You're dilated four centimeters, only six more to go." The doctor said laughing. He stopped immediately when he saw Kitana glaring at him. "I'll return in an hour and see how far you've come." He said leaving.
Kitana gave a heavy sigh as she laid her head back in pain. "Liu, I don't want to a c section. I want to do this naturally, and I won't let anything stop that."
"I know." He said kissing her forehead. "I'm sure you'll get your wish. After all, you'll move heaven and earth to make it happen. For now all we can do is wait…and pray."
Several hours alter Kitana had dilated ten centimeters and had given birth to a healthy baby girl. Kitana, who had her husband in a head lock the entire process finally let go of him when the doctor advised her that if she wanted a husband by the end of the day to let go. She did as he fell on his knees gasping for breath and smiling his daughter as she was handed into her mother's arms. Of course, no one could blame Kitana for having such a tight grip on Liu. She was frustrated from the pain and the doctors that kept offering her anesthetics until she finally threw the medicine that was laid on a tray at them.
One year later…
It had been a year since Liu Kang and Kitana's daughter, Liana, had been born. Liu himself had become a successful teacher and managed to pass all of his students, which made him and Kung Lao the happiest monks in the world. Not only that, he had survived nine months dealing with his pregnant wife.
Everyone (including Bo' Rai' Cho) had once again gathered together, except this time it was for Liana's first birthday. And this time they invited Raiden along and promised no food fights, and Kitana made Sonya promise not throw food at Johnny, butt rather books. It was a beautiful day so they had decided to eat outside. Liu tried to get Liana to eat but she wouldn't budge.
"Come on, Liana, you've got to eat your food. Now open wide for daddy and eat." He tried again to get the child to eat her dinner but she tightened her lips and turned her head away.
Raiden laughed at this child's antics. Liu Kang turned his head.
"What's so funny?" He asked.
"I guess she's not daddy's little girl, is she?" Raiden asked.
"Oh and I suppose you could get her to eat? Thinks he would obey the god of thunder?"
"Naturally she would." Raiden said walking up. He took the spoon and knelt down. "I have a natural way with children."
Liu crossed his arms and looked on skeptically.
"Ok sweetie, open wide for Raiden."
Liana wouldn't budge. "Open please." He said. She did nothing. He lowered his eyes. "Open." Liana only shook her head.
"I'm warning you to open your mouth or I will shovel it in."
Liana's mouth dropped at his tone. With fast reflexes Raiden quickly shoved the spoon into the child's mouth.
"There. You see? That wasn't so hard, now was it?" Raiden said satisfied looking at Liu.
Liu Kang only shook his head. Raiden turned back to face the young girl as she spat the food back in his face. Liu burst out laughing.
"Oh yeah, you've got some way with children."
Sonya, who had been watching the three of them the entire time sighed and walked over. "This calls for a woman."
"I'd like to see you try." Raiden said handing her the spoon.
"Gladly; now watch and learn boys." She said gently holding the Childs head back while putting the food in her mouth.
Liana chewed with satisfaction as Sonya smiled. Much to Liu and Raiden's surprise, she didn't spit it out.
"Like my mother used to say, when you want something done go ask a woman." She left Raiden and Liu Kang standing there, both feeling slightly degraded while Liana laughed and clapped her hands happily as if to agree with her.
"It would seem my own daughter's against me." Liu Kang said.
Raiden cautiously looked around. "She's a girl, what do you expect?"
Liu Kang managed to find a way to get Liana to eat without too much of a struggle before everyone sang the birthday song. Kitana helped Liana blow out the single candle that stood in the middle and was given a piece which she made a mess of all over her face. Liu Kang had spent ten minutes of washing her face (which took so long because she kept trying to eat it), and put her to bed. Everyone decided to have cake first so Liana wouldn't be late going to bed.
"So, Liu, did you two ever manage to pass those mortals?" Raiden asked.
"Yeah, thank god. And here I thought I had to deal wit them twice."
"Well technically you could, if you were still teaching by the time they had their own kids." Johnny said.
Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Raiden and Kitana all flinched. For them, that would be the worst luck of all.
"I don't want to think about that. It's too far to see. I'm just going to enjoy seeing someone else deal with them. They pushed me to limits I never thought I had." Liu Kang said.
"Me too, and I thought our training would have prepared us." Kung Lao said.
"Nothing in this world could have prepared you two for that group." Raiden said.
Everyone laughed at Raiden's remark. Although Liu Kang, Kitana and Raiden were the only ones to see the group in action, the way they describe it to their friends gave them a good idea of what it was like.
"So, Johnny, I hear your movie did really well at the box office." Rebecca said
"It did better than that! It was ranked the number one movie of the year!" He said smiling.
"I know." Rebecca said.
"You do?" Johnny said.
"Well that's what it said on the movie when I bought it. A five out of five star rating it said."
"Well I'm glad you enjoyed it!"
"Are you kidding? She loves it. Every time I come over to her house she's watching it! She must have seen it a hundred times by now." Kung Lao said.
Rebecca blushed slightly as Johnny's smile broadened.
"Oh great, that's the last thing you need, a boosted ego." Sonya said shaking her head. "He's going to go on about this for weeks."
"Hey she obviously knows a good movie when she sees it." Johnny said proudly.
"So, Liu Kang, how are things going with Liana?" Bo Rai' Cho asked.
"Things are going well, but the all nights left me exhausted." He said.
"I would imagine so. It must have been really tough for the first few weeks." Rebecca said.
"Yeah it was. Kung Lao had to wake me up a few times at the Wu Shi academy." Liu Kang said.
"Try ever other day." Kung Lao said.
"Well what do you expect? I spent half of he night changing her diaper, and the other half trying to get it on for awhile until Kitana came down to help. Thank god she's out of them now."
"Never send a man to do a woman's job." Kitana said.
Liu Kang rolled his eyes and began spooning food onto his plate. Everyone began to do the same as they passed the food around the table.
"Johnny, I heard that you and Sonya were planning on taking a vacation soon. Have you decided where?" Rebecca asked.
"Well I wanted to go to Hawaii, but she wanted to go to a place where we wouldn't be noticed, so we decided on Mexico. We figure it's the best odds we have." Johnny said.
The night carried on with conversations and joys of laughter, which was mostly from Raiden making fun of his mortals again. It wasn't until Johnny turned to look at the clock in the kitchen that he noticed how late it was: 2am. His eyes widened in shock.
"Uh guys, I don't mean to break up the party but its two o'clock in the morning." He said.
Silence fell over the group as they stared at Johnny.
"Are you serious?" Kitana asked.
"Yeah we should get going."
"I'll second that." Rebecca said getting up. "What about the dishes?"
"They can wait till morning." Liu Kang said.
Everyone gave a hand in loading the dishes in the sink. When Kitana and Liu had waved goodbye to their friends Kitana looked back into the kitchen.
"You know, Liu, we really should buy a dishwasher someday." Kitana said.
"One day we will." Liu Kang said walking over and switched the light off and accompanied his wife to bed.