Round 2
Ling Xiao-yu walked across the Mishima Polytechnic School campus with her best human friend, Miharu Hirano. There was a big test tomorrow and Miharu was worried that she would fail it and lose her "A"-average. Xiao kept telling her she'd do fine but Miharu didn't believe her. They passed by various groups of other students and finally met up with Jin. He had his red gloves on which meant one thing. He was going to fight someone. Miharu called out his name and waved her arms at him but to no avail. Xiao tried to get his attention as well and finally got him to turn around.
"What are you doing, Jin? We have a big test tomorrow," asked Xiao with a look of concern. Just then, a local jerk walked up to them. "Jin, you dog! You have a date with both these girls? Maybe I should take one of 'em off your hands! Or BOTH!"
"Ryu, why won't you leave us alone? Can't the three of us talk without you butting in, you letch!" shouted Miharu. Jin nearly got in a fighting stance there and then but decided to save his strength for his fight with Hwaorang even though Ryu Kisaragi was a total push over.
"Whoa there, little lady! I just wanted a kiss from you and your friend, here. Are you going to try to stop me?" he asked, pointing at Jin. "If not, then maybe I'll just do it right here! Come here, Miss Hirano!" He then grabbed Miharu and nearly gave her a big wet one when Xiao's pet, Panda walked up. Miharu struggled to get away but he was too strong. He didn't notice Panda's shadow until he looked away from the struggling Miharu Hirano. "Is that a panda bear?! Oh, sorry. We were just rehearsing for a play, Mr. Panda! Please don't fold me in half!" His words were too little too late. He was lifted up in the air and Ling pointed to the nearby dumpster. Panda carried him over and tossed him in, head first. Too bad, he just washed that uniform yesterday.
"Thanks for the help, Jin. You could've stepped in anytime, you know! What would you do if he took one of us off to some secluded area? Huh? If anything would've happened to me or Xiao, we'd haunt you for the rest of your life!"
"If Xiao didn't have Panda, I would've stepped in and floored him, Miharu. Now I have to go. Good bye, Xiao-yu."
As the sun went down, Yoshimitsu, the present day cybernetic ninja version of Robin Hood, waited in the shadows of a large courtyard of a mansion. He knew what he had to do, go in, get to the safe, crack it, and distribute its contents to the poor. He'd done it many times before and each time, he had done it without a trace. The windows were intact, the people were alive, and the money was missing. This time was different. He felt something that he'd not felt in years. Fear, as if someone could see him and was waiting for him. Something shot past him, like a grappling hook but different, like a snake. He avoided it but barely.
"Come here!" someone shouted. Yoshimitsu turned and saw another snake-like thing in the darkness coming right for him. The Manji ninja drew his sword and sliced at the snake. The one who threw it jumped out at him and kicked him in the face. He had a yellow and black outfit and mask from what Yoshimitsu could see. This strange character looked like a ninja! He called out to Yoshimitsu, "I am called," he paused, "Scorpion. You will die." Yoshimitsu jumped up and readied himself. This new enemy couldn't have known he was coming, he couldn't. Was this the guard of this mansion? Who would hire a ninja to protect them? All of these thoughts as well as Scorpion himself rushed the Manji ninja. Yoshimitsu shrugged them away just in time to evade Scorpion's attack. He countered by jumping up on his robotic arm and using his sword as a pogo stick. He hopped around, making Scorpion angry, and then charged at him. When he was five feet away, he created duplicate images of himself to confuse Scorpion. Scorpion fell back hard. Yoshimitsu turned around and took a few steps away and then he heard Scorpion shout "Get over here!" The snake-like grappling hook caught Yoshimitsu in the shoulder. Fortunately, it was his cybernetic one. He was then pulled towards Scorpion with incredible speed. He knew it was bad so he grabbed his katana and stuck it through his own belly. Scorpion had no time to react and caught the mysterious green blade in his chest. Although Yoshimitsu had defeated this new enemy, he would suffer as well. Luckily, he knew where not to stab. The poor people of the world would get their money another night.
"Come on, guys. You're supposed to fall back when I kick you. How much experience do you have in acting? This is a movie; goons fall down when kicked," complained Johnny Cage. "Jerry, round house kick means 'ugh!' Flying side kick means fall down! Tom, where did you say you got these guys?"
"I thought you hired them, Johnny. I think we're in trouble." He turned. "That's all for today people! We start again tomorrow," called the director with a megaphone. The day was long and everyone could use a break.
Hwaorang was beginning to wonder if Jin would show. He was already ten minutes late and Hwaorang was becoming aggravated. He doesn't want to fight! He just wants me to look like an idiot while he goes out with that little girl! He is just… Wait! There he is, he thought. Jin approached and Hwaorang nearly jumped him right there and then. "Where the hell have you been? I've been waiting for ever! Let me guess, you were with that stupid girl, weren't ya? I thought the Japanese were supposed to be PUNCTUAL!" Hwaorang shouted. Jin just shrugged.
"How about telling me that with your fists?" requested Jin, getting into a fighting stance. Just then, a man appeared between the two of them, a man with glowing eyes, a white Asian straw hat, and a white karate gi. He looked around to get his bearings. When he finished, he said to both of them, "Greetings. My name is Rayden and I have come to warn you that the world is in peril. Even now, Shao Kahn's power is returning to him. He," the man said before Hwaorang interrupted.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! First of all, who are you; second, how did you get here; and third, who is this Shao Kahn guy you're talking about?"
End
Author's note: In the last line, I was originally going to have Hwaorang say something like "Hey, aren't you that staple character from that other videogame franchise? I remember going to arcades and using you all the time!" and Rayden would respond with the word "likewise." I soon realized how hard it would be to keep the running gag so I didn't write it.