Chapter 2: Putting the Plan Together
Both Earth gods wanted to implement their plans ASAP, so they had gathered the Earth warriors back in the Earth Realm to devise up their strategy among them.
"So why do we have to be worried about someone like Shao Khan invading another realm besides ours?" asked Jax.
"It is because that realm has something that Shao Khan can use against us in the future" continued Raiden, "Shao Khan has acquired a powerful Master Chaos Emerald and he intends to acquire and tap into its power for his own use."
"Just imagine if he acquires such power" continued Fujin, "he'll be able to take even an Elder God down with one blow."
"Then that is why he must be stopped at all costs" said Liu Kang, "we'll head toward Mobius immediately to train whatever Mobians we can find to stop Shao Khan."
"Great, there isn't that much time left" said Raiden.
As for the Mobians themselves, the ones whom were originally after the Master Chaos Emerald themselves soon found themselves in shackles of Shao Khan. Eggman, Enerjak and Mammoth Mongol in particular felt the agony of defeat as they sat in their cells.
"This is humiliating!" cried Enerjak.
"Don't make any I want to call my lawyer jokes here" said Mammoth Mongol.
"Enough!" cried Eggman, "We really need to come up with a plan to escape."
"Escape, there is no escape!" roared a voice belonging to Kano as he came into the scene with Goro and Kitaro into the scene, "The reason why you three are being kept alive by the Emperor is because he knows you have some knowledge on how to use these chaos emeralds."
"So what does he want from us?" asked Enerjak.
"Shao Khan knows what kind of powers you possess, he has the rest of your followers known as the Dark Legion already doing hard labor tasks for the Emperor" remarked Goro to Enerjak.
"He'd like to have an interrogation just between you and him" added Kitaro.
As Enerjak indeed was brought out of his cell in special handcuffs that were placed onto him, he was escorted by both Goro and Kitaro toward the Emperor's new chambers for Mobius. The Chaos Emerald itself was in the center of the throne room as the Emperor himself wanted to know how he'd be able to tap into the Chaos Emerald's powers. Enerjak was brought into the throne room by Kitaro and Goro.
"Leave, I need to have a little chat" said Shao Khan.
"I must say you're quite impressive for a conqueror" said Enerjak.
"So, I see you're the kind who tries to do this as well, but maybe you should have tried harder, because then you wouldn't have become my prisoners" laughed Shao Khan.
"Listen, I do know of someone who can probably teach you how to use chaos control, I do not know it myself, but there is one Mobian known as Shadow the Hedgehog whom can be able to do just that" said Enerjak.
"Hmm, interesting, and how do you know this?" asked Shao Khan.
"Eggman knows it very well on chaos control" continued Enerjak who had hoped the Emperor would move onto interrogating Eggman instead of him.
Shao Khan quickly became quite interested in this Shadow the Hedgehog, so he had Sektor come into the scene with his fellow cybernetic ninjas ready for anything.
"I am placing a bounty on capturing a Mobian known as Shadow the Hedgehog" continued Shao Khan to Sektor, "and I want you Lin Kuei ninjas to capture him."
"Affirmative, consider the subject captured" continued Sektor as he and his cybernetic ninjas headed out.
Meanwhile for the Freedom Fighters themselves, they found themselves scattered after Shao Khan had landed his invasion force onto Mobius from his realm of Outworld. Sonic was desperately trying to contact Sally and the other Freedom Fighters with communication gone dead between the two things didn't look so certain. It was then that Raiden noticed the blue hedgehog's frustration.
"I see you're having trouble trying to contact your friends in this dire time" said Raiden.
"Who the heck are you, you wouldn't be one of those invaders wouldn't you?" asked Sonic to Raiden.
"So, you're looking for a fight?" asked Sonic to Raiden.
Raiden didn't want to provoke the blue hedgehog, but he had no choice but to show he didn't intend to harm him in any manner.
"Listen, I am here to help you and your friends" continued Raiden.
"Let's see what skills you got" said Sonic.
"This should be rather interesting" said Raiden.
Raiden charged at Sonic with his lightning torpedo attack against the blue hedgehog, but the blue hedgehog was able to dodge Raiden in the nick of time. The blue hedgehog was rather impressed with the kind of speed Raiden had.
"I must say, that you're almost as fast as I am" said Sonic.
"Almost?" asked Raiden, "Let's see for it ourselves."
Raiden then charges up again and runs toward the blue hedgehog, the blue hedgehog darts around the Thunder God who ends up shooting lightning at the blue hedgehog, but the blue hedgehog ends up spinning around which deflects the lightning toward Raiden shocking the Thunder God with his own lightning.
"I see, you already know how to fight, but tell me, do you know how to fight your new foe?" asked Raiden to Sonic.
"Why are you asking me that?" asked Sonic.
"I am Raiden, Thunder God from Earth Realm, I have come here to help train you and your friends to fight against Shao Khan who is going to tap into the Master Chaos Emerald from your realm into ours" continued Raiden, "he must be stopped at all cost, we cannot waste anymore time."
Raiden had hoped to convince the blue hedgehog to follow him on his quest, but the two didn't realize that Sektor was on the war path in trying to apprehend Shadow the Hedgehog, along with also Knuckles which Enerjak also gave hints on who was the guardian of the Master Chaos Emerald.