I don't own Mortal Kombat! This is an idea that came to me. Shipping ideas came from lovereading2. I hope you like it! And, yes, I know that this first chapter follows the storyline, but I'm pretty sure next chapter will be different. And some scenes along this chapter are different from the actual game. And this story might contain some curses here and there. I'm just trying to bring the characters to life.
Dead Or Alive
Chapter One
Cassie Cage, daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade. The leader of her own Special Forces unit, consisting of her, Jacqui Briggs, Takeda Takashi, and Kung Jin. And their main mission right now had brought them to Out World, in search of Shinnok's amulet. All she wanted was to make her parents proud of her. Well, her mother, her father, on the other hand, accepted her as she was. She and her team walked along the dirt streets, making their way through the crowd of people. Cassie Cage was lost in thought of how she would get back the amulet from Mileena, take down Shinnok, and make her mother proud.
''Cassie?'' Takeda said, waving his hand in front of her face. ''What?'' she asked, trying to sound annoyed and not confused. ''As I was saying, Out World is not our ally'' Kung Jin said. Suddenly, the crowd scattered every which way. The team looked around, rather confused. ''You're right'' a man said as he walked up to them. He wore a cowboy hat lined with bullets, a faded red cape, long pants, cuffs on his arms, and a mask. Straps criss crossed over his chest and two guns were hooked on to his pants. About ten men, all dressed in the same outfit, circled around them. They wore pants, helmets, and skull themed masks. Cassie began to prepare herself for a fight, as did the rest of her team, all expect Kung Jin. He stepped towards the man who spoke to them. The men who circled them seemed to relax and get out of their fighting stances. Cassie looked around, then at Kung Jin. He was talking to the man, seeming to reason with him. Cassie's mind began to wonder again about how she would make her mother proud. She was pulled back out of her thoughts when the cowboy themed man said ''Follow me''. Reluctantly, the team followed him, not sure if they should be trusting of this stranger.
Cassie took the time to inspect her surroundings. There were little market places and shops lining the bottom of the buildings. Everybody looked like they were poor, dressed in rags. All the buildings were run down and falling apart. There was an even bigger crowd than all the traffic combined standing in front of a wooded stage. A man with red markings covering his skin was being forced to kneel. Over all the fuss the crowd was making, Cassie could make out the ''Stealing from the Emperor'' from one of the guards and ''I was hungry'' from the man in red markings. Kung Jin spoke up and said ''Death? For petty theft?''. ''Remember your place'' the man in the cowboy hat said. Kung Jin ran forward towards the stage, shoving through the crowd. Erron Black drew his gun and aimed it at Kung Jin. Right as he was about to pull the trigger, Cassie punched him in the jaw. He stumbled backwards, dropping his guns. He quickly regained balance and looked at her. Cassie put up her fists, signaling she was ready for a fight. Erron ran forward, aiming to punch Cassie in her stomach. But Cassie slipped down and knocked him off his feet. He got off the ground and turned around. ''Show me what you've got, old man'' Cassie taunted. He ran forward, aiming another punch at her. Cassie quickly caught his fist and punched him in the stomach. While he recovered, Cassie kicked his feet out form underneath him again. When he got back up again, Cassie kicked him in his back, sending him back to the ground. She then lifted up her foot and basically crushed his spine. She lifted her foot back up and brought down on his skull this time. Once she was sure he wouldn't get back up, she ran over to help Jacqui and Takeda. They seemed to fend off against the guards well. Once they all laid on the ground, either knocked out or too weak to get up, the team ran over to help Kung Jin. He had helped the thief escape to safety, and was now fending off against other guards. In about ten seconds, they were almost all down. Suddenly, heavy foot steps shook the ground.
A battle cry cut through the air and a seven foot brute came into view with a girl riding on his back. ''Let's play, Torr'' she said. Torr let out a ferocious roar and charged forward. ''Couldn't just ask for a pony like every other girl?'' Cassie asked. Jacqui ran forward as the giant threw a punch. She ducked and tried to punch him back, only for her fist to be caught. Torr lifted her into the air, aiming to slam her into the ground. Kung Jin aimed his arrow and let the string go. The arrow shot through the air and hit the giant in the chest, causing him to drop Jacqui. Torr yanked the arrow out of his chest and ran forward to attack, only to be stopped by Takeda. The brute threw a punch. Takeda jumped back and held his fist up. Torr threw him into the air, quickly putting his fists together and hitting him in the stomach. Takeda was slammed into the ground. The girl riding on Torr's back laughed. Right as the giant was about to punch Takeda in the stomach, Kung Jin shot another arrow, another of which Torr yanked out of his chest. He angrily ran forward to attack him. Cassie thought quickly and did a quick shadow kick. Her leg was caught by the brute and he punched her in the jaw. He grabbed her by the shoulders and lifted her up towards the little girl. She stood up, revealing her clawed gauntlets on her hands.
''Ferra cut you'' she said, raising one of her hands and drawing it back, ready to stab right into her chest. Kung Jin shot one more arrow and hit Ferra in the chest. ''Ugh!'' she cried and fell to the ground. Torr threw Cassie aside and ran towards Kung Jin. Ferra quickly sat up, removing the arrow from her chest. Torr held out his arm and she climbed up, jumping on his back. ''You here make trouble, skinny? Trouble make you!'' she shouted. As Kung Jin and Ferra/Torr engaged in kombat, Cassie slowly started to get, as did Takeda and Jacqui. Cassie put her hand to her jaw, feeling where the brute punched her. '' Sargent Cage, what's your progress?'' Sonya asked through Cassie's communicator. ''Ran into some trouble'' Cassie responded. Cassie could hear her mom sigh in annoyance and irritation. Not knowing what else to say, Cassie said ''Cage out'' and hung up. Cassie noticed that Torr lay on the ground, Ferra was trying to get him up. Several of the henchmen dressed in their skull themed masks, ran around them and circled around them. A woman with gold skin, a black cloak, blank underwear like pants, and a long sleeve black top that stopped just beneath her chest, stepped forward to complete the circle.
''The Earth Realmers, yes'' she said. Her voice sounded rather strange, almost robotic r if it was glitching. ''This One must learn more of your diplomatic techniques'' she said putting her hand to her chest when she referred to herself as ''This One''. ''We're here to see Kotal Kahn. General Blade-'' before Cassie could finish, the woman interrupted. ''You interfere with Out World matters? The penalty is death.'' She spoke sharply. Cassie sighed, but then the woman spoke again. ''But, as we respect the Reiko Accords, we will consult the Emperor. You will await him here'' she said, walking away. Once she was gone, Cassie turned to Kung Jin. ''You wanna take this opportunity to tell us what the fuck shit you were thinking!'' she whisper-yelled at him. ''Yeah'' Takeda piped up. ''I kinda wonder why you would risk inter-realm war for a bread thief'' he said. ''Because not all thieves are irredeemable'' he responded. Cassie sighed and let her mind wonder again. She put one hand to her temple, fighting back a head ache. ''You alright?'' Takeda asked. ''Yeah'' she said. She looked at her hand and it was glowing green. Not knowing what to do, she put her hand behind her back, not letting her team see. 'Lord' she thought inside her head.
'The confusion, the pain, the pressure to be perfect for your mother, it will all be over soon' a voice said inside her head. Cassie's eyes snapped open, she hadn't even realized she had them closed. And now is when the head ache came on, and it wasn't from being punched in the face by a seven foot brute. It was something else…
End of first chapter!
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