*Raiden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Kyle, Ryan, Hunter, Kaitlyn, Ron, Rancis, Ralph, Felix and I are making our way towards the throne room of Shang Tsung's palace. Along the way, Scorpion is incapacitating guards on patrol.*
Scorpion: That is the last of the guards.
Raiden: Excellent. Now's the time to rescue your friends.
*Ron and Kyle open the large doors to the throne room. We walk in to find Lindsey and Vanellope in separate cages dangling above the floor. Sitting on the throne between them is a youthful man in a heavy red uniform.*
?: I figured you would come here eventually, Thunder god.
Raiden: Shang Tsung.
Shang Tsung: *glares at Scorpion* Scorpion. You ungrateful traitor!
Scorpion: You and Quan Chi have deceived me for the last time, sorcerer.
Shang Tsung: Is that so? *levitates down to our level and a fireball ignites in his palms* The punishment for your betrayal and the confrontation of your supervisor: death.
*Shang Tsung fires a flaming skull from his palms. Ryan summons his Wolf Scythe and deflects it*
Shang Tsung: Intriguing.
Me: Let our friends go! *summons Divewing*
Shang Tsung: I'd rather not. Goro!
*A gigantic beast with four arms leaps from a corridor and lands beside Shang Tsung. He lets out a roar*
Rancis: W-w-w-what is that?!
Raiden: That is Goro, Shang Tsung's most powerful warrior.
Me: I don't care how powerful he is. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. You readers enjoy this chapter while we cut Goro down to size.
The 7 Medallions
Chapter 22: On the Hunt for Justice
Somewhere in The Park, a corridor of Darkness opens and Demyx is seen walking out of it. He looks around, remembering his objective: Search for Axel and bring him to the Organization. He looks all over until he starts to hear a conversation. He looks beside a tree to see the Scarlet Warrior interrogating Axel.
"There you are." Demyx said. He then prepares to attack them until he hears Axel tell Scarlet about their device as she offers him protection from the Organization in exchange for his services.
"I don't believe it. That traitor!" Demyx quietly shouted. "How dare he give our plans to the Scarlet Warrior!" He then sees them leave. "I shall teach them to never mess with Organization XIII."
Inside the blue-roofed house, the other heroes have met with Mordecai and Rigby's immortal friend, Skips. Drake and Ariana are surprised to see him once again.
"Skips. You made it." Mordecai said as Skips proceeded downstairs.
"What is this I'm hearing about Elemental Medallions?" Skips asked.
"There are these mystical Medallions that housed the elements of Fire, Water, Thunder, Earth, Ice, Light and Darkness. We're on a journey to collect them and keep them away from Organization XIII." Clio explained.
"Where are they now?" Skips asked.
"Right now, our friend Scarlet is guarding them." Ron answered. This made Skips gasp in shock.
"Scarlet? As in the Scarlet Warrior?" Skips asked. Ron gives a sure nod. This made Skips sigh with disappointment.
"I figured she would come here eventually. It's been too long since my retirement from her army." Skips said as he skipped towards the front door.
"Don't worry about her. I think she can take care of herself. If not, at least her army can back her up. By the way, I'm…" Mason added before Skips interrupted him.
"I know who you are. You're Mason Gray, the new Keyblade wielder." Skips said.
"How did you know?" Mason asked in surprise.
"The Guardians of Eternal Youth told me all about you and your Keyblade." Skips answered as Mason summoned his Sleeping Lion.
"You mean this?" Mason asked, showing the yeti and the two slackers his Keyblade. Skips gives a firm nod as he opened the front door. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to look for Scarlet. It's been too long since I left her army." Skips answered.
"It sure has." A voice added. Skips looked outside to see Scarlet standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Scarlet?! How long were you there?!" Skips asked in surprise as he skipped down the steps.
"I have only been here for the last 30 seconds. How have you been, old friend?" Scarlet answered.
"Just well." Skips answered as he sat on the steps. "How's your army? Anything changed since I left?" Scarlet slowly shook her head.
"Are the Medallions still on the ship?" Sora asked. Scarlet gives a sure and calm nod.
"Well, I figured you would be here." A voice added. This made the others jump in shock as Axel walks out from behind Scarlet.
"Axel?! What's he doing here?!" Rancis asked as he unsheathed his Bo-staff.
"Stand down. He came here to warn us of the Organization's plan." Scarlet reassured as Rancis put away his staff.
"She's right. During a briefing at Castle Oblivion, I heard Saïx and Vexen talking about a type of device. I listened to more of the conversation and I heard that the device they created has the power to extract the Princesses of Heart from Sofia's amulet." Axel explained. This made Sofia look at the Amulet of Avalor with worry.
"Is this true? Because if you're lying to us…" Sora asked as he summoned his Kingdom Key and pointed it at Axel.
"Sora, stand down. He is speaking the truth. I read his mind during our encounter." Scarlet said, defending Axel. Sora gave the former Organization member a glare and sheathed his Keyblade. Then, they hear an explosion nearby.
"What was that?!" Odd asked.
"It came from over that way." Skips confirmed, pointing to where the smoke is coming from.
"That smoke's coming from Muscle Man's trailer!" Mordecai added. "I think Muscle Man's in trouble. We need to help him." They were about to leave until someone stops them.
"And just where do you two think you're going?" a voice asked. Mordecai and Rigby jolts upon hearing the voice and they turn around to see a living gumball machine with sunken eyes and a large, straight nose that overlaps a bit of his mouth with an elderly lollipop-shaped man with a white handlebar moustache wearing a white long-sleeve dress shirt under a buttoned-up dark vest, black slacks and dress shoes. The slackers nervously chuckle upon seeing them.
"Oh, uh, hey Benson, Pops. What's up?" Mordecai nervously asked. Benson looks at the group with a glare.
"Who is that guy?" Benson demanded.
"He's a friend we know from one of the other worlds." Rigby answered calmly, but with a nervous look.
"I know that, I'm talking about him." Benson added, referring to Mason.
"Oh, you meant me. Well…" Mason said until Skips interjected.
"Introductions can come later. Right now, Muscle Man's trailer is under attack!" Skips shouted, pointing towards the smoke.
"That sounds bad. Go. Pops and I will keep watch here at the house." Benson said.
"Thanks, Benson. You heard him, everyone. Let's go!" Ralph shouted as the heroes proceeded towards the source of the explosion with Axel in tow.
"Good luck, heroes." Pops called out as he and Benson saw them off.
*All of us, except for Liu Kang, are exhausted and Goro is lying on the floor in defeat. Liu Kang grabs Shang Tsung by the throat and his free hand forms a fist and it ignites in a flame.*
Liu Kang: Release the girls, now!
Shang Tsung: And what if I don't?
Liu Kang: *shows Shang Tsung his flaming fist* See this fist? If you don't release them, it's going straight through your heart!
Raiden: Liu Kang, let him go!
*Liu Kang starts to calm down as the flame around his fist dies down. He releases his grip on Shang Tsung. Shang Tsung opens a portal behind him and escapes with a weakened Goro.*
Liu Kang: Why did you stop me, master?
Raiden: Don't you remember? If you kill him, you're no worse than he is now.
Liu Kang: You're…you're right. I am sorry.
Kyle: You don't have to apologize. Right now, we should focus more on getting these two out of these cages.
Scorpion: I shall open the cages.
Ryan: Let me help you with that.
*Rancis and I lower the cages to ground level. Ryan and Scorpion destroy the cages containing Lindsey and Vanellope.*
Lindsey: Whew! Thanks for coming to rescue us.
Me: Well, it was these three who helped us out.
Vanellope: Cool.
*The palace begins to crumble. Debris starts to fall right near us.*
Kaitlyn: What the hell's going on?!
Raiden: Shang Tsung has decided to sink the Island and us with it. We must get out of here.
Scorpion: I shall open a portal that will take you to Earthrealm. *opens an orange portal*
Rancis: But, what about you?!
Scorpion: I must regain my strength in the Netherrealm. Go! *teleports through a lava puddle*
*We travel through the portal with enough time left as the Island sinks to the bottom of the sea. We appear on the other side of the portal at my studio as the portal closes behind us.*
Rancis: I'm glad we made it out alive.
Liu Kang: I agree.
Me: Thanks for assisting us on this rescue mission.
Raiden: It was an honor. We must tend to the Wu Shi Academy. May the Elder Gods protect you.
*A lightning bolt strikes Liu Kang and Raiden and they disappear.*
Vanellope: Where'd they go?
Me: Wherever they are, I'm sure they can keep their realm safe.
Gloyd: *walks in* There you are! Where have you been?
Me: Outworld. Lindsey and Vanellope were kidnapped by a sorcerer named Shang Tsung and we have to infiltrate his Island to save them. Fortunately, Raiden, Liu Kang and Scorpion helped us out.
Gloyd: Where are they now?
Me: Raiden and Liu Kang just went back to their realm and Scorpion's recharging in the Netherrealm.
Gloyd: Whoa.
Rancis: I know, right?
Me: Hey, I just realized that I'm behind on my work. I'm going to have to update very soon.
Lindsey: That sounds like a good idea. You should do that right away.
Me: That's what I'm about to do. You readers review. Peace out!