"So uh what happened to you?" Johnny asked upon seeing Lincoln covered in some goop
"I had to go help my grand kid, some random human, and a witch cursed by a curse that my other grand kid made take down an 1600 hundred witch hunter that was merging with an island in the demon realm, the realm I created." Lincoln said "and then I had to seal away my other grand kids because they murdered their mother for making something that could counter them after I left the realm in her hands."
"that sounds like it would be an amazing tv show." Johnny said "also you're a grand father?"
"I have two kids one is dead and the other is 5 years old." Lincoln said "janova had the kids, Laura is the five year old."
"wow." Johnny said
"yup." Lincoln said "anyway later!"
later
Lincoln watched the tournament to decide earthrealm's champion unfold
he watched as raiden beat Johnny Kenshi and finally kung Lao
"earthrealm has its champion." Lui kang said
"you're gonna be needing this." Lincoln said handing raiden a amulet "this amulet gives the wearer control over lighting."
raiden tried his new amulet on a statue which Johnny recorded
"holy arc of the covenant!" Johnny said
"is it necessary?" Raiden asked
"In addition to possessing great might, the Outworlders you will face also wield great magic. The amulet levels the playing field." Liu kang explained
"You must be careful, Raiden. You could get hurt. Even killed!" Kung Lao said
"No tournament participant has ever been grievously injured or killed. I would never send my champions unwittingly into Mortal Kombat. We leave in seven days for Outworld's capital, Sun Do. The tournament will be held at the Palace of Empress Sindel." Liu kang said
8 days later
lincoln was waiting for the others to return when geras told him and Liu kang to meet with him
"what's up geras?" Lincoln asked
"While I am glad you are here, you are not one for social calls. Is there trouble with the Hourglass?" Liu kang asked
"With something it has shown me." Geras said
"what, geras?" Liu kang asked
"When you restarted history, you altered the destinies of certain malefactors to neutralize them. At least one of them is defying that destiny: Shang Tsung." Geras said
"go on." Liu kang said
"He has escaped his meaningless life and is on his way to becoming a powerful sorcerer. He has already infiltrated Sindel's court." Geras said
" I saw no sign of him during the tournament. But if that snake is in Sindel's ear-" Liu kang began before Geras finshed his sentence
"your vision of peace may already be compromised." Geras said
"I appreciate this warning, Geras. I will investigate. Please return to the Hourglass and see what else you can learn." Liu kang said
"I'll go." Lincoln said "whoever is changing Shang Tsing's destiny probably doesn't know about me so we'll have the advantage."
"and empress sindel doesn't know about you either." Liu kang said
"it's perfect!" Lincoln said
"very well Lincoln take kung Lao, Kenshi takahashi, and Johnny cage with you and see what you can find." Liu kang said
"right!" Lincoln said
later
"all right you 3 we have a mission." Lincoln said
"we do?" Johnny asked
"yes there is someone in outworld named shang tsung the time titan destined him to be a con artist with little power however someone changed that and now he is apart of the royal court Liu kang fears that he will cause war between outworld and earthrealm." Lincoln said
"so we kill him?" Kenshi asked
"no we need him alive to find out who changed his fate." Lincoln said
"so bring him back and interrogate him." Johnny said
"yup." Lincoln said
"why not raiden instead of him." Kenshi asked while pointing at Johnny
"well hey I'm willing to go!" Johnny said
"raiden is too well known now it has to be us." Lincoln said
"so what do we have to do?" Kung Lao asked
"we got to find Shang tsung and either capture him or be captured by him so he's cornered and can't escape." Lincoln said
"wait what?!" Johnny asked
"you heard me Shang tsung has a lab we could gather evidence of his deeds." Lincoln said as he pulled out a talisman "this will leads us to him."
"lead the way." Johnny said
after walking for a little bit the find Shang tsung in a tarkat colony
"it seems that Shang tsung is among those things." Kenshi said
"oh man my fans are going go nuts cosplaying them at cage con." Johnny said
"they're people infected with tarkat a disease that slowly makes people into blood thirsty monsters." Lincoln said before remembering something "that reminds me."
Lincoln snapped his fingers
"there you are all immune to tarkat." Lincoln said
"wait this can infect us?" Kung lao asked
"yup and I don't feel like having to deal with the consequences should you guys accidentally bring it to earthrealm." Lincoln said
the group watches as Shang tsung takes some spinal fluid from a tarkatan
"why does he need that?" Kenshi asked
"I can think of two reasons one he's trying to infect someone with tarkat or he's trying to make a cure to get on the empress's good side." Lincoln said
the tarkatan broken free and began to fight Shang tsung
"he needs our help." Johnny said
as he said that Shang tsung started going on the back foot
"on second thought I think he's fine." Johnny said
"we need Shang tsung so we must help." Kenshi said
"hey remember he's a snake meaning that he will escape at the first opportunity." Lincoln said "we need a different course of action."
"can't you just magic him over?" King Lao asked
"it's likely that our opponent doesn't know about me so we must keep the illusion that I'm a normal guy alive or else their tactics might change." Lincoln explained
the group ran over and Lincoln immediately tried to tackle Shang tsung
however Shang stung dodged it and got away
"damn it!" Lincoln said as he got up
"who are you?" The tarkatan asked
"I'm Lincoln this is Kenshi takahashi, kung lao and Johnny cage." Lincoln introduced everyone
"I am baraka." Baraka said "I run this colony."
"we're here because we need Shang tsung alive so fire god Liu kang can question him he believes that he is a threat to both our realms." Kenshi said
"and since you helped us weaken him a bit allow me to help you." Lincoln said as he snapped his fingers
at first nothing happened then some of the tarakatans that were early in their infection began to turn back and the others that were feral regained their sanity
"what did you do?" Baraka asked
"I pretty much cured your tarkat so it won't kill you or make you have cannibalistic tendencies and you won't spread it." Lincoln said "plus those early enough in the infection can turn between their forms at will."
"I'm not sure if this is a blessing or a curse but thank you." Baraka said "as thanks I will accompany you."
"sweet now let's go get Shang tsung!" Lincoln said
and that's that!
time for some intros!
raiden
"fun little fact raiden I made that amulet."
"really? Thank you."
"hey you should talk to your sister at some point."
"yes I will lord Lincoln."
kung lao
"no kung lao I will not give you metal fingers so you won't cut yourself."
"aw come on don't be like that."
"so shujinko was a bust."
"my arrogance led to that."
also if you know who Lincoln's grand child is you have good taste (hint he's a star.)
see you next time
