A/N: I've had several random ideas for my Khronology series, but none of them seemed to fit with the main fics. So, just like I did with my F-Zero fanfics with the "deleted scenes," might as well make another series of oneshots.

Con't I

Every single Sunday, Aiko would hear the same old praises to the Lord and Jesus! She was hoping the Order of Light, as the majority was from China, would break these agonizing traditions that were the most prominent in the United States! While they eventually became accepted by some, she could not! And she was anxious that there'd be more hymns for their usual Gods and protectors of Earthrealm, Raiden and Fujin, she had heard of the Wind God and Raiden's younger brother, but never seen him, yet...

It was actually a good thing she decided to join the White Lotus Society full-time; her involvement with the religious sect wasn't for her at all, nor for Kung Lao apparently. She could've sworn they were much like Jehovah's Witnesses since they never resorted to fighting, and Aiko grew irritated in how too soft they were on letting their enemies live; that was the Great Kung Lao's fatal undoing after all, thus not believing they'd save their own realm! Upon her outrage, she asked Raiden if she could quit the sect and join the White Lotus completely with her beloved, and he was actually thrilled! As the White Lotus Society, with her betrothed and its specialties centering on the paranormal, fit her like a glove!

"The sect... still is in the process of reformation. With Liu Kang as Grand Champion and Kung Lao's assistance, they would soon catch on that our greatest adversaries must be bested in kombat. The Great Kung Lao chose mercy over Shang Tsung, and he recruited Goro who eventually let Lao meet his demise. They've been conflicted ever since."

The rookie Kombatant was then curious, "Raiden... Was Jesus actually...real, or was He just an urban legend?"

"He was most certainly real, Aiko, born at Jerusalem in 4 BC. The Elder Gods blessed His parents and I had taught Him the ways on defending Earthrealm. Even avoiding dark temptations. Unfortunately, He only lived for 30 years before His cruxification. There are still some within the Order of Light who worship Him."

With his words ringing in her mind and listening to the usual disquieting numbers, Aiko became irate! She stormed away from the Yellow River, where she was taking a break from disabling fishes' hearts, and into her dorm within the Wu Shi Academy to ease her mind. Till suddenly he saw and watched Raiden stand idly by as he observed Liu Kang and Kung Lao training within the grassy knoll. The spar momentarily ended, the two monks bowed to each other, and she couldn't help but follow with a slight curtsy. She quickly shrugged off Raiden's lecture as she was heading to her private dorm to recharge; her cardiokinesis shutting down the nervous system of large prey like tuna can really take its toll! But at least she gets a decent payoff weekly.

She just sat on her comfortable bed sulking, until she noticed a bright light ahead of her; sure enough it was her mentor. "Raiden...! What...brings you here?"

"I'd noticed you observing us while I was coaching Liu Kang and Kung Lao. Is something on your mind?"

She drooped and took a deep sigh. "I'm just so sick on how more widespread the...usual praises to the Lord are! It's irritating! And I'm not religious, even though I do make my offerings to you every Sunday at the Dragon Grotto. But I can't tell if it's in Chinese on...praising you!"

"I see. There has not been many in the English American language."

Aiko gave herself a moment to compose, "And y'know, I was actually thinking on making you a special offer."

"Yes, of course."

"...Your theme song."

"Aiko, there had been many hymns dedicated to me."

"Yea, but you said they're all in Chinese, Mandarin. Not often in English. So...I was thinking..." She just went up and took out a mix tape and inserted it into the cassette/CD combo; making a variety tape was the only thing she could do since the internet was still in its infancy. Eventually, an oldie named Lightning Strikes by Lou Christie played. The first verse chimed, and the Thunder God's face tightened.

When it got to the bridge, Aiko stopped the tape. "No huh. I didn't think it was a good fit neither."

She took the cassette out and inserted a mix CD she burned and skipped to one of the mid tracks. It played a catchier tune known as Heaven is a Place on Earth from Belinda Carlisle. The chords and chorus were like subtle impacts, and even Aiko stimmed a little while listening to it! Raiden was impressed as his face brightened and his eyes sizzled with bolts.

"Ha! I KNEW it!" she cried in ecstasy as she raised her fists.

Next Sunday came along, and Kung Lao was beside her as they recalled on dealing with the numerous traps protecting Earthrealm's sacred Jinsei, the holy lifeforce that was constantly surveillanced by Nightwolf's equipment. As they finally stopped within the Grotto springs, Aiko took out another CD-R disc encased in a white flip envelope and laid it on the moist soil. In it was a variety of songs from the early 90s that were chosen as numbers representing the Shaolin and other Kombatants. Eventually, she'd make another CD-R consisting of more tunes, including those for Ashrah and Fujin! Several months later, she soon picked special tributes such as Respect the Wind from Twister for the brotherly God, and another for the new Goddess of Light! And even several disco songs about fire for the recent pyro God, and Enya music for the Edenian Titan!

Then, many more since it became a sort of tradition to her!

A/N: Little by little, I'd been finding theme song after theme song for several Kombatants, and I figured that giving the Gods their own songs would be more special than materialistic means like gold or gems... Hopefully, I'd eventually find a theme song for nearly everyone, mostly the heroes. A lot of those hits can be found in my virtual soundtracks in my Khronology series.

Also, on a personal note, I'm not religious though my parents had come from a Presbyterian background; same deal with my OC, Gavin Lucas, in my Sleepy Hollow fics.

By title, I thought Lightning Strikes would be a good theme song for Raiden, but after hearing the words, it wasn't as suitable since it's mostly about natural biological urges kicking in especially before marriage which caused conflicts between the couple. Fortunately, Heaven is a Place on Earth was a more soothing, suitable choice.

Respect the Wind was an instrumental end to the 1996 movie, Twister, which was usually inspiration for Fujin. Even for my 10 Video Game Aerokinetics. I hope I can pick a song for Ashrah. Enya, with its exotic style, I thought'd be a decent choice for Kitana to listen to, even fiery disco songs relating to Fire God Liu Kang, from MK11 of course.

I have a few more chapters in the works, so sit tight.