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>>42285941

Hey, who's that handsome guy in the mirror? That's right. It's you, Johnny Cage, movie star and martial artist extraordinaire. You're also one of the heroes who helped defend all of Earth from an interdimensional warlord bent on conquering your world. You may have only joined initially to prove that you're no fake, but now everyone knows it.

You've been busy since the invasion. Movie deals, public appearances, book signings (despite the fact that you haven't even written a book) and more, on top of participating in hunts to take down monsters left over from Outworld. Los Angeles is mostly clean and safe, thanks to people like you.

You just got back from a charity ball. You're in your modest three-floor apartment with a hot tub in every bathroom, and you've taken off your black tuxedo top to relax, something you've been sorely missing ever since this whole Outworld affair started up.

You sit down on the couch and take a drink, nothing too strong but just enough to let you relax.

>A) Turn on the TV and check the news
>B) Check your phone for any messages
>C) Get something to eat from the kitchen
>D) Admire yourself in the mirror
>E) Go swimming in your backyard pool

>>42285945
>A

Maybe I made the news again. There's always time for more me.

>A/D
With the way the news are these days, the TV might as well be a mirror.

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>>42286164

You take out the remote and turn on the TV. An image of a White House press conference appears.

"Officially, the President has decided not to pursue diplomatic relationships with Outworld."

"But what is the cabinet doing in light of the recent revelations of extra-dimensional threats that the military cannot combat?"

"We are currently investigating the potential threat from other 'realms' through the OWEA. While the so-called Emperor of Outworld is dead, according to reports, the exact size of the Outerworld and the extent of the threat that it poses has yet to be fully understood."

A lot of people start asking questions all at once, but eventually someone rises up and manages to get their question through.

"What stance is the president taking on the new evidence of gods of thunder and wind protecting Earth? Has he approached them about the situations overseas?"

"The President will not take an official stance on any form of godhood claimed by any individuals, extraordinary or otherwise."

You can't help but shakes his head and chuckle. You've been hanging out with Raiden ever since the first tournament, but you haven't seen him since the invasion ended.

>A) Change the channel
>B) Do something else

>>42286231
B. Johnny needs to balance his checkbook

>>42286231
Check for phone messages. Our agent maybe, or more balls and galas(I swear we're going to get Sonya to agree to go to one eventually.
Oh hey, there's a thought. Maybe she called.

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>>42286391

You pop up and turn the TV to a local channel for background noise as you approach your phone on the wall to check for any messages.

Three messages. First one:

"Hey Johnny, it's Skip." Your agent. "Great news, buddy! Mayor wants to give you the key to Los Angeles. The press is gonna be all over this one. Call me back and we'll plan it! Don't forget that we've got the movie deal with Warner Bros. Thursday at nine sharp. Call me!"

Second message.

"Johnny, it's Cindy." Your ex, dumped you for another actor. "I was thinking we could talk, maybe get a drink. Call me back, you've still got the number, right?"

You shake your head. They always come crawling back... Except a certain blonde soldier you've been thinking about. A newspaper on the nearby table is open to a page on her getting promoted: Captain Blade.

Third message, unknown number.

"I'm watching you..."

You turn and look at the phone. "What the hell?" you say aloud, checking the number. It isn't one you recognize, but you've lived in LA long enough to recognize a phone booth number.

Probably just another crazy fan. You've had enough of those to last a lifetime.

>A) Try giving Sonya a call
>B) Call your ex
>C) Talk to your agent
>D) Try to track down the unknown number
>E) Turn in the for the night

>>42286453
>C
>Then D

If this turns out to be an elaborate John Cena prank...

>>42286453
>A first then
>D

>>42286472
Kano_wins.jpeg

>>42286453
>A) Try giving Sonya a call
>D) Try to track down the unknown number
Kaito, if you faked your death, can I at least still borrow that cape for my movie?

>>42286521
Too soon anon, too soon. You don't just walk off getting possessed by the bullshit OPness that is Susanoo. You do get to mock him for being a guy named Susan though.

>>42286544
>Crimson Lightning as Susanoo
This notion appeals to me.

>>42286563
Summer is prone to heat lightning, which is usually orange-red. And Susanoo's associated with Summer. Add in maybe parts of the mythology being right/wrong and bam.

>>42286453
>A
>Then give her the D

>>42286591
I know that's why I liked it.
Anyways, do you thing there was a victory celebration of some sort, or everyone just skulked back to their place?

>>42286731
We'll find out later anon. Focus on Johnny's time in the lime light.
Still given the girls that we usually badger each other back and forth on I think we've established a type for Kaito.
Dem fangs, Dem eyes, dat tongue, and dat ass.
What with Mileena, Taruna and Khameleon being the main ones.

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>>42286472
>>42286485
>>42286521
>>42286633

You pick up the phone and dial Sonya's number; you've got it on speed dial. It rings for a few moments before it is answered.

You jump the gun a bit. "Sonya! It's Johnny. Don't hang up this time. I wanted to--"

You're interrupted by her secretary at the Special Forces compound. "I'm sorry, Mr. Cage, but she's asked me to screen your calls. Would you like to make an appointment?"

You sigh. "Sure. Yeah. That'd be peachy, thank you."

"Captain Blade is currently busy on assignment and is expected back in two and a half weeks. I'm sorry, but she's put you on the non-priority list, so it may be a bit longer."

You sigh again and bump your head against the wall a few times. "Alright, well please put me down. Preferably on a weekend, ideally a Saturday night."

"Will do, Mr. Cage."

You hang up and put the phone down. Sonya's been distant ever since the invasion ended; you've only seen her twice, and only managed to talk to her once. She's been so damned busy with OWEA ever since the Special Forces stole Kaito's boat.

Kaito... You wonder if that guy will ever wake up. You visited his body in some room Raiden called the Jinsei; just a fancy light show, really, all blue and glowing. He wasn't awake and Raiden said he might not ever wake up.

Putting aside such troubling thoughts, you head over to the local phonebook and look up the number. It's from a phone booth, alright, one not too far away once you look it up on the internet maps.

>A) Head out and investigate the phone booth
>B) Call the police and ask them to post a patrol outside
>C) Ignore it and go do something else

>>42286789
>A
Let's blow off some steam the old fashioned way and try not to get arrested.

>>42286781
You are right, let's not get into this right now and focus on Johnny

>>42286789
>C) Ignore it and go do something else
How about we call our agent, and see what we can do?

>>42286789
>A

We don't need the cops, we're Johnny Cage

>Screening our calls.
>Non-priority list
Christ guys, maybe we should just call Cindy. I feel like we're two calls away from a restraining order.
I don't get it though. I could have sworn she liked us, at least a bit, during the invasion.

>>42286472
Cena quest takeover.

>>42286897
Military girl. Duty first.
Maybe Johnny should get involved with her mission first he really wants her.

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>>42286804

Hm. Well, you planned to relax tonight, maybe a walk will take your mind off things. After throwing on a quick disguise (nobody will ever suspect that it's really Johnny Cage under your Cage-brand hoodie) you throw on your favorite shades and head out into the Los Angeles night.

As you walk, you think about Sonya. Non-priority list? Screening your calls? You thought you were really starting to make some headway with her after the first tournament. She even smiled and called you Johnny after it was over at the Wu Shi Academy before those tarkatans showed up to wreck the party.

You walk down the streets, carefully scoping the area for anyone who might be following you, a skill you've developed from years of avoiding paparazzi. Of course, you also have your shadow powers. When you want to vanish into a crowd and not be seen (which isn't often, you admit, you're Johnny Cage) you can.

You look down near a waterway and see the phone booth in question. It's alone, the only light in the area, with some mild graffiti on it.

>A) Move closer to investigate
>B) Search the surrounding area more closely
>C) On second thought, get out of here

>>42287020
>A) Move closer to investigate
Johnny isn't the careful type, right?

>>42287020
>A) Move closer to investigate
Johnny Cage is brave, but he's not stupid. I'll keep my guard up.

>>42287020
>A
Do it you pompous mad man.

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>>42287053
>>42287097
>>42287225

You jump down next to the phone booth, looking up and down the waterway and seeing no one. Approaching it, you find the phonebook inside is slightly torn and covered with blood.

Opening it to an untorn page in the C's, you find your name, John Carlton, highlighted, along with the number to your house. Many of the pages are covered in bloody fingerprints, and upon touching some of it, you discover that they are still wet.

Were it not for your recent extra-dimensional adventures, you'd almost think this was too uncanny. Whose blood could this be? Does it belong to the person who called you... or someone else?

You turn around and scan the area, finding nobody. There does seem to be a small trail of red dots and drips along the ground, however.

>A) Follow the trail
>B) Take the phonebook for later evidence
>C) Get out of here and head home

>>42287338
>A) Follow the trail
PREPARE YOURSELF

>>42287338
>A) Follow the trail
I would take the phonebook, but it's awkward to carry, and Cage strikes me the foolhardy type

>>42287338
>A
Johnny Cage is not afraid to die!
Man, I wish Bo was here...

>>42287338
>A) Follow the trail

inb4 Meat

>>42287382
So the whole fight is us both startling each other, screaming like lunatics and running in opposite directions?
Good end. We'll tell Sonya how we defeated this super powered corpse later.

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>>42287348
>>42287372
>>42287380
>>42287382

'I wonder where this leads?' you think to yourself. This reminds you of the guest spot you did on CSI Miami where you and David kept trying to out-do each other in one-liners and sunglass-wearing.

You follow the trail further up the way, finding a sewer grate. It's far from the filthiest thing you've crawled into; you're a Hollywood man, after all. Once inside, you find some more blood on the ground, eventually leading to a locked metal door that looks tough. Inspecting the lock, you find it to be a local brand. Actually, you think you did a commercial for this brand once; that's a funny coincidence.

>A) Shadow-Kick the door down
>B) Attempt to pick the lock (Note: you do not know how to pick locks)
>C) Look for another entrance
>D) Call Bo for backup

>>42287467
>A
No time!
Well. There's always time for D right?
>Keep phone at the ready

>>42287467
>B) Attempt to pick the lock (Note: nothing is impossible for Johnny. He he was casted as Mr.Impossible after all)

>>42287467
>B) Pick the lock using a Shadow Kick.

>>42287467
>B) Attempt to pick the lock (Note: you do not know how to pick locks)

>>42287467
>B) Attempt to pick the lock (Note: you do not know how to pick locks)

>>42287467
Shadow pick the lock

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>>42287575
>>42287612
>>42287621
>>42287664

You fiddle around with the lock for a moment before stepping back and charging up your patented shadow energy. With a single swipe, you blast the lock off its hinge and kick it away.

"Hah! And who says I can't play a master thief and infiltrator, anyway?" you say to yourself, pushing the door open and then immediately tripping on something when you step inside.

Fumbling around for a light, you find that it's a human arm.

"Oh, that is not the hand I need right now," you say to yourself. You rise and turn around, finding this place to be the den of some kind of sick psycho serial killer, with at least two more dead bodies; hobos, by the looks of their clothing and smell. They're split open and their faces are all cut up. You hold your nose and look around, finding a wall full of pictures.

Your pictures, to be specific. Autographs, movie stills, newspaper clippings. Everything since the early 90s when your career kicked off. There's a recent autographed picture of yours; you hand these things out like candy, so you can't possibly know who you gave this to, but it's stained in blood.

"What the hell..."

You've had creepy stalkers before, but never murderers. Well, there was Shang Tsung... But that's different.

>A) Call the police
>B) Call Bo
>C) Get out of here right now and run home
>D) Take pictures of this place

D) Take Selfies in the place
>>42287763

>>42287763
>D) Take pictures of this place
We should call Bo and send one to him as well. Don't want all the evidnece on us only

>>42287763
>D)
Then
>A)

>>42287763
D) The police aren't gonna care too much about some hobo slasher, and I wouldn't be surprised if this place was spotless tomorrow.

>>42287763
>D) Take pictures of this place

>>42287784
I love the idea that Johnny doesn't know how to take a picture where the focus isn't on him

>>42287867
In this case we should definitley call Bo.
After all, people believe Johnny's powers are strings and mirrors, some gory selfies won't convice people

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>>42287784
>>42287825
>>42287847
>>42287867
>>42287882

You quickly snap some shots of the area (snagging some sweet selfies, too) and now you wonder what to do next. As you prepare to dial 911, a thought suddenly occurs... You're already famous, sure, but not for catching a serial killer! This is perfect! You can get some sweet press coverage out of this.

Wait... No, that's stupid, Johnny. You're dealing with a psychopath here and you already make millions. You should call the authorities and have them deal with it; they've got agencies for this.

But think about it! Your own movie deal! An autobiography--"The Killer Stalker!" No! No! "Within the Stalker's Cage" or "Cage of the Stalker."

You need to call that Jewish guy who comes up with the titles for your movies when this is over.

Looking over the photos, you wonder what to do. You could call Bo, but it's his night off and he's probably enjoying a night on the town (and a deep dish pizza most likely). There's also the cops... Maybe Stryker? You and him haven't been on good terms ever since he turned you down to play his role in his upcoming movie, "I Was Doing My Job"

...Maybe you should put him in contact with the titles guy, too.

>A) Call the police
>B) Upload the photos online
>C) Call Bo and ask for his opinion
>D) Call up Stryker and ask him what to do

>>42287914
>Johnny takes a horrified selfie of a gore splattered room
>Send help!!!
>"Oh, that Johnny! He's such a kidder."
>que laughtrack

Yeah, now would be a good time to contact Bo.

>>42287971
>D) Order yourself a deep dish of police brutality

>>42287971
>D) Call up Stryker and ask him what to do
Might as well ask a professional. Also some professional standpoint wouldn't hurt in our new show

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>>42288110

You take out your phone and call Stryker. After a moment, he answers.

"Kurtis! It's Johnny. Listen, I've got a--"

"What do you want, Cage?" he asks, sounding annoyed.

"I'm trying to tell you. I've got a--"

"I'm not interested in any new deal. I told your agent not to call me anymore."

"Damnit, Stryker! I've got a murderer on my hands! He's stalking me! I need some advice."

"Have you tried calling the authorities?"

"What the hell do you think I'm doing right now?"

"...Cage, I'm in Chicago. Not Los Angeles. The hell am I supposed to do for you?"

"I don't know, I feel very vulnerable and out in the open right now. I'm in this dude's lair and he's got dead bodies all over."

Stryker sighs. "Alright. Is he there?"

"No."

"Then why are you still there? Get out, get somewhere safe, like home, and call the cops. LOCAL cops."

"Alright, I will," you tell him. "And hey listen, about that movie--"

He hangs up.

"What an uptight asshole," you mutter to yourself as you put your phone away.

>A) Head home
>B) Head downtown
>C) Call Bo
>D) Wait here and see if the killer comes back

>>42288197
>D)
Bitch gonna get Caged!

>>42288197
>D) Wait here and see if the killer comes back
Johnny doesn't play by another man's rules.

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>>42288197

Alright, I need to get to bed. I'll be up in several hours.

Help keep the thread alive until I get back folks and we'll resume when it's morning in Korea.

Also, four-day weekend for us over here, so we'll have plenty of time for questing.

>>42288197
>C) Call Bo
Bo, bring the camera

>>42288230
>This short of a first thread because OP didn't set time aside for the quest.

Does anyone have the rookie QM bingo sheet handy?

I do hope things work out well and this quest isn't just forgotten forever though.

>>42288312

I know he didn't link it in the OP but Damashi has been running 20 Mortal Kombat quests for the past few months and was only stopped by North Korea and Malaria. He's been a very dedicated QM.

>>42288337

I'll link it now


http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Mortal+Kombat+Konquest

>>42288312
Dude Damashi has done some ridiculously long shots. And sometimes you start a thing only to realize how tired you are. It'll be fine, he's a solid QM.

>>42288312

It's Friday over here in Korea (technically 2am Saturday morning). My afternoon is most of my player's late evenings. I wanted to start the thread around the the some of my players would be awake.

And besides, I had things to do. Friday night out in Korea.

Don't worry, I will stick to any quest I start.

So, fellow Cage fans. What do we do?

>>42288337
>>42288374
Agree Damashi is a based QM. Not easy to run a successful quest, finding enough player from Korea's timezone, and with an army gig.

>>42288395
So how long has Skarlet been a fan?
>Like we're that lucky

>>42288397
Would staying and bringing in the killer personally is something that Johnny would do?

>>42288422
Now that I think about it, we should have asked about her epilouge. We know what happened to Ermac without Shao Kahn's control, but what about Skarlet?

>>42286789
>Kaito... You wonder if that guy will ever wake up. You visited his body in some room Raiden called the Jinsei; just a fancy light show, really, all blue and glowing. He wasn't awake and Raiden said he might not ever wake up.
I thought Kato was full on corpseified and his soul was hijacked by Cronosis' guy. Interesting.

>>42288482
Naw, it was in there last week, Raiden sucked the Crimson Lightning out of him and put his body in the Jinsei so it'd still be there if his soul ever comes back.

>>42288457

I hope she didn't end up with Reiko.

People caught up on the MKX comics, you know what I'm on about.

>>42288482
Nah, we're in a magical souless coma. Or rather Kaito is. Until he fixes things.

>>42288506
Yeah...yeah that seems likely. With Mileena doing a turn for the better I was hoping we could set her or Khameleon up as "her Jade" as it were.

>>42288506
>>42288538

Speaking of which, how fucking great was that new issue?

CYRAX IN MKX WHEN, BOON

>>42288538
>>42288506
I haven't checked the MKX comics, so I have little idea what I am talking about. No spoilers please just a yes or no answer;
Didn't we change the timeline several times enough for things to happen differently here?

>>42288604
Yeah.

>>42288604

Yes.

Also, if you go to /vg/, their /mkx/ general has a pastebin with all the links to albums with the MKX comics. I recommend them. I am not adhering to a strict timeline with them but I am going to be using material from them when I like to.

Like Johnny's famous shadow pancakes.

>>42288698
>shadow pancakes
Okay, I'm sold!

>>42288698
So, Crimson Thunder confirmed for extra douche Susanoo?
Also I forgot to ask last thread.
Are there any long term effects to Kaito's body by becoming the Crimson Thunder, even temporarily?
When we get back to him I mean

>>42288795
I don't think so. Raiden and him were rivals before godhood, not after.
As for the the tansformation effects; I feel like the Jinsei has opposite energies, so whatever damage was done to Kaito it would slowly reverse. Maybe.

>>42288795

What the hell is a Susanoo

>Google it

I only watch Korean stopmotion cartoons

As for your other question, the Jinsei halts aging and purges negative thoughts and sin through long exposure and cures natural diseases, promotes healthy muscle growth and brain activity, heals wounds and gets rid of erectile disfunction.

>>42288987
Eh, wasn't what I was referring to but it got a snicker. Fair enough.

This is great, I fucking love Johnny Cage.

It's a shame he went kinda lame in X though

>>42289050

I liked Johnny being the sensible, cool dad.

>yfw Sonya avoids Johnny for 9 months

>>42289690
>yfw when the coolest new character is born
>yfw when kaito gains godhood after raiden become an elder God picks kaito to replace him.
>yfw when cassie has the hots for God kaito.

>>42289836
I think we'd have to nope out on general principle. We don't want to piss off Johnny. Or General Bitchface.

So while we wait and bump, here is my list of life saves and "couldn't do without you"'s that we owned, and owned to.
It doesn't include all our friends, or people we owe thanks, only fate turning events. Long term good like Tortek's "been a bro trough and trough" are not counted here.
The list might not be complete.


Kitana
-Saved our lives when Tortek implaed us
+Came to her rescue at the Wedding
+Risked our lives to get the Kamidogu above the call of duty
-Tried to wake us up from coma

Tortek
+Spared his life
-Saved us from the Tarakan brute
-Saved us from being crushed in a deathpyramid

Sereena
-Saved us from Rokuro
+Rescued her on the wedding

Turana
-Freed her from the Pyramid
+Rescued as after our duel with Scarlet
-Rescued her on the Wedding
+Rescued us from falling to death
-Saved her from the tormentor, and rushed her to a healer
+Saved us from Khameleon's poison

Sub-Zero
+Saved him from the Cyber Initiative as much as we could
-Dragged our asses out after we blew up the Lin Kuei base
+Brought him to the ancient dwelling place of the Cryomancers
-Saved us from loosing the Kamidogu
-Saved us from Noob in the arena

Duroc
-Rescued us from Shokan prison
-Offed Goro, and brought reinforcements during the invasion

Sheeva
+Snapped her out of mindcontrol

Liu Kang
+Saved him to falling to death when he was too busy kicking Shao Kahn

Meat
+Freed him from Shang Tsung's Dark Prison
-Saved us from Goro

Mieena
+We pleaded for her life
-she really came trough

Smoke
+Saved him from being captured by the Cyber Initiative
-Dragged our asses out after we blew up the Lin Kuei base

>>42290032
For Duroc, I believe you forgot "Informed him of his son being alive" or something like that.

>>42290218
Oh yes, but I think it's more along the line of

+"Provided motivation to come out of exile, reunite with his son, and claim his birthright"

So, who else is thinking Skarlet or Erron Black Quest after our boy Johnny here?
Guess we could go for the Vam-pirate since we keep skipping her.

>>42290958
I would vote Skarlet

>>42290958
I say kenshi he did lose his oldest friend an rival an then stole his ship

>>42290958
Erron would be fun, we could use pocket sand and revolvers

>>42291325
>Kenshi goes on a diplomatic mission to Edenia.
>Gets in a talk with one of the girls about Kaito.
>Rain is there
Sonya has to hold him back, probably while screaming "KENSHI! DIPLOMATIC MISSION!"
>Kenshi explains a thing
>Mileena and Kitana take Rain's side
long enough to stab Rain in the kidneys and then take turns kicking his skull in while he's on the ground.
>Kenshi: "There Captain, I used my words, happy?"

>>42290958
Skarlet could be interesting, Vam-pire sounds cool too.
I would go for Erron Black if he would still hunt Kaito.

>>42291502
I'm more interested in his reaction upon seeing Ermac there

>>42291534
>Implying he'd know since MK's BEST DAD is in control.
Also Ermac is both king AND his council of advisors. How awesome is that?

>>42291589
I can just imagine the initial shock as the unbriefed OWEA enter Edenia's thorne room, seeing Sindel and Ermac sitting on the throne, while power puff girls are out of town.

>>42288987
Hey Damashi, why not call the quest Mortal Kombat Konquest: Johnny Cage?

>>42290958
I'd say we should go with a more lighthearted character. I think Damashi does good writing with that. Or maybe that's just the choices we've made.

Alright, I'm back, update incoming.

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>>42288225

You're Johnny Cage. You're not afraid to die. You'll wait here for this serial killer stalker, and catch him and become even more famous. There's absolutely nothing that could go wrong with this plan. You just need to think up a way to ambush him (or her...?) when he/she arrives.

Looking around, you find what seems to be an autopsy room with a dead body on the table. There's also a meat locker of sorts, and a staircase that leads up to another door. There's also the picture room.

>A) Hide in the meat locker
>B) Hide in the autopsy room
>C) Cover yourself in blood and pretend to be a dead body
>D) Investigate the upstairs

>>42297285
>D
But take a weapon

>>42297285
>D)
I've always wondered what a derenged kill would have around the house for when they aren't being all deranged and killy.

>>42297285
>>D) Investigate the upstairs

>inb4 Kano

>>42297285
D) Investigate the photo room/upstairs

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>>42297596
HOW'S SONYA?

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>>42297348
>>42297367
>>42297455
>>42297618

You approach the door and kick it open, finding yourself in... a very nice reception office. Actually, this place is much nicer than you would have thought. It's got magazines and movie posters and nice chairs, but everything is covered in a thin layer of dust that implies a lack of care and people for a while.

Moving to the front, you see the place is actually boarded up--was it hit during the invasion? Plenty of places were and not everything has recovered since Outworld's warriors invaded. Investigating this place further, it appears to be a plastic surgeon's office. Actually... you may have been here before. This place is strangely familiar... Did you bring Cindy here once for breast implants?

>A) Search the back office
>B) Hide in the office and wait
>C) Head back downstairs
>D) Find a weapon (outside of your fists)

>>42297628
Screening my calls so your guess is as good as mine!
I don't know how I thought that sounded okay in my head. Do over?

>>42297685
>>A) Search the back office
Johnny Cage only needs his fists.

>>42297685
>A

>>42297685
>A)

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>>42297714
>>42297741
>>42297993

Searching the back office, you discover a door with the name "Dr. Alan Zane" on it. It seems that it was his primary office, but is he the one or was this office taken over by the killer?

Actually, that name sounds familiar too...

Suddenly, there's a noise from behind. You turn around and dive backwards just in time as a man leaps at you from the shadows, having snuck upstairs after seeing the lock on his door broken off. His teeth are sharpened into fangs and he has many piercings and boney-like spikes emerging from his misshapen face. He growls like a madman as he slashes at you--with blades surgically implanted into his forearms. He screams in an animalistic howl as he stabs at you; you manage to deflect his arm and punch him in the face, finding it to be very rough.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>42298344
Time for a split punch, hit 'em in the nuts. If that doesn't work shadow kick him.

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>42298344
Hiya! Shadow Kick!tm

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>42298344
flip kick his face

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>>42298414

You open with a patented Johnny Cage nut punch, but the doctor leaps overhead and tries to stab you from behind. You roll forward and turn around as he kicks open the door to his office and grabs a scalpel that he then throws at you. You manage to dodge it and it sticks into the wall.

He charges back at you again.

>>42298433

With a single shadow kick, you surge forward, leaving a green shadowy trail behind you. You kick him with the force of several kicks in one, knocking him back through the wall into another room in the office. After a moment of groaning, he gets back up to his feet and extends the blades in his arms once more.

"You ain't no tarkatan, buddy," you say to him. "Trust me: I've met plenty and punched them in the nuts."

He spits out some blood and charges again.

>>42298628

You attempt a flipkick but he ducks; you miss and land a few steps back as he slashes out at you. You take a stinging blow to your arm, a small gash that ends up drawing some of your blood.

"I WILL TAKE YOUR FACE!" he shouts, slashing again.

"You're not the first one to say that," you reply, backing up into the reception area. The doctor growls and approaches on all fours like an animal.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>42298861
throw green balls at him

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>42298861
Give him the moves from Ninja Mime 3

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>42298861
Break his face.

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>42298861
What? No, sorry pal, my face is off limits, open only for supermodells, and a certain blonde gal

Backflipk shadowkick

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>>42298908

Summoning up a few handfuls of energy, you lob them at him, blasting him with the shadow energy. He grits his sharpened teeth and bears through the attacks, continuing to charge.

>>42298917

He hacks at you as you try to dodge, but he manages to knick your left thigh. He slams a knee into your face and then hops back.

"I AM TARKATAN!" he shouts. "I HAVE SEEN THE OTHER REALM!"

"I've heard of furries but you're going a bit far, pal."

>>42299014
>>42299052

He leaps at you and you bring your foot up, smashing him in the face. Hopping back up to your feet, you push him back with a few more punches to the face, drawing blood and causing one of his piercings to fall off.

You then perform a backflip shadowkick that knocks him down through the table of his waiting room. He shakes his head and groans as you land on your feet, striking a heroic pose.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>42299467
Take off my shades, make a one liner while putting them back on.

>>42299536
WOW
Only Johnny

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>42299467
Throw some kicks at his shins and kneecaps, he's not walking away from this fight.

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>>42299536

>>42299536
Holy fuck I can't stop laughing

>>42299536
Now we truly ascended into a Johnny Cage Qest.

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>>42299536
I love how this post doesn't have any attack or anything in it. Just one hell of a one liner.

>>42299536
>>42299697
It may be a while before the GM posts again. He now has to think of the perfect one liner.

>>42299467
I've seen the other realm too. Good scenery for a movie, but nothing more if you ask meme

Left left right combo

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>42299747
Forgot roll.

I see you are a fan, trying so hard to replicate Johnny scizzorfist and everything.

>>42299536
but now we need to think, what is an appropriate one liner?

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>>42299536

You take off your sunglasses and prepare your three best lines for the situation. Grabbing his collar, you lift him up and curl your hand into a fist.

"My fist like to make an appointment... with your FACE!"

You punch him, drawing some more blood.

"I'd like a second opinion, doctor!"

You slam your fist into his face again, knocking out a sharpened tooth.

"Sorry Doctor Zane, but you've worn thin on my... PATIENTS!"

With one final punch, you knock him completely unconscious and he falls to the floor, breaking his table again. You put your sunglasses back on.

"Sorry, but the doctor... is out."

You slide down the wall and take a breather. After a moment, you get up and find a telephone cord to tie his hands and feet up with. Next, you take out your phone and wonder what to do next.

>A) Call the police
>B) Call the press
>C) Call Bo to pick you up

>>42299897
>A) Call the police
its probably for the best

>>42299897
>>A) Call the police

>>42299897
>telephone cord
God dammit, Johnny.

>A) The press will get here naturally and we don't need any unnecessary casualties

>>42299897
Laughed so much I woke myself up

Call the police
The press will probably show up on their own

>>42299897
>A
On an unrelated note, do you think the security footage has sound record, and the police would let us have a copy of it for our show?

>>42300106
At least one of those is going to back a tag line on the movie poster.

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>>42299951
>>42299976
>>42299982
>>42300106

Less than an hour later, Dr. Alan Zane is under arrest. As they throw him in the back of the police cruiser, he screams, "I AM TARKATAN! I WILL FEAST ON THE BONES OF THE DEAD! RAAAARRGH!"

Nearby, you shake your head as Bo, your bodyguard, helps you into the back of your limo. "Jeez, boss, I take one night off and you get attacked by a crazy stalker."

"I think I knew that guy," you say. "He might've done an operation on me once... long before he was crazy."

"Well, I'll make sure to double-check any doctors we send you to in the near future," Bo says. Just then, the press arrives. Bo drives off before they can stop your car and pester you.

"So, boss, now what?" he asks as he drives you home.

"I think I could spin this into earning some much-needed vacation time. I can get away from all these signings and events and movie deals... at least for a week, maybe."

"Should I get the private jet ready?"

>A) Stick around Los Angeles
>B) Travel somewhere else in the world
>C) Go home and just relax

>>42300412
>B
Time to bother Liu Kang!
...Or someone else I guess.

>>42300412
>B) Travel somewhere else in the world
Vegas

>>42300412
B overseas

>>42300412
>B)
One ticket to Hong Kong please.

>>42300442
>Liu Kang

Maybe we can get the poor guy laid or something.

>>42300412
>>B) Travel somewhere else in the world
Let'sbug sonya

>>42300412
>B) Travel somewhere else in the world
surprise visit to the OWEA

>>42300516
>>42300521
I think they are out in outworld, we'll need more than the private jet to visit them there

>>42300509
Eh, we can go chill. Maybe get some peace and quiet. Try to find some balance. And if our old friend is missing his, we just point out his options. And that if he's unhappy he should consider why.

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>>42300442
>>42300469
>>42300489
>>42300508
>>42300516
>>42300521

You nod. "Yeah, prep the jet. Let's get out of here."

"You got it, boss. Anyone we wanna bring with?"

Johnny thinks. The only other person who was in the invasion was Kathy Long, the kickboxer. She had her soul absorbed by the Soulnado and was turned into a monster-zombie-thing but she ended up alright. You actually haven't seen her since Shao Kahn bit the dust.

>A) Call Kathy Long
>B) Call Ex-Girlfriend Cindy
>C) Nobody, just relax by yourself

>>42300726
>A
Johnny time

>>42300726
>A) Call Kathy Long

>>42300726
>a
Let's get freaky

>>42300799
Derp. Changed my vote but not the text

>>42300726
>C) Nobody, just relax by yourself
no cheating on sonya boys

>>42300726
C) Let's go it alone for the time being.

>>42300835
it's not cheating if you're not in a relationship

>>42300726
C

>>42300799
>>42300817

So is this for or against hanging out with Kathy, because we're tied right now if it is

>>42301074
We can always roll

>>42300726
>C) Nobody, just relax by yourself
am not >>42300817

>>42301074
OK, we hang out with her, but we don't hit on her

>>42301293
I feel like Johnny would be more successful if he would keep the same attitude with Sonya

>>42300726
If you're not already typing up the next thing, my vote is for C.

Johnny time.

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You put away your phone. "Nah. I'll be fine without anyone else."

Bo nods and drives off. A short nap later, and you're ready to take off in your private jet. It looks like a normal jet, except for the giant, "CAGE AIR" on the side of it, and a pair of sunglasses painted on the nosecone.

As you settle in the back with a smooth drink that Bo has mixed up, the pilot asks you where you want to go so he can call it in.

>A) China - Visit the Shaolin
>B) Japan - Visit Kenshi
>C) Chicago - Visit Stryker
>D) New Mexico - Visit Nightwolf
>E) Suggest another location

>>42302163
>>A) China - Visit the Shaolin

>>42302163
>A) China - Visit the Shaolin
I'm kinda bored, so maybe I can find Raiden and find something to do. Plus, he might be interested to know about the crazy doctor that called himself a Tarkatan. Earthrealm handles Earthrealm problems, and I doubt Raiden's interested in one little Tarkatan, but he was a little odd.

Plus, I'm thinking drinks with Liu.

>>42302163
>CAGE AIR
Classic

>B) Let's invite Kenshi to see the Japanese premier of "Life in a Cage" with us

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>>42302240
>>42302230

With the course to China laid in, the pilot takes off and heads towards Hong Kong, a place you haven't been since your earlier days of working with other great martial arts movie masters. As you fly, you turn on the news to find a story about yourself on the TV and your recent defeat of Dr. Zane. Unfortunately, the news is distressing.

While en-route to prison, the police car transporting him was attacked and driven off the road. The policemen were both found decapitated and headless and Dr. Zane is still at large.

"Son of a bitch," you mutter to yourself as you watch the news story.

Bo turns around and looks back at you. "Don't worry, boss, I'll keep one eye open at all times. Ain't no psycho gonna come anywhere near you so long as I'm around."

After a few hours, you arrive in China. With the jet parked in a hanger, you take a boat to the Shaolin temples not far away. After introducing yourself to the monks on the grounds, they go to fetch a representative. You are greeted by a gathering of young monks, led by a man about your age.

"Greetings, Mr. Cage. We have heard much about you and your heroics. I am Guy Lai, and I will be your guide while you are in our temple."

"Yeah, how's it going, love the hair," you say, shaking his hand. "How's the Wu Shi Academy?"

"Still being rebuilt. Our order has dwindled, but we prosper in the light."

"Is Liu Kang around?"

"Master Liu is in the inner sanctum. Follow me, please."

>A) Follow Guy
>B) Break off and check out the temple grounds
>C) Ask him where Kung Lao is instead
>D) Ask if there has been any trouble lately since the invasion

>>42302421
>>D) Ask if there has been any trouble lately since the invasion

>>42302421
>D) Ask if there has been any trouble lately since the invasion
AND
>A) Follow Guy
I'm Johnny Cage. I can walk and talk.

>>42302421
>D)

>>42302421
>D) Ask if there has been any trouble lately since the invasion
>A) Follow Guy

>>42302465
This.

reminder that the elder gods are bullshit

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>>42302449
>>42302465
>>42302496
>>42302622
>>42302734

"So, how's things been since Outworld came knocking? Had any trouble around here?"

"The White Lotus Society and the Order of Light has been busy. The world is still beset by those from outside our realm and innocent people are threatened. We have been training to protect the innocent from these leftover invaders."

"Any particular trouble?"

"There has been a troublesome dragon nesting in the nearby mountains. There are also roving herds of centaurs in northern china and an occasional gang of leftover Outworld barbarians, formerly of Shao Kahn's army."

You are led by Guy into the main chamber, where Liu Kang is practicing. His hands are surrounded by fire and he is demonstrating for a group of students by breaking a metal gong in half with a backward spinning backfist, cracking it into three pieces. The students are in awe.

You clap a few times. "Not bad, Liu-Liu."

Liu straightens and turns. "Johnny Cage. You unexpectedly honor us with your... presence."

"I do that a lot," you say as you step down onto the arena Liu is demonstrating in.

"What brings you to the temples?" Liu asks.

>A) Ask him for a sparring match, for the kids
>B) Tell him that you have come for peace and relaxation
>C) Ask him if he's up for an adventure

>>42303419
>B
Needed to get my mind off of some things. Looks like I won't be, so I'll give you a choice.
Spar with me, or help me kill a dragon. Or both, both is good.

>>42303419
>>A) Ask him for a sparring match, for the kids
>>C) Ask him if he's up for an adventure
Why not both?

>>42303419
>A) Ask him for a sparring match, for the kids
Hey, why not. Would be good to practice, especially since we're both Champions of Earthrealm. Hey, that might make a pretty good movie title. Have to check if it's already taken. Then,

>B) Tell him that you have come for peace and relaxation
After that, we can just chill. I'll talk to him about the Tarkatan crazy and just relax. Maybe try some of the meditation stuff.

>>42303419
>C) Ask him if he's up for an adventure
Look Liu, I understand you gotta keep up your good looks, that's something I can relate to.
But the average Joe can't topple a centaur, or a dragon. We can.

>>42303419
>>A) Ask him for a sparring match, for the kids
>>B) Tell him that you have come for peace and relaxation

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>A+B

"Mostly for relaxation. These temples are very peaceful, you know?"

"You don't seem the type for meditation."

"Hey, I study all kinds of things for my movies. I played a monk once, you know. Well, he was trained by monks and he went rogue. You ever see it?"

"...Yes, unfortunately."

You chuckle. "Liu! I never took you for a movie-going man."

"Back when I lived in America, I did a lot of things I wouldn't recommend," he says dryly.

You crack your neck and knuckles. "Well, how about a sparring match for the kiddies?"

Liu smirks. "Really?"

The children all look up at him as he smiles. "Very well. Prepare yourself."

"I'm always prepared," you say with a smile, taking off your jacket.

"Young ones, pay attention," Liu says. "This is what happens when one rushes into battle."

He lets you make the first move.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>42304300
Shadow Kick
"Rush into battle? I'm good at that"

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>>42304350
AH CRAP THAT WAS MEANT TO BE A BAD ROLL!

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>>42304350

>>42304350
Are we doing high percentiles is good?

If so, does that mean we just bodied Liu with one hit.

>>42304440
Yes, the Two-times Mortal Kombat champ is in for a surprise.

>>42304568
Multiple rolls are accepted, a combat sequence usually consists of multiple rolls.
Put it in the "options" filed

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>42304300
Let's try that again, shall we?

Flipkick.

>>42304597
Was a little confused. Sticky says "e-mail" field, and since I didn't see one, I just assumed comment section. Thanks.

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>>42304350

"Rush into battle? I'm good at that!"

You suddenly surge forward in a red shadow kick, knocking the very surprised Liu Kang to the ground. The young monks all snicker as Liu gets up to his feet.

"I often forget how fast you are, Johnny," Liu says, dusting off his chest.

"You should talk to my ex," you joke, before realizing what that implies.

Liu Kang cocks an eyebrow. "Right... Well, no more holding back." He gets a serious look in his eyes and assumes a combative stance; his hands begin to burn with fire. "Shall we, Tommy Scissorfists?"

"Ouch, don't remind me of my box office failures."

Liu opens up with a flying kick!

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>42304619
Duck under the kick and go for the old classic nut punch.

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>42304619
Left-Left-Right combo. Out Take was it?

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>42304619
Hm. I wonder if the Forceball could knock him out of his flying kick. Might as well.

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>>42304606

You roll out of the way and Liu lands on his feet, on you in mere moments. The shaolin is quick. You manage to keep him at bay with a shadow flipkick, which he dodges, but you get some distance between yourselves.

>>42304635

Liu goes for a high kick, and as you prepare for a nut punch, he flips over you and kicks you in the back of the head. You roll forward and shake your head as he comes at you again from the front.

>>42304653

His fists fly like lightning and you are unable to block most of them. He pushes you back with punch after punch after lightning-fast punch. For each one you block, two more get through.

>>42304702

You duck and throw a forceball, hitting him in the chest. He backflips to absorb some of the kinetic energy but he's still going strong. He turns around and throws a dragon fireball at you, which you manage to block with a sideswipe kick. Liu leaps into the air and prepares to unleash a bicycle kick on you.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>42305062
Grab him by his feet and slam him into the ground.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>42305062
Slide kick low and a bit slow,
energy ball high, fast in the eye

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>42305062
Oh, that's how he wants to play it, huh?

Alright then. Your kicks against my punches. Start up the Speed Bag (back 1 2 1 2 etc.)

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>>42305089

You find yourself getting well-acquainted with Liu Kang's feet as he bicycle-kicks your face, stepping over it several times and knocking you backwards. You pick yourself up as he punches you again, following up with a rapid one-two-three set with his left hand. How the hell does he punch so fast, anyway?

>>42305106

You try coming at him low, but he anticipates it, so you go in high with a shadow ball and he dodges that too. He flips back and throws an aerial dragon fireball at you that hits you in the chest, forcing you back a bit. He lands and kicks up at your face, but...

>>42305115

You block his kick and see your time to shine. You attack him with a fearsome combination that catches him off-guard and you throw in your own rapid punches, swinging your fists and hitting home each time. He tries to block but you find your way around his defenses as you leave him a powerful blow right on his jaw.

He teleports away in a gout of flame, amazing the students assembled and reappears nearby, rubbing his chin. He smiles and wags his finger; you smirk and get ready for the final round. You're feeling confident and ready.

>1d100+5 and an action!

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>42305289
Catch him with a parry then go for nut punch into Shadow Uppercut while yelling "You got CAGED!"

>>42305319
Really. dice? I'm tryin' to catchphrase here!

Rolled 36 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>42305289
I see only one way for this to end.

YOU JUST GOT CAGED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KjHSAk3XAo

Rolled 7 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>42305289
we gotta land a nutpunch at least once.

Rolled 92 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>42305289
Heroic rush in
"and the awards goes to..."

>>42305327
The dice gods are fricle beings

>>42305333
FUCK

>>42305361
Man, why you wanna de-dick Liu? We've gotta get him laid at least once, and I don't see how he can show Kitana a good time if he's missing his package.

>>42305370
he'd be fine. he'd just grow a fiery pair of dragon balls

Rolled 89 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>42305289
Does Johnny know he can summon shadow clones yet? Can he try to anyway?

>>42305370
I agree, Liu doesn't deserve that.
Our dickpunch is a tool of Justice, and Retribution. We really shouldn't abuse it on the rightous.

>>42305402
Especially since we're kinda bros and all.

>>42305402
It's also our only stun move.

>>42305336
(Cont.)
If the award goes to Liu, raise his hand in victory

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>>42305319

Liu opens up with three quick kicks; two of which catch you off-guard. You feel a bit dizzy as he spins and hits you with a backfist in your chest, knocking you down to the ground.

>>42305329

Liu waits for you to get up; you go in with some punches but he blocks each one, using your momentum against yourself. He punches you in the face and in the chest a few more times.

>>42305333

You go for a nutpunch, but Liu kicks away your hand and knocks you down; you go from the splits to on your back in a second.

>>42305336

You grit your teeth and charge up the shadow energy; it's red, which only happens when you're desperate or really, really in the zone. In this case, you hope it's both. You flip up to your feet and charge in.

"And the award goes to...!"

You shadow-punch him in the face before backflip kicking him away. He lands on his feet, only to get a shadow kick to the chest.

>>42305394

As Liu gets up, you charge up again and suddenly something... happens. Something new. You feel a strange humming... in your pants. Then everywhere else. You look at your hand and wave it; it's followed by two shadow trails, almost like shadow clones, mirroring your movements...

Liu Kang watches, fascinated. You look at him and focus, waving a hand, and suddenly one of your "shadows" flies at him, mimicking your shadow kick. You send the second one out and it knocks him to the ground, breaking through his block.

"Enough," an old man's voice calls out. Liu Kang gets up and bows to the old man. You nod at him and watch as he approaches. "You have a great power, young man," he says.

"Yeah, I can make any bad movie a box-office success... half of the time," you say with a smile.

He isn't amused. "Grandfather," Liu says to him, "our match was not concluded."

"There is no point to continuing it," he says, turning his focus back to you. "You are powerful, but unfocused. You lack discipline. You cannot protect yourself."

"That's not true, I always use protection."

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>>42305527

They are both unamused.

"If you were to train seriously, to put aside your material life, you could become a great protector of Earthrealm, even greater than you are now. You must put aside your wealth and desire for the adoration of others."

"Yeeeaaahhh... That sounds good and all, but I was kind of hoping to come here to relax. Don't get me wrong, I love a good fight, but if we could maybe just have some meditation sessions, I'd appreciate it."

The old man shakes his head and walks off. Liu watches him go. "He's right, Johnny. I think we just saw something amazing."

"Yeah, I've never done that before," you reply. "I wonder where it came from... and if I can do it again."

Liu dismisses his students, who all stand and bow to you both. He walks with you across the temple's halls and across its grounds. "Your power has always been surprising. Do you know where it comes from?"

"No, not really," you say. "I just always assumed I had these powers due to my training."

"Many men train their entire lives and do not have such powers," Liu points out. "Nothing is no reason, Johnny. Have you ever looked into your ancestors? Perhaps the power is within your bloodline. The blood of the Great Kung Lao runs within my veins, and I honor my ancestor by following his example: he defended Earthrealm to the last."

"Speaking of which, you're the Mortal Kombat champion. What does that do for you?"

"I am immortal."

"Woah, shit, really? Like the Highlander?"

"I don't know what that is. But I am ageless, not invulnerable. In fifty years, when another Mortal Kombat tournament is upon us, I can defend Earthrealm once more."

"Lucky son of a gun," you say, punching his shoulder. "The rest of us are going to have to deal with getting older."

>A) Ask where Kung Lao is
>B) Ask him what he plans to do with his agelessness
>C) Talk about the Outworld remnants still on Earth
>D) Ask him to meditate with you in the gardens

>>42305541
>C) Talk about the Outworld remnants still on Earth
Still a little concerned about that phone call. Pretty certain someone tried to assassinate me. Might as well let Liu know, if he hasn't flipped on a tv. After that;

>D) Ask him to meditate with you in the gardens
Never was one for that buddha stuff, but I guess I owe him for that beating. Plus, my ribs kinda hurt. Might want to take it easy for a sec.

>>42305541
>>B) Ask him what he plans to do with his agelessness
>>D) Ask him to meditate with you in the gardens
Is he still ageless even though Shao Kahn got exploded?
Also, suggest we learn from each other. Liu is going to live awhile, he should learn to relax abit and not be so wound up. Maybe find a girlfriend.
In exchange, maybe Johnny can learn abit about inner focus and to not be so Johnny all the time.
Learn, Adapt, Evolve, Grow.

>>42305541
>They are both unamused
Damn, our sophisticated sense of humor is wasted on the Shaolin

>D) Ask him to meditate with you in the gardens
>C) Talk about the Outworld remnants still on Earth

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>>42305587
>not be so Johnny all the time
Is this nigga serious?

>>42305587
Well Mortal Kombat is still a thing across the realms, regardless of Shao Kahn.

But yes, Liu should think ahead. He might be immortal now, but continuing his bloodline would be a great asset to Erathrealm. What would have happened if the Great Kung Lao went to his next tournament without an heir?

>>42305541
It wouldn't hurt to know what Kung Lao is up to.
A+D

>>42305645
If by "continue his bloodline" you mean "get shitfaced at a local dive and wake up next to the most smokin' hot babe you've ever seen", then I totally agree.

>>42305541
Only 50 years?

>>42305668
>turns out it was khameleon
Who's a better, stronger mate than Liu?

>>42305688
Dude, have you seen Reptile? She'd eat his face off.

Hm. Maybe he's into that. Oh well, not gonna judge.

>>42305616
Hey man, if we put 10% to 20% of our Johnny into Defender of Earthrealm, he can be the Chosen Champion of Raiden.

>>42305739
But what about the movie deals?

What about the fans?

What about Bo?

>>42305746
There's still 80% Johnny for that. Don't have to give up doing what you love.

>>42305770
I'm very wary of giving up any of my Johnny-ness. I'll keep an open mind, but don't expect any sweeping changes.

>>42305783
Maybe Sonya would like Johnny if he was 20% more Liu Kang, eh?
And Liu would get 20% Johnny and not be a no fun stick in the mud.

>>42305806
>Maybe Sonya would like Johnny if he was 20% more Liu Kang, eh?
I don't know how to feel about this statement. On one hand, Johnny wants Sonya to like him. On the other he wants Sonya to like him because he's Johnny, not because he's Liu Kang.

Hm. Maybe we'll go 5% Liu Kang. 25% Defender of Earthrealm. And 70% Johnny?

Hm. Nah. Not enough Johnny, too much Liu. 80% Johnny, 20% Defender. Sounds good to me.

>>42305837
Eh, I put the Liu Kang in with Defender. We don't want to be Liu Kang, we just want to pick up a few of his training habits and maybe some of his focus so we can be a better Defender of Earthrealm.
We're still Johnny, nobody is going to change that and hopefully, while we're with Liu he'll learn to loosen up abit and have fun.

>>42305739
Isn't the only reason Johnny was raiden's champion because Liu was dead?

>>42305860
I think I'm on board with what you're saying. Maybe figure out how to do some more of that cool shadow clone shit. Little more dedication to defending the home since we now know there's other realms that want to invade the shit out of us.

>>42305874
I don't think Johnny has ever actually become Champion. In Timeline 2 he saves the world from Shinnok, but that definitely wasn't during a tournament. I think Raiden just saw how much potential Johnny had and gushed over him a bit, but got pissed over Johnny's attitude and fucked off to hang with Bo Rai Cho.

>>42305896
He gets called 'raiden's champion' in the comics at some point, I'm sure

>>42305921
I wouldn't know anything about that. I haven't read the comics since Fox flences his skin and tries to kill Hanzo. Honestly, it got kinda boring.

Johhny should saty Johnny. He should only be less agressively Johnny to charm Sonya.

>>42305942

Yeah it's a bit of a slog sometimes but honestly it's worth it. The comics are doing a really interesting job with the story, especially redeeming some characters like Havik, who in my opinion, who gets way too much hate.

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>>42305572
>>42305587
>>42305613

You ask Liu to meditate with you in the gardens while you discuss the Outworld remnants left on Earth. While the majority of the invaders were sent back to Outworld, some of them remained. There are also populations of humans from Earthrealm who found their way into Outworld; the White Lotus Society has been sponsoring rescue missions to find them and bring them home, as has the OWEA. You ask if Liu has talked to Sonya recently; he has not, but heard of her promotion. He also has not heard anything about your strange stalker, who believed himself to be tarkatan; though it makes for a strange tale indeed.

Liu spends a few hours with you, showing you stretching techniques and breathing exercises and other useful tips. Your muscles are a bit sore from the fight earlier but you stretch them out and get them to top condition again.

You ask Liu what he's going to do to continue his bloodline. He smirks and waves a hand. "No, my friend, I must commit fully to the cause of defending Earthrealm."

"What? Not even a chick on the side? What about Kitana, eh? I've seen how you two look at each other."

Liu shakes his head. "Kitana is... She is a wonderful person and a great warrior. But I must maintain the traditions of my order."

"What about the Great Kung Lao? He must've had some fun in his day, otherwise you wouldn't be here, right? Come on! Think about all the future generations you're denying--how great would it be for someone to say that they have the blood of Liu Kang, eh?"

Liu seems to consider it for a moment, but changes the subject. "What of you, Johnny? What else did you come here to learn?"

>A) Ask him for sagely wisdom
>B) Don't change the subject; focus on his love life
>C) Ask if the White Lotus Society is having another journey to Outworld soon
>D) So, I heard there's a dragon up in the mountains. Wanna go fight it?

>>42307146
>>D) So, I heard there's a dragon up in the mountains. Wanna go fight it?

>>42307146
"Well I had these very crazy and disturbing thoughts about finding the special someone, got any sagely wisdom regarding that?"
btw
>D) So, I heard there's a dragon up in the mountains. Wanna go fight it?

>>42307146
>A)
Then
>D)

>>42307146
B+D

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>>42307219
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>>42307194

"Well, I don't know," you admit. "I guess I always admired you shaolin for giving up all your material possessions and not getting laid and stuff. I always thought it would suck, you know?"

"Thanks," Liu deadpans.

"No, no, I don't mean it like that now. I mean, now that I've met you guys since the tournament and gotten a chance to see it all, I can really appreciate things from your perspective. I thought I would bite it more than a few times, and I just found myself thinking... Man, what am I going to leave behind, you know? A bunch of kung fu movies? A couple of decent films and a lot of shlock? I mean, I love what I do, I wouldn't trade it for the world... But hell, we almost lost our world. What do you think about that?"

"Our time is fragile, and short... Even those who are ageless can lose their lives in battle. We must always be prepared for what may come, and what it may bring. It will not always be as we expect..."

For a moment, he is silent. Then he speaks again, "I thought I had the Emperor... And maybe I would have. But then... that red lightning."

"Did Raiden ever talk to you about what happened?"

"No. Raiden has been... distant. I think something within him has changed. I placed great faith in him and looked to him as a mentor, but now... Earthrealm is safe, for the moment. But he still locks himself away from others."

"Why do you think that might be?"

"I know not. But I hope it will pass."

You sigh and look up to the mountains. "So. Wanna go fight a dragon?"

"I suppose it has been too long, allowing it to nest freely. But it is a dangerous climb, Johnny. I would not ask you to come if you did not want to."

"Hey, Johnny Cage is not afraid to die," you say with a smile. "Let's go."

>A) Stay with Liu on the climb
>B) Split up with him and hunt the dragon yourself
>C) Tell Bo to bring the helicopter you have in the Hong Kong hanger and hunt it with the chopper (Note: You do in fact have a chopper)

>>42307473
>>A) Stay with Liu on the climb
>>C) Tell Bo to bring the helicopter you have in the Hong Kong hanger and hunt it with the chopper (Note: You do in fact have a chopper)
We're training, so we should do this with Liu, hand out with him and climb and shit.
But call Bo and have him ready with Chopper Support.

>>42307473
>>A) Stay with Liu on the climb
This will make for a better story

>>42307473
>A) Stay with Liu on the climb
It's bro time.
Splitting would be Johnny-like, but only a douche invites someone and goes without him.
Also, unless the copter is packing some heavy firepower, going with it is suicide.

>>42307473
Chin up Liu! You saved the world twice now, you are as heroic as it gets.

>>42307473
>Mental note to focus on his love life after the dragon, dude always opens up after fights

Alright, time for bed. Sorry for how slow it was today; busy Saturday over here. More coming when I wake up and it shouldn't be a busy day, so stay tuned.

>>42306313
I wouldn't agree Havik was redeemed by making him a generic villain. He was a neutral character in Deception, as likely to fight with the good guys against a lawful-evil villain as to turn on them for his own ends or just because it would be unpredictable.

Kittelson's Reiko didn't have much of the sophisticated charm Reiko had in his one Armageddon cutscene either.

>>42308514
I also kinda hate that the comic just made Shujinko a shaolin master and had the kamidogus (which can't be daggers BTW because the giant symbol versions are visible on the wall in the Jinsei chamber stage lol) all be in the Elder Gods' possession without even the slightest explaination of how that became different.

He had like 4 out of 6 before MK1 even happened so that's not something Raiden's changes to history could've affected.

another reminder that the elder gods are bullshit

What do you guys think about Kaito challenging Raiden for the posession of the Red Lightning, in Mortal Kombat if he ever comes back?

>>42311383
The problem is, that the red lightning comes with the soul of the original user appearantly. So right now he's locked inside Raiden.
We'd have to find a way to take the red lightning while getting rid of the original user.

>>42312178
So we'd need to find a way to usurp the original.
We could just focus on water and healing, basically Rain with Fist of the North Star fatalities. Or healing wounds wrong mid fight to cripple the opponent.

>>42312342
Different anon but I think we can get it back but we need to find a way to strengthen our soul so we don't have a repeat.

>>42312404
Doesn't the red lightning feed on anger or something? We could spend some time with the Shaolin or something and learn how to better control our rage. Not to mention go on cool kung Fu adventure.

>>42312589
>learn how to better control our rage.
We should train with Sub-Zero for that.

>>42312589
The red lightning does feed on anger an rage an his water feeds on a calm an clear mind which really plays into kiato being a contradiction.

Since his martial art is brutal and lethal but his personality is kind and relaxed.

>>42312589
Which angers me even more.
If Raiden would have mentioned this sooner, we could have paid more attention to our water powers to balance out the red lightning, and went co-op on Shao's ass with Liu instead of full power release.

I know it's a little late for voting,but maybe we should bring Kung Lao with us?

You know it just dawned on me, Rain is probably cuming in Kitana now.

>>42315671
And I thought they were just holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.

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>>42315796
Man that sounds hot

>>42315796
You sick bastard that's way too lewd

>>42315671
Ya i dont think so what with dealing withhaveing her family backed with her oldest friend im pretty sure rain is a cuck for life and he deservies it.

>>42315671
Her dad came back as the most powerful psychic in the universe, I should hope that Rain's not just getting away with shit anymore.

>>42316110
Makes sense as his plan did involve consoling her after Kaitos death, but she also be receptive to him if she is in such a great mood.
>>42316554
Do we know if Jerrodermac is even welcome back? We don't know if the edenians will believe him.

>>42316780
>Do we know if Jerrodermac is even welcome back? We don't know if the edenians will believe him.

They gotta be a pretty forgiving people considering their beloved princess spent the past several thousand years assassinating Edenian rebels and dissidents and they accepted her right the fuck away.

>>42316780
>Makes sense as his plan did involve consoling her after Kaitos death, but she also be receptive to him if she is in such a great mood.
Not only that she knows Kaito's soul is out there an not destoryed or in someone possession all she needs to do is wait an she will see him again

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You stay with Liu as the two of you ascend the mountain. The journey takes a day of hard work, with only a few short stops to eat and drink. You're not much of a nature man, but you know how to survive in the wilderness (you picked it up from one of your films for authenticity). After finding a good peak to camp on, you sleep and find yourself dreaming...

You see the future. Or is it a possible future? You and Sonya, together. And there's more... A baby girl... You have a baby girl! And she's amazing! Her name... Ca--

Suddenly you're awoken by a terrible screech as the dragon flies by overhead; it's wings spread wide and its long, serpent-like neck coiling through the air. It hasn't seen either of you; it makes its way up to the top of the mountain, not far off.

Liu is up as well. "What now?" you ask him.

"We need a plan," he says.

>A) You will distract it while Liu sneaks up from behind
>B) You both will attack from two different directions
>C) Both attempt to sneak up on it
>D) Jump on the dragon from above

>>42317581
>>C) Both attempt to sneak up on it

>>42317581
>D)
The selfie alone is worth the risk

>>42317581
>>C) Both attempt to sneak up on it

>>42317581
>D)
Go big or go home

>>42317581
>>C) Both attempt to sneak up on it

>>42317581
>>C) Both attempt to sneak up on it

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>>42317662
>>42317748
>>42318167
>>42318412

You and Liu both creep up the mountain and get a look at the dragon. It stalks around a large clearing, clawing at the ground. It exhales sharply through its nostrils as it nudges a stone with its head. It stretches its wings and then sits along the ground, in some kind of collection of stones.

Liu nods at you as he slowly creeps near. You do the same, circling around the back of the dragon.

This is it, Johnny. Men have always dreamed of wrangling dragons. Your heart is beating a million miles an hour--stay cool! One wrong move and this thing will tear you to pieces...

The dragon rustles its tail a bit and grumbles, clearing its throat. You and Liu both nod at each other, and...

>1d100+10 and an action!

Rolled 4 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42318440
Take a selfie, then distract it so Liu can get in a sneak attack

Rolled 30 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42318440
Throw shadow energy at is eyes to blind it

Rolled 29 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42318440
Unwrap wrist tape to fashion makeshift reins and then mount its back while shouting "JOHNNY CAAAAAAAAGE!"

Oh god, these rolls.

We gonna get eaten, and Sonya won't even be at the funeral.

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>42318440
Shadow dash right in front of it, take a selfie.
While it's distracted Liu will attack from behind

>>42318778
Trust in the Liu

>>42318823
+10 Anon.

>>42318722
>>42318650
>>42318617
Well we're dead

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>>42318617

You take out your phone and hit the camera button and prepare to take a selfie. Liu Kang looks at you like you're fucking crazy, which causes him not to see the dragon's tail straying near him. It bumps into him and the dragon turns its head and both the shaolin and the Outworld beast stare at each other for a moment.

It then roars and breathes fire, blasting at Liu; thankfully he teleports away in a burst of flame.

"Damnit," you mutter to yourself.

>>42318650

You throw a shadow ball at its face but the dragon rears its head upwards, spreading its wings out wide and getting ready to take off.

>>42318722

You try to leap out onto its back before it does so, but are too late; the dragon takes off and soars away.

You find yourself in the dragon's nest, alongside a football-sized egg.

"Oh, hey, neat! Hey Liu, it's a mommy dragon!"

Up in the sky, the dragon roars and turns around, flying directly towards you, its eyes burning red.

"Oh, shit! It's a mommy dragon!"

>>42318823

You shadow dash out of its nest as it lands again, biting down at where you were only a moment ago. It turns and you manage to snag a really sweet selfie as Liu jumps on the back of it; you got yourself, the dragon and Liu in the pic.

"Nice!"

Liu grapples the back of the dragon's neck. "JOHNNY I SWEAR TO THE ELDER GODS IF YOU DON'T PUT DOWN THAT PHONE--!"

"Right, right!" You put away your phone and get ready to get serious--you've got an angry momma dragon on your hands!

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>42318913
flip kick the dragon's jaw

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>42318913
Time to spend some EX-meter. Throw ALL the shadow-balls.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>42318913
Put it in a choke hold and knock it out.
Possibly shadow-selfie asissted.

>>42318969
>>42318977
NICE