The Outworld Chapter Four-The First Tournament

Chun-Li woke up to the smell of something cooking outside. She slowly pulled herself up and realized that everyone was not in their sleeping bags. She got up and went outside the cave.

Honda turned around to see her. "Good morning Chun-Li," he said. "Did you have a good night sleep?"

Chun-Li smirked and shrugged. She sat down next to Honda and Guile. "What's for breakfast?" she asked.

Guile showed her his plate of food. "Salmon and rice. There's no real breakfast available here."

Chun-Li took a bowl and some rice.

"So," said Johnny. "Today's the big day."

"And I'm ready for it," said Dee Jay. "I want my opponent to feel my rhythm!"

"Right," Johnny replied.

"But I can't wait until tomorrow!" said Sakura. "I get to fight and show Ryu my new moves!"

"Good luck then," said Sonya.

When everyone finished their breakfast, they began their walk to the tournament ring.

"So, what exactly happens when one loses the tournament again?" asked Guile.

Rayden looks at him. "First, you die, then, they take your soul and then you're trap in the Underworld."

Guile felt a shiver go up his spine.

They arrived at the ring where a big crowd of people awaits. "This is a pretty big tournament," said Honda.

"It sure is," said Dhalsim.

"Remember," said Rose looking at Liu, Guy, and Dee Jay. "Fight with your souls, not anger. Let your hearts guide you."

"Right," the three said.

They went towards the ring. They saw a tall man with long black hair standing up from his large chair. "I am Shang Tsuang! Will the six fighters step into the ring!"

Liu, Guy, and Dee Jay walked into the ring. Guy looked back to Kitana. "(I'll be thinking about you)" he thought.

Three others came in as well. One wore a black and blue ninja outfit, one was bald with one part of his face made out of metal with a red eye, and one was just wearing all black covering his body and face.

"First....Liu Kang versus Midnight!" (a/n: I totally made up Midnight).

The other four stepped back. Liu and Midnight stood ten feet away from each other and stood in their fighting stances.

"You can do it Liu!" cried Fei-Long.

"Begin!" Shang cried.

Midnight immediately ran towards Liu. Liu moved over to the side and put his arm out. His arm went into Midnight's stomach. Midnight fell forward and landed flat on his face. Quickly, he attempted to trip Liu. Liu jumped over his feet. Midnight got up and attempted a few punches.

As he blocked, Liu smirked. "(This guy is WAY too easy to beat. How the hell did he get into this tournament anyways?)"

Liu saw a spot and punched his stomach as hard as he can. Midnight went into a lot of pain. Liu did a series of punches until Midnight fell back. He wobbled a little.

Shang stood up. "Finish him!"

Liu jumped and did his rapid kicks until Midnight fell to the ground.

"Winner....Liu Kang!" Shang cried.

For a brief moment, people whispered. Then, they heard a quiet shriek sounding like it was being sucked by a vacuum cleaner. Then there was silence.

Rayden bowed his head. "A demon has taken Midnight's soul."

"So that's how their souls are taken," said Rolento staring at Midnight.

Liu walked back towards his friends and Shang went back to his seat. "Next, Dee Jay versus Kano!"

Dee Jay and Kano walked into the ring and stood in their stances.

Sonya narrowed her eyes. "Kano," she growled.

Chun-Li looked at her. "You know him?"

"I've be chasing him for a long time. He smuggles drugs all around the world. He's a good fighter too."

Dee Jay and Kano walked around making a circle. Kano smiled. "I'm going to make you squeal like a piggy," he said in his Australian accent.

Dee Jay kept his smile. "Try me."

Shang looked at both of them and then cried out, "Begin!"

Kano jumped high in the air and aimed his foot. Dee Jay jumped after him and did a high kick in Kano's face.

Kano fell on his back as Dee Jay fell on his feet. "I'm going to make you feel my rhythm!" he cried out.

Kano ran right up to him and tried to kick him, but Dee Jay managed to make a series of punches at his face in a rhythmic way.

"Now you're feeling my rhythm!" he cried.

Kano then fell back.

"Finish him!" Shang cried.

***

Meanwhile, Dan and Mika were going west into the woods still not realizing they were going the wrong way.

"Shouldn't we be there by now?" asked Dan. "I know Kitana said south. Do you think were still going south?"

"I hope we still are," said Mika. "I really want to get back soon enough to fight in the tournament."

"Me too," Dan said.

They were silent as they walked through the woods. Then, out of the blue, Dan cried out, "We're lost!"

"Calm down," Mika cried out. "What makes you think we're lost?"

Suddenly, Mika took a step and felt nothing under her. She felt herself beginning to fall down. She looked down and saw the ocean about twenty stories down.

"DDDDDAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she cried.

Dan took immediate action and grabbed hold of her wrist. He began to fall with her and grabbed a thin tree with his feet.

"Hang on Mika!" he cried. Then he thought to himself, "(I've always been the clumsy one. Please don't let me screw this one up!)"

***

After hearing the command, Dee Jay slowly walked towards Kano, who was laying still.

"I think he's already dead," said Guile.

"Probably," said Johnny.

Dee Jay looked down at him. Then, he looked up at Shang. "I think he's dead."

Suddenly, Kano stood up and grinned evilly. "That's what you think!" he cried and gave him a blow in the head.

Everyone gasped as Dee Jay fell to the ground.

"I'll be proud to finish him!" Kano cried. He walked over to the fallen Dee Jay.

"DEE JAY!!!" cried Fei-Long and Jax.

(a/n: I know this is a move Kano doesn't do, at least I don't think he does it, but it's the only other one I can think of)

Kano punched Dee Jay as hard as he can into his chest. Almost everyone turned around and shut their eyes.

Sonya stared as Dee Jay's body turned lifeless. He fell back, with Kano's hand still there. Then, Kano quickly pulled out and pulled something round and bloody.

Sonya gasped as she said, "Don't look, trust me!" She saw Ryu staring at Dee Jay with a bit of anger in his eyes.

Kano spit and said, "Not you have a lifeless AND a heartless body."

Shang stood up. "The winner....Kano!"

Sonya bowed her head and thought, "(Dee Jay, I promise I will kill Kano, even if it's the last thing I do!)"

As the small scream was heard, Guy shivered. "(Dee Jay, I will win for you as well as Kitana)"

Then, only silence was around. Dee Jay's body was carried to the side where Midnight's body was. "Next up, Guy versus Sub-Zero!"

"Go Guy!" cried Cody.

Guy looked at Sub-Zero's eyes. They were brown and narrow. Sub-Zero did a couple of moves in the air before standing in his stance. Guy put his arms out and kept his legs as still as possible.

"Begin!" Shang cried out.

"Hee-ya!" Guy cried out immediately jumping in the air and putting one leg out. Sub-Zero followed and aimed at Guy. Guy began to spin himself as fast as he can. His leg connected with Sub-Zero's leg, making him fall onto his back hard.

Guy landed on his feet and turned back to the fallen Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero immediately got up and flew after Guy.

Guy blocked his kick and crouched low to the ground. He slid his body with his leg out and managed to trip Sub-Zero.

They both got up and Sub-Zero manages to put Guy in a chokehold. To his surprise, he heard Sub-Zero whisper, "I want to make this match a draw."

Guy raised one eyebrow. "Why?"

Guy got out of Sub-Zero's chokehold by elbowing him in the stomach. Then he took his arm and flipped him. Guy crouched down.

Sub-Zero looked up at him. "I only want to kill Shang Tsuang, no one else."

Sub-Zero jumped and held Guy in another chokehold. "He murdered my brother in last year's tournament. Why are you here?"

Guy got out of the chokehold again and pinned Sub-Zero down to the ground. "I'm here to help a friend. Shao Kahn killed the man who killed his best friend. Some other of my friends came along too."

Sub-Zero grabbed Guy's arm. Suddenly, a form of ice surrounded Guy's arm. Guy pulled back and yelped in pain. "They don't call you Sub-Zero for nothing. I thought you were an assassian."

Guy threw punches ignoring the pain. Sub-Zero replied. "I am, but only to murder Shang Tsuang, then I shall quit the clang."

"How do we make this a draw without out souls taken away?"

Sub-Zero smirked under his mask. "You'll be unconscious for a while, but it'll be worth it."

Then, he smashed his head into his. Both Guy and Sub-Zero fell and blacked out.

For a second, the ring was silent. "Ummm, okay," said Fei-Long. "How does that happen?"

Shang stood up. "Double K.O!!"

Ken felt a bit of panic and turned to Rayden. "So what happens?" he asked. "Do they both have their souls taken?"

"No," Rayden said. "They'll have to go against each other sometime again." He narrowed his eyes at Sub-Zero. "I thought Shang killed him last year."

***

Dan held on to Mika as tight as he can. "Hang on Mika!" he cried, hoping that he won't screw this up.

"I am!" Mika cried, trying not to look down at the ocean twenty stories below.

Dan began to slowly pull her up and still tied to hold on to the branch with his feet. Then, Mika took her free hand and grabbed on to a part of the cliff. She began to pull herself up.

Dan reached over with his free hand and grabbed on to Mika's shirt and began pulling her up. As Mika finally made it to solid ground, she lost her balance a little and landed on top of Dan.

Mika smiled. "Dan! You saved my life! You're so brave!"

Dan grinned. "Awe, I already knew that."

Then there was a moment where the two were silent and looked at each other in the eyes. Then, in Mika's surprise, Dan pulled himself up a bit and lightly kissed Mika's lips. Mika didn't know how to react, so she decided to kiss him back. They shared a brief kiss until Mika pulled away.

Dan remembered all the memories he shared with Mika since they first met in the Street Fighter Tournament. He touched Mika's face. "I think I love you," he said.

Mika smiled. "I love you too Dan."

They both got up. "Looks like we went the wrong way," Mika said. "We're going to have to find another trail that will lead us to Nightwolf."

"You're right," Dan said. Then he shrieked, "Let's not waste time! We gotta find Nightwolf!" He grabbed Mika's hand and started running.

"(Here we go again!)" Mika thought as Dan dragged her down into the woods.

***

"Guy, you're awake!" Cody said. Guy slowly opened his eyes and then looked around.

"Where.....where am I?" Guy asked.

Honda, who was nearby, laughed. "You're back in the cave! Sub-Zero knocked himself and you unconscious so both of you wouldn't have your souls taken away."

Guy then felt heat on his arm. He looked over and saw Dhalsim blowing flames out of his mouth. The ice that formed around his arm began to melt.

"Sub-Zero did a good job on freezing you," Dhalsim said. "This might take awhile."

Guy looked up and saw Kitana next to Cody. "You all right?" she asked with a small smile.

Guy smirked. "I'll be fine." Then he looked around. "Where's Sub-Zero?"

"On the other side of the cave," Honda said. "I don't think he's awake yet."

On the other side of the cave, Sub-Zero began to wake up. "Where am I?" he asked. He saw Ryu, Chun-Li, Sakura, and Liu. "Who are you?!"

"People you've never met," said Liu.

"Sonya asked us to watch over you," said Ryu.

Sub-Zero sat up and held his head. "My head hurts."

Chun-Li put a wet cloth over his head. "That's expected from someone who knocked himself and his opponent out."

Then, Sakura turned to Liu. "What are they going to do with Dee Jay?"

Liu sighed. "They'll be putting him in a temporary tomb until a helicopter comes to take his body back to Jamaica."

Then, Rolento came by. Chun-Li saw the sad expression in his eyes. "Are you all right?" she asked.

Rolento sighed. "I convinced Dee Jay to come with me to the tournament. I wanted to kill Shao Kahn for killing Bison who killed my wife. Now Dee Jay's dead and it's all my fault."

Chun-Li got up and hugged him. "It's not your fault. Dee Jay fought for you and your wife."

Rolento nodded.

Late that night, Sub-Zero walked over to Guy who was still lying down on his sleeping bag. Sub-Zero's mask was off, revealing the big red scar on his face. He smirked. "I'm sorry I knocked you out there. I didn't have a choice."

Guy laughed a little. "It's all right, except I have a headache now. How is everyone? I mean Dee Jay's......."

"Some are dealing with it well, some are not," Sub-Zero replied. "Like they always say....the show must go on."

Outside, Chun-Li sat by the fire with Ryu, Sakura, Kitana, Rose, and Guile. "I'm fighting tomorrow," she said.

"So am I and I can't wait!" cried Sakura.

"Just you be careful," said Guile. "You are young."

"I will," she said with a smile. "Especially since I want to show my new moves to Ryu."

"Don't put your concentration on that," said Rose. "Focus on the fight and you'll be fine."

"Who is it that you're fighting?" Ryu asked Chun-Li.

Chun-Li sighed. "Someone called Jade."

Then she noticed Kitana's reaction. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Kitana sighed. "Jade was once my best companion. She is one of Shao Kahn's workers."

Chun-Li sighed.

Sakura smiled. "I'm fighting Mileena!"

Kitana showed more of her shocking reaction. "Now what?" asked Guile.

Kitana sighed. "Mileena is my clone."

"That's worse than a best friend, isn't it?" Chun-Li asked. Kitana only nodded in response.

Then she stood up. "I must rest now. I'll be checking on Guy before I do."

Guile showed a devilish grin. "From what I've seen, I think Guy has a crush on you!"

Everyone but Ryu laughed.

Kitana only smirked. "And what makes you think that?"

"The way he looks and talks to you," Guile replied. "I know, I was in his spot once, and now I'm a married man with a beautiful daughter."

Kitana showed a small smile. "Guy is sweet, and a good fighter." Then she yawned. "I must rest now. Good night."

Everyone said good night to her before she began her walk to the cave.

Sakura smiled. "Do you think Kitana may have a crush on Guy too?" she asked.

Guile shrugged. "I don't know, maybe."

Chun-Li looked at Ryu. He was meditating again. "(If only he knew my signs?)" she thought. Then she almost laughed as she thought, "(I wonder what happened to Dan and Mika? They have a tournament in two days and they're still not back! Come to think of it, they make a cute couple!)"