From alt.games.mk Sat Jul 30 14:59:18 1994 Path: panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!dh321 From: dh321@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Hanf) Newsgroups: alt.games.mk Subject: STORY: The Johnny Cage Story - The Second Tournament Date: 28 Jul 1994 10:54:40 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Lines: 88 Message-ID: <3182pg$7oc@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: dh321@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Hanf) NNTP-Posting-Host: piglet.ins.cwru.edu Here's the second part to The Johnny Cage Story. Enjoy! :::::::::::DISCLAIMER:::::::::::: This story is fan fiction. It has not been authorized by Midway Entertainment, Ed Boon, John Tobias, my parents, or anyone else who gives a shit. It is my own original idea, and if there is any similarity to any person living, dead, or undead, well, that's just too damn bad. Enjoy!! The Johnny Cage Story - The Second Tournament It was two months after Liu Kang won back the Shaolin Tournament back form that demon Shang Tsung and his flunky Goro. I, John Carlton, helped... Hey, I got rid of Kano, didn't I? By the way, if you don't recognize the name John Carlton, try this one: Johnny Cage. That's right, this is Johnny Cage here. Anyways, getting back to the story, I was on top of the Hollywood Hills, about to step through the "O" in the sign. Raiden appeared out of nowhere and said, "John Carlton, If you value your life, you will not step through that portal." It was too late though, because I had already stepped through. When I awoke, I saw that I was in a room made entirely of brick. I looked behind me, and there was a purple vortex, ending in a black hole, and every once in awhile a spark of electricity would fly across it. There were a few men in purple robes standing there guarding the vortex, and all of a sudden I was pulled around. I was standing face to face with Baraka, commander of Shang Tsung's army. His face was long and drawn out, his eyes were black like a rat's, and his teeth looked like they were metal and could bite through anything. He half said, half growled, "Shao Khan wishes to see you." Shao Khan!!! The guy both Liu Kang and Raiden warned me about! What the hell had I gotten myself into?? Magically, we were both transported into Shao Khan's arena. As I looked at the Khan, I gasped involuntarily. He was tall. Very tall. He wore spiked armor, and for some strange reason, his belt buckle had a happy face on it. In chains on both sides of him were Kano and Sonya. That's where they had disappeared to!!! Kano saw me and started swearing, yelling that if he ever fought me again, he would rip my heart out and feed it to me. Sonya, however, said nothing, looking depressed and sick. When Shao Khan spoke, it was that same voice that had announced the beginning and end of the fights in the first Tournament. I saw that he was the guy who told old Tsung what to do. He spoke to me, saying that I would fight 10 other warriors, then face off against Shang Tsung, a guy named Kintaro, and then Shao Khan himself. I thought, no problem. Hey, I'm Johnny Cage!!! As I was led to my quarters, I saw that Baraka guy again. He was taunting Kano, placing the end of his arm blades right against the center of Kano's throat, threatening to run him through with the blades. I hoped that I wouldn't have to fight him. Just then, he noticed me and came over. He said, "Johnny Cage, this is your battle plan. Study it. But remember, your life ends when you fight me! HA HA HA HA!!!!!" As Baraka walked away, I studied the plan. My first bout was with this chick named Kitan a. Didn't sound so hard. Next was Raiden. So the thunder god did enter this tournament. After him was Jax. Wait, wasn't that name familiar?? Oh yeah, he was the guy sent to find Sonya and Kano by the military. After him was... me?? Ah yes, dopplegangers again. Then Liu Kang, Baraka, this chick named Mileena, who I had seen finish off an opponent. She removed her purple ninja mask, revealing teeth like Baraka's, and sucked her opponent into her mouth, then spit out his bones to the other side. Sub-Zero was next, then Reptile, this dude with a funky hat named Kung Lao, and finally my old friend Scorpion. After Scorps, there was a huge question mark instead of a face. Then was Shang Tsung, Kintaro, this guy who looked kinda like Goro but had tiger stripes all over his back, and finally the Khan himself. I wondered what new powers my former adversaries had developed. The first fight started after I had finished getting ready. Kitana wore what looked like a blue one piece bathing suit and a ninja mask that covered her mouth and nose. I had seen her fight earlier that day. She used fans that had razor sharp edges on them. She could lift a guy into the air with these funky purple beams that came out of her fans. She finished off a guy by giving them a kiss on the cheek. The man then expanded until he exploded. Not a pleasant way to die. The fight started with me d oing my Shadow Kick. It hit her square in the chest and knocked her down. She got up and tossed her fan at me. I blocked it. I noticed that she paused for a while after she threw the fan. I decided to use that to my advantage. She threw the fan at me. I jumped over it and immediately did my new Shadow Uppercut. This knocked her flat on her back. I threw my Low Green Flame, which hit her and ended the round. "Johnny Cage... wins. Flawless Victory." The second round went pretty much the same as the first. Only thing is, she sucked me up with that fan suction of hers and hit me with a move that looked a lot like Sonya's flying punch. But after a few Shadow Kicks, I heard the words I had been waiting for. "FINISH HER!" I crouched down gathering my strength. The sky went dark as I executed my most powerful uppercut. Her head flew a few feet back. I felt this power compelling me to do it again, so I did. To my surprise, I knocked off two more hea ds!!! Her body fell forward, landing next to the last of her three heads. "Johnny Cage wins. Fatality." The next fight with Raiden went even smoother. In the first round, the god didn't even get a chance to attack. I totally wrecked him. "Johnny Cage wins. Flawless victory." The second round went just as smoothly. but for some reason, when the voice said, "FINISH HIM!" I just didn't have the heart to kill him. Instead, I signed a PR picture of myself and gave it to him. "Johnny Cage wins. Friendship... FRIENDSHIP???" Next was Jax. He was a tall, well built black man. We were to fight in a room called the Dead Pool. When the fight started, I did my Shadow Kick, of course. But he blocked it and sent out this energy wave that hit me right on the chest. He then grabbed me by the chest and yelled,"Gotcha!" He then proceeded to beat on my chest. He let go, and I flew back. He jumped at me, so I threw my High Green Flame, which hit him on the legs. I did my Shadow kick before he landed, and this time it connected. All of a sudden, his fist started to glow and he punched the ground. The ground shook, and I fell. "Jax wins." The second round was all me. Instead of charging in with my Shadow Kick, I stood there as he tossed his energy wave. I jumped over it, got close to him and did my new and improved Low Blow punch, aptly renamed the Ball Breaker. My hand went right into his crotch, and he bent down into a grimace of pain. I uppercutted him, and then followed with a High Green Flame. He stood up, and I hit him with a Shadow Kick. "Johnny Cage wins." The third round was fast and furious. He jumped in and I threw a High Green Flame. then I did my Ball Breaker and uppercutted him. I did a Shadow Kick, which he ducked under and then uppercutted me. I did my Shadow Uppercut and followed it with a regular uppercut. "FINISH HIM!" Instead of knocking off his head, I uppercutted him, to see what would happen. He flew into the green murky water on the side of the walkway and went underneath. His skeleton floated up from underneath the muck. "Johnny Cag e wins. Fatality." Before my next fight, Raiden took me aside. He said, "John Carlton, you did not kill me. Even though I am immortal, it takes a lot of energy to reanimate my human form. For this I thank you. I will be with you in all of your fights, for I wish for you to survive, along with Liu Kang and Scorpion. The others have no purpose in my plan against Shao Khan. I now give you the power of the Babality. To use this power, when Khan tells you to finish your opponent, just do your regular celebration after a v ictory before you opponent falls to the ground. There will be an explosion, and you opponent will turn into a baby. Another thing before I go. In your battle with Scorpion, only use the Low Kick. I must go now. Good luck, Johnny Cage!" The next fight was an experience. It was against myself. Just like the Mirror Match in the original tournament, I had to fight a doppleganger that looked like me, thought like me, and even had all of my memories. But I had a plan. If this doppleganger was anything like me, it would start out with a Shadow Kick. It did. I ducked and hit it with an uppercut. I then did my Shadow Kick and followed with a Low Green Flame. I ended the round with the Shadow Uppercut. "Johnny Cage wins. Flawless Victor y." The second round went exactly like the first. This time, I decided to do my newest fatal move, the Torso Toss. I walked right up next to myself, grabbed me by my torso, and pulled up. With a sick ripping sound, I tore off my torso and threw it to the side, blood squirting form my lower half before it falls to the ground. "Johnny Cage wins. Fatality." I took the rest period before my next fight to talk to Scorps and Liu Kang. They both told me that they had been given the Babality power and were told about being in his plan. Liu Kang also mentioned something about not killing Kung Lao because he was the last decendent of the great Kung Lao who was the last master of the Shaolin Tournament before Shang Tsung took it over and corrupted it. I had no problem with this. In my next fight, I squared up against Liu Kang. We both wished each other luck before the match, but I knew I was to win. He started off with one of his new moves, the bicycle kick. I easily blocked it and answered with an uppercut. Then I Shadow Kicked him. He was stunned, so I took the opportunity to use my Ball Breaker. "Johnny Cage wins." The second round wasn't so easy. He started with the bike kick again, which I blocked, but he followed it up with a quick Low Fireball which hit my legs. He then did his trademark dragon kick, and uppercutted me. Then, I did the Ball Breaker and uppercutted him. I Shadow Kicked him, then used the Shadow Uppercut. "FINISH HIM!" I pulled out yet another PR photo and gave it to him. "Johnny Cage wins. Friendship...FRIENDSHIP?" Next match was against Baraka. I was waiting for this one. I started with a jump kick and followed with two standing High Punches and a Low Green Flame. He did the thing with his arm blades where he crouched down and swung his arms up and down. I just stood there and watched the freak do this. I did my Shadow Kick, and then the Ball Breaker. "Johnny Cage wins." The next round was even easier. He threw a blue energy bolt from his baldes, which I easily jumped over and kicked him. Then I juggled him in the air with a low kick, and then Shadow Kicked him. Then I did a deep jump Kick with a Shadow Kick at the end. "FINISH HIM." I decided to do what Raiden said I could and did my victory celebration before he fell. There was an explosion where Baraka stood, and when the smoke cleared, Baraka was a little baby. "Johnny Cage wins. Babality." My next couple of fights were not what you would call easy, but I won them anyways. Mileena lost her head, while I left Sub-Zero for Scorps. Reptile is back in the crib, while Kung Lao got a PR photo autographed by me. The fight with Scorpion was strange. Remembering what Raiden told me, I only hit Scorpion with Low Kicks. After I won the first round, the sky went dark, and I was told to get ready. After a minute, I was teleported to the Portal, where I was told that I would have to return to the Ea rth Realm to fight an hidden observer form the first Tournament. I appeared in Goro's Lair. I had to fight a woman wearing a grren suit like Kitana's and Mileena's. She had fans like Kitana, but they were dirty instead of clean and shiny like Kitana's. She was also way faster than Kitana, and she whipped me in no time at all. I returned to the Outworld, where my next fight was against Shang Tsung. It was a difficult fight, with me losing the first round to his flaming skunls. bu the second round, he made the mistake of transformng into Baraka. I whipped him from one side of the arena to the other. In the second round, he tried morphing into Liu Kang, thinking I wouldn't attack with as much furiosity. He was wrong. I beat up one side and down the other. "FINISH HIM" I didn't finish him, or turn him into a baby, or give him a PR photo. I left him for Liu Kang. I watched the battle between the two enemies. Liu Kang was relentless. He beat Tsung up one side and down the other. Pretty soon it was time for him to finish off Shang Tsung. I was expecting his trademark Cartwheel kick-uppercut, but I was in for a surprise. Seems the Shaolin had done a little bit of shape-shifting study in the two months since I had last seen him. He morphed into this large Chinese dragon, which promptly bit the top half of Shang Tsung completely off the rest od his body. I knew that Shao Khan would not bother bringing him back to life. Tsung had failed him too many times. Liu Kang had finally defeated his enemy for good. During my battle with Kintaro, I saw his one weak point. He liked to show off for his master. While he gloated, I took the opportunity to Shadow Kick the hell out of him. The second round, however, wasn't that easy. When the round began, he leapt up into the air, and landed right on top of me. He must have weighed a ton!! I immediatly did my Shadow Uppercut, and then tried my Ball Breaker. He caught me in the middle of it and threw me across the arena. "Kintaro wins." The third round was all me. I mercilessly Shadow Kicked him until he fell. The crowd went nuts. They chanted my name. They loved me. Then I was knocked out. I awoke the next day, today, and was told that I was to get ready, for I am going to fight Shao Khan himself today. I can't wait!! If I can survive thirteen other fighters, surely I can defeat some bodybuilder in a funky suit!!! Here they come... I'm on my way!!! This is Scorpion. I must finish this journal, for Johnny Cage, a.k.a. John Carlton, did not survive his fight with Shao Khan. He put up a valiant fight, Shadow Kicking and Uppercutting, and he even got in a Ball Breaker. He won the first round, but as in the first Tournament his pride and ego did him in. The Khan killed him quickly and mercilessly. Then it was my turn to fight. Like Cage, I won the first round. I threw my spear and teleport punched till he fell. But it was to no avail. The Khan f ought wil great speed and accuracy in the two remaining rounds. But in the third round, I noticed he was weakening. I awoke, mainly because I'm immortal and can't be killed, to see Liu Kang fight the Khan. He fought with the most effecient and deadly skill I have ever seen. Kang won the first round without even being hit. The second round he fired fireball after fireball until the Khan fell. The Khan stood up and began to smoke. He shouted, "NO!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and then exploded. Liu Kang shouted in triumph and restored peace to the Outworld. As for me, I spared Sub-Zero's life, for I witnessed hi m spare an opponent, which the Sub-Zero that killed me would never had done. As for Johnny, I carried his body back through the portal and gave it to his agent. I will also give him this journal, for it should be saved for all eternity, in memory of this man who gave his life to help stop the evil of Shao Khan!!! Signed, SCORPION -- Did you ever wonder where all of the rubber bands and paper clips from your desk drawer go to? Those are the kinds of things thst i worry about... JediMUD: Dragonmasher Harper's Tale MOO: Vasag IRC:Vasag, Dragon Never lose hope, just hair... Eric J. Hanf