From alt.games.mk Sat Jul 30 15:00:15 1994 Path: panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!mozart.amil.jhu.edu!blaze.cs.jhu.edu!jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!dns1.NMSU.Edu!wbeakley From: wbeakley@nmsu.edu (William G. Beakley) Newsgroups: alt.games.mk Subject: Tournament Story Date: 29 Jul 1994 05:24:55 GMT Organization: Nothing Much State University, Lost Causes, NM Lines: 188 Message-ID: <31a3r7$2g5@dns1.NMSU.Edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: dante.nmsu.edu Summary: blood, guts, and violence - plus some humor Keywords: mortal, kombat X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Here's something I've been working with on and off for the past month. It's the introduction to a story about the second tournament. It's told from the third person point of view. giving insight into the minds of all the kombatants. I've got the brackets all figured out as to who will fight who, who wins, and who does fatalities, plus the first fight (Liu Kang vs Scorpion). Trouble is, summer school's starting to get busy - I just LOVE my comp sci class - and I don't have the time needed to finish all of it. If there's people out there who'd like to help with this, I'd be quite happy to add in fights to the story (it goes without saying that credit WILL be given for contributions! :). Well anyways, here's the introduction. Please, if you think of an idea for me to improve it, let me know. Flames of course will be sent to /dev/null :). the will ------ Victory. It seemed like so much to strive for. It struck him as hollow as he looked around. Death. Carnage. Waste. All of it would be forever etched in his mind, burned onto his memory for all eternity. His brothers, his teachers, his friends lay slaughtered like pigs. The buildings torn down, scorched by fires hotter than then sun. All that he believed in, all that he had lived for, all that had held meaning for him was now gone. Torn from him, filling him with a burning hatred. Standing alone amongst the ruins, one man made a promise. REVENGE. Liu Kang swore revenge. Goro was dead. The plan that had taken 500 years to mature had collapsed around him in a matter of days. All of his careful plotting had come to a screeching halt. All because of Liu Kang. Now a new plan had been developed. A new tournament was conceived. Already the new seeds had begun to bear fruit. Soon the various fighters would come to the Outworld. There they would all face defeat at the hands of his master - Shao Khan. This time, Shang Tsung would truimph. He shared Liu Kang's pain. He shared his rage. He shared his vow for revenge. It was his ancestor, the first Kung Lao, who had fallen to defeat against Goro, when the tournament had fallen into the hands of Shang Tsung and perverted. But Kang's victory had changed everything. Now was the time to restore honor, to find the balance of his spirit. But Shao Khan's forces had taken that away forever. Now was the time for action. "CUT AND PRINT!!!". The director's voice still brought a sense of pride for Johnny Cage. Mortal Kombat - The Movie had been out for only a week, but it was already the single biggest money-maker of all- time. With no signs of letting up, Johnny Cage was assured of his place in history. Yet something told Cage that it wasn't over yet. He knew without knowing how that this day would change him forever. Elusive, hidden, easily forgotten. All of these traits plus his lightning speed and a cruel heart made Reptile the ultimate body guard. In the first contest, he had tested a few select warriors - determining their worth. But now he had been given new information, information that disturbed Shang Tsung's protector greatly. If this was true, he knew of only one thing he could do: kill Shang Tsung. The distress call was confounding. The equipment couldn't pinpoint the source. Here was the most sophisticated equipment in the US Army, but it couldn't locate a stupid emergency homing beacon. Maj. Jackson "Jax" Briggs let out a low snarl. His day had not been going well. First, Lt. Sonya Blade's force was lost and presumed dead, then the visit from some lunatic who claimed the only way to save her was to travel to another dimension, now THIS?! As he suited up, Jax knew that someone was going to answer for this - no matter how much hell he had to wreak. Her past was a mystery. She had no memory of what had come before. All that Kitana had known was service to Shao Khan. Her purpose in life was to kill others that the mighty Khan ordered eliminated. Together with her twin sister, no one dared voice opposition to the rule of Shao Khan. But the mystery man had changed all that. He had brought her tantalizing hints as to who she really was. But what she didn't know was that her 'sister' had witnessed the entire exchange. Immediately, Mileena went to Shao Khan and described to him all that she had seen. Shao Khan raged after he heard the news. One of his own personal assassins talking to an Earth warrior? He instantly put Mileena to watching her sister. If there was deception involved with Kitana, Mileena would stop it - no matter what the cost. But what Mileena had failed to tell Shao Khan about was her own agenda. But that lay yet in the future. Savagery. Total, unbridled, uncaring. Baraka smiled as he looked voer the wastelands. His raw ferocity had earned him a spot as one of Shao Khan's favored military leaders. His lack of compassion had caused him to smile as he put all those at Liu Kang's temple to death. He himself had sentenced well over twenty to the sword-like protrusions from his arms. Turning away from his 'view', Baraka could only grin as he thought of what lay ahead. The Lin Kuei did not accept failure. They also never failed on a contract. Shang Tsung still lived. It was merely a question of who would take the place of the original Sub-Zero. After much competition a decision was reached. The young man was even the brother of the first Sub-Zero. Such irony made the elders of the Lin Kuei smile for a fraction of a second. Endowed with his arctic powers, this new Sub-Zero set off to finish what his brother had started. My enemy lives. My task is not yet complete! Scorpion's mind thundered with this thought. My revenge will not be denied. SUB-ZERO WILL DIE! He had spoken with Johnny Cage, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Maj. Briggs. He had warned them each of the peril that they faced. He had watched as Shao Khan maniplulated all the pieces into place. Now was the time for Raiden to begin his journey. Opening a dimentional gate, he went to gather the others that would aid him in the Outworld. Seated upon his throne, Shao Khan saw that everything was proceeding according to Shang Tsung's plan. Had it not, Tsung would have been given to Kintaro as a new "toy". His face a grim mask, the Khan thought of the players in his game. Liu Kang and Kung Lao - seeking revenge for their slain brethren Johnny Cage - more interested in a new movie script than what transpired here Reptile - seeking to prevent his people's enslavedment at the hands of Shang Tsung Sub-Zero - out to complete his task and restore his brother's honor Shang Tsung - the silly fool was still wanting to conquer the Earth Realm Kitana - his helpless puppet, a person with no clue as to her true identity Jax - a lumbering bull with no idea as to the horrors he'd face. Mileena - along with her paramour, Baraka, she sought to overthrow his rule Baraka - seeing himself as king of the Outworld with Mileena at his side Scorpion - seeking to finally gain his revenge against Sub-Zero Raiden - that ever-persistent thorn in Khan's side, his defeat would be most sweet indeed. Shao Khan looked upon it all and smiled. ---- From here I proceed to the first fight. But since it's late I'm not going to type it out now. If asked though, I will post it later on. Some of the fights I have later on involve: (winner in CAPS) Cage v. REPTILE, MILEENA v. Kung Lao, KITANA v. Noob Saibot, JAX v. Jade, Smoke v. BARAKA, and Raiden v. SUB-ZERO. Then on and on in a bracket format. Anyways, let me know how I did. Improvements, changes, etc will all be taken into account for when I do compose the final draft of this thing. the will ---------------------------------------------------------------- wbeakley@nmsu.edu will@scf.nmsu.edu cyclops@acca.nmsu.edu Apathy Central - Director, Department of Computer Science ---------------------------------------------------------------- Buy a used car with the same caution a naked man uses to climb a barbed-wire fence. ----------------------------------------------------------------