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It was a gloomy day at Outworld. You, Mileena, Sub-zero, and Shang Tsung were hanging out by the main hall when Kabal runs towards them with a newspaper. "Hey Look at this guys! Who's the fuck with the face paint?" he says You take the newspaper from him and you had a very shocked look on you face. If it had any other picture on the front paper, you wouldn't have cared about it. But it had to be him.
Shang looks at you with concern. He'd never seen you concerned before "What is it? my dear?" he asked, concern in his voice. Kano walks over and looks at the newspaper. "What's wrong with his face eh?" he asked. The picture showed a crazy person with paint on his face, giving a look so evil that Kano practically turned around and walked away with shivers running down his spine.
The look on you face gave away the answer before you'd even said it. Of course you knew him. He was The Joker, mass murderer and serial killer and insane to boot! "Yes, but how did he escape?" You answers back. You remembered that the last time you were with The Joker. He had been captured and sent to the insane asylum because he seemed to like prison too much. But still, how did he escape?
As all of them thought about this, below the area you all were hanging out at, Sub-Zero was looking for more drinks. For it was a celebration you had no idea of. Instead he found barrels of gasoline wired to each other as if in the design of pretzels. Sub-Zero runs to the gang and yells, "Guys come quick!"
They all rushed down stairs to find those barrels hooked up. "We need to fight him before he kills us all! We need a plan," You tells everyone. "Erron, do you still have that map?" you asks, turning to him, her face giving off the look of urgency.
Erron pulls the map out of his pocket, "Y-yes I do." "Good," you replies as they all go back to the main hall. You take the map from Erron. Making your way to the throne room, to see if Joker got to Shao Kahn’s tower. They looked all over the tower in each room. It wasn't until you saw blood leading to the actual throne room. Then they found him, they found The Joker.
"Omg, did he really--" Right as you was about to finish your sentence, they all heard laughter fill the room. Evil laughter. So evil that one feeling filled everyone; fear. They all turned to find The Joker sitting down in a chair, wearing his classic, evil smile. You looked at the clown, "What do you want?"
The Joker seemed to think about this for a second because his eyes rolled up. Of course he wasn't really thinking about it. Just stalling for the intensity of the fear he knew they all had. "What do I want?" he said aloud. "I want a big car. Shiny, black, big motor. Stereo inside," The Joker answered. Of course he said the first thing that came to his mind. You looked at him, already fed up with his shit.
Before The Joker could continue you interrupt him, "Joker, what are you doing here and what do you really want?" you asked both annoyed and afraid. He was far worse than his reputation. You would know. The Joker replied to you, shocked to see a familiar face, "Y/N, fancy meeting you here. Why did you run away?" he said, making sure to say the last sentence with a slightly menacing tune to it.
"Cause you're a maniac!!!" You screams at him. Anger started to fill you. "No, I'm not..NO...I'm NOT!" he argues back. If there was anything wrong with him, it was his choice in choosing henchmen, but not that he was a maniac! He was not insane. Everyone else was insane in his mind. Shang Tsung goes in between the two of you and asks, "Mr. Joker, I hate to interrupt the two of you but may I borrow Y/N?"
Joker says, "Sure, why not?" using a sarcastic voice and turning around to give them some privacy.
"My dear, I have an idea. Tell The Joker to join our army to fight. We can use him to our advantage." You looks at the sorcerer like he's crazy. This was The Joker they were talking about! What in all the realms would compel the psycho to help them? Then an idea popped into your head. "It's crazy enough to work."
Just then, The Joker pulls out his detonator and tells everyone "This is hooked up to those barrels down stairs. So if anyone else tries to leave, I simply press this button." You walk over to The Joker and start to change his plan. "Come over here my green haired friend. Listen, I know someone that not only hates us but you as well. Now what you can do is help us fight this guy not for us but for yourself. See, if you do this then there might be something in it for you," you explain, making sure to leave a trail of secrecy in your voice.
"Why should I help you?" The Joker asks irritated at her. "Cause we could teach you real magic," You tell him. The Joker answers laughing, "Who am I? I'm the one who fled away. I'm the one they talk about. You know, I've never seen you...before," he chuckled. What would I do with real magic if I can't have you."
"Why can't you just accept the offer and just not kill for a day. Joker, what the hell do you plan on doing?" you ask him, worried about what he was going to do. Something that could only be described as annoyance was on his face was as he looked at you. "Do I look like a guy with a plan?".