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// Chapter 4: Cyrax 
// Story: MLP vs Mortal Kombat 9 
// by zgwrox 
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Cyrax walked from Shang's throne room to the pit. As he kept walking he heard footsteps approaching. He turned around to see Baraka and Sheeva. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I'm not here to fight you. I'm assigned to kill Johnny Cage."

"Shang Tsung no longer has need of you." Sheeva remarked.

"What do you mean?"

"He is terminating your agreement. And you!"

Sheeva jumped so high, she went off the screen and was about to crush Cyrax, who uppercut her before she hit the ground. The process repeated until Sheeva was out cold. Cyrax looked at her and said, "I need to have a talk with your master."

Baraka ran to Cyrax. "This fight is not yet over!"

"You mean to finish me? You couldn't even stop the actor!" Baraka tried to ram into Cyrax, but he jumped to avoid the Tarkatan general Cyrax kept going until Baraka was down for the count. "Now this fight is over." Cyrax knew Sheeva was telling the truth. "Shang Tsung has turned on me. I need to find out why."

At the courtyard, Cyrax opened the door, seing Shang Tsung, The Mane 7, and Sektor, talking and laughing. Cyrax looked at Raiden, who nodded at him. While Sektor and Shang Tsung were talking, Cyrax said to the red clad ninja,
"Sektor, we need to talk. Our host tried to have me killed."

"You were speaking with the other thunder god." Shang stated. "Your indiscretion has jeopardized my plan."

"Cyrax is Lin Kuei." Sektor responded. "He will complete his task."

"We shall see. The next match will be Cyrax... versus Johnny Cage!" After his announcement, he levitated to his chair. 

Rainbow Dash looked at Johnny and said, "Aw, yeah! Go get him!"

"What, me? All right then." He walked to the arena. 

Twilight looked at Johnny and said, "Good luck, Johnny."

Across from his opponent, the actor said, "Not everyone gets to rumble with a celebrity. Ready for your beat down, Sunshine? Here it comes!" Cyrax kept hitting Johnny with bombs, and finished the fight with a buzz saw.

"That should shut you up." Cyrax said as he walked to Johnny and grabbed his neck, picking him up in the process.

"Finish him!" Shang Tsung said in the background. The Lin Kuei assassin hesitated from the sorcerer's words, and he looked at Raiden, who shook his head. The Mane 7 and Spike were scared to see Johnny die.

"I won't kill him!" He dropped Johnny back to his feet. The ponies sighed with relief. Cyrax left while Sektor watches him with a death glare.

In the gardens, Sektor found Cyrax, his face was full with disappointment.
"You were commanded to kill Johnny Cage." Sektor said to Cyrax. "You disobeyed."

"Correction: I eliminated him from the tournament. He didn't need to die." Cyrax stated.

"You have broken your oath."

"I used my judgement!"

"The Cyber Initiative will eliminate insubordination."

"We are not machines, Sektor. I chose to serve the Lin Kuei. But I will not surrender my free will!" The two Lin Kuei fought. Cyrax trapped Sektor in a net and kept hitting him until he was defeated. Cyrax looked at Sektor and said, "Tell the Grand Master I am finished."

Sektor watched in shock as he glared at Cyrax. "No one leaves the Lin Kuei..." Cyrax kicked Sektor, threw his Lin Kuei ID card on the ground, and walked away.

Starlight walked up and grabbed the ID card. "Cyrax--" She tried to talk.

"Leave me alone, Starlight!" Cyrax yelled.