This is going to be long, and quite possibly very confusing. I signed up just to post these ideas that were in my head. Hopefully this isn't breaking any forum rules. Well, here it goes.

After MK9, Earthrealm and Outworld both are in turmoil. Outworld has no leader. The Centaurs, Tarkatans, and Shokan are fighting for rule. While Mileena doesn't know what the fuck to do. Earthrealm is rebuilding after the massive attack. When, the Netherrealm strikes them both. Panic abrupts, and everyone is scared shitless basically. the Tarkatans join Shinnok, and so do the Shokan. The Centaurs fall pretty quickly because they refuse to join. Johnny Cage, Sonya, Fujin and Raiden recruit heroes like Kenshi, Kai, find Bo Rai Cho, and others. (Liu Kang isn't dead, just horribly wounded and recovering for most of the story until near the end) They try their best to fend off attacks from Quan Chi's minions, especially from the previous heroes like Jax. After Raiden's forces are finally on the brink of defeat, he realizes what he must do. Turn Shinnok's warrior's against him before Earthrealm and Outworld completely fall to nothingness.

Scorpion needs to go good. It was shown in the first chapters of MK9 that Scorpion is no where near evil. (Which was already known well before.) He is fueled by his own intentions as well as his own rage. Raiden's promise is what made Scorpion nearly spare Sub-Zero, if Quan-Chi was not around, the original Sub-Zero would be alive. In MKDA, the opening cinematic showed that he could defeat Quan Chi as well. He forced him to flee the Netherrealm. Scorpion needs to unintentionally help the heroes by being the sole person to kill Quan Chi. He learns of the true events that killed his family and clan at this time anyways. Raiden helps Scorpion realize this by showing him a flashback of what really occured. Scorpion makes amends with Noob Saibot at this time as well. Raiden is the one to unchain Scorpion from Quan-Chi's grasp. This is a perfect set up for Scorpion to go into a complete rage and finally take his revenge and have an epically climatic face off with Quan Chi. Scorpion's soul would then rest in peace with Quan Chi's death. (This would happen near the very end of story mode. So Scorpion is around for a while for some other reason.) This leaves Shinnok alone with his remaining servants. (Reptile?Rain?Tanya?)

This is where the heroes that died in MK9 enter the story for the good side. Before Quan Chi died by Scorpion, the heroes were under Quan Chi's control. With Quan Chi dead, the souls of those heroes are now free. This is how someone such as Ermac comes in to revive them. Raiden would also be the character that could persuade him. Because with Shao Kahn dead, Ermac has no master and really, no reason to exist. Raiden gives him one, to help defend the realms from obliteration.(Forget his ending, IMO, it sucked. Sorry if you disagree. He shouldn't lead Edenia) Ermac revives the heroes, and helps take down Shinnok. Ermac now is with the heroes to kill Shinnok, who is still almost invincible and 10x more powerful than Kahn with his amulet, even with Quan Chi's defeat. It would be at this time that Outworld is already completely gone, and Earthrealm almost gone.


Raiden then goes to Rain, and persuades him to join the heroes to save his once former realm, Edenia. He tells him something like "What would your father think?" Or something like that. But definitely more in depth. Rain then finally joins the heroes.

Even with this force, Raiden knows they still stand no chance against Shinnok. And with the Elder Gods weakened, Raiden knows he needs to strip Shinnok of his amulet to have any chance against him.

This is where Reptile comes in. Shinnok already promised Reptile Zaterra's return if he gives him his help. Raiden tries to tell Reptile that Shinnok is a monster, and would not waste his time returning Zaterra to existence, and would just end up killing him if he wins. Reptile goes mad, fights Raiden. Raiden defeats him, and finally persuades him to go against Shinnok. He tries to tell him that if Shinnok is defeated, he will do everything in his power to return Zaterra to what it was, but he cannot promise anything. Reptile realizes Raiden is right, and goes with him. Raiden tasks Reptile to steal the amulet from Shinnok because of his invisibility abilities.

Liu Kang finally fully recovers from his injuries, but has some epic battle scars. He is here to help, and finally makes amends with Raiden. Reptile steals the amulet, Shinnok is weak as hell, Raiden's combined might with all the heroes manages to kill Shinnok, replace the Elder God's to their former glory, and set the realms to their former balance.

Now...this is a possible scenario....

Reptile fails at stealing the amulet. He fights Tanya, defeats her. Fights Noob Saibot, defeats him, but is killed by Shinnok. Raiden gets word of this, and realizes he has one last resort to save the realms from this Armageddon, resurrect Shao Kahn. He knows the only beings who can do this are the Elder Gods, despite their weakened status by Shinnok. Raiden goes to them, and pleads with everything he has to get them to set him free. They finally agree, knowing the situation at hand. They return Shao Kahn with the very little power they have, and this weakens them even more. Shao Kahn obviously isn't as strong as he once was, but he sees things differently now. He knows that if he does not go with Raiden just for this, everything will fall to Shinnok. Now, the combined might of Shao Kahn, Raiden, Fujin, Liu Kang, Kai, and the rest of the heroes try to make a stand against Shinnok. It is Shao Kahn who defeats Shinnok, and the realms are returned to what they once were, and he returns as leader of Outworld, and soon becomes the monster that he once was.

Thoughts?