Mortal Kombat: Conquest s01e08 Episode Script

One, two, three Thank you.
That should do it.
Thank you very much.
Bye.
Dad? Dad? ls that you? lt is you.
Dad! ln each of us there burns a soul of a warrlor.
ln every generatlon, a few are chosen to prove lt.
Centurles ago ln a tlme of darkness and fury that fate befell three strangers.
A monk - Kung Lao An exlled guard - Slro And a thlef - Taja Who have to defend our Earth Realm from the forces of Outworld.
By flghtlng for thelr llves.
By flghtlng for thelr honour.
Your soul is mine! And by flghtlng for thelr realm.
lt's the burden you must carry.
ln a tournament called Mortal Kombat.
That dldn't take long at all.
What're you talking about? Dad Dad! - Who the hell are you? Where's my father? - So many questions.
l'm Vorpax.
N ow, your daddy seems to have disappeared, but you do have other friends down here.
Shang Tsung.
Not exactly the paternal type, trust me.
What are you, his whore? Why? You looking for a job? Yeah, maybe to be the one who wipes that smile off your face.
You can die later if you like.
Right now l need you alive.
Played her part well, didn't she? What part? Cheese for your trap? Clever llttle thlng.
Catches on qulckly.
l've got news for you.
H e's not that stupid.
N o.
N o, but he's that noble.
Kung Lao will come, or you will die.
- Where am l? - Welcome to the C obalt mines of Shokkan.
- You expect me to buy that? - Belleve what you wlll.
Thls ls Outworld.
And you are my prisoner.
And what about my father? What sorcery did you use on him? H ow did you know what he looked like? lt was hlm.
- H e also is a prisoner here.
- l don't believe you.
- My father's dead.
- ls he? Did you see him die? So many years Llfe's just full of llttle surprlses, lsn't lt? You're lying.
lf my father's alive and if he's in this horrible place, why would he bring me here? Shang Tsung can be very creative when it comes to getting people to do things.
Can't be.
Or maybe it can.
You see, a man once told me he was brought here after a slave raid.
H e was so broken up at the thought of never seeing his beloved daughter again.
''Taja''.
N ot a common name.
Slave raid Where is he? Who knows? Maybe he just lured you here or was that just an illusion? Tlme passes so awkwardly ln thls hell l don't know lf l saw hlm last year or ten mlnutes ago.
She stays allve.
The rest l leave to you.
Enjoy! There's work to do.
- Mornlng.
- H ey.
ls there any tea? - As soon as you make some.
- Good thing l got up, huh? - What's that sound? - l don't know.
l think it's coming from outside.
Oh, my God Taja.
- What have they done? - lt can't be real.
lt isn't.
lt's Shang Tsung.
Kung Lao, your life for hers.
H is voice N orth Alley.
The portal awaits tonight.
Portal to where? Outworld.
Outworld? Shang Tsung's got her! Take it easy, it's just a trick.
H e's after me.
There's no way he could get to Taja.
But what if he did? H e said he'd kill her! - Taja, are you there? - She's not up there.
l knocked on her door when l came down.
- Damn it.
- H old it.
Just think, Siro.
Taja's always up early.
She could be anywhere doing her normal stuff.
Before we go charging off, let's find out if she's really missing.
But what if she is? Every minute we waste that son of a bitch Shang Tsung has with her.
Or she could be fine.
And Shang Tsung's just using her image.
So l walk into that alley and a portal sucks me away and it was to save no one.
All right.
So what do we do? Find her.
Check out where she goes everyday.
Okay.
But where? What does she normally do? l don't know.
Check in her room and see if there's anything there that'll help.
l'll ask outside if anyone saw her leave.
Okay.
Where are you? l got somethlng for you! N ot good.
- Anythlng? - N o.
N o one saw her.
You? N ot really.
N othing written down or anything.
l can't believe we don't know what she does everyday.
Yeah.
l found this though.
- What is it? - l'm not sure but lt's valuable to her.
l found it with her jewellery.
l've seen these for sale though in the bazaar.
- Do you know the place? - Yeah.
- Let's go.
- Sure.
There you are.
l inhale more than that every day.
Got some fight in ya, huh? Good.
C ome here! Filthy maggot.
l don't get it.
Yeah, well, l'm not sure l do elther.
Call it a moment of weakness.
They make me sick.
All they ever think about is Anyway Why are you doing this? N ot buying my decent act? Well, then, let's just say that you'll serve me better in one piece.
Serve you? You work for Shang.
l do not work for hlm! ln case you haven't noticed, l am his personal slave down here.
You can't even begin to imagine what life's like down in this pit.
But that's nothing compared to the hell Shang Tsung puts me through.
Well, can you fight him? Flght Shang Tsung? Wlth what? Thls? You've got a lot to learn, Taja, dear.
C ome on.
You're not safe out in the open.
Where're we going? l'm going to hide you until l decide how to handle this.
H andle what? You just may be my ticket out of here, so you can either trust me or l promise you Shang Tsung will suck out your soul.
lt's beautiful, isn't it? - You recognise it? - Of course, my father made it.
- So it was bought here.
- Yes, but not by you.
Do you mind telling me how you got it? - lt belongs to a friend of ours.
- N ame's Taja.
Do you know her? l do enough to be surprised that she let you have it.
lt's her favourite.
She did give it to you, right? - Sort of.
- What is this all about? We're just looking for her.
- What's this thing anyway? - lt's a bola for a game.
Game? The one that Taja plays all the time.
Are you sure you guys are her friends? Yes.
She lives with us at the Trading Post.
Oh, but you don't know where she is? Or that she plays bola maybe like two or three times a week? U m, we just never talked about it.
- Where's the game? - Three alleys down.
Thanks.
We'll ask over there.
You're going to go over there and ask questions? Good luck.
lf you're looking for a game, we're not open.
What kind of game is it anyway? Doesn't matter.
Told you, we're not open.
Actually, we're looking for a player.
- A lady named Taja.
- Taja? - She comes here a lot? - Yeah, she's a regular.
What do you want with her? Just looking for her.
Well, she's not here.
Maybe you oughta look somewhere else.
ln a mlnute.
Maybe somebody else has seen her.
H ey, what is it? Does she owe you money or something? N o.
Maybe you're just hanging around checking out the game asklng me wrong questlons.
Guy tried that once last month.
They found him in the river, dead.
H ey, l told you, we're just looking for Taja, all right? And what about Taja? Who are you? Same question l was gonna ask you.
We're frlends of Taja's.
Do you know her? - Yeah.
- Do you know where she is? N ope.
H aven't seen her around the last couple of days.
Sounds like you know her pretty well, huh? - Pretty well.
- Funny, she never mentioned you.
And she's never mentioned you.
Just what kind of relationship do you have with Taja? - And what the hell is it to you? - Maybe a lot.
Look, my relationship with Taja is my business.
She doesn't ask me what l do with my life, and l don't ask her what she does.
Like with that silk merchant.
- What silk merchant? - Guy's name's H esper.
H e's got a place over at the Lion's Gate.
You go see the silk merchant.
l'm going to go talk to some of the food vendors.
Leavlng here? That's a really good idea.
C ome on, let's go back.
You are certain he will come? Soon now.
For a man like Kung Lao even death is preferable to life without honour and loyalty.
And this Taja, hopelessly following her father interesting these mortals.
What will you do with him? Present him to Shao Kahn in ex change for my freedom.
And the girl? An enemy to Outworld.
She wlll make a play thlng for the Emperor.
Will you take me with you when you go? - That depends.
- On? My mood.
Slro! Siro! You're not gonna belleve who thls guy Hesper ls.
Forget it.
She's in trouble.
What did you find out? The guy she buys vegetables from saw her late last night.
She was followlng a strange man lnto the same north alley where Shang Tsung sald the portal's golng to be.
Shang Tsung Or someone working for him.
l've gotta hurry.
There are only a few hours before sunset.
- What do you mean? - l've gotta go and get her back.
- H ow? - By following Shang Tsung's instructions.
- lt's the only way.
- H e'll kill you.
And if l ignore him, Taja's dead.
H e took her because she's my friend.
l have to go.
Then so do l.
N o.
Shang Tsung wants me.
There's no sense in all of us getting killed.
Besides, l may have a way to get out of this.
l told you to stay put.
Look, l feel for Shang Tsung's trick like an idiot but l'm sure as hell not gonna be part of your plans, whatever they are.
l'll take my chances alone.
Chances? You have no chances.
Look around! This is prison.
For the lowest scum of all realms.
lncluding you.
Don't tell me you're here by accident.
H ow did you get thrown into hell? Deception and self-deception.
Yes, l am here, but l am not an animal.
l am a woman like you.
Don't put us together.
l would never sell out to a monster like Shang Tsung.
l'd rather die.
That's so easy to say standing there, so righteous, but believe me when your tlme comes to survlve you'll surprlse yourself.
Just as l did.
l guess l'll find out soon enough.
Kung Lao? lt's so late.
l'm hardly dressed.
Sorry to wake you but l need what l left here.
That's all? Yes, it's urgent.
The bo x? Where you left it.
C ome in please.
H ow big is this place? Enormous.
As big as some realms.
You can't possibly be thinking of escape.
N o.
N ot yet.
N ot until you solve the riddle of your father.
That's it, right? l mean, it was just a ploy to sucker me down here.
l mean he was never really in these mines.
Oh, it was no lie.
H e is here.
But he can't be.
Let me see if l remember correctly.
You had a nice life together.
A mother, a father and a sister, younger as l recall.
You're just guessing.
Then let me guess some more.
And you all travelled together like gypsies, never really settling in one place.
Yes You were eleven, maybe twelve when you last saw them.
My God l never heard the story of how you ended up alone.
lt was my fault.
Dad told me to stay close to camp but well, l was never very good at doing what l was told and l went off playing some stupid game.
And when l came back they were they were gone.
They were they were just gone.
And l never l never understood why.
Did something terrible happen to them? - Or or - Or did they abandon you? Kind of hard to trust anybody after something like that.
Are my mother and sister here? l've never seen them.
Then you have to help me find my father.
l have to see him.
l have to know.
l've told you this place is huge.
H e could be on any of a hundred levels.
Then l'll find him myself.
N ow that you have it, why don't you stay awhile? lt's been so long since your last visit.
l can't.
Lives are at stake.
You're golng to get yourself kllled.
From what you sald, lt mlght be better than staylng allve.
l told you, l need you.
Then, help me find my father and l'll help you if l can.
Your father may already be dead.
First you tell me he led me here and now you say he's dead? H e may be.
Shang Tsung may have killed him just minutes after you arrived, or or he could've killed him months ago and just used his image.
Anything is possible here.
All right, then l still have a chance.
lt's like you said, nothing's for sure.
Only this, l've seen hundreds die down here, nameless, all of them.
H appens every day.
Most don't even survive a year before their lungs give out from this.
You're alive.
We should keep moving.
What's that? Move lt! They're replacement prisoners.
Relieving lower level miners with fresher ones from above.
Your father could be among them.
Take it easy.
lt's a long shot.
- l have to find him.
- You have to stay alive.
H e wasn't with them.
l warned you.
Let's go.
l found her and was bringing her to you.
lt is time.
Kung Lao's come? On his way.
This should be it.
This should be the place.
What are you waiting for, Shang Tsung? Where have you been? Easy, Kung Lao, it's just me.
What're you doing here? Waiting for you.
l thought you might need a little help.
Forget it.
H ey, Taja's my friend, too, all right? Let me do it my own way.
We'll do it your way together.
Siro! Taja! You all right? - l can't believe you really came.
- The party is growing.
With an uninvited guest.
- What happened? - l l can't explain it.
l saw my father here.
Your father? Now we have all three of them, and all so easlly.
Too easy.
N o doubt Kung Lao believes there's a way out of this.
The way you said a trade for Taja and now Siro.
A strange time and place for making demands, Kung Lao.
But you still lose, Shang Tsung.
You can't kill me.
Rest assured, Kung Lao there are plenty of prisoners here not bound by the rules of the Elder Gods who can.
N o, no, no, no.
N ot your turn yet, Kung Lao.
lf you interfere in the fight, the girl dies.
Flne.
l came for a flght.
This won't take long.
Kill the big one.
You were fortunate.
You see? Thlngs are dlfferent here.
The obvious can be very misleading.
Only a taste of things to come.
Taja, come see if Siro's hurt.
l'm fine.
Let's just check it out, okay? Stay close.
We're leaving now.
Damn you! - Taja, what're you doing? - l won't leave without my father.
We can't leave wlthout you.
That is how loyalty is repaid.
lt might have worked.
What a shame your plan backfired.
- What is it? - A means of travel anywhere.
My thanks for your stupidity.
What about her? Bring her.
My mortal enemy and the crystal.
A great day.
Oh, my God lt's a death chamber.
These are the lucky ones.
They'll be free of thls place soon.
Why are you still helping me? - Game's up.
- N o.
Almost, but not yet.
Kung Lao's right.
Shang Tsung can't kill him which means Shang Tsung still has some manoeuvring to do.
U ntil he succeeds, you and your friends may be my best chance.
- For escape.
- Or Shang Tsung's death.
C ome on.
Well, now what? You should prepare to die.
- You can still let my friends go.
- Still noble, which makes you still weak.
The Emperor will relish seeing you dead.
But the souls of the others are mine.
- Take it easy.
- l can't.
We're in a prison within a prison.
Damn Taja.
What was she thinking? Something about what she said.
About her father.
She's an orphan, she told us that.
Something's changed.
Something Shang Tsung has done.
What? Can he raise the dead? H ow could her father be here? l don't know.
And l don't know what's going to get us out.
Wait.
What're you doing? - l can't do this to Siro and Kung Lao.
- N ow this occurs to you? They risked their lives for me and l just Paid them back with a death sentence.
What is it with you? One minute you're fueling my need for my father and the next you're reminding me what a jerk l am.
U h-huh.
Too much truth for you? - l have to help them.
- Then get back to them.
- H ow? - Follow the tunnel towards the screams.
l mean it.
Just past the torture chamber you'll see Shang Tsung's area.
Wait for him to leave and then Then what? We'll see.
Do l thank you? Can l trust you or are you lying again? l'm helping you.
- Where is she? - l have not yet found her.
Then leave her.
l want you to go to the Emperor.
Me? l can't Oh, l think you can.
U se your charm, bribe the guards.
Get to Shao Kahn and deliver a message.
What message? That Shang Tsung summons him.
Daring words.
The gift l have waiting is worth it.
N ow go.
As you wish.
l will speak to the Emperor, but only when l am ready.
Taja! Siro, Kung Lao l'm so sorry.
All right, all right.
You're sorry.
We forgive you.
Just get us out of this.
Will do.
H ere.
Here.
Come on.
This should work.
l'll get it from the outside.
- N ow what are you up to? - That depends.
What's golng on? Just trying to determine what side she's on.
Are you crazy? She works for Shang Tsung.
l work for me! That's right.
She hates him.
She may help us.
H ow? Do you still have a way out of here? N o.
Shang Tsung has the crystal.
Our only chance is to get out of here and fight.
l see.
l told you, l do what l have to, to survive.
Shang Tsung! Shang Tsung! Kung Lao, Slro, he's comlng! Hurry, Slro.
Kill him.
U h-uh.
Let him go, bastard.
Brave, but foolish.
C ome on.
Run from me.
l know another way.
We can cut them off.
Which way now? What's that? Looks like an air shaft to the surface.
Forget the air shaft.
U se this.
H ow did you? When l attacked Shang Tsung.
H e's a sorcerer, l'm a pickpocket.
- N ow go this time.
- What? Taja, get over here.
- C ome on.
- C ome on, Taja.
l l can't leave without finding out the truth about my father.
- C ome on.
Let's go.
- C ome in.
We're going.
The Emperor l have to stop him from coming.
lt will mean death for you summoning him here for nothing and worse for me.
Then let me try.
As long as l can get to him before he leaves the palace.
l'll tell him that it was all my fault, that l l misunderstood you.
Why would you do this for me? Because you do so much for me.
H urry then.
Three baths and l still can't get that hell dust off of me.
Amazing.
So many realms out there we know nothing about.
What's more amazing is that there's a whole life going on with you l know nothing about.
Bola champ, a boyfriend named Stefan.
You wanna talk about it? l don't know, Siro, l l went through life thinking of them longing for them, then convincing myself that they were dead all dead.
Then to see my father again to have him then lose him l don't even know what to believe.
Vorpax said you'll never know.
And never be free of the pain.
l just want it over, Siro.
l just want to forget.
l understand.
Oh, um, that came for you.
Some messenger dropped it off while you were taking a bath.
H mm.
My God What is it? lt's my father's wedding ring.