Mortal Kombat: Fire and Ice

PART 3: Chapter 1

PAGE ONE

Panel 1: Jiri walks with Smoke through the Old Town Square, chatting with him.

Jiri: It kinda sucks that we aren't exactly reuniting under normal circumstances.

Smoke: I know. I wish we were just here to relax and really catch up, especially for me since I haven't seen mom and dad in years.  But after this is over I'm gonna stay here for a bit to enjoy it.

Jiri: Good idea. There's definitely things for us to do as a family here,  you can even invite your wife and children too.

Smoke: Yeah that's 100 percent happening once things are taken care of.  You mentioned a spot you take your wife and son as well.

Jiri: Yeah,  I gotta show you that too. There's a lot to do once we handle business.

Panel 2: The two of them arrive in front of a driveway with a black car and a red car parked outside. There's also beautiful green grass and a gorgeous two story house. Jiri walks up to the door and knocks.  A tall older man opens it. He wears a button down gray shirt,  black pants and black shoes. He has short gray hair and perhaps his most noticeable feature is that he looks exactly like Smoke and Jiri in the face- just a little older.

Caption: This man is the father of the two brothers. His name is Jakob Vrbada.

Panel 3: Behind him is an older woman with long gray hair.  She wears a white blouse,  blue pants and black shoes.  She's shorter than the man.

Caption: And this is their mother,  Irina Vrabada. 

Panel 4: Jiri smiles and waves to them, and Smoke then pops his head out and also waves. His parents stare at him in utter disbelief for a second,   before immediately embracing him.  They give him a massive hug, and he hugs them back as well. They separate and begin to talk.

Jakob: I still can't believe it. Tomas!  My boy!

Irina: Look at you! Alive and well! I thought we'd never see you again!

Tomas: I still can't believe it either. I had no idea any of this happened until I met Jiri.  I didn't even know I had any family out there. It's all so shocking to me...

Jakob: I'm sure it is. Feel free to tell us more as we eat.

Panel 5: Jakob leads them inside the house. It's a nice, very comfortable looking home, with Eastern European interior design. We see a large table full of various plates of food. Some salad, vegetables,  various different types of meat and breads and different drinks.  Smoke and Jiri both look at the food with an excited gleam. 

Irina: Please, have a seat and help yourselves!

Caption: A few minutes later.

Panel 6: We see the entire family eating,  as well as a gray cat with blue eyes that Smoke pets.

Jiri: You finally met Katerina. She's a sweet girl. Just a little greedy for food like all cats. A little feisty too.

Smoke: Yeah, the feisty cats are adorable though.

Jakob: Indeed. So you really died and came back to life Tomas?

Smoke: I did. I was killed in battle while attempting to fend off a threat to Earthrealm.  Then I was stuck as a revenant for a few years,  basically an undead slave to the sorcerer Quan Chi. Raiden found a solution to bring us all back to human form with the help of Scorpion and Sub-Zero, and then there I was. Back to the way I was.

Irina: My goodness. Being an undead slave? I can't believe such a terrible thing happened to my baby! But at least you were able to escape it. Tell me more about the Lin Kuei though,  I am eager to learn more,  especially about how it was growing up under them and how you even joined them in the first place.