Don't Call Me Pops!
by Odeena Sabnach
A/N: Well, the original was well-received - so I thought I'd do a sequel. Big thanks to Irine for her 'Jarek-and-the-secret-recipe' and 'Quan-Chi-winning-the-elections' ideas ~_^ There is most likely to be a 'part three' coming soon, too; al the reviews got me inspired :) Uh... Midway owns MK, I own the plot... yadda yadda.
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*It's 6 PM again. Reiko drives his red convertible into the garage, gets out of the garage etc.*
Reiko: *sigh* Here we go again... *opens the door and bumps into Jarek, who has a bag in one hand and is talking to Tanya, Mileena and Jade in the hall; this time, Mileena's paper bag has the face of Bart Simpson on it* Wha...?
Tanya: Oh, hi pops. This is Jarek - you know 'im. He'll be staying with us.
Mileena: Absolutely.
Jade: Like, totally.
Jarek: *grins* Hi there, pops.
Reiko: Grrrr, DON'T CALL ME THAT.
Jarek: Uhm, whatever. Anyway, thanks for letting me stay with you.
Reiko: *growls* Yeah, no problem. *scowls in the general direction of the girls trio* Listen, if you'll be staying here, then you'll have to follow some rules. *Tanya frowns* You don't like'em, you're out. Your choice.
Jarek: Okay pops, let's hear them.
Reiko: *looking ready to kill someone* First and MOST important rule: don't EVER call me *growl* 'pops'. Got it?
Jarek: *reluctantly* Yeah.
Reiko: Okay. Listen, and listen good. No fighting. No bringing your friends over when I'm not at home. No taking my car without asking for permission.
*15 minutes later...*
Reiko: ...And, no teasing Shinnok because he's afraid of the boogie man. *Jarek grins* Drat. Just forget I said that, OK? So, whaddya say?
Jarek: It's cool pop--I mean, man. I'm in.
Tanya&Mileena&Jade: Yay!
Reiko: And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a shower.
Jade: Like, no problem, pops.
Reiko: *sigh* I hate my life.
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*Half an hour later, Reiko comes out of the shower. By the time, he's managed to cool himself off and he feels like a new-born baby. Suddenly, he sniffs the air and frowns.*
Reiko: Something smells fishy. *heads for the kitchen* Okay, what's going--oh my gosh.
*Jarek is wearing a white apron that says 'Kiss the pest and kill the rest' and a chef's hat, whistling the Marseilleze and obviously cooking something*
Jarek: Hi there pop--uh, chief. What's shakin'?
Reiko: What are you doing?
Jarek: Ain't it obvious?
Reiko: Uh...
Jarek: *makes a face* I'm cooking, man.
Reiko: Oh, yeah...
Jarek: *patient* As in, mixing ingredients to create an edible--
Reiko: I know that. What are you cooking?
Jarek: *indulgent* Food.
Reiko: WHAT kind of food? Judging by the smell of it, it seems to me that you're cooking swamp mud!
Jarek: *grins* Close, close...
Reiko: *arches an eyebrow* You don't mean to say that-
Reptile: *faint, from the living room* Hey! Gimmie that!
Goro: No way, I wanna watch wrestling!
Reptile: Well, I wanna see the news!
Goro: Wrestling!
Reptile: News!
Goro: WRESTLING!
Reptile: NEWS!!
Reiko: *rushes in* Knock it off you two. Right now!
*The two pause in their fight; however, Reptile manages to switch to CNN before*
Reiko: I thought we had that little talk about sharing now, didn't we.
Reptile: Yeah, but-
Goro: No fair, he-
Reiko: I don't want to hear it, understand? I d--Reptile, turn that up.
Announcer: ...This new candidate has taken America by shock. In just two weeks of campaign, he has managed to overthrow his competitors. Studies indicate that he is most likely to win the elections this year; and, with only a few minutes to go to the end of the voting, everyone believes he will be the new president.
Reptile: Lucky guy.
Goro: Yeah.
Reiko: ...drat, I forgot to vote today. Eh well, doesn't matter anyway.
Goro: Okay, can I switch to wrestling now?
Reiko: Hold on a minute, I want to see this. We are, after all, living in America.
Goro: *groans*
*A few minutes later...*
Announcer: ...The voting is officialy over. And now for the new president. As expected, the new president is... *pause for suspense* Quan-Chi!
Reptile: Yay!
Goro: Way to go Quan-Chi!
Repile&Goro: Go Quan-Chi! Go Quan-Chi! *they get up and start to do some sort of victory dance*
Reptile: Hey pops, join in! Quan-Chi won the elections!
Reiko: *deadpan* ...don't call me that.
Reptile: Whatever, this calls for a celebration!
Goro: Yay, party!
Reiko: *recovers* Absolutely NOT.
Reptile&Goro: Aww.
Reiko: ...okay, let's pretend that never happened. Where's Shinnok?
Reptile: Dunno.
Goro: Yeah, what he said.
Reiko: *scowls* You sure? Maybe I should check the closet...
*Suddenly 'Last Resort' begins to play somewhere upstairs.*
Goro: I think he's upstairs.
Reptile: Yeah, upstairs.
Reiko: *sigh* Okay, I'm going to see what's going on up there, you two be nice. *heads upstairs*
Goro: Suuure we will. Now switch to wrestling.
Reptile: No way, man, I wanna watch the news.
Goro: Wrestling!
Reptile: News!
Goro: WRESTLING!
Reptile: NEWS!
*Upstairs*
Reiko: *Stops in front of Shinnok's room. The door has a huge sign saying 'Boogie-man proof', as well as the picture of a bug with a red crossed circle over it* Ooookay. *opens the door* Shinnok?
Shinnok: *jumps from behind his bed, a can of 'Zap'em' in each hand* Gaaaah!! Dieee, boogie man!!! *sprays some icky green stuff all over Reiko*
Reiko: *takes a few steps back* Chill, man! It's just me-OW!
Shinnok: Oh. Okay then, sorry.
Reiko: *grumbles* No problem. *to himself* Oh man, and I just had a shower. *loud* What the hell do you think you're doing?
Shinnok: Well, since the b-man's coming anyway, thought as well I'd be prepared for him. You know?
Reiko: I don't have words to describe how preposterous this is.
Shinnok: You don't understand. He's coming, man! He's coming, and he's gonna get us ALL! Ahahaha!!!
Reiko: Okay... fine... uh... gotta go now, nice seeing you. *exits quickly and slams the door behind him* Yeesh...
Jade: *opens the door of her room and pops her head on the corridir* Like, what happened to you?
Reiko: *growls* I just had an encounter with mister 'Bugs-Away' there *points to Shinnok's room*
Jade: I see... Well, you're, like, totally green, get it? Green? *laughs*
Reiko: Whatever. I'll just... I'll just go take a shower. Don't tell anyone about this, OK?
Jade: Like, OK...
Reiko: Thanks.
Jade: ...pops *grins*
Reiko: grrRRRrrr...
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*Things finally seem to quieten down. Reiko, Goro and Reptile are watching some wrestling on TV and Jarek is in the kitchen with the girls. After lost of grunting and fighting, Shinnok had agreed to turn the music down, but turned the volume up as soon as Reiko left his room, until he finally got bored of it and turned it off*
Reiko: Did you SEE that?
Reptile: Ow, that must've hurt.
Goro: Totally.
Jarek: *Shouting from the kitchen* Dinner's ready!
Goro: *gets up and stretches* 'Bout time. I'm starved!
Reptile: Tell me about it.
Reiko: I'm not sure about this... *sigh* what the heck, I'm starving.
*About five minutes later, everyone is at the table, minus Jarek*
Goro: So, what's for dinner?
Reptile: Yeah, man, smells good, what is it?
Reiko: *to himself* Smells good? And I'm Santa Claus.
Jarek: *grins* This is my very own secret recipe for Black Dragon Surprise. Who wants a bite?
Everyone minus Reiko: Me! Me!
*Jarek shares them slices of what appears to be a mixture between a whacked-out pizza, a McFish and a can of spam. Everyone takes a bite of their slices, and their faces show ecstasy as they devour the rest*
Reptile: *talking with his mouth full* This is great! *burps*
Reiko: Don't talk with your mouth full.
Reptile: Aw, gimmie a break. Hey, can I have another one?
Everyone minus Reiko: Yeah, me too!
Jarek: Okay, okay, there's plenty left for everyone. *shares more slices*
Everyone minus Reiko: Yay!
Jarek: *to Reiko* What about you, pop--dude? Won't you have some?
Reiko: No thanks.
Jarek: Aw, come on, please?
Tanya: Yeah, this stuff is great!
Mileena: You don't know what you're missing!
Jade: Like, totally!
Reiko: *Before he can say anything, Jarek lays down a slice in his plate*
Jarek: Just try it, OK?
Reiko: *eyes the stuff warily* Uh, I don't know about this...
Everyone else: Aw, c'mon!
Reiko: Okay... *takes a bite* Oh gosh, what is this stuff? Poison!
Jarek: No it ain't, it's just my secret ingredient!
Reiko: *groans* I've been poisoned! Argh!
Jade: Pops...? Are you, like, all right?
Reiko: Don't... call... me... *passes out*