Castle of Friendship Training Ground, Ponyville Equestria

In Equestria, at the training ground at the Castle of Friendship... Sub-Zero was helping Rarity in learning more about cryomancy. He helped widen her stance, to get her used to her form. "Keep your stance wide... I know it is difficult to balance on two hooves, but given the right position, it will feel like standing on a wire." he said to her.

Feeling it, Rarity focused on keeping her balance with the help of his instructions. "Easier said than done if you ask me..." she said to him only to receive a stern look from him. "Sorry... but I will still be new to all this once we get to Outworld to save Raiden." she said to him.

Sighing from hearing it, Sub-Zero placed a hoof on her shoulder. "It is difficult, yes... but struggles like these require us to broaden our horizons, to adapt, to overcome any obstacle our enemies throw at us. I know, because I've faced this form of training when I served the Lin Kuei myself." he informed her.

Surprised by his info, Rarity turned to the grandmaster with curiosity. "You mean, you weren't the grandmaster of the Lin Kuei...?" she asked him.

"No... before me, it was Sektor... before I became Sub-Zero, I was known as Tundra. My brother, Bi Han was the Sub-Zero before me..." he explained to her.

Lin Kuei Temple, Earthrealm
Years ago, before the first Mortal Kombat tournament

Kuai Liang walked to the meeting hall to meet with the other warriors, and the Grandmaster himself. As he walked in, Bi Han... the current Sub-Zero watched as his younger brother approached him. "Where have you been...?" he asked him.

"Relax Bi Han, its not the first time anyone's been late..." Kuai said to him.

"Don't let it happen again, or the Grandmaster will have our heads." Bi Han responded to him. But his attention soon turned towards Sektor who was still human at that time. "Came to wish us good luck Sektor...? Not really your thing, given you're the son of the Grandmaster." he said to him.

"I was just talking about you to my father, about your brother..." Sektor said to him.

"Well that's refreshing Sektor, usually you're screaming about me..." Kuai said to him.

Sektor listened as other Lin Kuei assassins laughed in amusement, but he was not so easily amused as he glared at Kuai. "My father wishes for me to prove that you are nothing like your brother... that you are just a weak little copy cat." he said to him.

Kuai Liang glared at him and was close to hurting the grandmasters son, but he stopped knowing that was probably what he would want. Bi Han glanced to him knowing what was going through his mind, but he touched his younger brothers shoulder earning his attention. Bi Han nodded at Kuai Liang, telling him to face Sektor in an exhibition match... Kuai looked at his brother but nodded with a smirk and turned towards Sektor, and walked to the center of the room and stood in his fighting stance. "Alright Sektor... you want to see what I can do, so come at me." he said to him. Sektor grinned and charged at the younger brother throwing fast punches at him, but Kuai Liang... the Lin Kuei warrior known as Tundra, blocked his attacks with greater speed. He blocked Sektor's attacks and landed quick jabs at him and kicked his side, throwing a jab at Sektor's neck causing him to choke... but the son of the Grandmaster was not going to tolerate this as he teleported and reappeared landing an uppercut against Tundra's jaw.

He let out a grunt as he flew into the air, seeing Sektor go for an elbow strike... Tundra quickly blocked it and grabbed hold of his arm and threw him over as Sektor broke his fall and went to kick him. Bi Han's younger brother blocked his attack and punched at his face and kicked him away. Sektor slide on the ground but looked to him with a glare, and shot his flame thrower at him. "Burn you flawed copy!" he yelled. But Tundra used his power to freeze the flames as he charged at him, he leaped over the flames and kicked Sektor in the face.

Seeing him roll on the ground, Tundra stood up and glared at his superior waiting for him to get up. "Come on Sektor... I haven't got all day..." he said to him. Sektor didn't either as he pulled out a hidden knife and struck at Tundra, but he blocked his attack and knocked the blade out of his hand elbowing him in the face, bruising his nose. "Pulling a poisoned dagger on me in this fight...? Its no wonder you've been winning so easily... cheater...!" he kicked him in the chest, fracturing it. Sektor rolled on the ground holding his chest from Tundra's attack, groaning in pain from it.

He turned towards the blue assassin glaring at him for what he called him. "You should have learned by now... a Lin Kuei warrior will win, by any means necessary!" he charged at him throwing a few punches at him. Tundra avoided his punches and blocked his next attack, elbowing him in the jaw. Sektor let out a grunt but managed to grab his arm and pin him down. He landed a few punches against Tundra's face, and landed a hard uppercut against his face forcing his nose to bleed. Tundra grunted from it as he hit the ground, holding it as he looked to Sektor. "Time for you learn some respect, you pathetic wretch!" he went to hurt him some more. But Tundra blocked his next attack and flipped backwards landing a kick against Sektor's jaw, chipping a few of his teeth. He landed on the ground and held his mouth as he was bleeding.

Tundra stood up and glared at him for the remark he made towards him. "If I'm a wretch, then you're a coward...!" he shot shards of ice at him. Sektor rolled away from the shards and charged at him with flames surrounding his fists from his flame throwers. He threw punches at him, but Tundra blocked his punches and grabbed hold of the flame throwers freezing them. "Not this time hot head!" he kneed him in the face further bruising his nose making it bleed like crazy. "Ooohh, you should put some ice on that..."

Glaring at his pun, Sektor yelled out and landed a punch against his chest, fracturing it. He grabbed hold of Tundra and punched his ribcage causing his ribs to crack from the impact... he broke the ice on his flame thrower and prepared to blast fire in Tundra's face. But the cryomancer knocked his arm away as the flames shot towards the sealing of the Lin Kuei Temple, this angered Sektor as he went to try and burn him again. "BURN YOU PIECE OF FILTH!" he roared out.

Tundra was not intimidated by his outburst, and grabbed his arm, pulling it back and bending it behind Sektor's back hearing him writhe in pain from it. "Not happening Sektor!" he exclaimed as he kicked his side, shattering his hip. He then formed a Kori Blade and slashed at his face, leaving a deep cut on his face. Sektor stumbled from it and touched his face, looking to the blood on his hands and turned glaring at him. But Tundra smirked in response as he went into his fighting stance. "I can definitely call that an improvement..." he said to him. Sektor however... was not very pleased as he roared out and threw swift attacks at him. Tundra evaded each of his attacks, blocking one after the other. He grabbed hold of Sektor's leg and struck against his knee, bending his leg back hearing him writhe in agony from it. Sektor held it but went for a strong uppercut, only for Tundra to grab hold of his arm and slam his elbow against it... dislocating from his shoulder. Sektor held his injuries that were inflicted by Tundra, and looked to him with a glare as he was still willing to fight. Tundra knew he was stubborn, but this is pride talking. Sektor went to strike him, but Tundra avoided his attack and kneed against his face and grabbed him by the ponytail throwing him over, slamming him on the ground punching against the back of his head as his face slammed against the ground. Rendering the red Lin Kuei assassin, unconscious as everyone praised Tundra as the victor. "There is no honor in you..." he said to him as the Lin Kuei approached him to give him praise.

Bi Han approached him and smiled touching his shoulder. "You did well little brother... but could you maybe not show off in front of the ladies...?" he asked as he glanced to some of the female Lin Kuei warriors as they giggled in response.

Kuai rolled his eyes and looked to him. "Bi Han, you know I don't have time to socialize..." he said to him.

Chuckling at his response, Bi Han nudged him and wrapped his arm around him. "Okay, but you can't run from love Kuai... it has a way of catching up to you." he said to him to keep him on his toes. Of course, Kuai didn't really care what his brother says. He can handle anything the world could throw out at him.

Present Day
Castle of Friendship Training Grounds, Ponyville Equestria

"Years after, my brother died in the Mortal Kombat tournament at the hands of Scorpion, and resurrected by Quan Chi as Noob Saibot. Corrupted by the darkness within him..." Sub-Zero explained to the white unicorn and looked to her. "Then after that, I took the name Sub-Zero, and took over as the new Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei..."

"My... you must've had quite a history, not to mention a lot of charm given all the ladies were quite fond of you." Rarity said to him with a smile on her face.

Chuckling at what she said, Sub-Zero looked to her with a smirk behind his mask. "Like I told my brother... I have no time to socialize..." he said to her.

"Yet you're socializing right now..." Rarity pointed out with a grin.

Sub-Zero let out an amused chuckle from hearing it, but his attention was pulled away when he hear flames and turned seeing Scorpion and his pupil Lightning Dust. "How is your teaching Sub-Zero...?" he asked him.

"Rarity made some progress.. but judging by your arrival, I take it that its time...?" Sub-Zero asked him. Scorpion nodded to him as Sub-Zero turned to Rarity. "We best get ready..." he said to her as she nodded in response.

30 minutes later

As the Main Six and the Earth Defenders gathered with the Princesses at the Castle of Friendship, Celestia turned to them in her warrior armor. "My friends... I know you lot are scared for what lies ahead. But if this mission is to succeed, all of us must return alive. I cannot risk losing you all to Shao Kahn and his forces. If any of you wish to stay... you can say so..." she said to them.

"You kidding...? There's no way we're walking away from this, because I'm in..." Rainbow Dash said to her and looked to the others. "Who's with me?" she asked them.

"I am... I can't let life in Equestria end." Fluttershy said to them wearing shaolin garments.

"I for one can bear the thought of that monster conquering Equestria and ruining everything we've done up to this point." Rarity said to them.

"Heck, if my chores on the farm get burnt to the ground, I'm gonna direct my anger towards someone. It might as well be Shao Kahn..." said Applejack as she crossed her arms.

"I am so in! This is going to be so much fun!" said Pinkie as she was excited for their first trip to Outworld.

"I still need to get back to my friends in Canterlot High... so count me in." Sunset Shimmer said to them.

"I'm with you there Sunset... I can't wait to see how this goes." Chi said to her with a smirk.

"We're with you to the end Princess Celestia... no matter what lies on the other side of that portal." Twilight said to her as she stood with her friends.

Smiling at her student and her friends, Princess Celestia nodded to her and turned out focusing her magic. She concentrated it all in forming a portal to Outworld. The Main Six and the Defenders looked upon the portal knowing what lies on the other side, Celestia turned towards them seeing them ready. "Lets go..." she said to them as she walked into the portal. Everyone else followed after her, prepared for what likes ahead.

Wastelands, Outworld

Upon exiting the portal, the Mane Six found themselves walking on two legs for the first time. Twilight was familiar with it since her trip to the Canterlot High World, Rainbow Dash meanwhile... was falling over. "Whoa!" she stopped herself from falling on the ground. "What in the world happened?!" she asked.

"Inter dimension travel causes the body to change..." Sub-Zero helped her up and dusted her off. "You'll get used to it... just focus on balancing." he said to her.

Standing with his help and focusing on her balance, Rainbow looked to the others seeing their forms. "Wow... look at us..." he turned to Sub-Zero seeing his form. "So this is what you used to look like..." she pointed out to him.

"More or less..." he replied to her and looked to Rarity. His face began to warm up as it turned red a bit.

Rarity checked her form admiring it, but noticed him starring at her. "Is something wrong...?" she asked him.

Snapping out of it, Sub-Zero turned away hiding it. "N-Nothing..." he replied to her.

Scorpion noticed it and smirks, looking towards Rarity. "Rarity, you will accompany me and Sub-Zero..." he said to her.

Sub-Zero was about to object to what he said. "I think that will be a splendid idea... assuming he won't mind...?" Rarity glanced to him who looked away trying to hide his red face.

"Alright, focus everyone... we need to focus on getting to the entrance to the dungeon." Liu Kang said to them.

"Easy for you to say Liu, but Shao Kahn's not a complete idiot to think we can outsmart him." Johnny pointed out to him.

"I'm with Johnny on this..." Sonya approached and looked to Celestia. "Getting into the dungeon is one thing, but escaping is another... you guys are going to need a distraction if we are to get Raiden out of her." she said to her.

Nodding to her suggestion, Celestia looked to her knowing what to do. "That is a wise plan Sonya Blade, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Rarity will provide a distraction for the fortress while another group targets the armory... me, Luna, Liu Kang and Kitana... will head to the dungeons while everyone heads to the Soul Tombs. One of the main sources of Shao Kahn's strength and power..."

Ermac approached them. "We will lead them there... we are familiar with Shao Kahn's Soul Tomb, and know where to find it." he informed them.

"I should accompany them sister... there is no telling what dangers are there." Luna said to her.

"I'm well aware sister, but I need you by my side in this..." Celestia said to her and looked to the others. "You all know your assignments... lets move before we are discovered." she said to them as everyone split up to different corners of Outworld to provide distractions for Shao Kahn.

Shao Kahn's Throne Room, Outworld

"The Tarkatan's will invade the villages of Equestria, while my demon hordes invade the larger cities and kingdoms." Quan Chi organized the battle plans for the emperor. "From there, we will be able to dispatch the ruling heads of Equestria..."

"Seem's simple enough... but these aren't just ordinary equines, heed I remind you Quan Chi..." Shang Tsung reminded him as he crossed his arms. "Not even Kintaro was able to defeat one of them..."

"Yes, but not all of them are able to produce abilities like what we've seen before when we faced them. Some are still ordinary equines, easy enough to kill with no trouble at all." Quan Chi said to him and smirked looking to Shao Kahn. "Shall we proceed my Emperor...?" he asked him.

Shao Kahn looked upon the battle plans and stood up. "Proceed... we will remind these creatures who their new masters will be... and merge their world with Outworld. Like we did countless others before it..." he said to them only to see a guard rush into the throne room. "Report...!"

"Earthrealmers, Equestrians! They're attacking the fortress!" the guard exclaimed.

Hearing it, Tirek looked to Sombra and Chrysalis and rushed to the balcony with the Emperor, seeing who was attacking. They saw that it was Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Rarity attacking most of the guards and Tarkatan's that were outside the fortress. "It's merely a small group... hardly an invasion..." said Tirek as he turned to the Emperor.

"Yes... this could only be a diversion... Sombra, head to the dungeon. I have a feeling the rest of their friends are trying to save their precious Raiden." Shao Kahn said to him earning a nod from the dark king as he vanished. He turned his attention to Chrysalis and Shang Tsung. "You two... head to the Soul Tombs, I need them protected...!"

"At once Emperor..." Shang Tsung bowed and opened a portal to the tombs, walking through it with Chrysalis.

"As for you Tirek..." Shao Kahn turned his attention to the centaur. "I'll leave you to these fools..." he gestured to the group that was attacking the front gate. Tirek grinned at hearing it and walked out of the throne room, heading straight for the courtyard to face the trio down bellow. Meanwhile, Quan Chi looked to where Scorpion was and knew he had to finish what he started.

Courtyard, Shao Kahn's Fortress, Outworld

A Tarkatan snarled as he went to strike Rarity, but she quickly froze him and shot a diamond made of ice at his head shattering it and blocked a guards attack and pushed him away and kicked him in the nuts, hearing him cry out in pain of it and fall to the ground. "These brutes are hardly worth fighting... but they wanted a distraction." she said to Sub-Zero dodging another attack.

Sub-Zero grabbed hold of the attacker that struck at Rarity and broke his arm, and snapping his neck. "Indeed... we need to give everyone enough time to get Raiden out." he said to her as he froze a guard solid. Suddenly the ground began to shake, and his attention turned seeing Tirek approaching.

The centaur walked passed the guards and Tarkatan's moving them out of the way. He chuckled as he approached them and looked to Rarity. "Rarity... last I saw you, you were just a weak little pony... drained of her magic..." he grinned as he stamped his hoof on the ground, dragging it back.

"And last I saw you Tirek, you were trapped in Tartarus in a more weakened state..." Rarity reminded him.

"Yes..." Tirek growled and flexed his muscles. "But now I am strong... and will enjoy ripping the flesh from your body...!" he threatened her.

Sub-Zero stepped up next to her and glared. "You want her, you'll have to deal with me...!" he challenged him.

The centaur grinned at him and prepared himself. "With pleasure...!" he charged at him and went to crush him.

"Rarity, move!" Sub-Zero dodged his crushing blow with Rarity. She formed diamond daggers with a hint of curated ice covering them, and tossed them at him. Tirek blocked them and glared as he snarled about to strike at her, but Sub-Zero threw an ice shard at his shoulder, piercing through his armor hearing him writhe in pain. He glared at the Lin Kuei and stood on his hind legs and went to stomp on him. The Grandmaster slid back and froze the ground beneath his hooves, watching Tirek slip and fall to the ground. "If you challenge us..."

"You will be skating on thin ice Tirek!" Rarity charged at him and leaped kicking at his face. Tirek shook his head from it and snarled swinging his arm at her. She dodged it by sliding under it and threw ice into his mouth. "Hope your mother taught you not to speak with your mouth full." she chuckled as Tirek looked to it and glare, using his jaw strength to crush the ice growling at her. He charged at her, ramming against her chest about to crush her against a wall. But Sub-Zero grabbed hold of her and got her out of the way as Tirek rammed his head against the wall. Rarity looked to Sub-Zero as he held her in his arms like a princess. "T-Thanks Sub-Zero..."

"Don't thank me yet, we still have him to deal with..." Sub-Zero said to her as he set her down and looked to Tirek as he pulled his head out of the wall and looked to them. He roared out and threw a punch at the Lin Kuei, but Sub-Zero blocked his punches and landed a few at his stomach hitting his abs. But Tirek only got angry from it and struck Sub-Zero on his shoulders and grabbed hold of his leg, throwing him at a spiked wall. Rarity used her ice abilities to form a slide, catching Sub-Zero as he slid avoiding the spikes and turning to Tirek. "Nice try..." he formed his Kori Blade charging at him. Tirek summoned a battle axe and swung it at him, only to see him slide under his attack and slice at his leg leaving a deep cut on his leg.

Tirek roared out in pain from it and glared at him. "You will pay for that!" he smacked the grandmaster away. But while he wasn't looking, Rarity leaped into the air and kicked him hard in the mouth, knocking a few teeth loose. He writhed from it, and turned to her with his back towards her, raising his hind legs towards her and went to kick her.

"Oh no you don't...!" she formed an ice wall, blocking it as the ice froze his legs to the wall. Tirek struggled to get himself from, but Sub-Zero charged at him forming a large chunk of ice on his fist, smacking it across his face as it shattered and fractured his cheekbone. The centaur writhed from it as he fell to the ground, but he wasn't going to give up so easily. "Seems he's still got some fight in him... don't suppose you can make a thicker block of ice...?" she asked him.

"That would use up a lot of my strength... not really worth the risk. We'll simply have to out wit him with speed..." Sub-Zero said to her earning a nod from the humanized unicorn. Tirek meanwhile, stood up and roared out as he glared at the two. He charged at the two, Sub-Zero formed a chain out of thick solid ice and tossed it to Rarity. The two charged at the centaur and pulled tightly against his legs, tripping him over seeing him fall down to the ground. Sub-Zero took the chain and wrapped around the centaurs neck and threw him over, he watched as he crashed into a pile of bodies that were already dead. This immediately angered the centaur as he burst out of the pile and charged at him. "Here he comes... Rarity, help me with this!" he quickly worked on freezing the ground. Rarity helped him with freezing it as Tirek blindly charged at them. As he charged, he started to slip across the ice as Sub-Zero and Rarity leaped into the air. Tirek's eyes widened seeing them come at him, and kick him square in the face knocking him down. He crashed on the ground, and let out a groan as he fell unconscious. "Even Motaro has more honor than him..." he pointed out and looked to Rarity. "You followed my teachings well Rarity..."

"Oh, well..." Rarity looked away with a small blush but looked to him. "I had a good teacher..." she said to him. Sub-Zero smiled in response as the two looked at one another.

But the moment was ruined when Scorpion appeared before them. "If you two are done starring at one another... lets focus on the mission, and pray that the others are safe..." he reminded them and walked away. The two realized that he was right and focused on the task at hand.

Before they could go further, they were suddenly stopped by blood darts and looked to the cause of it. Nitara, of the vampire clan... she hissed at them as she spread her wings. "You were fools to come here...!" she said to them.

"Well darling, as much as I love the red, you are surely making a huge mistake." Rarity said to her.

"I wouldn't get over confident Rarity... Nitara is a vampire, and she can be deceptive in a fight." Sub-Zero advised her.

Chuckling from hearing it, Nitara looked to Rarity with a grin. "He's right you know... you never know what I am capable of." she said to her as her eye glowed brightly.

Rarity's eyes soon began to glow red as she felt she no longer had control over her body. She turned to Sub-Zero and attacked him against her own will, the Grandmaster quickly blocked her attacks and slid away. "Rarity!" he exclaimed as he dodged her diamond shards.

"I'm terribly sorry Sub-Zero, but my body is acting on its own!" Rarity cried out as she continued to attack him. Sub-Zero blocked her attacks to avoid getting hurt by her. "I can't fight it Sub-Zero...!" she formed a blade and struck at him only to see him block it. "My next attack might not miss!" she panicked.

"I don't want to hurt you Rarity..." Sub-Zero said to her as he shoved her away.

"Don't worry about it, just get it over with! I'll forgive you later!" she exclaimed and went to strike him. Sub-Zero blocked her attacks and punched her body to hit certain nerve points. But every time he did, Rarity unwillingly shielded them with diamonds to protect herself. This surprised Sub-Zero as she managed to land a kick against his mask, shattering it to pieces as his hood came off. "Sorry Sub-Zero!" she exclaimed.

"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine...!" Sub-Zero kicked at her shattering the diamond shields, making her fall down. He charged at her raising his leg, throwing a downwards kick. Rarity quickly blocked it and struck against the Lin Kuei's leg and leaped up going for a punch. Sub-Zero immediately blocked it landing a few quick jabs at her shoulder hearing her yelp. He formed an ice ball and shot it at her, but she used her cryomancy to redirect it back towards him. Making him instinctively dodge it as the ice froze a tarkatan that was getting back up. Sub-Zero was surprised when he saw it, knowing that would have been him frozen stiff. He turned only to get a punch in the face by Rarity, but he grabbed her arm and pinned her. "Rarity... you have to resist Nitara's power, I know its difficult to try, but you must." he said to her.

"I'm working on it, but I never thought a vampire's power would be this strong!" Rarity exclaimed as she broke free and kicked him several times in the torso. Fracturing a few ribs, and landed a quick jab at his neck hearing him writhe from it. "Sorry!" she cried out and went for another strike. Sub-Zero quickly blocked it and kneed her in her stomach, wrapped his arm around her neck, tossing her away seeing her crash on the ground. Nitara watched it but used her power to get Rarity back on her feet, and continue to attack Sub-Zero. "Could someone stop that bloody vampire?!" she demanded.

Nitara chuckled hearing it but backed away to keep herself hidden, meanwhile Sub-Zero blocked Rarity's attacks to avoid getting killed. She formed a pair of blades and struck at him, while he summoned his Kori Blade deflecting her attacks and leaping above her and kicked her in the back. She stumbled from it, but she tossed the blades at him to pierce his flesh. But he kicked them away and turned to her, seeing her charge at him... forcing him to duck as she threw a kick at him. He grabbed hold of her and pinned her to a wall. "Sorry to put you in this position Rarity..." he said to her.

"Perfectly fine... even though she still has control over my body, but-" her sentence was cut off when her other leg kneed him in the groin causing him to wince in pain from it. "Sorry!" she panicked as she landed a few jabs at his torso. He grunted from it as he backed away holding his private part and his torso. She charged at him and leaped going for a flying kick, but he quickly recovered and grabbed her leg and threw her down to the ground. She let out a grunt as she rolled over and kicked his face, causing him to spit out some blood. She grabbed a spear and swung it at him.

He quickly summoned his Kori Blade, blocking her attacks and formed a second one catching the spear, slicing the tip off. But that didn't stop her from using the pole as she swung it at him, he dodged it avoiding her attacks. He swung his Kori Blade at it, chopping it up into little pieces. Rarity took the only remaining end and tossed it at him, only to see him catch it... she went to strike him down with a diamond blade, but the grandmaster wasn't planning on dying here. He grabbed hold of her wrists and twirled her around wrapping his arms around her neck. She struggled from it, but elbowed his rib cage and broke free of his grip, kneeing him in the chin fracturing it. He staggered a bit and shook his head, and watched as she was about to finish him. He grabbed her and held her close as he looked her in her eyes. "Sorry Rarity..." he said to her.

"Sorry for wha-" before she could ask. Sub-Zero planted his lips against hers, catching her by surprise as her heart skipped a few beats and her mind couldn't focus. As her first kiss was taken by the Lin Kuei master, her eyes began to lower as they started to revert from red back to her natural blue... her eyes soon shut as she began to embrace it.

This immediately stunned Nitara with surprise and shock from what she was seeing. "Well... didn't see that coming. But still... might as well kill them while I got the-" before she could attack them.

Scorpion appeared behind her and struck her behind the head, knocking her out as she fell down to the ground. He leaped down and looked to the two who still had their lips locked together. "Really...?" he caught their attention as the broke their lip contact looking to him. "Now...?" he asked them.

Realizing their situation, the two pulled away from each other as their faces were bright red. "W-Well Scorpion, you see-" his sentence was cut off when Scorpion held his hand up towards him. "And you don't want to hear it..." he said to him.

"Exactly..." Scorpion replied but soon sensed a familiar presence. He quickly turned and shot fire at a soul skull that was flying at them, seeing it explode half way towards them. He looked to who fired it and glared seeing that it was Quan Chi, Shinnok's sorcerer... the murderer or the Shirai Ryu. "You...!" he glared at him.

"It took you long enough to get here Scorpion... but then again, you're a survivor. You always have been... its one of the reason I chose you. Why I needed to eliminate the Shirai Ryu..." the sorcerer chuckled at him. "Do you remember that day Scorpion...?" he asked him with a grin.

"I will never forget...!" Scorpion replied to him.

Shirai Ryu Village, Earthrealm, Years ago before the Mortal Kombat Tournament

During the massacre of both the Shirai Ryu, and several Lin Kuei that were killed by Hanzo Hasashi, the man who wasn't the Scorpion we all know to day. He looked upon the massacre that he wrought. The rage that consumed him after seeing the body of his dead wife, ceased... if only for a few minutes. "Enough!" called out a voice as Hanzo turned around seeing Bi Han, the first Sub-Zero. But secretly... it was Quan Chi in disguise. As he stepped out of the shadows, he revealed that he held Hanzo's son Satoshi as a hostage. His eyes widened, but he glared at him and started walking towards him. "Come further, and he dies..." he slightly tightened his grip as the skin around Satoshi's neck began to freeze.

Seeing how scared his son is, Hanzo stopped moving as he glared at Sub-Zero. "What do you want...?" he asked the assassin.

Sub-Zero grinned behind his mask as he held Satoshi in his cold grasp. "On your knee's...!" he said to him. Hanzo held his glare towards the Lin Kuei, but kneeled if it mean saving his son from death. But Sub-Zero blasted the Shirai Ryu leader, freezing him solid in ice as he screamed from it.

He struggled but looked seeing Sub-Zero's grip tight around Satoshi's neck. "If you touch a hair on his head...!" he warned him

Sub-Zero however, grinned at him as he held Satoshi. the young boy panicked as he looked at his father. "PAPA!" before he could cry for help, he felt an ice spike pierce through his neck... shocking his father of what Sub-Zero had done. "Pa... pa..." he said raspily as his life slowly faded away.

Tears brimmed in Hanzo's eyes seeing what happened to his son. "Satoshi... Satoshi!" he cried out seeing Sub-Zero drop his dead body on the ground. Hanzo looked upon his young son's body as tears fell upon the ice that held him, he felt pain and sorrow fill his heart for the first time as he starred at his dead son. "Satoshi... Satoshi! SATOSHI!!!" he cried out to him trying to hear a response, but none came from young Satoshi as Sub-Zero cleaned the blood from his hand. Hanzo looked to him and glared in fury of what he did. "I'll kill you... I'LL KILL YOU!!!" he roared out as he struggled to break free of the ice. He managed to get his left arm free, earning Sub-Zero's attention earning a look of surprise. Hanzo broke his other arm free as Sub-Zero walked towards him, forming an ice spike in his hand as he stood in front of the Shirai Ryu leader earning a hateful glare. "You... will die for this...!" he warned him.

"You first..." Sub-Zero replied and shot the spike into Hanzo's mouth, piercing his head against the giant chunk of ice he was trapped in. As Hanzo's life ended... it was the day when his life as Scorpion began, his path of vengeance... would come swiftly for the one who took his family and clan from him.

Courtyard, Shao Kahn's Fortress, Outworld

Quan Chi chuckled as Scorpion glared at him in anger, earning a glare from Rarity as well. "You heartless fiend! What kind of monster kills a child?!!" she demanded to know.

"One who wanted to ensure the return of Shinnok... and now, with Scorpion returned, I will ensure that he does. Join me Scorpion, and together we can rule Equestria, and Earthrealm together." Quan Chi offered him the chance.

But Scorpion wasn't a fool to take his offer twice. "Take it then, like you did my family...!" he stood in his fighting stance.

Quan Chi glared at hearing it clenching his fists. "Very well... but please.... put up more of a fight than you wife did...!" he said to him with a sadistic grin. Scorpion roared out in anger and charged at him, avoiding a few magic blasts from the sorcerer and teleported next to him, throwing two kicks at him knocking him down. Quan Chi rolled across the ground and dodged his next attack. Scorpion struck the ground as Quan Chi got back up and used his magic to blast at the ninja specter. Scorpion dodged and ran from the blasts and threw his spears at him to pierce his flesh, but the sorcerer grabbed hold of them and stunned Scorpion with his magic. Throwing him over and slamming him down on the ground and wrapping the chains of his spears around his neck. "I'm going to finish the job... my demons couldn't...! Die you retched vermin!" he went to strangle the life out of him.

But without warning, Sub-Zero kicked him away as Rarity flipped backwards, landing a kick against his nose causing it to bleed. Scorpion got free of his chains and coughed a bit looking to them. "What are you doing...?! This is my fight!" he exclaimed to them.

"We're a team Scorpion... we work together, so don't argue... let us show this sorcerer the suffering we have both felt." Sub-Zero said to him as he and Rarity helped him stand up.

Scorpion looked at the two of them seeing they were serious about helping him out. He even knew he couldn't take Quan Chi alone, but this time... he's not alone. He turned to Quan Chi as he stood in his fighting stance with his comrades. "Time to die sorcerer...!" he said to him.

Meanwhile, Quan Chi cleaned the blood from his nose and grinned at him. "Indeed...!" he charged at them. Rarity threw a pair of diamonds at him, but the sorcerer leaped over them only to see Sub-Zero charging at him with an icy hammer. Smacking it against his face as Scorpion kicked him away. The sorcerer crashed on the ground but immediately got back up, letting out a hateful yell and glared at them. "I will not be bested by a group of insignificant weaklings!" he roared out and blasted at them.

"The only one who's weak around here is you Quan Chi!" Rarity formed a diamond shield, blocking it. "Taking the lives of innocents just to get what you want!" she shot a diamond shard at him, piercing his shoulder. "And that kind of malice sickens me!" she roared out as she charged at him and clobbered him in the face, bruising his nose. He stumbled back from it and glared at the humanized unicorn, but his attention was turned as Sub-Zero went to strike at him. He quickly dodged his attack and punched Sub-Zero in the ribcage fracturing a few ribs.

He let out a grunt from the punch, but Sub-Zero grabbed hold of his arm and struck it with his elbow, bending it backwards. Quan Chi let out a scream as he felt the pain in his arm, but he forced it back as he glared at them sending magic blasts at them. Rarity and Sub-Zero took cover while Scorpion leaped into the air throwing his spear at the sorcerer, only to see him leap out of the way as fire emerged where his spear struck on the ground. He landed on the ground and leaped towards him kicking Quan Chi with the flames that shot from the ground. But the sorcerer teleported above him, grabbing his head and slammed it on the ground fracturing it. Sub-Zero charged at him forming a Kori Blade and struck at his chest leaving a deep cut in both his armor and his flesh. "Rarity!" he called out to her.

She charged at the sorcerer throwing two diamond shuriken's at him, landing them in his leg and arms. Quan Chi writhed from it as she ran up to him and struck his jaw, cracking it. She took her left leg and kicked it between his legs, busting his groin as he wheezed from it. She then formed an ice staff and struck it against his face sending him flying across the courtyard, he landed on the ground and groaned from it. "Get up... we're far from finished..." she said to him.

"Yes... far from it...!" Scorpion agreed with her as Quan Chi got back up. The sorcerer summoned a pair of soul blades and charged at him. Scorpion pulled his swords out and blocked his attacks, he went to strike him but saw Quan Chi disappear through a portal. He looked around for him, but Quan Chi appeared behind him and stabbed Scorpion in the shoulder hearing him writhe in pain from it. He turned to the sorcerer and glared as the blade in his shoulder disappeared and summoned back to Quan Chi. "Sub-Zero... I'm going to need your help on this..." he said to him.

"You lead, I follow..." Sub-Zero replied as Quan Chi charged at them. The two ninja charged together in unison, meanwhile Rarity shot a diamond kunai at him. He blocked it as he went to strike Scorpion, only to see him vanish as Sub-Zero formed an ice hard fist and clobbered it against his face while quickly freezing his feet to the floor. Seeing it, Quan Chi struggled to break free... only to feel a stabbing pain and looked down seeing two blades sticking out of him. Scorpion held his blades inside the sorcerer and pulled them out, as Sub-Zero backed away with Rarity. "He's all yours Scorpion..." he said to him.

Scorpion nodded in response and walked in front of Quan Chi, throwing hard punches against the weakened sorcerer. Quan Chi tried to fight back, but the hard punches he was receiving left him in a daze as Scorpion relentlessly pummeled him to death. He roared out and struck Quan Chi hard in the chest, breaking a few ribs and breaking him free of the ice. Scorpion watched as the sorcerer weakly stood up from his attack, and threw both his spears into his arms hearing the sorcerer scream in agony. He pulled hard on the chains and ripped his arms off as Quan Chi screamed from it. But Scorpion was far from finished, he swung his spear and shot it right through Quan Chi's chest, breaking through a few ribs and disconnecting spine. "GET OVER HERE!!!" he roared out as he pulled Quan Chi towards him, and he caught the sorcerer by his neck.

Quan Chi choked from Scorpion's tight grip as he looked to him. "My god... will avenge me...!" he warned him only to feel Scorpion's grip around his neck tighten as the ninja specter glared at the sorcerer.

"Damn your god...!" Scorpion said to him as he tightened his grip one last time and ripped Quan Chi's head off and pulled out his spine with it. Sub-Zero shielded Rarity's eyes from it, knowing she wouldn't take it... he watched as Scorpion took off his mask revealing a flaming skull as he turned to Quan Chi's dead body and breathed fire upon it. As the flesh melted off the bones, Scorpion tossed Quan Chi's head and spine on top of the charred remains... and watched it burn with the body. "That... was for my clan... and for my family..." his eyes shut.

Sub-Zero walked up to him and touched his shoulder. "Your family and clan can finally rest in peace... knowing that you have avenged them..." he said to him.

The specter nodded in response and walked away to carry on the mission, meanwhile Sub-Zero looked to Rarity as she cleaned herself up from the battle they had with each other. "You going to be alright...?" he asked her.

"Yes, I will be..." she said to him and blushed looking away. "Um... Sub-Zero, about that... that... kiss." she looked to him. "It was merely to snap me out of it, right...?" she asked him.

Hearing her question, Sub-Zero looked away trying to hide his slightly red face. "I... I suppose it was, but... it..." he struggled to say the words.

Rarity looked upon him and smiled as she walked up to him and kissed his cheek. "What ever the case... thank you for not hurting me so badly..." she said to him as she left Sub-Zero in a stunned state as he watched her go.

Scorpion was surprised when he saw it and smirked walking towards him. "So, you and Rarity...?" he asked him.

Snapping out of it Sub-Zero gave him a disapproving look. "Not... one... word..." he said to him as he walked away from the ninja specter. Scorpion knew he wanted him to keep his mouth shut, but he wasn't going to keep any promises. But he quickly regained his focus in fighting the forces of Outworld, and joined the fray. Meanwhile, Sub-Zero prayed for the others, hoping that his student and her friends along with the Princesses are safe. For who knows who they'll run into on their way to the dungeon, and the soul tombs.

Author's Note

Hey guys, here is the next chapter of Mortal Kombat Defenders of Equestria. When working on this chapter, I knew I had to make a strange connection between Sub-Zero and Rarity. I know some of you might see it differently given his reputation as a Lin Kuei Warrior and Grandmaster, but I can't help myself sometimes. Also... yes, I saw Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge, so don't be surprised if you notice the reference from the movie. I'm sure most of us have watched it online and can't wait to get it on Blu Ray or DVD. Anyways, I hope you guys like the chapter.