Canterlot Throne Room, Canterlot Castle

Within the Canterlot throne room, Sindel and Kitana had just arrived with the valuable information they had about Raiden. After Celestia had learned of what's become of him, her hopes were starting to rise... but she had to be sure of something. "Queen Sindel, are you certain that it was Raiden you saw within the dungeon...?" she asked her.

"Positive, but even sorcerers such as Shang Tsung have the ability to shape shift. It is possible who I saw may have been Shang Tsung disguised as Raiden, or it is the thunder god himself." Sindel suggested and looked down to the floor. "So I know not whether to trust my eyes or not..."

"But the important thing is that Raiden still lives... and he's trying to find a way to escape." Kitana said to them.

Luna turned her attention towards her older sister. "But he is still Dark Raiden... you certain it would be wise to bring him to Equestria...? He could attack anyone he deems a threat to this realm, and realms beyond." she said to her,

"I know Raiden, Luna. He would never do anything to harm anyone in Equestria... even if his heart has become blackened, it can change." Celestia responded to her sister and turned to the Edenian rulers. "A rescue mission will be necessary, but our forces are not prepared to face those of Outworld."

"Which is why me, Liu Kang and the others are training each of your subjects the skills we have learned in the past. They will need them should we face Shao Kahn, and my abomination of a sister." Kitana added as she remembered back to when she first encountered Mileena.

Luna sensed how much she hated Mileena, after all she was created from her blood and mixed with Tarkatan blood. Clearing her throat, Luna got back to the topic at hoof. "We will find as many as we can who will help support your mission, but for now you both must be exhausted from your long journey. Guards...? Please escort Queen Sindel and Princess Kitana to the guest chambers." she said to them as the guards escorted them. As they left, Luna turned to her sister who's face showed both hope... and despair. "Sister...? What's wrong...?" she asked her.

Sitting in silence, Celestia looked to her sister as tears began to form in her eyes. "Luna... was it a mistake to give Raiden my amulet...?" she asked her.

"What...? Sister, why would you ask something like that...?" Luna asked her in surprise.

"If I hadn't given him my amulet, he would never be going through this kind of pain right now..." Celestia turned away as her tears ran down her face. "Its my fault he's suffering..."

"No, its not sister!" Luna objected to what her sister as Celestia looked to her in surprised. "You did it because you love him, and you couldn't bear to see his comrades throw their lives away when they still had so much to live for. If our rolls were reversed, I would have done the same... so do not lose hope in Raiden, and do not let me see you in tears like this..." she said to her and held her close. "We will save Raiden... and restore him to who he once was..."

Hearing those words, Celestia knew that she was right. She couldn't let this get to her, because if she had... her love for Raiden would never have existed. She cleaned her tears away, and looked to Luna. "You're right Luna... I must hold onto hope, and have faith that the protectors of Earthrealm will aid my student and her friends." she said to her and looked out. "Just hold on a little longer Raiden, we will get you out of there... I swear upon my soul, I will not lose you again." she thought to herself as she watched the stars.

Meadows, Ponyville

Morning broke, and within the meadows of Ponyville, Smoke was meditating in the meadow feeling calm and relaxed. Despite being turned into a cyborg... but during his meditation, Smoke began to see flash memories of when he was human. They flashed quickly through his mind, seeing his brain and spinal cord taken out and placed into a cybernetic body. His circuits went on overload as he let out a scream feeling his fear winning. He touched his face feeling only the metal over his face, suddenly he heard the sound of wings flapping, he formed a ball of smoke and threw it at who it was. Rainbow Dash panicked from seeing it and dodged his attack. "Whoa! Easy with the smoke balls Smokey!" she exclaimed.

Seeing her, he sighed and stood down. "Sorry about that Ms. Dash..." he said to her.

"What's up...? You look... even though you have no expression, like you've seen a ghost..." Rainbow Dash said to him.

Silent for a moment, Smoke couldn't hide it. "More like... reliving them." he admitted to her and looked out. "I have been haunted by the very moment the Grandmaster forced me to undergo cyberization." he explained and looked to her noticing her attire. "I see Ms. Rarity managed to complete your Lin Kuei uniform."

"Yeah, and I can say I'm actually rocking it." Rainbow Dash boasted proudly.

Smoke could smirk at her boastful attitude, but given his cybernetic appearance, it will be impossible to accomplish. "It is a high honor to train with Sub-Zero... you're among one of many lucky trainee's before you. But you are almost like one in particular." he mentioned to her.

"Wait, what...? Who...?" she asked him.

Smoke remained silent for a moment but looked to the sky. "Frost... she was one of the best prodigies Sub-Zero ever trained, but..." Smoke looked down earning a curious look from Rainbow Dash. "She was overly ambitious, arrogant, impatient." he listed them down and looked to her. "She tried to take the Lin Kuei for herself, but Sub-Zero froze her solid in ice."

Surprised from all that had happened, Rainbow Dash knew one thing... Frost was clearly out of her mind. "Boy... I hope I don't end up like her..." she muttered.

"The only way to prevent that is if you show the patience needed to be Sub-Zero's apprentice... lose sight of his teachings, and you will lose the chance to be the Lin Kuei warrior he see's you as." Smoke advised her.

But Rainbow Dash, being boastful as ever crossed her arms and smirked. "Hey, if Frost failed to accomplish follow Sub-Zero's example, doesn't mean I will too." she said to him.

"Pride is only the first step... the rest are to be seen." Smoke responded.

Feeling tested, Rainbow Dash knew this guy was really pushing her buttons. She needed to put her hoof down, and show the mechanical pony not to mess with her. "Alright Smokey, if you think I've got a lot of pride, let me prove you wrong then!" she challenged him to a fight.

Turning her direction, Smoke could not refuse the challenge. "You have a fire deep inside you Rainbow Dash... but fighting me will be the biggest mistake you've ever made." he responded to her and saw her go for a charging attack. He dodged her flying kick and grabbed hold of her leg throwing her down to the ground.

She grunted in pain from it and shook her head from it and turned to him. "That was a lucky dodge, it won't happen twice!" she went to strike at him, only to see him avoid her attacks with much quickness in his steps. "Hold still!" she exclaimed trying to land a punch.

"You are blinded to your actions, therefore..." Smoke blocked her next punch and disappeared catching her off guard. He eventually appeared behind her and struck her in the leg, grabbing hold of her neck and throwing her over.

Rainbow yelped hitting the ground, she let out a growl as her mouth was filled with grass and dirt. She spit it out and turned to him with much anger in her eyes. "Okay... time for you to see how fast I can be!" she dashed away leaving Smoke by himself. He looked around for her to try and pin point her location. But she was moving too fast for him to see, he was then struck from behind causing him to stumble from it. He went to strike only to hit nothing but wind, he began to worry about the situation at hoof. But he soon realized he is relying on his cybernetics, when truthfully he needed to rely on his instincts.

He focused on where the next attack will be, he started to sense Rainbow Dash charging at him. He turned his entire body into vapors letting her pass through him. She panicked and screamed slamming into a tree, he chuckled seeing it happen. "Speed can be your greatest strength... but it can also be your greatest weakness when in a battle." he said to her only to receive a glare from her. She threw a kick towards him, but as she did... unexplained streaks of lightning began to form catching Smoke by surprise. She managed to land a painful hit against Smoke, causing him to short circuit a bit before she threw an uppercut, knocking him to the ground. He shook his head from it, and looked to her. "Lightning based attacks... some Lin Kuei warriors are born with different abilities and powers... but yours is as unique as Hydro's..." he complimented her.

"Flattery won't get you anywhere...!" Rainbow said to him and went for another strike, but Smoke flipped backwards avoiding her strikes, he then caught her next strike. He pulled her over and flipped her over him slamming her to the ground. But Rainbow Dash broke her fall and tripped him over. "That trick's not gonna work on me again!" she went to strike him again.

But Smoke managed to turn himself into vapors, escaping from her attack. He reappeared behind her and put her in a choke hold, she struggled to get out of it. "Struggling will only make it worse..." he said to her as she continued to struggle. Rainbow Dash looked for any opportunity and managed to knock the back of her head against his face, even though it was gonna be quite painful to do it. She had no choice and managed to break free as she rubbed her head... seeing him dazed, Rainbow Dash went to kick him between the legs where it would her him most. But as she kicked him there, she only managed to inflict pain upon her self causing her to cry out in pain of it. Smoke watched it happen, and shook his head from it. "Please, this isn't a bar fight..."

Groaning from the pain, Rainbow Dash shook it off and looked to him. "What did the old Grandmaster make your armor out of...?" she asked him as she went for another attack.

Smoke blocked her right hook, and sneaky uppercut. He dodged a few kicks, and managed to grab hold of her punches. "Titanium, from what I remember... really strong metal..." he explained as he managed to dodge her next attack. He grabbed hold of her arm and punched her in the gut, and slammed a strong elbow strike against her face and threw his back right leg against her chest sending her flying. She screamed as she hit the ground, groaning in pain from the fight knowing she had been beaten. "You're skilled... but you will need more training to reach Sub-Zero's expectations..." he said to her.

"Yeah..." Rainbow agreed with him as she sat up. "This fight kind of proves that I've got a lot to learn..." she said to him as he lent her a helping hoof. She took it and stood up with his help. "By the way... who's Hydro...?" she asked him out of curiosity.

"Hydro was a fellow Lin Kuei, who was converted into a cyborg by the Grandmaster. During his time being human, he controlled water with ease, something no other Lin Kuei had ever seen. His time being one of the Grandmasters cybers however was short lived... when the Grandmaster tested Cyrax and Sektor against him... he died fighting against them." Smoke explained to her of Hydro's fate against the two lethal ninja's.

"Man... that's harsh..." Rainbow Dash muttered in surprise.

"Sektor embraced his fathers vision... but Cyrax was forced against his will, as was I when they captured me in the Living Forest of Outworld." Smoke looked down remembering what they did to him. "I will never forget... the torment they put me through..."

Feeling sorry for the cyber ninja, Rainbow Dash didn't want to know what it was like to know what it was like to be turned into a cybernetic ninja, but she didn't want to turn out like Frost either. She walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey... its not yoru fault you turned out like this... just because you're a cyborg now, doesn't mean you're not the same warrior inside." she reminded him of who he once was.

Smoke looked to her feeling surprised, he knew he couldn't smile... but he gave her a gentle nod. "Thank you Rainbow Dash... and don't worry, I'm sure that you will not turn out like-" before he could finish his scentence, his sensors picked up an incoming projectile. "Get down!" he pulled her down ducking underneath an ice blast. He turned to attacker and found that it was the one person he was going to mention. "Frost...!"

"Surprised to see me Smoke...? Took me long enough to find you... you are going to come with me to get reprogramed." Frost said to him.

"And turn out like Sektor...? That's not going to happen, he corrupted my soul, and the Lin Kuei!" Smoke exclaimed.

Glaring at hearing it, Frost immediately lost herself to her own anger. "Sub-Zero corrupted the Lin Kuei! When he came to this world and made peace with that Shirai Ryu filth! And took in a student to replace me!" she cried out as she gestured to Rainbow Dash. "I will kill you all, and restore the Lin Kuei's honor."

Rainbow glared at her knowing that she was purely insane. "Like heck we're gonna fall to you..." she said to her.

"You are a fool to even fight me novice... your arrogance facing Smoke showed me that much. You're just like me, and like me... Sub-Zero will cast you out, lock you up in an icy prison. You'll see it until you understand... and join me... for the Lin Kuei will be restored to what it was supposed to be...!" she said to her as Rainbow Dash went to strike her, but she blocked her attacks.

(Song is Parody of Lions Over All from The Lion Guard)

Frost;
There is no greater power than to rule over the land
We all have it inside us
It's here where we stand
My friends you'll see it's true
Look close and you will find
Killing every creature is destiny for our clan

Frost blocked her attacks and saw Smoke appeared behind her going for a strike from behind. But she avoided his attack and kicked him away.

So if we join together
We will never fall
Assassins must live forever
Assassins over all

Smoke blocked her attacks only to feel her grab hold of his arm and pinned it behind his back causing him to struggle to break free of her grasp.

Assassins over all
No creature is more grand

She punched Smoke away and dodged Rainbow Dash's attack and kneed her in the stomach causing her to cough harshly.

Assassins over all
It's why we must rule the land
We crush any resistance
So enemies keep their distance
Assassins, Assassins over all

She dodged Rainbow's Next attack and blasted ice at her. But Rainbow Dash managed to avoid her attacks and dash passed her kicking her in the neck, and punch her in the face.

Rainbow Dash;
If we do what you suggest
We'd be evil and cruel
Using violence and threat
That is no way to fight

Frost formed an ice spike around her hoof and went to stab her, but Rainbow dodged it grabbing hold her arm and slamming her agaisnt a tree. Frost grunted from it and kicked her away.

Frost;
But if we're joined together
We will never fall
Yes, Assassins must live forever
Assassins over all
Assassins over all
No creature is more grand/i]

Frost went to kill her, but Smoke managed to catch her arm and knock his hoof against her face and kicked her abdomen, causing her to cry out in pain.

Smoke;
Stay noble and grand

Frost;
Assassin's over all
It's why we rule the land

She blocked his next attack only to get hit by Rainbow Dash, but she was not willing to give up as she went for another strike. Rainbow Dash focused her speed managing to avoid her attacks, and landed fast jabs to her face.

Rainbow Dash;
We must protect the land

Frost;
We crush any resistance

Smoke grabbed hold of her next strike and kicked her leg and threw a smoke ball in her face causing her to be blinded temporarily.

Smoke;
Friendship and kindness!

Frost cleared the smoke and struck his face and kicked him in the torso.

Frost;
So enemies keep their distance

Rainbow Dash & Smoke;
Will always find us

Frost;
Assasins, Assassins over all!

She blasted them with a powerful wall of ice and managed to freeze their hooves to the ground. Rainbow Dash struggled to break free... but didn't want to risk injuring herself in the process, she looked to Frost with a glare of disappointment. "You know... for someone who was Sub-Zero's prodigy, I'm starting to see why he put you on ice."

"Something he will not do a second time... which is why I plan to save you from that pain, because Sub-Zero is the living definition of betrayal...!" Frost said to her and went to kill her, but Smoke broke free of the ice and stopped her.

He pulled her away, and kicked her down. "Maybe Sub-Zero had the right idea about you... your arrogance is what forced Sub-Zero to do what he did, and that's what lead to your downfall." Smoke said to her as he stood in his fighting form.

"And you're still his loyal lackey...!" Frost shot an icicle at him, but Smoke dodged it and blocks her next attack. He threw a quick jab to her chest and struck her jaw with his elbow causing it to crack. Seeing her dazed, Smoke threw a smoke ball at her feet causing her to vanish and reappear in the air, she fell from the sky as Smoke leaped towards her and landed a strong uppercut against her jaw, knocking some teeth loose.

She screamed from it as she hit the ground, she shook her head taking off her mask spitting the tooth out. Fuming with anger, Frost was not willing to give up. Meanwhile, Smoke broke the ice that held Rainbow Dash and she started to shiver. "Man... how does Sub-Zero live like this...?" she asked.

"Years of training... believe me, I know..." Smoke said to her and turned to Frost. "But be prepared... this fight isn't over..." he advised her as Frost got back up and glared at them. She screamed out as ice and snow swirled around her, she blasted icicles at them only to see them split up going in separate directions. "On my mark Rainbow, you strike!"

"You got it!" Rainbow Dash replied.

"What ever you're planning, it won't work! I will kill you both!" Frost shot more icicles at them, but Smoke threw a smoke ball to where he was running, and vanished through it. Frost looked around for him to try hit him, but while she wasn't looking... Smoke appeared behind her and grabbed hold of her and struck her neck causing it to fracture.

"Rainbow! NOW!" Smoke cried out as Rainbow Dash went for the chance she was given. She charged at Frost as her newly discovered lightning abilities activated and charged at a fast speed than usual. She threw her right leg and kicked Frost in the chest causing her to cry out in agony of it. Smoke also felt the electricity as his circuits went a bit haywire, but he broke free just in time as Frost dropped down to the ground.

Groaning with much pain to her abdomen, Frost looked up towards Rainbow Dash with a glare and pointed at her. "I'll remember this...! This... is not... over..." she said to her and fell unconscious.

Exhaling from what she did, Rainbow shook her back hoof a bit knowing it tingled a bit. "That felt good..." she muttered and turned to Smoke who was start to glitch a bit. She rushed over to him to see what was wrong with him. "Smoke, you okay...?" she asked him.

"Y-Yeah... that charge your unleashed on Frost might have jolted some of my circuits..." Smoke admitted to her as sparks began to fly. "I should probably go see Jax before things get worse..."

"Jax worked with your kind of tech...?" Rainbow Dash asked her.

"Yes, he reprogrammed me during the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm. He'll see to it that my systems get repaired. You meanwhile should get Frost to Sub-Zero, just be careful... she can be a slippery one." Smoke warned her as he took off to meet up with Jax.

Rainbow Dash grabbed Frost and dragged her. "Lets hope Sub-Zero keeps this mixed bag of nuts frozen solid." she muttered as she took Frost to where he is currently living.

Sweet Apple Acres

Upon arriving at Sweet Apple Acres, Smoke had just talked to Jax about his systems. Even though they were in a none technological environment, that didn't stop Jax given his bionic implants. He checked Smoke's systems to locate the problem, most of it checks out... but his radar system told a different story. "Most of your systems are a bit fried, nothing that I can't replace. But your radar is deep fried... it might take me a few months to get it repaired." he explained to him.

"I appreciate the gesture Jax... but maybe its best I let go of it..." Smoke said to him and looked to his hooves. "I've been relying on my tech ever since I was converted... that I lost sight of who I was. From this point, I want to rely on my old instincts... to remind me of my humanity."

Smirking at what he said, Jax knew that he made up his mind. "If you say so... the rest of your systems I can get fixed, just hold still for a moment, and it will be done in an hour or so..." he said to him and got to work on him.

Meanwhile, outside the barn... Applejack was watching it happen, noticing that some of Smoke's parts popped out showing his circuitry, true technology is still new to her and all of Equestria. But to see something as advanced as that...? It's enough to surprise anypony, most of all leave a really bad taste in their mouth. She even felt bad for what happened to Smoke and Cyrax, and walked away to leave them be. But before she could, she bumped into Nightwolf who was on a stroll of the farm. "Nightwolf...? Finally out and about...?" she asked him.

"Yes... I've taken much time to reflect upon my actions. I prayed to the Great Spirit to forgive me... but earning her forgiveness will not be easy..." Nightwolf replied to her.

"I hear ya... also, sorry if my sister and her friends kept on bugging ya, sometimes its rare to see new ponies around here and hard to contain their curiosity." Applejack said to him. Nodding to her, Nightwolf took off the bandages that was over his brow and put his headband showing the paw of a wolf. Seeing it, Applejack grew curious about it, and his heritage. "So... how long have you been called Nightwolf...?" she asked him.

Thinking back to when he was young, Nightwolf began to remember that time. "The mantle of Nightwolf has been passed down from generation to generation... any one could bear the mantle. Even a broken man with not future as I..." he explained to her earning a surprised expression from her.

"There have been other Nightwolves...?" she asked him. Nightwolf nodded his head in response as Applejack shook her head a bit. "Wow... must be a really special mantle... who was the Nightwolf before you...?" she asked her second question.

"I had forgotten her name, but she was a noble warrior of the Lakota." Nightwolf informed her and turned her direction. "But during her passing, the mantle was entrusted to me. An outcast who had no future... but the Lakota looked up to me, seeing that I had much to live and fight for, just like my ancestors before me."

Amazed by his tale, Applejack saw just how broken, and determined he was. She smiled a bit as a small not clear to see blush form across her cheeks. "Well then Nightwolf... I'm proud to say that you are better than anypony I've ever met. You may be a native, but you're an honorable warrior." she said to him as she held out her hoof. "So what do ya say partner...? Friends and Ally's to the end...?"

Seeing her offer and looks to the cowgirl who was smiling kindly at him. He smiled back as he reached out to her hoof and grasped it with his. "It would be an honor fighting by your side AJ..." he said to her as the two ponies had a moment, unaware that the CMC were watching them from behind the scenes. They grinning mischievously, knowing what was really going on between the Lakota and the Apple Farmer.

Shao Kahn's Fortress, Outworld

In Outworld, Reptile was wandering the halls by his lonesome... suddenly his tiny ears heard voices coming from the throne room as he approached. He turned invisible and looked inside seeing Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung talking with Quan Chi. "This land, Equestria from what I've read... is a peaceful land, holding no ties to the Mortal Kombat Tournament... the Elder Gods kept it that way, because they decreed that this realm was not to be touched." he explained after learning from Celestia's Amulet.

"So this realm is not as important...? How strange..." Shang Tsung muttered.

"And who are the rulers there...?" Shao Kahn asked the sorcerer.

"There are several of them... Princess Celestia being the eldest of the monarchy... her younger sister Princess Luna, who once turned evil and tried to take over the land." Quan Chi explained to the monstrous emperor.

"And who are the others...?" he asked him.

"The other two rulers are Princess Mi Amore Cadenza of the Crystal Empire, and Princess Twilight Sparkle, from what I heard in recent reports is that she has become Kitana's student." Quan Chi informed Shao Kahn of the Edenian Princess. This immediately grew an interest in Reptiles point of view.

But Shao Kahn could care a less of it as he pulled out his war hammer and smashed a column in fury. "So the Earthrealmers have found students... likely to fight against me should I travel to their world." he growled in anger.

"Emperor, have you forgotten that the Elder Gods forbid you from crossing into the realm yourse-" before Shang Tsung could finish his question, Shao Kahn grabbed hold of his neck choking the life out of him.

Growling at him, Shao Kahn pulled him closer to make his point clear. "I don't care what the Elder Gods forbid me to do... they cannot stop me, no matter how hard they try... because they fear me and my power... and they have a right to do so, as well as you!" he threw Shang down to the ground.

Shang grunted from it as he coughed from being strangled, he panted and looked to the emperor. "So you're just going to defy them, and invade them...? Like you did with Zaterra...?" he asked him.

Reptiles eyes widened in horror as memories of when he was a hatchling came rushing to his mind, he witnessed the slaughter of his own kind, the murder of his parents, the fall of his queen. These were moments that he would never forget for as long as he lived. "I could care a less about that sniveling lizard... he has failed time and time again, I should have put him down along with the rest of his kind...!" Shao Kahn declared unaware that Reptile was listening the whole time.

"Emperor, it would be best to be careful of what you say... cause the walls could have unwanted ears..." Quan Chi pointed out as he looked to where Reptile was causing him to panic. He threw a soul skull at him, but Reptile managed to escape it as he revealed himself hissing at the white sorcerer. "How much did you hear...?" he asked the Zaterran.

"Just enough for me to sink my teeth in your throat Sorcerer...!" Reptile snarled and turned his attention to Shao Kahn. "And you warlord... you disgust me the most. You conquered my realm, slaughtered my people and left me alive to amuse yourself as kombatants relentlessly beat me down! The Elder Gods were right to curse you by binding you to the Mortal Kombat tournament!" he exclaimed.

Growling at the Zaterran, Shao Kahn summoned his war hammer. "Impudent lizard... General Kotal was foolish to let you live... I will see to it that I finish what he could not...!" he snarled as he charged at Reptile. But Reptile unleashed a wall of acid mist to block the emperors path as he disappeared and took off. Seeing it happen, Shao Kahn turned to the two sorcerers with much fury in his eyes. "Find him! Stop him by any means necessary!" Knowing that he will be pursued, Reptile knew that his only chance to survive was to go to Equestria. He headed for the nearest portal he could find, and headed to Equestria to do the one thing he may find difficult to do.

Sweet Apple Acres, Ponyville

Back on the farm, Jax had just finished fixing some of Smoke's circuits. Smoke tested out his agility to get a good feel. They were working properly as he turned to Jax. "Thank you Jax... these new circuits will do nicely for the time being." he said to him as he tested a few kicks.

"Just be careful, I wouldn't want to have you getting them damaged again." Jax advised him. Suddenly, he heard the sound of fireworks going off and looked to town square. "The circus in town or something...?" he asked.

"Not sure, we should take a look and make sure its not an attack." Smoke said to him as they walked to town. Not knowing what was following behind them. As they entered Ponyville, they walks to where the fireworks were going off and saw a wagon standing in the middle of Town Square. "Must be a pretty small traveling circus..." he pointed out.

"I hear ya..." Jax agreed with him.

Suddenly, a puff of smoke shot up from the stage. "Come one... come all...! Come and see the most magnificent pony in all of Equestria! Give it up... for the Great... and Powerful... TRIXIE!!!" the unicorn mare stepped out of the smoke revealing herself to the crowd. Whom apparently... was not amused to see her after what happened with the Alicorn Amulet incident.

Noticing the awkward silence, Jax began to feel a little bit uncomfortable with how they looked at her. "Man... and here I thought Blueblood was harsh. This is a whole other level of awkward..." he muttered.

"Just who is this mare may I ask..?" Smoke asked them and felt a tap at his leg. He looked down seeing Spike who just arrived to see what the commotion was.

"That's Trixie... she's... sort of a magician in Equestria. But she kind of boasted a few things about what she did, which were lies in fact. Then one day she showed up with a relic called the Alicorn Amulet, and had Twilight banished from Ponyville." he explained to the Cyber Ninja.

Whistling at the fact, Jax knew that was messed up. "Talk about an Authoritarian..." he muttered.

Trixie's ears twitched from hearing it and turned to the crowd. "Who said that?!" she looked around for who it was. "Come on, I demand that you reveal yourself!" she demanded to know who it was as she looked around the audience. "Come on... come out so Trixie can see you...!"

But just in an instant, the entire crowd pulled away from where Jax and Smoke were snitching on them. They saw it and gave them disapproving looks of their actions. "Tattle Tales..." Jax muttered.

"So it was you, brown pony, whom I've never seen before in my life." Trixie pointed out to him with a glare. "You dare to mock me of my talent?!"

Smoke immediately elbowed Jax to keep him from saying anything. "I got this..." he said to him and looked to Trixie. He used his power to vanish through a puff of smoke and appeared on stage beside her. "Actually, it was me..." he said to her catching her off guard.

Surprised of what happened, Trixie looked between both the crowd, and him feeling awe struck. "H-How did you...? You were over there... and now here you are on stage... what kind of magic is that?! How can you use magic? You're not even a unicorn!" she exclaimed to the cyber ninja.

"The Lin Kuei have many secret techniques... thought I am not of Unicorn kind, I am able to control smoke to my will." Smoke explained to her. "You meanwhile, use nothing but parlor tricks to draw crowds, without reason for it." he said to her and got on her last nerve.

Trixie's face turned red fuming with anger. "PARLOR TRICKS?!! I will show you a parlor trick!" she took her hat off and blasted at him. Smoke managed to dodge the blast and flipped around avoiding each blast of magic. "Hold still!" she went to blast him again, but Smoke teleported behind her and shoved her away.

Watching her stumble, Smoke stood in his fighting stance as the crowd watched what was going on. Jax was also impressed of the upgrades he made. "Alright Smokey, lets see what else you can do..." he muttered.

"How did he do that...?" Spike asked him about his abilities.

"Smoke is capable of forming it from the concentrated compounds, whether its coming from a fire, or smoke pellets. But given his new body, he can do more than what he normally did when he was human." Jax looked to the fight between Trixie and Smoke. "It hasn't been easy for him ever since he became a cyborg..."

Surprised of his explanation, Spike looked to the fight between the cyber earth pony and the unicorn mare. She went for a quick strike at him, Smoke avoided her punches and landed a few fast jabs to her torso and leaped over kicking her down. For a magician, you're quite skilled..." he complimented her.

"Thanks, took a few years in self defense class, BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT!" Trixie exclaimed as she went to strike him again.

Smoke blocked her attacks and caught her hooves. "I don't know about that, maybe I'd like to more about you Ms. Trixie..." Smoke said to her as Trixie blushed from hearing it and threw a kick at him, forcing him to slide back from it. He looked to her surprised, and new he hit a nerve "Oh boy, that's not good..." he muttered.

Trixie glared as her face was still red. "You... you have no right to flirt with me you stupid machine!" she yelled as she threw a punch at him and struck her hoof against his face causing him to stumble from the fierce attack. She went for another attack, but Smoke disappeared from her line of sight and appeared above her. He threw a smoke ball at her hooves causing her to disappear into thin air as the crowd looked around in surprise. Then suddenly, Trixie appeared in the air and fell down onto the stage, she shook her head of it and looked to him. "You're good..."

"Took me years to perfect my technique..." Smoke replied to her as he watched her stand up.

Brushing off her mane, Trixie smirked as she used her magic to snare him and slam him against the ground. "Your technique is pretty good... but what you lack in magic, I have the advantage!" Trixie raised him up and slammed him against the wall of her cart and went to slam him again. But he quickly turned to vapors letting go of his solid form as he finally escaped his magic aura. Surprised of what he did, Trixie made one fatal flaw. "Right... sadly I can't contain vapors.." she admitted but blasted at him.

Feeling it hit him, Smoke fell down to the ground holding where he got blasted. He looked to Trixie who's horn was glowing bright as she was about to finish him. But he force smoke to fly passed her as he vaporized and appeared behind her and struck her at her neck and kicked her down. She hit the ground letting out a grunt, she wasn't going to stay down because she was too stubborn to surrender. She got back up and blasted him in the leg and charged tackling him down, Jax and Spike began to panic from seeing it. "Come on Smoke, you got this..." Jax muttered.

"You sure?" Spike asked him receiving a nod from him.

Trixie meanwhile was hitting Smoke across his face relentlessly as she panted from exhaustion. "This time, you're going down!" she went to knock his lights out, but Smoke dodged it and grabbed her arm throwing her off. She rolled on the ground and blasted at him to weaken him, only to see her blasts faze through his body as he was only a clone.

Her eyes widened and turned to where he was, he was in the air and he threw a strong kick towards her, landing it against her face knocking her down. Seeing she was on the ground, he knew the fight was over. "Stay down Ms. Trixie... the pain will only get worse..." he advised her.

Panting from exhaustion, Trixie's mane was over her face as she clenched her teeth. "Why...?" she muttered as she looked to Smoke with tears in her eyes. "Why is it that I have always been an outcast in this world of ours, where everyone else has everything I don't?! Tell me that much!" she demanded to know as her tears ran down her cheek.

Seeing it happen, Smoke reached to her and cleaned one of her tears looking at it. He knew that she suffered, but he never imagined she suffered this much. He looked to her, knowing he couldn't bear to see her like this. "Because you're suffering more than anyone else... I know the pain you're going through all too well." he said to her as he earned a surprised look from Trixie. "I know what it means to feel sadness and pain... and why one would cry... but it is something I can never do..."

Hearing his words, Trixie started to look passed the metal form, seeing that his words were true by heart. Her eyes squinted as she wrapped her hooves around him, holding him in an embrace she needed. Smoke was surprised of her action, but he put his hooves around her to comfort her. Jax and Spike smiled seeing it happen, suddenly... Jax noticed something approaching on stage, but it was invisible even to the ponies. But it didn't fool him as he picked up a rock and threw it at what it was, as the rock flew towards the invisible creature only to see it stop in mid air. The creature revealed himself to be Reptile, and the ponies immediately recognized him and screamed running from him. Smoke saw it, and turned to him. "Reptile...?!"

Dropping the rock, Reptile turned to Jax and stepped off the stage. "Jackson Briggs... I came here requesting assistance..." he said to the Special Forcers soldier.

"Assistance...? This is new, even for you Reptile..." Jax said to him.

"I have my reasons Earthrealmer... now I ask to speak with the monarch of this realm, it is important I see her." Reptile said to him.

However, before Jax could reply, Smoke got between them. He didn't fully trust the Zaterran that well given their history back in Outworld. "What ever you have to say to Princess Twilight or Princess Celestia, you can say to us..." he said to him.

"I don't have time for your meddling Lin Kuei! My message to the monarch's is more important!" Reptile exclaimed to him.

"I find that very hard to believe Reptile, this is another trick created by Shang Tsung! You will not reach the princesses!" Smoke declared and threw a punch at him. Reptile dodged his attack and grabbed hold of him throwing him over as he hit the ground, but Smoke broke his fall and throws Reptile at Trixie's cart seeing him crash into it.

She gasped in seeing it, and turned to him with a scowl. "HEY! Watch my cart you jerk!" she cried out.

"Sorry..." Smoke apologized only to get tackled by Reptile. He rolled on the ground but managed to kick him off as he got back up to face him. Reptile turned towards him and hissed as he stood in running position, Smoke began to picture what he was planning... so he needed to plan ahead of him. Reptile dashed towards him with rapid speed, Smoke went to kick him only to see Reptile duck beneath his attack and trips him.

Hitting the ground, smoke looked towards Reptile who was smirking behind his mask. "Out fight won't be like last time Smoke..." he said to him.

"You wanna bet...?" asked a voice as Reptile turned only to get a bionic hoof to his face. Sending him flying towards Sugar Cube Corner, making another hole in the wall. He saw as Pinkie poked her head out shooting a glare at him, which he knew was a bad sign. "Sorry Pinkie! I swear, me and Sonya will fix that!"

"You better! Mr. and Mrs. Cake just got done fixing one hole! Now we have another to deal with and the Cake Twins are already thinking its fun to make holes!" Pinkie exclaimed as Reptile pulled himself out of the wall and attacked Jax.

He blocked his attacks and grabbed his clawed hoof as Smoke leaped over and kicked Reptile in the face knocking him down to the ground. He hissed from the attack and snarled shooting an acid ball at them. Jax blasted against his attack as smoke charged at him, landing a barrage of punches against him. Jax went for the next attack and tripped Reptile into the air and caught him as he slammed the Zaterran on his shoulder fracturing his back. "Not as sneaky as you used to be!" he threw him of.

Hitting the ground, Reptile shook his head from it and got back up. "What will it take for you both to understand, I am not your enemy right now?!" he asked them.

"Oh I don't know, let us win... then we're convinced..." Jax said to him.

Smoke looked to him unable to give him a deadpan stare. "Not the most logical idea Jax..." he said to him.

"Believe what you want, but you will have to beat me into submission for that to happen." Reptile said to them he charged at them going to strike. Smoke formed himself into vapors flowing passed him, he grabbed his tail and swung him around towards Jax as he slammed his bionic hoof against his face.

"Whoa! Look at them go..." Spike watched as they fought.

Arriving just in time, Twilight and Rainbow Dash showed up as soon as they could. "Spike, what's-" before she could ask, Twilight soon took notice of Trixie standing next to him. "Trixie?!" she panicked.

"Whoa easy princess, I'm not here to start trouble... if there's anyone you should worry about, its that green pony." Trixie pointed out as Reptile went to bite Jax, but Smoke appeared behind him and went for a strike. Sensing it, Reptile swung his tail smacking him away and kicked Jax in the face. "Can I safely assume this... Reptile, is not your friend...?" she asked the alicorn.

Rainbow Dash approached her and shook her head. "Not even close... but we'll explain later..." she said to her as she turned to the fight. Reptile snarled as he went for another attack, Jax on the other hoof went on the defensive and blocked his attack and threw him down. Smoke appeared in front of him and kicked him in the face sending him in the air, as it happened, Jax grabbed hold of his legs and slammed him hard on his knee knocking the fight out of him. "Now that's gotta hurt..." Rainbow watched it happen.

Reptile panted from exhaustion, knowing that he had no fight left in him. Smoke approached him preparing to terminate. "This is it for you...!" he went to kill him, but Reptile managed to kick him away to survive. Trixie watched it happen as Smoke flew towards them and instinctively formed a barrier to stop him from hitting them. But in the process of stopping him, electricity began to spark around him as he let out a scream in pain. "I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING TORN APART!" he cried out.

"Trixie, what did you do?!!" Twilight demanded to know.

"How should I know?! I just simply put up a harmless defensive spell!" Trixie said to her in defense.

The ponies looked to smoke as his body glowed bright, and exploded as the cybernetic armor hit the ground. They saw it happened looked to see that Smoke was gone... for the moment anyway. They were about to mourn, but suddenly vapors of smoke began to flow passed them. They watched as the vapors started to form a solid form... and from beneath the vapors, emerged what appeared to be... the original form, of Smoke before he was cyberized. His eyes opened as he gasped and looked to himself starting to panic, Rainbow rushed to him and held him to stop him from having a nervous breakdown. "Easy Smoke, calm down... um, you are Smoke Right...?" she asked him.

Taking a moment to collect himself, Smoke moved his mane out of his face and looked to her. "I... I think so... yet..." he looked to himself seeing his original self. "I'm whole again... but... how did this happen...?" he asked as he looked to the others.

Not hesitating to answer, Trixie stepped up to him. "It was my fault... I simply put up a defensive spell, and I don't know how it could have changed you into... this..." she gestured to all of him. She lowered her head looking away from his gaze. "I am so sorry for what I did..."

Hearing her apology, Smoke knew that she was speaking the truth, but he couldn't possibly stay mad at her for it. He smiled and reached over touching her head, this caught Trixie by surprise. "Its not your fault... none of us knew what would happen, so do not blame yourself for what happened to me." he said to her and smiled at her.

Trixie looked at him and blushed a bit, but turned away hiding it as she smiled. Meanwhile, Reptile pulled himself out of the dirt and turned to face them. Twilight noticed it and approached him. "Why are you here Reptile...?" she asked him of his intentions.

Seeing her, Reptile respectfully bowed to her. "Princess Twilight, my intentions in coming here were not to start a fight... but to warn you of what's to come in the future." he said to her.

Castle of Friendship

"I understand none of you trust me, but I have valuable information that you all must hear." Reptile said to them as the Mane Six and the Earthrealm Defenders were present in the throne room.

"What ever it is scaley, we're not interested in hearing it." Rainbow Dash said to him with a glare.

"Hold on Dash, he came here on his own volition, that's proof enough he's telling the truth." Applejack said to her.

Nodding in response, Reptile looked to the other defenders. "As you know... Shao Kahn can only merge realms by victory in Mortal Kombat. But since the battle in Edenia, he feels as though he is no longer bound to the tournament. And because of your interference, he seeks to conquer your realm as he did mine." he informed them.

"How barbaric!" Rarity exclaimed to him.

"How cruel..." Fluttershy muttered.

"So why turn on your master...?" Liu Kang asked him.

Looking down thinking of his people. "Because he used my kind... not for workers... but for sport." he said to them as the Mane Six gasped in shock. "Once there were many Raptors... now I am all that is left." he remembered what Shao Kahn did to his people. "Of all the realms, this one is most peaceful... much like Zaterra. I would hate to see your realm conquered like mine was..."

Seeing it, the Mane Six looked to each other wondering if turning him down would be the wisest choice. They soon turned to him to give him their answer. "Tomorrow morning, we will personally escort you to Canterlot to tell everything you told us to Princess Celestia... she and her sister Princess Luna will judge whether or not you speak the truth..." Twilight said to him.

"I understand..." Reptile said to her.

Twilight turned her gaze to Spike. "Spike, please escort our guest to the guest rooms." she said to him as Spike gave her a salute and escorted the Zaterran. As he left, Twilight turned her attention to Smoke. "Now, there's the issue with Smoke... how is it Trixie's magic triggered an unexplained reaction...?" she asked.

"It's possible that when Smoke came into contact with her defensive magic, the magic current's flowing from it caused a chain reaction inside Smoke's body, and caused him to reform back into his old self." Sub-Zero theorized. "But with no further explanations, there's no telling how it happened." he concluded.

"But hey, he's got his old self back... and its kinda surprising to see him with white hair..." Rainbow Dash pointed out as she looked at it.

"Despite this strange transformation, I will look into how it happened and find if there's a way we can revert Cyrax to his original self as well." Sub-Zero said to them and looked to the frozen solid Frost. "As for Frost, she will need to be taken to Canterlot to be locked up... the six feet of ice around her will be enough to hold her till she arrives in its dungeon." he said to them.

"We'll make sure her cell is especially modified to counter her ice abilities." Twilight said to him.

As they agreed about their cell, Trixie approached Smoke and nervously rubbed her hoof. "Look... I know what I did may have been wrong... and I shouldn't have put up that barrier. I should have-"

"Its alright Trixie..." Smoke interrupted her, leaving her in a state of surprise. "You freed me from my torment... gave back what I lost so long ago, and for that I am grateful." he said to her and formed a smile. Seeing it happen, Trixie's face slowly turned red, but she tries her hardest to hide it as she smiled from his gratitude.

Twilight noticed it and could only smirk from their situation, but Applejack couldn't contain her silence."Ooohhhh~... somepony's got crush o the Lin Kuei..." she pointed out.

Trixie panicked from hearing it. "IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" she exclaimed.

"Oh darling, we know that's not your face is telling us..." Rarity grinned at her. Smoke watched as they kind of teased her a bit, but he couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

Sub-Zero took notice of it, and smiled a bit. "You know there's no shame in what you're feeling towards this mare." he said to his old friend.

Realizing what he means, Smoke turned away from him. "I don't know what you're talking about..." he denied it, but he couldn't fool his best friend Kuai Liang. But of course, he couldn't deny that there was some sort of connection between him and Trixie. Even if it was hard to deny it... he knew that in some way, Trixie wasn't as bad as everyone believed her to be.

Changeling Kingdom

Meanwhile in the Changeling Kingdom, Chrysalis... the Queen of all Changelings. Was pacing back and forth in frustration. "I cannot believe those accursed ponies thwarted me after so long...! But this time... this time I will beat them, and when I do... I'm going to bask in that glory... and-"

"Fail miserably..." said an unfamiliar voice interrupting her.

Chrysalis turned sharply to where the voice was. "Who said that?!" she demanded to know. Out of the shadows, was a unicorn pony, greyish brown fur, brown eyes, black hair and goatee. His horn was curve, and his robes were blue and red, with some yellows.

The unicorn respectfully bowed to her. "It is an honor to meet you Queen Chrysalis... I am Shang Tsung... emissary of Emperor Shao Kahn." the unicorn sorcerer said to her.

Suspicious of this mysterious unicorn, Chrysalis kept her guard up. "Well Shang Tsung... what brings you to my kingdom?" she asked.

"I am here on behalf of Emperor Shao Kahn, he needs recruits in facing against our enemies... those enemies being that of yours and ours..." Shang Tsung summoned astral forms of the Mane Six and the Earthrealm Defenders.

Seeing them, Chrysalis glanced to the unicorn. "What's in it for me...?" she asked him.

"Help us in defeating them... and Equestria will not only be yours, but ours." Shang Tsung offered to her.

Raising her brow, Chrysalis found this offer quite intriguing, but she knows that everything has strings attached. "Why should I trust a mere pony who offers so much...?" she asked him.

Shang smirked at her question and his horn began to glow. "I am much more than that milady..." his form changed into Chrysalis herself, and changed into Twilight and soon reverted back to his normal self. This amazed Chrysalis beyond belief, Shang was also impressed with his progress in this form as he looked to the queen. "As you witnessed, Changeling's aren't the only ones capable of transformation."

Amazed with the moment, Chrysalis couldn't help but feel her heart beating out of her chest as her face was red. She grinned as she approached the assumingly young stallion. "Where do we begin...?" she asked him as Shang Tsung grinned in response and opened a portal for them.

He reached out to her with his hoof. "Right this way your majesty..." he said to her as Chrysalis took his hoof and walked with him into the portal, not knowing what may happen on the other side. All Shang Tsung knew... was that she was about to meet the most fearsome warlord in all of Outworld.

Author's Note

Hey guys, here is the next chapter in my story. Granit, I did bring in a few surprises, like bringing Frost into the story, and having Smoke return to his original self. Truthfully, I have not worked on their designs yet, but I will get to them when I get the chance.

Anyways, I also did what a friend suggested in changing how Trixie could be reformed, and yes! I might be planning on shipping her with Smoke. Reason why? I'm sure you might find it somewhere in the chapter.

I hope you guys enjoy, but please don't bash on me too badly, I've already been having a rough time ever since my dog passed away. Enjoy the chapter.