The Hellspawn and The Freezer

Sub-Zero's P.O.V.

"Scorpion! Hurry up and cook that piece of stake and deliver it to the customer!" I barked to my ex-rival. We were a few feet away from our cooking stations. I gathered and unpackaged the food, whereas he prepared and cooked it.

He mumbled away at something as he pulled off his mask and lit the frozen food,making it hot. Hot as in almost on fire! In fact, that's what happened…

I face palmed at the site of my bone-headed co-worker. "How did I even get to work with this clown…?" I told myself.

There had been an incident with the stove 3 months ago as it had a gas problem in which the flames would not ignite on each burner. There had been a sign on it to let everyone know NOT to use it. But this genius decided that it was a GREAT idea to light it up using his Hellfire. Because of that, the stove blew up and the flames flew on me, which I was right behind him! That $$hole was laughing like hell when I was crying out for help and rolling on the ground to put the flames out. Luckily for me, I have the element of ice and cooled myself off as well as the kitchen to rid it of activating the fire alarms. Also, no customers were in the restaurant as well as co-workers besides The Boss. As a result, Scorpion was permitted to never use the "new" stoves ever again. He's forced to use his Hellfire to "cook" now; that and the microwave.

"Scorpion! You idiot! Put out that flame right now!" I was ready to freeze it with an ice ball.

"Bro, relax! Just watch. I got this all under control." Scorpion kept calm. He focused his flames and extinguished then slowly. The final product of the steak was… really high quality! Like you would need to pay top dollars at a fancy restaurant for.

The scent slid beyond my mask and entered my nose. I could smell how delicious it was going to taste.

"Mm, not bad for your Hellfire technique." I applauded, loosening my power completely . Can't help it; this time he actually did something right for once. "I must admit, if Boss ever smelled that, he'd let you use the stove again in no time."

"What can I say? I'm the best cook in the house." We fist bumped. Then, he put the steak on a plate and supplied it with a fork and a knife. Afterwards, slipping his mask back on, he stepped out of the kitchen and headed out to deliver the food.

Crossing my arms and watching him, I thought to myself: "He really has changed a whole lot since these 3 months have passed."

A few minutes later…

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

I rushed out as fast as I could to witness someone on fire! Scorpion shrugged his shoulders as he walked over to my side.

"Eh, he deserved it." He patted my shoulder and walked back into the kitchen.

"…What just happened?" I stared at the person and realized who it was. Then, dropping my guard, I sighed at the scene. "What else is new…?" I stepped back into the kitchen while shaking my head.


Scorpion's P.O.V.

"Scorpion! Hurry up and cook that piece of stake and deliver it to the customer!" My ex-rival barked like a crazy old man. We were a few feet away from our cooking stations. He gathered and unpackaged the food, whereas I prepared and cooked it.

"Okay, okay, blizzard breath…" I mumbled that to myself as I pulled off my mask and lit the frozen food, making it hot. Hot as in almost on fire! In fact, that's what happened. But, it's all going according to plan…

There had been an incident with the stove 3 months ago as it had a gas problem in which the flames would not ignite on each burner. There had been a sign on it to let everyone know NOT to use it. I thought I'd fix the problem by using my Hellfire. Because of that, the stove blew up and the flames flew onto Sub-Zero, who I was in front of. I was laughing like hell when I saw him crying out for help and rolling on the ground to put the flames out because I thought he was only messing around. Unfortunately, he wasn't. Good thing he has the element of ice at his disposal or else we wouldn't be working here anymore! Also, no customers were in the restaurant as well as co-workers besides The Boss. As a result, The Boss scolded me in a very harsh manner and almost fired me. I begged and begged for him to forgive me. Finally, he gave in… but cut a deal with me; I must use my Hellfire to "cook" now; that and the microwave.

"Scorpion! You idiot! Put out that flame right now!" Coming from an anger-rising Sub-Zero, he was building an ice ball within his hands. Though I was not facing him, I could feel the cool atmosphere.

"Bro, relax! Just watch. I got this all under control." Keeping calm, I focused the flames and extinguished then slowly. The final product of the steak was… really high quality! Like you would need to pay top dollars at a fancy restaurant for.

The scent trailed towards my frosty friend.

"Mm, not bad for your Hellfire technique." He applauded, loosening his power completely. "I must admit, if Boss ever smelled that, he'd let you use the stove again in no time." He must have been proud of me for once.

"What can I say? I'm the best cook in the house." We fist bumped. Then, I put the steak on a plate and supplied it with a fork and a knife. Afterwards, slipping my mask back on because I didn't want to scare anyone, I stepped out of the kitchen and headed out to deliver the food.

Upon arriving to the table, I saw none other than that idiot Johnny Cage, sitting at the table across from where my patiently waiting customer was.

"Hey buddy." I ignored his annoying voice; having my back face him instead. My customer was more important.

"Sorry we took some time to deliver your food. My sincere apologies." Placing the plate of steak onto the table, the customer was an older man who didn't mind. He knew I must have been busy, since there aren't a lot of us working here in general and today had been one of those days where it's packed. Plus, it was just me and Sub-Zero today. Everyone else decided to take their vacations yesterday and have not returned yet.

They didn't even notify us either… They must really hate us.

"Don't worry about it, son." He smiled. "I used to work at a restaurant myself."

"I see."

"Hey, Ghost Rider-Knockoff!" I turned around very slowly. "'Bout time I got your attention."

When I finally faced him, within seconds, the atmosphere of the restaurant became really hot. I gave him a death stare.

"And I suppose you aren't anything better, Mr. Nicolas Cage-rip-off?"

He stood up and our faces met. He was a few inches shorter than me. With our chests only inches away, our faces, about the same distance as well, everyone stopped and stared at us.

"No wonder why they didn't want you to be in 'Ghost Rider 3!' They knew you would be a terrible actor, even if you tried to audition! "The Movie Star lifted his hand and tapped my forehead with his index finger's knuckle. "Knock. Knock. Anyone home? Oh, right, I forgot; you have a thick, empty skull as a head!"

In a flash, with anger and rage in his eyes, I smacked Cage's hand away. "You can call me a bone-head, think that I'm an idiot, but you NEVER, EVER call me a Knockoff of Ghost Rider! He's my freaking idol!"

"Just did. What are you gonna do abou-"

I lifted the mask that covered my real trademark identity off and lit him up on fire instantly. No one seemed to care though for some reason. My type of audience...

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

I put my mask back almost immediately. The door to the kitchen flew open and came out was Sub-Zero. When he saw me, I shrugged my shoulders as I walked over to him.

"Eh, he deserved it." I patted his shoulder and walked back into the kitchen. Within moments, Sub-Zero did as well.


Yay! New story! How do you guys like it?

I'm on vacation now from school! This means I've got 2 months to entertain you humans. Whoopee for me. =P

As my profile thingee said a while back, I wanted to make another story that revolves around bits and shorts of MK stuff. This one, however, wasn't very short because of the 2 POV stuff… Another thing; all of the chapters are going to be different, so they will not flow with each other. Just think of it like an episode of Tom and Jerry; they end up in different scenarios in every episode. That's how I want to make this story.

Oh yeah, in case you haven't noticed, I'm making certain characters OOC (Off of Character) in this and in future chapters. And the POV thing won't happen all the time. Just in certain events to clear things up, okay?

Plot Summary:

Scorpion and Sub-Zero are working in the kitchen of a restaurant and Sub-Zero has Scorpion rush to cook the steak. Scorpion lights it up on fire with his Hellfire, which reminds them both of what happened to their stove 3 months ago. Surprised at the unexpected results, Sub-Zero is amazed and tells his ex-rival that he may be able to use the stove sooner than expected. As Scorpion leaves to deliver the food, Sub-Zero processes the scene that just happened and tells himself how much Scorpion has grown. Outside of the kitchen, Scorpion delivers the food, while an unnoticeably Johnny Cage tries to get the attention of Scorpion. Cage taunts Scorpion, which gets him upset and taunts him back. Cage responds by saying how no one would want him and implys that he's an idiot. Enraged, Scorpion blows up on him and lights the Movie Star on fire. Scorpion returns to the kitchen after Sub-Zero arrives to see who was on fire, which Sub-Zero isn't surprised and trails right behind him.

As usual, ask me questions about the story and such. Or you can give me plot ideas for future chapters because I'll run outta ideas eventually and it's great to give and receive from the community. In the meantime, keep checking for updates for other stuff on my profile. Cya for now! =)