A/N: Hey guys/gals, Archemedies here, with the first chapter of my newest Fic, this is just a kind of test chapter, I just want to see what kind of reception this gets, and then I might continue. I'll be writing this with my other story, so don't worry, that's still going. This'll just be a kind of side project along with that. To be honest, I don't know how many people are actually going to read this. I'm guessing that the RWBY/Mortal Kombat community is pretty small, if it exists at all. But, then again, that's what I thought about my RWBY/Prototype story, and look how that turned out :D.

Anyway, I feel like the story will need a bit of explaining. I know that Scorpion and Sub-Zero are fine with each other in the MK story-line now, but I've always preferred those two as enemies. Other than their "Hate-Hate" relationship, the story will be...Kinda MKX set? As in, I may be using characters from that. Like I said, this is just kind of a test chapter, so I'm kind of playing this by ear. But enough of explaining, I need your help. There is a poll on my profile, and I would really like you guys/gals opinions on something. So go down to the profile if you so wish, and fill that out if you want. I'm having a problem making a decision myself, so I've decided to give you guys/gals the choice. Whichever two characters are voted for the most...Well, I can't say, but any smart cookies in the audience will probably have already figured it out. Or you will, once you see the poll itself. Although, it's pretty obvious where good ole' Subs and Scorp have gone off to at the end of the chapter, and once you figure that out, you'll probably be able to guess where the next two characters are heading.

Anyway, I've rambled on enough, leave a follow, fav, and review if you want, fill out the poll if you want, and enjoy the very Kombat heavy chapter. Peace.

Chapter 1: Displacement.

A dark forest. Snow covered ground. The crunch of boots on frozen earth. And a booming, deep voice, composed of many speaking all at once, and crackling with anger

"Sub Zero. Finally, my revenge is at hand. The Lin Kui shall fall, just as my clan did"

A second voice, far more composed, answered.

"Why do you still believe what Quan-Chi told you? I had no part in their deaths"

"Lies. I shall claim my vengeance. For my clan"

Two men stood, in a clearing in the forest, surrounded on all sides by ancient trees, their branches heavy with fallen snow. The two men stood on opposite sides of the clearing. One was cloaked in blue gear, composed of a pair of trousers, a blue fighting vest, a breathing mask and hood. The trees near him were coated in a thin layer of frost, more than could be accounted for by the weather. This was the one referred to as "Sub-Zero". On the other side of the clearing, was a man dressed in yellow robes that were vaguely similar, but with the addition of several straps on the shoulders, and a pair of swords strapped to his back. He also wore a hood, along with a metal mask that covered his mouth. The trees around him were blackened stumps, shedding embers. Sub-Zero took a step forward, entering a fighting stance.

"To hell with your clan, Scorpion!"

Scorpion took his own stance, a small dagger on a chain emerging from his gauntlet with a dull jangle.

"No. To hell with you!"

Scorpion and Sub-Zero charged, Scorpion leaping into air with a flying punch as he got close. Sub-Zero raised both arms in a cross, blocking Scorpions punch, before striking out with a front kick to the stomach that pushed Scorpion back, before he lashed out with a roundhouse kick that caught Scorpion before he could dodge, sending him staggering backwards. Scorpion quickly recovered, and grabbed Sub-Zero's punch before it could land, before slamming his own fist into Sub-Zero's elbow, eliciting a crack from the joint. He pushed his freezing foe away, and launched several strikes, all of them blocked. Sub-Zero blocked a kick, before filling his hands with cryo-mantic energy and slamming both palms into Scorpion's chest, coating him with ice and stopping him in his tracks. Sub-Zero grabbed the ice sculpture Scorpion and threw him up into the air, leaping into the air himself to grab Scorpion and hurl him back into the ground, his icy prison shattering as he hit the floor. Scorpion slammed his palms into the ground, snapped to his feet, and leapt back on the offensive. He struck out with a palm strike to Sub-Zero's face, sending him reeling, before dropping into a crouch and sweeping Sub-Zero's legs out from under him. Sub-Zero leapt to his feet and swung a punch, only for Scorpion to grab his wrist, and deliver a hell-fire fueled uppercut that sent Sub-Zero flying into the air. As Sub-Zero was falling, Scorpion crouched low, before leaping into the air, feet trailing fire, and back-flipping, hitting Sub-Zero in the chin with both feet, and keeping him in the air. But as Scorpion completed his flip, Sub-Zero grabbed him by one shoulder, freezing him, before punching him in the face, and hurling him away, the ice shattering as Scorpion smashed through one of the dry, dead trees that surrounded them. Scorpion pulled himself to his feet as Sub-Zero landed heavily. Both Kombatants were badly injured. But in this battle, injuries were not something that would stop either fighter. This was a fight to the death.

This was Mortal Kombat.

Scorpion leapt forward, shouting:

"Come here!"

As he hurled his throwing knife, the lethal blade hurtling outwards, towards Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero was already running by that point, and as he passed the ruins of the tree, he grabbed a fallen piece of timber from the ground. He lifted it in front of himself, and the knife lodged in the thick wood. Before Scorpion could retract it, Sub-Zero had frozen the chunk of wood solid, trapping the blade. He tossed the wood to the side, sending Scorpion off balance, before closing in on him. Sub-Zero focused his energy into his hands, and one hand wrapped around Scorpions throat, creating ice around it, before taking a moment to create a pool of ice behind Scorpion, before slamming his fist into the ice, feeling it shatter, along with the bones inside Scorpions neck. His enemy was sent falling backwards by the strike, and just before he landed on the pool of ice, Sub-Zero raised a hand, a man sized pillar of frost rising up to slam into Scorpions lower back. He could hear the sound of a snapped spine even from here. Scorpion slid off the top of the pillar, and landed in a standing position in front of the pillar. He threw a dazed punch, and Sub-Zero blocked easily, before grabbing Scorpions head, and slamming it into the pillar hard enough to reduce both the pillar, and the back of Scorpion's head to shards. His limp body flew through what remained of the pillar, and landed some distance from Sub-Zero.

Incredibly, Scorpion was able to stand after what had happened to him. He dragged himself to his feet, and glared pure murder at Sub-Zero. He whipped his knife across, still embedded in the chunk of ice. The frosty projectile slammed into the side of Sub-Zero's face, with a crunch, shattering the ice and freeing the blade. As Sub-Zero tried to recover, he heard:

"As I said before, Sub-Zero...To hell with you!"

Scorpion whipped off his mask, revealing his true form, a flaming skull. He opened his skeletal mouth, and breathed out a stream of nether-fire, catching Sub-Zero like an ant under a magnifying glass. He writhed, summoning his frost powers to extinguish himself as he lay on the ground. He finally managed to stumble to his feet several minutes later, his clothes burning, several sections of skin burnt from his body, and his mask gone. He regarded his opponent with hazy eyes.

"And now...GET OVER HERE!"

Scorpion hurled his kunai, the knife flying straight and true, landing right between his eyes.

Or at least, that's what should have happened. Instead, a second before impact, Sub-Zero...Ceased to be. He burst into purple flames, and disappeared in an instant, his kunai embedding itself in a tree across the clearing after going straight through where he should have been standing. Scorpion stared at empty space for a few seconds, before he screamed.

It was an unearthly sound, full of pain, suffering loss, and rage.

He'd had him. Right there, ready to kill him. And then. He just disappeared?

No. He couldn't. He could-

Suddenly, the same purple flames he'd seen engulf Sub-Zero began to swirl around him. He thrashed about, shouting to the night sky, but, soon, his shouts were swallowed by the night as the purple flames dissipated. Anyone walking through after that would find a few smashed trees, some scorched ground, a few frozen patches.

And a single kunai, buried deep in a tree trunk, and a chain that lead to nothing, the metal links melted through.

A strange scene to be sure.