A/N: Hey guys/gals, Archemedies here, back with the third chapter of this story, where Sub-Zero murders the entirety of Emerald Forest. I'm joking, but anyway, onto the reviews. Although there aren't many, but I'm still happy about them!

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Chapter 3: Arrival.

Sub-Zero levered his eyes open, looking up into a blue sky, emerald leaves encroaching on his vision. He dragged himself to his feet, finding himself in a clearing in a dense forest, much like the one from which he'd vanished. He checked his surroundings, looking for Scorpion, and much to his surprise, and relief, that the ninja was nowhere in sight. He scanned the sky, seeing a tower rising up in the distance. With no other thoughts on where to go, he headed in that direction, finding his mask on the round after a few steps, he put it on, before continuing on his way, noting as he did so his wounds had been healed, presumably by whatever power had teleported him here. He walked on, hoping to get to the tower before nightfall.

Scorpion looked around, finding himself in a forest that stretched away from him in all directions, seeming to end against a cliff, some way off, on top of it a tower. Scorpion withdrew his chain, realizing it had been melted through halfway down the chain. He detached the chain, and pulled a spare Kunai from his belt and and clipping it on, before heading for the tower. Hopefully, Sub-Zero would head the same way. And perhaps, he could intercept him. He walked off into the tree line, with his chain in hand.

Erron suddenly found himself skidding across the forest floor, straight towards a tree. He fetched up against the trunk with a resounding thump, and stopped, quite literally in his tracks. He got to his feet, and scanned his surroundings, and saw a cave off to his right, that he decided he shouldn't investigate just yet, a sea of trees in front of him, and a cliff off in the distance. A tower lay atop it, watching over the surrounding forest. This place seemed far different from Out-world, so he made an educated guess, and decided he was most likely in a different dimension. Different dimension, different people, different...Employment options. However, he doubted any of them would yield as much profit as his deal with Kotal Kahn, so it would probably be best to get back to Out-world soon...But not before he'd staked out the job market. The tower looked like whoever lived within was somewhat wealthy, so it seemed a good place to start. He checked his weapons, and started the trek.

Kenshi left his stance, hands unclasping. He "looked" around, extending his senses to build a mental image of the surrounding area, his eyes glowing blue under his blindfold. He was in a forest, trees around for miles. A jagged cliff towered over him, and he could sense many souls within a structure atop it. He could sense three other's within the forest. If he had to guess, he'd say they were Erron, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion. More troubling, were the many...Things, he could sense within the forest. They were strange, and he could not figure out what they were, or what they might be capable of. With that in mind, he readied himself for battle, before striking out for the nearest of the other humans, who even now, was drawing the dark signatures in.

Sub-Zero pushed his way through the under growth, still heading for the tower, before stopping. He'd heard what seemed like a growl from within a bush to his right, and stopped. He waited a few seconds, before whatever it was, growled again. He reached up, and pulled a low hanging branch off a tree, activating his powers and coating the branch in ice, and freezing it solid, making it an effective club, with a jagged point. He saw something leap from the bush, and jabbed outwards with the pointed end of the branch, stopping whatever it was with a dull thump, and a startled whimper. He pushed, and the creature fell back, landing on it's side. As it writhed, Sub-Zero took the chance to examine it. It was roughly human sized, and was covered in black fur. It's head was covered in a white mask of bone, with red cracks running through it, and it's eyes glowed the same color. Sub-Zero watched it for a few more seconds, before pulling the icicle from it's chest, and bringing it down on it's head. The beast stopped writhing, and he dropped the branch as a whole pack of them faded out of the forest, suddenly surrounding him. He readied himself for the fight, a thin layer of ice covering his mask.

The first of the wolf like creatures sprinted for him, and he summoned a shield of ice in front of himself, the beast swinging and slamming a hand into the shield, freezing itself solid. Sub-Zero noticed one creeping up behind him, and grabbed the ice-statue by it's outstretched arm, swinging it like a hammer, and smashing the other out of the air as it jumped towards him. The Beowulf in his hands shattered, the one he'd struck sent rolling to the side by the blow. It leapt to its feet, and hurled itself forward again, Sub-Zero coating his forearms with ice, and raising them to block the beowolves wild swipe. The force of the strike caused him to roll backwards, and the ice on his mask shattered as his hands began to glow with frost. It leapt again, sprinting forward on all fours, only for Sub-Zero to summon a sledge hammer of ice, and drive its head into the ground. He leapt forward, over it's body, and swung sideways, hitting another Beowulf in the ribs with a crunch, and knocking ti to the ground. Another wolf swiped, and he jumped into the air, coming down atop it with the head of the hammer. It's chest was all but crushed by the impact, and he stepped off it as it lay still. He ducked a swing, and summoned a sword of ice, plunging it into the torso of his opponent, before breaking the blade off in the creature's body. Three more sprinted towards him, and the frost on his hands melted, the Lin-Kuei medallion on his chest glowing. The first one swung, and he leapt back, leaving an ice model of himself in his place. The Beowulf smashed the sculpture, only to freeze solid. Sub-Zero charged an ice blast, and fired it into the frozen wolf, shattering it, and sending the fragments into the body of the Grimm behind it. It dropped to it's knees, the Beowulf leapt over it's fallen comrades, and Sub-Zero readied himself to destroy it. But before they could clash, the point of a sword emerged from it's chest. It looked down, startled, before the blade was retracted, and it fell, to reveal Kenshi standing behind it.

"Why, hello there, Sub-Zero. Kuai Liang"

"The same to you, Kenshi. I could have handled it"

"That you could have. But because I stepped in, you didn't have to."

"I guess"

Kenshi sheathed his sword.

"I presume you were going to that tower?"

"Yes. I was"

"A good idea. Shall we go? There are two others in this forest. I presume they are heading the same way"

Sub-Zero let out a sigh.

"Scorpion"

"Yes. And likely the mercenary Erron Black, as well"

"Damn. I guess we'll deal with them when we meet them. Onward?"

"Onward"

They walked off into the tree line, leaving the bodies of the Grimm behind them, the soil stained red.