Scorpion had tracked Sub-Zero to a back alley in Gotham city and quickly defeated his icy counterpart, preparing to finish him, lifting him into the air with one hand by his throat and pulling his fist back when suddenly, someone grabbed his arm by the wrist, pulled him back and punched him in the face, standing between him and the defeated Lin Kuei. "Get out of here." Batman told him.

"Thank you." Sub-Zero said, quickly disappearing down the alley.

"You allowed Sub-Zero to escape! Now you will suffer my wrath!" Scorpion snapped, preparing to fight, Batman doing the same.

Fight music: "The Hell Inside Me" by Killswitch Engage

"GET OVER HERE!" Scorpion shouted, lashing his spear out at Batman, who managed to block it with a batarang and rushed in, the two matching each other move-for-move at close range. Eventually, the two locked onto each other, Batman stopping a punch aimed at his head while throwing a punch to Scorpion's stomach, which the wraith blocked. The two struggled against each other, strength closely matched, but Batman appearing to be stronger. Scorpion growled at this, then surrounded himself with hellfire, burning Batman in the process and forcing him to pull away while dealing with the small fires on his suit, turning back just in time to get blasted in the chest by another fireball, knocking him to the ground. Batman recovered and saw Scorpion jumping at him, one katana drawn, ready to impale the dark knight. Thinking quickly, Batman pulled out a small gadget at Scorpion's face, unleashing a quick flash of light, blinding Scorpion and causing him to stop attacking. Using this to his advantage, Batman jumped back up, kicked away Scorpion's drawn katana and unleashing a powerful combo on the demonic ninja, ending with a powerful kick to the chest.

"Stay down and you won't get hurt anymore." Batman said. However, Scorpion simply jumped up and prepared to fight again.

"You cannot harm me!" He said.

"Apparently I can!" Batman said, also preparing. Scorpion sunk into the ground, rushing forward as a small flame across the ground and Batman rush forward. Scorpion then jumped out of the ground throwing an uppercut as Batman met his fist with a jumping kick. A powerful shockwave ensued and both were forced back. Batman recovered and turned to where Scorpion would be, only to find no one there. "What?" He asked, looking around, finding nothing. Suddenly, he heard a noise similar to fire behind him, turning in time to see Scorpion rush forward and hit him with an uppercut to the face, knocking him into the air. Scorpion then disappeared and reappeared behind the airborne crimefighter, throwing a powerful side kick and knocking Batman forward and to the ground. Batman quickly recovered, getting into a crouching position and throwing 3 batarangs at Scorpion, who deflected them with his katanas.

"Come here!" Scorpion shouted in a demonic tone, throwing his spear at Batman once again.

"You first." Batman said, dodging it and pulling out his grapnel gun, connecting with Scorpion and reeling him in, which Batman followed up with a clothesline, knocking the wraith off his feet and finishing with a hard elbow to the chest, knocking him to the ground. However, upon contact with the ground, Scorpion sank into it. Batman looked all around, prepared for when Scorpion came back again. After a few moments, Scorpion appeared in front of him and grabbed his shoulders.

"To hell with you!" He snapped, dragging Batman into the Netherrealm with him.

Batman pushed Scorpion away and looked around. "What did you do?" He demanded.

"I have brought you to the Netherrealm. My home. You cannot defeat me here!" Scorpion said, taking his stance.

"We'll see." Batman said, rushing in and throwing a kick to Scorpion's head. However, the demon merely brought up his arm and stopped the kick at the last minute.

"It is pointless." Scorpion said, hitting Batman in the chest with a palm heel strike, sending the dark knight skidding across the burning ground. "Here my strength increases as yours fades." Scorpion explained.

Batman growled at this, but found it to be true, as he slowly felt his strength leaving him. "I've dealt with stronger opponents before." Batman said, throwing a number of batarangs at Scorpion, who dodged them. Scorpion pulled out his katanas and teleported behind Batman, kicking him to the ground once again. Batman recovered almost immediately and got back to his feet quickly as Scorpion rushed in, swinging his blades. Batman blocked and dodged to the best of his ability, but each movement was taking its toll while Scorpion became more vicious, striking faster and hitting harder every minute, often landing minor cuts on the dark knight. Sensing that fight was nearing the finish, Scorpion switched things up with a minor backstep and a quick kick to the head, stunning Batman and allowing Scorpion to raise two pillars of brimstone on either side of them. He then threw two of his spears at Batman, hitting him in each shoulder, before fire came from Scorpion, through the chains, igniting the vigilante before Scorpion flung him into the pillar behind him, then the one in front, before yanking Batman back, jumping into the air with him and flying him back down into the burning ground.

"You're finished!" Scorpion snapped, walking in with his katanas as Batman stood up with great effort, slicing the dark knight at the waste, then at his neck, which still managed to rest perfectly on his shoulders until Scorpion kicked him in the chest, sending his torso flying and his head into the air, which Scorpion then sliced in half. "Mere mortals cannot defeat me." Scorpion said.

Reasons for the outcome:

1: The two are closely matched in terms of skill and ordinary speed, but to start with, Batman is most likely stronger, his gadgets also giving him an advantage. Under ordinary circumstances, it would be a close fight which Batman would likely pull out a win, but Scorpion is no ordinary opponent.

2: Scorpion's teleportation and hellfire his greatest advantages in the world of the living, allowing him to slightly tip the scale in his favor, but Batman is also a skilled strategist and, while he can still be surprised from time to time, can figure out a way to counter or defend against almost anything.

3: Scorpion's weaponry is more designed for killing and doing damage than Batman's is. Also, the big problem is Scorpion is already dead while Batman is alive, making Scorpion much harder to damage, let alone kill, than Batman is.

4: The fatalities and brutal damage people take in Mortal Kombat are actually game mechanics and not true to the actual facts. That being said: Scorpion cannot be killed PHYSICALLY. The only way to greatly harm and kill Scorpion is to attack his soul, which Batman, nor any member of the justice league could do.

5: Once in the Netherrealm, Scorpion's strength increases simply by being there, with no defined limit. So technically speaking: once Scorpion is in hell, he becomes unstoppable and by being there long enough, could become the physically strongest person in fictional history. It's basically like Superman and spending a lot of time in the sun.

6: While the Netherrealm strengthens Scorpion, anyone else not from there is gradually weakened, as Raiden has stated in past games and in the cartoon, his powers are drained in the Netherrealm and/or he is powerless there. So, if it drains the power of a god, of course it would drain the power of any other living mortal. So once Batman is in hell with Scorpion, it is LITERALLY the end for him.

Next fight...

"A new world order is at hand."

"Impressive. Now, let's see how well you can adapt!"

(Albert Wesker vs. Alex Mercer)