Scorpion was getting ready for the tournament. He had went to the bank, and had gotten his traditional Shirai Ryu combat gear. He had a black ninja suit, with yellow highlights on the suit. He put the mouth piece on, which had a mouth similar to a Chinese dragon, and pulled up the rest of the mask. He looked around, and walked out of the room Kenshi gave him to change. He looked at Stryker, who was watching over Kung Lao. Kenshi was currently loading several guns for Strker, and getting some extra firepower over the phone. Scorpion slipped on his wrist gauntlets, and pressed a button.

His kunai popped out. Scorpion grinned under his mask, and retracted the kunai spear tip. Kenshi had just cocked the last gun, and handed it to Stryker. Kung Lao tried to grab one of the guns, but Strker slapped his hand away. Scorpion walked up to Kenshi, and asked, "When the fuck are we leaving?"

Kenchi replied, "Not long. Just have to make a few final adjustments." He holstered a pistol, and sheathed his Sento blade. He looked over to where Scorpion's general direction was. "Let's go."

Stryker helped Kung Lao up, and they began walking out. But they were stopped by a knock at the door. Scorpion looked over to Kenshi, who merely shrugged. Stryker opened the door, and a man in a Chinese straw hat was standing there. Kung Lao spoke up, and in a drunken slur, said, "Wassup, Raiden?"

Raiden nodded to Kung Lao, and spoke to the men. "I know where Shang Tsung is hiding. However, he is guarded by many men, including members of the Lin Keui." Scorpion tensed up, but only Kenshi seemed to notice, but did not say anything. "What you will find at this underground tournament is death, destruction, and corruption. The have already corrupted half the city, and only one small part of the police force is left. And that is yours, Lieutenant Stryker."

Stryker asked, "How did you-" Kenshi elbowed him, and pointed to his badge. Stryker looked at it, and said, "Oh."

Raiden grinned, and said, "Shang Tsung's tournament is in the middle of Chinatown. If you go there, you will find many people trying to kill you. Just follow them. I will be watching over you, guiding you. Just remember, trust no one. Every one in that place has been corrupted by Shang Tsung's tyranny."

Scorpion finally spoke up, and asked, "How the holy hell do we know you're even telling the truth?"

Raiden looked over and said, "You'll just have to trust me."

He then reached into a coat pocket, and pulled out a little gray ball. He threw it on the ground, and a puff of smoke enveloped him. He disappeared with a smile. Scorpion dove into the smoke, but couldn't find him.

He looked back a Kenshi, but the swordsman shrugged, and walked out the door.

Kung Lao patted him on the back, and said, "I trust him."

Scorpion looked back, and said, "Yeah, well your drunker than Johnny Cage was in Ninja Mime."

Kung Lao looked on in confusion, but Scorpion merely walked away before Kung Lao could speak. Kung Lao walked up to Stryker, and slurred, "I don't trust him."

Stryker looked back, and said, "Well, you are pretty drunk." Kung Lao made a not bad face, and continued walking with the group.

Bi-Han and Shang Tsung were standing over the tournament arena that would serve their purposes long enough. Bi-Han looked over to the old man, and asked, "How is he still alive? I swore I pierced his heart."

Shang Tsung laughed, and said, "It seems you missed. Two minutes before I made that sheet, I heard several men were coming to the tournament to face me. One is the man you nearly killed. The rest are a blind man, a NYPD officer, and a former Shaolin monk who decided he didn't like the way the masters were running things over there. They have been found by my enemy, Raiden, and he told them where we are."

Bi-Han, who was confused, asked, "Raiden? Isn't that the Chinese god of thunder?"

Shang Tsung chuckled, and said, "He's not a god. He's merely an insane asylum escapee who has a fondness for electricity."

Bi-Han nodded, and then said, "What about the blind man? What makes him so special?"

"He is a man with an extraordinary gift. He may be blind, but the rest of his senses are heightened to superhuman levels," replied Shang Tsung.

He walked over to one of the ninjas dressed in red, and spoke something to him. Bi-Han looked over with a questioning glance, and was about to speak. However, a gong was sounded. Bi-Han looked over, and saw eight warriors walk into the area.

He instantly recognized one of them. "Hanzo," he hissed.

Bi-Han was wearing grey padding, with a blue warmer on top. His mask was a dark blue and it had three slits for

Scorpion looked up, and saw the blue-clad ninja looking down on him. He narrowed his eyes, and began walking over, when Kenshi stopped him.

He looked over to the swordsman, who then said, "In due time, friend. First, we must stop the others."

Scorpion nodded, and walked back with his three companions.

Kung Lao, who was still drunk, immediately sobered up when he saw Liu Kang glaring daggers at him. Kung Lao narrowed his eyes, but did not step forward. He looked to his left, and saw seven of the other combatants.

One of them was Stryker, the others he did not know. He saw a man with dreadlocks, piercings, and strange contusions on his arms.

Another was a very strange man, who looked like he had reptilian scales. Another was a red ninja, similar to scorpion, but had black tape wrapped around his head. Another was dressed in black pants with green highlights. Yet another had some sort of eye patch on his right eye. Stryker tapped his shoulder and said, "See that guy with the eye patch?"

Kung Lao nodded. Stryker said, "That's Kano. We've been looking for him for years." Kung Lao nodded again.

A grey ninja walked up to them and said, "Your are the few remaining police that are against Shang Tsung, are you not?"

The four men nodded. The ninja continued, "I am Smoke. I was once apart of the Lin Keui before Bi-Han took over. I've been preparing to leave for years. But when he became the grandmaster, that was the straw that broke the camels back."

Scorpion looked over, and said, "You were Lin Keui?"

Smoke nodded, and replied, "Like I said, I didn't like what they were doing. And I was especially outspoken of slaughtering the Shirai Ryu. While I did not like you people, I would not kill innocents."

Scorpion said, "As long as you stay out of my way to kill Sub-Zero, I could care less."

Kenshi said, "Calm, Hanzo."

Scorpion nodded, and got back in the line. Smoke began talking to Kenshi. "I will fight for the Decon City police. Mainly because I want to punish Bi-Han for all the lives he took without honor."

Scorpion hissed, "Get in line."

The underground boss spoke, interrupting the five people talking. "Warriors! The eleven of you have been chosen to fight in this Mortal Kombat tournament!"

The warriors looked around, when the man with the black and green pants spoke up and said, "There's only ten of us."

Shang Tsung looked down, and said, "Clearly you did not count Liu Kang, Hornbuckle." Hornbuckle nodded, and walked over to Kano.

Shang Tsung cleared his throat, and said, "Anyway, for the next few days, you will be fighting to the death. There will be two teams. One will be the Red Team, who will fight for Decon City's safety. The other will be the Blue Team, who will fight for control of Decon City. The Red Team will consist of the following people:

Kenshi

Kurtis Stryker

Smoke

Hanzo Hasashi

Kung Lao"

The five warriors bowed, and looked to their left.

Shang Tsung continued, "The Blue Team will be the following:

Liu Kang

Hornbuckle

Kano

Ermac

Reptile

Baraka."

The six combatants did nothing, and Liu Kang walked over to them. Shang Tsung said, "Liu Kang is the current Mortal Kombat champion. Therefore, in order to fight me, you must first beat him. The first match, will be Scorpion vs. Hornbuckle!"

Scorpion looked over to the shaking man, and inwardly smirked. This will be easy.

Next time, on Mortal Kombat: Rebirth,

The tournament begins.

A/N: Okay, I was trying to describe the MK Legacy costume that Scorpion first wore, because A) I think it looks cool, and b) I think it could actually work in the real world. And, I wanted Bi-Han's costume to be the one from MK Legacy II, but decided against it because not many people liked that costume. So, I just used the one from the first season.