(Two Days Later: Sky Temple)
The Kombatants and Princesses were sitting on the steps of temple, Erron was looking around while doing tricks with his revolvers.
Erron: "This is one mighty fine place...y'all said this belong to the thunder god?"
Kung Lao: "Yes, the Sky Temple is home both Lord Raiden and his brother Lord Fujin."
Erron: "Huh...have they ever thought of throwing a party here?"
Kung Lao: "Activities like that are not allowed here...also we tried."
Jax: "And got hit a long ass lecture for doing so, from Raiden?"
They explain and Erron holsters his revolvers.
Erron: "So, Raiden's the boring god?"
Kung Lao: "Yes."
Erron: "Good to know."
Johnny was scrolling through his Instagram, as Kenshi sighed.
Kenshi: "Johnny, get over it, please for God's sake..."
Johnny: "What are you talking about?"
Kenshi: "Ermac's not the only telepath. So, you didn't know she was dating a guy, or that she's part of a secret military team...GET. OVER. IT."
Johnny: "I'm trying to! Just...nevermind."
Kenshi: "You want a relationship and not just a fling? Understandable."
Johnny: "Stop reading my fucking mind!"
Kenshi: "Kinda hard not to."
Johnny: "Can somebody spar? Please."
Scorpion: *sighs* "You can stop your rant, Johnny."
He says getting up as he teleports onto the arena, dressed in his kombat gear.
Scorpion then cracks his necks and knuckles as he gets into his fighting stance.
Then to everyone's surprise, Mileena was the one who stood in front of Scorpion, he raised an eyebrow, suspicious.
Scorpion: "What are you up to?"
Mileena: "Sparing are we not?"
She says innocently but with a cheeky grin under her mask, getting into her fighting stance.
Smoke then teleports onto the arena and stands in between.
Smoke: "Ready?"
They both nod, and Smoke teleports back to the steps.
Smoke: "Fight!"
Mileena then charged at Scorpion who threw his spear but she slid under it and to his surprise was flexible enough to to perform a cartwheel kick, knocking him off balance.
She then jumped over and was on his shoulders then flipped him over, slamming him into the ground.
Scorpion stood up, and brushed off the attack, she went in for another attack but he dodges and catches her leg and throws her behind him.
Instead on falling on the ground, she teleports in a puff of pink smoke, causing Scorpion to unsheath his swords.
Sub-Zero: "Mileena's fast..."
Kitana: "Unnaturally fast...always a trait I've envied her for."
Noob: "I've never seen Hanzo get off guarded like that."
Scorpion waited patiently, then Mileena reappeared in the air with her sais in hand and clashes with his sword.
Scorpion then knocks her back as she rolls into the landing.
Mileena: "You insult me holding back like this."
Scorpion then clenches his swords tightly, as he readjusts his stance.
Scorpion: "There is a reason for that..."
He states then Mileena performs her sai blasts, to which Scorpion defects with his sword and charges at Mileena.
He then jumps in the air, about to strike but teleports in a burst of flames.
Mileena: *cockily* "A reason? Sounds to me like you're scared? And why would that be? The big bad Scorpion fears himself? That's funny."
She says then hear spark behind her and Scorpion appears kicks Mileena, sending back a few feet, then he spins his body and hits her across the face with a flaming roundhouse.
Getting knocked to the ground, Mileena lands on her back as Scorpion stands over her.
Scorpion: "What you ask of me, is something that you and neither of them understand."
Mileena: "Then enlighten me..."
Mileena then tries to sweep him, Scorpion simply backs away as Mileena recovered and tried to hit Scorpion with a barrage of attacks.
He either blocked or dodged, but gets kneed in the gut, then Mileena tries to kick him, but he leans back and counters with a flaming flip kick.
Staggered, Mileena tries to stab him but he steps to the side, grabs her arm and does a judo throw, flipping her on the ground and causing her to lose her sai.
Scorpion takes it and presses it against her eye.
Kitana was about to get up, but Sub-Zero stops her.
Sub-Zero: "He's not gonna hurt her...trust me."
He says and Kitana looks at him, slightly eased as she sits back down.
Mileena looks up at Scorpion, who showed no expression of emotion on his face.
Scorpion: "If I was not holding back...you'd be dead. I have to bury all this anger and hatred, deep where it can do no harm. So, yes, I'm afraid of myself. I pose a danger to myself and the others...they are my friends and I will not let any harm come to them, and they would to for me...even If I was the one to do so."
Scorpion then lets go of her arm and helps her up, and hands her sai back.
Scorpion: "That...is why I hold back."
He states as Mileena looks at him, understanding and in almost admiring way, then a portal appears on the arena, the two then back up and get into their fighting stances.
Johnny: "What the fuck?"
Kung Lao: "Be vigilant...we can't let intruders into the Sky Temple."
He says then everyone gets onto the arena, ready to fight as they saw someone coming through the portal.
Then a girl wearing white and gold with markings on her face, with a sword in hand came through the portal, and Scorpion recognized her.
Scorpion: "Ashrah?"
Ashrah: "I...need your...help."
She says before falling to the ground and the portal closes behind her.
Everyone looked at her concern, as Scorpion examined her, checking her wounds.
Scorpion: "She's been wounded, there is a lot of blood lost...she needs the Healing Chamber."
Kung Lao: "I'll do it."
He says then picks her up and goes inside the temple as everyone looks at Scorpion.
Sub-Zero: "How do you know her?"
Scorpion: "We are...old friends."
Johnny: "You had friends before us? Really? I'm hurt."
Scorpion glares at him and Johnny chuckles, nervously.
Johnny: "Only kidding man."
Scorpion: "Yes...she was my only friend, before all of you."
Noob: "But why is she here now?"
Scorpion: "That...I don't know."
(Hour Later: Healing Chamber)
Ashrah was slowly regaining consciousness as she hears voices talking, and slowly opens her eyes.
"Wait, She's a demon of the Netherrealm? Like...you?"
"I'm a spectre, not a demon. I was only reborn in the Netherrealm, it's not my original realm."
"But she's a demon, right? Cause she don't look like it. She looks like the opposite...y'know a angel."
"Are you seriously hitting on an unconscious girl right now?"
"Okay Kenshi, why are you dick riding me so hard? Hop off!"
"...What?!"
"You heard me!"
Ashrah groans and sees everyone in the chamber, she raises an eyebrow.
Ashrah: "Where am I?"
Scorpion: "The Sky Temple, you're in it's healing chamber...what happened Ashrah?"
Ashrah: *chuckles* "Straight to the point. Not a "hello" or "are you okay?"
Scorpion: *smirks* "You are alive, aren't you?"
Ashrah: "Jerk. Well, at least introduce me to your friends."
Scorpion: "Fine...Kung Lao was the one who patched you up. The dumbass with glasses over there is Johnny-"
Johnny: "I heard that!"
Scorpion: "You were supposed to. The one on his side is Kenshi. That's Jax, then Smoke and Ermac. Those two are the Princesses of Outworld. Lastly but not least...Sub-Zero and Noob."
He introduces and Ashrah looks at Johnny.
Ashrah: "Johnny? You called me an angel?"
Johnny: "Oh shit, you heard that?"
Ashrah: "Yes...that was very nice of you."
Johnny was surprised and lowers his shades, giving her a flirtatious look.
Ashrah winks at him then looks back at Scorpion, her expression now changing.
Ashrah: "I'm here because of the tournament. I want to join you...and stop what's coming."
Kung Lao: "What is coming?"
Ashrah: "The Netherrealm...they are entering the tournament...meaning-"
She says then Scorpion realizes what she meant, causing him to tense up.
Scorpion: "Quan Chi..."
Noob: "Netherrealm's never entered the tournament before...why now?"
Ashrah: "Because at the tournament, it has what Quan Chi longed searched for."
Everyone besides Erron was shocked as they realized what she was talking about.
Scorpion: "...No."
Noob: "At the tournament? How?"
Kung Lao: "The Elder Gods hid it. How did he find it?"
Erron: "Um, why is everyone panicking?"
Scorpion: "Shinnok's Amulet. He will use it to free him."
Erron: "Okay, and who's Shinnok?"
Kung Lao: "He is an Elder God...a fallen one at that. He tried to destroy all the realms as he saw life meaningless. The Elder Gods fought back and trapped him inside his own amulet."
Erron: "Oh...I'm starting to regret my decision."
Scorpion: "Ashrah...why were you hurt?"
Ashrah: "I found out from my demon sisters as they were ordered from Quan Chi to prepare the army for his return. I tried to stop them but, they tried to kill me...realizing that I had developed...sentiment for life."
Johnny: "Great...now we DEFINITELY have to win."
Kitana: "The return of Shinnok...a nightmare to life if it were to happen."
Scorpion then helps Ashrah stand as he looks at everyone.
Scorpion: "Then we make sure it doesn't happen. I will speak with Raiden, and tell him. Johnny, take Ashrah back to the yacht."
Johnny: "Got it."
He says then carries Ashrah bridal style to her confusion.
Ashrah: "I can walk."
Johnny: "But you're still hurt, can't have you making those injuries worse."
He states and starts leaving, smirking at Kenshi who flipped him off.
Frost then speaks up, her cocky facade still showing.
Frost: "So, we fight in the tournament and make sure an old relic doesn't fall in the wrong hands? Not a big deal."
Jax: "Not unless you love living."
Kung Lao: "Hanzo, Ashrah...how much of a threat is Quan Chi?"
Scorpion then looks at Kung Lao, a worried and serious look on his face.
Scorpion: "...A big one."
