(Cage Family Yacht: Early Morning)

Scorpion woke up, abruptly, he then sat up and noticed his room was ablaze, he sighed and rubbed his eyes.

"Damnit...not again."

Scorpion then reaches for his phone, checking the time.

He states then gets up and gets dressed.


(Living Room)

Everyone was in the living room, eating breakfast as they were already geared up.

Scorpion then made his way up and a plate of food floated towards him.

???: "Are you hungry, Scorpion?"

Scorpion then saw Ermac, hovering in the kitchen, washing dishes.

Scorpion: "Thank you, Ermac."

He takes the plate then sits down with the others who were watching TV.

Kenshi then whispered to Scorpion, making sure the others didn't hear.

Kenshi: "You had another nightmare, didn't you?"

Scorpion: "...It was nothing."

Kenshi: "Then why was your room on fire?"

Scorpion: "It's just nightmares...nothing I can't handle."

Kenshi: "Whatever you say."


(Sky Temple)

Everyone was teleported inside of the temple, as they started heading towards outside to the arena.

Johnny: *yawns* "Alright, so who's sparring first? I'm still tired from yesterday."

Smoke: "Me and Sub-Zero, and I believe Bo' Rai Cho is leading today's lesson."

Kung Lao: "Bo' Rai Cho? Then the lesson will be unforgiving."

He states then turns to see two fans being thrown at him and Kenshi.

He sidestepped the attack and Kenshi quickly blocked with Sento.

Everyone was on guard as they saw two girls in both blue and pink.

The fans that were thrown came back to the girl in blue, as the girl in pink had sais.

???: "This temple is poorly guarded."

Sub-Zero: "Clearly...I got this."

He states then flips over the others and fired an ice blast at the girl in blue who dodged, then used wind to knock Sub-Zero down on the ground.

He rolled into the landing but was kicked back by the girl in pink.

He fell back but then made a spear out of ice.

Sub-Zero then noticed Jax beside him and raised an eyebrow.

Jax: "We need to make it fair, right?"

Sub-Zero: *chuckles* "Couldn't agree more."

They were starting to charge but then lightning struck in between them.

Raiden: "Enough! Jax, Kuai Liang, these are our guests!"

He states then everyone came down the steps to the arena.

Kung Lao: "But Lord Raiden, they attacked first."

Raiden then looked at the girls who bowed, apologetically.

???: "Forgive us, Lord Raiden. We thought were unaware these were your Kombatants."

Raiden: "It is...fine, Princess."

Johnny: "Wait, Wait, Wait, did you say Princess?!"

Raiden sighed and nodded.

Raiden: "This Princess Kitana and Mileena of Outworld, for their well being and protection they will be in Earthrealm for the time being...and I promised no harm will come to them."

He states looking at Sub-Zero who still had his spear.

Sub-Zero realizes then breaks his spear in half.

Raiden: "Now, I must speak with the Elder Gods about conflicts in other realms...while I'm gone, listen to Bo' Rai Cho, and respect the Princesses wishes."

He finishes then teleports again.

Kung Lao then bowed before the Princesses.

Kung Lao: "I am Kung Lao of the Shaolin Order, forgive the action of my friends, this is-"

He starts but gets cut off by Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero: "My name is Sub-Zero, of the Lin Kuei...that is my brother Bi-Han, known as Noob Saibot, and our friend Smoke."

He introduces then Johnny steps up front, being in front of them.

Johnny: "Okay, rude for not introducing us, so I'll do it...Name's Johnny Cage, that's Jax, our resident boxer, the blind dude with the sword is Kenshi. The mummy is Ermac and as for the scary looking guy that is Scorpion."

Johnny said in quick speed, surprising Kung Lao.

Johnny: "That's how you do it."

Kitana and Mileena then examined at the training ground and looked back at them.

Kitana: "Smaller than the training ground at home...but it will do."

Mileena: "Not bad...for commoners."

Kung Lao: "I hope so Princess...perhaps you would like to spar with one of us sometime."

Kitana: "That would be nice."

Kenshi: "Well, until Bo' Rai Cho gets here, we will be sparring, up first is Sub-Zero and Smoke."

Mileena: (whispers) "This should be good."

Kitana: (whispers) "Be polite, Mileena."

Sub-Zero and Smoke then stepped up the arena and got into their fighting stances.

Everyone was then sitting on the steps, watching.

Johnny then stood up and put on his best showman voice.

Johnny: "Everybody, cameras! Roll sound! Annnnd...ACTION!"

Sub-Zero and Smoke then charged at each other, delivering strikes and countering each other's moves.

Sub-Zero then swept Smoke's feet, knocking down, he then tried to land an axe kick but Smoke teleported up in the air, and punch Sub-Zero across the face.

Smoke: (chuckles) "Getting slow Kuai, I might beat you."

Staggered, Sub-Zero went back, giving them distance, Smoke ran at him till Sub-Zero froze the ground.

Smoke: "Oh crap."

Sub-Zero then jumps and kicks him across the face, causing Smoke to fall but he then recovered.

Sub-Zero then charged at Smoke with a rushing knee, but he teleported behind and tossed Sub-Zero over him, then threw a smoke-bomb launching Sub-Zero in the air, then teleports and slams him back down.

Smoke: "Again, I might win."

Sub-Zero heard a laugh from Kitana and he looked at her, seeing her amused at him seemingly losing.

Annoyed and slightly angered, he then pushed Smoke off and the two clashed with their powers, knocking them back.

Johnny: "Whoa...that is awesome."

Scorpion then noticed Sub-Zero's increase in anger.

Scorpion: "He's losing control."

Noob: "You're right, his ice attacks are getting more wild."

Smoke then noticed Sub-Zero's strikes were getting more aggressive.

Smoke: "Dude, would you relax?"

Sub-Zero: "Would you stop making jokes?"

Sub-Zero says then kneed Smoke in the face and hits with a side kick him in the gut sending him flying back.

Smoke landed on his side, roughly, bruising his rips, he lowered his mask and spit out blood.

Smoke: "What the hell?!?"

Sub-Zero then performed his ice-slide but Smoke quickly teleported in the air and tried to attack from above.

But Sub-Zero made a ice-clone dodging out of the way as Smoke froze on contact, in mid air.

Sub-Zero then made an ice hammer, and hit Smoke right in his side, breaking his ribs.

Smoke fell to the ground, in pain and sat up, as Sub-Zero stood over him, about to strike again.

Scorpion then teleported on the arena grabbed his hand.

Scorpion: "Stop! He's hurt and beatened, we never strike a enemy when he's defeated, that's not what we're taught."

Sub-Zero then looked at Smoke who was now being helped up by Jax and Kung Lao.

Sub-Zero: "Smoke, I'm-"

Smoke: "Save it man."

Jax and Kung Lao started assisting Smoke to inside the temple.

Kitana and Mileena were surprised by the outcome and looked at Johnny, confused.

Kitana: "Does this always happen?"

Johnny: "Nope...well kinda, but not like this."

???: "What has happened?"

A voice called out to them and they looked to see Bo' Rai Cho, wearing his usual attire and having a confused expression on his face.

Scorpion: "Smoke is hurt, he needs to be tended to."

Bo' Rai Cho: *sighs* "Then today's lesson is on hold...we'll continue tomorrow, I will tend to Smoke."

He states then goes inside the temple.

Scorpion, Johnny and Ermac then go in the temple, escorting the Princesses, Noob looks at his little brother, with a look of disapproval.

Noob: "Never do that again...that was unlike you...that's something I would've done."

Sub-Zero: "I-"

Noob: "Which is why you did it...you are Sub-Zero now...act like it."

Sub-Zero nods and the two brothers walk inside the temple.