Flames, lava, and molten rock covered the landscape. Demonic creatures and the souls of the damned walk the ground. The Brotherhood of Shadow roamed the land, where however, no one knew. The screams and howls of those crying in pain could be heard at any location on this plain. Pillars of fiery rocks contained spears, with bodies of tormented souls speared on, still alive, and crying for help. This was the Netherrealm, otherwise known as Hell.

The ruler of the Netherrealm, Shinnok, could not be found, but his second in command, Quan Chi, sat upon a fiery throne, watching over the Netherrealm, in all its glory. Quan Chi relished in tormenting the souls of fallen warriors, but he found the souls of innocent beings to be even more fun to torment. Quan Chi always had his eyes set on valuable targets, from powerful kings, to stoic thieves and mercenaries. Any soul that he wanted, he could most certainly obtain it. He had many methods of doing so. He could send some of the Brotherhood of Shadow to claim the souls for him, or he could claim it for himself. But, he often found that one specter in particular got the job done the best. That specter is called Scorpion.

Quan Chi watched as Scorpion claimed the soul of another Earthrealm warrior. He could see all of this through his magical portals. Satisfied with Scorpion’s work, Quan Chi called the demon back to the Netherrealm. Within seconds, a fiery portal opened, and through it, came Scorpion.

“I have completed the task, Quan Chi. You will find this soul to be quite fun to torture. He puts up quite a bit of a fight,” Scorpion greeted his master, presenting him with the soul. Using his magic, Quan Chi took the soul in his grasp. He could hear the fallen warrior scream and cry out to be saved, but no such thing would happen. The soul disappeared from Quan Chi’s hand. He would deal with that later.

“Well done Scorpion. You never fail to impress me. But, another soul of great value has come to my attention as of late,” Quan Chi informed Scorpion. The specter seemed interested. Defeating great warriors always brought joy to Scorpion. He relished in a good battle, always assuring himself that he could not be beaten. On very few occasions, he had been beaten, but such occurrences were rare to the demon. Whether the warrior be of Earthrealm, Outworld, or the Chaosrealm, Scorpion did not care.

“Tell me what I must do, and I shall deliver the soul to you, master,” Scorpion said, bowing his head. Quan Chi used his magic to portray a world of color and happiness. “What is this?”

“A new realm. The universe is filled with realms, just waiting to be found. This is one of those realms, Scorpion,” Quan Chi answered. “This realm has a great magical power emanating from it. The dominant species seems to be a race of small horses, commonly referred to as ponies, from what I have uncovered.” Scorpion seemed to cringe at that word for some reason. Something about it made him feel… unmanly, but that word does not necessarily fit his description. Where once stood a man, now stood a demon.

Quan Chi used his magic to show Scorpion one of the denizens of the realm. It was a cream yellow horse, or pony, as he had been told. It had wings, and a pink tail and mane. On the flanks of the pony, there were three pink butterflies. This, Pegasus, seemed to be tending to some animals. Quan Chi’s magic allowed them to hear the pony’s voice, revealing that it was most likely a female. Scorpion could not help but be disgusted.

“With all due respect master, I do not believe anyone of the Netherrealm deserves to set foot in this new realm. It is too… kind,” Scorpion said, his voice showing his hatred of this new realm.

“I understand your feelings towards this new realm Scorpion, but the soul I have found possesses a magical prowess similar to that of even the Thunder God, Raiden.”

“How is that possible? To have such power would make this being a god him or herself.” Scorpion could not believe something of this realm could possess the power of Raiden. He was the God of Thunder, and he had the power to prove it. But, to Scorpion’s own surprise, he was shown the pony that possessed this power. It was a white pony, female, from what Scorpion could hear and see. She was much taller than the last pony he had seen. She had wings and a horn, which according to mythology would make her an Alicorn. On her flank was an image of the sun, and a golden tiara was on her head. Her mane and tail were the colors of the rainbow, but they seemed to be flowing infinitely.

“What is this new realm, master? Who is this pony that she commands such power?” Scorpion asked. Quan Chi whisked away the images and looked to Scorpion.

“This is the realm of Equis, and that pony is known as Princess Celestia. She commands power far greater than even myself. A soul like this should not be left to roam freely. I do not wish to claim this soul, but to tame it, and use its power for the benefit of the Netherrealm. With the soul of Celestia under our command, no one could stop the onslaught of the Netherrealm. I want you to travel to this land and kill Princess Celestia.” Scorpion looked to his master in disbelief. Did he really want Scorpion to fight a Goddess?

“Master, if what you say is true, then I may very well be unmatched against this, Princess Celestia.”

“You have defeated many enemies, Scorpion, have you not? You defeated your nemesis, Sub Zero. You defeated both Cyrax and Sektor in a handicap match. You have defeated so many adversaries, so why should this one be any different? If you wish to prove yourself, bring me the soul of Princess Celestia,” Quan Chi said, his voice almost demanding. Scorpion looked away momentarily to think. But, he knew what his decision was.

“Very well, my master, I shall bring you the soul of Celestia,” Scorpion answered. Quan Chi smiled at his specter.

“I have faith in you Scorpion. Complete your task, and I shall request of my master, Shinnok, for your family and clan to be returned to the realm of mortals. Now, go!” Quan Chi ordered.

Under his mask, Scorpion smiled. Quan Chi used his magic to give Scorpion the knowledge of the location of Equis. Engulfing himself in flames, Scorpion teleported himself to this new realm. Scorpion’s mission had begun.

Princess Celestia sat upon her throne, reading over some of the past letters sent to her by her faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. The Princess seemed to enjoy re-reading the lessons that the young Unicorn had learned during her time in Ponyville. It always brought a smile to her face.

However, her reading was interrupted when she felt a sudden surge of magical energy. However, this energy gave off a wicked presence. It was not good, but it was not evil. It seemed disturbed. Princess Luna entered Celestia’s throne room with an urgent look on her face.

“Did you feel it too, sister?” the Princess of the Night asked.

“I did,” Celestia answered.

“What shall we do?”

“The magic seemed to originate from the Everfree Forest. I shall write to Twilight and her friends to investigate.”

“Are you sure, Tia, about sending them in there?” Luna asked, worried for the six ponies.

“They have gone in before, and I currently do not have enough Royal Guards to send in to examine it. I feel that Twilight and her friends will be able to deal with the matter at hand,” Celestia responded, beginning to write her note to Twilight. Luna nodded and looked out one of the windows of the throne room.

“What do you suppose it was?” she asked.

“I do not know sister, but whatever it is, I know that it will not be good.”

Author's Notes:

My first crossover fic, starring Mortal Kombat as the crossover source. I just had the urge to make this story, so I'm making it. I hope you all enjoy the story. Expect some violence, because if you know the Mortal Kombat Universe, you know there will be violence.

If anyone reading this has any knowledge of Mortal Kombat that would help make the story better, please tell me. I'm not a Mortal Kombat enthusiast, and I'm basing this story off of the knowledge I got from play MK9. For this story, think of it as though the MK9 storyline never occurred. However, some events from the game's story will be referenced.