Shadows of Gotham

Chapter 1: Encounter with the Lin Kuei Grand Master

It was quite a dark scene in a museum located in Gotham City, a mysterious shadow crept on the roof of the museum and looked down upon a shiny medallion in the center. Yet the mysterious figure wasn't alone, a familiar cape crusader known as the Dark Knight was not far from the museum and noticed some suspicious activities on the roof from a building higher up. The Batman, however, wanted to wait what the mysterious figure would do first. A closer look upon a small light revealed to be that the mysterious figure was none other than Frost former disgraced member of the Lin Kuei eyeing in a powerful medallion below.

"Time to break the ice" whispered Frost to herself.

She immediately used her powers to freeze the glass roof and with one blow of her fist, the ice fell right to the ground. She immediately leaped right down, right on the museum's floor, yet she wasn't the only one there aside from the Batman watching her was a mysterious shadow already within the museum watching Frost's move.

"So, you have decided to once again betray your own temptations?" asked a familiar voice to Frost.

The voice belonged to none other than current Grand Master of the Lin Kuei, Sub-Zero himself whom carefully emerged from the shadows of the museum.

"You have attracted attention to yourself" added Sub-Zero.

"Like what?" asked Frost.

"Me" replied Batman who flew right down.

The Batman landed on his two feet, and first thought that the two both Frost and Sub-Zero were conspiring to steal items from the museum.

"I'm bringing you two both down" said Batman.

"Oh, I you may have been confused you see, I'm really against her" replied Sub-Zero.

"I don't buy that, either Dr. Freeze has pulled on a ninja disguise or I'm facing something else" said Batman.

Frost seeing the chance of the confusion between Batman and Sub-Zero, grabs uses her ice powers to freeze the glass on the display holding the medallion. With one blow to the fist, the ice breaks, which she then proceeds to grab it.

"After her you fool!" cried Sub-Zero to Batman.

Batman finally realizes that he's been tricked by Frost into thinking that Sub-Zero was a co-conspirator in the crime, yet now he finds himself giving case with Sub-Zero after Frost. As Frost turns one corner, she then encounters a night watchman who attempts to trigger the alarm.

"Not so fast" said Frost who immediately used her powers on him just in the nick of time.

She then heads down the hallway again to try to make her escape, yet as she was doing that, Batman comes across a frozen night watchman with Sub-Zero.

"I told you this wasn't my work" said Sub-Zero to Batman, "I could have taken on my former student myself, but you had to butt yourself in."

"Well pardon me Gotham's my turf" replied Batman as he then continued on the chase.

"Looks like you'll need to make a disappearing act" said Sub-Zero as he then pulls the alarm which the night watchman was about to reach for.

Batman then realizes that he's been tricked by Sub-Zero and immediately disappears as well from the museum. Meanwhile, the security SWAT team was gathering in the entrance of the museum. As the SWAT team moved in, Frost was about to freeze them right in their path, yet one of the SWAT team members fired a gas grenade to which knocked out Frost unconscious.

"Don't worry, we got our fugitive" said the head of the SWAT team.

After a few minutes after the encounter, the Batman from a safe distance witnessed the SWAT team members carefully handling Frost bringing her into their secured van. The Dark Knight was quite well unaware that Sub-Zero was right beside him.

"You think you've won in stopping someone like her?" asked Sub-Zero.

"Who are you to tell me what to do on my turf?" asked Batman.

"I'm a Grand Master of the Lin Kuei, you fool, your fellow compatriots below will not be able to hold her" replied Sub-Zero.

"So, I'll be able to just stop her like I do with every criminal I encounter" added Batman.

"Oh you think that?" asked Sub-Zero as he began to approach Batman, "well let me tell you something, you have no idea what her agenda is, or her other superiors are plotting against your city. I'm a Protector of the Earth Realm, and as a Protector, it's my duty to ensure it's safety from those who wish to do harm."

After that statement, Batman expected that the mysterious Sub-Zero would disappear right in front of his face as he mysteriously appeared. Meanwhile, back in the sewers of Gotham, two mysterious dark figures were meeting to discuss the failed attempt from above. As a light shined on the two figures, one revealed to be Shang Tsang and the other Quan Chi.

"You hiring Frost to do our bidding was a major error of judgement on your part" said Shang Tsung as he barked back at Quan Chi.

"Bah, she knew all the secrets of my enemies which I can dispose of" replied Quan Chi, "we must form a rescue mission for her."

"And just how are you going to do that?" asked Shang Tsang.

"Gentlemen you may come in" replied Quan Chi to which out of the shadows emerged Noob Sabiot and Smoke, "please go fetch our friend Frost, from her predicament."

"It would be an honor" replied Noob as he bowed his head along with Smoke.

Meanwhile in a certain jail in Gotham City known as the Arkham Asylum, the secured van carrying Frost arrived on the scene. The female ninja soon found herself in strong, tight cuffs which made it impossible for her to use her powers. She was then escorted right into Arkham Asylum, where after a few minutes, she passed through familiar cells of Batman's usual enemies especially one cell which held the notorious Joker.

"Hello, what do we have here, a new guest in the big house?" asked the Joker who was quite intrigued about Frost.

"Beat it clown, this doesn't concern you" replied a harsh prison guard.

"Well that's not very nice" sighed the Joker who sat back on his bench with quite a pouting face on himself.

After a few minutes later, Frost was led to a special cell where she was placed in the women section of the solitary confinement portion of the prison.

"In you go, you'll have plenty of nights in here" laughed one of the guards.

Yet under the Arkham Asylum both Smoke along with Noob Sabiot were just about to prepare for a major jail break that would include every member of Arkham Asylum.