From a Woman's Point of View

Surprising Changes

Sub-zero woke up, his head was pounding. He looked up at the sky, it was afternoon. He sighed. The gash on his left side was no longer painful. Quan Chi had let him go, which meant that his 'little experiment' was a success. He sighed again.

"What in the world happened?" He heard a female voice say. He froze. He wasn't alone. He surveyed his surroundings. He saw nothing. He sighed again. "I must be losing my mind." The same voice said. His eyes widened. He looked down, and, as sure as Raiden was the Thunder God, there were two bumps on his chest. He stood up and ran down to the nearest river, vaguely aware that his clothes were loose and too large for him. He looked at his reflection. What he saw made his eyes almost pop out of their sockets. A woman was staring back at him. She had long bluish white hair, pale skin and deep blue eyes.

No, no, no, no, no! he mentally shouted. This can't be happening! His, or rather, her breath came out in short gasps.

"Damn Quan Chi to the pits of Netherrealm!" he shouted to the thick foliage surrounding him. He sat down and took a deep breath.

"Okay Sub-zero. What are you going to do?" he said to himself. What would he do? Nobody knew that he was here in the woods. He was a woman. His outfit was too loose for him to wear. He couldn't just go back to the Lin Kuei temple wearing nothing. His thoughts were interrupted by the rustling of the bushes behind him. It made him jump. He wrapped his outfit around him. "Who's there?"

"What is a woman doing in the forest all alone?" A familiar voice asked. A man emerged from the bushes. His red blind fold was being caressed by the light wind.

"Kenshi?" he blurted out.

"You seem to know me, but I am afraid I do not know who you are." Kenshi replied. Kenshi somehow looked different to Sub-zero. Had he always been so good looking? He stared at his face for a long time before he realized what he was thinking. He shook his head.

"Kenshi! It's me! Sub-zero!" Sub-zero told him. Kenshi arched an eyebrow. Clearly, he was skeptical.

"Last time I checked, Sub-zero was male ma'am."

Sub-zero cringed at his reply.

"Yes you are absolutely right. He WAS male." Sub-zero emphasized the past tense. He flinched again. Kenshi looked straight at him. He took a step forward and touched his face. Sub-zero held his breath. After a few moments, Kenshi withdrew his hand and pushed his eyebrows together.

"What in the name of the Elder Gods happened to you?" He asked. Sub-zero sighed in relief. Kenshi believed him. He patted the ground beside him. Kenshi sat down and faced him.

"Well, to make the story short, Quan Chi turned me into a woman." He answered. Kenshi nodded and opened his mouth to speak. He cut him off. "I have no idea why he turned me into one. I just woke up and here I am."

Kenshi nodded again.

"By the way, what are you doing here?" she asked him.

"I have some business to attend to." Kenshi replied vaguely. Sub-zero was curious, but he didn't want to force the story out of Kenshi.

"Kenshi, I need your help." Sub-zero frowned. He hated feeling weak. He never had to rely on other people. However, desperate times called for desperate measures.

"If it is in my power, I will do it Sub-zero." He replied.

"Thanks. Don't worry it's not that hard. I just need you to buy some clothes for me in the nearest shop. Nothing fancy, just something…to cover my body."

"All right. But I cannot assure you that I can retrieve something nice to wear. In case you haven't noticed, I'm actually blind." Kenshi grinned. "Don't worry, I'll manage." He then stood up and left.

Sub-zero waited patiently for Kenshi. He looked at his reflection one more time and sighed.

"At least he turned me into a beautiful woman." He said to himself. He wondered how his clan would receive him. He grinned at the image of his guard stopping him in the entrance. He then thought of his other comrades. How would Sonya and the others react to this? How would Scorpion react to this? He shuddered. He could almost hear his taunts.

"I got your clothes." Kenshi appeared out of nowhere, or so Sub-zero thought. "I think it may look normal."

Sub-zero laughed at his comment and looked at the clothes he bought for him. It looked almost the same as his original outfit, except it was smaller. He changed into them as quickly as he could. It took him five minutes to put the brassiere on properly. He put his mask on last. He left his trident off since it would be odd for a woman to be wearing one.

"Will you be accompanying me to the Lin Kuei palace or do you have some things to attend to?" Sub-zero asked the blind warrior.

Kenshi smiled.

"I'm sorry. Maybe another day." He replied. Sub-zero smiled and hugged his friend. He was slightly smaller than Kenshi, well, at least now he was. Kenshi ran his hand through Sub-zero's hair.

"You have really soft hair." Kenshi chuckled.

It made him blush. Damned female hormones! He mentally screamed.

Kenshi let him go and turned around and walked away while waving good-bye. He then stopped abruptly and turned. He was wearing a huge grin on his face. Sub-zero looked at him quizzically.

"You really are pretty." Kenshi laughed and Sub-zero flushed.

"I thought you were blind!" Sub-zero shouted at him. He was blushing furiously and was glad that Kenshi couldn't see.

"I am! I 'see' how people look like when I touch their faces." He smirked. "I can imagine how your face looks like now. You're probably blushing right now." He then laughed and dodged the iceball Sub-zero had thrown toward his direction. He walked away, still laughing.

Sub-zero stared at his retreating figure until he was gone. He shook his head and turned to the opposite direction and went off in search of a portal that would lead him back to Arctika.