The Defenders are fighting a group of Nomads. Nightwolf contacts Liu, but Liu tells him to make it quick, as they're kind of busy here. Nightwolf says he's sorry, but there's another rip starting. Liu says they've still got a couple dozen Nomads to contend with, so the best they can do is split up. Nightwolf says that's risky, but there's no alternative. He tells Liu to contact him when they're in the jets and he'll give them the coordinates.

Liu tells Kitana, and Kitana says they should take Stryker with them. The rest of the team continue fighting the Nomads, but Stryker then gets knocked down. Liu tells him to come with them, as there's another rip. Jax gets Stryker back up and tells him to be on his way. Kitana asks them if they'll be alright, and Sonya says it'll be a piece of cake... she hopes.

Jax clears the way by using his ground pound, knocking several Nomads over. Liu, Kitana and Stryker board the dragon jets and take off, heading towards where the new dimensional rip is.

In Egypt, a portal opens up and one man steps out. Someone else appears in the portal and passes him something, telling him he should know what to do with this. As he goes back into the portal, the first man takes the device and activates it, which digs into the ground. He then goes back into the portal, which disappears.

Liu's group arrive in Egypt. Stryker reports there is no sign of a dimensional rip, which Nightwolf says it strange -they should be right over it. But he then realizes there are no signs of a rip now, even though he detected one in that exact location up until a couple of seconds ago. He tells them to go down for a closer look. The team land their jets and start searching, but they find nothing. Stryker thinks there must have been a glitch in something Nightwolf did. Nightwolf says there is nothing wrong with his computations or machinery. Liu asks if they should get back and help the others, but Nightwolf says they've just finished driving the Nomad back through the rip. He tells Liu to return to base.

Nightwolf is sure his readings were correct, and the computer doesn't make mistakes -but maybe he did, somehow. Back in Egypt, the device digs into a pyramid and heads to a door. The door opens up, revealing Kano. Kano deactivates the device and picks it up, before saying that now he'll make the do-gooders jump through hoops.

Back at the base, Jax says the three of them had one ugly time taking care of those Nomads. Sonya says there was no second rip, but Nightwolf says there was, he's certain of it. Stryker says he's certain they couldn't find one. An alarm then goes off, as Nightwolf says another rip is starting, this time in Tibet. He can't pinpoint who is coming through yet, but there is another rip. He says they've got to trust him, they can't risk another invasion.

Jax tells him to relax, they're on their way -he just wishes they got bonus miles for all this globe hopping. Liu tells Nightwolf it isn't about trusting him, but he must admit he's wearing them down. As the team move out, Nightwolf checks his computer and says he's right, the rip is opening. The team arrive in Tibet, but Jax says they've found another big, fat nothing.

Sonya says there's no sign of a rip. Stryker says there hasn't been any activity on this forsaken mountain for centuries. When they contact Nightwolf, he tells them the rip went off his screen seconds before they arrived. Sonya thinks this confirms Nightwolf is screwing up, but the alarm then goes off again. Nightwolf says there is another rip, this time in Australia. Sonya says that's at the other end of the road, but Kitana says they have no choice, the risk is too great. Kitana says after this, Nightwolf better get a grip on what's going on.

The team head to Australia, but once again, they find nothing. Stryker tells Nightwolf they're starting to get very worried. Nightwolf says the rip was there, his readings were right. He starts to think someone is deliberately sending them on these wild goose chases... why? Sonya thinks he's blaming someone else for his screw ups. Nightwolf then says another rip is opening in Brazil, but Stryker says he swears this is the last time.

Rayden then appears, so Nightwolf asks him if he's losing it. Rayden says he has no idea, but tells him maybe he's fallen into a trap. It's one that's captured many a mortal: relying too much on machinery and not enough on gut instincts. He tells Nightwolf that he's a shaman, who has great inner tools. Nightwolf goes back to his computer, but Rayden tells him to forget about that, and try using his brain. Nightwolf says this all started in Egypt, so maybe it's time he checked it out for himself. Rayden says he'll be happy to mind the shop.

Nightwolf and Kiva arrive in Egypt. Kiva digs something out, and Nightwolf says there was something here, something very evil. Kiva has found a piece of metal with the Black Dragon logo on it. They return to base, and Nightwolf shows what they found. Sonya can't believe it, so Jax says that symbol represents an underground crime syndicate called the Black Dragon. It was about five years back...

Sonya and her partner were doing surveillance. Sonya comes back with some fresh coffee, only to find the door was opened. She enters the motel room and asks if Wechsler is there, but gets no response. She instead finds the Black Dragon symbol on one of the walls, and then finds an opened file with a picture of Kano inside it.

Kano had been in the room, and had left a bomb in it with a note. Sonya yells for Wechsler to get out now if he's in here, as she jumps out of a window. The bomb explodes seconds later, and when Sonya looks up, she sees Kano waiting a few feet away. But she then passes out.

When she wakes up, she asks her captain what happened to Wechsler. The captain says he's sorry, but the medics just didn't get to him in time. Sonya knew Kano was responsible and vowed to make him pay. Kano's trail eventually led to the Mortal Kombat tournament, where she killed him. Sonya believed for years that the Black Dragon went down when she took out Kano at the tournament.

Back in the present, Kitana says whilst Sonya did defeat Kano, the emperor may have helped him elude death. Sonya says she can't stand to think Kano may actually be free. The idea is too painful, it means she failed her partner. Nightwolf's computer goes off again, but he says he's sure it's a false alarm. He suggests they split up, with half of them checking the rip, and the rest of them can go to Egypt. Sonya says to forget it, he's been making on screw up after another. Kitana tells her she understands what she's going through, but she must try to keep it together.

Nightwolf says Egypt is where it all started, and where he found the Black Dragon symbol. Stryker says there were there and didn't find anything. Nightwolf says he's got to prove he's not a total screw up, and he's sure they're missing something. He asks for Sub-Zero, Sonya and Jax to come with him to Egypt, whilst Stryker, Liu and Kitana chase down the new rip. As the teams head off, Sonya says she's sorry for being so rough, she guesses she just needed to blow off some steam. Nightwolf says he understands, as he's been ready to blow himself. It's hard when you start doubting yourself, as it can really mess with your head.

He thinks that rather than fighting, they can maybe help each other through it somehow. Sonya says she'll try, but she can't guarantee what'll happen if she ever sees Kano again. The team arrive in Egypt, but don't find anything after several hours. However, Sonya then finds a Black Dragon symbol on a brick in a pyramid.

She presses on it and it opens a trap door. The team fall into the pyramid itself. Jax says it's nice someone turned on the lights, but thinks it confirms Nightwolf's suspicions. This means whoever is doing this they're across the globe at the latest rip. Nightwolf says they should split up again, so they head off in two teams.

Kiva starts growling, so Nightwolf tells Sonya to wait. He thinks this place may be booby trapped, so he summons an axe and sends out an energy blast. This causes several spears to shoot up out of the ground. Sonya thinks those ancient pharaohs were some nasty guys. Nightwolf destroys the spears, but they then notice some zombie mummies heading towards them.

They quickly destroy the mummies, causing them to crumble to dust. Sonya thinks they've wrapped up the mummy situation, but then sees they've reached a dead end. But Nightwolf says he can sense there is a passage behind the wall. He says it must be some sort of a puzzle key, but he thinks he can handle it. He focuses his energy and unlocks the secret.

The doors opens, but as Sonya walks on, Nightwolf tells her to be careful as there could be more traps. Kano then steps out of the shadows and tells Sonya it's nice to see her again. It looks like they've gotten wise to his little tricks, but they can meet some of his new friends. Nearby, an army of zombie mummies appears.

Kiva merges with Nightwolf, as the rest of them team enter the room and start fighting the mummies. Sonya says Kano is hers, but he pulls out some knives and says she hasn't got a chance, not when the rest of her crew are halfway across the world. They're outnumbered ten to one!

Sonya tells Sub-Zero to look behind him. He turns around and blasts some mummies with his ice, freezing them up. But then, the mummies get shattered by Liu and Kitana. Sonya says it looks like the odds are a lot more even now.

Stryker says they were able to find them because of the tracking device Nightwolf put in their wrist coms. Sonya starts fighting Kano, but she gets knocked down. Kano calls her a poor fool, she really must have thought she'd finished him back on the island. But what she never realized is that he's actually working for a much higher power. He's really enjoyed creating rip after rip to run them ragged.

He says the trouble is there's no way of knowing when one of the rips was real, like now. He creates a portal, but Nightwolf shoots in with an arrow. This covers up the portal and prevents anything from going through or coming out of it.

As the team fight off the remaining mummies, Stryker seals up the portal. Nightwolf tells Sonya that she beat Kano once, so he knows she can do it again. All she has to do is believe it! Sonya tells Kano to kiss off, baby. She throws out a projectile...

...which hits Kano. Kano attempts to retreat, but Nightwolf throws an axe at him, causing him to drop the signal device. As the door closes, he tells Sonya that she's sitting on a time bomb, and she must remember how much he likes those. The door then closes completely before Sonya can get to Kano.

Sonya tries to open the doors, but Nightwolf says they've got to get out of here now. The pyramid starts to explode, so Nightwolf, Sonya and the rest of the team get out of it just in time.

Nightwolf says at least they won't be tricked into any more false rips. Liu tells him it must be nice knowing he's not losing it. Nightwolf says it was driving him crazy, but he has to admit the experience got him to realize he was depending too much on machines, and not enough on himself. But it's not that easy finding a balance. Sonya says she's happy for him, at least he knows he hasn't failed. Nightwolf says she did great back there.

Sonya says that Kano has escaped. Jax says she's never failed him, and they stopped Kano from unleashing a major invasion. Whilst Sonya appreciates their words, she says she's not ready to let it go, she needs some time. Elsewhere, Shao Kahn has been watching. He says that it is far from over.