Nightwolf: Go! Your souls are not safe!
Zeke: Take Rachel and get out of here!
Quan Chi: Earthrealm's fate is sealed, Nightwolf.
Nightwolf: Not yet! We fight until the end!
Zeke: You take care of the Soulnado. I got Quan Chi!
Nightwolf: Are you sure? I can handle it! Go!
Nightwolf left Zeke and Quan Chi, while Zeke prepared to prove himself.
Quan Chi: You cannot hope to survive! Your soul will belong to Shao Kahn!
Zeke: My soul is mine and mine alone!
Zeke and Quan Chi battled, as Nightwolf dealt with the Soulnado. Zeke was a powerful fighter but Quan Chi proved to be stronger. But no matter what, Zeke was going to prove his power to him...the power of a Shaolin. With everything that Liu Kang and Kung Lao taught him, he was going to show that he could be a hero as well...no more sitting in the sidelines. And that he did, he showed Quan Chi that he may not have superpowers but he didn't need them to win.
Zeke: Earthrealm will never be yours! Or Shao Kahn's!
Nightwolf battled Noob and sent him into the Soulnado. It began to lost control. Nightwolf put up a protected shield around him and Zeke, as the Soulnado exploded. Everything was blown but Nightwolf and Zeke survived.
Nightwolf: Pilamaya.
Zeke: We did it, we won!
Nightwolf: Let us return to the others and inform them of this.
Zeke: Got it.
Back with Cole and the others, they were discussing the visions that both Cole and Raiden were receiving.
Sonya: But how do we know? Raiden and Cole could be having visions of possible futures, not the future.
Jax: Sonya's right. Was I suppose to have my arms replaced with these? Or was it caused by interfering with the timeline?
Johnny: My head hurts just thinking about it.
Jacky: I'm with you, dude.
Kitana: This isn't helpful, we cannot second-guess our decisions. Raiden, what are your thoughts?
Raiden: ...
Cole: Raiden.
Raiden: Yes, that is best.
Cyber Sub-Zero: What is our next objective?
Jax: Nightwolf! Zeke!
Cole: How did it go?
Nightwolf: It is done. Earthrealm's souls are safe.
Everyone was pleased to hear the news...but as Raiden removed the amulet from his chest, it cracked, even more than it did before.
Raiden: No! How is it not enough?!
In anger, Raiden slammed his fist onto the table, furious that nothing he does was working.
Hayabusa: Calm down, Raiden.
Raiden: I must speak with the Elder Gods. Shao kana violation must be punished.
Liu Kang: But the battle is joined here, in Earthrealm.
Raiden: We cannot win without the Elder Gods.
Liu Kang: But Master...
Kung Lao: It is alright, Liu Kang. We can stay here and do what we can.
Cole: Kung Lao is right. I will go with Raiden and speak with them. Nightwolf, you will lead until we return.
Nightwolf: As you wish, Haokah.
Raiden grabbed Cole's shoulder and they disappeared, into the lightning.
Stryker: Well, now what? Standing around here won't do us any good.
Hayate: Maybe so but...
Cyber Sub-Zero: Wait!
Hayabusa: What is it?
Cyber Sub-Zero: The Lin Kuei! They surround us!
Out of nowhere, cyborgs appeared, all over the Sakura grounds and inside the temple.
Zeke: How did they manage to find us?
Jacky: So these are the bad guys?
Jann Lee: It is about time they arrive.
Stryker: So much for standing around.
Nightwolf: Attack!
The group engaged against the Lin Kuei cyborgs. Nightwolf dealt with a yellow cyborg who was allies with Sektor. His name was Cyrax.
Cyrax: My speed and skill are beyond you.
Nightwolf and Cyrax battled...a man of the spirits verses a man of metal. Both were skilled, both were fast but only one was going to gain the victory. And who else but Nightwolf. His power and connection with his ancestors gave him the power needed to defeat Cyrax.
Nightwolf: Mere speed and skill will not win this war, Cyrax.
From the stairs, Zeke was assisting Smoke in battling Sektor but both were knocked to the ground.
Sektor: You are weak! Now do you understand? The power of the Grand Master's vision?
Sektor was about to finish Smoke but Zeke saved him by shooting his gun and tackling Sektor to the ground.
Zeke: You're no match for the power of a Shaolin!
Now, it was Zeke against the cyborg, Sektor! Zeke was still tired from his fight against Quan Chi but he wasn't going to go down so easily. He battled hard and put up a great fight! He was knocked down a few times. But as he saw Liu Kang and Kung Lao fighting the cyborgs, it gave him the power needed to get back up and fight Sektor! His skills increased more and more and proved to be a powerful shaolin.
Zeke: Perhaps even you can be saved.
Everyone else defeated the Lin Kuei cyborgs and gained a moment to rest. Still...there was an eerie feeling from Zeke and Kitana. They looked around a saw someone walking in.
Kitana: Mother...
A woman came walking in, letting out a powerful scream. It was so powerful that it nearly blew away most of the warriors.
?: Come forward, if you dare. I will finish what the Lin Kuei could not.
The group came together and stood ready for the fight of a lifetime.
Zeke: Alright, you guys..Cole told me that Sindel is powerful...too powerful. If you can't fight, don't bother gettin back up. Remember, he needs to keep you alive, so you can all return home.
Bass: Not to worry, Zeke. We got this!
Jann Lee: Enough talk!
Nightwolf: Attack!
Everyone charged in to defeat Sindel but it was no use...she was just TOO strong. She easily defeated everyone. Most of them tried to get back up but were killed, in the process. Jann Lee...Bass Armstrong, Jacky Bryant, Sarah Bryant and Cyber Sub-Zero were killed by Sindel, while the others were badly injured. Kitana tried to fight back against her mother but was too tired and injured.
Kitana: Mother, please!
Sindel: I am no longer your mother.
Kitana: Mother, this is not your way. Shao Kahn has corrupted you!
Sindel: Shao Kahn has resurrected me! You have betrayed him. Embraced a pathetic cause.
Liu Kang: Kitana...stay down...
Kitana: Remember Edenia, mother. Remember your rule before Shao Kahn's invasion!
Sindel: Quiet, child. It is time for you to join your friends.
Sindel began to take what was left of Kitana's life but was stopped by the remaining power of both Zeke and Hayabusa.
Zeke: Stop!
Sindel: Still alive? No matter. Soon you will reunite with your friends.
Hayabusa: That isn't going to happen.
Jade: Ryu...no...
Zeke: We'll stop you, just you watch!
Zeke battled against Sindel and refused to stay down. If he were to die to admit defeat, the others would die as well. Hayabusa tried to help but he was too injured. Zeke swore to himself that he would make her pay for what she did to the others...the ones who gave there lives to protect Liu Kang and the others. Zeke managed to keep fighting but he wasn't strong enough to defeat her.
Zeke: I...will...stop you!
Zeke kept on fighting but it was only a matter of time, before Sindel finished him off. Sonya was still alive and called out to Raiden...hoping he'd hear her voice. But he was too busy trying talk with the Elder Gods.
Raiden: Elder Gods, I beseech you. Earthrealm is in danger.
Elder Gods: We are aware of your plight, Raiden.
Raiden: Then you must intervene on Earthrealm's behalf.
Elder Gods: We cannot.
Cole: What?! Liu Kang has already defeated Shao Kahn twice and he still...
Elder Gods: Dhao Kahn has not violated the rules of Mortal Kombat.
Cole: Are you crazy?! He attacks Earthrealm, as we speak! And doon, he'll come for Earthrealm 2!
Elder Gods: Invasion is not itself a transgression. It is the merger of realms that is proscribed.
Raiden: A distinction without a difference! Innocents are dying at the hands of Outworld!
Elder Gods: It is regrettable. But the Mortal Kombat tournaments are not intended to prevent certain outcomes. They are intended only to maintain balance among the realms.
Raiden: Please, you must...
Elder Gods: We have spoken.
And with that, they were gone.
Raiden: The last doors are closing. We are nearly trapped.
Cole: We will do what we can. Let's return to the others.
Back in Earthrealm, Zeke was still fighting against Sindel but badly bruised.
Sindel: Victory is mine, fool.
Zeke: Not...if I...take it...from...you.
Zeke bang shooting his bullets at Sindel, hoping to stop her but it was doing nothing. It looked as if it was the end for Zeke. Just then, he was saved by a sudden attack, from behind Sindel. It was Cole and Raiden, arriving in time.
Zeke: About time...brother...
Cole manage to defeat Sindel by summoning a thunder storm, completely destroying her. Raiden and Cole were in horror at the sight of there friends killed or badly injured.
Liu Kang: You...you made it.
Cole: I'm sorry we were late.
Liu Kang: Kitana...Kung Lao...are they...
Cole: They're alive. They need medical attention...same as you.
Liu Kang: Zeke...he fought...bravely. Aid...him.
Cole looked to Liu Kang and nodded, making his way to Zeke. He was frightened by the damage that Zeke had taken. He wasn't waking up and was afraid that Zeke was gone. He called Helena and asked for a medic...fast! They finally arrived and treated the surviving warriors.
Kitana: Liu Kang...
Liu Kang: Kitana!
Kitana: Liu Kang...You were right. I wish we had met...under...different circumstances.
Liu Kang: Kitana...
Kitana said nothing else, as she passed out, on the bed.
Cole: It's alright, Liu Kang. She'll make it. Her injuries weren't enough to kill her.
Liu Kang: What of the others?
Cole: They'll make it. Don't worry.
Liu Kang: I only wish, we could've saved the others. Was there deaths, in your vision?
Cole: No, just the ones at I had brought to Earthrealm 2. But we lost Sub-Zero.
Liu Kang: You can bring him back, right?
Cole: Count on it.
Raiden: I climbed the heaven, now I must plunge into the depths.
Liu Kang: What do you mean?
Raiden: I will go to Quan Chi. Ally our realm with his against the forces of Outworld.
Cole: Are you crazy?! What'll that achieve?!
Liu Kang: What will he demand? What price will be paid?
Raiden: Would any price be too high to save Earthrealm?
Liu Kang: I had prayed it not true. But you have gone mad, Raiden. Your visions. The are nothing. Delusions of an addled mind.
Cole: ...
Raiden: Liu Kang, please...
Cole: No, Raiden. We'll stay here and help the wounded. Leave on your quest, if you must.
Raiden said nothing, as Cole and Liu Kang left to aid the others who survived.