Sonya has managed to find her way into an underground location on the island. She creeps around cautiously, looking for her commander.

"Jax! Jax, you in here?" Sonya called out in a whispering tone.

She has walked into what appears to be a prison or a lair with Rotting bodies that have been stripped of their flesh and hanging off rusty meathooks. In one of the iron barred cells Sonya comes across Jackson Briggs. He looks like he's been severely beaten during his incarceration.

"Oh my God. What did they do to you?" Sonya asks.

"Run, girl, run..." Jax warns.

Behind her, Shang Tsung walks into the prison with two masked guards flanking him.

"Miss Blade! You do not disappoint. I have been expecting you." Shang Tsung says as Sonya turns to face them.

"Let him go! We're not part of your tournament!" Sonya demands.

"On the contrary, you are very much a kontestant. You will face Sub-Zero, of the Lin Kuei clan of assassins." Shang Tsung announces.

Ice then begins to materialise in the prison, taking the form of a man. The ice shatters to present Sub-Zero (Bi Han). He then assumes a fighting stance and Sonya walks toward him.

"Now you will feel death's cold embrace." Sub Zero (Bi Han) says.

The two then begin to fight. Even against his powers of ice, Sonya manages to fend off the merciless assassin and beat him unconscious. She then addresses Shang Tsung.

"Done! We're leaving!" Sonya says.

Raiden suddenly appears in a flash of lightning as Shang Tsung moves forward.

"Stand in my way and I'll kick your a–" Sonya says before being cut off.

"A challenge?" Shang Tsung asks in curiosity.

Raiden suddenly gasps. In his mind he flashes back to a vision of Manado Chujin defeating Shang Tsung with a flying kick. He then promptly gets between the two of them.

"No. You will not be the one to challenge Shang Tsung." Raiden says to Sonya.

Sonya misinterprets this as Raiden trying to protect the sorcerer.

"You want some too? Fine by me!" Sonya says.

They then start to fight. Showing her tenacity and taking advantage of Raiden's reluctance to fight, Sonya aggressively takes it to the God of Thunder and knocks him down.

"Enough of this!" Sonya says.

She then grabs Raiden by the shirt and prepares to punch him again.

"Shield your eyes." Raiden warns.

"What?" Sonya asked in confusion.

"Shield your eyes." Raiden warns again.

His eyes then start crackling with electricity. A blinding flash then envelopes the surrounding area. Sonya manages to get one arm in front of her face. Shang Tsung and the guards aren't so lucky. With them blinded, Sonya destroys the bars on Jax's cell with her wave energy blast. She then supports Jax as best as she can.

"Jax, come on! We're outta here!" Sonya says to her commander.

"'Bout time..." Jax says as the two start to leave the prison.

As Raiden picks himself up, the masked guards take off after Sonya and Jax. Shang Tsung then looks over at Raiden.

"You aided their escape." Shang Tsung says

"You allowed them to escape." Raiden says

"They will not get far." Shang Tsung says before walking off.

In the edge of a forest, Sonya is struggling to keep Jax moving.

"Come on Jax! Move it! That's an order!" Sonya commands

"Oh... so you're in charge now?" And asked sarcastically.

Sonya then speaks into her wrist communicator.

"Special Forces Command, this is Sonya Blade! Where's that evac?" Sonya asks.

"Blade, they are en-route... coming to you shortly..." Command informs.

"Affirmative! Almost home, soldier." Sonya tells Jax.

Sonya then turns to see Kitana and Jade approaching them from the forest.

"By order of Shang Tsung, no one leaves this island." Kitana says.

"I don't have time for this. Outta my way!" Sonya says before getting into a fighting stance.

They then begin their fight. Even though Sonya has the numbers stacked against her, she manages to defeat both Kitana and Jade and leave them on the floor unconscious.

"Sure don't need any more surprises like them." Sonya says to herself.

She then walks over to Jax.

"How are you holding up?" Sonya asks.

"I'm fine." Jax painfully assures.

"Liar. After I get you to base, I'm coming back. Kano's still here somewhere." Sonya says.

"Your obsession with him is gonna get you killed." Jax warns.

"I trusted him." Sonya says.

"Yeah, we all did." Jax says.

"But I was the one he used." Sonya says.

She then looks up at the sound of a helicopter.

"I think our ride's here." Sonya says as she begins waving to the approaching copter.

As she does so, a gigantic fireball shoots up from nowhere and blasts it into pieces. Sonya can only watch as the chopper crashes in the distance in flames.

"No!" Sonya calls out.

She then turns to see a laughing Shang Tsung alongside Kano. Shang Tsung's hand is still glowing with fire.

"Damn you!" Sonya yells at the sorcerer.

"You have a challenger - Kano." Shang Tsung announces.

Angrily, Sonya assumes her fighting stance.

"Pretty Boy ain't gonna save ya this time." Kano promises.

They then start to fight. With plenty of anger in her this time, Sonya shows that she doesn't need saving and beats Kano to the floor.

"You're comin' with me." Sonya says.

As she moves in to arrest Kano, Tsung stops her by blasting a fireball into her path.

"Kano is not your prisoner." Shang Tsung says.

"At least help Jax. He needs a medic!" Sonya says.

The sorcerer only laughs at her as he walks off, followed by Kano, Kitana and Jade.

"Bastard." Sonya calls out as she stands in place.

"There she is!" Johnny says.

Sonya then turns around to see Johnny Cage walking toward her, followed by Raiden, Manado and Liu Kang.

"Sonya! You all right? Hey, looks like you found 'im." Johnny says, looking at Jax.

He then throws a salute at Jax.

"S'up, Sarge?" Johnny asks Jax.

"He's a ma–" Sonya says before she stops and looks at Raiden who is walking toward her commanding officer. "Hey, what are you doing?" Sonya asks.

Raiden then charges up lightning in his palms.

"It's ok. He's cool." Johnny assures.

As the electricity nears Jax, he starts to glow with blue energy.

"What the?" Jax asks in confusion as to what is happening.

"Jax!" Sonya calls out.

Sonya attempts to intervene but Johnny grabs her arm.

"Seriously. He's cool." Johnny again assures her.

The process takes a few moments, and after Raiden has finished, Jax has been completely healed of his injuries. He examines his arms and seems quite astounded at the difference.

"That's amazing!" Jax says.

"Told ya! Turns out he's a god!" Johnny explains.

As Jax rises to his feet, Sonya is also quite astounded as Raiden approaches her.

"Thank you... Raiden." Sonya says.

"Gratitude is unnecessary. I have foreseen events, like memories of my future. They lead me to believe that you are all connected to Earthrealm's fate." Raiden explains.

"What have you foreseen?" Liu Kang asks.

"In my visions, Shao Kahn becomes invincible. He destroys all life in Earthrealm. We will all die. I believe these flashes are a guide to defeating Shao Kahn. But disrupting the flow of time can have serious consequences." Raiden explains.

"I'm not worried. I bet you could win this thing no problem." Johnny says with confidence.

"Unless directly challenged, I cannot participate." Raiden informs.

"What should we do besides standing around looking pretty?" Johnny asks.

"For now, the tournament must run its course." Raiden explains.

"All right then. We're with you, Raiden." Sonya says before she and the others head back to the tournament.