The first episode begins with a fight between the earth warriors and a group of cyborgs led by Cyrax and Sector. Just as the Earth Warriors were about to be defeated by their attackers, Sub-Zero appeares and helps the defeat the cyborgs. Sub-Zero is not pleased with his clan and decided leave it and join the forces of good. When returning to the base, the earth warriors are attacked by the forces of Shao Khan. The earth warriors think that they want revenge for Sub-Zero's betrayal to his clan. Right after the battle it became clear that Sub-Zero got a spy transmitter was set up on his body which was why the outworld forces found and attacked them. At that time an alarm was heard announcing the attack of Scorpion and kombat begins again.

In the mountains of Tibet in an ancient tomb is hidden, whith which one can gain access to other worlds. Scorpion aims at getting there in order to organize the army of dead warriors and to invade the earth. To prevent this, Sub-Zero challenges Scorpion to a kombat, but scorpion appears to be stronger than he. The next earth warriors that fights Scorpion was Liu Kang who manages to defeat the dead ninja and blast his plans for the world domination.

A new dangerous enemy of earth, creatures of a strange reptilian race appear before the earth warriors. During the attacks that followed the acid of one of the reptiles hits Jax's cybernatic hands. As a result of it the important microchip gets lost and his hands don't function anymore. Because of this Jax loses his selfconfidence. Sonya returns to the place where battle was fought to find the microchip and help her friend. However a reptile manages to kidnap Sonya. Because there are also other battles to be fought, the Earth Warriors decide to split up: the larger part of the team take of to a kombat with Sheeva's warriors, as for Jax , he starts his search to find his partner, Sonya. In his desire to help Sonya, Jax forgets about cyber hands and defeats the reptile on his own. At the same time the rest of the warriors manage to win their battle too.

A strange energy emission in New Guinea leads the Earth Warriors to Rain, an old friend of Kitana. He informs them that Shao Kahn is seeking a powerful weapon hidden in a sacred temple. The Earth Warriors ready for battle before it's too late, only to discover later that Rain is a traitor and has kidnapped Kitana.

Sub-Zero goes out to meet with his friend Smoke, who unexpectedly returns after being gone for many years. Sub-Zero and Smoke were the best friends before the chief of the Lin Kuei clan gave the order for automation of the Ninja's. Sub-Zero managed to run from this, but Smoke was arrested and got the cybernatic body. Now Sub-Zero wants to know if his old friend still has the soul of a man or if he became only a machine for murder. Smoke's orders are to annihilate Sub-Zero and the icy warrior is trapped. His true earth friends come to help him and begin the battle with forces of Lin Kuei. Smoke's soul was still in his automated body and gets the upperhand, now he finds himself fighting along with his friend Sub-Zero once again. They go after the leader of Lin Kuei, who possesses the ability to be transformed in animals, but the strong duo of the ninjas dont give up their chances of the victory. They defeat their ontime leader and Smoke says goodbye to Sub-Zero and disappears again, pos