Deacon City Police Captain Jackson Briggs informs assassin Hanzo Hasashi about the criminals Reptile and Baraka; the latter has recently killed actor-turned-undercover-officer Johnny Cage in a fight. Briggs believes they were both working for a man named Shang Tsung. This short film was made by the director to sell Warner Bros. on his vision for a re-imagined Mortal Kombat film. After positive response to the film, the pitch eventually evolved into the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

When Lt. Sonya Blade calls in a report that she has tracked down Kano, "Jax" Briggs convinces his superior, Kurtis Stryker, to take in a squad of men, only to discover that it's a trap.

While Jax and Kano fight to the death, Sonya manages to escape her bonds. However, Jax is forced to protect her from an explosion, injuring both of them.