Five years after their parents left to find help, siblings Taylor and Hayley find a training Jaeger - but it quickly attracts a Kaiju to their village.

While on foot, Taylor, Hayley and Boy encounter a mobile settlement that traffics in Kaiju body parts. Its shady leader seeks to uncover their secret.

To take back Atlas Destroyer and save Hayley and Boy, Taylor attempts a risky maneuverer known as "ghost piloting." Joel and Mei make a deadly choice.

While responding to a distress signal, Taylor and Hayley find their parents' abandoned Jaeger and confront the Kaiju that attacked their village.