Dylan looked up at the malfunctioning, damaged equipment around him as the facility started to self-destruct. He then looked back at Paula—his daughter from another time—whose legs were crushed by a supercomputer.
"Papa," the young, injured girl uttered.
Regina came to his side and crouched. She spoke in an urgent manner. "Dylan, what are we going to do?" she asked him. "If we don't go now, we'll never get back!"
Dylan looked behind him. There was a flash, and the Timegate in the back of the room started working. "Regina," he said. "The gate is open. I know you don't want to, but you'll have to go back by yourself." He then looked back at Paula. "I won't leave Paula."
Regina stood up in alarm. "Are you crazy!?" she exclaimed.
"Just go, please! You have the Third Energy Data, right?"
Regina pulled out the disk Dylan asked her about and showed it to him.
"When you get back to our original time, use the disk to learn about 3rd Energy," Dylan explained. "Then build a perfect gate to come and pick us up from the last time."
Regina took a moment to evaluate Dylan's plan. "I'll...do it," she declared. "I will! I promise!"
Dylan saluted Regina, who returned his salute.
The facility continued to damage itself around them, nearing complete detonation. A feminine, mechanical voice spoke throughout the facility. "Final warning: ten seconds till detonation," it said loudly.
Back in the Timegate room of the facility, Regina continued to talk to Dylan. "Don't forget," she said. "You still owe me one."
Dylan nodded. "Well then," he replied, adding, "you better get back quick."
Regina slowly walked backwards and turned towards the Timegate. She ran up to it, going up some stairs. She stopped in front of the machine, looked back at Dylan once more, and ran into the Timegate. The energy in the portal then disappeared, closing the gate completely.
Things continued to malfunction and explode around Dylan and Paula. Several computers started falling around them. Dylan huddled over Paula with his body, shielding her from debris.
"Papa!" Paula exclaimed, becoming more scared than ever.
Dylan heard rumbling and looked to his left. A supercomputer started to fall towards them. Dylan shielded Paula with his body again.
Seconds later, the entire facility exploded.