Trafford Pennsylvania 2028, Dark Shadow has just broken into LethaL Carnage's headquarters blowing the place up searching for thirty-six year old Stephen Jeffcoat.
"Coward you can't hide from me!" Dark Shadow yells.
"Not hiding," Stephen explains, "I'm making an entrance."
"Jeffcoat!" Dark Shadow yells.
Stephen jumps down from the balcony above and kicks Dark Shadow back making him hit the ground.
"Really Dark Shadow attacking me all by yourself in my own headquarters," Stephen says, "You call that a plan?"
"I don't need a plan to defeat you," Dark Shadow replies.
Dark Shadow sends out a dark wave making a hole in the headquarters which angers Stephen. Dark Shadow then stands up and attacks but Stephen jumps behind something and when the attack hits it, it turns to dust.
"And incidentally I didn't come alone," Dark Shadow announces.
Breaking into the headquarters are mini Dark Shadow that surround Stephen so Stephen starts punching, kicking, and flipping them until they create dark swords.
"Sure it's all fun in games until someone loses an eye," Stephen says backing up to the hole.
"Any last works Jeffcoat?" Dark Shadow asks, "I'm collecting them."
"I got two words for you," Stephen replies.
Stephen activates the Ultimatrix and goes Ultimate Stephen.
"Ultimate Gigantosaur!" Stephen yells.
Stephen grows in size and then slams his fists into the ground making Dark Shadow jumps back. The mini Dark Shadow run for Stephen but he pushes them out of the way and slams his Ultimatrix.
"Frostbitten!" Stephen yells.
Stephen shoots ice from his hands and freezes the mini Dark Shadow.
"But wait there's more," Stephen says hitting his Ultimatrix, "Mount Lava!"
Stephen shoots fire from his hands surrounding Dark Shadow.
"Impressive in all my years hunting alternate versions of you ever since you beat me twenty-five years ago I never met one with your abilities," Dark Shadow states, "Still I shouldn't be surprised considering."
"Considering what?" Stephen asks, "Why are you doing this Dark Shadow when we fought before we…"
"That wasn't me Jeffcoat," Dark Shadow replies, "And soon it won't be you."
Dark Shadow summons dark magic around his hands.
"I'm not just going to stand here and let you nail me with that time ray," Stephen says hitting his Ultimatrix, "Timelapse!"
Dark Shadow releases his time ray as Stephen uses his time ray to block it.
"That's right I got time travelling powers too," Stephen admits.
Stephen hits Dark Shadow with the time ray making Dark Shadow and his mini Dark Shadow disappear. Coming from behind Stephen is Prof Paradox.
"Hello Stephen," Prof Paradox says.
The fire exhaust in the headquarters goes to work as Stephen turns to Prof Paradox.
"Good to see you Paradox," Stephen says, "Love how you don't show up until it's all over."
"It's far from over old friend," Prof Paradox says removing his glasses, "It's barely begun."
Driving around in Trafford just coming from Ciara's birthday party is Stephen, Rob, Rick, and Ciara.
"I liked it better when I use to drive," Rob says.
"We do seem to spend less time together since we got jobs and our license," Ciara announces.
"Well consider this a reunion," Stephen declares.
"Quality time tracking down the source of the mystery transmission your Omnitrix found," Rick says.
"It's either a un-catalog alien or yet another figure I haven't figured out," Stephen explains, "Or it could be broken."
Stephen, Rob, Rick, and Ciara arrive to Penn-Trafford High School were Rick goes to the door and turns his hand into steel and his finger into a key so they can get inside. The team heads for the library. Stephen walks forwards as his Omnitrix beeps. Rob uses his mana to make a ball to light the way.
"Which way?" Ciara asks.
"We're right on top of it," Stephen replies.
"Creepy school boiler room," Rob says, "Figures."
Stephen, Ciara, Rob, and Rick go down to the boiler room.
"Whatever it is it's gotta be in here," Stephen explains.
"There's got to be a crowbar around here somewhere," Ciara says going to the crate.
Rick who absorbed steel pounds his fist into a crate.
"We already broke into the school," Rick announces, "What's the big deal?"
Stephen and Rob go to the crate.
"Let's see what we got," Stephen says.
Stephen takes off the crate board.
"That's weird are those magic symbols?" Stephen asks.
"Not in any language I know," Ciara replies.
Stephen touches the stone structure and gets shocked which activates the structure bringing out mini Dark Shadow that attack Stephen. Rob and Ciara use Thrasius to protect themselves as Rick pounds his way out of the mini Dark Shadow's grasp and fights back.
"How are you doing back there?" Rick asks.
Stephen is getting stretched out.
"I been better," Stephen replies.
Stephen activates the Omnitrix and slams it down becoming Black Widow who breaks free. Rob and Ciara whip the mini Dark Shadow with a mana whip as Rick punches them. Ciara then kicks some mini Dark Shadow.
"Wow learn that in karate school?" Rob asks.
"Saw it in an old movie," Ciara replies.
Black Widow dodges the attacks the mini Dark Shadow go to throw at him.
"Miss me but I left you a present anyway," Black Widow says.
Black Widow punches the first mini Dark Shadow and then uses a tentacle to hit the other that runs off.
"Well that's the last of them whoever they are," Black Widow says.
The mini Dark Shadow disappear.
"Oh come on," Black Widow says.
Black Widow reverts back to normal as Rob, Ciara, and Rick go to his side.
"What's the big deal we beat them?" Rick asks.
"They escaped and they were the guards of Dark Shadow," Stephen replies.
"But other than that," Rick says.
"Yeah we won," Stephen announces.
Rick reverts back to normal while back in the future at Stephen's headquarters.
"You didn't win Stephen," Prof Paradox says.
"Maybe you missed it," Stephen explains, "Bad guy completely vaporized."
"Dark Shadow has not been destroyed," Prof Paradox declares, "You merely knocked him down your own timeline."
"Wait he said he's been traveling cross time," Stephen states, "Do you think he tricked me?"
"Into sending him into your own past in order to face you where you were younger and less powerful," Prof Paradox replies, "Yes."
"I got to do something," Stephen says.
"You already are," Prof Paradox explains looking at his watch.
June sixth, 2011, the group is still in the boiler room at the school looking at the stone structure. Ciara goes to touch the stone but Stephen stops her.
"Don't," Stephen says, "That's how they got out before."
"I don't think so," Ciara says.
Ciara touches the stone.
"I'm getting a weird vibe off of it," Ciara explains, "Almost like I'm sensing my own mana."
Ciara stops touching the stone.
"I'm going to try a spell of revaluation," Ciara announces, "Astendo Specialis."
Astendo Specialis is a spell to reveal secrets but end up seeing younger versions of Stephen, Ciara, Rob, and Rick from then nine years ago.
"That's us when we were kids," Stephen says.
"You did a spell to show the past?" Rick asks.
"No it's just supposed to reveal secrets," Ciara replies.
"That's Dark Shadow," Stephen says.
"Oh boy," Rob says.
The stone structure starts glowing having Ciara fall to her knees so Stephen runs to her.
"You okay?" Stephen asks.
Stephen helps Ciara back to her feet.
"The spells broken," Ciara replies, "I don't know why."
"Maybe someone is messing with our minds or maybe…" Rick goes to say.
"Maybe it's telling us about what happened may have been a dream?" Stephen questions.
Prof Paradox and older Stephen appear.
"Good guess," older Stephen states.
"Good guess?" Prof Paradox questions, "It's completely wrong."
"Wrong but clever," older Stephen says.
"Prof Paradox?" Ciara questions.
"Hello children," Prof Paradox says.
"Who's your friend?" Rick asks.
Stephen looks at the older him.
"Are you?" Stephen questions.
"That's right Stephen I'm you," older Stephen says, "Only even more awesome."
Older Stephen shakes younger Stephen's hand.
"Stephen 10,000 aka Crimson Carnage at your service," Crimson Carnage states.
"You're my real future?" Stephen asks.
"Yes if nothing occurs to change it," Prof Paradox replies, "That's why I bent the rules of time and brought you two together."
"We're in trouble," Stephen says.
"We've been in tougher spots," Crimson Carnage says, "One time when I was killed."
"Wait I'm going to get killed?" Stephen asks.
"Was until Ben and his future self-stopped Eon from killing me in the future," Crimson Carnage replies.
"Really?" Ciara questions.
"Spoiler alert Stephen," Prof Paradox says, "Let the children discover their own future. If indeed they survive the present threat."
Prof Paradox walks to the stone structure.
"We should take this along," Prof Paradox says, "It's the source of our difficulties."
