Later that night the team is in the LethaL Carnage jet flying to a desert. Forbidden and Crimson Carnage are tying up the stone structure.
"Okay all strapped in," Forbidden says.
Forbidden hits the Omnitrix and reverts back to normal and then go to the others. Rob and Rick are in the front piloting the jet.
"Are you sure about this?" Rob asks, "We are heading to the middle of nowhere."
"One only hopes it's far enough," Prof Paradox says.
"You never make sense when you're around," Rick says.
"That's a fair criticism," Prof Paradox announces.
"Which still doesn't explain how Stephen met himself from the future," Rob states.
"Well there are cross times," Prof Paradox explains.
"Like a parallel world?" Ciara asks.
"Exactly," Prof Paradox replies.
"That's why the mean in the future didn't remember it happening to him before," Stephen says.
"But you remember all of this?" Rick and Crimson Carnage ask in unison.
"Yeah I do," Crimson Carnage states.
"Okay don't do that again," Rick says.
"As Ciara guess," Prof Paradox explains, "Cross time is made up of parallel versions of the history we know. There are hundreds of them. A world where Rob found the Omnitrix. A world where Stephen marries Gwen and years later slams the two Omnitrixes together after the Tennysons died. A world where Stephen marries Gwen and live a happy life."
"Etcetera," Crimson Carnage concludes.
"And infinite," Prof Paradox says, "These worlds are as every bit as real as our own but they cannot must not leap into ours."
"Which brings us to our problem," Crimson Carnage announces.
"The Dark Shadow Statue," Stephen says.
"Very good Stephen," Prof Paradox states, "It's a cross time gate way existing in many worlds."
"You saw into one of them with your spell," Crimson Carnage states.
"Wait a minute," Stephen says if you remember that, if you remember this whole adventure, what's the problem if you're me seventeen years from now we surely can't lose."
"Because I'm you seventeen years from now if we lose the future ceases to be," Crimson Carnage explains.
Prof Paradox looks at his watch.
"If you could speed up Rick," Prof Paradox says.
"Wow nobody ever asks me to go faster," Rick says.
"It's just that a cross teleporting warp is opening nearby," Prof Paradox explains.
An explosion is heard from the back of the jet.
"In the cargo bay?" Ciara asks.
"I'm afraid so," Prof Paradox replies, "I'll see you good people on the ground, probably."
Prof Paradox disappears. Stephen, Crimson Carnage, and Ciara run to the back as the Dark Shadow Statue rips off the rope and floats into the air.
"Not a good sign," Ciara says.
"I figured we be toast as soon as Paradox left," Stephen announces.
The Dark Shadow Statue starts shooting a beam out releasing mini Dark Shadow.
"What do they want?" Ciara asks.
"To crash us," Crimson Carnage replies.
"Yeah no," Stephen says.
Stephen activates the Omnitrix and becomes Putty.
"Come on I wanted Blazecario!" Putty states.
Putty goes to the mini Dark Shadow and trips them. A mini Dark Shadow goes to hit Putty but Putty doesn't get hurt so Putty slams two mini Dark Shadow together. Ciara runs and hits two mini Dark Shadow with Kemo Char. Another mini Dark Shadow goes to hit Ciara but Crimson Carnage Frostbitten to freeze the mini Dark Shadow and then uses Black Widow to use symbiotic tentacles to attack the other mini Dark Shadow. More mini Dark Shadow appear from the Dark Shadow Statue. Crimson Carnage changes to Ultimate Gigantosaur and grows large. He slams on to the ground and flicks another in the air. The last two get blown back when Crimson Carnage slams his fists into the jet floor.
"What are you guys doing back there?" Rob asks, "You better not be messing up my ride."
A mini Dark Shadow sends a dark ball and crashes the engine of the jet. Rick and Rob struggle to take control as the jet falls to the ground. The door for the vehicles in the cargo bay opens so Crimson Carnage goes to it.
"Keep the mini Dark Shadow away from Rob and Rick," Crimson Carnage declares, "I'll be right back."
"Where are you going?" Ciara asks.
"Thought I step outside," Crimson Carnage replies.
Crimson Carnage reverts from Ultimate Gigantosaur and then runs down the level and jumps off hitting the Ultimatrix and changes to Midnight Skull Dragon. Crimson Carnage then flies to the front of the jet and puts his hands out to stop it. Crimson Carnage ends up stopping the leg as he is very close to a cliff.
"Wow twice in one day," Crimson Carnage says, "Or was it twice in seventeen years?"
Crimson Carnage walks back to the others as Stephen stares shocked with Ciara.
"The mini Dark Shadow disappear as soon as we beat them," Rick says.
Rick and Rob jump next to Stephen and Ciara.
"Yeah they do that," Crimson Carnage announces.
"You just landed a spaceship!" Ciara states.
"From the outside," Crimson Carnage explains, "Don't forget the cool part."
"How do you do that without transforming?" Stephen asks.
"I haven't bothered to for years," Crimson Carnage replies, "Not since I discovered my best transformation."
"Ultimate Stephen?" Ciara questions.
"What power comes with that?" Stephen asks.
"Pretty much all of them," Crimson Carnage replies, "You'll figure it out one day."
"Yeah great," Rob says, "So why did we fly the Dark Shadow Statue all the way into the desert?"
Prof Paradox reappears.
"To destroy it," Prof Paradox replies.
The team takes the Dark Shadow Statue from the ship to the outside in the desert.
"The mini Dark Shadow work for you could guess it Dark Shadow," Prof Paradox explains.
"Dark Shadow was defeated by the Stephen in that world when he destroyed their version of the Dark Shadow Statue," Crimson Carnage announces.
"Stephen believe Dark Shadow was destroyed but he wasn't," Prof Paradox states, "He was then throw out of that reality and into cross time."
"Since then he's been moving from one parallel Earth to the next," Crimson Carnage says, "Taking down ever Stephen ten he can find."
"Why?" Ciara asks.
"We don't know," Prof Paradox replies, "But we do know he needs an operational Dark Shadow Statue to enter our world."
"So we're gonna bust it?" Rick asks.
"We're going to destroy the statue throughout space and time," Prof Paradox replies, "Of every version."
"Why don't you just do it with your time travel powers?" Rob asks.
"There are rule Rob," Prof Paradox replies, "I cannot interfere."
"Excuse me," Ciara says, "But aren't you already interfering?"
"Touché," Prof Paradox replies, "Actually I just came to give young Stephen a warning, but that can wait."
"Until what?" Stephen asks.
"Until I see if you survive," Prof Paradox replies.
Stephen and Crimson Carnage go to opposite sides of the Dark Shadow statue.
"Ready?" Crimson Carnage asks.
"Ready," Stephen replies.
Stephen activates the Omnitrix and turns into Midnight Skull Dragon as Crimson Carnage activates the Ultimatrix and becomes Timelapse.
"Shield us if you can," Prof Paradox says putting on his glasses.
Gwen and Rob use Thrasius and cover themselves, Rick, and Prof Paradox. Crimson Carnage and Midnight Skull Dragon attack the Dark Shadow Statue. Both the Omnitrix and Ultimatrix turn green to purple.
"Is that supposed to be happening?" Rick asks.
"No I been deceive," Prof Paradox replies, "Stop! Stop he's using your power to open a bridge."
Midnight Skull Dragon falls backwards as Crimson Carnage falls forwards. Appearing from the Dark Shadow Statue is mini Dark Shadow and Dark Shadow himself.
"I'm free," Dark Shadow says.
Midnight Skull Dragon goes to get up.
"Not for long," Midnight Skull Dragon says.
Dark Shadow uses a beam that turns Midnight Skull Dragon to dust shocking everyone. Dark Shadow laughs evilly. Stephen pops up of the dust as Ciara, Rob, and Rick run to him behind Contigo.
"Dark Shadow eradiated Midnight Skull Dragon with accelerated time," Prof Paradox announces.
Crimson Carnage jumps to the others.
"I'm afraid he's gone," Prof Paradox says.
"So is any other transformation he hits with that beam," Crimson Carnage says, "Be careful Stephen."
"He's the one who better be careful," Stephen says.
"No!" Ciara yells.
