Episode 5: Fail-Safe
Danny was in his parent's lab with his dad. "Well what do you think?" Danny asked. "Good work Danny. This is the exact formula for building an ecto core. But how did you know?" Jack asked. "Well it helps to be the son of one of the smartest ghost hunters in town." "I'm so proud of you son. And who knows you could be smarter than me." Danny was surprised to hear this. "Hang on. My dad would never say that to anyone let alone me." "What are you implying?" Jack asked. "That you're not my dad. And I will never help you." Danny said.
Danny then snapped himself out of the illusion and realized he was in an old looking lab with Vostok wearing special cuffs that kept him from using his powers. "Looks like you'll have to try harder than that doc." "Oh don't worry. I wouldn't dream of harming you too much." Vostok said. "I just want you to open your mind to me. Give me the formula and these little games of ours can stop." Danny shook his head. "I don't care what you do to me I will never help you. And since you can't kill me how about a nice hot bath and something to eat."
Just then Vandal Savage approached he half-ghost. "And I thought I gave a good speech." Danny was shocked to see him but tried to stay calm. "I'm sorry. Have we met before?" Savage gave him a stern look. "11 years ago, you and your time-traveling friends bought a nuclear warhead off me in Norway. And then you tried to kill me. Just like me, you haven't aged a day." "I have a good hairdresser." Danny retorted. Savage just chuckled. "In my long life, I have met some of the most skilled interrogators in history, but since we are in the Soviet Union, let me tell you a story about a friend of mine…Joseph Stalin." Savage said as he pulled out a torture device.
"He became quite skilled at breaking a man. Carefully aimed strikes to the bridge of the nose, along the shoulder blades, and right underneath the chin. Stalin gave me this as a gift." "So you're gonna torture me is that it?" Danny asked as he stood his ground. "Go ahead." Savage shook his head. "No. Nothing so prosaic for you, Mr. Fenton. There are infinite ways to break a man, and I have an infinite amount of time." "Torture me all you want. But I will never help you take over the world." Savage just gave Danny a cold look. "This is going to be so much fun."
Soviet Union
1986
Steven was tossing and turning on his bed and while it looked like he was having a nightmare he was actually trying to use his powers. He then woke up to the sound of a knock at his door his face covered in sweat. Steven answered the door to find Star. "Oh hey Star." "Hey Steven, are you all right?" Star asked. "Yeah, I, uh…I haven't been sleeping these past two nights." Steven answered. What's wrong?" Star asked. "It's Danny and the others. They're being tortured." Steven explained. "They're scared to death I can feel it." "Don't worry. We're gonna get them back." Star assured her teammate. "I'm sure Rip has a plan." Steven shook his head in doubt. "You don't know what kind of place they're being held in."
"Labor Camp Number 54…Formerly known as the Koshmar or "Nightmare" gulag." Gideon explained. "Built in the 18th century…" "Can we skip past the Wikipedia summary and get to the part where we come up with a plan to break in?" Mabel asked. Gideon remained silent. "Maybe you didn't ask it right." Kim thought. "Gideon?" "I understood, but in its 200 years of operation, no one has ever successfully escaped from the gulag." "No offense Gideon but I've never met a place I couldn't get into." Kim said confidently. "Well I hope you're right." Rip said with concern. "Savage knows Danny is the key to creating his army and if he breaks him…"
"Is Savage all you can think about?" Mabel asked angrily. "Three of our friends including my brother are in prison. And while they were being captured you didn't lift a finger to help them!" "You know damn well it was never my intention to get them thrown into a gulag, but I had no other option." Rip argued. "Sure you did." Mabel countered. "You could have let the rest of us know what was going on and we could've saved them. But you didn't because all you cared about was the mission rather than the lives of you own team."
"Enough, arguing is not gonna bring the team back any faster." Kim said. "Now I have a plan but it will be risky." "We're listening." Rip said. "If there's anyone knows more about a prison it's a criminal." Kim explained. "So what if the key to breaking in is asking a criminal who's been in and out of Soviet prisons their whole life?" "Like who?" Mabel asked. "Are either of you familiar with the Bratva?" Kim asked. "The Russian Mob?" Rip said realizing where this was going. Kim nodded. "Based on the research I've been doing, in 1986 they would have ruled the criminal underground inside every prison. And I think I know where we can find a member."
In a sauna, Rip and Ben were making contact with a thug covered with tattoos. Though Rip did notice one in particular. "Your tattoo. It stands for "Menia Ispravit Rasstrel" if I'm not mistaken. In English, it translates to, 'Execution Will Reform Me.'" The thug looked at Rip intrigued. "What brings you to the banya, little man?" "The name's Rip. I understand that you're familiar with the Koshmar Gulag." "And can you make it fast? The heat his killing me." Ben said. "A man by the name of Vandal Savage runs a secret operation out of it…a prison within a prison, if you will." Rip explained. "I've heard of this Savage. He has no respect for my country's rich criminal traditions." the thug said. "So you'll help us?" Ben asked. The thug shook his head. "You men have no tattoos. And a man who has no life story cannot be trusted. Igor! Andrei!"
Before his goons could enter the room, they attacked by Kim and Jenny. After taking them out more goons showed up. "Don't all volunteer at once." Kim quipped as she and Jenny continued to fight. In the distance the sound of goons being beaten up could be heard. "Igor and Andrei seem to be a bit preoccupied." Rip said. "Now, about that gulag…" "No matter. In this life, a man fights for himself." the thug said as he cracked his neck. Rip turned to Ben. "Perhaps you'd like this one." "He's all yours." Rip the threw a punch at the thug hitting him in the face. The thug fought back and threw a counter punch at Rip. "So you like having Vandal Savage run his evil empire from your country?" Rip asked. "As much as a pig enjoys being Christmas dinner." The thug answered as he punched Rip in the face again causing him to fall to the ground. "Help us, and we will destroy his entire operation." Rip promised.
Jenny knocked on the door as she and Kim's fight ended and Ben opened it. "We just took out six men. You guys couldn't handle one?" Jenny asked. The thug was surprised to hear this. "You killed my men?" Kim shook her head. "No. but they may need to go to the hospital. And so will you unless you help us." The thug sighed and gave in to their demands. "My organization runs black market goods into Koshmar." "Three of our, uh, well, comrades are being held there by Savage." Rip said. "Koshmar is not a hotel for petty criminals." the thug explained. "If your friends are there, they must be insane, ruthless animals."
In the gulag, Dipper and Randy were being escorted to their cell. "Hey. How are you doing?" Dipper asked his fellow prisoners. He was trying to act like he wasn't scared but anyone could tell he was ready to wet his pants in fear. "What the hell are you doing?" Randy asked. "I'm trying to stay alive." Dipper said. "If Savage sent us here then we're probably prison VIPs." "There are no VIPs in prison." Randy said. "But odds are Savage has something bad planned for us." The two looked at the prisoners and noticed some of them with scars and that their clothes were worn. "Looks like some of these guys have been here for a while." Dipper said. "Maybe one of them knows where Danny is." "Shut up and keep moving." one of the guards instructed. "The only thing we should be worrying about is lasting the night." Randy said. "Danny needs help he's in real trouble." Dipper argued. "Newsflash dumbass, so are we." Randy countered. Soon enough they arrived at their cell. "Think they'll bring us blankets later?" Dipper asked as he inspected the beds.
Back on the ship, Rip was showing Ben, Kim, Mabel, and Jenny a schematic of the prison. "Now, according to our informant, this is where his men have access. Got it?" "Relax Rip this isn't my first break-in." Ben said with confidence. Steven and Star entered the room. "So how can we help?" Steven asked. "By staying on the ship." Rip answered. "We don't need any more casualties. Besides, the five of us have got it covered." "You're benching us?" Star asked. "It's for the best." Rip said. "You're still learning to control your magic and you haven't slept in days. The two of you won't be in any shape to fight." "Rip you need all the help you can get." Steven argued. "I will not risk any more lives than I have to." Rip shouted. "Maybe we should get going." Mabel suggested. "Right." Rip said. "Ms. Possible, could I borrow you for a second? I have something that might help with the mission."
Rip took Kim to the study. "So what did you really want to talk to me about?" Kim asked. "Gideon, will you please show Ms. Possible the projection of 2024 should our rescue mission fail?" Rip ordered. "I'd be happy to, Captain." Gideon then showed a holographic projection of 2024 where Savage's half-ghost army was destroying everything in sight. "So this is what will happen to Russia if we don't get Danny back?" Kim said. "Not Russia." Rip corrected. "This is Middleton. Though the rest of the world doesn't look much better." Kim couldn't believe what she was seeing and hearing. "That's impossible." "Not if Danny helps Savage create his army. Here in 1986, they're already perilously close to creating a prototype." Rip explained.
"Listen to me, Kim. Everything…Everything we've tried to achieve so far could be lost. And not only will my family die 142 years from now, but your family, your city…your entire 21st-century world will suffer." "That's why we're gonna get Danny back before Vostok can break him." Kim assured her captain. "Well, I, I hope so, but we need a contingency plan." Rip said worried. "What are you saying?" Kim asked. Rip sighed. "I'm saying that if at any point throughout the operation it becomes clear that Danny is…beyond our reach…" Rip then handed Kim a gun. Kim's eyes widened when she realized what Rip wanted. "You want me to kill Danny?"
Kim and Ben were gearing up in the cargo bay. "I still can't believe Randy was stupid enough to leave this behind." Ben said while packing Randy's mask. "So what did Rip want to talk to you about?" "He just wanted to go over a few details of the plan." Kim answered. Ben then took notice of the gun in her bag. "And what's that for?" "In case things go wrong." Ben then realized what she meant by that. "He wants you to take out Danny, doesn't he?" Kim sighed. "Yes, but only if I have no choice." Ben could not believe what he was hearing. "Wow. And I thought Vilgax was heartless. The plan is to save Danny not kill him." "And if, for whatever reason, we can't, Rip showed me what will happen to our homes, to our families, in 2024. If Danny breaks, the damage is irreversible." Kim argued.
"You know, I've on a lot of world-saving missions in the past. And even when things got rough, I never, never, resorted to killing one of my friends." Ben said. "Well the stakes are too high to ignore." Kim said. "First, he leaves 3 of our teammates to get captured and now he's asking you to kill one of them. Don't you get it Kim, we're just pawns to him. Rip would gladly sacrifice as many of us as necessary if it meant saving his family." "He's not just asking me to kill." Kim said as she finished packing. "He's asking me to save the future. And if, for whatever reason, we can't save Danny, then I'm gonna do what needs to be done."
Back at the gulag Dipper and Randy were standing in line for lunch where they were served beans and bread. "Can I have some salt?" Dipper asked. The two prisoners then proceeded to the courtyard where Dipper approached one of the inmates. "Hi I'm Dipper." "What are you doing?" Randy asked. "Getting information. He might know where Vostok is keeping Danny." Dipper answered. "Do you know if there's any other place where they keep prisoners here? We're looking for our friend." "There is a place. They send you there, you never come back. You can hear the screams all night." the inmate explained. "Where is it?" Dipper asked. Before the inmate could answer a bigger inmate showed up and started harassing him. "Who said you could eat?" the thug asked as he took his plate. "Hold on he's not hurting anyone." Dipper said much to the big guy's annoyance. "Who is this Brat with the weird birthmark? Must be a comedian, da?" Randy then stepped in. "Please forgive my friend sir he doesn't know what he's doing. Now I'm sure we can talk this over right?" The brute just laughed and proceeded to beat the living daylights out of him while Dipper watched in anguish.
Dr. Vostok brought Danny a plate. "I brought you something to eat Mr. Fenton." Danny was not interested. "If you're trying to bribe you can forget it. I'm not going to help you." he said angrily. Vostok let out a small chuckle. "So stubborn, so proud... so American." "You've already built an echtocore, so just build another one." Danny said. "It should take you only 3 more years give or take." Vostok just laughed again. "You thought that, what, your friends stealing the echtocore would save the west?" Much to Danny's surprise two guards brought in a case containing a second echtocore. "As if I would only build one." Vostok gloated. "We're so close, Daniel. All I need to learn now is how to stabilize the echtocore, and my dream of creating a half-ghost warrior will be achieved." "And then what?" Danny asked angrily. "If you do this, the United States will fight back. Both countries will be destroyed." "And out of the ashes, we will rise stronger…just as we did when the Nazis invaded." Vostok countered. "But America is weak…with your Big Mac, MTV, and movie-star president." "Do you really think Vandal Savage cares about the Cold war?" Danny asked. "He's just using you." Upon hearing this Vostok slapped Danny in the face. "Do not think of insulting Mr. Savage in front of me boy."
On the Waverider, Steven could feel Danny's fear. "Hey, what's wrong?" Star asked her friend. "It's Danny." Steven answered. "He thinks we've abandoned him. He's close to breaking." How do you know that?" Star asked. "It's my powers." the Gem hybrid explained. "I've always been able to feel someone's emotions. Helps me connect to people. And right now I can feel that Danny's losing his mind in there." "Well then let's tell Rip." Star suggested. Steven shook his head. "He'll just tell us to sit tight. It's just like when the Gems tried to bench me from missions. There must be something we can do." Star then got an idea. "Hang on. You said that your powers can connect you to people. Can you use them to contact Danny?" Steven smiled. "Yes, I can't believe I didn't think of this before. I can reach him but I need to be asleep." "I think I can help with that."
Vostok stood in front of Danny holding a needle. "Tell me how to stabilize my creations and I'll let you live." "For the last time no I won't help you destroy the world." Danny said. "You see this?" Vostok asked referring to the needle. "This toxin, it's not lethal, but it will make you wish that it were." Steven was on a bed in the MedBay as Star was getting a spell ready. "You ready?" she asked. "Do it." Steven answered. Star held out her hand and said the spell. "Super Sleepy Night-Night Blast!" Suddenly a pink beam shot out of her hand and hit Steven's face putting him to sleep. Now asleep, Steven unleased his astral form and made his way to the gulag. Steven arrived and saw Danny about to be tortured. Acting quickly Steven phased through Danny and started talking. "Danny it's me." "Steven?" "Listen were working on a plan to save you. But we need more time. Just hang in there for a little while longer." Steven then left to return to his body. "So Daniel, do you wish to talk or scream?" Vostok asked. "Do your worst bitch I'm not telling you anything.
Randy was being taken back to his cell after the fight. "You, ok?" Dipper asked. "Not really. And thanks for this by the way." Randy said angrily. "What did I do?" Dipper asked defensively. "You pissed of that huge bastard and I had to step in to defend you." "Well excuse me for not wanting that old man to get beaten up. Also I didn't ask you to step in." Before they could continue some guards came over. "These are the ones the boss wanted."
Rip was driving a delivery truck up to the gates of the gulag. "Identification papers." the guard asked. Rip then handed over some papers to the guard. "Yuri the Bear sent me." Rip drove in while Kim Mabel, Jenny, and Ben snuck out to begin the rescue mission. "Ok Mabel and Jenny, you find Dipper and Randy. Ben and I will rescue Danny." Ben handed Jenny Randy's mask and they went their separate ways. Ben then tried to talk Kim out of going through with Rip's plan. "Kim please. We're here to save Danny not kill him." "I know, but if we can't I will do what I have to in order to save the world." Ben just shook his head in disappointment.
Savage entered Vostok's lab and approached Danny. "Valentina has failed to make you talk." he said. "Now it's my turn." He brought Danny to a room where Dipper and Randy were tied to poles and hooked up to car batteries. The colonel had a look of excitement on his face just imagining how the boys would scream in pain. He turned to Randy. "So are you still planning…what did you threaten before? Oh right, To go all 'Rocky IV' on my ass?" Randy laughed. "I've changed my mind. Rocky lives at the end of the movie." The colonel proceeded to shock them and they screamed. "Isn't he supposed to ask us some questions?" Dipper asked. "This isn't our interrogation. It's his." Randy answered looking at Danny. "Danny. Listen we're ok don't tell them anything." Dipper pleaded.
"If you think I care about them you're wrong." Danny said trying to act like he wasn't upset by this. "You held up longer than expected." Savage said impressed. "But if 4,000 years of life has taught me one thing, it is patience." He gave the signal to turn up the juice and Dipper and Randy continued screaming. After a few more shocks the colonel grabbed a hammer and walked towards Dipper. "Please don't do this." he begged. "I'm only 13, I never even had a girlfriend yet please." Before the colonel could swing Randy cut in. "Hey can I get some water in here? Something to drink? I'm a little thirsty." he requested. "A sandwich would also be nice…a little turkey and mayo. Do they even have mayo in Russia? No. At least in America, you get a last meal. Man Communism really sucks." "Randy what are you doing?" Dipper asked. "Yes Randy, what are you doing?" the colonel asked. "Just sharing my opinion on your dumb county." Randy said. The colonel then decided to use the hammer on Randy instead. "Stop you're killing him!" Danny exclaimed. "That's it?" Savage asked. "Oh, but the colonel will think that we are cheating him." "I'll tell you how to create a perfect half-ghost soldier. Just let them live, please!" Danny begged.
Ben was rolling Kim through the halls on a gurney while she was in a body bag. "So how does it feel to be a corpse?" Ben asked in a humorous manor. "Turn left." Kim instructed. Ben did as he was told and encountered a guard who tried to stopped them. "You can't be down here, comrade." "Calm down buddy I was ordered to take this corpse to the incinerator." Ben said. The guard tried to open the Bag but Ben stopped him. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. Dr. Vostok used him for one of her smallpox weapons trials. Highly contagious." The guard let them pass and the found their way to an air duct. Kim then got out of the bag. "All right, this duct should take us to solitary. We get to Danny…" "And you kill him. Great plan." Ben retorted as he turned into "Grey Matter" in order to fit in the duct.
"Are you insane?" Dipper asked as Randy laid on his bed in pain. "I couldn't let you get hurt." Randy responded. "After all that's what teammates and friends do for each other." "Are you gonna be, ok?" Dipper asked. "Believe it or not, this isn't the worst pain I've experienced." Randy said.
"I'm sorry to inform you, Captain. The probability of the United States losing the Cold war has risen to 99%." Gideon informed her captain. "Middleton, the seat of the resistance, is predicted to fall in 2003." "Come on Kim." Rip said worried. Vostok was escorting Danny back to her lab. "You better make good on your promise Mr. Fenton." Vostok said. "After all your friends are counting on you to save them." Unknown to them Kim and Ben were hot on their trail. "Rip come in. We've got eyes on Danny." Kim informed the captain. "The future is beginning to cement. You must extract Danny before he enters the lab!" Rip instructed. Ben then transformed into "Diamond Head" and fired some crystals at the guards. "Kill them." Vostok ordered as she took Danny. Kim then ran towards two of the guards and did a jump punch on one and hit the other with a round house kick. More guards then showed up and started shooting forcing our heroes to take cover.
"What's going on in there?" Rip asked. "We couldn't rescue Danny." Ben said in frustration. "Have they moved him into the lab?" Rip asked. "Yeah, where Savage has every guard in the gulag watching him." Kim answered. Rip sighed. "Well, if that's the case…" "I know what to do." Kim said with regret. "Alright Fenton, get to work." Vostok ordered. "You know, I now understand why my mom never wanted to visit Russia." Danny retorted. "Stop stalling." Vostok demanded. "You should enjoy your country while you can." Danny said. "What are you talking about?" Vostok asked. "I learned about this in history class." Danny explained. "In 1991, your economy fails, and your empire crumbles. But if you ask me the world is better off. I hate to break it to you doc but you're on the wrong side of history." Vostok just laughed. "For now, but you will help us change history. Now get started."
"Gideon, are you able to detect Danny's life functions remotely?" Rip asked. "Yes, Captain. His pulse is still strong." Gideon answered. "Yeah, not for much longer." Just then Steven and Star walked in. "Hey Rip, Steven and I need to talk to you." Star said. "Now is really not a good time." Rip said. "Yeah, this will only take a minute." Steven said. "I know you think you can't risk losing us, but that's assuming we'd fail. And we won't fail." "Look, I am not prepared to risk your lives." Rip argued. "Especially after what happened in 1975." "That wasn't your fault." Star said. "I knew the risks but that didn't stop me before and it won't stop me now." "Besides with our help we might have a better chance to save Danny." Steven added. "Yeah, once you've scaled a 50-foot fence topped with razor wire, gotten past eight sharpshooters, and entered a gulag full of the most dangerous criminals in the U.S.S.R." Rip countered. "Okay, so you create a distraction, and I'll in with Steven, and no one will see us." Star said. Rip gave their plan some thought. "This is madness." "Is that a, yes?" Steven asked.
Jenny and Mabel arrived at Dipper and Randy's cell to bust them out. "Did someone order a rescue?" Jenny asked as she broke the door. Mabel then rushed in and hugged her brother. "Dipper, I'm so glad your ok!" Dipper hugged her back. "I'm glad to see you to Mabel." Jenny then handed Randy his mask. "Next time don't leave this on the ship." "Thanks." Randy said as he put it on and became the ninja once again. "Now let's take this place down."
Rip was showing Steven and Star blueprints for the gulag. "So, if we enter here, we can cut the circuit breaker." Rip explained. "Which will shut off the power and distract the guards. "Steven added. "Giving us a chance to save our team." "The probability of this plan being successful…" Before Gideon could finish Rip continued talking. "There is a 15 second window where the sharpshooters on the tower aren't covering the breaker. Which means that somebody would have to run 120 yards in less than 12 seconds. And even then, there is still the risk of being shot." "I'll do it." Steven said. "Given that Mr. Universe is running on only a few minutes of sleep…" "Have a little faith, Gideon." Star said as she put a hand on Steven's shoulder. "You can do this. I know you can."
Danny had just finished working on the core. "All done." "Amazing." Vostok said. "Now I can create the ultimate army of ghost warriors." "Ok you got what you wanted now let me and my friends go." Vostok laughed. "I'm afraid that's not possible." Suddenly guards showed up and began to apprehend Danny. "What are you doing?" Danny asked as she started to activate the core. "We need to see if it works and I believe I'd make a wonderful half-ghost."
Kim and Ben were keeping an eye out for Danny when they noticed Steven and Star arrive at the scene. "What the hell are they doing here?" Kim asked. "What I should have done from the start…Helping rescue Danny." Rip answered as he flew a Jumpship to their location. "What about the whole saving the timeline thing?" Ben asked. "We have a plan. Forget about the fail-safe." Rip said. "Isn't it a little late for plan C?" Kim asked. "Not if Steven can reach that circuit breaker." Rip said. "Okay, okay. You got this Steven." Steven said trying to boost himself. He summoned 2 shields and began running. Guards started shooting but the bullets deflected off the shields. He then arrived at the circuit breaker and smashed it.
The alarms went off and prisoners started exiting their cells. "Uh guys, what's going on?" Dipper asked clearly scared. "Someone must've shut down the power." Jenny realized. "And the cells are kept closed with electronic locks." "So we should run right?" Mabel asked. The criminals charging at them answered the question. "Run!" Randy shouted. Some guards showed up to control the riot. "Everyone back in your cells!" One of the guards happened to be the colonel who tortured Randy and Dipper earlier. Randy grabbed him and threw him into a cell with a prisoner and kept the door shut. "Enjoy your new cellmate." Randy mocked. After getting clear the team started to plan their escape. "That door leads to the loading bay. From there, we can get to the Jumpship." Jenny instructed. "What about Danny?" Dipper asked. "Don't worry." Mabel assured her brother. "Kim and Ben are on it."
Savage was being escorted out of the prison when he noticed Star sneaking into a storage room nearby. He was surprised to see her considering their last encounter ended with her getting stabbed. This was clearly worth investigating. "Mr. Savage, I need to get you to the helicopter." a soldier said but Savage refused. "Make sure the ghost child is secure." Savage ordered. "We may need him in case things go wrong." He then proceeded to follow Star.
"Take the core to full power." Vostok ordered. "Stop you don't know what you're doing." Danny warned. "I know exactly what I'm doing. I'm taking the next step in human evolution." Vostok said. Kim and Ben were observing the riot as well as Danny being held hostage. "Rip, I have eyes on Danny. He finished the core and Vostok is about to use it on herself. It doesn't look like they're gonna release him anytime soon." Kim informed her captain. "Do you copy? I have the shot." Ben then stood in her way. "Ben what are you doing?" "Kim please don't do this." Ben begged. "I don't have a choice. It's the only way to save my home, to save the future." "What's the point of saving the world if you have to lose your humanity to do it." Ben argued. "Move Ben." "No. If you want to kill Danny then you'll have to kill me too. So do it. Save the world, kill me." Kim's hands shook. She wanted to save the world but she knew that Ben was right. She dropped the gun.
Vostok had just finished absorbing energy. She then transformed into a being with red skin, black hair, and green eyes wearing what looks to be black spandex with red boots and gloves and had a white V on her chest. "This feels amazing. With this power no one will stop me." She then noticed Steven (who just met up with Randy and the others) nearby. "And I think it's time to test these powers." she said as she flew through the wall. Just then Kim and Ben (as "Four Arms") burst through the window and took out the guards. "Guys?" Danny said surprised to see them. "Hold still buddy." Ben said as he broke the cuffs off. "Thanks. I'm Goin' Ghost." Danny then transformed into his ghost form. "You guys help the others. Vostok's mine."
Star was looking around when Savage appeared. "Rip Hunter must be a fool to send you here alone. I must say I am impressed that you're still standing after our last battle." Star's hands started glowing in defense. "Join me child. As one of my lieutenants you could live forever and help me bring this world to glory." "Tempting offer." Star said. "But I'm already part of a team." Rip then appeared behind Savage holding his laser gun. "Get out of here and help the others." he ordered. Star did as she was told and left.
Savage turned around and smiled. "You want to kill me again? Doesn't this little game of yours ever get too old for you, Gareeb?" "It's Captain Hunter, if you don't mind." Rip corrected. "And I'm here to make sure you never build an evil version of Danny…And I'd like my watch back. You stole it from me during a pagan blood ritual back in 1975. Ring any bells?" Savage complied and pulled the watch out of his pocket. He walked toward Rip to hand it to him but was stopped. "Slowly." Rip demanded. Savage handed him the watch and laughed. "I have no desire to kill you, I want you alive. I want you to see the world burn. I have looked so often at your wife and son these last 11 years…Miranda and Jonas, their faces etched into my mind. And when I finally get to meet them, I will let them know that you and your friends are responsible for their suffering." Rip then walked towards the door. "Not if I see you first." He then walked out and pushed a button. A bomb went off and Savage was caught in the explosion. While Rip knew it wouldn't kill him, he was content with this small victory.
"Kim are you there?" Rip asked. "Oh now you're on the comm?" Kim said annoyed. "We need to get out of here. Now." Rip said. Kim then punched a guard in the face. "That's easier said than done. Especially since Vostok has ghost powers now." Danny and Vostok were locked in an intense battle. As they were fighting Danny learned that Vostok had fire powers that could counter his ice powers. She soon fired a beam of ecto energy at him and he fell to the ground.
"Sorry Fenton, but there's only room for one ghost-powered being in this world." Before she could fire again her arm started to melt. "What is happening?" she said in horror. Danny smiled. "Yeah, I might want to make sure my friends don't die but I'm not stupid enough to help you create an army to take over the world. I made an alteration to the core so that anyone exposed to it would melt into ectoplasm after 10 minutes." Vostok's body continued to melt until there was just a head left. "You little bastard." "Hey I tried to warn you." Danny quipped. "Maybe the next scientist I meet will actually listen to my warning." Vostok screamed until she was nothing but a puddle. "Guys Vostok's down let's go." Danny informed the team. They returned to the ship and took off.
In the study, the team were celebrating their victory. "A toast to the first time we haven't completely ruined the timeline." Danny said as everyone raised their glasses (its soda don't worry). "Please tell me that's true, Gideon." Rip said. "The projections of the future are back to normal." "I'll drink to that." Kim said happily. "To Rip." Ben said. "To things not going according to his plan." Star added. "To the Captain." Steven cheered. "To the Captain." everyone cheered.
Kim pulled Ben aside. "So does Danny know?" "That you were going to kill him? No." Ben answered. Kim smiled. "Thanks Ben. And thanks for talking me out of it. I do want to save the world but from now on I won't resort to betraying my friends to do it." Ben smiled. "Glad to hear. But I do understand the position you were in."
Suddenly the ship was hit by an unknown projectile. "What's going on?" Mabel asked worried. "We have been struck with a missile." Gideon informed the team. "No kidding." Randy said annoyed. "Everyone get strapped in now!" Rip ordered. "We're in the Temporal Zone. I don't understand. No one should be able to…" They were suddenly hit by another missile. "You were saying?" Ben sarcastically asked. "A scan of the vessel suggests that it is the bounty hunter Chronos." "Man doesn't that guy have anything better to do?" Danny asked. "He appears to be following us." Gideon said as Chronos fired 2 more missiles. "Yeah, we noticed Gideon." Dipper said. "Firing countermeasures." The ship then fired some smaller missiles at Chronos' which caused an explosion that threw Chronos off the trail. Counter measures effective." "So we lost him?" Jenny asked. "Yes, but not his missile." Gideon informed them.
As it turns out one missile was left in tack and was still on the Waverider's trail. "Our aft shield is gravely compromised." "Initiating evasive maneuvers." Rip said as the ship took a hard turn. "Impact in 3, 2, 1." The missile made contact with the ship's engine causing it to fall. "Sir, we've just been knocked out of the timestream." "What does that mean?" Kim asked. "It means we're crash-landing in place and time." Rip answered. The ship then crashed in what appeared to be a dystopian future. "Gideon, camouflage the ship. This doesn't look like the type of place we want to linger out in the open." Rip ordered.
The team began to look around. Ben soon recognized some of the landmarks. Wait a second, this is Bellwood. I thought you said the timeline was safe." "Yes, the world is fine in 2024. This is 2054." Rip answered. Suddenly an alien with white skin and black marks on his face wearing blue armor and a cloak showed up holding a blaster. "Don't move." he said. "Rook?" Ben said in confusion. "Rook it's me." The creature soon began to realize who he was talking to. "Ben? Ben Tennyson?" "Yes. Look I know it's been a while and I'm not sure if Gwen told you but a guy named Rip Hunter recruited me to become a legend." The alien took of the hood to reveal a face that looked very different than the one Ben knew. "I know who you are, but I don't know anything about any legends mission."