**INT. GENESIS LAB CENTRAL CHAMBER - CONTINUOUS**
The temporal surge subsides, leaving the chamber in darkness. The only light comes from the stasis pods, which are now flickering erratically.
David! Are you alright?
Valentine pushes himself up, shaking his head to clear the spots from his vision.
I'm fine. What happened to the anchor point?
Elara rushes to the pedestal, examining it.
It's stable. For now. But the surge has disrupted the stasis system.
As if on cue, several of the stasis pods open with hisses of released gas. Figures inside begin to stir - men and women of various ages, all looking disoriented.
Where... where am I?
How long was I out?
Thorne moves quickly to help them, while Elara checks the remaining pods.
We need to get them out of here. Chronos will be back with reinforcements.
Suddenly, the main doors slide open. A figure in a white lab coat stands there, flanked by armed guards.
Well, well. Look what we have here. The legendary Aris Thorne. And a Chrono Shifter. How... unexpected.
The figure steps forward into the light. It's DR. SILAS KANE, the head of Chronos Corp's temporal research division - the man who originally recruited Valentine to become a Chrono Shifter.