**INT. CHRONOS TOWER TEMPORAL LABORATORY - CONTINUOUS**
The laboratory is filled with advanced equipment, with a massive device dominating the center of the room - the temporal key, now fully operational. It pulses with energy, projecting a holographic display of complex temporal equations.
By the temporal continuum... they've actually done it.
The temporal key is fully operational. If they activate it...
We can't let that happen.
Suddenly, alarms blare throughout the laboratory. Red lights flash.
Unauthorized temporal activity detected. Lockdown initiated.
The doors slide shut, sealing them in. Dr. Silas Kane steps forward from the shadows, flanked by armed guards.
I should have known you'd find your way here, Valentine. Or should I say... Valentine from the original timeline?