Time.
Space.
Reality.
It's more than a linear path.
It's a prism of endless possibility.
Where a single choice can branch
out into infinite realities,
creating alternate worlds
from the ones you know.
I am the Watcher.
I am your guide through
these vast new realities.
Follow me and ponder the question...
"What if?"
We have watched how
one moment, one choice,
can ripple across space and time,
giving birth to new stories,
heroes, whole universes.
But what if it's the wrong choice?
What if the best of intentions
has very strange consequences?
Evening, handsome.
This? I just pulled it out of the dryer.
Whereas you, stunning.
I'm only going for dessert.
You promised me crème brûlée.
I suspect we can do a
little better than that.
Hmm...
Just let me hear it.
Come on, I know you prepared something.
You wouldn't just wing it. It's just me.
Okay. Uh...
"Good evening, ladies and
gentlemen, fellow doctors..."
No. No. Stop. I'm already asleep.
Come on, cut the preamble. Just
get straight to the heart of it.
But all I said was, "Good evening."
I think you should just
rush the podium like
a contestant on The Price is Right.
Screaming and high-fiving, and
cheering, and something crazy.
Price is what?
- We need to celebrate this.
- We are.
You performed a radical hemispherectomy.
- Successfully.
- Well, that was the plan.
Yeah, well, I would call
that quite remarkable.
Well, I would say the same about you.
Stephen!
We're okay. You're okay.
Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
Christine. Come on! Christine!
In this universe, Stephen
Strange didn't lose his hands...
...but his heart.
Grief-stricken, Strange sought answers
across the world and in the mystic arts.
"The Eye of Agamotto, cradle
of the temporal singularity
discovered by Cagliostro, manipulation
and alteration of timelines."
- Time travel.
- What are you doing?
Tinkering with time can weaken
the very fabric of the universe.
We protect reality.
We don't thr*aten it.
And when the thr*at came
and The Ancient One was lost,
Stephen Strange stood tall.
The man of science became
the Sorcerer Supreme.
Dormammu, I've come to bargain.
Yet despite all he'd gained,
Stephen Strange could
not let go of the past.
Sorry, but this is now
my favorite T-shirt.
Then I'm gonna have to take it back.
Hmm, I'd like to see you try.
Oh! I see we switched
to the cheap stuff.
How long has it been?
Two years, tonight.
What are you doing up?
Ah, needed the little sorcerer's room.
What are you doing?
Hmm...
Well, I'm going to start the kettle.
I suggest you join me before
you do something reckless.
Evening, handsome.
Uh...
Something wrong?
I, uh, I think I might have
just had a mild cardiac event.
A heart att*ck, Doctor?
Well, buck up, Strange.
You promised me crème brûlée.
Say the word, Christine, and
I will give you the world.
Oh, let me hear it.
Come on, I know you prepared an
acceptance speech for tonight.
I haven't. I'm gonna wing it.
I'm gonna run up to the podium
like a game show contestant.
Cheers and screams, high-fives.
Seriously? Are you teasing me?
Okay. No, you said it.
You have to do it now.
Only if you're by my side.
Wait a sec. Have you ever
even seen a game show?
No, but there's a first
time for everything.
- What?
- I don't know. You're being delightful.
I must owe someone a muffin
basket for this personality shift.
Maybe... Maybe you make me happy.
Well, this is shaping up
to be a night to remember.
No, no, no! Not again. No! Christine!
Evening, handsome.
Your chariot awaits.
Oh, we missed our turn.
Isn't the bridge that way?
Taking a different route.
It's okay. We'll be fine.
Stephen!
You're getting an award.
This whole party is for you.
Let's stay in. We'll order
pizza and crème brûlée.
Oh, no. I am not getting
grease on this dress, okay?
We'll go, we'll dance. I promise
you, we will have a good time.
No.
Oh, pizza. You're a genius.
We're hearing reports
of numerous casualties,
including the death of
one Dr. Christine Palmer.
Palmer, an emergency
and trauma specialist...
Stephen. Something wrong?
Why does this keep happening?
Aren't we allowed to be happy?
Maybe I should drive. Yeah?
Hey, are you okay? Do you wanna talk?
Maybe put on some music?
I only want you.
You're the only thing that matters.
No!
Good evening, Dr. Strange.
Are you having car trouble?
Why are you here?
To help you.
This is where it starts for you.
With the death of Dr. Christine Palmer.
So overwhelmed by loss, you will
seek answers in the mystic arts.
In me.
Help me bring her back.
I'm sorry, but I can't. No one can.
Her death is an Absolute Point in time.
Absolute?
Unchangeable. Unmovable.
Without her death, you would
never have defeated Dormammu
and become the Sorcerer Supreme,
and the guardian of the Eye of Agamotto.
If you erase her death,
you never start your journey.
I'm creating a paradox.
You're risking the universe. You
cannot reverse an Absolute Point.
Nothing is impossible.
You taught me that.
I only require more power.
The greatest sorcerers of the past
could not reverse an Absolute Point.
You don't know that.
Books have been lost.
Libraries destroyed.
Stop torturing yourself, Stephen.
There is no hope here.
Christine is gone. You cannot save her.
No.
Stephen, this path only leads to
darkness and the end of this reality.
Please do not do this, or I
will be forced to stop you.
You'd have to find me first.
Whew.
Uh, excuse me. Hello, excuse me.
I'm looking for the Lost
Library of Cagliostro.
Library?
Hello? You know, books?
Reading? Knowledge?
Hey. Hey! I'm talking
here. Where are you going?
Hmm, no door. Clever.
Hello?
Anyone home?
Hmm, quite the welcome.
You have to be the strangest-dressed
sorcerer I've ever seen.
Uh... Yeah, it's Armani.
I've come here for Sorcerer Cagliostro.
According to legend, he knew how
to break an Absolute Point in time.
Where can I find Cagliostro?
Well, maybe here, maybe
there. Maybe nowhere.
Wonderful. You're cryptic. Please
tell me you're not Cagliostro.
The name's O'Bengh, librarian
for the books of Cagliostro.
Come, this way, Sorcerer Armani.
No, it's Strange.
Not any stranger than any
other name in this world.
The lost books.
How long will you be staying here?
As long as it takes.
Okay. Transmutation,
telekinesis, teleportation.
Interesting. Time manipulation. Bingo.
"The power required to break an
Absolute Point in time is immense,
and nigh impossible to obtain."
Yeah, no doy.
A-ha! "Gain the power through
the absorption of other beings."
Absorption?
Here we go.
Whoa! Uh...
My name is Dr. Stephen Strange.
I brought you here because
I need to borrow your powers.
Do you mind sharing a tentacle or two?
Please?
No!
What happened?
Mystic beings do not bargain.
Their powers are not meant for man.
The Library isn't enough.
Those beings have what I need.
Is she worth the pain?
A man does not suffer like
this for his own glory.
Every moment of it.
There is a fine line between
devotion and delusion.
Love can break more than your
heart. It can shatter your mind.
Uh-huh.
And in which book did you read that?
No book, Armani. Life taught me.
Mmm, maybe O'Bengh's right.
If they won't surrender
their power, I'll take it.
Let's start small.
All right, what's next?
Nice cape.
But I draw the line at bugs.
More.
He's on the wrong path.
I could warn him, intervene,
but the fate of his universe is not
worth risking the safety of all others.
Besides, I doubt he'd listen.
Hello?
Who's that?
Time to meet an old friend.
Hello again and goodbye.
O'Bengh, what happened to you?
Time, Sorcerer Armani.
Put that away.
You used magic to remain
frozen for centuries.
I chose to live.
But I can reverse this. You
will live longer, forever.
Hush!
Even in our world...
death is part of the plan.
I can't accept that.
I know, I know.
But maybe the other Strange will.
Other?
Can't you see?
You are only half a man,
living half a life.
It was true. He wasn't alone.
He wasn't even the only Dr.
Strange in this universe.
Well, I'm going to start the kettle.
I suggest you join me before
you do something reckless.
Um, you're right. Enough living
in the past for one evening.
What was in that whiskey?
- Hello, Stephen.
- No... Wait a minute. You're...
Dead? Yes!
So, this must be...
A psychic impression sent
through a splinter in reality?
- Mmm!
- Uh...
Yes. Just think of me as an echo.
Huh. Well, I was gonna say that
this must be the end of the world.
That, too. You always
were a perceptive one.
But I fear we don't have much time.
Then who's causing this?
Well, you are.
How?
When Dr. Strange, you, used The Eye
and vanished into the
past, I couldn't follow.
I drew upon the power
of the Dark Dimension
to split the timeline, to split you.
I'm looking for the Lost
Library of Cagliostro.
Enough living in the
past for one evening.
Allowing for two of
your possible timelines
to occur in one universe.
Two timelines?
I doubt that's the simplest
or smartest thing to do.
Exceedingly dangerous, actually.
And now I have an evil twin?
More like misguided.
If the other Strange
succeeds in reversing
an Absolute Point in our universe...
You mean saving Christine.
You cannot save her, Stephen.
The resulting temporal paradox
will destroy this universe.
Our time is running out.
I fear the only sorcerer strong
enough to stop Dr. Strange is...
you, Dr. Strange.
Okay. Wait. So... the fabric
of reality is breaking,
and only you can stop it
because you are causing it.
Let's be honest, we've
been through weirder.
But do you want to stop him?
Weren't you in love with this Christine?
I... I think I have to.
At the very least, to save you.
Mmm. The Guardian Vishanti
heavy-duty protection spell.
Knowing me, I'll need it.
How would you find him?
He's found me.
- Oh, that's not great.
- Nope, it's not.
Good luck!
Hello?
Hello?
Where am I?
The question is,
when are you?
Do not be frightened, old friend,
for we are one and the same.
What happened to you?
I needed you alone.
No need for Wong or The Ancient One.
They wouldn't understand.
They never knew her.
We knew her. We loved her.
You can't bring her back. The
world out there is breaking.
Don't you dare lie to me. I am you!
How many nights did we sit
in the Sanctum Sanctorum,
Time Stone in the palm of our hand,
knowing we could go back,
gathering the courage?
Well, I had the courage.
I spent centuries, sacrificed
everything for Christine.
And now can you save her?
No, Stephen.
We can.
Our powers are diluted,
split between us.
But once we become whole
again, we can save her.
We can't.
You don't believe it's
possible. But you will see.
The Ancient One warned us.
If we save Christine,
we destroy the world.
I told you, she doesn't
understand. We love Christine.
This isn't love. Look at this.
This is arrogance. This is
our need to fix everything.
It's what drove us to study the
mystic arts in the first place.
And look where we are.
Deranged.
I will be whole again.
No. Your marbles are long gone.
The world, however,
still stands a chance.
You can't save her. She's dead.
You need to let go.
I've gone too far to turn back now.
It's so good to see you.
- Christine?
- Mmm?
Stephen, you promised
me crème brûlée.
I know.
We can be together again.
Stephen, I love you.
I love you.
I wish that was true. But you're...
You're not her.
You can't do this.
But we must.
No.
No!
Christine?
- Christine.
- What? Oh...
It's me, Christine.
Oh, my God. What's
happening? What's happening?
I brought you back. I saved you.
No, this is... This...
This isn't real! This is...
- No, this is a nightmare!
- No, no! Leave me!
- No. I can fix this.
- No! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! No!
Get away! Don't touch me!
Uh... Uh... Christine.
- No!
- Christine.
- No!
- No!
No! This wasn't supposed to happen.
- Stephen. No. Stephen.
- No. No.
What is going on?
No!
You... You can stop this.
Please, fix this.
The same way you fixed Christine?
- What?
- I was wrong. I...
You were warned.
I know. But the world!
The world shouldn't
pay for my arrogance.
I read about you. Sensed your presence.
You're a god. You can undo this.
I'm not a god. And neither are you.
Then punish me. Not the
world, not Christine.
Honestly, if I could fix this, if
I could punish you instead, I would.
But I can't interfere.
You, more than anyone
else, should understand that
meddling with time and events
only leads to more destruction.
No. No!
What?
I didn't mean for this to happen!
Christine. Oh, no.
I'm sorry.
Stephen.
What did you do?
No, no, no, no, no.
I'm sorry.
I am so, so sorry.
One life, one choice, one moment
can destroy the entire universe.