The ruins of a space station called the Cortex Vortex owned by Doctor Neo Cortex, crash - lands on Earth and unleashes an evil entity
known as Uka Uka, Aku Aku's evil younger twin brother, who joins with Cortex and the time - obsessed Doctor Nefarious Tropy and they plan to gather
powerful Crystals that lay scattered across time and use their energy to enslave the Earth.