▁the ▁science - based ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁super h ero es ; ▁only ▁the ▁Liber ator ▁and ▁the ▁Sc arab , ▁with ▁their ▁magic - based ▁powers , ▁are ▁una ffect ed . ▁ ▁Myst ico ▁is ▁at ▁first ▁able ▁to ▁over power ▁the ▁Liber ator ▁and ▁Tom ▁Str ange , ▁and ▁reve als ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁possessed ▁by ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁god ▁Set . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Fight ing ▁Y ank ▁II ▁( who ▁has ▁reg ained ▁her ▁myst ical ▁powers ) ▁and ▁M s . ▁Mas que ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁Myst ico ' s ▁powers ▁and ▁de - activ ate ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Sc arab ▁asks ▁the ▁god dess ▁Ma at ▁for ▁help , ▁and ▁is ▁bond ed ▁to ▁the ▁god ▁Th oth ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁guard ian ▁over ▁Myst ico / Set . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁C any on ▁is ▁given ▁over ▁to ▁Myst ico / Set ▁as ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁" New ▁Egypt ", ▁while ▁the ▁T error ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁program ▁is ▁conf ined ▁to ▁In vert ica ▁City . ▁ ▁Tom ▁Str ange ▁convin ces ▁his ▁friends ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁reform ing ▁S MA SH . ▁ ▁Several ▁years ▁later , ▁S MA SH ▁is ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁challenge ▁when ▁former ▁S MA SH ▁member ▁Captain ▁Future ▁returns . ▁ ▁His ▁ship , ▁the ▁Th under bol t , ▁had ▁been ▁thrown ▁through ▁time ▁after ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁Dr . ▁X ▁in