Holding up his paw with a watch on it, Dante pressed a button and a hologram popped up. Max and Duke watched as the Mexican hairless presented a photo of Professor Cogsworth to them as he explained, "Cogsworth here is not who he seems. Duke, did he ever tell you what he was doing?"

"Finding a cure for the world by changing DNA," Duke growled.

"He lied to you, why am I not surprised?" Dante mumbled, rubbing his forehead. Swiping to another photo of some papers, he continued, "He was building an army of dogs with superpowers for world domination. This was Project Supreme. This was what he was doing."

"That's not true!" Duke barked.

"He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would do that. You do though!" Max added, straining against his bonds.

"Look, Pepe here and I were assigned by D.O.G. or Defenders of Good to find out if Project Supreme was real. What we found confirmed everyone's beliefs. We had to get rid of him before it was too late," Dante responded, pacing behind the chair Pepe sat in. Sighing, he went on, "I'm sorry but we were told to kill you as well."

"You... wait til I get out of this chair!" Duke snarled. Thinking quietly, Max recalled how Professor Cogsworth wouldn't tell him much about the operation. And his thoughts wandered to the gym that Duke had shown him. Why else would the professor build that? Glancing over at Duke, Max murmured, "I think he's telling the truth." The mutt glowered at him.

"I am truly sorry boys," Dante whispered, pulling a gun out from under his jacket. Just then, the wall blew up...