Khyber teams up with a Slimebiote, a DNA-eating parasite, named Skurd so he can safely use the Nemetrix (which he stole from the plumber base earlier) to eliminate Ben. The plan backfires when Skurd discovers the vast amount of DNA he can consume from the Omnitrix and decides to latch onto it, to both Khyber and Ben's dismay. As Khyber goes mad from extended use of the Nemetrix, Skurd's merge with Ben allows for recombination of aliens mid-fight to give a combative edge, giving Rook time to remove the Nemetrix with very minimal damage to Khyber.