During this time, the government were able to excavate the comet, and inside was revealed to be a large space pod containing an alien-like entity known as The Visitor. The Visitor escaped the pod with a mission - and he headed to the Villain Lair. His true intentions would be unknown for a long time. At the Villain Lair, he began tampering with the rocket - actually a movie prop - and used the Hop Rocks to fuel the rocket.