Stephen Strange was a successful but arrogant surgeon. After he had a very realistic nightmare of a car accident, his hands weren't as steady as before. When he realized that his hands were damaged, he searched for a way to fix his hands, until he heard of a mystical healer called The Ancient One somewhere in the Himalaya Mountains. The Ancient One told Strange that he had to become his student to be healed, Strange was gonna leave, until Baron Mordo, the Ancient One's failed student, attacked them with dark magic. The guardian of the place, Wong, and Strange helped the Ancient One. After this Strange became his student. In the present day, Strange has become a master of the mystic arts. One night, Strange has the same nightmare, he wakes up and asks The Ancient One for an explanation, he tells Strange about Nightmare, a being that controls dreams and lives in his own realm, Strange believes he has become more powerful lately and convinces The Ancient One to talk to him. When they do, Nightmare attacks them and sends them into the Dark Dimension, there they meet a woman named Clea who helps them get back home. Nightmare has become stronger thanks to so many people having nightmares in the last years, and he has started to transform dreams into reality. Doctor Strange, Wong and The Ancient One fight Nightmare one more time and they win thanks to an artifact called the Eye of Agamotto, but The Ancient One dies after the battle. Leaving Strange as the new Sorcerer Supreme.
