People may say I invented the Hop Drive to advance humanity, to further extend its reach into the stars. Or, they might say I did the same for my fellow super-powered individuals, if one can describe them as such. Truthfully, my daughter lived on Mars. I could not let her starve.

-Altered Scientist Richmond Harding, January 9th, 2097 CE

ROYCE AND PETER approached the Hunter Guard in distress as he laid down suppressing fire on a pitiful-looking shack sitting on ...