Chapter Summaries

William and Serena worked late in Vought Tower as Umbrella consolidated control and managed the aftermath of the crises in The Boys universe. They left for the estate villa, intending to return to the Main Universe once the handover was complete.

• William reviewed company affairs with Serena's help in his office on the eighty-second floor of Vought Tower.
• William learned that Halsey and Rebecca were studying Compound V and Homelander, and that Halsey had subjected Homelander to experiments with help from Heros and Wanda.
• William called Serena away from her network work, and they left the office together to return to the estate villa by SUV.
• Serena reflected on love and sex in The Boys and said her programming made love mean obeying William, while her shared battles with him had made her want to possess him.
• William reassured Serena that he would protect her, Catherine, and Kesha before they traveled to the estate villa, where they awaited the handover that would let them leave the universe.

William left the administration of The Boys universe to Umbrella’s A-Class Employees, while Maeve took over as its leading hero and devoted herself to serving Umbrella. Back in the Main Universe, William settled into retirement as Umbrella’s researchers prepared to test an improved Compound V formula on an Astartes.

• William withdrew from The Boys universe with his senior executives, leaving Ivan and the A-Class Employees in charge and planning to gradually prepare its society to accept the existence of Parallel Universes.
• After training, Maeve became the strongest remaining hero, visited Minos Island and the Underworld, and took over Heros’s role as Umbrella’s ally in fighting social evils.
• William left Constantine to manage the merchant association’s entry into The Boys universe and returned to the Main Universe to help care for his family.
• Yelena became pregnant, and William looked forward to meeting his grandchild in eight months.
• Umbrella’s file described the dangers of creating Homelander and reported that researchers had developed an improved Compound V that could grant bulletproof skin, though only seven percent of D-Class test subjects survived with severe injuries.
• Dr. Catherine Russell decided to test the improved Compound V on an Astartes.

The archive documented Umbrella’s improved Compound V, Mark II Mjolnir Armor, and Uru Metal weapons before beginning an analysis of the erased “Teacher is Not Human” anomaly. It introduced two trainee agents whose undercover internship on X51R-B supplied the anomaly archive’s recordings.

• An Astartes test showed that improved Compound V granted bulletproof skin, and Umbrella began injecting the serum into its Super Soldiers on January 1, 2047.
• The archive described the Mark II Mjolnir Armor, developed by Dr. Catherine Russell and completed by The Hive on July 2, 2045.
• Arthur Russell negotiated with Odin for Uru Metal weapons for Heros Russell, who later returned Athena’s Golden War Spear and shield to her.
• The archive identified Nasha Li and Ripa Morami as second-year Umbrella First Military Academy trainees who traveled to X51R-B for a three-month undercover internship in spring 2046.

Trainee agents Nasha Li and Ripa Morami noticed that teachers and students on X51R-B had become uncharacteristically gentle and quiet, and suspected a hidden abnormal phenomenon. After reporting their concerns to local agents, they boarded a school-bus airship and found many students behaving strangely.

• Nasha and Ripa ate breakfast at their home in the capital of X51R-B before heading to school.
• Ripa pointed out that their football coach had become unusually kind, and Nasha recalled that the biology teacher had also changed.
• Nasha and Ripa agreed to report their suspicions to the city's senior agents, as academy rules required trainees to contact full-fledged agents about possible abnormalities.
• Nasha and Ripa boarded a school-bus airship and noticed that many students were quiet, vacant, and indifferent.

Halifax City came under attack by aerial forces that dropped insect-like Anomalous Creatures across the city. Ivan and Xia joined the Marines and Yelena in defending their school, revealing Xia’s powers as they fought the swarm.

• Ivan recognized that Halifax City was under attack, and air-raid sirens sent students and teachers toward the school’s underground defenses.
• Unidentified objects struck the school, releasing creatures that unfolded from Flesh Masses and attacked the people nearby.
• Marines arrived to protect the students and guide them inside, while the major said they had orders to protect Ivan, Yelena, and Xia.
• Yelena fought the creatures near the cafeteria alongside the Marines, and Xia and Ivan joined the battle to help save people.
• Xia flew into the air and attacked the creatures with green-lit arrows and lightning, while Ivan used his Super Speed and great strength to clear the swarm.

Nasha, Lipa, and the surviving students escaped the infested school aboard an airship, then learned the parasites had overwhelmed the capital. They reached the Umbrella Corporation branch, where surviving agents and UNSC forces were gathering as the company studied the parasites for a way to stop them.

• Covert agents used Gauss Rifles to hold back the parasitized teachers and students while Nasha, Lipa, and the other survivors boarded an airship.
• From the air, Nasha and Lipa saw the capital consumed by smoke, gunfire, and cries for people to join the parasites.
• Nasha proposed an extermination order, but the lieutenant rebuked her and insisted agents must protect the residents rather than give up before reinforcements arrived.
• The lieutenant told Nasha and Lipa that the branch's technical personnel were already investigating the parasites' weaknesses.
• The airship reached the Umbrella Corporation branch, where agents and surviving UNSC forces had gathered, and technical personnel examined Nasha, Lipa, and the others before letting them inside.

The second lieutenant led covert agents into the Underground Network to destroy the parasite mother organism with diuretics. Its death eradicated the parasites on X51R-B, and the anomaly was classified as Keter.

• Dr. Yang explained that diuretics could break down the parasites and that a mother organism likely controlled them.
• The second lieutenant ordered the covert agents to find and destroy the mother organism while Security and UNSC forces defended the branch building.
• The agents split into groups and searched the Underground Network, with Nasha and Ripa joining the second lieutenant's team.
• Ripa injected the mother organism near a coastal drainage outlet with four syringes of diuretics, causing it to dissolve.
• Parasites across the planet collapsed and died, and the arriving Fallen Angel battle group helped confirm that X51R-B was clear.
• The anomaly was classified as Keter and designated 'Teacher is Not Human,' after Nasha and Ripa.

William learned that Arthur had unified the Milky Way Galaxy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was returning home. William arranged a family banquet so Arthur could reunite with the family and meet his nephew.

• William finished reading the file about the Keter-class anomaly Teacher is Not Human and reflected on how covert agents had contained it.
• Serena told William that Arthur had unified the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Milky Way Galaxy and wanted Catherine to examine Carl's infertility.
• William approved Arthur's return after Serena explained that he had handed his work over to Steve Rogers.
• William and Serena joined Yelena, Halsey, and little Li Jing in the palace hall.
• William asked Serena to invite Ivan's family and Heros to a family banquet that evening.

Arthur returned to Russell Palace after managing the Marvel Universe, where his family welcomed him and gave him six months of leave. At the family banquet, he recounted how Umbrella had taken control of the Marvel Universe, and the Russell Family ended the evening together.

• William, Halsey, and the Russell Family gathered at the palace plaza to welcome Arthur and Carl as their Pelican arrived.
• Halsey granted Arthur and Carl six months off, and William ordered the maids to prepare a banquet.
• Arthur greeted his relatives, teased his nephew Li Jing, and gave Naga and Kerrigan a chance to ask for gifts.
• At dinner, Arthur told William that a Paris-class Frigate had destroyed Ego and that Steve Rogers had helped stabilize Earth under Umbrella's control.
• The family banquet lasted nearly two hours, and William and Halsey privately agreed not to have more children.

Carl recovered from infertility and became pregnant after spending half a year resting with Arthur on Earth. Meanwhile, Wanda gave birth to a boy, whom Athena named Heroson.

• Halsey and Rebecca diagnosed Carl's infertility as blocked ovulation caused by years of warfare and stress, and told her to rest for several months.
• After seeing Yelena with her son, Carl told Arthur she wanted a child, and Arthur agreed while asking her to release his shoulder.
• Arthur and Carl spent half a peaceful year on Earth while Carl recovered, and she eventually became pregnant.
• Heroson transferred his nine-month-pregnant wife Wanda to Umbrella's Halifax City general hospital for the birth.
• On January 24, 2051, Wanda gave birth to a boy, and Athena named him Heroson.

A Brute fleet attacked Pluto, prompting Ivan to lead Fleet Zero in a devastating strike that destroyed most of its ships. The surviving Brutes landed on Pluto, and Ivan sent Arthur and Heroson to help clear them from the surface.

• William believed newborn Heroson could become humanity's strongest fighter and planned to protect himself with a family Confidentiality Agreement once everyone turned eighteen.
• On February 11, 2051, a radical Brute fleet arrived near Pluto and attacked its Dome Cities after failing to reach Earth.
• William ordered Arthur to take Fleet Zero to Pluto, and Heroson joined him to test Heros' Bow.
• Ivan ordered Fleet Zero to fire on the Brutes, destroying nearly seventy percent of their thousand warships in a single volley.
• The surviving Brutes landed on Pluto, so Ivan ordered Arthur and Heroson to join Master Chief's Imperial Guard and the Dark Raven Legion in clearing the surface.

Arthur and Heros joined Fleet Zero’s assault on Pluto, but an unstable Vortex Tunnel pulled their transport and six Pelicans into another universe. Megan reported Arthur’s disappearance to Ivan, who questioned why she said it had happened “again.”

• Megan relayed Ivan’s orders, and Arthur agreed to lead the Praetorian guard into the ground operation with Heros and fifty Praetorians.
• Arthur and the Praetorians boarded a DR-7 Transport Boat as Fleet Zero’s forces headed toward Pluto to fight the Ghost-faced Beasts.
• An unknown vortex appeared and dragged Arthur and Heros’s transport, along with six Pelicans carrying the Ravenous Sharks, away from Pluto.
• Megan told Ivan that Arthur had been swept into another unstable Vortex Tunnel, and Ivan asked why she said “again.”

Ivan ordered the battle on Pluto to leave no prisoners alive, while William learned that Arthur, Heros, and their forces had been pulled into the universe of The Cage. A Vortex Tunnel opened over Oya New Continent and brought their aircraft into the sandstorm below.

• Ivan learned that a stable Vortex Tunnel would form in forty days and ordered Master Chief to kill all remaining enemies on Pluto.
• Serena told William that Star Killer's main cannon had pulled Arthur, Heros, fifty guards, and Madtooth Shark paratroopers into another Parallel Universe.
• William reassured Carl, Wanda, and Halsey that Arthur and Heros could survive until reinforcements arrived through the next Vortex Tunnel.
• William asked the system which universe Arthur had entered, learned it was The Cage, and exchanged one month's Reset Funds for the first season's episodes.
• A Vortex Tunnel opened above Oya New Continent, and a DR-7 Transport Boat and six Pelicans flew out before the tunnel vanished.

Arthur and the stranded Praetorian Astartes discovered that they had arrived on an apocalyptic Earth in a parallel universe, and followed an armored convoy through a sandstorm. The chapter ended as the convoy’s Hunter Squad and Dust People reached a crashed spaceship.

• Arthur told Heros that the Star Killer’s cannon may have opened a passage into a parallel universe and reassured him that a route home could form within three months.
• Captain Rosen Victor placed the sixth Shark Company under Arthur’s command, and Arthur ordered the Pelican formation to fly around their DR-7.
• The DR-7’s scans showed that the planet resembled Earth, while its ruined landscape and raging sandstorm suggested a major disaster.
• Arthur’s crew detected armored units and followed them into the storm, preparing to make contact if the occupants were human.
• Mark’s Hunter Squad, Gravity Bodies, and Dust People arrived at a crashed spaceship outside a ruined northern city.

Arthur’s flight formation arrived at the Lighthouse Scavenger Squad’s supply convoy in the ruins, surprising the soldiers and Dust Person porters. Arthur, Heros, and the Praetorian Astartes disembarked as the Lighthouse forces kept their weapons trained on them.

• Jeff contacted Captain Mark and learned that Squad One was searching for a new exit after its entrance collapsed.
• Jeff spotted seven approaching aircraft, alerted Mark, and warned the Scavenger Squad.
• The Scavenger soldiers established a defensive perimeter while Erica climbed into a Gravity Body and Fei Xue manned a Heavy Machine Gun.
• Arthur’s DR-7 and Pelicans landed near the convoy and opened their hatches.
• Arthur emerged with Heros and the Praetorian Astartes and told the stunned Scavengers that they meant no harm.

Arthur and his forces met the Lighthouse Hunter Squad, whose members were stunned to find other humans but wary of Arthur’s powerful group. Before they could decide whether to bring the newcomers back, Serpent Dogs attacked, forcing the Hunter Squad to defend the Dust People and prepare to withdraw.

• Arthur calmed Captain Rosen and Shark Company, then told Jeff that he and his companions were human.
• Arthur claimed his Praetorian Astartes were elite humans who stood over two meters tall, and Jeff and Erica reacted with astonishment.
• Arthur said he would discuss their origins with the Lighthouse’s highest-ranking leader, while Jeff hesitated to accept his much larger force.
• Heros suggested capturing the Hunter Squad, heightening the tension between the groups.
• Mark warned Hunter Squad Two that Extinction Beasts were attacking, and dozens of Serpent Dogs appeared.
• Fei Xue opened fire on a Serpent Dog, and Jeff ordered his squad to protect the Dust People and move the supplies before withdrawing.

Arthur ordered the Guard and Rosen led the Berserk Sharks to protect Jeff’s convoy and the Dust People from the Serpent Dogs. After a Guard member discovered that destroying a beast’s blue core killed it, the battle turned decisively in humanity’s favor.

• Arthur ordered the Guard to attack the Serpent Dogs and protect the porters, while Rosen led the Berserk Sharks into the fight.
• The Serpent Dogs broke through the Rust Hunters’ defenses and charged the fleeing Dust People.
• A Guard member saved a young Dust Person, then destroyed a Serpent Dog’s blue core and confirmed how to kill the creatures.
• The Guard and Berserk Sharks used the discovery to overwhelm the Serpent Dogs across the battlefield.

Arthur ordered the Honor Guard and Shark Squad to conserve ammunition and fight the Serpent Dogs with melee weapons, while Heros overwhelmed the creatures with his spear, shield, and superhuman abilities. As Dust People and surviving Hunters fled from a ship carrying supplies, Mo Cheng emerged and saw Heros fighting.

• Arthur warned the Honor Guard and Shark Squad to save their ammunition and use melee weapons against the Serpent Dogs.
• The Honor Guard and Shark Squad switched to Thunder Halberds, Vibration Sabers, and Beam Sabers, stunning the Hunters and Dust People with their coordinated attacks.
• Erica watched the battle from her Gravity Body, and Fei Xue pointed out that Heros was even more terrifying than the soldiers.
• Heros sent Serpent Dogs flying, smashed their heads, and impaled two with his returning Uru War Spear.
• Dust People carrying supplies and surviving Hunter soldiers rushed out of the ship, and Mo Cheng saw Heros fighting the Serpent Dogs.

Mo Cheng and the others joined the convoy after Heros and the Praetorian Astartes defeated the Serpent Dogs, and Mark and Ran Bing escaped the airship. As the group faced an enormous King-class Extinction Beast, a golden streak destroyed it.

• Mo Cheng led the soldiers and Dust People safely to the convoy while Heros and the others finished off the Serpent Dogs.
• Mark and Ran Bing fled the airship, and two Praetorian Astartes killed the Serpent Dogs pursuing them.
• Jeff reunited Mark with his companions, and Arthur introduced himself before Mark asked about his forces and origins.
• Fei Xue identified the approaching roar as an enormous Extinction Beast, and a King-class beast appeared before the group.
• A golden streak tore through the air and annihilated the King-class Extinction Beast.

Heros revealed his overwhelming power by destroying a King-class Extinction Beast and dispersing the sandstorm, then joined Arthur and Mark as the convoy headed for the Lighthouse. After nearly two hours of travel, they reached the settlement.

• Heros destroyed the King-class Extinction Beast with a golden arrow and dispersed the sandstorm with a wave of his hand.
• Arthur introduced Heros to Mark as his nephew, and Mark thanked Heros for saving the convoy.
• Mark ordered everyone to return to the Lighthouse, and the Ravager convoy traveled south with the Flying Formation overhead.
• Dust People 4068 complained about the guards and said he wanted to become an Upper Class person, while 4079 tried to calm him down.
• After traveling for nearly two hours through the desert and rocky wasteland, Arthur, Heros, and the others saw the Lighthouse.