Chapter Summaries

Mark was reborn as a baby in the Marvel Universe and learned that Rosalie Payne claimed Tony Stark was his father. Sunlight awakened a system in Mark’s mind, unlocking Superman’s Super Brain.

• Mark realized he had been reborn as a baby in a hospital beside Rosalie Payne.
• Rosalie told reporter Marcus Dalton that Tony Stark was Mark’s father, but Marcus dismissed her claim for lack of proof.
• Daphne comforted Rosalie after Marcus left, while Mark realized he had been reborn in the Marvel Universe.
• Sunlight triggered Mark’s system, which awarded him one Sunlight Value and unlocked Super Brain at level zero.

Mark learned how his sunlight-powered cheat worked and watched Rosalie try to get Tony Stark to acknowledge him by selling their story to the press. A local tabloid published Rosalie’s claim, and JARVIS brought the report to Tony Stark’s attention.

• Mark figured out that sunlight gave him Sunlight Value, which he could spend to upgrade Super Brain and eventually unlock more superpowers.
• Nurse Daphne moved Mark’s stroller out of the sun, stopping his Sunlight Value from rising, and Mark cried in frustration.
• Rosalie contacted several media outlets, but only San Fernando Valley Entertainment News agreed to consider her story about Tony Stark.
• Mark learned that Rosalie had met Tony Stark at a party, spent the night with him, and later decided to seek recognition and support for their child.
• Rosalie bought the tabloid and hoped Tony Stark would see its report claiming he was Mark’s father.
• JARVIS showed Tony Stark the report while he worked in Stark Tower.

Tony Stark sent Rosalie Payne a legal warning denying her claims that Mark was his son, leaving Rosalie unable to reach him and struggling to pay her clinic bill. Rosalie was discharged with Daphne’s help, while Mark hoped leaving the clinic would let him collect more sunlight.

• Tony Stark ordered JARVIS to have Stark Group’s Legal Department threaten the newspaper and Rosalie, and the newspaper replaced its story with a public apology.
• Grayson Taylor delivered Rosalie a legal warning and threatened prison and the loss of Mark if she continued making public claims about Tony Stark.
• Rosalie promised not to speak about Tony Stark to the media or in public, then cried as she held Mark.
• Daphne told Rosalie she owed the clinic $8,650, so Rosalie decided to leave and promised to repay the bill later.
• Daphne helped Rosalie complete the discharge procedures, buy baby supplies, and take Mark home.

Mark lived with Rosalie in a run-down neighborhood while slowly gathering Sunlight Value to upgrade his Super Brain. After reaching Level 2, he became far sharper and set his sights on gathering the 400 points needed for Level 3.

• Daphne helped Rosalie settle into her apartment and taught her how to care for Mark, then visited regularly as Rosalie learned to be a mother.
• After a month, Mark collected 100 Sunlight Value and upgraded Super Brain from Level 0 to Level 1, restoring his memories and raising his intelligence to that of an ordinary adult.
• Rosalie returned to work in Hollywood and hired Daphne to care for Mark full-time, but Daphne’s close watch made it difficult for him to gather sunlight.
• After six months, Mark collected 200 Sunlight Value and upgraded Super Brain to Level 2, then learned that Level 3 would require 400 points.

At seven months old, Mark learned to walk and talk, surprising Rosalie and Daphne, and used his increased mobility to collect Sunlight Value. After leveling Super Brain up to Level 3, he agreed to join Rosalie for a commercial audition, giving him a chance to spend more time outdoors.

• Mark pretended to cry, then stood up and walked out of the bathroom, astonishing Daphne.
• When Rosalie came home, Mark walked to her and called her Mama, while Daphne questioned whether he was Tony Stark's child and Rosalie rebuked her.
• Rosalie and Daphne made Mark a floor bed and padded furniture corners, and Mark secretly walked into patches of sunlight to absorb Sunlight Value.
• After a month, Mark collected 400 Sunlight Value and upgraded Super Brain to Level 3, then thought about how to get outdoors for longer.
• Rosalie found an advertisement seeking a mother and a baby boy for a formula commercial, and Mark eagerly agreed to go with her.
• Daphne approved the outing, advising Rosalie to protect Mark from the sun and wind, keep him warm, and keep strangers from touching or speaking closely to him.

Rosalie took Mark to audition for a formula GG commercial after completing his paperwork, and he gained Sunlight Value during their errands. At the audition, Rosalie sought both the mother and baby roles, and Mark’s appearance immediately impressed the staff.

• Rosalie and Daphne completed Mark’s Social Security, medical, and work permit formalities, earning him 28 Sunlight Value during the day outside.
• Rosalie and Daphne brought Mark to the Tenda GG Company audition, where they joined a long line of applicants.
• Emily insulted Rosalie by insinuating she had slept with the director, and Rosalie threatened to attack her; Mark silently memorized Emily’s appearance.
• Rosalie entered the audition room with Daphne and Mark, introduced herself, and asked to audition for both the mother and baby roles.
• The staff and audition panel admired Mark’s appearance, and Julia Harrington asked Rosalie his name and age.

Rosalie and eight-month-old Mark won the Lisa Formula commercial after Mark cooperated during his screen test, and Rosalie signed the contracts. Three days later, they returned to Tenda GG Company for the official shoot, where the crew admired Mark’s appearance.

• Julia praised Mark as the kind of baby the company wanted, and Caleb arranged a screen test for him and Rosalie.
• Mark drank the formula and clapped along with Rosalie, impressing the crew during the audition.
• Caleb and the other decision-makers chose Rosalie and Mark for the commercial, and Rosalie signed the contracts Darian Horton provided.
• Rosalie and Daphne left the audition as Emily arrived and learned that both roles had been filled; Rosalie treated Daphne to KFC to celebrate.
• Rosalie and Daphne brought Mark to Tenda GG Company three days later, where Darian welcomed them to the filming set and the crew praised Mark.

Mark’s success in commercials helped Rosalie earn enough to move them into a safer neighborhood, and he spent five years growing into a brilliant child actor and scholar. The chapter ended with Rosalie returning from an important audition looking dejected, while Mark asked if she had failed again.

• Mark heard people discussing rumors that Tony Stark was his biological father and suspected Emily had spread them.
• Mark cooperated with Rosalie during a formula commercial shoot, and the ad helped raise the company’s sales and brought Rosalie more advertising work.
• After earning over fifty thousand dollars in a month, Rosalie moved with Mark to a safer house in the Clem District, where their neighbors quickly grew fond of him.
• Over the next five years, Mark gained five levels, upgraded Super Brain to LV8, and secretly studied advanced subjects on the computer.
• Rosalie returned home from auditioning for an important movie role looking dispirited, and Mark asked whether she had failed the audition.

After learning that Cathy Dale had sabotaged her acting career, Rosalie watched Mark hack into CAA and Cathy’s computer to find material he could use against her. Mark uncovered Cathy’s private emails containing discriminatory remarks and prepared to pursue revenge.

• Rosalie learned from her entertainment industry contacts that Cathy Dale had pressured talent agencies not to sign her.
• Mark connected Cathy’s hostility to her past relationship with Tony Stark and offered to help Rosalie get revenge.
• Mark hacked into CAA’s database and found Cathy’s personal information, shocking Rosalie with his hacking ability.
• Mark accessed Cathy’s home computer and found intimate photos and videos, but decided they were not damaging enough to ruin her career.
• Mark searched Cathy’s emails for racist language and found numerous inappropriate remarks.

Mark used Cathy's account to expose her racist emails, unleashing a public scandal that destroyed her reputation and left her career in ruins. After CAA failed to defend her, the agency and other Hollywood companies cut ties with Cathy.

• Mark logged into Cathy's AOL account, posted screenshots of her racist emails, and watched them spread across the internet.
• Cathy's agent Griffin called to berate her, and Cathy discovered the posts, deleted them, and panicked as readers condemned her.
• Television stations reported on the scandal, and crowds gathered to protest Cathy.
• CAA's public relations manager Grant blamed a hacker at a press conference, but reporters challenged the excuse.
• CAA announced Cathy would be removed from current productions, barred from future projects, stripped of endorsements and agent support, and held responsible for breach-of-contract compensation.
• Other Hollywood companies announced they would no longer work with Cathy.

Tony Stark learned that Cathy Dale had been blacklisted and asked JARVIS to identify the hacker behind the incident. Mark and Rosalie celebrated a film opportunity, but JARVIS traced Mark to their home and introduced himself.

• Tony Stark refused to help Cathy Dale and ordered JARVIS to discover the hacker's identity.
• Rosalie celebrated Cathy Dale's downfall, and Mark encouraged her to prepare for acting offers.
• Caleb invited Rosalie and Mark to audition for a low-budget film, offering them a combined payment of twenty thousand dollars.
• Mark's tracking alarm sounded, and he realized someone had traced their home computer through his relay addresses.
• JARVIS broke into Mark's computer in under five seconds, and Mark asked who he was.
• JARVIS told Mark that he could call him JARVIS.

JARVIS traced the hacker who infiltrated Cathy Dale’s computer to Rosalie and Mark’s home and discovered that five-year-old Mark was a prodigy. Tony Stark learned Mark might be his biological son, panicked, and ordered JARVIS to stop other hackers from tracing him; Mark was left patching his computer after JARVIS disconnected.

• Tony Stark questioned whether Rosalie or Mark had hacked Cathy Dale’s computer, and JARVIS confirmed the attack came from their home.
• Mark admitted he was the hacker and demonstrated his skill by briefly cutting JARVIS’s connection to his computer.
• JARVIS found Mark’s extensive studies and told Tony that Mark had an 83% chance of being his biological child.
• Tony denied the possibility, ended JARVIS’s investigation, and ordered him to stop three hackers who were tracing Mark.
• JARVIS disconnected from Mark’s network, and Mark installed security patches after realizing how outmatched he was.

After JARVIS helped Mark escape a S.H.I.E.L.D. investigation, Mark began creating his own intelligent program. Three mornings later, a virtual little girl appeared on Rosalie’s bedroom monitor and woke her.

• Mark explained to Rosalie that JARVIS was Tony Stark’s intelligent program and decided to build one of his own.
• Three S.H.I.E.L.D. hackers tracked Mark through his relay computers, but Mark fought back with decoy data.
• Nick Fury ordered Edgar Thurman to identify Mark and recruit him, while Mark’s identity was narrowed down to somewhere in Los Angeles.
• An unknown hacker crippled S.H.I.E.L.D.’s communications network and erased its tracking leads, allowing Mark to escape discovery.
• Mark suspected JARVIS had intervened and spent the next three mornings writing code for his own intelligent program.
• A six-year-old blonde girl appeared on Rosalie’s bedroom monitor and woke her.

Mark created Alice and developed programs to turn scripts into videos and dialogue, then used them to help Rosalie prepare for her leading role in Dreamland Children's Park. The generated movie impressed Rosalie, while Mark recognized that his home computer lacked the power to make high-quality results.

• Alice reminded Rosalie that she and Mark were going to Bell Film Company for an audition, and Mark planned to make money by creating computer games.
• Rosalie and Mark went to Bell Film Company, where Rosalie signed a contract and received the script for Dreamland Children's Park.
• Mark memorized the script and offered to help Rosalie learn her lines and prepare for the role.
• Mark spent a week creating video-generation and voice-reading programs, then used Alice to generate a movie from the script.
• Mark showed the movie to Rosalie, who was astonished by how convincingly the computer had brought the script to life.

Mark used Alice to create Stardew Valley, an expanded farming game, and Rosalie and Daphne enjoyed testing it. After seeing their enthusiasm, he uploaded the game and began promoting it, charging players ten dollars for permanent access after a free trial.

• Mark chose to make Stardew Valley and worked with Alice to create its graphics, music, expanded cast, and additional storylines.
• Mark finished the game in just over half a month and invited Rosalie and Daphne to test it.
• Rosalie became absorbed in Stardew Valley, and Daphne asked Mark to email her an installation package.
• Rosalie played the game every morning and exchanged farming tips with Daphne, convincing Mark it could succeed.
• Mark uploaded Stardew Valley, asked Alice to promote it on gaming forums, and set up a free trial followed by a ten-dollar payment by mail.

Stardew Valley became a hit, earning Mark $200,000 in a week, and he upgraded Alice’s hardware and security systems. Mark and Rosalie joined the Dreamland Children's Park production crew, where Rosalie faced resentment over winning the lead role, and Mark asked Alice to research the people at their first meeting.

• Players bought Stardew Valley registration codes after its trial ended, and the game spread through word of mouth on gaming forums.
• Stardew Valley sold 20,000 copies in a week, earning Mark $200,000, which he used to buy Alice a personal supercomputer and install security cameras around the house.
• Alice helped Rosalie improve her acting, and Rosalie told Mark she had memorized her lines for the production.
• Mark and Rosalie went to Bell Film Company, where Caleb introduced Rosalie as the actress playing Joanna Perry and Mark as the actor playing Galle.
• Mark noticed two actresses resented Rosalie's lead role, then asked Alice to find publicly available information about everyone at the meeting.

Rosalie was humiliated by Rachel over her past extra roles, but Mark embarrassed Rachel in return and shifted the crew’s attention away from his mother. On the flight from New York to Los Angeles, Mark discovered that sunlight at high altitude greatly accelerated his Sunlight Value gains, then arrived with the crew and went to their hotel.

• Rachel questioned Rosalie about her acting experience and mocked her for having only an unnamed extra role, making Rosalie feel humiliated.
• Mark used Alice’s search results to point out that Rachel had starred in the restricted film Hot Passion, and the crew laughed at Rachel instead.
• Caleb led the crew onto Bell Film Company’s chartered flight from New York to Los Angeles.
• Mark gained Sunlight Value rapidly above the clouds, collecting 4,320 points during the six-hour flight and deciding he wanted a private jet.
• Caleb took the crew from the airport to the hotel he had booked near Dreamland Children's Park.

Mark used his growing game income to buy drones and equipment to protect himself and Rosalie while they stayed in New York. A drone then spotted a bearded man watching the Hilton with binoculars and a possible sniper rifle, leaving Mark wary of a threat nearby.

• Caleb warned the crew that New York gangs clashed frequently, and Mark decided to take extra precautions.
• Roger told Mark he had deposited the money from Stardew Valley sales and organized the buyers’ email addresses, and Mark had Alice send out their registration codes.
• Mark bought five drones and two Electric Shock Guns, along with supplies to modify them.
• Mark assembled the drones at the hotel and sent one to scan the surrounding area for security risks.
• The drone spotted a bearded young man watching the Hilton through binoculars with what appeared to be a sniper rifle nearby, and Mark shut the window and drew the curtains.

Mark modified two Electric Shock Guns while preparing for filming in New York, and Tony Stark discovered that Mark had created a hit game. The next morning, Caleb led the crew to Dreamland Children's Park as Alice's drone followed them.

• Alice analyzed drone footage of crimes around the Hilton Hotel, shocking Rosalie with how dangerous New York was.
• Mark modified two Electric Shock Guns, raising their power enough to kill ordinary people and making the stronger one far more lethal but short-lived.
• Caleb invited the crew to a bar, but Rosalie stayed at the hotel with Mark because she feared the dangers of New York.
• JARVIS told Tony Stark that Mark had independently created the popular game Stardew Valley, and Tony played it long enough to miss his date.
• Tony learned that Rosalie and Mark were staying at the Hilton Hotel, then tried to hide his reaction.
• The next morning, Caleb took the crew by bus to Dreamland Children's Park while a drone silently followed them.

Rosalie impressed the crew with her acting as filming began at Dreamland Children's Park, but a gang's visit soon threatened the safety of the production. Derek Wade became unusually interested in Mark after seeing Damir's photographs and ordered him to find out the boy's identity.

• Rosalie delivered a strong performance in the opening scene, and the crew completed eight scenes by lunchtime.
• Alice warned Rosalie and Mark that armed men had arrived, and Caleb paid the visitors protection money before filming resumed.
• Damir photographed the crew after leaving the park and reported to Blackfire Gang leader Derek Wade.
• Derek saw Mark in the photographs, called him beautiful, and asked Damir to learn everything about him.