Prologue

1944, Dogglas Army Base, N.M.

"Luna! Can you come and help me?" a 23-year-old Professor Broom called into the trailers open door.

"Coming!" a voice called back. "Welcome home!"

A young woman, who looked no more than 22, came to stand in the doorway of the trailer. She stopped and her cascading, lower back length, auburn hair flowed over one shoulder as she did. Her misty, cat-like silver eyes widened at the sight in front of her. Professor Broom stood there with a crutch under one arm, a bandaged leg and a bundle in the other arm.

"What did you do to yourself?" she demanded. The young professor adjusted his grip on the bundle in his arm, drawing the young woman's attention to it. "What's that?"

"Luna," the Professor smiled, "I would like you to meet your younger brother: Hellboy."