"A spatial jump is trivial when compared to the unknowns of time travel. One is like sliding along the ice, whilst the other is akin to descending blindly into the depths of the freezing water and reappearing as an acorn"

—Pg 2, THE INTRICACIES OF TIME TRAVEL, Sir R.H. Hargreeves

"In the 50th year of Earth's 20th century, all able-bodied Garde, Mogadorians and Humans found themselves clashing in the worst way possible when Ella-Des Ra [Tenthborn Ella of the Ra name] invaded Earth, calling for the blood of the assassins who had slain her great-grandfather, Setrákus-Zvee Ra [Secondborn Setrákus of the Ra name]…the World War that followed was something for the history books…And the aftermath of that third World War is still felt to this day"

—Pg 10-13, WORLD WAR THREE: INTRODUCTION, E. Gussman

"…I don't remember much of it—too consumed in my own grief, for my recently deceased vera—but I could remember being held. Could remember the pain that dug into my very core just as my fingers dug into Luther-Ent (Hargreeves)'s [Firstborn Luther of the Hargreeves name] coat so tight that my nails tore free thread when he tossed me aside…"

"It was hard to keep my eyes open…and the pull of the temporal plane was far too strong…so, it didn't take very long for us to be pulled apart—ripped away or tossed aside—either way, we were alone when we awoke…Spat out in various places along the timeline. We had escaped the terrors of the apocalypse, but not those in this new (old) timeline…"

"…I honestly couldn't tell you why I landed so far back in the timeline, away from everyone else, but I have my theories. I can only assumed that when the opportunity arose to toss the baby (me) out with the bathwater, Luther-Ent took it…Not that it mattered either way…We Garde have always been a slippery, stubborn bunch to kill…"

—Pg 2-4, THEODORE-ENT HARGREEVES' [FIRSTBORN THEODORE OF THE HARGREEVES NAME] DIARY: OUR ARRIVAL, T.N. Hargreeves

"Why should I have to fight for my equality when it is my HUMAN RIGHT to share the same bathroom as you? The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of the Coloured People is to ensure a society in which ALL of the individuals have EQUAL rights WITHOUT discrimination base on race…"

"…I know that one day a black president WILL sit in that shiny oval office, in the White House and, by God, I wanna be there when it happens…!"

—Pg 3-6, INTEGRATION NOT SEGREGATION, N.A.A.C.P: Dallas Branch

"…Augmentations are the Mogadorian version of a Garde's Legacies and can be granted to both true-born Mogadorians and their adjoining hybrids…Created using energy harvested from living Garde, these powers grant their wielder with powers that are geared more towards the combative side of things…and make them loyal to a fault…"

—Pg 1, MOGADORIANS VERSUS LORICS: AUGMENTATIONS , E.D. Ra

"He said, 'Son, when you grow up, would you be the Saviour of the Broken, the Beaten and the Damned?' He said, 'Will you defeat them? Your demons and all of the non-believers, and the plans that they have made? Because one day, I'll leave you as a phantom…to lead you in the summer; to join the Black Parade…"

—Prophet 4:19, DESTINY'S CHILDREN

WELCOME TO THE RING!
RULES:

1. You do NOT talk about The Ring
2. If someone goes limp or taps out, the fight is over
3. Only TWO fighters may be in The Ring at one time
4. Only ONE bout at a time
5. The fights MUST BE bare-knuckled, bare-chested, bare-footed and WITHOUT weapons
6. Fights WILL go on as long as is needed
7. Jack Ruby WILL take a percentage of ALL gambling, in compensation for ANY bets made
8. If this is your first time in The Ring, you HAVE to fight King Kong. No exceptions.

—THE RING: RULES, J. Ruby

CRIME BEAT, 1961
DISTURBED MAN WITH MULTIPLE KNIVES ARRESTED OUTSIDE 1026 N. BECKLEY

"…Due to his attempt to assassinate Lee Harvey Oswald on September 1, 1961, a disturbed man (later identified as Diego Hargreeves, a Cuban exile) was arrested outside of 1026 N. Beckley…The man carried a multitude of knives on his person and bore several delusions about Mr Oswald assassinating President John F. Kennedy…"

"Ms G. Olga stood in defence of the delusional man, stating that he had saved her from a mugger on her way home from the grocery store…Sir Reginald H. Hargreeves declined to comment further, simply starting that he did not know the man nor had ever seen him before in his life…There are no known connections to be found between the Cuban exile and the famous billionaire & philanthropist, beyond the name that the Cuban has chosen to go by"

"…Found to be delirious, Diego Hargreeves [30yrs] was then hospitalised in The Holbrook Sanitarium for the Nervous and Mental Diseases in Dallas, Texas…Sources say that he has continued to tell other patients and staff about Kennedy's future death, as well as his (supposed) relation to Sir Reginald Hargreeves…Which has lead to further hospitalisations…"

[PICTURED: DIEGO HARGREVES, 30YRS]

"There are many towns in America with large populations filled with little green men…And little sweeties who would have you believe that they are harmless, but they are blinded by fantasy…It took COUNTLESS years of suffering for the politicians to finally admit to the horrors of these little green men and you only need to look around to see what has become of us, because of that…In just ONE of these communities, THOUSANDS of children are still suffering from the contamination of these aliens"

—THE LIVE AMONG US, C. Cooper

"…I can honestly say that we do not know for certain WHERE it is they came from and, to be frank, I don't remember seeing them move into town (for, I am QUITE certain I would've remembered the likes of them). One day they weren't there and the next they were…The woman—the sister—claimed that they were siblings living together whilst their parents worked, abroad. I can only assume that their family must be very trusting to leave two children alone, without chaperones…"

"In any case, the siblings are good fun, even if the brother keeps sneaking around with that third-class farmer who stinks of manure and the sister keeps squirrelling away the strangest of butter containers that she finds around town…I know, most assuredly, that mother and father would not approve of them, and I think that makes them all the more enticing…"

—Excerpts from: EDWIN OLGA'S LETTER TO AUNT GERTRUDE: THE STRANGE SIBLINGS, E. Olga

"We were by no means the youngest in the battalion, nor the first to try that schtick, but people were hurting for numbers and they just needed cannon fodder to throw at the enemy…Sometimes I wish that I hadn't enlisted…My brother adores the life of a Garde and can't wait to enlist, but he doesn't know the truth of it; he doesn't know how I mourn the boy I once was"

—Pg 6, SPARROW ACADEMY MEMORIAL: THE WAR, Anon. Garde

"In the words of my mother: Trust no one except for me, always be alert, paint yourself the pretty flower with hidden thorns and make sure that no one can hurt you again, Little One"

—Pg 2, CORRECTIONS REPORT: WORDS OF WARNING, L. Pitts.

"It is said that the Lien du Lorne is the single most excruciating thing that one can experience…far more so than anything the mind could comprehend…Literally translating to "The Bond of the Forsaken"

"…Supposedly, it is the very reason why Lorics are so territorial of their people, because to lose your Lorne could very well spell the end of you…Some of the stories are quite horrific, describing the feeling as being constantly branded with a hot iron, whilst a teaspoon tries to carve out your organs one spoonful at a time…It is one the few times that I might count myself lucky not to be Loric…"

—CURSED BE THE LORIC: THE LIEN DU LORNE, A. Sutekh