In the calm before the storm, Atlas is confronted with a new oddity; what it really means to be a part of a family. With the whirlwind of mysteries surrounding his past and the immediate danger looming ahead for his loved ones, he must find a way to consolidate both. The US Government has aquired a new-found interest in the children he'd risked his life to save. New allies and old friends arise to assist as a safeguard for the youth of his kind; the Outcross. But at what cost? Will he be able to fuse the trauma of his youth and new powers in time to rescue them all