In any four-dimensional hyper-universe, the surface of a four-dimensional hyper-sea would of course be three-dimensional. So despite how Hypergaard's ocean vessels look like sailing ships, they are actually space ships. Presumably their sails catch something like a solar wind; Hypergaard's universe does have stars. Either the ships have environment control to provide warmth and oxygen, or they don't need it. I didn't figure out which... I always regretted being sucked into this adventure without a full set of scientific equipment.

The Hyper-Piper chose children who would be important to world history. We figured out *who* shortly afterward. All this time later, we finally know why.

The abducted children were:

• *Jeff Goldblatt*. California, USA. Age 13 in 1969. He grew up to be an actor. In 1987 he would become a Powernaut.
• *Steffi Brock*. Manitoba, Canada. Age 6 in 1969. She grew up to be a meteorologist. In the 1990s she would gain control over her own density and gravity.
• *Wyatt Ferguson*. Indiana, USA. Age 8 in 1969. He grew up to be a technician. In the 1990s he would wield universe-altering gems *and* become a so-called champion of Death. From what I now know of his powers then, he was capable of defeating or even *destroying* everyone else present - even the Hyper-Piper.
• *Giulia Moretti*, later Julie Wolcott. Wisconsin, USA. Age 1 in 1969. She grew up to study journalism, but she became an office administrator among superhumans - albeit *not superheroes*. (I will have much more to say about that in my commentary for Powernaut 1992.) In the 1990s and until 2001, she would wear the hyper-speed armor designated "Scudbuster". After that, she got control of a gem which influenced organic matter - but oddly, she did not have control of such a gem in 1969. It is as though the Hyper-Piper could not see any future history after the 1990s.

(to be continued, in Hyper-Mother commentary)

My friend and colleague Paula Page, also known as Paula Power, was abducted along with the "hyper-children". We now know she was pregnant. Her child would grow up to be the adventurer known as The Devil in White. He could change the image of his face, and wield mental and telekinetic powers.

(to be continued, in Hyper-Born commentary)

Marian Wolcott was abducted along with Paula Power and the "hyper-children". Of course, we know now she was pregnant. Her child would grow up to be the mutant telepathic supergenius Stephen Wolcott, known as Ellipsis. As a university student he served on a project involving antimatter, and emerged with matter conversion powers.

Marian Wolcott was a single mother, toward the end of child-bearing years, and not in the best of health. This would have drastic effect on her son's later life.

(to be continued, in Hyper-Born commentary)

In 1992, a young adventurer named The Devil in White appeared in New York City. He wielded telepathic and telekinetic powers. He interfered with Ellipsis, who by then was powerful enough to pose a threat to the U.S. Government.

In later years, the Devil in White would abandon that costume and dress more colorfully. He would be known as Ron Cannon, and affiliate with campus superhumans.

We now know The Devil in White was Ron Smith, the son of my colleagues Stonewater Smith and Paula Power. He was born in Hypergaard in 1969, though we registered his birth at Power City, New Jersey late in that same year. His parents of course had something to do with his powers, but we don't know what or why.

• His father Stonewater Smith was an exemplary human being in all respects, but he had no superhuman genetics to contribute.
• His mother Paula Page (Paula Power) had powers of vague origin related to the Powernaut. Those powers may possibly breed true, but we have no one other than Ron Smith to judge from. Obviously his powers were not like those of the Powernaut, nor like his parents.
• Hypergaard itself may have been a factor in the mutation of young Ron's powers. We therefore continue to track him as one of the Hyper-Born of Hypergaard.

In 1990, a young adventurer named Ellipsis appeared in East Lansing, Michigan, alongside other adventurers collectively known as The Balance. He wielded telepathic powers, but obtained massive energy-wielding powers through scientific experimentation by the middle of 1991. By 1992 he was at war (albeit unconventional) against the United States Government. I assisted the Government in that operation.

Ellipsis is known to be one Stephen Wolcott. His birth was registered at Rochester, Indiana in 1970. His parents were listed as Marian Wolcott and Stephen Samuel Lamarcus. Marian Wolcott was present in Hypergaard, and we know she gave birth there. Therefore we have strong reason to believe Ellipsis is one of the two Hyper-Born of Hypergaard.

If we could investigate Mr. Lamarcus, we would - but he has basically disappeared from history. We have literally no trace of him. I know of exactly one male who has no history, is old enough to have fathered Ellipsis, and has ever taken an interest in him... *Could Ellipsis be the son of the Hyper-Piper??*

At a critical point in our 1969 expedition, the self-proclaimed Powernaut turned aside two Hyper-Children by giving them a vision of the evils of power. I have to admit, that saved us. I can now comment on how those children grew up, and whether they were affected by his teachings.

• Wyatt Ferguson was old enough to understand the full message. Recently in 2003, he published his diary under the title, With Great Power Comes Great Irrelevance. I have to conclude, he remains warped by the 1969 incident.
• Stephen Wolcott (Ellipsis), on the other hand, was roughly five minutes old at the time. His mind had artificially advanced to its eventual super-genius status, but he was still an infant. In later life, he ceaselessly sought increasing power, no matter the consequences. (I helped the U.S. Government ward him off in 1992.) I conclude, he forgot the teachings and recovered from the incident.

I'm uncertain how I feel about this. On the one hand, society has dealt with the power of Ellipsis - despite his having been *unsuccessfully* brainwashed to renounce power. And in some respects, he's used his power for the good of society. On the other hand, the 1969 brainwashing seems to have held for Wyatt Ferguson. His reaction to great power has uniformly been, to renounce it. Given the amount of power he's renounced over his career, that may be safest for the world. But how can that be *proper*?