At the same time, deep within hyperspace, along the ancient star road, Susan Morrow fell into a coma.
Even though Jill Young and Dream Monroe had always been the main fighters, Susan Morrow wasn’t exactly unscathed. On top of that, Jill’s psychic power was close to the limit, and it was Susan herself who pulled off that last-minute reversal with everything she had.
In the blink of an eye, Susan Morrow sank into the deepest dream.
Static crackled in the air.
October 1987, in the memory of the 'sacrifice,' Susan Soo’s departure sent shockwaves through the upper ranks of the laboratory, and even the clueless folks in the lower levels started feeling a storm brewing.
The most pressing issue: without the Witch running the show, could the hyperspace lab even function? Back when Susan Soo was around, everyone treated space teleportation like it was the safest, easiest, most normal way to get around. People were thrilled, convinced humanity had entered a new era of space tech, lost in a beautiful dream.
But the moment Susan Soo left, it was like everyone got splashed awake by a bucket of yellow pee. To their horror, they realized humanity hadn’t actually mastered space tech at all. The truth was, only one person could use hyperspace, and the only reason everyone else got to play in it was because Her Witchiness was feeling generous.
Space anchors and tunnels still worked, but to the higher-ups, nothing was the same anymore.
Without Susan Soo steering the ship, the risks of space teleportation shot through the roof. Space currents were never stable, and even back in the good old days, Susan had to constantly fine-tune things. If the currents ever got wild and you ended up sending only your head through, well, that’d be a real party trick. Anxiety and panic started spreading through Tiberia—and the whole Zade Family.
And besides the panic, some folks started having other, brand-new ideas—if someone’s already fallen out with the one-and-only Witch, and the anchors and tunnels still work, then what difference does that someone even make?