Gen¹³ Vol 2 69

Gen¹³ (Vol. 2) #69
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Art by: Adam Warren
Cover Date	November, 2001
Issue Details
Original Price	$2.50

1. "Failed Universe part 2"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Adam Warren
Penciler(s)	Yanick Paquette
Inker(s)	Andrew Pepoy
Letterer(s)	Jenna Garcia
Editor(s)	Jeff Mariotte

Appearing in "Failed Universe part 2"

Featured Characters:

• Gen¹³
  • Burnout
  • Caitlin Fairchild
  • Freefall (appears in both flashback and main story)
  • Grunge (appears in both flashback and main story)
  • Sarah Rainmaker (appears in both flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• The Authority
  • Apollo (Cameo)
  • Engineer (Angela Spica) (appears in both flashback and main story)
  • Swift (appears in both flashback and main story)
• Trauma Queen

Antagonists:

• Blood Congress (Main story and flashback)
• "Baby universes"

Locations:

• The Bleed
• Wildstorm Universe
  • United States of America
    • San Diego, California (appears in both flashback and main story)
      • La Jolla

Items:

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Vehicles:

• The Carrier

Synopsis for "Failed Universe part 2"

Before Grunge can explain to Roxy why Swift brought him to the Carrier, his arrival triggers his brainwashing, and he infects the Carrier with a cancerous neuroprogram.  The structure of the Carrier destabilizes, causing a “baby” universe to appear and chase Roxy, Grunge, and Swift.  Soon, they discover the ship is under siege by multiple baby universes.  Grunge uses his powers to bond with the Carrier, supercharging his intellect.  He explains that the baby universes are actually failed universes, unable to produce life, and that he was brainwashed into triggering this event.  In the process, he reveals his affair with Swift, emotionally devastating Roxy. Grunge tells Roxy she can find a better boyfriend than him and then uses his powers to link her with the Carrier, boosting her intellect.  To Swift’s astonishment, Roxy uses her powers to create a black hole that consumes the baby universes and then vanishes.  Before passing out, she tells Grunge she still loves him.  Just before he severs his bond with the Carrier, Grunge tells Swift neither he nor Roxy will remember any of this.  Later, the rest of Gen 13 arrives home to find Grunge watching Roxy once again win the dance game.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in the Gen 13: Meanwhile... trade paperback published in 2003.

Trivia

• The dance game Roxy plays is based on the Dance Dance Revolution video game introduced in 1998.