Harlan Williams, a man well into his years and employed as a janitor, found himself at the center of a sudden explosion within the laboratory where he worked, an event that left him experiencing unsettling and peculiar aftereffects.

Harlan Williams and his wife, Gina, began to observe a remarkable change: he seemed to be growing younger, old scars fading as if by magic following his accident. He returned to work, attempting to disguise the phenomenon by dyeing his hair…

Jude Andrews firmly believes that Harlan holds the secret to the legendary fountain of youth.

Initially, the three men evaded the attention of the local authorities before resolving to separate, hoping that their dispersal would make them harder to notice.

Jude Andrews pressed on with his work, steadily establishing himself within the research center, even as Dr. Toddhunter struggled to rebuild his findings, increasingly marked by troubling indications of a failing mind.

Harlan’s progress had slowed considerably. A disconcerting, greenish light would occasionally flare within his eyes, and tremors—earthquakes, really—rippled from him without conscious prompting. At last, he arrived before Francie’s home, Ju…

Harlan, Terry, Gina, and General Crewes made their way to a secure location maintained by one of Francie’s old associates—a friend from her days among the counterculture hippies.