Paul Metcalfe, in a short space of time experienced death, Mysteronisation and walked away unscathed as Spectrum's new indestructable weapon. His mental state, well, that was another matter entirely. And that, in a round-about way had led him to be standing outside the innocent looking door at three in the morning. Angsty one shot set between Instrument of Destruction and Swarm.

'Thinking back d'Artagnan wondered why it had never occurred to him that the ruined portrait in Athos's manor might not be of his wife.' In the aftermath of Constance's rescue Athos struggles to cope with his vices and the strength of his companions trust in him, not knowing that another shadow of his past is about to rear its head. Shamlessly Athos centric, reviews welcomed.