Now that was cool. This guy being born on a colony. He'd been to plenty of space colonies, but Earth wasn't quite there yet and the idea that there were places out there where Earth had advanced that far was exciting. That was one reason he was actually a little excited about the universe they were currently in.

Apparently, there was a colony on Mars. How great was that?

"I have no idea how I'm alive. I died by using this...this really powerful reality-altering artifact called a cosmic cube. Combined it with the Nova Force, the energy I carry inside me, and I became a dimensional door to get my friends out of this hell dimension. Then I just...dissipated."

And he was pretty sure he'd been gone gone. Dead.

Probably.

"I don't think this is a dream. I just think the universe is a funny place now and again. Maybe something or someone powerful collected all that dissipated energy up. Scooped me together and made me whole again. I dunno." He kept digging his toes into the grass, wiggling them. "I've been a little too busy just enjoying being here again to spend much time figuring out the whys and wherefores. Not sure that's a gift horse whose mouth I really want a glimpse inside of, y'know?"