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And thanks to Alfred Nobel, the notorious inventor of dynamite, Captain\u003cbr\u003eVincent will soon be able to erase people from time altogether—including those\u003cbr\u003epesky Hudson kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMass chaos unfolds as time periods begin crashing into one\u003cbr\u003eanother. Central Park becomes a playground for dinosaurs. The Metropolitan\u003cbr\u003eMuseum of Art is overrun by the very historical figures it features. And the\u003cbr\u003eHudsons begin to disappear, one by one, and Matt finds himself increasingly\u003cbr\u003ealone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut hope comes from an\u003cbr\u003eunexpected source: a \u003cem\u003eVermillion \u003c\/em\u003erebel and Hudson ally has been\u003cbr\u003ekeeping her own timeline a secret. 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