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In the flow of a research assignment on his ancestry, Sporty stumbles upon an old Apple iPad and some memory sticks containing poems and song lyrics written by a relative of years past in his grandmother's cupboard. Intrigued by the poems and lyrics he calls on the favours of Baby Man.

The two are joined by Scary, a drummer by talent, forming a trio of disenchanted and uninspired artists, laden with a backsliding reputation on the music scene for covering the done and tested, who together take their future by the proverbial horns and set on a fresh path as a new-fangled band.

Baby Man, a (ahem!) vertically-challenged scientific virtuoso, and long-time bon ami to Sporty, finds no trouble in mining the treasures stored on the recently unearthed memory sticks and iPad. Dumbfounded by the fresh, contemporary music escaping from the devices, sounds that were recorded in Sporty's ancestor's 60's, the two are at a loss as to why these songs and poems had never been released. Armed with this catalogue of works recounting a life once lived by Sporty's past relative, Scary is persuaded by Baby Man and Sporty to ride with them on the road to realising a better dream.

Baffled as to how Baby Man can afford a state-of-the-art laboratory, Scary and Sporty grow suspicious and question Baby Man's claim of having 'a sponsor' - who has not so much as even a shadow to trace. Their band, funded through Baby Man's 'sponsor', provides the nutritious cash to finance their collective dream; perhaps a no-questions-asked policy would be beneficial all round. That is until Sporty spots a one-of-a-kind Action Comics (First Edition) in Baby Man's lab.

"So, what sponsor will fund such luxuries with no proven commercial success in all the years you've been doing research on who knows what?" Sporty probes with arms tightly folded and a sceptical glare. Swearing Sporty to the utmost secrecy, Baby Man divulges and attributes his entire fortune to time-travel. Feeling an insult to his intelligence, Sporty maintains a defensive stance: "What a copout... you can do better than that!", as if to demand proof of this seemingly preposterous explanation. Baby Man flicks a switch and, to Sporty's shock, a cavern teeming with 20th and 21st century sci-fi toys, rare comics and original comic art is unveiled from behind a disappearing wall. Baby Man speaks with a grin: "Well, how do you think I paid for all this?" A wide-eyed, yet unimpressed, Sporty still needs more answers. After all, the trove of priceless paraphernalia suggests Baby Man had kept this quiet throughout their enduring friendship.

"To cut a long story short, I use modern technology invested in our time to locate exact positions of old cities, battle fields and settlements, just waiting for me when I go back to the 21st century - today's detectors can even pick out pieces of pottery. The beauty of the operation is that no-one is any the wiser and no-one misses a thing. I already have a supply of collectors waiting to buy on my return."

Baby Man appeases Sporty with a promise to meet his past relative as long as he doesn't see them, but if he cannot prove time travel is possible, then Sporty can keep the rear copy of Action Comics (First Edition) in which Superman debuted. "Deal!" exclaims a palpably excited Sporty. "But I get to use a 20th Century ice-cream van to blend in..." insists Baby Man.

"WHAT?!"

 
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