—Arcturus RannThe Enigma Force is God to me no longer! It is tainted -- corrupted.
Appearing in "The Wall Around the Universe"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Grand Fleet (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Devil (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Microverse
- Earth (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Endeavor II
- Petard (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Wall Around the Universe"
The Grand Fleet of the Children of the Dreaming Star accompanies the Endeavor II on its journey to Homeworld hoping to rescue Devil from unknown dangers. Bug reveals the stowaway and newly shapeshifted Solitaire who has taken the form of a beautiful woman without resembling anyone known to the Micronauts.
The Endeavor II and the Grand Fleet eventually come to a halt when they reach the Spacewall, a barrier between the Microverse and the rest of the cosmos. Arcturus Rann is disturbed by his lack of connection with the Enigma Force and senses something ominous at play. They devise a plan to breach the Spacewall using a device called the Petard which will channel the full power of the fleet. Mari insists on accompanying Arcturus into the Petard to perform the operation.
The Petard engages with the Spacewall and fires its powerful beam with Arcturus and Mari aboard. The Spacewall buckles and heaves but doesn't give and the manifestation of the Enigma Force in the form of the Time Travler then appears to resist the attempt to breech the wall. Arcturus Rann believes the Enigma Force to be corrupted and tries to employ the fleet to fight it but the Enigma Force resists the attack and Arcturus and Mari are nearly killed by the onslaught while the fleet is mostly decimated. The Micronauts aboard the Endeavor II rescue Arcturus and Mari but Arcturus appears to have aged dramatically upon their recovery.