"There's this world that's being threatened by this terrible evil called Chronoblivion. It's a monster that wants to eat that whole universe. The Time Trapper lives there and wants to prevent it from being destroyed so he can survive, so he kidnaps people from other worlds to help the heroes native to that universe, a group called the Legion of Superheroes. The Legion are good people. They don't want the Time Trapper doing it, but he doesn't care."

That explained it well enough, right?

"Sometimes he creates little illusion worlds like this to test people. He does it to challenge some of us, ones he's already stolen away -- like me -- to become stronger so we can beat Chronoblivion. Others, like you, we think he does it to test you out to see if he wants to steal you and make you help his universe, too. He'll throw us all in here together and take away our powers or magic or put knowledge in our heads, or do any number of things to challenge us."

He always made it harder than it had to be.

"Right now, he's got those soldiers gunning for you and he put knowledge in my head of the city. So that I know hiding places and secret passages and people in the illusion that can help me keep you safe, as if I was raised here. I think he wants to test us to see if we can work together."

They found a nice little hidden alcove, the ruins of a house in the undercity, and Rich helped Firion sit down on a block of stone, searching through his belt to find the medkit he had there. At least he'd be given good supplies by this place.

"If you take off your armor, I've got some stuff to fix up that wound."