Before meeting Hunter, Lucas was unaware of the existence of the Temporary Underground - a loosely organized network of deserters from the Time Corps. Most of them chose to remain in the time period in which they defected, but some, like Hunter, were in possession of stolen chronoplates with the tracking function disabled. This is who had unlimited freedom. All the time was at their service. Lucas often wondered how many people in the past were actually people from the future. It was scary to realize how delicate and fragile the passage of time had become.