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The potential golden era of Atlantis was never realised following a spectacular supernova blast that penetrated space. The aftershocks and effects of the incident rendered Atlantis uninhabitable, and secured the planets collapse. In spite of this, not all of those who dwelled there died, as some who saw the incoming tragedy escaped the planet in time.

The fleeing Atlanteans knew of only one place to seek solace, Earth, the place of their ancestors. However they were doubtful as to whether they would be received, due to their haughty reputation, and the fact that they and their ancestors were so willing and quick to escape from the planet in the Icarus Project. Contrary to this train of thought, they were taken back by the Earth dwellers desire to forgive and forget, as they still felt a tie of kinship, and took pity on the wandering race. And so they waited, in hope that Earth would not suffer the same fate as Atlantis.

Their faith prevailed, and despite relatively minor incidents with crashing meteors, Earth remained unscathed.

Many centuries later in 2944, a fresh lust for exploration arose amongst the earthlings. Reviewing the past and most notably the venture of "Icarus's Wish", those in power who had little grasp of the tragedy of Atlantis set about creating a new programme of adventure, entitled "The Phoenix Odyssey", to explore further to find the perfect place (named the "Phoenix" as this attempt rises out of the ashes of the first). Despite warnings from descendants of those involved with Atlantis, those at the head of the project hadn't the foresight to see the perils that lay in wait.

Testament that unfortunately, most humans just don't learn.