In this chapter, we are introduced to London Donovan, a young man who has been captured by a pack of wolves in the Arctic Circle. He is rescued by a doctor, who tells him that he is no longer a child, but an adult. The doctor, Professor Frederick Feiersinger, has discovered that Donovan's features are related to his age, and that he has gills and hands that allow him to swim and exchange blood with other living beings. He also has sharp, sharp, incisor points at the back of his body, which the doctor says are typical of fish. Donovan thanks the doctor for rescuing him, and says that the only thing he has done to him is to surgically remove a bomb from his head every five years. He says that if he were to die, his head would explode like an "overripe fruit," and that it would be in his best interest for the doctor to protect him