In Harm's Way: A Cluster Prime Story

In Harm's Way: A Cluster Prime Story (formerly The Cluster Crisis and Reign of Terror) is a work-in-progress science fantasy/thriller fanfiction project. It is a fan-made spinoff of the Nickelodeon original cartoon My Life as a Teenage Robot, and particularly, its 2005 special Escape From Cluster Prime.

Synopsis
In Harm's Way takes place three years after the events of Escape from Cluster Prime. The crew of the Skyway Navy flagship SNHC Dauntless, under the command of Vice Admiral Haley Blackburn, has been tasked with conducting a political oversight mission on Cluster Prime. Among this crew is Brad Carbunkle, who enlisted in the Navy as a communications officer after a failed stint in the Earth-based Skyway Patrol.

The mission is cut short when, in the vicinity of Cluster Prime, the crew is forced to abandon ship as the Dauntless is crippled and brought down by an electromagnetic pulse attack from planet's surface. With the crew spread out, Brad finds himself in the company of the Vice Admiral's daughter, Petty Officer Tara Blackburn, and the two push forward together in an attempt to regroup with the rest of the Dauntless crew.

In addition, Brad and Tara are also determined to discover who was behind the EMP attack on the Dauntless. However, this quickly turns out to be much more difficult than expected when the culprit turns out to be an incredibly powerful nemesis of the Skyway Navy...

Background
In Harm's Way was initially conceived as an original story idea in late 2016 by Travis Lance "Wedge" Hawkins, under the working title of The Cluster Crisis. It has since been thoroughly revised many times, to a point where it no longer resembles its original form, with character and plot ideas being merged, changed, or removed outright.

Rather than adapting the action-centric format of the original MLAATR series, Hawkins has stated that his vision for the fic can be better described as a plot-heavy thriller that contains bouts of action. A proponent of adding new elements to MLAATR in an effort to keep it fresh (as seen in this post), his idea is to write one large story that can captivate readers in ways the series never attempted.

In Harm's Way was originally a proper continuation of the series, but was retooled into a spinoff in February 2018, as its new premise was focused exclusively on events and characters concerning Cluster Prime. This was made permanent with the removal of MLAATR's main character, Jenny Wakeman, from playing a direct role in the story.

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