Former StormWatch weatherman Jackson King and his bride Christine Trelane watched as their superhuman StormWatch teammates were murdered viciously, and their precious SkyWatch station lost. Since then they have bided their time, living under the watchful eye of their former allies in The Authority, waiting for the right moment to return to the spotlight with an organisation of their own: the Monarchy. Now they are are aware of a menace that cannot simply be beaten back into the shadows. The husband and wife. The trans-dimensional priest. The mad professor. The resurrected killer. The performance artist. In order to save the world, the Monarchy must break every rule...