Forced to use a device connected to the Pride without knowing precisely what it does, the Runaways have found themselves in New York at the dawn of the century... the 20th century. Stranded without little idea of how to return to their own time, they encounter a gang of alley rats who are also gifted with strange powers, wonders of the modern age. And they'll need all the help that they can get. The past holds dangers that they have not even considered.