Steven Lippe's life changes forever when he wakes up in his hotel room to see everyone in the resort freaking out. As he investigates he accidently gets shot in the chest by an armed women, Siri, who takes him to Dr.Quinzel. Steven soon finds out why the gunshot didn't kill him and why the company that owns The Island, AuctioTech, went through so much trouble to fake everyone's death in a sunken cruise ship accident. The short story "Oceanic 823" is an excerpt from "The Fox".