Chapter Summary: While vacationing on the moon, Albert, a young Parisian nobleman, meets the Count of Monte Cristo, a fabulously rich aristocrat from the far reaches of the galaxy. Fascinated by the counts sophistication and intelligence, Albert is unaware of the older mans dark purpose: to enact revenge for a terrible act of betrayal committed against him twenty-five years ago. Soon, all of Paris, including Alberts own mother and father, will feel the terror of the counts vengeance.