From the author's website: Originally published in the short-story collection The New Heroes: Superhuman, "The Footsoldiers" tells the story of a lesser-known team of superheroes from the Quantum Prophecy / New Heroes universe... Not every team has the financial backing and massive support network of a multi-billionaire like Max Dalton. Sometimes the team is just a bunch of heroes doing their best to make a difference. The Footsoldiers is one such team. They're not the most famous, or the most powerful... But they'll get the job done, whatever it takes.