colt is romantically involved with scientist and former s.h.a.d.e. employee, emma glenn. eager to contribute to his country in something other than war, lester agreed to an experiment created by emma's father, which reduced him to his present height. a s.h.a.d.e. squad, masquerading as a terrorist group, killed emma's father and destroyed the lab. now stuck at a permanent height of six inches tall, colt attempted to distance himself from glenn, hoping to spare her the pain of a miniaturized boyfriend. despite this, there are still strong feelings between the two and they are learning to cope with their new situation. this is aided by trips to the heartland, the current freedom fighters' extradimensional home base, where colt is mystically restored to full height for brief periods.