It's a good thing he's starting small, because ACROSS begins its bid for global domination with just two members, II Palazzo and Excel, the teenage girl smitten with him! After setting up house in a cheap apartment, II Palazzo explains that the budget for world conquest and the budget for room and board must regrettably be kept separate. Their neighbors are a trio of regular guys, whom they hope will all overlook their strange comings and goings; not to mention the sound of screams, struggles, and gasoline explosions!