Spanning over fifty years, Away (Volume 1: Beginnings) is the story of a government science project whose consequences reverberate through the lives of everyone it touches. Stumbling on a scientific breakthrough that could lead to the instantaneous transport of people, medicines, food and even energy across the globe, quantum physicist Alberto Rys begins a quest to develop the technology to its full potential. He's eventually joined by a group of equally brilliant and unconventional souls drawn together by the technology's nearly limitless promise. As the years progress, they're met with both devastating failure and exhilarating success. However, just as they near their greatest achievement, they find themselves suddenly entangled in a web of greed and deceit that ultimately shatters their team and sends Alberto Rys... away.