- Men ▁who ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁flash back ▁in ▁this ▁series , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁B link ▁was ▁once ▁cell m ates ▁with ▁the ▁A o A ▁version ▁of ▁Il ly ana ▁before ▁being ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁We ap on - X ▁and ▁Sab re to oth , ▁and ▁that ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁tort ured ▁regularly ▁by ▁the ▁Sug ar man , ▁who ▁was ▁their ▁j ail er ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Ex iles ▁▁ ▁B link ▁was ▁later ▁on ▁myster iously ▁transport ed ▁to ▁a ▁strange ▁desert ▁plate au , ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁other ▁mut ants ▁from ▁various ▁real ities ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁un st uck ▁in ▁time . ▁A ▁cos mic ▁monitor ▁called ▁the ▁Time bro ker ▁explained ▁that ▁each ▁had ▁become ▁" un hing ed " ▁from ▁reality , ▁and ▁their ▁new ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁visit ▁various ▁parallel ▁world s ▁and ▁" correct ▁wrong s ". ▁While ▁the ▁other ▁Ex iles ▁would ▁each ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁real ities , ▁but ▁alter ed ▁in ▁some ▁hor rible ▁way ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁being ▁un hing ed , ▁if ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁correct ▁things , ▁B link ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁ce ase ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁B link ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁Ex iles ▁– ▁her ▁team m ates ▁reasoning ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁more ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁real ities ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁familiar ▁with ▁and ▁would ▁therefore ▁be ▁better ▁equ ipped ▁em otion