William Bell and Walter Bishop were lab partners at Harvard University. Although it is unknown when Bell specifically began plotting Neogenesis, both he and Walter were consumed with defying nature from a very early date in their partnership. Eventually, the two became aware of the existence of an Alternate Universe and created the drug Cortexiphan. Bell built his Massive Dynamic empire by stealing Alternate Universe technology. He also crafted the ZFT and wrote its manifesto. Bell used Massive Dynamic as a front for ZFT, applying its resources and using it to funnel money to the terrorist organization. Eventually, Bell crossed over to the Alternate Universe and began provoking a war. He supported the Walternate and helped him craft the shapeshifters. Meanwhile, ZFT was laying the groundwo