In which the survivors in Denver prepare for Skythia's arrival, Paul arranges to be among the Skythians heading to the surface to meet them, and then Paul and Mary meet for the first time.

In which, on the third day after hiding the world and the time from Skythia, Paul gives the go-ahead to switch everything back on and look around, allowing Skythians to find out that Denver has been lost to zombies.

In which Lance and Brady, while running through the zombie-infested streets of Denver, discuss their current predicament.

In which Skythia's navigation and timekeeping systems are all either shut off or randomized -to keep any Skythians from being able to see or even know when Doomsday hits- and Colm shows Paul the city's transportation network and its awe-inspiring skyline.

In which the Sergeant first hears about a zombie outbreak near Denver he's partially responsible for, we learn that he ended up with Lorraine rather than Mary, and Lance and Brady set out to try to finish their training in time to face the Denver outbreak.

In which Paul makes his escape from the Doomsday he’s been predicting, arriving via private flight to Skythia -a flying city- in the middle of the night and being met by the city’s Mayor, Colm O’Reiley, who is eager to do whatever it takes to protect the city.

In which Paul and Eddie discuss the financial viability of the novel which Paul wrote in less than a month about the Doomsday now only a few days away.

In which Lance sets Brady straight about the zombie survival training camp they’re both headed to, Mary talks Lorraine into attending the same camp with her, and the two head trainers there discuss running the camp without the Sergeant.