Albert attempts to negotiate with Caine about the situation. Quinn is protesting that Penny is an unfair way to punish kids and wants her killed. Later, Edilio, Sam, Astrid and Dekka attempt to measure its growth, but are unsuccessful due to its fast acceleration. Once Sam comes back from trying to retrieve the missiles, he meets Astrid again.
She waits in Sam's room for him to come back and finds her old nightgown. Astrid arrives with the news of the stain, which by now almost everyone knows of. They activate the trap safely so no one can get hurt. Sam checks and finds out that not only are all except one of the missiles gone, but the remaining missile is booby trapped. When he realized his touch killed people, he tried changing the DNA instead, which resulted in Taylor not being able to teleport correctly (fusing into random objects and only teleporting part of her body, which nearly kills her), making her skin gold, and turning her into a reptile which Lana cannot heal.īack at Lake Tramonto, Sam sets off with Dekka, Jack, and Brianna to secure the container of missiles down by the beach. He's able to see the DNA of kids in the FAYZ. It is later shown that his touch destroys their bodies. He has become bored since he no longer has a "game" to play with the Gaiaphage, or a body to weigh him down, so he "reaches" out and touches other "avatars" (kids in the FAYZ). Soon after, the book shows a part from Little Pete's mind. Only now he sees in different colors depending on a person's character and can also spot the Gaiaphage attempting to touch Lana's mind. She is able to heal part of his eyes, letting them grow back to marble size. Quinn is horrified and takes him to Lana. Later, Quinn checks up on Cigar and discovers he ripped out his eyes to escape from the visions. Caine doesn't want to start a fight with Quinn by killing a member of his crew, so he sentences Cigar to endure a whole day with Penny. Caine has established a system of court: disrespecting him will lead to a fine, stealing will lead to a temporary imprisonment, and worse crimes result in being tortured by Penny's horrifying visions, or worse, death.
Back in Perdido Beach, Caine is deciding what to do with Cigar after finding out Cigar unknowingly murdered another kid. Astrid has also seen the stain and is going back to Lake Tramonto to warn Sam, after which, they sleep together. Later, Quinn and his fishing crew discover a black stain creeping up the side of the barrier.
Connie Temple, Sam's mom, reflects on when she "poofed" out of the FAYZ. The book starts out revealing a look at the outside world. Tired and afraid, Sam and his friends are losing strength in their fight against the Darkness. The barrier surrounding the FAYZ is turning black and it’s Sam Temple’s worst nightmare.
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