Wolf is mistaken for Torque (the Wolf in this timeline) and he goes with it – learning about the NAG, and its 6-parent families and hatred of technology. Wolf tries to escape but the appeal of this new, strange world makes it hard for him to leave.

Stu sends commandos to abduct Josh in the NAG – chaos and bloodshed ensue. Josh and Wolf learn the identity of Achilles, the elusive leader of the Pointed Circle.