Enraged by the government’s betrayal, mobs of the poor and disenfranchised storm up from The Shadows and begin breaking windows, ascending elevators to the highest levels of the Turrets and looking for any government representative they can find. The adults prepare to flee, but the kids know they can’t leave. While the families rush for the roof, Mika purposely separates himself in the chaos and returns to the apartment. There, he finds Audrey waiting for him, urging him to leave. He finally tells her about Ellie and about Gorman’s promise to reunite them if Mika keeps his word. Just then, they hear a “gut-rattling rumble” from outside (414).

Scores of military freighters hover above a nearby park, discharging soldiers to quell the riot. As rioters break through a wall into Mika’s apartment, Mika and Audrey hide in a closet. As the crowd rampages through the apartment, a Pod Fighter appears just outside the window. Soldiers climb onto the balcony and storm the apartment, chasing the rioters away. With the Pod Fighter temporarily empty, Mika and Audrey decide to use it to escape. Mika opens the hatch psychically, and they climb into the cockpit and fly off.