Trapped in the future, Emma Bloom and Clay Danvers travel beneath Transom City in a desperate attempt to escape the Marshall. They reunite with Adams Klein who is back from the dead and now possesses powers beyond natural human ability. Together, the three friends flee civilization, seeking a secret resistance community rumored to exist deep in the wilderness. But the kids discover that hiding is no way to live. They must weigh the cost of true freedom. Emma inspires and leads the charge, but will the Marshall prove to be a more formidable foe than anyone could have imagined?