Chapter 17, Veelox (12, pp. 144-148); Chapter 18, Veelox (13, pp 149-163); Chapter 19, Veelox (14, pp. 164-175); Chapter 20, Second Earth (6, pp. 176-186) Summary

In Chapter 17 the quig that had been chasing Bobby and Aja before he had created the feedback in the PA system revives and fiercely comes for them. Bobby thinks quickly and pulls the school fire alarm switch, and that again disables the beast. Aja quickly takes the dead phader's control bracelet, and it works to bring them out of the jump. However, other alarms are sounding throughout the pyramid. Hundreds of jumpers are in trouble at once, and the situation is quickly becoming critical. Bobby notices the phader who had mysteriously appeared in the jump and was killed by a quig, sitting in his control chair. He is dead and has...