3. Exodus

Complete story — includes the ending

Tom makes the decision to put his escape plan into action when he learns that the Espheni plan to turn humanity into Skitters. He then gathers Hal, Pope, Weaver, and Dingaan and Tector and explains that while Dingaan scales the fence in the Faraday suit, he will draw the skitters away. Hal meanwhile is tasked with leading the ghetto residents into the tunnels, and Pope and Weaver are told to cover Dingaan. The next day, Tom meets with an Overlord and a harnessed child, when he tells them that the deal they had is off, he attacks the Overlord with a flamethrower and draws the Skitters away. Dingaan meanwhile is injured, which forces Pope to wear the Faraday Suit and scale the fence to destroy the tether with the charge. Hal waits with the ghetto residents in the tunnel and is forced to defend them from incoming skitters, and Tom meanwhile draws the chasing skitters into a building covered with explosives. When Tom notices that Pope is successful in destroying the tether, he detonates the explosives and jumps into the water in triumph. Anne meanwhile collapses and dreams that she is onboard an Espheni ship while heavily pregnant, when she notices Karen and an Overlord affecting her unborn child, she despairs. At the re-education camp, Matt puts himself in danger when he covers for Mira, and is taken away by Kent Matthews. In Chinatown Maggie confronts Lexi after learning from Ben that she was talking with an Overlord, and is told that she believes it wants peace. Later that day, Anne awakens and leads the 2nd Mass to Chinatown, and reunites with Ben, Lexi and Lourdes to her delight. That night, Tom reunites with Hal, Pope and Weaver and thanks Pope for his help with the escape.