The Saboteurs’ Road Back
StrikeTucker, Tori, and Kent escape the future, survive renewed pursuit, and seek the people who can turn their warning into action.
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Disguised for Passage

Disguised for Passage
A prisoner escort disguise
Tucker wears orange coveralls while Tori and Kent pose as Air Force escorts. Two Sounders accompany them and provide a vehicle for the desert escape.
A mission with a clock
They must reach SYLO before the operation’s deadline. Their disguise can get them through routine checks, but one recognition could expose the entire plan.
The Camp Recognizes Tucker

The Camp Recognizes Tucker
An accidental exposure
A camp supervisor recognizes Tucker as 0311 while the group approaches its waiting vehicle. Brock shoots her before she can raise an alarm.
Stealth gives way to flight
The group runs for the Humvee as Retro guards converge. Their escape becomes a firefight rather than the quiet departure the Sounders arranged.
The Missile Strike

The Missile Strike
Their signal is found
Brock receives a warning that the group’s communicator has been targeted. The Humvee is struck by a missile before they can travel far enough to reach safety.
Sanchez is lost
The passengers escape the vehicle, but Master Sergeant Sanchez does not. His death adds another cost to the route Tucker’s group must travel to bring SYLO into the plan.
Foote’s Rescue

Foote’s Rescue
A familiar ally appears
Jimmy Foote finds the group while searching the desert after earlier fighting. He has already radioed for help when he sees them.
The way to SYLO opens
A SYLO helicopter arrives, allowing the exhausted travelers to reach Catalina. Foote’s intervention turns an almost impossible walk into a timely route to the command center.
Convincing Granger

Convincing Granger
Testimony under scrutiny
Tucker recounts the future city, the Sounders, and the approaching second invasion. SYLO officers separate the group’s interviews before Captain Granger arrives.
A commander accepts the risk
Granger believes the account and presents it to President Neff. The president authorizes the operation, allowing Tucker and his friends to join the final assault.
Before the return crossing
Immediately after the return crossing
During the flight across the Mojave Desert
After the Humvee explodes in the desert
At the SYLO base on Catalina, six hours before the deadline