With Tanaka in the death grip of the female gorillaur, Defender Zik has no choice but to cooperate. As the male disarms Tanaka, Zik checks in with his friend. Both are embarrassed that such huge creatures could sneak up on them!

The male points into the jungle, and Zik gets the message to start marching.  The company heads off to who knows where, while Zik and Tanaka try to come to terms with the strangeness of their captors. Tanaka is wondering where they may have come from just as the trees give way to a parched clearing, in the middle of which stands an ominous house.

Taking charge, Defender Zik decides the strange gravity shift and animal noises need to be investigated.  He puts Ryan in charge of the landing zone, and gets the young Matthew to be his official helper. Ryan is to call for help for the stranded family, and hang tight until it arrives.

Then, Zik and Tanaka head into the jungle in the direction of the sounds they heard. Zik asks if Tanaka has any theories about what just happened, but neither of them understand what they experienced.  Gravity shifts that strong shouldn’t happen, especially deep within the gravity well of a planet!

To lighten the mood, Zik brings up the great prank that Tanaka pulled on Ryan earlier. Tanaka chuckles, remarking that it’s good to remind cargo haulers what real flying looks like from time to time! Zik mentions that it’s good to see Tanaka smiling again, but Tanaka admits to his good friend that being happy when you’ve lost your whole clan feels sort of impossible.