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.

Defender Zik, now alone in the cave and out of contact with the others, gets his rock climbing gear ready.  Reasoning that using his jetpack is too risky under the circumstances, he unwinds the carbon fiber nano-mesh cable in his gauntlets and prepares to descend into the tunnel Mizhakwan fell into.

As he rappels into the crevasse, he calls out to Mizhakwan, who is finally able to answer! She assures Zik that she’s fine, it just took a few moments for her to figure out her burst transmission settings.  Not only is she okay, she’s ecstatic!

Zik discovers the reason Mizhakwan is so overjoyed as he reaches the bottom; there’s a cavern absolutely packed with glowing crystals! Sitting cross-legged in the back of the cavern, Mizhakwan cautions Zik to be careful where he steps, to avoid damaging the crystals. Mysteriously, several crystals are pointing spikes directly at Mizhakwan. When Zik enquires why, she replies with a confident “Watch!”