Josh is kidnapped by Athena, a member of a secret terrorist organization called The Pointed Circle. His mission to save the world didn't work. Stu Camillo, now in power, created the cure, and humanity is more divided than ever. Oh, and it's the year 2162.

Wolf is mistaken for Torque (the Wolf in this timeline) and he goes with it – learning about the NAG, and its 6-parent families and hatred of technology. Wolf tries to escape but the appeal of this new, strange world makes it hard for him to leave.