Fuse Chapter 14 Summary

How It All Goes Down

Partridge (Two By Two)

  • While working on their maps, Partridge and Lyda talk about Christmas. Partridge complains about how he had to go to the zoo with another family, and Lyda complains about getting a snow-globe.
  • There's a knock, and Mother Hestra tells them she has to go outside. Boom: time to kiss.
  • Lyda and Partridge kiss— typical of them—and then El Capitan enters the subway car, followed by Bradwell, Pressia, and Wilda. The gang's all here.
  • El Capitan fills Partridge in on the whole New Message thing, and also lets him know about Hastings.
  • He also recited The New Message for everyone, and Lyda recognizes the cross as the Celtic cross. Partridge is too busy feeling woozy with nervousness.
  • We can't blame him, though: he's kind of the subject of The New Message.
  • They then talk about Wilda; Lyda and Partridge are confuzzled by how she looks Pure.
  • Pressia asks her a few more questions about the Dome. Apparently the experiments left her without a navel.
  • So what's the plan going to be? Does Partridge go back, or does he stay? And should Partridge try to unlock Fignan?
  • El Capitan has the answer: look in the box, dude.