As her friends in Japan learn that several riots started in Tebwa following the rocket launch failure, Kudryavka meets up with her grandfather who is in hiding, and she learns that Chernushka survived the explosion. After Kudryavka's grandfather leaves to pick up Chernushka, Kudryavka is soon captured by the rioting rebels and shackled inside a cave. As Kudryavka's friends continue to wish for her safe return, Riki holds on to a broken gear that Kudryavka left behind, a memento from her mother. While Kudryavka is determined to free herself, the broken gear mysteriously appears in Kudryavka's hand, using it to break the chains. Some time later, the riots have quelled and Kudryavka reunites with Chernushka for awhile, before she returns to Japan and happily rejoins her friends.