The story changes perspectives. Noah, Zed's friend, is now the protagonist. Noah is also transported to the same world as Zed, but he ends up in a different country: Neotopia. There, he is taken in by a man named Carter and his wife. He also becomes close to Aisha and Keith, childhood friends of Carter's son, Gale. He helps Carter and the townspeople build a park for the children to play at. Gale returns from working with the military and when he discovers that his father was keeping Noah without having reported Noah's presence to the government, he declares it a violation of Neotopia's Absolute Law and executes his father, leaving Noah shocked.