4 months after leaving Driftwood Jay finds he has missed out on two years of growing up. To add to the frustration he finds out his house is being sold. His odyssey continues in the Downworld where kids are suddenly growing older.
Jay doesn't take an interest in therapy until he notices another patient is Baz's alter ego: Nikki from school. While Nikki tries to get close to Jay, Baz has turned assassin in the Downworld. Medea works from the inside to protect Jay.
Jay is embarrassed to be in a remedial class with Keith. They get into a fight that leaves Keith with a suspension. In the Downworld, Jay and Flash compete to try Fractal's new device that will allow them to cross the Wall.
Girl Fiends promote their club, taking an interest in Alpha and her influence to attract kids. But why does no one leave? In the Upworld, the trio go to a party in memoriam of a musical artist.
Finger sends monitors to stop the information flow run by the Bladers. In the Upworld, Jay has an issue when his Mother starts dating and tells him not to mention his Father.
Jay keeps zoning out with visions from the odyssey in the Upworld. He accidentally walks out of a store with an item and gets blamed for shoplifting. In the Downworld, a tribe declares he must be the Pathfinder.
Jay has a date with someone who's already in a relationship with someone else. In the Downworld, a mission to save Madea from the Crystal Cave is in motion.
Finger makes a plan to divide and conquer the groups. Fractal shows his interest in Alpha. Jay follows a path of self destruction, running away in both worlds.
Finger feeds Madea some disturbing premonitions leading to trust issues with the group alliances. In the Upworld, Sierra dumps Mick but it doesn't look that way to Jay.
Jay knows where his Dad is, but he asks for his friends' advice on what he should do with that information. In the Downworld, Finger appeals to the leaders of the group, bypassing Jay who aligned them.
Having overthrown Finger, Jay declares the next leader will be chosen by election. But voter turnout is an issue when kids start contracting Plague X. In the Upworld, Jay spends a day with his Dad hoping he'll stay for good.
Fractal's latest invention is in Finger's hands. He's left riddles for the team to follow but Jay will have to think like him if he wants to get it back. In the Upworld, Val and Steve's wedding is on hold while Steve hide's Jay's secret.