Episode 7 · Mia Hale, Kilo, Nora
Mia Hale and Kilo reach a highway where Amos Flint and his cult chant and offer supplies. Suddenly, twenty-four Helix drones launch an ambush. Mia directs the cult to form a vehicle ring and hook up their batteries. After Mia connects the cables and Amos plants his staff into the ground, an electrical pulse wipes out the drones. Mia joins Amos's caravan, unaware that Amos is tracking Kilo toward WELL-7.
Mia and Kilo walk onto a canyon highway lined with hooded worshippers. The crowd chants around them. Amos Flint drops to his knees with a gear staff in hand, offering medical supplies and goods directly to the travelers.
Twenty-four Helix attack drones dive out of the sky to ambush the travelers. Kilo struggles against the assault. Mia steps forward and orders Amos's followers to pull their transport rigs into a circle and chain their batteries together.
Mia leaps onto a transport rig and connects the external battery feed into Kilo. At the same time, Amos rams his metal staff into the asphalt as a ground spike. A massive surge of electricity destroys every drone overhead.
Mia deduces that someone in Cinder Hollow leaked their route to Helix. She agrees to travel with Amos's caravan. When a worshipper kneels on the pavement, Mia tells the follower that machines need wrenches instead of prayers.
The caravan travels down the desert road toward the sunset. Inside his transport truck, Amos quietly pulls out a brass tracking device. He activates the dials to monitor Kilo and track their route toward a location called WELL-7.
“Don't kneel, fix the wheel. Machines don't need believers, they need people with wrenches.”
“A prophet isn't chosen by a god. A prophet is the one holding the key.”
The caravan heads west into the sunset while Amos operates his hidden brass device to track Kilo and WELL-7. He states that a prophet holds the key rather than being chosen by a god. Will Mia discover Amos's secret tracking device before the caravan reaches WELL-7, or has she walked straight into a trap?