5.06

Skitter, adopting her new name chosen by the media, attempts to ease tensions within the group by engaging Sundancer of the Travelers in conversation. Sundancer reveals her life as a Traveler is intense, violent, and surprisingly lonely due to constant relocation and internal drama. As they converse, Newter suddenly pushes Skitter aside, signaling danger. An ABB patrol passes, armed and alert, near a warehouse marked with ABB tags, confirming it as their target.

Kaiser, defying the agreed-upon strategy, decides to attack from a different direction with Fenja and Menja. Despite Skitter’s objections, Newter prioritizes the mission over internal conflict, instructing Bitch to inform Grue and Tattletale of Kaiser’s deviation.

Newter gathers the remaining team, tasking Skitter with reconnaissance using her bugs. Skitter discovers the warehouse is trapped, with motion-activated bombs hidden inside. She uses her bugs to trigger the traps, clearing a path for the others. Inside, she finds numerous half-naked, unarmed individuals, suggesting human trafficking or forced prostitution.

Newter, with his speed and hallucinogenic touch, quickly incapacitates the unarmed occupants and heads upstairs to confront the armed guards. Skitter guides her bugs to assist, distracting the guards while Newter moves in. She discovers a barrier of blades, likely set by Kaiser, blocking Bitch’s path.

Tracking Newter’s progress becomes challenging as her bugs are affected by his powers, but she follows the trail of stunned bugs and air currents. She witnesses Newter’s swift takedown of the guards, leaving only one standing. Suddenly, she realizes another figure is present, unnoticed until now. The first disappears, revealing the hidden threat: Oni Lee.

Skitter frantically calls Bitch, warning her of Oni Lee’s presence and Newter’s injury. Sundancer and Labyrinth show concern, and as Skitter urges Bitch to answer, she finally picks up, delivering a grim revelation: “Lung’s here too.”