Resumen:Calamity

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This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of Calamity. We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the book, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire book.

Prologue

A brief word that appears to be the from the point of view of David Charleston, claiming the depths will have him again.

Part One

Chapter 1

David sits in a tree stand outside the Knighthawk Foundry in West Virginia. Tia is missing since the events in Babilar, so he's the lead for the team consisting of Megan, Cody, Mizzy, and Abraham. Hunted by Prof and almost broke, this is the Reckoners' last desperate attempt to get equipment because Knighthawk refuses to deal with them. As they begin the infiltration, drones attack the team members from every direction, even coming out through a door on the forest floor itself. The door is jammed open by some forest foliage, and David decides to go in that way, handing ops over to Cody.

Chapter 2

David sneaks through the tunnel towards the complex. Megan, over the radio, warns him to be careful since he doesn't have a complete infiltration suit on -- he will have a small heat signature. He tries some random corridors, hoping to grab something useful and get out quickly. Some drones approach and David ducks into an unlocked room. He finds out Abraham has also infiltrated from the roof, but the defenses are overwhelming; they need to get out soon. David takes in his surroundings and discovers he is in a room with bodies.

Chapter 3

David finds tubs and jars of body parts. He hears a noise over by the door and sees a flicker of light. A small cleaning bot has entered the room through a flap on the door. David tells Mizzy over the radio that it's just a cleaning bot, which unfortunately alerts it to his presence. He grabs it before it can scoot away and leaves it upside down as he moves on. He reasons that this room is probably a decoy because you'd need to freeze the Epics' cells to keep the DNA from degrading, so he breaks into a room next door. He finds some freezers and a bunch of drones guarding them. They point their guns at him.

Chapter 4

Just in time, David pulls back from the ambush. He retreats back down the hall to a more defensible position, then uses his gun's ability to fire around corners to take down some of the robots. He orders Mizzy to tell everyone else to pull out. He must find out what's in the heavily-guarded freezers. He sets up his gun on a tripod and fires it remotely, hoping to keep the robots distracted, and heads back into the room. Next, he fakes getting shot by sending off the cleaning bot trailing blood, then hides in a tub to conceal his heat signature. The war bots take the bait and leave the room. David goes back to the freezers and finds a bunch of glass vials inside. He hears a voice, talking to him. He's been discovered.

Chapter 5

David finds himself in a room with a lone armed robot. There is a male voice coming from the robot that talks to him. The voice claims to be the person the Reckoners are attempting to steal from. Based on the conversation, they don’t know that Prof has split ways with them. While talking, the voice is informed by someone else that someone has stolen something valuable. He immediately threatens David, but is interrupted when Firefight shows up. Turns out Megan is in the room and using her powers. David is shot in the leg, grabs some vials, and begins to escape with Megan. They make their way back towards where David, and apparently Megan, came in. They find another group of drones waiting for them in ambush. Megan causes a cave-in and seemingly is starting to loose control over her power.

A single armed robot, from which the voice projects, points a rifle at David. The voice thinks that Prof has sent in a team to rob him. While talking, the voice is informed by someone else that someone has stolen something valuable. He orders David to return the item or he'll shoot. Just as David is about to call the team, Firefight melts through a wall. David lunges at the robot to get out of range, getting shot in the leg in the process. More drones drop from the ceiling and start shooting Firefight, fooled by the large heat signature. David grabs some vials and heads out with Megan's help; his wound is bad and very painful. Firefight meets his eyes and raises his hand toward him. They make their way back towards where David, and apparently Megan, came in. She lets Firefight go because she's getting a headache from resisting someone "trying to get in" her head. They find another group of drones waiting for them in ambush. Megan causes a cave-in and labors under the attack caused by using her powers so much.

Chapter 6

Megan is having difficulty keeping Calamity from controlling her. David helps calm her down with a lighter and the illusion of the cave-in stops. They are both surrender to the drones and the voice comes back from one of them. He tries to figure out how they did the illusion and finally realizes she must be an Epic. He does seem to know that Prof has succumbed. Mizzy causes an actual cave in that very closely mimics the illusion. As they start to escape, Megan hangs back to cover David so the rest can escape. The voice and figure show up on a panel as David is about to leave. He realizes they aren’t working for Prof any longer and decides they need to talk. Drones stop and David faints.

Chapter 7

The story picks back up inside the Foundry. Megan, David, and Abraham are inside talking to Dean Knighthawk. They discover his wife was one of the original team with Prof. David also realizes that Knighthawk is paralyzed. They tak about Prof, now known as Limelight some and reveal they want to bring him back.

Chapter 8

Knighthawk, carried by his mannequin, and the Reckoners travel through the building on the way to get food. On the way they discuss Epics, weaknesses, and fears.

Chapter 9

In the dining area, Knighthawk and the Reckoners discuss the technology he is willing to give them. Knighthawk reveals that he keeps some of his important technology hidden in food, such as potato salad. He leaves the more worthless stuff out for those who successfully penetrate his facility. The Reckoners also discover that much of the rumors they hear around Knighthawk Foundry, are disinformation. They also find out he is in Atlanta, now Ildithia, located in Kansas. The city is able to move, but David is unsure how quickly. Knighthawk limits what he tells them and holds back his best stuff. He indicates he wants them to leave now and never contact him again, so to not draw the ire of Prof. They pack up and David goes after Knighthawk.

Chapter 10

David sees Knighthawk watching the dead body of a beautiful women. David finds out that she is Amala, and that Knighthawk was her husband. Knighthawk warns David that Megan will turn sometime, tells him the secret of motivators, and asks him to bring back a sample of prof's flesh so he can bring his wife back. David and the Reckoners set off to Ildithia.

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four