When Karkat Vantas takes a walk in the woods and finds a helpless wiggler of similar bloodcaste, he is forced to take it in and raise it as his own. What will his asshole best friend, Sollux, think about his sudden mommy role? And what is Sollux up to going over his house unannounced? Will Karkat ask for help from the other trolls, or keep the wiggler a secret and become its lusus?

Sequel to "The End of Hope." After a brutal defeat on the Day of Black Sun, our heroes must find a new way to defeat the Fire Lord. But will they be able to defeat him before the comet arrives? Complete.