When Lee came to, he quickly realized that he wasn't in the same place as before. He could still hear the fighting going on somewhere not far away. Great, he thought, I just passed out and got carried away by someone like a coward. Then he heard a voice - a voice he recognized almost immediately, but he wasn't sure if this person's presence here was a good or bad thing in this case. It was Cassandra!

"Good, you're awake." She snapped her fingers, and Lee, still groggy from the Green Apple Splat fumes, blearily saw two people who seemed to be workers from Coral Grove leave them. "Here's what I need you to do for me now: tell me everything you know about the pyramid and those creatures, especially everything about how to stop them."

"Uh... well...", Lee began, unsure as to his response, or even whether he should respond at all in this situation.

"Surely you had a plan coming here?", Cassandra demanded.

"Okay, but... why are you helping us... and how did you get out?", Lee asked, still unsure as to whether full co-operation was presently a good idea or not.

"Isn't it obvious? It isn't exactly good for business if those beings take over - but we don't have time for this anymore. Tell me what you know!"

"Well... we were planning to destroy the pyramid. We read the book to try to..."

Lee was interrupted by Cassandra's mocking laugh. "This? This is the Leader of the Chosen?" Then she looked away from Lee for a moment. "Niles," she continued, "seems to me like you didn't get this one right..."

"Wait," Lee said, suddenly realizing something. "Niles? Niles Peg!?"

"Surprised?", Cassandra said, turning back to Lee.

Lee thought about all that had happened over the past while. "Not in the least," he responded. He realized that it all made sense now. "He was the kid you told to do your dirty work for you, wasn't he?"

"Oh, he was very much into it himself," Cassandra responded. "The perks we gave him were just a bonus."

"So wait... what is this Leader of the Chosen business? And seriously... how did you get out?"

"He told me you were that person. That's all I know. As for how we got out - don't tell me you didn't notice where the control room was, at least?"

"What?", Lee asked, confused.

Cassandra sighed. "You didn't notice it was below ground level? Figures."

"I did.", a new voice said. Lee turned to see that Kimmie had just run over to them.

"Kimberly."

"Mom."

Lee stared silently. The tension was so high that it fit the proverbial butter-knife metaphor.

"So? What did you read in that book after all?" Cassandra seemed to ignore her daughter's presence entirely, continuing impatiently.

Lee sighed. "You know," he said, "maybe I shouldn't even be talking to you right now. You're helping us out right now, sure, but it's all but guaranteed you'll just turn against us later. Your company has hurt friends and family right here at this school. You took two of my family members away just for your schemes! For crying out loud, you're a horrible mother to your own daughter!" Lee was now yelling, not particularly caring whether this attracted attention from the creatures fighting not far away.

"How dare you?" It was Cassandra's turn to raise her voice. "I raised both your brother and certainly my daughter as best as a mother could! They are obviously spoiled, ungrateful brats who need to be taught a lesson - as do you."

"Since you don't even want to admit your failings as a parent, let alone company manager, I don't think there's much point in talking anymore."

"He's right." Kimmie had finally decided to speak up. "Enough is enough. Mom, you're either with us or against us now."