AS THE CONFUSED AND DIMENSIONALLY SHIPWRECKED THREESOME CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE THEIR MYSTERIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, JESSA IS INCREASINGLY DRAWN TO THE CHEST. THE CHAINMAIL IS ALL BUT CALLING TO HER. "TO WIN IS TO CHOOSE. WEAR THE CHAINMAIL OR LOSE". AS THE LEADER OF THE BAND, SHE FEELS A RESPONSIBILITY TO WEAR THE CHAINMAIL, ASSUMING ANY DANGER FIRST TO PROTECT HER FRIENDS.

 

KELLY AND AARON HELP TO LIFT THE WORN AND WEARY METAL RINGS ABOVE JESSA'S HEAD PLACING THE WEIGHT ON HER SHOULDERS. A NEW CARD WITH INSTRUCTIONS ARRIVES IN THE CHEST. "TO WIN IS TO CHOOSE. GO IT ALONE OR LOSE". WHILE AARON AND KELLY BEGIN TO DECIPHER THE MESSAGE, A SECOND ITEM APPEARS IN THE CHEST. AS IF TO TAUNT AND THREATEN THE BRAVE LEADER, THE COVER OF MARATHON IS WORN AND INCOMPLETE, AS IF TO STAB AT OLD WOUNDS OF CRITICISM AND SELF-DOUBT. SHE IS PULLED INTO THE CHEST UNDER THE SPELL OF THE CHAINMAIL.

 

TRANSPORTED TO A SEPARATE DIMENSION, A DIMENSION OF LONELY, STRUGGLE, AND DESPAIR, SHE FIGHTS THE OCEAN IN FRONT OF HER. UPON HEARING THE CHEST CLOSE AARON AND KELLY RUN TO TRY TO SAVE HER. BY THINKING OF HER BANDMATES AND UNDERSTANDING SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FIGHTING ALONE, SHE LOOSENS THE GRIP OF THE CHAINMAIL'S POWER AND BREAKS THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CHEST. AARON AND KELLY CALL FOR HER, STRENGTHENING THE THOUGHTS OF TOGETHERNESS, AND PULL HER FROM THE COLD OCEAN WATER. 

 

THE GROUP QUICKLY RETURNS THE CHAINMAIL AND SWORD TO THE CHEST AS THE RECORD COVER FLOATS ON IN THE WATER.