The Ants and Barbs prepare for the pass ball game with the Privileged. Harmony and Shadow are unhappy that Flame has agreed to play against the Ants and Barbs because losing isn't an option. Faygar, Gwyn and Sky discuss the rumors involving Sky. And a stranger arrives at the Ant camp.

After the Ant camp is damaged by an out of control machine, the hens have run away. Sal tries to keep the eggs warm. Sky and Omar leave to track down the rampaging machine and to try somehow to disable it before it does any more damage. Dan attempts to recruit Gwyn to the Barb tribe but not everyone is welcoming. Shadow and Harmony both spy on one another for Flame.

Zora moves the Barbs to the Ants' camp. Some Ants aren't too happy to have new neighbors. Flame instructs the invincible Shadow to fight Sky in hand to hand combat, so everyone can witness Sky's real weaknesses. Kwarli discovers an old contraption in the Ant camp which he believes was once called a bicycle, and Erin is intrigued by the notion that it could be a descendent of an ancient machine.

Sky pursues Dan but both get caught in a Barb trap and are taken prisoner. In the Barb camp they meet the warrior queen, Zora, and attempt to arrange a meeting of reconciliation between the Barbs and Ants. Meanwhile, the Privileged tribe is revealed to be the real threat.

The morning after his fight with Flame, Sky awakens in a cave and finds some artifacts and ancient etchings in the stone, including one of a teardrop that he recognizes. Meanwhile, Flame, furious that Sky beat him, wallows in misery. Faygar decides to visit Zora. Dan joins the Barb tribe.

Sky, Faygar and Gwyn continue their work with the Discards while remaining prisoners at the Privileged stronghold. In the Ant camp tensions rise as Cass and Omar are unhappy about sharing the camp with the Barbs. Erin falls in love with Kwarli's bike and causes havoc as he struggles to learn how to use it.

The Ants and Barbs celebrate their victory against the Privileged and ponder what to do about Flame who is now held prisoner. Shadow is brought into the Discard camp by Warp guards and Sky discusses escaping. 'Things' begin to go missing in the Ant camp, including Erin's bike, and the Stranger continues to furtively observe all the inhabitants.

After running away from the Ant tribe, Dan finds himself alone in the forest. Zora tries to contain her second-in-command, who doesn't trust Sky. At the Ant camp, Omar is happy that Sky and Dan have both left. In the Privileged tribe, Shadow prepares the Warps, for an attack on the Ant camp. Shadow advises that they will be ready in a week but Flame wants the attack to happen the next day.

Representatives of the mysterious Bird tribe arrive at the Privileged complex to meet with Harmony and uneasiness arises when their leader claims that the birds always "take whatever they want." Dan and Erin plan to journey to the forbidden zone to see if they can obtain more information and interpret the true meaning of Faygar's prophecies.

Flame is optimistic but clearly uneasy in reality as he replaces Shadow as an opponent for hand to hand combat with Sky. In the Ant camp Zora spearheads a plan for new defenses for the camp. But her bossiness isn't going down well with many of the Ant tribe. And Dan believes Gwyn has been captured by the Warps.