a three-dimensional computer-generated face appears out of the darkness, spinning in from far away and coming to rest.
the face of arcade spins away and a computer-generated figure appears, complete with a pixel-rendered version of nick's face!
video nick plummets from the sky like a meteor, slamming into the ground with an explosion of dust. the dust clears.
images are rushing past at blinding speed, lasers, explosions, and god knows what.
greg hits the button and immediately the image unfreezes. once again, we're on the thrasher board, rushing across the plains.
a video figure is lying on the computer-generated ground. it sits up, brushing dust from itself, and looks around. it faces us. only the image isn't of nick anymore. it's video greg now.
arcade's face spins away, to be replaced by a pixel-rendered image of alex, dressed in battle gear.
we see the black again, black with sparks racing past. benign.
every single channel portrays the fractals. recombining and growing.
arcade's face spins away and computer-generated versions of alex and nick appear. as before, they are suited up in video game armor, each carrying a thrasher board.
boom! suddenly a circuit grid is rushing up to meet them!