Katharine Ryder provided an article from a newspaper from Columbus, Ohio describing what she thought was evidence of a first fall event. Miranda Stevens aged 13, a student from the local high school was admitted with acute hyperthermia. The school suffered from a power outage for an hour and all the clocks stopped. She thought it was evidence of a meridian power. The mission was to go undercover to find out what was going on and possibly recruit any new nearsider found. It was believed that Miranda was not the nearsider.

Cover jobs had been arranged in the high school, Brian was a craft teacher, Jack was an athletics assistant and Jaroslaw a school bus driver. Gideon would be the counsellor / nurse but would arrive a day later as he needed to finish another task he was assigned to. The group flew to Ohio and started their jobs. At the staff meeting Jack took the opportunity to ask about Miranda. He was told she was a bully and not well liked. There were four other new starters. The new media studies teacher, Jan Carter, looked nervous. Later while looking round the school, Jack was approached by her. She said she had a thing about military men and invited him out on a date. She said she was currently staying in a hotel.

Jaroslaw was asked to look at Stephane Jacksons car as it would not start. She was the new exceptional students teacher. Whatever was wrong with it, it seemed to be an intermittent problem. Jack and the athletics teacher had an argument and agreed to have a fight after school like a couple of school children. [Note: need to arrange that psychological evaluation].

Jaroslaw checked the area with nearsight and determined something had happened recently though there was no open room near.

Brian spoke to the new English teacher Lindsey Hinkley. She said she was from London but claimed a load of facts that even Brian knew were false. She claimed to be staying with Jan.

After school Jack beat up Chad in on the soccer pitch. The group met up with Gideon in the evening then went to the hospital to see Miranda. Jaroslaw determined she was not a nearsider while Gideon healed her a little. He then persuaded the doctor to stop her sedation so she could be questioned. After some persuasion she said she was taking money from Janey Foster and suddenly found herself in the arctic. They then returned to the school and got Janeys address from the school records. Jaroslaw broke into the unoccupied flat above hers. Inside was a figure in a balaclava. The figure was grappled and then tied up. It was Joe McDaniel the new French teacher. He admitted to being a monarch agent with the other three new teachers and Catherine was their leader. Brian spoke with Katharine and was told Janey should be approached before monarch kidnap her. Jack then killed Joe as his phone rang. Jaroslaw used his opening ability to unlock the phone and listen to the voice mail which was from Stephane. He replied with a text message saying reception was bad. The phone was an iPhone 6 but looked unusual. The group went downstairs and knocked on the door. When Janeys mum answered Jack forced his way in and pulled his pistol, then tied her parents up. Janey came out of her bedroom, screamed and shouted 'get me out of here' at which point there was a bright flash and the group found themselves on another variant which Brian determined was Earth 9. The room was no longer a broken room but there was one back to Earth 1 within a couple of miles. Outside the room were a crowd of zombies. Brian picked up Janey and they pushed past making their way downstairs. The broken room appeared to be in a shopping mall. Inside Brian wandered off to find a weapon. Jack shot him in the leg making him drop Janey. [Jacks justification was that he was wandering off and endangering the mission and Gideon agreed with him, Brians view was that Jack was unstable and a liability, Jaroslaw suggested the transition between variations had been harsh and Jack was probably suffering the effects] While Brian and Jack argued Jaroslaw picked her up and went upstairs with Gideon to find the broken room. Jack and Gideon were then attacked by a creature that appeared from a store. Jack ran away but Brian could only limp. Jack shot it several times before it fell. Two more attacked Brian on the second floor. They were killed but another three came from the shadows followed by two more, then another three, then four more, one carrying a shotgun. During the fight Brian and Gideon were badly hurt. Jaeny regained conscious and screamed 'get me out of here' again. A bright light and the group was in another variation.

Gideon did not appear with the others. The group were in a busy shopping mall. There was a screen showing 'the show' about some children. Jaroslaw checked that it was Earth 5 they found themselves on. Jack bought some clean clothes for the group and found the cash was different, though his credit card worked. There were adverts everywhere about getting 'Derts'. Jaroslaw checked on the internet and found there was a requirement to have a certification of sperm count. Janey had a fit so they hailed a taxi to the nearest hospital. The nearest broken room was to Earth 2 and was far away in Washington state. Janey was taken to intensive care. The staff also wanted Jaroslaw and Brian to stay overnight as well.

The following day Brian and Jaroslaw were told the girl had died. Brian lost his temper and knocked him unconscious. Jaroslaw then took his uniform and found another for Brian. They went up to the intensive care ward, knocked out the guard and went inside with the doctors access card. Jaroslaw gained access to a computer there and found files labelled Husbandry, Monarch and Harrison Chase with lists of names and phone numbers. He also got the address of the doctor who signed the death certificate.

They went to the house and found the doctor asleep in bed. He was threatened and said the girl had been taken to Chase's mansion. Jack then got into an argument with him and snapped his neck. Jaroslaw looked up Chase on the internet. He was the director of 'the show', the richest man in America and lived in Southampton, New York. He was married to Jennifer Lawrence. He was holding a party the following day.

They found one of the restaurants providing catering. Jaroslaw broke in overnight and stole some uniforms. The following day they gained access to the mansion with the caterers. A nearsider was sensed in the East parlor but when Jaroslaw snuck to the window there was just three men inside.

When Chase was seen heading to the room Jaroslaw snuck back to listen. The conversation said the girl had been taken to the lighthouse and Monarch was interested in her. Chase was told to increase security on the island. The internet revealed the last functioning lighthouse in New York was on Little Gull island.

They snuck away from the party, went to the marina and hired a motorboat. There were two figures with rifles visible on the island, one on the beach and one on the top of the lighthouse. Brian put on some scuba gear and swam ashore while the others took the boat to the other side of the island then turned the engine off and peered at it.

Brian found an underwater hatch and entered it. Inside was a guard who shot Brian. Gideon after vanishing found himself in a tunnel of light. After some time he found himself approaching Sensi. He took his hand and in a flash of light found himself standing over Brians body. The guard was stunned so he gave him a sedative before healing Brian. Sensi waved and vanished.

Jack and Jaroslaw saw the two guards disappear into the lighthouse so beached the boat and went to the lighthouse. They overpowered a guard and interrogated him. The majority of the base was underground and there was a keycode '7361' to gain access.

Brian and Gideon was attacked by another guard and Brian was shot again but the guard as killed. Jaroslaw and Jack went downstairs and found Brian and Gideon. There was some guards in a room watching tv. Beyond were cells containing women who were being raped. Jaroslaw killed one. Jack found Janey and killed someone else who had just raped her. The guards heard Jacks gunfire and attacked. Brian hid in the room [Brian says he was protecting one of the girls, Jaroslaw thought he was just scared] during the fight. Two guards were killed and the third ducked back into the guardroom. Two more came from the opposite direction but Jack killed them with a well placed grenade.

Jack and Jaroslaw left with Janey while Brian and Gideon stayed to try to rescue the rest of the girls. When a helicopter approached the island Brian abandoned the remaining girls to flee in one of the remaining boats while Gideon stayed to save the last of the girls. The helicopter followed Brian but he managed to force it down with his assault rifle.

Back on land Jack hired a car. Eventually Brian and Gideon also made it to shore. Brian met with Jack and Jaroslaw while Gideon stayed to try to help the girls. When Janey recovered she used her ability to take the group back to her school on Earth 1. From there they travelled back to New York for the debriefing.

Footnote: Team JB007 was sent to rescue Gideon.