- Familiar faces re-appear as a confused Aaron awakes to a world with power.
- Aaron suddenly awakens on March 5, 2014 in his apartment with his wife Priscilla. There is no blackout and everything is functioning normally. Aaron has several attacks of deja vue however as he sees people that he knows - Rachel, Dr. Horn - but can't quite place who they are. He soon realizes - with a bit of help from Charlie, who he dug out of the back of his mind - that it's all a nano-induced dream-like state to get him to repair the deteriorating software code.—garykmcd
- Open with Aaron in what appears to be a normal, pre-blackout world. He's in his home with Priscilla, who is acting as if everything is typical. He watches a press conference on TV and sees Horn standing in the background.
An incredibly confused Aaron goes into his office with Priscilla. He's the boss and underlings approach him with various requests. Two programmers ask him for help with a code, but he tells them he'll look at it later. He then spots Rachel on TV giving an interview about nanotech. He then collapses and tells Priscilla he's not sure if what's happening is real. Priscilla tells him to push back a big meeting, go home and get some rest.
That night Aaron watches TV, enjoys a cold beer and seems to come to terms with what is happening. The following day he's back to normal and is fired-up about hitting the office. The programmers return to him with their problem and he grabs a marker and start to fix it. At this moment Charlie arrives and kills them both, telling him they need to leave. In the hall she tells Aaron he has to remember everything. He realizes that what is happening is all the creation of nanotech, which is dying and trying to trick him into fixing their code. Charlie says it's like a virtual reality simulation. She tells Aaron they need help from their friends. Charlie is then shot by Horn, who yells at him that he needs to fix the code.
Aaron jumps in a cab and tells the drive to take him to Chicago. Aaron accosts Rachel in a parking garage, demanding she help him. She thinks he's crazy and it is only when a gun magically appears in his hand that she agrees to take him.
In the car Aaron tells Rachel numerous intimate things about her life to prove how close they are. He then throws his gun out the window and pleads with her for help.
Rachel brings Aaron to Miles' place. Aaron tells him what's going on and asks him to "do your thing" if the bad guys catch them. Miles thinks he's crazy. Monroe walks through the door with a pizza, there to convince Mile to leave Rachel alone. Rachel looks out the window and sees that Horn and his men are back. They burst through the door and begin to haul Aaron away. Suddenly Miles, Monroe and Rachel spring into action and kill the men.
The plan is for Aaron to jump off a tall building. Either he wakes up or dies, in either case the nanotech doesn't get the rest of the code. He steps to the edge of the building and Priscilla suddenly shows up. She begs him to fix the code and tempts him with food and their life together. Aaron falls backwards and wakes up in Horn's chair. Horn places a scalpel to Aaron's face and demands he fix the code. Aaron realizes this is still in his mind and is able to remove his restraints and turn the tables. Aaron says he's no longer afraid and the room empties.
Aaron then sits up and finds himself on the floor. Priscilla and Peter are lying next to him. It seems he's back in real life. Aaron takes Priscilla out of there.
Outside it looks like the power is slowly starting to come back as the nano are dying. Aaron and Priscilla walks to Willoughby and find Miles and Rachel. They show Aaron that the Patriots are stockpiling electronics. Lightning begin strikes everywhere and Aaron thinks this is nano's last stand. Rachel is knocked to the ground and stops breathing. Aaron starts fixing the code, thinking this kind of destruction is probably taking place everywhere. He fixes it and the lightning stops. A smiling ? shows up and thanks him. It turns out what happened with the lightning was also not real.
Aaron wakes up again next to Priscilla. Peter is smiling. He says "they" told him what Aaron did and are happy now. Peter tells them they're free to go.
Outside Priscilla asks Aaron what they're going to do next. He says he wants to go home and they start walking towards Lubbock.
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