It's now been two years since the power went out. No one thought it would take this long to return to normal. But there has been some progress. Cities are starting to restore power to a limited degree. People need their cars and car parts. And manufacturers can now make them in limited numbers. But to make them they need workers. And without cars, workers cannot get to the factories. It's a Catch-22 situation if there ever was one. The Spear family is now back in San Antonio, crammed into their house with four young strangers and trying hard to make it work. Lindsey's in love, Kristy finishes her vigilante mission and things are looking up. All of them, even the little ones, think the dying and the misery are over. That they can lay low and bide their time and wait for the world to be whole once again. But they couldn't be more wrong.