Meanwhile, Sammy arrives at at Wright-Patterson AFB, which is now a "training camp" called Camp Haven. It is revealed over the course of the story that the soldiers are recruiting (truly, abducting) children into an army, telling them they are the last hope for fighting back against the Others. After a medical check every recruit is plugged into a piece of stolen alien technology called Wonderland. The program downloads all of their memories and maps the person's personality. Sammy is placed in Squad 53 with Flintstone, Tank, Dumbo, Poundcake, Oompa, Teacup, and Ben Parish, who is coincidentally Cassie's long-lost crush from high school. Now called Zombie, after surviving the 3rd wave virus, Ben has rebranded from his high school days under the advice of Colonel Vosch. Zombie takes Sammy under his wing immediately. Defending Sammy against the verbal assault of their Sergeant Reznik on his first day earns Ben Sam's loyalty and Flintstone's animosity as he is usurped as Squad Leader in favor of Zombie. While they train, Sam is coined Nugget for his small size.
