Ruby watched Matt die. And now he's being announced as a Captain of the world's deadliest army on live TV. And beside him? Jack. Doctor Thaddeus is back, and he's recruiting new Subjects - volunteers to become elemental super soldiers to protect the country from impending threats. Ruby knows this means more people will die at the hands of Thaddeus in his mission to create the perfect human weapons. When Ruby and Shawn are captured by Lab-Loyal Subjects, they quickly learn that no one is who they seem. Will Ruby survive the tortures of the Lab, or will she have to become the weapon she was designed to be? What would you do to survive?