Snake Eyes and Mega Maid Swiffer through space. Dolum finds out that when they leave the vortex, they will still be two million kilometers from Earth. "'Two million'?" he repeats incredulously. Well, if you'd taken Interspace 90 and exited on Vortex 5, you wouldn't have to go through downtown and deal with all the cross-dimensional traffic. A snakeling reminds Dolum -- and tells us for the first time -- that if they had all five codes, they'd be able to start the firing sequence immediately. As it is, they'll need additional time. Let me see if I've got this straight: five codes gets you "Fire now!" but three gets you "Fire in a bit"? Some security system. Snakeling reminds Dolum that they'd be vulnerable if they dropped into space closer to Earth. Vulnerable to what? From what we end up witnessing, Earth doesn't seem to be mounting much of a defense. They sent Quantum off to make sure Earth isn't destroyed, and then they pretty much forgot about the whole thing. Dolum orders Lt. Snakeling to get the weapon ready to fire as quickly as possible, and stalks off. Snakeling glares at Dolum's retreating back, comforted by the knowledge that this will make another nice little chapter for his tell-all book: Dolum Dearest: The Snakeling Diaries.