In a quick progression of event that last barely an hour, Ally goes from wandering down the shopping center of the city to the underbelly, meets Tabitha Marx, who introduces her to the handsome Northern Doe, who takes her to a fight. Of course this leads to her fighting the infamous Icarus Snow. Injured after the fight, they grudgingly agree to take her down to their home to help her get better, and Ally finds herself in the legendary, hidden, Essendene Avenue. The underground city her father's been trying to destroy for years.