▁haven ' t ▁abandoned ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁rem embers ▁but ▁have ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁prison , ▁and ▁then ▁they ▁finally ▁reach ▁the ▁island ▁where ▁F urn ace ▁is . ▁At ▁last , ▁Alex ▁meets ▁F urn ace ▁who ' s ▁still ▁alive ▁by ▁being ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁machine ▁and ▁wants ▁Alex ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁he ir ▁- ▁Alex ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁could ▁handle ▁the ▁ne ct ar ▁and ▁remember ▁his ▁history , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁what ▁the ▁Str anger ▁needs ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁He ▁accepts ▁F urn ace ' s ▁offer , ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁Alex ' s ▁ne ct ar ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Str anger ' s ▁blood ▁in ▁F urn ace ' s ▁ve ins . ▁F urn ace ▁is ▁turned ▁to ▁dust ▁and ▁the ▁Str anger ▁manip ul ates ▁Alex ▁in ▁continu ing ▁the ▁war . ▁However , ▁with ▁his ▁friends ' ▁support ▁Alex ▁ends ▁it ▁by ▁killing ▁all ▁of ▁F urn ace ' s ▁cre atures , ▁including ▁Simon , ▁through ▁tele path ic ▁images ▁of ▁freedom ▁and ▁peace . ▁When ▁Pan etti ere ▁finally ▁reaches ▁them , ▁she ▁receives ▁all ▁of ▁Alex ' s ▁blood ▁and ▁dies ▁while ▁Alex ' s ▁saved ▁by ▁receiving ▁a ▁ne ct ar ▁trans f usion . ▁Alex , ▁Ze e ▁and ▁Lucy ▁are ▁then ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁where ▁he ' s ▁inter rog ated ▁about ▁what ' s ▁happened . ▁As ▁time ▁passes , ▁the ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁whole