Time Crystal

Cjingha takes the Cosmic Egg to the Palace, meets the Queen and hears the Privy Council discuss the rebellion. Then she takes the Egg to the Temple to be blessed.

Firefighter Sofie Dialektaki helps Marianne search for the helicopter, but it is not where it is supposed to be and Marianne enters labour, much to Sofie's consternation.

Comparative cosmologist Professor Cjingha Itoodoo leaves Michael in the Entroilian nursery and takes Sam and the Universe (which she calls a 'cosmic egg') to the University for further analysis. There she meets Councillor Moshendiar.

After Marianne sings Catriona a lullaby and warns her about Alex they set off along the rope to search for the doctor. During this episode Catriona says: 'I wish I knew more about all this (meaning pregnancy). Why don't they teach things like this in school? D'you know they don't even teach us first aid? It's incredible when you think about it. I mean, they teach you about biology but don't teach you the basics of saving somebody's life! They could so easily make it part of the biology course, couldn't they?' Inspired by his own character, Wyken begins a campaign to support teaching first aid in schools. For every person who visits www.timecrystal.co.uk/firstaid and leaves a comment of support, Wyken will pay $1 to the St John Ambulance Schools Campaign. This could be the world's first campaign created by a character in a book!

Alex and George set out to find the doctor but end up taking a trip through the atmosphere up towards outer space.

The bee feeds Michael and he is transformed into something even more horrible, but at least he explains to Sam what is going on.

As a giant bee arrives at Sam's crystal network he sees Marianne revive Catriona and Alex, who then goes off to find the doctor.

Marianne reaches the balcony and Sam helps her find Catriona and Alex, but there is danger approaching him through the sky of the pink planet.

Sam finds that Marianne is still alive and encourages her to get out of the stretcher. She is surrounded by a strange soap-like bubble and has serious injuries.

Sam's life is threatened by the fierce struggles of the airship to escape from the crystal network.