The heroes attempt to rescue the captive rebels and Section 13 agents, receiving aid from unexpected sources.
- Bloodier and Gorier: In canon, Tynar was only buried under some rubble, with implied injuries. Here, he's impaled by thorns, with significant blood loss.
- Defiant Captive: Even with Wong and Cedric trying to force the information about how he managed to enter Meridian, Captain Black refuses to divulge anything.
- Heel–Face Turn: The Enforcers become double agents for the heroes to protect Elyon, while the canonical example of Tynar also happens after the heroes go out of their way to save him.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Jade accidentally impales Tynar on a giant thorn through his shoulder.
- In Spite of a Nail: Finn, Ratso, and Chow, despite the different circumstances, still make a similar speech about quitting to the J-Team.
- Logical Weakness: The Horse Talisman cannot heal a wound if something is blocking the way, like the giant thorns in Tynar.
- Shipper on Deck: Jade jokingly suggests hanging mistletoe over Will and Matt at Christmas time, and actually does it by using the Snake Talisman at the end of the chapter.
