Book Six Summary

Jason Blood confronts Abby Arcane and tells her of the danger of the Monkey King at the Autistic Children Center. He implores her to go to rescue the children, as she is just good and innocent enough to perhaps defy the Monkey King. She doesn't believe him at first and goes to work as usual. Most of the children have been reckless and restless at the Center, all disturbed by the Monkey King's midnight romp. They are all drawing pictures of the Monkey King.

That night, Matt yells at Abby for spending all her time with the autistic children, who he compares to beasts. Matt seems unhinged; Abby is frightened of him and leaves. She runs into the swamp and finds the swamp thing. She feels the fear in the air, and so does Swamp Thing, and Swamp Thing instinctively takes...