A singing cowboy stumbles across an ancient underground civilization beneath his ranch.

Gene is pulled to safety, and the Queen is rescued; the ray goes wild, destroying Murania; the Queen orders all to the surface, where everyone and the ranch are safe, while staying behind herself.

The Baxters find Gene in time to save him; Argo orders the death of all surface people; battling, Gene arrives at where the Queen is being executed, but is knocked into the path of death-dealing rays.

The torpedo explodes knocking Gene unconscious; Queen Tika knows there is a traitor, and orders Gene brought back; Gene gets into a sword fight with guards; Frankie and Betsy are trapped by Beetson.

(Chapter 5)