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Chapter 141, Battle for the Base, Part 3, Gideon Returns

Chapter job: Bring Gideon and part of the Legends back through battle, not after it.

Physical frame: Base fight, radio / signal, vehicle or field entry, Sara / Ava, Gideon, returning Legends, active danger.

Emotional spine: Return does not arrive as relief. It arrives as another body thrown into the fire.

Living-world realism: Their route to the battle must feel lived and dangerous, shaped by roads, survivors, dead, and signals that could attract others.

Carry forward: Chapter 142 receives Legends physically in the arena and Nate still alive.

Must preserve: No full emotional reunion. Do not bring back everyone unless locked. Do not kill Nate here.

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