Preparations
"I'm afraid Tom may lose control of his powers when he confronts whatever Tomikins has planned for him. I fear it will be worse, far worse than anything that has happened during your adventures these past days. He may do irreparable damage—damage that could grow and trigger chain reactions, doing very nasty things to matter both there and in the other Realities if it seeps through the borders."
Hana felt a knot tighten in her stomach even before Professor Atticus said the next part. "You need to find him, Hana. You need to place the tip of that pen against his neck and push the button. It will traumatize his system terribly, sending him into a coma, but it will also block his body from his mind, his emotions, his anger, and his fear. That should cut him off from the massive surge of System energy that I expect. But I promise you, Hana, it will not kill him."