Fry and Bender fly off with the Planet Express Ship, not realizing it is anchored by an unbreakable diamond tether.
Shore explains he was supposed to be thawed out in Hollywood for the 1000-year anniversary screening of Jury Duty II.
Fry is shocked to find that the next person he greets is his old girlfriend, Michelle, who froze herself in 2000 after her life fell apart.
They awake in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with a green, polluted sky, joining a society of feral children armed with heavy weaponry.
Confused by this new world and tired of Michelle's nagging, Fry leaves her, wandering through the desolate wilderness alone.