While he wasn't seriously hurt by the explosions, the shock was enough to bring Dan back to his senses. [i] [color=92278f]"I haven't lost control in years and this time it was worse than ever."[/color][/i] Knowing himself well enough to realize that he would snap again he took the ring off. As soon as the jewelry left his finger Dan turned back into [url=http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavwmeaGEW1r0ofh5.png] Jacks baseform[/url], losing the wings, tentacles, jesterhat and sword but regaining his lost arm.

Now there was the question of what to do with the ring, if he just dropped it on the ground he would eventually fail to resist the urge to put it on again. He also didn't want to entrust the source of his power to any of the others because while they might be unable to use it, they could refuse to give it back if he ever needed it. So he just stared at it trying to think of something.