"We have a target," the sub-commander told his superior. "There are about one hundred and sixty ships in all; several are unknown, the rest are human." "Two hours and closing" ... Crippled and fighting for their lives, the Manta Ray and her survivors are drawn into a maelstrom that forever changes their way of thinking. If they are to live, Captain Thor and his Boss, General Wesley Thomas Hawk must adapt to thinking way out of the box. Two bickering empires out to destroy one another; both want what the humans have. Neither know for sure just what it is - but they want it simply because the humans have it and they are willing to fight and die to keep and protect it. Some might call it freedom.