As the story unfolds, Captain Shubian is now faced with much more than Tuka D'Nuul. The assassin, Nama, proves to be a never ending enigma in the great mystery that plagues the Journeyman crew. She heads off to another secret mission, the result of which produces more questions than answers. With time running out to prevent Tuka from traversing the rift to Mars, desperate measures are taken to prevent what awaits Tuka from exploding into an interestellar war. Despite those heroic efforts, a diabolical scheme is revealed that could spell certain doom for all involved.