"The only reason they would ever call us back, is if something happened; something big. Something they weren't ready for. Whatever happened ... it changed things. From here on out, it's going to be different." The USC Inanis Venator has been on deep space assignment, unaware of the drastic changes forced upon the Terran colonies her crew calls home. The challenges they now face are unheard of, and unknown. One thing, however, remains the same; whatever they must do, they will have to do it alone.