A rogue planet is speeding its way towards the inner solar system, destined to become a hot Jupiter, flinging rocky planets and their inhabitants into the deep freeze of interstellar space. A crash project sends astronauts to resettle on another planet. There is no time to terraform a planet, it must already be habitable. In fact the chosen planet has intelligent life. A CEO expects to be the dictator of the colony and new planet, a disaster in the making. An avaricious and self-absorbed head of sales wants it all right now, and won't hesitate to sabotage the CEO, the mission, her husband, or anyone else who interferes with her wishes. The species heroically survived a super-volcanic eruption and a genetic experiment gone awry and thus perfected is destined to spread itself throughout the galaxy. An agency of the deep state unleashed a virus to alter the DNA of individuals who could potentially impede its reach, turning them docile and obedient to the Agency. As catastrophe nears, work, education, and careers offer fewer incentives. Law and order break down.