Mankind has been at war with an alien race known only as the Vegans for nearly a century. Captain Donald Stuart is dispatched on a mission to transport a group of scientists and their latest invention outside of the galaxy. Once they have left the galaxy far behind they can then test their latest invention and if the tests are successful then the current stalemate could become victory. Along the way they discover a sun 70 light years outside of the galaxy and in orbit around that sun is a world that holds an ancient secret concerning the origin of mankind.