Ion has plans to become a pilot for the United Space Coalition. That is, until he witnesses his sister's abduction by masked strangers. Ion's only clue as to where his sister, Livia, has been taken is the strangers' mention of The Fringe, a shadow government run by criminals at the far reaches of the solar system.With the Coalition Guard providing no help, Ion takes it upon himself to try and reach The Fringe, stealing a government ship in the process...