The battle with the Echo Dimension rages on, and the crew of Eastwood Station struggles to hold things together in the middle of a war zone. Captain Kahkay is trapped on the planet of Surreptittia with his loathsome science officer, M-, a local who never fit in with his species. They must protect Her Most High, the planet's leader, from enemy forces, including one with a very familiar face. Meanwhile, Commander Tokaladie serves the evil...