Pete, Oz and Rialla must stop the Vailen, Cass from afflicting Wen’q’Rixsh citizens with her liquid version of the Earth’s atmospheric gasses. If Cass succeeds, Earth will become the new battleground for warring alien civilizations desiring to harvest Earth’s atmospheric gasses. There’s one small problem, Cass’s new herald is their best friend, Jessica.

The idea of having to battle their close friend causes anxiety and tension between Pete, Oz and Rialla. And on the voyage home to Wen’q’rixsh, they discover that overcoming their apprehension to face Jessica is only part of their problem.