Following the death of Rackal, Teles taps a man named Drake to deal with the threat the Rugger Guard poses. Drake's plan is to lure them into a dangerous area of space where several black holes converge. It is funnel shaped, gradually becoming narrower and denser towards the center. Meanwhile, Keats has an uneasy feeling of what lies ahead of the Rugger fleet, and sure enough, the space anomaly appears in front of them. They receive a distress signal emanating from it, and the Sea Team is sent to investigate, not knowing they are flying into a trap.
—Akira (akira625@comcast.net)