The crew of the USS Jaxartes have found and rescued their missing Vulcan Commander during his escape from an entity identified as Helgeshran and the Pelcaza who serve him.  However unbeknown to him; Commander Salan was under the entities control and made an unsuccessful attempt to forcefully Mind Meld with the ships doctor, and recruit her to its ranks.

For doctor Phoebe Andrianakis; the knowledge that she may not be entirely human and that the man she felt she trusted, had been keeping things from her, has come as a great shock.

And what of Harpers Rift; a place of mystery and legend that has kept its secrets well-guarded.  Information retrieved from the craft belonging to an unidentified race; used by Salan in his escape has revealed that the hidden beacons marking a path into the unknown.

Right now the future seems less certain than ever and the tension for the crew of the ‘Jax’ can only mount!