USS Kelly has missed her last two mission updates and USS Elysion – now commanded by Captain John McBride is ordered to investigate. Using an abandoned Starfleet deep-space station as a base, Elysion’s crew are drawn deeper into the curious happenings within the area of space known as the ‘Red Expanse’. But what is causing the strange happenings? What happened to USS Kelly? And is something unknown sitting deep within the Red Expanse, waiting for Elysion to explore further before it makes its move?…