Vausees and the Heracles are given orders to take out an outbreak of Omega particles that had been detected and monitored by a federation freighter. Can Captain Vausees keep her crew in the dark about what the true nature of their mission is? Will the crew respect her for the vagueness of this mission? Is Vausees ready to return to the chair after her last mission? Only time can tell if this mission will be the last or most important for the crew of the USS Heracles.