Kim's team has travelled through the quantum gate inside the mysterious
cube, and begun exploring the planet on the other side, but soon the
expedition loses a member: Marie vanishes, abducted by an unknown human.
Her teammates will do anything in their power to find her, but they lack
resources, and Kim returns to Aldebaran to obtain some. Unfortunately,
the political situation on her home planet is quickly deteriorating, and
the terrorists are still bent on harming her and her work.