The rebels are evading capture so far while hiding on the ice planet. Meanwhile one of the water planets that supplies water for most of the federation is tainted when a large meteor strikes the planet poisoning the water. It is up to a soldier named Ethan and his sister to save the animals on the planet that are dying from the poisoned water and find a new home for them. Arliss and a few others set out on a mission to get clean water for the rebels from a casino that is in Asiatic-Russian territory. And Paula Priest is getting a feel for being a rebel, hunting, cooking, and falling in love with a handsome soldier. And all leading to her getting to Captain her own ship! Alex Harper's plan is coming together with General Potter heading towards his trap at planet Earth but a plague is beginning to spread throughout the entire universe. No planet in the Federation or Asiatic-Russian Alliance has escaped the plague. Will the rebels fall into the same trap as Potter as a fleet of theirs is headed towards Earth as well. Will the doctors find a cure for the plague that is destroying civilization as they know it?