Victoria and her rebel crew find themselves on the counter-attack and struggle to defend themselves against a Vortix swarm assault and rising temperatures onboard the ship. When hope seems lost, they receive a message from Tiggle who, along with Endar, executes a life-altering diversion.

In preparation for Tiggle, Endar, and Peyton's memorial, Victoria struggles with her own feelings of guilt. To the shock of her entire crew, Victoria proclaims that leading a intergalactic rebellion isn't her true life's purpose and makes a decision that will change the course of the rebellion.