General Domel, his name now cleared, engages in a battle of wits with Captain Okita as he prepares a special attack force to stop the Earth vessel once and for all. But because the main fleets are now light years away due to the destruction of the hyperspace gate at Balun, he has to make do with a crew composed of inexperienced young soldiers, veteran carrier pilots, and a bunch of second-class Garmilans from the planet Zaltz (the same planet as that of Pluto Base's ex-commander Shultz)...