The Free Planets Alliance occupy a planet within the Empire's territory by sending 13 fleets with an overall troop count of 60,000,000 (sixty million). The Empire subsequently dispatches a fleet of 10,000 ships, divided into fleets that are manned by his close subordinates. Unbeknownst to the Empire, the dispatched FPA fleets request permission to retreat to the planet of Iserlohn due to revolt in their newly occupied planet, however, they are unable to. This leads to almost ⅔ of the fleet being destroyed, thus, they flee to the Astarte starzone to regroup.