The stench of the Jareneiks has always made Jahni want to gag...too bad she is on a ship with 25,000 of them A career placement test is bringing hope of changing her whole life for the better, but little does she know that her long lost best friend Sloane is about to come back into the picture and take her back to her home planet of Zelle. There is only one catch...Zelle isn't like she left it. There's been a war with the Ratillians. Her Mother is missing, her Father is imprisoned far away on another planet, and her brother and sister are being held hostage while their home planet dies....

Jahni and Sloane take Jon and Rose to visit some nearby galaxies. Their journey takes a twist when they arrive on Taineal and encounter a village ran by children. When questioned, they find out the adults were all captured...by none other than the Ratillians. Later, they arrive on Neik where Jon and Rose find themselves at the mercy of Gyleer, one of the most infamous scoundrels in several galaxies. Will Jahni and Sloane be able to find them before tragedy strikes? Only time will tell.