Lieutenant Daniel Crimson didn't get the job he wanted. Trained as a combat pilot in the Hydra interceptor, he has instead found himself relegated to a crummy job as a shuttle pilot on the Majestic, an old and obsolescent fleet cargo ship. Despite his protestations, Commander Maulion-who doesn't seem to like him-insists there has been no mistake. With a dire crisis at hand as supplies of the essential mineral ore marasite dwindle towards zero,...