The Ranch is hopping. More and more is being revealed and Archaeologist Dr. Jarod Farski is on the ground floor. HIs brand new connection, however, is in the air. Xaxa is part of the new team of combat pilots that were brought in by the Andromadan Alliance. She is an expert fighter pilot who spends her days clearing the skies of the Drako enemy and protecting the Ranch. Unfortunately, Jarod's search for answers leads him and his fellow Archaeologists and Anthropologists out from under the safety of the energy dome surrounding the Ranch and up to the unprotected rim. It also leads them straight into the hands of the waiting Drako. Xaxa, horrified, and heartbroken, spends weeks searching for the man who is her soulmate, praying that he is still alive.