The Federation, Starfleet are explorers by nature. To seek out new life and new civilizations is a credence still held in high regard at all levels of Starfleet. This is why the news of a new warp capable civilization has caught the eye of the Federation and instigated the need to send out a vessel on a diplomatic mission of first contact. Arriving at the planet, Commodore Harrington and the crew find themselves greeted by a race known as the Aeryans amidst a festival of celebration of their technological advance.



The thing is, how did they get there? Was it truly evolution that brought this species to warp capability or were other forces assisting the Aeryans? As Harrington and the crew work to establish diplomatic relationship with the Aeryans, they soon learn that maybe this first contact was not only the will of the Federation...



Perhaps diplomacy was not what the Aeryans had in mind......