JOE, a terrorist on the colony planet Aurora, must join forces with his ex, MIKELLE, to remove some of the Rynack defenses, preparing for the arrival of the Earth battleship Thunderstrike, but when nine Bazaki starships arrive in orbit, defeat the Rynack forces, and demand the surrender of Joseph Perretti, he has to take on the new enemy armed only with an exploding buckshot laser weapon and a malfunctioning teleporter module.