Pursuing an elusive Space Pirate, the crew of the USS Osprey find themselves stranded on a mysterious world. Their space ship is dead, and they must find a way to survive on their own. To make matters worse, they are incommunicado. NASA prepares a rescue ship, but where do they send it? The Osprey has disappeared without a trace!The Osprey's commanding officer, Captain Westen, must keep his crew together and alive until a rescue ship arrives. He knows that there's hell to pay, if the entire crew doesn't make it back home. When will the rescue ship arrive?Someone is watching. But who? And who is behind the cryptic messages that seem to taunt the Osprey's crew daily?Chief Petty Officer Torres thinks he made first contact with their watcher, but no one on the crew believes him. Will anyone believe him when, or if, they return to earth?But first they must survive. Where is that rescue ship?