Robert Artuso and his family chased Monroe and Gates across the Sol system to the Kuiper belt where they were ambushed and stranded. They were able to survive the initiate attacks by Monroe’s men and help save the research staff. During this action, Jack stumbles on the control room and briefly talks to his parents. He convinces his brother’s and sister that he has talked to them and convinces them to go with him to see for themselves. Here they find that their parents are alive and living in another star system. With the aid of the inhabitants of the Twin Sun System, they have to find a way to stop Monroe and Gates from finding the fleet and retuning to inner system.