Hours after the Nexus Event, a post-regenerated Alacrity Doctor finds himself in New Year 1986, where an alien species are hellbent on tracking him down to extract the truth of their future.
Upon arriving at the end of the Federation War, the Alacrity Doctor and Lorna find themselves stuck in the middle of a dispute between the rebellion and the newly formed Khaleds.
Arriving in an overflowing scrap yard, the Alacrity Doctor and Lorna find themselves discovering more about the tensions within the Galactic Conflict. Meanwhile, below decks, a creature lives within the scrap and it's hungry.