Heather Brassard and her fellow troopers are tasked to find and eliminate a few pirates causing havoc in the shipping lanes of the Confederation. What Brassard finds however will shock the government and military of the New Confederation to its core. There is far more to the pirates than meets the eye. Only one group will stand in the path of those bent on the complete destruction of Earth and its government – the men and women of the Terrain Armed Forces. Trooper Brassard and her platoon struggle with issues around life, death, fear, love and greed as they fight for survival in a conflict that threatens to spiral out of control.