Major General Scrauco of the Romulan race was in shock. He had been sent to the planet Hygiea to investigate a mysterious energy source, but what he found was far more than he had expected. Before him stood an alien being, armed with a nerve gas launcher. Scrauco had never seen anything like it before, and he was unsure of what to do. He had to act quickly, or he and his team would be in grave danger. He had to find a way to neutralize the alien and its weapon before it was too late.