At Planet Brumas

At Planet Brumas
Eager and Nova notify the crew that they're closing in on planet Brumas.  They get an urgent message from the Marine base there.  Wildstar orders Venture to full speed.  Then we get an astronomy lesson--Brumas is the formerly-inhabited 11th planet of our solar system.  It is home to rear minerals, and a base was built as part of the EDF.

Eager detects a number of contacts.  Wildstar recognizes them as the same planes he's already seen.  They open fire with the pulse laser guns.  The enemy fighters fire back with missile, but take losses and veer off.  They look like a cross between the original Cylon Raiders from Battlestar Galactica and horseshoe crabs.

The base on Burmas is taking heavy damage.  The personnel try to resist.

The Comet Empire commander is watching the attack when he's told that the Star Force is approaching in the Argo.  He orders the second squadron to destroy them before they reach Brumas.  Wildstar orders the fighters launched to counter the second attack.  Wildstar orders Conroy to stay close to the Brumas base.  Nova picks up a fleet of larger ships--Sandor surprises Wildstar with an increased range on the main guns.  Pleased with this new capability, they range in on the approaching enemy and fires.  They destroy the first group.  Wildstar ignores a second pair of ships closing from the other direction and moves to support Brumas.

The Comet Empire ships bombard the Brumas base.  Liquid oxygen begins leaking, reducing the oxygen supply to several compartments.  The base personnel mount a rescue action to the damaged sections.  Outside, the Comet Empire ships deploy ground forces in tanks.

The base personnel pull back to the central unit and see "robot" tanks approaching.  They plan to fight back, using the terrain to their advantage.  The tanks begin firing missiles into the base.  As the tanks close in, the men on the base open fire.  They use the emergency radio to call for help again.

The Argo closes in and engages the Comet Empire ships over the base.

The marines on the base send ten men out to hit the tanks in close quarters as the Comet Empire officers see the Argo.  The long range guns catch the comet empire ships by surprise.  The Comet ships fire back, but Wildstar responds with torpedo fire.  The main enemy carrier withdraws.  Wildstar lets it go, concerned with the base.

The enemy tanks and fighters are meeting heavy resistance from the marines.  Then Conroy's astro-fighters turn the tide and route the enemy.  Rescue ships deploy from the Argo and land.  Sandor meets Sergeant Knox and Corporal Kane.  The marines are taken to the Argo.

The Comet Empire commander apologizes to Desslok for not listening to him about the Star Force.  Desslok gloats.

Dr. Sane is tending to the wounded marines while Sergeant Knox shows that he's got the mental maturity of a 13-year-old and leers at Nova.  And she essentially maces him with antiseptic.  Knox is also freaked out by IQ 9.

Sandor gathers the department heads and analyzes the wreckage of the tanks.  The EDF commandant calls them, and Wildstar briefs him on events, warning him that Earth is under threat from a new enemy.  He welcomes them back into EDF command and orders them to address this new threat.  General Stone is still an asshole. 

The bridge crew summarizes events, and then Orion starts the wave motion engine.  The marines are in the mess hall using up the Argo's supplies.  Sergeant Knox is watching the receding planet Brumas from the observation deck.