The Empire of Britannia is in trouble. Not everyone is happy with Admiral Julie Adams’s solution to the Teddy Bear problem, and there are issues with the imperial senate. With the Black Dragon Virus under control, Empress Regent Hiroko had to end the Imperial emergency and restore them to power. Unfortunately the Senate wants more than their share, and it’s conspiring with elements of the fleet to overthrow the crown. And the Federation has its own troubles. Ships are disappearing inside Teddy Bear space, and mysterious ships are appearing in Federation space. If it’s the Eesni, the mysterious aliens on the other side of bear space, then the federation has a huge problem—no one has ever beaten them in battle. The Federation and the Empire need their heroes to step up and embrace their destinies, or both will soon fall.