A Small Edge… And a Huge Opportunity… Although Will Johnson and the Sutton siblings didn't gain as big an edge as they had hoped by attacking the Cowlee fleet in the Salchan system, they successfully captured an enemy cruiser and returned with a new ally in their fight against the Cowlees. They also returned with an opportunity—having destroyed most of the enemy battle station in the Shirgan system, the way was open into Cowlee territory, where a blitzkrieg attack might throw the Cowlees off balance and keep them away from Earth for a while longer. But when General Sutton agrees to the plan, he saddles them with additional forces which—while helpful in destroying the Cowlees' infrastructure—comes with a price. They no longer are in charge, and they'll have to follow the orders of Johnson's oldest nemesis… an admiral who is more likely to run than fight. Will the Terrans push the Cowlees further back, or will the admiral's lack of aggressiveness backfire and lead the Cowlees to Earth?