Earth is an abandoned colony of a galactic empire with an illegal population. If we want to survive, we have to build an empire before they come back. The discovery of an ancient alien pyramid buried under the ice in Antarctica changes Earth forever. We learn that we are the forgotten slaves of a galaxy spanning empire called the V'kit'no'sat who abandoned our planet 100,000 years ago during a massive rebellion. Our ancestors, the Zen'zat, were given special genetic powers and ordered never to reproduce under pain of death...for themselves and their offspring. That means Earth's entire population is illegal and if the V'kit'no'sat return to reclaim their lost border colony they'll wipe out every last one of us. Earth has to find a way to fight back, and the corporation that discovered the pyramid wisely does not turn it over to the United Nations or any other government. Rather, the CEO spawns a new corporation called Star Force, funded from the new technologies derived from the pyramid, and publicly proclaims its mandate is to facilitate the colonization of space. In reality it's purpose is to prepare Earth for the V'kit'no'sat's inevitable return.