Felix and his crew go to Denver XII looking for work, but they are backed into a corner as they find the Confederate Economy has fallen into a slump due to the war with the Grunikan Empire. Their options are few, and the whole crew knows their expenses are about to run high; what will they do? How will they survive? With the entire Mara Colony reduced almost to nothing, their only option seems to be something none of them ever wanted to consider, but it is about to change their lives forever...