When Plebe Joseph Mack Johnson was admitted to the Denebola Space Fleet Academy, he thought he was on his way to becoming a space fleet officer, fighter pilot, and rescuing Tommy. But when you make the local admiral’s son look bad, he was about to find out staying in the D.S.F.A. was even harder than getting in.

Before even waking, Admiral Rogers was pushing his son Cedric and Joe’s professors to find ways to expel him. The professors were heavily handing out demerits, but Cedric Rogers planned on pushing Joe past the demerit limit in record time by spawning multiple fights.

As to flying fighters, Joe couldn’t get fighter simulator time because he was in the grounder-track Scorching Brass Company. But the stakes became much higher than expulsion after Joe learned Under Station had secrets…deadly secrets involving the Slith.

No access. Mega demerits. Deadly secrets. Hunted. Most would give up, but Joe didn’t track as most. It was time to find a new set of dreamers…and break some rules.