An army in which each brigade mimics a particular Avenger massacres a 1/3 of the Alpha Centauri population after a mysterious force causes all of their brain functions to cease. Jonz Rickard is revealed to be responsible. And gives a speech about how 12 Alpha-Centaurians tried to rebel against his Terran Empire. These events are shown to upset the Time Keepers and they say that Steps must be taken...