Anakin, Tahiri, and Corran Horn arrive on Eriadu.  Corran goes off alone for supplies, while the teenagers stay behind.  Tahiri admits that some of the Yuuzhan Vong implanted memories still peak through from time to time.  They both sense a Jedi is in trouble nearby.  Tahiri takes off before Anakin can stop her and he follows.  Five beings are attacking a Jedi, but Tahiri arrives just in time.  She cuts their weapons in half as they encircle her, but Anakin enters the fray and tips the odds in their favor.  Anakin notices that the men are all members of the Peace Brigade, and Tahiri wants to take them out, but they retreat before she has the chance.  Unfortunately the endangered Jedi does not survive, but before he died he spoke the name of the planet Yag’dhul.  Planet security arrives and arrests Anakin and Tahiri.

Jaina reaches Serpidal, but Kyp had already jumped away to a strange system.  As she approaches, Kyp contacts her and says he’s discovered something that can destroy the Republic.  They meet on an ice planet and Jaina tells him that Luke sent her to find him.  She tells him that Luke is working on building a network that can protect Jedi and get information from inside Vong territory.  Kyp isn’t completely convinced, but he agrees to meet with Luke.  He also asks her to take back his information as he shows her a new Yuuzhan Vong ship that can collapse a star!  She agrees to take it to Rogue Squadron along with Kyp.

After their escape, The Falcon runs into an out of place freighter being escorted by Vong ships and taking supplies to the Peace Brigade.  Leia wants to stop them, but Jacen voices his opposition.  Han angrily scolds him, and tells him to follow orders.  They plan to take out the Vong ships and then try and convince the freighter to surrender or be destroyed.

Nen Yim is seeking to reach further into the secret protocols, but is rebuked by Master Tjulan Kwaad who says she is not ready.  He will instead send a master shaper to assist her.  Because she has continued to work in heresy, she is uneasy, but willing to accept the master.

After escaping from detention, Anakin and Tahiri hijack a nearby speeder and take it back into their ship where a surprised Corran is waiting.  Anakin says they’ll explain later, but escape is priority one.  They jump several times back towards the core.  Anakin tells him about Yag’dhul.  Corran guesses correctly that Anakin programmed their last jump to end right near the Yag’dhul system.  They come out right in the middle of a Yuuzhan Vong fleet.

Mara admits to Luke that she may be feeling the effects of the Vong virus.  They land on the Errant Venture and meet with Booster, Kam Solusar, and the rest of the Jedi children.  He notices that Corran, Anakin, and Tahiri are missing, as he gets them up to speed on the situation.  He tells them about Han and Leia’s mission as well as his quest to find a new Jedi base.

Back in the Lucre, Anakin, Tahiri, and Corran are under heavy attack.  They eject towards an asteroid as they watch as their ship is destroyed.  They have only three days of supplies as they hide out.  Anakin concentrated on his lightsaber trying to feel the Vong presence.  Corran notices this and wonders if they can find any more of these lambents Anakin picked up on Yavin 4 so others may learn to sense the Vong as well.  Corran speaks with Anakin about setting a good example for the other Jedi, many of whom admire and emulate his actions even though they don’t have his strength.  Suddenly the asteroid begins to move, and they realize that the asteroid is actually a ship!

Behind the controls of the Falcon, Han is feeling better than he had in some time taking out any Vong ship in his path.  They make contact with the mysterious freighter and are told they are delivering supplies to Vong captives.  The Falcon boards them and they admit they are caring weapons headed towards the Peace Brigade.  They set the crew free and tell them to spread the word that any future deliveries to the enemy will not be met as kindly.  Jacen confronts Han about his aggressive behavior and stealing the bountiful load.

Back on the asteroid/Vong ship, the Jedi are able to bash their way inside.  Several Vong show up to investigate the hull breach, and Anakin and Corran defend themselves against several warriors as Tahiri breaks through the door lock.  After an hour, they’ve defeated the remaining warriors and rounded up the rest of the crew and taken over the ship.  Because of her experience on Yavin 4, Tahiri knows how to fly the ship.  Using a cap that the pilot wears to communicate with the ship, Tahiri tells them that the ship is scheduled to jump to the next Vong target.

Master Kae Kwaad (whose shaper hands are dead) meets with Nen Yim.  Kwaad renames her to Nen Tsup and she realizes that Kae Kwaad is insane and has only been sent to taunt her.  She requests that they continue her work on the ship.  Kae wants to go a different route much to Nen’s dismay.  Nen begins to contemplate killing Kae Kwaad.

The Jedi arrive in the Yag’dhul system.  The ship is expected to send back information on the region, but clearly they can’t do that.  They attempt to contact the Yag’dhul.  By taking over Yag’dhul the Vong will close off the back door as well as have a clear shot at taking over the systems that produce bacta.  They make contact and surrender.

Jaina, Kyp, Gavin and Wedge meet much to Wedge’s dismay.  Kyp shows them the information on the new Vong war machine.  Wedge tells them that no official mission can take place if they don’t know for sure it is a weapon of war.  Jaina vouches for Kyp’s information and Wedge agrees to take the information to Kre’fey.