There is always a place in life for a blind case that can turn it upside down. For Lieutenant Commander Alexander Tarasov, for example, it was an operation to capture a "black archaeologist." Who would have guessed that the key card from the teleport found on board would lead to such far-reaching consequences? But a single "safari" on a planet that had been cut off from the Federation for almost a hundred years, without support, with ghostly chances to return to its home base was only the beginning of intrigue. Reconnaissance battle by and large. Friends were found in such conditions, and in the world, as they say, it is easier to die. But the mysterious "people from the sky" turned out to be a real threat. Now the stakes are too high, and any mistake can lead to the loss of an entire world. But the attack aircraft are not used to passing before difficulties. After battles of local importance, the goal is determined, it remains only to get to it and open fire to kill.