| Director | Edward John Drake |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 88 min |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $349,757 |
In 2031, humanity establishes its first space colony on Mars. By 2042, the "The Alliance" world government is formed, and quantum propulsion enables travel beyond the Solar System. After the Mars colony fails in 2281, the Alliance controls Earth, Zafdie and Ellora. In 2519, Zafdie attempts to secede, prompting a war in which General James Ford drops a quantum bomb ("Q-bomb") on the rebel colony, killing 70 million people. Dishonourably discharged and dubbed "the Blood General", Ford is abandoned by his wife, Doctor Lea Goss.
In 2524, miners on planet 4217LYA encounter unseen aliens. Captain Juda Sayle reports an "FC incident", and General Eron Ryle summons Ford and Goss. When infected survivors become violently hostile and spread the infection, Ford helps repel them. A tachyon pulse transmitted during the attack may reveal Earth's location to the aliens within hours.
Ryle launches Operation Cosmic Sin with Ford, Goss, Dash, Bleck, Braxton and technician Corporal Ardene. Equipped with Icarus suits and a Q-bomb, they travel to Ellora to analyse a downed alien ship and locate the aliens' home planet. They arrive amid a battle and become separated. Elloran survivors reveal that the planet is overrun by aliens and infected humans. Ardene learns that the aliens are a hive mind that parasitically procreates by infecting victims.
Ford, Dash and Ryle survive, while Ford mercy kills the mortally wounded Bleck. Ardene discovers that the aliens have constructed a quantum space gate near Ellora to invade the Milky Way. The team plans to fire the Q-bomb through it. Ryle, stranded in orbit with a damaged suit, volunteers to sacrifice himself.
The aliens speak through an infected Goss, calling themselves "the Sigea", and offer humanity assimilation or death. After Dash refuses, they attack. Goss boards a Sigea ship, pursued by Ford, and intercepts the Q-bomb missile in a stasis field before crossing the gate, inadvertently releasing it. Ryle positions himself on the gate and provides a target for the orbital gun; Ardene reluctantly fires, killing him and destroying the gate. The Q-bomb detonates, creating a black hole that destroys the Sigea fleet and home star system.
Seven days after first contact, Braxton, Ardene, Sol Cantos, Dash and Ford gather in a bar as the Alliance Senate announces the Sigea's unconditional surrender. Ford mourns Goss before leaving.