The central planets of the Core which form the Anglo-Sino Alliance decide that all of the settled planets have to join under their rule. Rim and border worlds dissent; politics behind the independence movement begins gathering steam.
Cooper enlists in a local regiment, in exchange for deferral of veterinary school loans
Late in the year, ‘Bill’ is caught by authorities while working a job for a local Tong. Sentenced to enlistment in the Alliance military.
takes place off of the moons of Athens: shortest & bloodiest battle of the Unification War
Considered by historians, politicians, and, most important, those who fought there (both sides) as the most devastating and decisive battles of the Unification War.
After more than a month in the Hera Station POW hospital, Cooper is among the first wave of prisoners relocated to the New Hope Re-Education camp on Deadwood.
When the hiring line waiting for interviews outside of the ship comes under assault by a Foxbat fighter hired by a local mob boss, the ship takes to the air and flees with a motley assortment of applicants board...
Things don't go smooth at Bonnie Prince Charlie asteroid; Ben Carver joins the Jin Dui crew
Hoss considers the ship’s situation as he works out on the ship’s Springflex machine (Story: “Working It Out”)
Unification Day, 3 years since Armistice and the surrender of the Independents
One of the junkyard dogs needs to have a crippled leg amputated and a diseased eye removed; Carver takes over its care.
The Jin Dui departs Beylix for a tour of the Border worlds, working a path to the Georgia Cluster, then on toward the Blue Cluster.
Aboard the Jin Dui during the transit between Beylix and the Georgia Cluster, Ciaran is asked to paint safety strips on the stairs and hatches of the ship, but gets carried away by his imagination and creates a fantastical mural in the crew’s lower deck lounge.
Shortly after arrival at Whitefall (a moon of Athens) in the Georgia Cluster, the crew gets some much needed shore leave. But when do things ever go smooth?
Fourth anniversary of the Battle of Sturges; Terrorists known as the Dust Devils set off a dirty bomb!!!
The Jin Dui finds new friends and new foes awaiting the ship’s return to Persephone’s Eavesdown Docks.