The Earth Defense Fleet battles the Comet Empire's advanced fleet, taking heavy damage before Captain Gideon takes the Andromeda and the rest of the fleet into the rings of Saturn. There, the tide turns and the EDF forces the Comet Empire's fleet to ... (more)retreat. Suddenly, the Comet Empire appears next to the Argo, inflicting heavy damage and causing a fire in the engine room. Sandor and Orion work to contain the fire while Derek Wildstar orders the crew to abandon ship. When Wildstar goes to check on Sandor and Orion, however, he is seriously injured. Meanwhile, the Andromeda's fleet battles the Comet Empire, only to discover that their weapons are having no effect. The Comet Empire wipes out the Earth Defense Fleet. With the Andromeda heavily damaged, Gideon radios a message to the Star Force suggesting it attack the Empire from below. The Andromeda is then destroyed.