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Aeryn's stab wound, inflicted by the recently deceased Peacekeeper Larraq, damaged her paraphoral nerve, resulting in the rapid deterioration of her body's toxin-removal functions. A tissue graft from a genetically compatible donor was the only possible cure, but unless one could be found in less than 60 arns, Officer Sun would die.

Because Aeryn's hope for survival lay in obtaining a tissue sample from another Sebacean, we had no choice but to follow Larraq's former flight plan to a top-secret Peacekeeper outpost dubbed Gammak Base. With Moya hampered by her pregnancy, this was not a prudent choice for the rest of us, but prudence would not help save our shipmate's life.

As Crichton and Chiana approached the lunar base in Aeryn's Prowler, the rest of us maintained a geosynchronous orbit on the side of the planet opposite Gammak Base, keeping Moya hidden from their detection. Crichton bluffed his way past Commander Tollona Javio and his lieutenant, Heskon, by posing as Larraq himself, while Chiana played the role of Larraq's personal "server."

Back on Moya, Aeryn's condition continued to worsen. In desperation, we connected her directly to the Leviathan, letting the ship's own immune system flush what toxins it could from Officer Sun's rapidly deteriorating body.

While Crichton's ruse worked initially, he would surely have been discovered if not for the efforts of Gilina, the Peacekeeper technician who John befriended aboard the derelict PK Command Carrier Zelbinion (see "PK Tech Girl"). She was now stationed on Gammak Base and obtained a cloned paraphoral tissue sample from their medical facility without attracting any undue attention.

Unfortunately, before Crichton could return to Moya with the sample, he crossed paths with Scorpius, a hybrid SScarran-Sebacean scientist who detected the Human's unique energy signature and had him seized as an imposter. Trapped in Scorpius' evil Aurora Chair, Crichton suffered as Scorpius and his assistant, Niem, literally tore memories from his mind. As this telepathic inquisition revealed more and more (including scenes of the Human's conflicts with maniacal PK Captain Bialar Crais), John realized his memories could betray the lives of Moya's entire crew.

With Chiana trying desperately to return to Moya with the tissue sample, John struggled against Scorpius and his probing Aurora Chair — trying to suppress all memories of Gilina, Aeryn and the rest of us — the very people who were foremost in his concerns. One false thought could prove the end for us all....