Still under control of the three mysterious hijackers, the Atlantis hovers above Ogawachi Prime. Despite the hijackers' claim that their Creators are alive on the planet and need medical attention, the crew cannot find any evidence of life signs on the planet. In fact, upon closer inspection, the planet seems to have been lifeless for quite some time. The team that is sent down to the planet finds the crashed shuttle of their shipmates and with it some valuable information about the virus that apparently plagued the inhabitants so long ago. They also discover a ruin, half swallowed by a giant chasm.
The hijackers are finally convinced to take the Atlantis lower into orbit and to give back sensor control to the crew. They are a long way from giving back control of the entire ship, but it is a start. But the advances Commander Torn and Ambassador Von Klinkerhoffen make in their negotiations are minor, and the hijackers begin to loose patience, while refusing to accept that their Creators are dead. On the surface, the team there prepare to descent into the fault-line in search for answers -- but will those answers convince the hijackers that their Creators are gone? And if they do, will they return control over the Atlantis back to the crew? Or have they other plans with the ship? Find out next month...
