Before the USS Heritage begins its maiden descent, its command team gathers at Deepwave Station — a solitary outpost suspended above an endless ocean world. In the quiet moments before the crew assembles, Captain Akoni Kapule and Commander Teaffi Baukar meet for the first time, setting the tone for the mission ahead.

As dawn breaks across the horizon, the stillness of the surface gives way to anticipation. Beneath them, the depths remain unseen… and waiting.