The passengers on board an Earth vessel bound for a new colony awaken in deep space, and must brave the unknown levels of the ship to try and learn why they woke up early -- and, with the crew missing, what dangers now threaten them all. Shun recalls the bloody life he left behind in Tokyo.

The survivors are uncertain who to trust when surviving members of the Origin crew tell different stories. In the midst of the crisis, Lana Pierce remembers a job guarding a Congressman and his daughter back on Earth.

Near death, Evelyn Rey remembers leaving her home in France to join the Origin's voyage to Thea -- including the crisis that disrupted the mission mid-voyage.

Survival becomes a bigger problem when the passengers are attacked by one of their own -- evidently under the control of an alien parasite. Henri recalls his recruitment by the government for a special assignment.