The aftermath of the final fight with the Lord Commander.
Gary’s unconscious body is collected by a spaceship….
…And scanned for any purpose.
Gary is deemed “crap” and dumped in with the other junk.
His rescuer is a garbage collector.
KVN is also picked up.
Once he wakes up, Gary explores the ship.
He remembers Quinn, and laments how they failed.
His helmet is damaged, and H.U.E. does not respond.
But H.U.E. is fine; he downloaded himself into a robot body.
Gary invites him to hug, but H.U.E. doesn’t know his own strength and nearly crushes Gary.
Then the ship lightfolds, and takes them to a different planet.
Gary and H.U.E. are dumped among the piles of trash on the planet’s surface.
But that is not the worst; the dump is run by Clarence.
And since Gary was collected by Clarence in the Interstellar Null Zone, Clarence now legally owns him.
Gary attempts to run, but an alien girl stops him.
A second attempt is thwarted by a huge alien with a cannon-arm.
They are Fox and Ash, and are Clarence’s adopted children.
Little Cato is also in the dump, and likewise enslaved by Clarence.
That’s at least one happy reunion.
Clarence gives his prisoners magnetic leg cuffs to stop any escape attempts.
On board his ship, the Lord Commander is near death. He blames Mooncake for all his misery.
Then Nightfall appears.
She kills the Lord Commander, and orders him to tell someone named Invictus that he will be next.
At the dump, the three prisoners attempt an escape.
But every time, their cuffs pull them back.
The following morning, Clarence offers his prisoners a deal.
He will let hem go if they agree to help him steal steal the Nymerian Cube during a race called The Toro Regatta.
He even gives them his ship, the Crimson Light, to use in the race.
Gary agrees, but then a new horror shows up…
…KVN Lives!
Little Cato isn’t sure they really are lucky enough to win their freedom so easily.
The race begins.
The cube is on the Starchaser piloted by Rug Yorkvain.
The crew of the Crimson Light are considered the underdogs.
And they’re off.
But this is no ordinary race; the participants are allowed to use lethal force against opponents.
The Crimson Light is caught by the Dread Renegade.
While another racer unleashes photon missiles.
But through some clever maneuvers, Gary has both problems take care of each other.
With three ships left, it’s time to get the cube. And Gary has to get it.
But first they have to survive the next attack.
Fox returns fire.
He is too soft hearted to finish the job, so Little Cato has to help.
The Starchaser uses it’s drop drive, so the Crimson Light follows suit.
According to Clarences’ money compass, the cube is right below them.
Secured with a cable, Gary is send to the Starchaser.
The cable breaks, but Ash uses her powers to slow Gary down…
…and tear a hole in the Starchaser’s hull so Gary can enter.
An armed guard awaits Gary, but Ash kills him.
Rug shows up, with the Nymerian Cube.
He’d rather blow up his own ship than hand over the cube.
As the Starchaser explodes, Rug jumps to the Crimson Light.
Gary urges Ash to use her powers again, but she can’t do so on command.
So Gary jumps, and knocks Rug off the Crimson Light.
On the bridge, the rest of the crew watches the struggle.
Gary tries some headbutts.
And knocks off Rug’s head! Rug is a robot.
Gary falls, but thanks to Little Cato lands safely on the bridge.
Clarence has his prize.
He orders A.V.A. to disengage drop drive.
But there is one more opponent in the race; the Invader Red.
The Invader Red tries to disintegrate the Crimson Light, but is suddenly taken out by another ship.
It’s Nightfall and Mooncake.
The Crimson Light wins.
Gary and Mooncake are reunited.
Gary theorizes that since Nightfall lives, Quinn must also live. They have to try and get her back.
On board his ship, the Lord Commander’s body begins to disintegrate.
As an unseen entity claims him, stating their work is not done yet.
H.U.E. feels useless now that A.V.A. is the ship’s AI. KVN isn’t helping.
Clarence reveals he lied; Gary is still his property.
Then the cube suddenly turns into Bolo’s prison.
He instructs Gary to help free him, which can be done with the five Dimensional Keys.
And if Gary succeeds, they can rescue Quinn from Final Space.
Since he doesn’t want to give up his ship, Clarence tags along for the ride, with Ash and Fox.
As the ship takes off, he and Gary argue who gets to fly.