The USS Oceanus heads to the planet Ryloth to investigate claims of Romulan manipulation. Starfleet Intelligence believes a Romulan agent is actively attempting to destabilize the region, starting with Ryloth. The USS Oceanus will arrive at Ryloth under the cover of the name of the USS Optimus to avoid suspicion and use a local warehouse as a staging point for planetside operations once on planet. Will the team of the Oceanus find what they're expecting or something much worse?