Luke, Leia, and Hanhave been reunitedafter their adventure withTanith Shire, and fleethe planet Kabal in theMillennium Falcon. A decoymessage soon lures them to adwarf star, which is rapidlysucking ships in orbit around it totheir fiery deaths. Their shiptrapped, Luke and Han find thesource of the message in a wreckedImperial transport, where DoctorArakkus awaits them in an artificialparadise. Arakkus turns out to be asurvivor of a failed Imperial weaponsexperiment, and reveals that he amuseshimself by luring ships to the dwarf star to bedestroyed. Han devises a means to explode thegraveyard and blast the Falcon free.The rebels return to their base, only to find itunder attack by the Empire. Leia detours them toAquaris, where they are welcome as guests in a newunderwater rebel base. The base's leader, Silver Fyre, aformer pirate and mercenary, has just invited the rebels toparticipate in an underwater hunt with her and her second-in-command, Kraaken…