On the way to Ophecius to check out the defection of Professor Newton, The Orbit Jet has had to stop at the RB-5 refueling station for repairs. An unsuspected ship shot a hole in the hull. Now that it has been fixed, Rocky, Winkie and Vena Ray head for Ophecius. They approach the planet faking an emergency with a broken retro-rocket. Queen Cleolanta agrees to let them land hoping to persuade them that Ophecius is a wonderful place to live. Unknown to Rocky and friends, she has used a device in her headquarters to put Bobby in a trance to sing of Ophecian virtues. She hopes to do the same to Rocky, but he is able to escape without it taking hold when Vena distracts him. Bobby recovers from his trance and tells Rocky that they are being held against their wills. He runs to the lab where Professor Newton is supposed to be helping the Ophecian develop advanced technologies. He manages to spring the professor free from his captors. Rocky also forces an Ophecian to reveal that Griff is the mole in the Office of Space Affairs that is leaking security information. The Orbit Jet blasts off with Winkie and Vena Ray at the controls as Rocky, the professor and Bobby scramble aboard.
—Garon Smith