A pilot and his Commander barely escape the destruction of their ship, when a radiation wave hits their escape pod during a desperate attempt at survival. Now trapped in a new universe, they join a motley group of prisoners, a cosmic castaway, and a discarded military officer who are all just trying to find their way home.

Oneshot: Both quarians and Peacekeepers were forced to live on their ships. But as Gilina discovered, that was where the similarities ended.