Finding himself in the middle of a skirmish—and watching helplessly as a ship of highly-advanced technology is destroyed after clipping his module—he is captured and brought aboard the Leviathan Moya, a living ship, commandeered by escaped prisoners: Ka D'Argo, a Luxan warrior; Dominar Rygel XVI, a deposed Hynerian ruler; and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan, a Delvian priestess.
Discovering himself in the midst of a battle—and helplessly observing as an advanced technological vessel is annihilated after colliding with his module—he is apprehended and brought aboard the Leviathan Moya, a sentient ship, hijacked by escaped convicts: Ka D'Argo, a Luxan fighter; Dominar Rygel XVI, a deposed Hynerian monarch; and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan, a Delvian spiritual leader.