Plagued by nightmares of what awaits the ARC twins, I rescue Echo from Lola Sayu, sparing him the fate planned by the Techno Union. The Batch and I bring him back to Naboo for medical attention, but bad news soon strikes; a recording of me got out. Also, apparently, there's a portal on Naboo now too. Which leads to a particular moon base, before it was destroyed. How interesting.

With the coordinates in hand, or rather in my mind, the Bad Batch and I set off to my planet Kelusia to retrieve the deadly Kelusyte crystal. After convincing the local Rageryans our intentions are good and scouring the region for the materials to safely acquire the crystal, we embark on a journey into the planet's core. And, as usual, it goes about as well as expected.

Almost a month after joining the Bad Batch, it's finally time for Shadow to meet Commander Cody.

Now I know what the Bad Batch need my help with: Accessing the coordinates to a planet that could very well be one from my original stories. To obtain the information, I need to lead them over the river and through the woods to the Vault, a magical cave that houses the coordinates. Just a simple hike there and back. What could possibly go wrong? Unfortunately... a lot. (AoaI Book3)