In 1973 a Decepticon warship was shot down on Iceland and after a short conflict ended with a massive nuclear explosion on Iceland rendering a large chunk of the Island a restricted zone. After a massive cover-up operation, the most powerful individuals on this Planet pulled together a vast amount of resources into project X-COM. Its purpose: Defence of Earth from Aliens. (ACT1)

As Imperial power tightens in the Outer Rim, many groups take it upon themselves to fight the Empire. One of them is a ship full of veterans who remembered times where their names were only whispered between other units. Recent fights against Empire forces them to lay low while five veterans are sent to find help in their fight. One of them helped a child that led them to rebels.