J.T., Marsala and Exosquad troops injure Phaeton as they do battle on the mountains of Olympus Mons. J.T. attempts to forge a bond of peace with Tethysian Pirates.
The Exosquad on Mars is about to be annihilated by Neosapiens. With some quick thinking, J.T. temporarily gets the gang out of hot water and hides in a cave where they repair their E-frames.
After being imprisoned for the past year (for acts of 'treason') the Exosquad is now back in action. Their first mission is to try gain access to the enslaved Earth and disable the energy-shield encompassing it.
The surprise attacks from the Neo-Sapiens is proving effective. Venus and Mars are easy targets, but the icing on the cake for the General Phaeton is overtaking Earth.
After Exosquad comes to the rescue of a freighter being attacked by Tethysian Pirates, the General Assembly commissions Exosquad to eliminate the Tethysian Pirate menace once and for all.