Alan Carter is the first to see her. She appears when he is flying
an Eagle during a mission on which action has to be taken to blast an asteroid which would otherwise hit the moon. When
the mechanism jams, he is aware, though in an unconscious state, that he has been saved by the strange, aged figure of the
woman, Arra, Queen of Astheria.
But, with one danger averted, an even more menacing threat appears. The moon is on another collision
course, this time with a massive planet many times the size of the moon. Professor Bergman suggests a chain of nuclear
charges, like mines moored in space, which would create a shockwave and change the planet's trajectory; a plan which is postponed
when Sandra Benes comes up with the startling readings that some kind of life could exist there.
Commander Koenig dare not waste time. A reconnaisance Eagle is prepared and he sets out to investigate,
despite objections from Doctor Russell. Speeding towards the menacing planet, he finds himself drawn into the vast spaceship
which is preceding it and comes face to face with Arra.
She tells him: "I have been waiting a long time to meet you, John Koenig. We have expected
you for many millions of years. Your destiny has always been our destiny ... our separate planets have met in the body
of Time for the great purpose of mutation ... the change shall reverberate through the galaxies and universe of eternity."
But back on the moon, the collision now seems inevitable unless Operation
Shockwave is put into operation. If it is, then Koenig is doomed. Alternatively, they all die. Arra is aware
of what is happening. Koenig must return to Moonbase Alpha and persuade them to change the plan.
Can he exert his authority to do so? Or is Helena right in diagnosing radiation sickness, with
hallucination and disorientation? Meanwhile, the planet Astheria is getting closer and closer ...
Episode synopsis from Guide Book provided with the Digitally
Restored Network/Granada Ventures Series One Box Set
Copyright Granada Ventures
