Commander Makara's desperation leads her to ignore the Imperial Master's orders and try to kill Lamia rather than capturing her. Her secret weapon is a bionic cyborg mantis created by the Imperial scientist, Caliban. It is programmed to assassinate F-01 when necessary, using a ray gun and a sharp scythe treated with deadly poison. X-Bomber must be destroyed before it can reach the Callinian Cluster. To do this, she lures the Dai-X off the ship, giving the cyborg the opportunity to stow away in one of the fighters. X- Bomber is then attacked by the Death Planetoid, another of Caliban's creations, forcing the Dai-X out to combat it. Meanwhile, the deadly cyborg creature has entered Lamia's room and battles with Kirara. Dr. Benn rushes in - just in time to save Lamia from death. The poison that was intended for her enters his bloodstream instead. It causes his death. He has died in the quest for peace. PPA recalls the Dai-X which has managed to finish off the Death Planetoid. X-Bomber's course for the Callinian system is resumed. But even after they land on the planet Callinian, what can they do there? When will the Imperial Alliance activate their final assault?
—Anonymous