After escaping Cerea, Ephant Mon and the Cerean children are quarantined above Tatooine, because of the ravenous Divviks loose on board their ship. Meanwhile, pro-Republic sentiment grows on Cerea in the wake of the investigation. Because of the severity of the situation, Ki-Adi-Mundi is brought out of Bacta healing early and sent to Tatooine to recover the fugitives, with a crew of hastily cobbled together droids.
