Taking off on a routine flight from Alpha 12 on a trip to Kappa 4, Captain Guy Enders prepares to fly into space in his X-71 spacecraft. He checks with his crewman to ensure there were no errors "this time". The crewman assures Enders to stop worrying, though wonders if he forgot something as Enders flies out. His craft in top functioning form, Captain Guy Enders takes off again. He falls unconscious as usual in a takeoff. He sees one of the creatures floating on a disc. The creature informs Guy that they are what he would call Spacerats.