Apilotissentacrossthegalaxythroughanewdevice.Hismissionistoorbitandreconnoiteraplanetbeforereturninghome.Theplanetisknowntobepopulatedbyintelligentlife.Onceathisdestinationthepilotbecomesmaroonedonthealienplanetandsoondiscoverstheplanetsonlyinhabitantsarepredatorymachines