"Beyond the Pale"
Vance tries to connect with Aleta but her Starhawk personality views mortals not as equals as she leaves the ship. Vance is contacted by the Beyonder who shows him his captives, Protege and Malevolence. Before the Beyonder departs, he gives Vance a living suit to protect him from aging. The Guardians arrive on Earth to find the Commandeers headquarters destroyed and all but two dead. The Guardians seek out the RTV complex and run into Rancor's squad.