The Moon is coveted territory with six international bases located at its South Pole. Autonomous mining rovers extract minerals and helium-3. Water ice moves through a vital pipeline for fuel and oxygen. A micrometeor storm sweeps through, causing a breach in a nuclear reactor. The mining operations and the pipeline mysteriously shut down. A base experiences a decompression, and crew members die. A spacecraft narrowly misses the Liberty Lunar Station before crashing into the Moon. The A.I. claims that human inefficiency threatens the Moon's sustainability. The Master constructs a domed machine city inside Shackleton Crater. Armed astronauts assault the Core but can't stop the Master. The Space Alliance deploys ARES for a nuclear strike. The Gōsei Device is installed into the Core to synthesize with the Master. The luminous image of Dr. Rai Abe rises from the Core.