You are the lone astronaut on a long-range deep-space probe of the Horse Head Nebula. Your small ship is suddenly overtaken by a gigantic alien spacecraft. Before you can escape, you are seized by a tractor beam and pulled aboard their ship.

The aliens immediately blast your ship apart and drag you from the wreckage. Although you fight valiantly, you are overpowered and taken to a room. Strapped to a table, a helmet-like object is placed upon your head. Instantly you feel a searing pain. In between bouts of agony you realize the aliens are probing your mind for information about Earth.