Stable 30 is an okay place to live. Captain Firefly is Chief of Field Operations for Stable Security, which means two things; she's third in the order of succession, and it's her job to keep the Stable safe. Finally, her superiors have realized that they need to know more about the area surrounding the Stable and send her and a group of security officers to find out about the Baltimare wasteland. Firefly is glad to get a chance to help the wasteland, but she may not like what she learns about the irradiated city and her family...