Nus Braka takes Anisha and Ake and makes one the judge while putting the other on trial in front of the entire Federation and anti-Federation worlds. Meanwhile, the skeleton crew on the Athena work to rescue their Chancellor and save the Federation.

Daram and Genesis battle each other to be the best and address their parental issues. Meanwhile, Caleb learns more about being a team and takes time to talk to Tarima about her decision to join the War College. And the cadets try out for the Calica team.

The cadets take their first classes at the new Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nahla Ake leads talks to help the Betazoids, who became protectionists and isolationists after “The Burn”, return to the Federation.

Years after “The Burn” that caused massive destruction in Star Trek: Discovery, Starfleet Academy is set to reopen with its first new class in more than a century. But a space pirate intercepts the ship as it delivers the first cadets to Earth for training.