IT"S 2203 AND NUCLEAR FUSION ON EARTH"S SUN HAS FORCED ITS POPULATION INTO UNDERGROUND CITIES. THE STAR BLAZERS SEEK A PLANET THAT WILL SUPPORT LIFE, BUT ARE DRAWN INTO AN INTERGALACTIC WAR. THEY ARE GUIDED TO THE LOST PLANET OF GARDIANA, AND GIVEN A MACHINE THAT WILL STABILIZE EARTH"S SUN. ON THE WAY BACK, THEY ARE ATTACKED BY THE BOLAR FLEET AND SAVED WHEN THE MARIPOSA/GARDIANA SPIRIT GUIDES FIGHTER PILOT FLASH CONTRAIL IN AN ULTIMATE ACT OF SACRIFICE AND BRAVERY.