Join Ensign Greg Mayle as he finds himself on a top-secret ship, suffering from a strange disease that nobody understands, nobody can cure, but that some people have found the perfect way to exploit!

Snarling, people-eating, tree-humping beasts to the left, mad scientists (and Vulcans) to the right, a snarling cat to the rear and Andorian assassins to the front. It’s times like these that Ensign Greg Mayle wishes he’d done something safe. Like shark-wrestling. Or alligator taunting. Or anything OTHER than Liaison Officer for the most bizarre yet deadly assault team in Starfleet history.

Friction is growing between the Alpha and Beta Howler teams, leading Mayle to wonder if there’s more to the tension than simple intra-pack rivalry. The Howlers need a way to blow off some steam or this situation is going to get really ugly.

When a Starfleet surveillance team disappears on an unfamiliar world, the Howlers are sent to pick up the…um…scent. But due to a very personal condition affecting one of the team, Mayle has to head into the field. Will his inexperience turn out to be an asset or a liability? We’re going to go out on a limb and say liability.

The sound you are now hearing is trouble as the Howlers come up against a force even they can’t deal with. The search for answers leads to more questions that they may not want to be asking.

Another day, another mission, another bad-guy to brutally eviscerate, and another brutal attack by a cute but angry kitty-cat. But when Lt Commander Travs’ ‘happy’ little surprise turns out to be a ticking time-bomb, it’s a race to figure out just what to do with the darned thing.

Counsellor Tomillo decides that maybe the Howlers have been under a little bit too much pressure, and a cancelled mission provides the perfectly opportunity for them to sit back, catch their breath…and maybe do some long-overdue reflection…

Things finally come to a head aboard the USS Farkas as plans are put in motion to give Travs, Mayle and the rest of the Howlers a slim chance of escape! The stage is set, the pieces are in place, it’s time for the Howlers to take action! Or…just sit around waiting to take action? C’mon guys, do something! Anything!

Apologies for the title. But we really couldn’t help it, and as the final chapter in the Howlers saga, this was our last chance to use it. Speaking of last chances, having finally learned the truth about the Howlers Initiative, the USS Vilkas, and Ensign Greg Mayle, it’s the last chance for the Howlers to break free and somehow get justice for what’s been done to them. How will they do that, you ask? With just a bit of unexpected help…