For as long as he could remember, Derrick Hart always wanted to be a hero. Hearing stories about his country's military fighting foreign pirates and slavers, he wanted nothing more than to become a soldier in the New Duron Army. After being chosen to participate in a special military training program, Derrick cannot pass up such an opportunity. Joining four other cadets, Derrick becomes a member of Fire Squad. With his fellow cadets, and with war looming over the horizon, will he be able to become the hero he always wanted to be? Or will he discover that life of a soldier is not like the stories he fantasized about?.