Jacinta and the Priority One Team have discovered an anomaly—a huge amount of communications data is flowing into Mexico's Zone of Silence which is supposed to be a communications dead spot. When they send in teams to investigate, will the Zone silence the Priority One Team for good? All too often to make great strides toward a better world requires some to make great sacrifice. Alien is the ninth and final story in this series that is equal parts adventure, romance, and science fiction.