Betrayal

''This article is about the first season episode "Betrayal". Please do not confuse this episode with the season four episode with the similar sounding name: ''Betrayal! (Season 4)

"Betrayal" is the second episode of Season one of the Odyssey.

Details
The episode begins with a pan through a space station in Earth orbit. In his office, Captain Firefox begins recording an audio log about the mission that he is being sent on: Find out what happened to two colony ships that went missing in the Gamma Sector. Also look for a missing merchant ship. During the log he expresses frustration about the mission, stating that he has made an enemy in the fleet.

Captain Firefox enters the bridge and sits down in his chair where he does a shipwide broadcast to motivate the crew. When the AI makes a comment about the audio log. The Captain then insults the AI, but his first officer commander Nelson interjects, saying the AI is safe. Firefox orders the jump drive to be engaged to the coordinates.

Upon arrival at the coordinates, the Liberty finds the two colony ships destroyed, no life signs. Wanting to salvage and examine the wreckage Captain Firefox sends 2 recon ships over to look at the wreckage.

During the examination of the wreck, 2 ships jump out of jumpspace and open fire on the wreck, destroying the two recon ships. Captain Firefox orders as much distance away from the two ships and orders all of the weapons to fire on the ships and gives control to the AI. While they do some damage to the attack ships, the Liberty is critically damaged and in no position to fight. With no other options Captain Firefox orders a blind jump.

Upon exiting the blind jump, the Liberty finds itself heading toward an asteroid. Captain Firefox orders the launch of the escape pods. He stays behind to keep the ship steady for the pods, but just before they get out of there the ships come out of jumpspace right behind them and destroy them. Seeing the destruction of the pods, Firefox heads to the cryo pod and orders his AI to examine the damage on the ship as it crashes into the asteroid...

Random Trivia
The "Liberty" Class used in this episode is the big Red Ship from Space Engineers, with a few modifications of course.