Ben figures he'll have a nice life exploring the galaxy as a pilot, encountering new species. Then a massive starship crashes into the middle of his town, and a war begins. The human race is on the brink of destruction, and he may be one of a handful of people that can stop it.
In 1968, Cyrus is an average high school geek until he makes a discovery. Men's bodies naturally encode their thoughts in their semen. Cyrus swears he's devised a drug so that a woman's cervix can decode those thoughts and memories. At first, people think it's just a boy's delusion, but they become convinced, one by one. When it finally goes public, Cyrus's magic potion turns the world upside down.
A Swarm Cycle Story
With the Confederacy churning up pickups and wild tabloid stories running amuck. A Confederacy representative appears and an adversary are interviewed.
A Story in the Babylon 5 Universe
With the fate of galactic civilization resting on their shoulders, newlyweds John and Delenn seek privacy for a bit of interspecies nookie. Yeah, it's full of holes, roll with it, please, it'll only hurt a little...