A portrait painted by Joseph Decreux is the only link between the groups stranded in different eras. All attempts to stop the Centaurs have proven futile, despite going back to the night that Titanic sank to ensure that the cargo that the Centaurs placed on board goes down with the ship. Even if the scattered members of the crew can reunite, their only option is to run, as even their best time travel tactics would prove ineffective against the galactic invasion force. But survival seems less likely when the Centaurs invade Revolutionary Paris.