A young man named Hayato vows revenge against the Galvanas Empire after they invade his home planet and kill his family. He is given a ship by the mysterious Sofia to help him.
Hayada travels to the planet Belda and finds Ryu, without Balu. He also takes on a robot named Tonto and finds a rebel group wanting to fight back against the Galvanas Empire, but Ryu is not interested in joining a fight he thinks they cannot win.
Hayata, Ryu, and Balu rescue a beautiful messenger from Earth after she crash lands on Balu's home planet of Cita following an attack by the Galvanas Empire. Hayato discovers Ryu has ties to his late father, and Ryu begins to train Hayato in combat.
