After taking care of the plunderer boss threat, the crew learns how much hard work goes into creating a community that endures -- especially when self-governance is the goal.

Meanwhile, the Washbot tries to find his place and role in this new world separate from his borrowed identity as a duplicate of Wash. In the midst of problems and imperfections, there's hope on the horizon. But when an unexpected event throws everything into chaos, will this be a new start... or the beginning of the end?