ists ▁fire ▁at ▁Mar tha ▁with ▁machine ▁guns , ▁ri pping ▁a ▁large ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁outer ▁h ull , ▁causing ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁viol ently ▁de press ur ize . ▁While ▁struggling ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁station ' s ▁computer ▁room , ▁Mar tha ▁disco vers ▁a ▁child ▁test ▁subject ▁she ▁encountered ▁at ▁the ▁psych iat ric ▁hospital . ▁Mar tha ▁convin ces ▁her ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁firing ▁sequence . ▁ ▁Both ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁the ▁child ▁escape ▁in ▁a ▁sh utt le ▁before ▁the ▁station ▁expl odes . ▁Dam age ▁to ▁the ▁sh utt le ▁causes ▁it ▁to ▁crash - land ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁south west ▁near ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁re organ ized ▁Apache ▁Nation . ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁her ▁child ▁companion , ▁known ▁as ▁" R ag gy ▁Ann " ▁( due ▁to ▁her ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁a ▁R ag ged y ▁Ann ▁doll ), ▁are ▁taken ▁as ▁capt ives ▁by ▁the ▁Ap aches , ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁chron ically ▁ill ▁by ▁poll ution ▁from ▁an ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁they ▁possess , ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁N issen ▁himself . ▁Mar tha ▁forms ▁a ▁t ense ▁friendship ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ap aches , ▁Wasser stein , ▁who ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁the ▁Ap aches ' ▁host ility ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁poor ▁treatment ▁they ’ ve ▁received ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁throughout ▁America ’ s ▁history . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Colonel ▁Mor etti ▁works ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁as ▁a ▁tre acher ous ▁advis er ▁to