Varga was discovered and dug out by Arden's expedition. They brought him back to Brittanicus Base and started to thaw him. He recovered, knocked Jamie McCrimmon unconscious and took Victoria Waterfield hostage, forcing her to help him find the controls used to thaw him. They hid in the base, and Varga explained who he was and that he was from Mars. He asked Victoria how long he was buried in the ice. Then, he forced Victoria to find the power packs used to revive him. He took some with Victoria from the medi-centre, and he knocked out Leader Clent with a power pack. He took her back to his buried ship and thawed Zondal, Rintan, Isbur and Turoc.