The Way of the Empty Gripper (The Adventures of the Delineator)

Captain Dave and the crew of the Delineator race to decipher an ancient artifact, the Myxolodian Modus, said to contain a map to a lost civilization. They are pursued across the galaxy by a mysterious organization which wants the artifact for its own ends.
Can the crew avoid the nimble ninja sent to neutralize them?
Can Egbert the sentient luggage master the art of trunk fu and defeat the malevolent briefcase with the glowing red eye?
Can the crew defeat the tentacled menace without weaponizing the last of their donuts?
Find the answers to all these and more and the Delineator pursues its ongoing mission.
Which has something to do with space.