In the wake of a mysterious intergalactic event, Oot-Ja, Mark, Qsi, Polly, and Adya are lost aboard the Thucydide. Having been abandoned by their superior, the group of students is left to navigate the ship. With no idea about their position nor the era they find themselves in, they err in space seeking their way home when they come across an abandoned ship. Believing it to be a wreck, they are shocked to discover a sleeping human, who might just provide the clues they are looking for...