Clay started his day as normal, on the wide river in the fascinating city of New Orleans. By the time his paddle wheeler, the Annie Belle, returns the morning tour passengers to shore, it's apparent that something is very wrong. In the days after, as the new and changed world is revealed, four new friends and two children will travel a perilous journey. Up two mighty rivers and nearly a thousand miles, they will work together to reach the haven of Clay's brother's farm. Will the river defeat them or be their savior?