Four normal modern day teenagers are plunged into a world they thought only existed in novels and film. They are whisked away to a magical land where dragons roam the skies, orcs and hobgoblins terrorize travelers, and kingdoms wage war for dominance. It is a world where man is just one race, joining other races such as elves, trolls, dwarves, changelings, and the dreaded night creatures who steal the night. Not a typical "dungeons and dragons" world, for this story follows the adventures of these teens into the unknown as we watch the world unfold with their eyes. It is a world that is foreign to them. We learn as they learn. And what hope do these teens have in this strange Middle Earth world? How can they survive against wizards, dwarves, halflings, dragons, and trolls if they had a hard time making it in high school? THIS ISSUE: "THE CALM BEFORE - DAEMONSTORM Part One" - Des Vilba, one of Lord Darkoth's lieutenants, is assigned the task of heading to Ardonia to deliver a message to the king and queen of that land. Sandy senses that opening the Daemonstorm box may kill her, so she tries to align Zarkon to her side. After the battle with the dragon that guards the Daemonstorm chest, the group makes their way to Ardonia, but will they arrive at the castle before Des Vilba.