It's Christmas Eve, 2094, and Kerry Gainsmore, a precocious thirteen-year old orphan, dreams of escaping the Badlands of South Dakota. She has been left behind on Earth while her struggling alcoholic uncle, Rue Rumfelt, joins the crew of the Green Dragon and gets swept up in the greatest intergalactic gold rush of all time. But when a mysterious meteor crashes into the Green Dragon, Kerry receives an unexpected cry for help from her uncle. Throwing all caution to the wind, she sets off on a long, deadly adventure to rescue Rue and the crew of the Green Dragon.

It's the beginning of a lifelong dream that quickly morphs into a nightmare when a creature lurking in the shadows craves one purpose: to kill everyone in its path. As the crew of the Green Dragon begin to disappear one by one, Kerry becomes the prime suspect, and quite possibly, their best chance at survival.

Will her desperate rescue plan become more trouble than she ever bargained for?