For Virgil West, seventeen, student and outcast, phasing out of this existence and into another is something he's neither prepared for nor is it something he wants. An object of derision at his school, he finds himself a target due to his phase-outs.

Once he leaves this Earth and lands on a world that he calls Earth Two, he encounters other people who have gone through the same ordeal. The one thing that they have in common is that they all went through the same phase-out period of time and that they were no one special.

Virgil meets Jiao-jie, a Chinese girl his age. In turn, they meet some older people who have come from all walks of life. Together, they forge a new society and try to learn more about the world they're on.

Life continues, but when an old enemy returns, Virgil finds out that their new Earth may not be big enough for them. The battle between good and evil, as well as survival, begins again. However, this time, only one side can win.