A'ri needs help. An orphan slave boy, caught in the social machinery of The Realm and forced to work and live in isolation, he is desperate to make a difference, to change things not only for himself, but for all the slaves in The Realm. With his unusually high intelligence he's been able to learn secrets, get hidden information, and now he has a plan that just might revolutionize everything. He can't do it without the assistance of someone on a faraway planet called Earth--but first he has to find her. When Billie gets a new phone for her 12th birthday, she has no idea that the mysterious text she receives is actually an alien boy who needs her help. When A'ri finally reveals the truth about who he is and what he wants, Billie and her friends decide they'll do anything he asks--because the fate of his people and the Earth hang in the balance. Working together they use the dark web to break into top secret databases, travel to Washington D.C. to meet with world famous scientists, and elude the CIA to accomplish what's necessary to save the world and free A'ri's people.