Beth is almost sure: The ship is deceiving them. She, her parents and hundreds of other people were flying to explore a new planet when the Event happened. The entire crew was in hypersleep, but now the Ship for some reason cannot wake up the adults - only Beth and several of her peers. Beth is now captain and must bring the expedition home, but how? They don’t know what corner of the Universe they are in, and at their heels are peeling pirates and mysterious Videshi aliens. But that's not even the worst thing. The fact is that Beth seems: the ship's computer is hiding something from them...