The dragon is harassing the villagers along the border of Theland. Erin goes on a quest to drive the dragon out. The quest goes badly wrong and she is captured by the elves. Alec makes a desperate journey to the heart of the elf lands to attempt to rescue her, before she is converted to a compliant elf drone. Alec and Erin are forced to flee the elves and return to Alec's homeworld, Earth, only to discover that it has become engulfed in the conflict between elf and orb. Alec finds that he was declared dead years ago and no longer has an identity, and Erin struggles to understand this strange world of cell phones, pizza, and automobiles. Working against time, while struggling to use a new source of dark energy, Alec and Erin must pierce the elves' cover and find a way home.