It is 2056, five years after an influenza pandemic wiped out nearly half the world's population. Local level government and law enforcement have stabilized society to the point that twelve year old Tharon Trace's biggest concern is being used as a pawn in her fickle friends' quest for popularity. But all that changes when Tharon and her two best friends, Helm Harris and Kaid Walker are tangled in a web of murder, abduction, and government conspiracy. No longer a pawn, Tharon, Helm, and Kaid must escape and survive to block a strategic move that, if left unchecked, will destroy the fragile freedoms and security her friends and family have left. Is it a coincidental fluke that thrusts Tharon in the middle of danger or is it her destiny? If destiny, then who is orchestrating her fate?