All seems well when the family cruises return to the islands from the nine-year evacuation. Ella adjusts well, though she is not used to the secrets of the ocean. But the great war with the cyclops is approaching slowly, and it is hard to prepare. However, the group is focused on one main quest: to find Alry, a mysterious girl whose whereabouts is as unknown as her significance.

Venturing through all of Dawn Creek, Spawn Island, and Spawn at Dawn, they are determined to keep going, grasping for any evidence they can find.

In the midst of this chaos, Ella has a great destiny ahead of her----but it is up to her to uncover it.