Amidst the mayhem of 19th-century England, a teenage boy attempts to stay afloat in an uncaring city. Ben's only priorities are keeping his head down and his family fed. He is living day by day, until a mysterious object throws everything into the balance. What will he do when he is torn away from what he knows and thrust 150 years in the future? A mystery unfolds as Ben struggles to find a place in this new world.