Ronni Carter has grown up on a secluded island ever since her parents, who work as scientists, found it when she was just a toddler. The girl felt as if she was meant to be here, away from the populace of major cities, and surrounded by nature. However, when a commercial air-line plane crashes just off of the shores of the island, Ronni saves a curly-haired boy, unconscious in the water. Along with the boy, one girl who has a distaste for nature has survived the wreckage. Ronni is faced with having to protect her home from the supposed invaders, her parents off at a microbiology convention, and her brother suddenly turning his back on her. What will happen when a deadly storm threatens her home...and her life?