Joseph Lanes is lying on the ground, in the mud, battered and bruised
from another encounter with the bullying McKenzie brothers. A fairly
normal occurrence for fifteen-year-old Joseph. Being skinny and ginger
makes him a frequent target and Joseph has given up trying to fight
back. Little does Joseph know that his life is about to change forever.
As he painfully starts to get up he notices, in the undergrowth, a small
disc with a flashing light that he cannot resist the overwhelming urge
to press. He is immediately transformed into a soldier, complete with a
sophisticated full body protective suit, and powers he had never
imagined. But he does not appear to be on Earth. He is not alone. There
are four other teenagers, two boys and two girls, who seem to have been
transported in a similar manner to himself. They soon discover they are
not who they think they are and they have a terrible mission to fulfil.