Life in Everdale is perfect for Joey Richardson. She is at the top of her class, recipient of a prestigious internship, and daughter of Dr. Troy Richardson, head of the Everdale Military Research and Development Labs. When life in the southern Sectors of the Aldden Republic becomes too dangerous, the Governor calls for a mandatory evacuation, scattering the citizens of Everdale across the Republic. Joey and her mother end up in Aberdeen, where Joey contracts an unknown disease. Fighting for her life, and dealing with a past she left behind in Everdale, Joey must decide what - and who - she will fight for. Will she make the right decision? Will her doctors find a cure before it's too late? As the Republic crumbles around her, will she find the strength to return to THE SECTOR?