For Ardo, if your parents decide to switch jobs and relocate in a completely new state, itas considered a hostage situation. Desperate to find his way back to his home in Texas, Ardo begins to mastermind a plan that will force his parents to go back home. The plan, however, runs into major setbacks when Ardo unwittingly stumbles upon a map and a secret door in his bedroom thatas been hidden for decades. He then meets a nosey young girl named Sponia and a strange young boy named Lionel. Ardoas endeavor to return to Texas is sidelined when they embark on an adventure that will uncover some secrets from the townas past. These secrets lead the three into a parallel world and put them in grave danger, changing their lives forever. Can they safely make it back? Or will they be trapped in the parallel world forever?