War has contaminated Earth's water supply. 2 Men embark on a daring mission. Humanities first ever interstellar voyage to a far away planet, to bring back clean water. Along the way Aliens are discovered, and the men are inadvertently dragged into a civil war. They later discover their only means of escape from the planet has been decimated, and they become dependent on these same aliens for their very survival. Meanwhile Earth, which is in chaos is embarking on a daring plan of its own, draining a Great lake in preparation for refilling it with clean water that hopefully is brought back. This is a story of Human ingenuity, resourcefulness and the never ending quest for knowledge.