The World Government has declared the Environmental Research base on the southern continent of Laurel a drain on the precious remaining planetary resources controlled by the Planetary Dictator. Dale Lambert and Heather Flanders must find a way to escape the cruel clutches of their own society while protecting a newly discovered colony of canines with extraordinary mental gifts. The ravaged planet of Laurel can no longer support life thanks to to the greediness of its rulers. To venture outside of the containment domes meant certain death unless they could reach the safety of the Atlack...