A young student, Cane, is being guided through his first mind traveling attempt by his teacher, Professor Hooper, in an attempt to explore the idea of developing and inhabiting a controlled colony within his mind, but something goes wrong. After being put into a trance-like sleep by his professor, Cane is to wake in his predetermined environment after only four hours of pre-natal like sleep, giving him eight hours to find his way back. Cane has been asleep for over eleven hours though and must find his was out before the close of his 12th hour or he will be stuck forever.