While on a walk in downtown Chicago, sixty-two year old Joseph happens to be transported about 50,000 years into the future due to an accident in the nearby nuclear lab. Earth has become radioactive and can only support 20 million people, so people who are the age of sixty or unable to work are terminated to support the young and able. Joseph finds himself in a predicament, as he is unable to communicate with the inhabitants of Chica. Meanwhile, Dr. Bel Arvardan is trying to prove that Earth is the original world that all humans came from. The Galactic Empire, which rules over the galaxy, cannot fathom that humanity has its roots in this dying planet. Dr. Arvardan finds himself in Chica, where he runs into Joseph and their paths intertwine.
