There is a dark menace creeping into our world from beyond the farthest reaches of space. Deadly alien creatures with amazing and malevolent powers have decided that a resource rich Earth is ripe for conquest. Desperate to respond to this growing threat, scientists have designed a mysterious program deep within the bowels of a secret government lab that will endow a select team of teenagers with astounding abilities. But will the price they pay to save mankind be too great for their young and narrow shoulders to bear?