As a consequence of changes inthe climate, the melting of theicecaps and the appearance of astrange virus, life as we know it has disappeared. Only a group ofscientists hidden away in a baseunder the sea have survived thecatastrophe. Their civili zationhas advanced over the centuriesunder the ocean into a hermeticand orderly society. For somepeople it is the perfec t place tolive, but for others it is no betterthan a prison. Carso and his friends want toflee. This is the story of thei rhair-raising flight.