Effie didn’t intend to bring death and destruction to Earth. But with Enforcers in hot pursuit, Special Agent EAFY584 can only escape by crashing her stolen starship out of hyperspace into an uncharted solar system. Fortunately for her, the planet called Earth has a human population. Unfortunately for them, the standard Enforcer procedure is to sterilize any planet where a spy might be hiding.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN DISASTER IS COMING, AND NOBODY CARES?

To outward appearances, Effie is a typical human teenager. She claims it’s part of her undercover work on another world. Whether that’s true or not, the disguise works too well. When she tries to warn the government that the world is in danger, no one takes her seriously. The only person who will listen is a lonely old cowboy, and he’s already at death’s door. Maybe if she plays her cards just right, his help will be enough.

HONESTY MAY NOT BE THE BEST POLICY

Effie knows that the Enforcers will arrive sooner or later, so she does everything in her power to be upfront with the powers that be. She admits she’s an alien; she admits she’s from outer space and tells everyone she wants to help. But who listens to a young woman about a potential alien invasion?

JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE WON’T LISTEN DOESN’T MEAN THE THREAT ISN’T REAL.

Effie has no choice; she must prepare for battle. She goes into the global marketplace and sells her technology, a little here, a little there. She’ll get ready for the bad guys on her own. But all that is just Step One. Step Two means taking the fight to the Enforcers’ home system. After all, if you are going to stand up to a bully, you better be ready to finish the job. And if that means dragging Earth into an interplanetary war, then she better win.