Zane and Zoey are Dream Defenders, protecting the real world from Icela, Queen of the Dreamworlds who seek to imprison all Humanity. When Icela finally gets rid of her humbliny hench men Nodd and Druul, their replacements successfully capture the twins in their first attempt. Imprisoned, the twins bump into the now-disgraced Former engineers who have been demoted to janitors. The twins must convince their old enemies to help them escape in return for getting their jobs back.