The Earth had been given a deadline—one year until total annihilation. Climate disasters, resource depletion, and an impending asteroid collision left humanity with one option: escape. But with time slipping through their fingers, only a few had the means to leave. Stephen and Ava, two brilliant but overlooked teens, had grown up in the shadows of the world’s top scientists. Their parents, both astronauts, were part of the final mission to find a new home for humanity. But when their expedition vanished, the mission was declared a failure.