It's all fun and games until space-time gets weird!Hudson, quiet and studious, and Jack, known as the Maniac for his fiery temper and scrappy nature, have been best buds forever. With the usual teenage worries of bullies, weird teachers, and an accidental girlfriend, everything changes when they discover an alien Personal Transportation Platform in a Kentucky cave. They suddenly have the means to explore the galaxy, see strange worlds, and still get home in time for dinner!Dubbing the platform's A.I. "Alice," the teens gain a new friend and a dangerous secret. That's thrilling for Jack, whose alcoholic father is someone to escape, and difficult for Hud, whose parents are terrific and trust him. How can he keep this from them?After their first trip to the moon, they tour the solar system, Hawaii, and a disappointing dinosaur planet. The boys command Alice to take them home only to find themselves near a disintegrating spaceship on the edge of a black hole! Hud and Jack are thrust into the role of savior. Do they help the aliens or leave them to the stresses of the singularity? After dozens of monster, alien attack, and alien menace movies, they don't know what to expect! And everything goes downhill from there¿