In the year 2100, the invention of the Electronic Pump - an ostensibly perpetual source of free energy - has allowed humanity to dedicate its time and efforts to more than just the struggle for survival, ultimately liberating itself from Earth. However, the Electronic Pump operates by exchanging materials with a parallel universe, and this imbalance of the universe has consequences. Humans and alien life forms must race to prevent a massive nuclear explosion in the heart of the Sun - and the evaporation of Earth exactly eight minutes later...