11-year-old Gauss wakes up to find that his friend has been kidnapped. Little does he know that this event is just the beginning. Evil is coming to the small town of Franklin, and it's coming for a very specific reason. Gauss and his friends don't possess the physical strength to overcome the opposition. Instead, they will have to rely on brainpower. What has brought this danger to their town? Can they piece together the clues in time? Can they outsmart evil?