As a child, she had been with them through thick and thin and always had their backs, but then something happened and before they knew it she was gone without a trace. Joe is the only one who knows anything, but he refuses to talk. But then she comes back, and things get confusing again. They just want to know what could possibly have made her disappear like that.

The Great Gates have been locked and hidden by Thanasima, who has returned with a thirst for revenge. After her last failed attempt to take over the Earth, the Dark Mistress has come up with a new tactic to take over Earth, one that could destroy the very warriors that have been chosen to destroy her.