In the beginning Michael Vey is just a normal kid. The 15 year old went to school. He had a math test. His best friend Ostin is the smartest kid in class and loves test. Then of course the most popular girl in school was Taylor. And Michael had a crush on her. After school Michael always got shoved into lockers by Jack and Wade, but this time they pinned him against a bush out by the school dumpsters. The reason they picked on him is because he has Tourettes syndrome. Tourettes syndrome is usually when you see people swearing, but this level of Tourettes syndrome is a lower level so Michael can only has tics. Tics are when you are really nervous or anxious he blinks a lot or makes gulping noises. Then Jack and Wade started to taunt him. But finally Michael had enough of it and BAM they all fell to the floor as Taylor was watching. Then Michael reveals he has electric powers. Taylor the next day asked him how he did it but tried to ignore the question. The only person who knew about is power was Ostin. Then he finally told Taylor about his electric power. But Taylor had a secret of herself. She could read minds and reboot people. He told Ostin about telling Taylor. As he talked to Taylor more about there life they found out the born at the same hospital. Since Taylor looked up the birth records they where all gone. Since Michael birthday was soon they decided to go to PizzaMax. He asked Taylor to go. She said she would come after cheerleading. But she never came. So he went to PizzaMax with Ostin. But when they where leaving PizzaMax they where abducted. Where they taking them to Elgen. Did Hatch do this to them? Read the book to find out.