The year is 2037. The Earth is about to be destroyed along with the human race. Fortunately, Aaden's father is an astronaut. Unfortunately, Aaden's family is not on the planet's escape list.With only two weeks before Mercury blasts through the Earth, the Prescott family must travel by foot to the Ophir mountains in Utah where a space plane is waiting. They must hide themselves within the plane's walls and escape Earth before it's too late.With the help of Neva, an alien living secretly on Earth, they will get additional help - enough to keep them going. But will Aaden have the courage to use the powers within him he is only beginning to understand? Will he have the faith to listen? And if so, will time be in their favor, or will the Earth and all its inhabitants, ultimately turn... LightShade?