In Salem, Massachusetts, at the end of the seventeenth century, many people are so afraid of witches that they think they see them everywhere. So when Arms Akimbo & Rubidoux travel back in time to the Salem woods to search for missing Goner, they find themselves in the middle of a witch hunt-that leads straight to Arms! Meanwhile, back home on Roma, Gogol has to appear before the High Council, on its own hunt for evidence of unauthorized adventures to a hostile planet. And Xela's secret experiment with wormhole technology has left her standard in parts unknown. With intergalactic travelers in trouble all over the universe, who will come to the rescue?