Now that The Buddies have returned as heroes to their real original reality they have to prepare for their confrontation with the Night Mayor and the possibility of a Vanta creature invasion. Without any hesitation or sitting around discussing nothing of importance they take to the halls of their retirement community and recruit some hardened old people to come out of retirement and join them on the inter-planar battlefield. But first they must venture deep into the recesses of Flambodran's original world to unravel the mystery of the Key to All Cites.