Teenage Zachary and his father end up in a dangerous situation when they are captured by the English.Set in the 1700's when the United States is known as the thirteen colonies, seventeen year old Zachary Siketon and his trader father,John, set out on the ocean only to encounter trouble. Zachary, John and their crew are captured by an English ship and the group suffer from disease and hopelessness to await their fate. The group realize that they have to use brain, brawn and an unlikely friend to help survive.