Timothy Freshwater, a young boy with too much spirit for his own good, finds himself in a dangerous adventure when he becomes the guardian of a Chinese dragon-turned-human who must scale an ancient Dragon's Gate to regain his true form.
Alex, who lives with her uncle in the flat above their doorknob shop, meets her new teacher, Mr. Underwood, a descendant of a famous pirate, and soon three vicious men turn up in town, looking for a map to a fabled family treasure.