Ms. Giggle's longtime friend, partner, Rick Fieldspring, the school bandleader, is missing! After careful investigation, Ms. Giggle discovers Rick's been captured by her old enemy, the undisputed leader of the desolate desert land of big business, Ms. Manajur! Ms. Giggle, Tiffy, Charlie, Erwin and Pojo head off to Ms. Manajur's 'sale barge' only to be captured. Now Ms. Manajur has plans for her old foe: If tossing her into a pit with a giant Corran beast doesn't finish her off, being slowly digested over the next millennium in the Larsacc pit surely will!