Thirteen-year-old Scamp, his older brother Mather, and friend Dannika, pursued by evil-doers, set out to find someone who can protect the mysterious globe and tablet Scamp found next to the corpse of a dreaded green dragon.

When his mother is captured by an evil dragon lord, Septimus the black dragon and his human prisoner Satia, who was going to be his lunch, join forces to try and liberate his parent.

Determined to find a way to stop the evil blue dragon Lazuli from terrorizing and impoverishing their valley, Sandon, the son of the ruling family, searches for the ancient gold dragon that used to protect them and, in the process, discovers some important secrets.