FRED PARRISH, A FOOTBALL PLAYER AT HARVARD, WAS PRACTICING HIS SPORT WHEN AN OTHERWORLDLY THUNDERSTORM RAMPAGED HIS TRAINING GROUNDS. WITH ALL HIS FRIENDS DEAD, FRED JUMPS INTO ACTION AND TRIES TO ESCAPE FROM THE TRAGIC SITE. AS THE STORM RAGES HE IS CAUGHT IN ONE FINAL LIGHTNING STRIKE WHICH TRANSPORTS HIM INTO A STRANGE NEW LAND. UPON ARRIVAL FRED IS SEEN AS THE GREAT SAVIOR PROPHESIED TO FREE THEM FROM THE VILLAINOUS PINK SORCERESS.