At the New York Museum, Dr. Dashhold P. Manne has been presented with an astonishing old world scroll to study and decipher. The translation is senseless talking of singing swords, but the curosity of the curator, Cory Lexion steeps Dash's curiosity. Dash knows the benefactor will provide money to investigate the dig site and gather more evidence no deference as to the location. Dash, his understudy, Monica, the benefactors' niece, Rebecca, and his Dad, Dash Sr.encounter at least three hostile factions all wanting the scrolls and the prize (alleged to be world dominaion and wealth) that unraveling the mystery of the hierglyphics will bring. Under threatening conditions, they forge ahead and accidently drop into the very prize the hierglyphics implies does exist. Dash returns to the museum where Corey vexes to know more of this "Tree of Life."
