When an EMP attack shuts down the nation's power grid during a high school homecoming game, Tate McAllister, a Summit Hill, Colorado star quarterback, finds himself thrust into survival. Teaming up with friends and strangers, Patrick Harris III, Darrick Washington, Allan Barrier, Annie Perez, Bonnie Gibbon, Maggie Stueben, and Jenny Cogburn, Tate navigates a collapsing world where chaos reigns and trust is hard to come by. The group soon learns that the initial EMP strike was only the beginning and that a second, more potent attack is coming. Their only chance lies with General Robert Conrad, who enlists them for a critical mission: disabling a missile capable of launching the next EMP. Under heavy fire, Allan successfully disables the rocket moments before launch, but the group is outgunned and low on ammo. General Conrad orders two F-35 jets to strike the compound. In a landscape where survival comes at a steep cost, the group must confront the harsh truth: What will they sacrifice to save the future?