12-year-old Kura would like nothing more than for the magical trolls and mermaids he reads about in his favorite forums to be real. He goes searching for a real troll and finally meets one named naptown, who has friends like fraggle, a mermaid, and Socrates, a talking turtle. Soon the mermaid's home is threatened by an evil bridge builder. Kura also discovers that naptown is dying of aids and has less than a day to live. Kura must see if he has what it takes to risk everything and save his new friends.