The story opens with a young man feeling pissed of with the world, due to the actions of some staff members of the youth group he belongs to. Shaun a 17 year old youth group member attending a Bush activity had been picked on all the Queens Birthday long weekend by all but one leader, his friend and mentor, who coincidentally uses the radio call sign of Warlock. Shaun wandered away from the main campsite in disgust at the way he was treated, when the youth group members leave the activity area to return to their Squadron Headquarters Shaun is left behind.