Charlie Laird has a bad feeling. To begin with, a mysterious girl appears at Cypress Creek Elementary School. Then, he begins to hear strange noises very late at night and finally, the nightmares have returned and they are crazier than ever. Every time he drifts off to sleep he finds himself surrounded by a flock of creepy black sheep. Could it be that Charlie is trapped in someone else's nightmares? He isn't sure, but knows that ICK and INK are responsible.