Gold and ruby fire climb the telescope to Walker's eye. Stunned, he nearly knocks his best friend, Capricious, a clever Galactic Rat with unruly hair, right off his desk. A school trip to the observatory brought this wily traveler, and orphaned boy together. Pulled into the tail of a comet, Walker and Capricious tumble, and slide, discovering lands, beings, and people unimaginable. When Walker meets Bardy, the leader of the Neejits, he truly understands that big or small does not matter at all. Quest for the Dark Crystal is a tale of the Ancient, Defender of the Universe, a wicked queen, a greedy sorcerer, the Neejits and the cruel others who take them as slaves. A tightly woven plot of betrayal, jealousy, risk, daring, loss, joy, love, and the strength of family all lead to one object - the Dark Crystal. Walker, Caprious, and Bardy, must make a daring quest to recover the Keeper of the Dark Crystal and bring it to the Ancient. Only his goodness can reunite the Keeper with the Dark Crystal restoring the ruptured universe, and Walker's life along with it.