A comet is hurtling to earth. Criminals are running amok and, the extinguishing of all life is imminent. Yes, it's another typical day in the sleepy "Hamlet" of Vevay, IN. The boys contemplate their impending doom with stoicism, a little bit of humor, and plenty of ardent.

Trouble is brewing in Vevay between two companies of local militia.. The infantry and artillery are forming battle lines over which is the superior method of warfare. As the slow match ignites the powder momentous news arrives.

Before Tolkien dreamt of Middle Earth, there was once a place called Hollow Earth. It was quite the topic of debate in the 1820's. War of 1812 hero Captain John Cleves Symmes, believed the earth was composed of five concentric spheres. He stops by the Eagle Tavern trying to recruit the boys to join him on his voyage of discovery.

Hero of our Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette is touring America. Captain Dufour and his Helvetian Artillery are drilling nonstop getting ready for his Cincinnati visit. The Eagle Tavern boys are along for the libations and the laughs.