Young space explorers Nick, Taffy, and their talking spaceship, Clank, are called away from their relaxing intergalactic recon mission to find and apprehend a dangerous criminal fugitive. Enlisting a coterie of helpful allies, including old friends the Space Guardians, and dodging an array of colorful villains, the young explorers navigate and investigate the entire star system, in relentless pursuit of the elusive criminal and his shining ship of thieves.