Sproggle's birthday is coming soon and the young orphan wants a pet but Captain Thrice won't allow one on board the Paradox. Unknown to the captain, Sproggle is given an invisible dog called Wearizy by junkyard twins Twaddle Duff and Twaddle Dim. There's more trouble when Dr. Agon gatecrashes Sproggle's birthday.
The Paradox crew need a break so they visit a Galactic Theme Park on the planet Themea, apparently run by Twaddle Duff. The crew decide to take a ride on the ghost train. However, they are unaware that this is a trap by Dr. Agon (disguised as Twaddle Duff) who plans to give them the ride of their lives!
Following Short Fred Ledd to the planet Icesester, Sproggle is captured and held hostage by the pirate who is after the Icesester Diamond, the largest diamond in the universe with the power to absorb the energy of a sun. Unless the Paradox crew don't find the diamond within half-an-hour, Fred will cut off Sproggle's bauble…
Sproggle is accidentally thrown from the Paradox and falls through a blue cloud during a close encounter with Dr. Agon's Mammoth Machine. The villain ‘rescues' the orphan but once they are both aboard the Mammoth Machine, both are oddly affected by the cloud and swap personalities. Dr. Agon becomes Sproggle while Sproggle turns into Dr. Agon!
Captain Thrice and Walking Stick mount an expedition to the planet Bharron because according to legend, when the two suns eclipse on the planet every thousand years, Lavender Castle can be seen in the desert. However, on the third day, Thrice loses Walking Stick when he falls into a gully. Alone in the endless desert, the Captain soon finds himself at the mercy of Dr. Agon…
Having run out of fuel, the Paradox crash lands in the swamp on the planet Quagmire, near the Dank's shack. The suspicious Dank refuses to help the crew until Captain Thrice challenges him to a banjo-plucking contest. If Thrice wins, the Dank will help but the cost will be dear if the Dank wins: the Paradox will belong to the swamp creature!
When Roger, Lyca and Sir Squeakalot arrive at Doodlebug's Supermarket to collect supplies, they discover that the place has been ransacked and Doodlebug placed in suspended animation. The culprit is the android Colonel Clump who plans to turn the Paradox crew into exhibits in his gallery of living space creatures. While Roger and Lyca return to the Paradox, Sir Squeakalot destroys Clump's mechanism box with his sword and the Colonel is disposed of down the waste disposal chute.
Short Fred Ledd's parrot Tin Lizzy takes over Sir Squeakalot, causing the robot to undergo a personality change. The robot ties up the Paradox crew and flies the ship to the Cutting Snark, where it seems even the force of Lavender Castle is powerless to save them from becoming the slaves of Dr. Agon!
The Paradox crew decide to take a holiday on the planet Brightonia on Sea. However, once there, evil pirate Short Fred Ledd captures them, chains them up and steals the Paradox. Luckily, Isambard and Sir Squeakalot save the day thanks to their invention, which can control the Paradox by remote control.
Isambard discovers that Lavender Castle has it's own website on the Galacternet with coordinates that apparently reveal it's position. The crew vote to follow the co-ordinates to the twin peaks on the planet Trimbo but Captain Thrice suspects a trap. His suspicious are proved correct because on the planet the Paradox is caught up in a gigantic spider's web.
Following a message on Sproggle's radio, the Paradox crew are drawn to the Mountain of Morg on the planet Zark in search of a Lavender Compass, which will lead them to Lavender Castle. On entering the caves of Morg, the crew are unaware of a sinister figure watching their every move who wants the Compass for himself. The caves are full of traps and soon most of the crew are captured. Only Isambard is left. He dodges the traps and comes face to face with the figure: the Guardian. Can Isambard defeat the Guardian and save his friends.
Captain Thrice contracts galactic fever and could die within five days without treatment. The cure is an extract from the leaves of the Wumbo plant found in the swamps of the planet Quagmire, which is fiercely guarded by the Danks. Lyca and Sproggle go to find the plant but soon Lyca is captured by one of the Danks and it's up to Sproggle to save her…
The Paradox crew intercept an Intergalactic Distress Call. Tracing it to the Dragon's Planet, they find a dying old lady in a dilapidated house inside a huge plant pod. She asks them to grant her dying wish but the old lady is in fact one of Dr. Agon's disguises and the villain plans to trap them all inside the pod!