When Richard Bickerstaff sits down to breakfast one morning, he gets the surprise of his life.  An alien climbs out of his cereal bowl! Aric is a tyny, wisecracking creature who has been freeze-dried and beamed to Earth in a cereal box.  He's on a very important mission.  He's got to stop an alien takeover, and he needs Richard's help-fast! With only five days to save the world, Richard and Aric battle a deadly enemy in a deadly disguise - he's the cool new kid in Richard's class!