One of the sad truths about life is that doing the right thing doesn't always pay off. Jody and Missy are learning that the hard way after they allowed their science teacher to borrow their symbies "for a few days" to conduct research that he claimed would save thousands of lives. Now he's lying in a coma in the hospital and the symbies are gone. Jody and Missy's terminal diseases are coming back with a vengeance. They've got to race against time to find their furry little saviors before the sands in their hourglasses run out. Maybe "Hack," their computer whiz and Goth leader classmate, can help- if they can just convince her to leave the dark side for a spell...