When Archer took his first Assignment as a Guardian he didn't expect his charge to be a girl. Especially not after the death of his beloved Alex. What where his bosses thinking? Sayre West is not a girl he wants anything to do with. But a visit from an old enemy has the whole group teaming up to face the ultimate evil. It just may be too powerful for them. Nothing is what it appears to be however, and the clock is ticking. Will Archer ever find out the truth?