In a distant future, humanity has built a floating city called Neonis, which travels through the Earth’s atmosphere, avoiding the toxic pollution that has destroyed the planet. Nia, a 12-year-old girl, lives in Neonis with her grandfather Ethan. Ethan is a retired engineer who helped design the city’s energy systems. Nia spends countless hours in his workshop, learning to disassemble and rebuild all kinds of devices. Her love for technology creates a deep connection with Neonis. To her, it is both her home and a symbol of hope for humanity.
One day, while examining an old drone she found in the depths of the city, Nia realizes something is wrong. Neonis, majestically floating above the thick layer of pollution, has begun to lose altitude. Reports of the descent flood the news, and desperation grips the city. Nia’s grandfather, who knows Neonis’s systems better than anyone, suspects something much more sinister is at play
Soon, Nia discovers that a group of hackers is attempting to steal the city’s energy source. Hackers have always posed a threat to Neonis’s stability, but this time their plan has catastrophic implications: if they manage to divert all the energy of the city, Neonis will plummet without a chance of recovery. No one knows why they want to do this, but Nia can’t wait for someone else to solve the problem.
With her grandfather’s help, who provides her access to old schematics and discontinued devices, Nia decides to delve into the deeper layers of Neonis, where the primary energy systems are located. As she descends, she realizes how isolated and dangerous this part of the city is. Nia can’t help but remember the stories her grandfather told her about Neonis’s defense systems, designed to protect the city from intruders. Now, those same systems have turned against her, thanks to the hacking
However, using intelligent drones she has modified herself, Nia manages to navigate some obstacles, like locked doors and erratic security systems. But soon, she encounters something far more dangerous: the hackers are not working alone. They have activated old defense machines, giant robots patrolling restricted areas, making her mission nearly impossible.
As she advances, she recalls what her grandfather taught her: ‘Technology is only as strong as the mind that controls it.’ With that thought, she presses on, programming the drones to distract the robots and use the systems against them. Upon reaching the city’s core, the situation worsens. Neonis is rapidly descending, and pollution begins to seep into the lower levels. The tension is palpable.
With determination, using all the tools at her disposal and her grandfather guiding her from the workshop, Nia manages to breach the hackers’ system, reprogramming the drones and the city’s defenses to neutralize the threat. With just seconds before Neonis crosses the threshold of pollution, she restores the energy and saves the city.
