Eden’s first graders go to the museum for a cultural experience, but on the way, two of the buses are hijacked by an extremist group of terrorists called the Red Circus, including the one Anya is on. Now, Anya along with her fellow classmates must figure out how to survive and get out of this life-or-death situation.

Anya and the rest of Eden Academy's first-years are heading to the Berlint Museum for a field trip. As the bus approaches the museum, two of the four buses, one of which Anya is on, are hijacked by Billy Squire and his crew. Billy immobilizes the dorm tutor unconscious with a taser, and the bus continues moving. Upon noticing that two of their buses have gone off course, Mr. Green gives chase, but Billy shoots at him and crashes his car. Billy then tells the terrified students that their bus has been taken hostage by the Red Circus, telling them to do what they say if they want to live.

The report of the hijacking quickly reaches the police and Eden Academy, and Henry Henderson makes an order to ensure that neither the students nor media catch a word of this. As Anya becomes dizzy from her classmates' overwhelming thoughts of fear, Bill Watkins tells everyone to calm down and that help will come, but quickly quiets down when threatened by Billy. At the same time, WISE hears about the hijacking, and Sylvia decides to get involved and gathers available agents after hearing that Anya and Damian are among the kidnapped as Loid is out on a different mission.