"SCHEIMER/GUNDEN: For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. Then pollution and waste began to take their toll. Civilization fell into ruin.

This is the world of the 25th Century. Only a handful of scientists remain, men who have vowed to rebuild what has been destroyed.

This is their achievement — Ark II, a mobile storehouse of scientific knowledge, manned by a highly trained crew of young people. Their mission: to bring the hope of a new future to mankind.

"JONAH'S VOICE: Ark II Log, Entry #1: I, Jonah, Ruth, Samuel, and Adam are fully aware of the dangers we will face as we venture into unknown, maybe even hostile, areas. But we’re determined to bring the promise of a new civilization to our people and to our planet."