Propelled into the year 802,701 AD, a Victorian scientist is delighted by what he finds in the futuristic world. A beautiful elfin race, descended from mankind, reigns in peace and plenty. However, when the scientist discovers that this race is actually childish and simple, he also finds that another race lives beneath the surface of the ground. Also descended from man, this race is not like the one that lives on the surface, and they hold the only means the scientist has of returning home...