Gigi is sent on a mission to save the world. After she leaves on her mission The 1,000 Dark Hands destroys her home and all the people she knew, and then attacks her on a boat, causing her some injuries that make her forget what she is doing. She washes up on shore in the United States and finds Tommy Whistler while he is exploring for ghosts. With nowhere else to go, Gigi accepts Tommy's offer to stay at his place, and they head there.