"Overlord has been reborn and forced to hop from victim to victim when he erases the personality. Otto is the only person who can contain him, and in order to get close to him, he needs the secret location of H.I.V.E. Nero knows that Otto cannot fall into Overlord's hands, so he activates Zero Hour, a plan to deal with any member of G.L.O.V.E., setting off a desparate race across the globe. But little do they know that Overlord has a new weapon...

Still trapped at the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, or H.I.V.E., evil-genius-in-training Otto Malpense is nearly assassinated and must now not only try to escape, but also find out who murdered his best friend--and save himself.

The Higher Institute of Villainous Education is in grave danger. It's leader, Dr. Nero, has been captured by the world's most ruthless security force. It's up to Otto to save Dr. Nero. But first Otto must escape Nero's sinister replacement and H.I.V.E. itself. Will Otto be able to break into M16 as no other villain has ever done?

The high-octane adventures of the Alpha Stream continue, with it's members forced to question everything Nero has taught them and to confront the consequences of life as a villain.

A new era is beginning in the villainous world as civil war looms, forcing Otto and his friends to take sides - perhaps against each other.