Astra teams up with robot Pilbeam to regain control of the spaceship transporting her and her family to a new planet when the Nom-o-Tron 9000 Food Synthesizer begins producing aggressive cakes that threaten to destroy the ship.
New friends Sika and Shen try to beat the odds and win the Great Northern Race--in a sled pulled by a team of sixty-six pugs--in hopes of meeting the Snowfather and having him grant their wish.