Sierra Leone, West Africa. January, 1999.
A dangerous time and place in which to find yourself.
Especially if - like Femi - you're a young chimpanzee on a quest.
Trying to escape a desperate existence with his starving
tribe, Femi - along with his fearful best friend, Septimus
and his tough older brother, Coker - strikes out to find a
better life. The trio embark on a perilous adventure across
the jungles and plains of Sierra Leone to find the one
being who can help them - the legendary, mysterious
Cotton Keeper.
Unfortunately, Femi couldn't have chosen a worse time for
his quest. Because the Big-Walkers are at war.
Even as Femi and his friends trek towards their destination,
the Big-Walkers race across the country on the backs of
their growling, metal beasts, brandishing their magic,
metal, killing arms.
The race is on for the young chimps - if they want to reach
their goal, they have to get to the Cotton Keeper before
the Big-Walkers do.