In the opening scene, Professor Librum, Dewie, Louie, and Hewie Decimal are in Bookworld next to a Space Rider, a shuttle-like space ship. Professor Librum, the Head Librarian of Booksworld looks like a cross between a librarian and a super-hero. The Decimals are androids that are experiencing malfunctioning computer chip problems as they prepare to board the Space Rider.