GERONIMO STILTON IS THE EDITOR OF THE RODENTS GAZETTE, THE MOST FAMOUSE PAPER ON MOUSE ISLAND. IN HIS FREE TIME HE LOVES TO TELL FUN, HAPPY STORIES. IN THIS ADVENTURE, GERONIMO HAS TO FACE HIS WORST ENEMIES, THE PIRATE CATS, WHO HAVE DISCOVERED A WAY TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND CHANGE HISTORY.... IN A WORLD WHERE MOTION PICTURES ARE ABOUT TO BE BORN, CATARDONE ITI OF CATATONIA, ALONG WITH HIS DAUGHTER TERSILLA AND HIS MAIN LACKEY, BONZO FELIX, PLOT TO SEITE COMMAND OF THE MOVIE-MAKING PROCESS SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE COMPLETE AND TOTAL CONTROL OVER EVERY MOVIE TO EVER BE MADE! ONLY ONE MOUSE, ALONG WITH HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, CAN TRAVEL BACK TO PARIS, FRANCE, IN 1896 TO STOP THIS INSANE PLAN AND GIVE US ALL OUR MOVIES BACK.