While in Paris for the World Exposition of 1889, young inventor Jean Raltique meets Nadia, a circus acrobat, and her pet lion King. When Grandis Granba and her henchman Sanson and Hanson try to steal the Blue Water gem that Nadia wears, they are forced to flee Paris and safety with Jean's aunt. But Grandis and her henchmen are never far behind in a chase that leads to Africa, the middle of the ocean, and rescue by an American battleship. Episodes 1-4.