When local mountain biker Pete Walsh stumbles across a bizarre creature in an urban waterway his life is about change forever. He soon forms a bond with the animal he names Zoom. An egg-laying, duck-billed, venom-spined, furry-coated, underwater mammal otherwise known as a platypus. Pete embarks on a mission to save Zoom’s city creek before it’s too late, while Zoom takes Pete on a magical journey into the secret world of the platypus.