At school, Molly and her friends have been taking basketball practice for their school team, the Qyah Northern Lights, which has Molly and Tooey talking about the times they've been seeing the Northern Lights. Their talk, however, makes Trini feel disappointed that she's been missing out on one of the great things about living in Alaska, even though she's only lived in Qyah for three months so far. Wanting to cheer up Trini, Molly decides that the amount of Northern Lights appearing through the winter should be the right time for Trini to see them for the first time. For three nights, Molly, Tooey, and Trini stay up to see the Northern Lights, but the nightly ritual ends up making them sleepy by day, which is taking a toll on their basketball practice...