Something and Something Else can’t sleep, in fact, they haven’t slept for days. Not only are they incredibly tired but they have also developed nervous tics because the situation is so dire. They go to Nix to ask for his help and in turn, he sends them to the Valley of Zeds to see The Ever-Sleepers – the only people that hold the secret to a good night’s sleep. When they find Big Snooze, he does have a solution for them; but it’s not what they were expecting…!

SE is throwing his annual garden party and everything is going according to plan; until, that is, Something starts sneezing uncontrollably! Not only does he offend all the guests and destroys Canny’s new hairdo but he then sneezes all through the night and keeps everyone awake. The residents of Here and There banish Something from the town and he leaves, still sneezing and in search of a new home. With the help of Swift, SE gives Something lots of different potions to try to get him to stop sneezing - but nothing is working. Eventually, they manage to work out that Something is actually allergic to SE! Will they be able to produce a potion that will get rid of Something’s allergy? Or will Something have to live in the woods forever?