Six-year-old Pierre Bruyère begins to see nothing but white while sleeping. His father takes him to a doctor, who tells him that dreams are unimportant and who is unsure as to whether the dreams will remain. Pierre says that he doesn't want the dreams to go as he likes them. While visiting an exhibition of Arctic exploration in Paris, Pierre soon realises that this is what his dreams are about and resolves to be an Arctic explorer. When they throw over the remaining three food hampers, the balloon begins to rise, and the Doctor states that the mysterious force wants them at its mercy.