[Whups. So not literally frozen. Good to know, at least?]

They were kidnapped by evil corporate executives wanting to leech the power from their helpless captives, so that they can take it all for themselves and do horrible things! They've even brainwashed everyone, so that they don't know the danger that they're in!

To fix things, we're going to have to break the brainwashing on everyone, and free them before going off to defeat the villainous cur who did this to them, so that they can't do the same to other innocents!

[She's really feeling this pitch, actually. All her reading of adventures is coming in handy.]