One night, young mine worker Pazu protects Sheeta from Dola and her gang of air pirates, as well as a special government agency that is also pursuing her, and they attempt to escape. Pazu has vowed to find Laputa, a castle floating in the sky. Sheeta is a descendant of the Laputian royal family, and she carries a pendant with a “Levitation Crystal” that points to the whereabouts of the castle. The two of them board the Dola gang’s Tiger Moth airship, and embark on a quest to find Laputa