For most humans, being sent to Equestria and put into the body of a megalomaniacal centaur trapped in the depths of Tartarus would be the most bizarre thing that ever happened to them. For a certain knife-wielding mercenary, it was Tuesday.

Chrysalis gets a physical exam. What could go wrong?

Even bug queens need to eat, and Chrysalis has gone without for far too long. What better place to fill up than Manehattan, the City that Never Sleeps Standing Up, where an old acquaintance has no idea that she's going to be having a dinner guest...

In a world where mad scientists - or, more politely, 'Sparks' - rule the land, one young woman will be drawn into a decades-old battle between the forces of evil and five surprising new allies. She must embrace her destiny... for SCIENCE!