When Iris came to the Manehattan Wasteland, it was with a very clear idea of why she'd come there, and what she needed to do...

...or so she'd thought. Now she's a mare trying to put together a past she doesn't understand; and is glimpsing a truth she's not sure she's ready to accept. All she has to get her through this is a pony that blew her up, an instinct she can't explain, and the knowledge that no matter what else might happen, protecting her friends is the most important thing in her life.