Lost in the vast reaches beyond the Starswirl Gate, Captain Shimmer must avoid capture by the alien forces arrayed against her long enough to vaporize the Robot Hordes threatening the Terrestrial Ponies of Mining Colony π-3 and escape before the terrible secret she carries can be discovered by Queen Chrysalis of the Badlands Nebula… but what escape is possible when the way back has been destroyed for the good of her homeworld?