With Queen Chrysalis far away, a lone changeling must rebuild his life. Trapped behind enemy lines, pretending to be a unicorn named Woorali, he must rely upon creatures he once considered food to survive. But, he is not looking for redemption. Beneath the mask of a pony, a confused, alien mind works tirelessly to save the Hive.

Woog the changeling saves a life in the future, but what is the point? After rescuing Black Line the donkey doctor-turned-captain of a doomed space vessel thousands of years in the future, Woorali is left wondering if the act had any meaning. What follows is a glimpse at hope, pain, and the possibility of change.

This story is set after Through Alien Lives, my still-incomplete changeling-in-Ponyville story.