After that whole Rainbow Factory incident, you'd really think we'd deserve a break, right? We did a good thing for the community, and after our relatively short jail sentence, we should finally get a little peace... Well, not exactly. It's not going as I planned... At all. The injury, the suffering, the death... That part may be over, but let me tell you, life outside the Rainbow Factory is nothing like I thought it would be. I can't get a job, I have to pay off my house in a year and start paying rent, and on top of all that, I'm not exactly on the best terms with my housemate and friend Glaze... And after he threatens to move out and stop supporting me, I'm bucking desperate. I'm not going to be able to live without the money from his actually successful career. I need bits, and I need them now... So when a news report brings a serious crime to my attention, I get just the chance I need to prove myself. If I solve this case, all by myself, I'm sure to get hired. It's my newfound talent, this was going to be easy. However, nothing that I get involved in is ever easy... And it's about time I find out just how far I'm willing to go to earn back everypony's trust.

Warning: This is a sequel to Awoken. Do not read this, if you have not read Awoken. It will not make sense. Despite regaining their freedom from the Rainbow Factory, things aren't quite going as WoodenToaster and Amber Strike expected. Mystery is dead. Amber is depressed. Glaze completely blames himself. Princess Celestia doesn't seem to trust any of them. As for a fitting reward for shutting down one of the most dangerous facilities in Equestria? Ha, fat chance. Angry and hopeless, the two ponies are stuck in Canterlot, planning Mystery's funeral service... But when things don't go quite as expected, they find out that it isn't over yet. Oh no, not even close. Maybe, just maybe, somepony escaped the explosion... And maybe, just maybe, they might be looking for revenge. This book is rated PG-13 for violence, vividly described gore, and strong language. You have been warned...