A gentle scientist alters the genome of alien insects to create bioforms humans living on Cyridia could coexist in harmony. His greatest creation is the sentient, insectavoid vehicle, Ona. Together they learn of a plan to smuggle the most dangerous genetic patents off-planet in the form of organic war machines, bred and designed for battle.
This story first appeared in Hayward's Reach, a collection of science fiction stories written by Thaddeus Howze.