In a secret government lab, a scientist cowers in darkness - waiting, listening and calculating his chances of surviving the carnage that has left him trapped and alone. Or almost alone. Soon after, a covert military operation cleanses' all traces of a nanotechnology project gone horrifically wrong. Yet three years later, the quiet of a sleepy town is shattered by a streak of light, the thunder of impact, and the unleashing of something insidious. Spreading and transforming everything in its path, this diabolical intelligence won't stop until all living things are conquered... and crawling.'