Megan Porter lives a tidy life, with everything a girl could ever want. She has all the wealth she could ever spend from her parents, a joyful bond with her best friend Kayte, and good grades in school, if you ignore her metahuman history course. But... things still feel empty. Other than her best friend Kayte, she barely has anyone who even knows she exists as more than a passerby. Even though she enjoys her videogames and comics, she still feels... empty. Unfulfilled.

Hence... following in the footsteps of her childhood 'hero' -a poor choice of words if there ever was one- she decides to become... The Mechanism! With her legion of mechanical minions, she will reign supreme over the city as its number one supervillain!

... hopefully.