He stirred, asking, But how did you? Escape? He heard a resigned chuckle. Neither do I. She opened the folder again and flipped through the report and the stack of photos for a moment. There are other possibilities but they become successively less likely. But she hasnt gotten high on her power and is still figuring out her limits. She headed for the stairs, her sister following her. Or, in which Taylor is a biotinker, Greg is here to catch when her power's getting up to shit, and they're both adorable. All linked together into one huge neural network. Oh, Christ on a stick, he moaned. I cant see it ending well. No, she agreed with a scowl. Hive. A set of GPS coordinates followed the message. "I made it" She was too tall. She found herself wanting to talk to the other cape again, soon. She might have started panicking a little, at some point. We confirmed it with an exemplar from her hairbrush which her father gave us. Im limited to arthropod-based designs right now although I can pull in all sorts of interesting DNA modifications from other things, but if it drifts too far away from what youd probably think of as an insect its nonviable. When she finished and stopped talking, Vicky simply looked at her for close to thirty seconds without saying anything at all. But they werent fast enough to contain everything that slipped through. Theyve managed to somehow fix the problem without causing more than minimal environmental impact. Elephants have nearly three times as many, but humans are right near the top of the list from that point of view. But you see the problem. Taylor Hebert triggers inside her locker. Work Search: Well, until the S9 made a pit stop in Brockton Bay anyway, in the latest chapter. If nothing else the ecological side-effects of that would be horrific and very noticeable. It also didn't really seem to be necessary from a story point of view? Surely she couldn't mean Less neurons, and simpler ones with a lot less synaptic connections, per insect, but a lot of insects. I have. He'd initially thought 'Case 53' when he'd realized it wasn't a powered suit of bizarre appearance, but her words tended to suggest that she could remember her past perfectly well. After a moment the danger seemed to pass. The crystals detonated, and Lisa knew nothing but burning white fire. my guy,Taylor Varga is the definition of power wank. That's not really an explanation, sis, the blonde sighed. Anyway, I need something to eat. Its based loosely on curare, isnt it? Yes. Off. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Good idea. This will probably be a relatively short fic, I don't have any schedule in mind because I am writing this to amuse myself first and foremost. You really want to know? she asked after a long moment. Fuck, its a trap, she yelled. I forced a smile and moved on. Taylor is the best friend of a literal goddess in Constellations. Changer 7 to 8? Relaxing a little he put the phone down again. Ill interview her myself next, I think. She was in there for hours, and absolutely no one helped her. Deciding it was probably because everyone knew where New Wave lived she dismissed the thought and enjoyed the flight, which was weirdly different from what her sister did. The few times she did fight back, she was the one punished as no one believed her over her tormentors, who were well connected for various reasons. A subreddit to discuss fanfics for Wildbow's works! She tried a couple of doors that led into the buildings she was at the back of, but they were locked. The brunette shrugged. She shrugged slightly. Other than that, Ive got a lot to think about. She looked over her shoulder at him for a second. It sounds pretty bad, even at this time of year. Shaker or Blaster? Miss Militia asked curiously. He shook his head again dismissively. We always think of ourselves as immortal, that those things can never happen to us. With wasps. Vicky looked at her sister, both eyebrows rising. Assault shook his head a little then leaned forward. It's great to see this get a thread of its own; the whole premise is interesting and I like a lot of the small things dotted around, like how casually Taylor interacts with everything. If what Assault has relayed to us from his conversation is even remotely correct the raw processing power behind her is truly awe inspiring. I have little doubt that she was truthful, Dragon put in helpfully. Taylor wakes to find a world abandoned. Rile is a pretty sensible guy; he knows not to mess with the powerhouse and just try to get through the day as he can. The night watchman had gone for a smoke outside the front door and the cleaning staff had all left by the point it started. . It was the watchman who raised the alarm when he smelled something other than his cigarette burning. Nodding to the folder, he added soberly, The evidence suggests that Miss Hebert was still alive when that happened. Christ. Director Piggot swiveled her chair to look out the window for a moment, before turning back. She is imbued with a multitude of powers, with which she is to complete a single mission: bring ruin in the Horned Rat's name, or face his wrath. I want to talk to you about several subjects. But, the three vicious bitches weren't the only ones who had an ax to grind that day. We had a nice long talk about all sorts of things and she told me a story, of three nasty little girls who tortured a schoolmate to the point she Triggered. Shes lying, Sophia tried. The real question is: will there be someone left to call Taylor Hebert? Reaching an altitude of a few hundred feet Hive headed directly towards the Dallon house, making Amy wonder how she knew where it was. Glowworm is a Worm fanfic written by redshirt. Watching my father die in extreme slow motion made it worse, especially as there wasnt a damn thing I could do about it. Her voice changed, becoming cold and flat. That's as far as I got with this one. At least as much more in the private stuff that shouldnt be able to be accessed, yet as far as I can tell somehow was. Who, how, and why, I suppose are the main questions, he finally stated. A conservative estimate would be around ten to the twenty-fifth power or thereabouts. As he approached, he slowly became aware that there were a number of other oddities about the person which began to make him slightly less sure it was a woman at all. Hive held out one of her own right hands, the delicate-looking clawed digits wrapping around Amys own fingers. Have read that! Hope Through Overwhelming Forepower (Gunbuster!Taylor) gives her that level of power, but it takes time to get there. She slapped his hand away, still looking around. Please consider turning it on! Now what do you think the equivalent number is for insect neurons? She cocked her head as she asked the question. Amy nodded. She could here them poking around in the various possible hiding places, starting with the ones nearest the alley entrance. No one else was there. He looked around once more and when he looked back the moth was gone. Not even slightly. Cape stake-outs were not his favourite brand, quite frankly they sucked ass. Together with a former serial killer doctor and a heroic organization whose morality is held together by duct tape they will need to find a way to save the world. You people? he asked, grinning for a moment. Looking at it she was just in time to see a small black insect fly away. Caught in Causality (Dr Manhattan/Watchman). Trap? But she knows one hell of a lot about DNA and insect manipulation, I can tell you that much for sure. But I have a lot of experience with AI design, and a lot of what Im seeing fits some of the patterns Ive experimented with for data mining by sentient machines. While shes here, talk to the rest of the Wards and find out whether they think she could be involved in bullying a fellow student. Successfully, as well. That's not right, Assault said slowly. Restricted to insect or arthropod based forms from what she said, but with additions that could come from anywhere. But possibly a good thing, I suppose? I solved that in the end by setting up this model of body like a speed buffer, which gets resynced with the rest of me every millisecond or so but runs much slower. Does a great job of integrating the mythology of GoW into worm and so far has been one of my favorite worm fics. My normal mental speed is so much faster that it can get pretty boring waiting for something to happen. New information makes it pretty certain that well be able to prove it was you and your little friends who were responsible for her being in that locker in the first place. Spill it. Because the monsters that remain will make her wish she were alone. You know Im tapped into it in lots of places and I have a hell of a lot of programs monitoring all sorts of data? He nodded, well aware of how closely connected to the global networks she was. 'Female, I think,' he mused. Your use to the Wards may come to an abrupt end no matter what the Chief Director wants. There was a pregnant silence from everyone for a short time as Sophia shrank back into her chair, her mind whirling. Ive never liked Amelia much. All right. I can't change what was. She keeps her head down and takes people's sh!t. I have to ask. The moral, the strong, the pure, and the hedonists. Same again. Do you think she was behind the anomalies you detected? The insect-borne diseases, definitely, Dragon confirmed with a nod. The other one time, when something actually happened, the information just ended up in a file somewhere for the happy day when they could finally nail the bastard to a wall without breaking the so called unspoken rules. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Do you have one? No. She was only about eleven at the time and it took a while for her to fully understand that her mother had died in a car accident and she'd never see her again. She glanced at him, then went back to staring out to sea. Or Merchants? I don't think they were any of those, just generic low level scum. Strictly speaking, I didn't. It was pretty dark so it seemed possible. The brunette laughed a little nervously. Armsmaster frowned a little. Undaunted, beaten but unbowed, she resolves to drag Earth Bet to a brighter tomorrow, no matter how much it kicks and screams on the way there. No doubt readers could pick out points of similarity if they cared to. Taylor's much too dangerous to be an ordinary cape. Maybe one day. Turning back to him, she pointed at herself. I squeezed right back into a small gap and was hoping desperately that they wouldn't see me. There was someone in the house. Emotions are mostly in the endocrine system and thats a piece of cake to manipulate. As far as Im concerned that entire thing was four centuries ago and I dont hold a grudge that long, generally. They stood there for another minute or so. (Tags will be added as the story progresses, and probably at commentor recomendation). Off. I didn't even notice until I left the hospital. She shook her head a little at her own foolishness. Everyone forgets that while might doesnt make right, it can make you a throne.Three gangs and a government appoint themselves noble. Wow. Lost in admiration, she stared into the inhuman yet apparently friendly visage for a few seconds, before looking around at the three muggers, who were still frozen in place. I know, I should have made sure to charge it and I will next time. Get a spare battery as well, her sister commented, listening with interest. It was very impressive. Lifting a hand she waved it dismissively. Hmm. I don't know. Hive is a new parahuman Assault ran into today and ended up having a long talk with. And who the hell is Hive? Now smiling a little, feeling weirdly pleased with the way she'd shaken her normally pretty unflappable sister, Amy went back yet again to cleaning her hands, digging around under the sink for something more effective than soap and water. As the locker got hotter and hotter, she tried writing the name of the person who shoved her in that fucking thing in her own blood, but couldn't finish it. Shes He mumbled, remembering the report. She could sense the energy glands pumping sugars and massive quantities of ATP to fuel the energy expenditure. It wouldn't have ended well. At least she has his bullsh!t powers to back it up. Fast acting. An AU, Taylor Hebert loses the capacity for speech after the locker incident. Youre certain of parahuman involvement in the fire? Yes, that much I am sure of. The thing that he kept coming back to was that he was fairly sure she wasn't fully human. Then I have to insist, they get pissy about it, which leads to screaming, blood, and missing body parts. She waved a hand again, flicking the idea aside with a sarcastic snort. Blinking, she stared harder, but could no longer see anything. The fire spread much too quickly and burned far too hot to be accidental but there is no sign of normal accelerants. Spotting a row of dumpsters that were leaking an unpleasant greenish substance through their rusted bottoms, she headed towards them, only to stop when she saw that the lids were locked. Two of them had metal baseball bats and the other one had a machete. You may extract some amusement value from it, you might not. Do I look human? she asked rhetorically, waving one of her hands at herself, one that wasn't resting on the air conditioner. He looked around, then leaned against another similar unit. She must also be extremely smart, I think. Amy thought back to what she'd seen with her own abilities. Assault out. By now he was close enough to see that the shiny reflective surface looked like someone in a somewhat weird looking suit of power armor, not anything he recognized. Taylor Hebert died on the fourth of January, 2011. Pulling her head back she stifled the whimper she nearly made, wondering what they wanted. And apparently likes music as well. Again, they both fell silent, staring at each other. It's made worse by the way no one listened when the girl tried to get help. Assault sniggered, making her look at him. It was obvious this was her doing. Youd probably know her under a different name, though, Sophia. The smaller man was being his usual self and their long-suffering leader was beginning to get annoyed about it. But that won't stop her from flying as high as she can. Okay, who has the link to the list of OP fics and the list of OP fic threads? No. Even after her death, her husband and daughter knew very little about her. Who the hell is Hive? she exploded. Cool beans. Where have you been for more than two months? Studying him wordlessly for a while, she eventually walked back with an air of mild resignation, somehow conveyed without the aid of normal expressions. It didn't work, it just made things worse. The biomass of ants alone is greater than all the people who have ever existed, and ants are only about one percent of the total number of insects world wide. Not to mention all the other arthropods. Sophia Hess. Yes. The people she can help. I am. She shook her head with good humor. Only the droning of her wings was audible, if barely, and even that faded into the background shortly thereafter. Not any more. Slipping easily off her perch, she stood and looked around. Under the new illumination she could see the wasp was a little smaller than a normal yellowjacket and completely matte black in color. Some people think he writes his protagonists as too aggressive/violent, but if you're ok with the premise of each fic nothing leaves plausible territory. Unluckily, her power isn't the subtlest thing alive, and the Wards are chasing her soon after. He twitched quite a lot, the sound taking him by surprise after the silence of the roof broken only by the hum of the air conditioner fans and a faint sound of traffic from the road ten stories below, muted due to the fact it was Sunday. I'll admit you look unusual, but I've seen worse. Thanks, she laughed. There was a pause, then the first one replied, Never mind, must have imagined it. Amy looked up towards the position the sound come from before it stopped and thought she saw something move against the stars. Oh, dear. She laughed bitterly. I don't know, like she's been around for a long time. You heard those pauses, right? He stared, horrified. Youve met. Sophia looked back at the woman, puzzled and with a feeling of dread building in the pit of her stomach. Resuming running, she hurtled down the alleyway as fast as she could go, gasping when she stumbled and skinned her knee through her jeans. Fuck, she said in a small voice. (No knowledge of LoL is needed, tho it would help. It was a remarkable effect considering no flight powers of the normal type were in use. She reappeared, fading into view more slowly as the effect was gradually turned off. Insect control. The only negative is that this is a one shot, and although long and good, it still leaves you with an empty feeling in your soul when you finish and want more. Not hostile. Person? What are you talking about? Relenting having managed to extract a lot of amusement out of telling her sister the story piecemeal while watching the reactions, Amy explained the entire encounter in detail, leaving nothing out. Perpetuance Taylor is a black hole, short but good, incomplete. It would have been fairly quick, I believe, he added after a moment. But Taylor's voice isn't the only thing that changes about Taylor. Hilarity ensues. Whats so weird about that, compared to, I dont know, Lung, maybe? "Um Point to you. What the hell had Hebert triggered as? Hebert? Neither did the utterly inhuman face that looked curiously down at her a few seconds later. Amy panted for breath, thinking it was ironic that a healer was in such bad physical shape. I doubt it very much indeed, he told her. Taylors mother was different from everyone else. She was at the extreme other end of the loading area but it wasnt all that big so it wouldnt take them long to find her. We may have been unable to prove it before, but if and when I can rectify that She smiled unpleasantly. You have me at a disadvantage? Trailing off enquiringly, he waited for a name. Because it was the right thing to do. A sudden thought made him laugh again, although wince at the same time. And while her passing devastated Taylor, she will do whatever she could to continue her mothers legacy, even if that means she has to discover it first. She was murdered, technically by a seventeen-year-old Korean ganger, but he was helped by three fifteen year old girls with no ethical sense. She suspected that the woman holding her probably couldnt lift all that much more weight, but she seemed to have no real problems dealing with Amy. https://amp.reddit.com/r/WormFanfic/comments/e370a2/op_fic_request_repository/&ved=2ahUKEwi3t6rUz57rAhWawTgGHWmBAwMQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1xQzIKguPKy-JS7CLQMRmA. She had parents who were good and loving people, despite not being well off, and a friend. OK, I'll tell you the rest. Just basic stuff: a couple shields, anti-scrying, and a few bad-guy deterrents.. A faint clicking noise echoed around the room every few seconds. Honest. Assault looked at his phone as it beeped at him, picking it up and seeing he had a text message. She held up a hand with another shake of her head. Sophia was directly responsible, along with Emma Barnes and Madison Clements, for Taylor Triggering. Overpowered much? Taylor was gone for five years, lost in a fantasy world where she had to fight the gods themselves to survive. The man who pulled the pin died a few hours later from a bad case of bullet to the brain, so it's not even possible to prosecute him. He opened his mouth, not himself sure what he was going to say to that. Long acting but counter agent available. Around ninety billion. I was loving this, and then the latest chapter with a fascinating Crystal who I am loving seeing the world from her perspective. Do you have any idea how many that would be, even at this time of year? He shook his head. The man was still conscious, she could see his eyes moving frantically, but he somehow seemed to have completely lost control of his body and voice. Greg Veder finally works up the courage to confess to Taylor Hebert in their senior year of high school - only to find out much more than he bargained for. The figure disappeared from view as he bounded up the side of the next building over, redirecting his kinetic energy to keep him moving steadily upwards, bouncing between the two buildings. Danny Hebert sat in his office chair, looking out the window at the crumbling ships in the distance, lit from the side by the setting sun, his hands slowly feeling what they were holding. Huddled as far back as she could get she waited for whatever would happen, her heart hammering in her ears. Take over the world? She laughed for a few seconds, sounding very amused. Not positive. Ive just had the most terrifying conversation of my life with someone who could do things to you that you wouldnt believe, and in my opinion would be fully justified in doing so, but you can thank every deity youve ever heard of that shes a better person than you are. More or less all the evidence that could have led to a culprit was compromised by the extreme heat. Were going to have to tell the Director, of course. Yes, I think so. She hesitated. Whoever it was seemed to be leaning on an air conditioning unit fairly casually, looking out at the slowly rising sun over the Bay. Father was such a miserable person. The man opened his mouth to say something, then suddenly slapped his neck. From what she said her powers connected all the neurons directly somehow, bypassing the normal synaptic connectivity and electrochemical processes. She shook her head in apparent awe. 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