AiE: Welcome To the Swarm [Part 1]

>You open your eyes slowly, blinking before the blurred vision cleared.

>A vast expanse of reddish-brown was laid out before you.

>You are Anon.

>You're rather imposing in terms of height at a whopping 6'4”.

>You're a gentle giant though, not the kind to get into fights usually.

> You slowly rise and hit your head on something.

>An overhang, and  a short one at that.

>You crawl out into the hot wasteland sun.

>The good news is your clothes are still intact, shorts and a t-shirt.

>You check your pockets.

>Your wallet and phone are still there, along with your earbuds.

>You check your phone.

>No service.

 

“Hmm... weird.”

 

>You look over the landscape, seeing nothing but reddish-brown for miles.

 

“Where the hell am I?”

 

>You pick a direction and head that way.

>However, as time goes on you grow tired, hungry, and thirsty.

>You have no water and no survival experience whatsoever, so finding food and water is not likely.

>You look ahead and squint, seeing what looks a blur of black and blue approaching you before you pass out.

 

>You wake up slowly.

>No longer did the sun assault you with its harmful rays.

>Instead you are in some kind of cave.

>Then you hear a noise you dread, something  like an insect's wings buzzing.... except louder.

>You're a rather extreme Entomophobe.

>As you sit up, two black creatures with glistening wings appeared before you, hissing.

>You scream like the pussy you are.

>They're giant bugs.

>Brilliant.

>You attempt to scoot away, but back into another one.

>You panic and run at the only exit he could see, shoving past the two in front of you after scrambling to your feet.

>Screaming the entire time, you eventually run into something and land on your ass.

>“So you're the hairless monkey my subjects brought in. I was hoping you'd stay asleep. That way I could take my time eating you.

>You see another being, this one with a strange ornament on its head and a long, flowing... mane?

>Back up, did it just say it was going to eat you?

>Well fuck.

>Normally you weren't a violent person, but you were strong, a job at UPS lifing heavy boxes all day demanded that.

>Boring, yes, but good exercise and not a lot of people skills required.

>Back to the moment.

>You rise up and charge the being, making an attempt to knock its lights out.

>You manage to hit the thing and get it in a headlock.

>Your arm touches its wing.

 

>holyfuckingshit.jpg

 

>Before you can freak the fuck out however,you feel weightlessness and go flying into the cave wall.

 

“Ow....”

 

>After shaking off the pain, you remember the feeling of the wing and a chill goes down your spine.

>You finish freaking the fuck out.

 

“OhmygodIcantbelieveijusttouchedagiantinsectwingthisissogrossohshitohsshitfuckfuckfuck!”

 

>The big bug thing looks at you like you're out of your mind.

>Which at the moment you think you are.

>“Perhaps eating you would not be a good idea. Fear is.. alright, but it isn't very satisfying. And you'd only make a suitable meal in terms of meat for a fraction of my subjects.”

>Hold on.

>You cease being a total pussy for a moment to process what she'd just said.

>Did she (you assumed it was a she because of the voice) just say she eats emotions?

 

“Wait... what are you talking about bug-thing?”

 

>She frowns.

>“First of all you spineless ape I am Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings. We feed on emotions, but like any living thing, we need solid food to survive.”

> Your hunger comes back in force, as did the thirst.

 

'Well, they do it on TV, and they say bugs have lots of protein...'

 

>You think about your next course of action.

>While she wasn't exactly very well built, the fact she could toss you around like a rag doll wasn't too positive a thought.

>But you did need food.