On the Topics of Genealogy, Virology and Hierarchy

Anna sat on the couch next to Will in silence, letting him gather his thoughts before he spoke. She could hear the movement of her First Prime as she busied herself making a meal for them.

"You sensed it too, didn't you? On the ride here, you sensed that... that other?" He asked, though it was more of a statement than a question. She simply nodded, and waited for him to continue. "I don't think we're the first." At this, she cocked an eyebrow,

"The first what?" She asked.

"The first to transform like this, to... to change, be taken over, mutate, however you want to describe it, I don't think we're the first." She didn't disagree with him, remembering the, at the time, crazy sounding things coming from school. She was sure he remembered as well, but she wanted to hear more about his thoughts on the matter, and so nodded for him to go on. "Well, I've got a few ideas, and a couple more observations, and then I've just got... feelings... on the matter." Seeing she was still listening, he went on.

"Well, first, there's the stuff that happened at school, I think it was likely something like what happened to us, but different, very different. That was wild, unplanned, disorganized and chaotic; not the work of a predator, more like a cornered animal. Yet, aside from that, we haven't heard much else, which means that either whoever was doing that was stopped, or they smartened up quick. I also don't think they transformed like we did, not into Xenomorph hybrids I mean. There was plenty about monsters, but nothing about aliens. Even as we are, we are very recognizable, someone would have noticed, but nothing like that came out. I think we are special, but I'll get back to that in a moment.

"That scent, it wasn't fresh, but it contained a crazy amount of power, more than either of us combined or apart, but its not gotten stronger, nor weaker, its just stayed the same. That tells me that whoever that belongs to isn't near us, but is strong enough to put out that scent for a ways around, and if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it's coming from back home, where this whole thing started. But we can worry about that later, it seems our powerful friend is content to stay where they are for the moment. I think they are still alive, and only set to grow stronger, and you're all the proof we need for that assumption."

She blinked at him in confusion, "Me? How do I fit into this?"

He looked at her, face serious. "Because you're an Empresses, not a Hive Queen." She started, her mind putting the pieces together instantly. This world had no Hives, no nests, not even a single egg. When she transformed, given that she didn't become a simple Drone or even just a Queen, if there had not been anything more powerful on the planet that she had any allegiance to, she should have become a Hive Queen, and then made Empress Eggs, who would have then made Queen Eggs, and Jess would have become an Elite Guard, rather than a simple Praetorian. That she only became an Empress meant that whatever caused her to change acknowledged that there was a superior being out there, very likely the same one that the scent belonged to.

William was looking at her when she came out of her thoughts. "I see you've put it together as well. And yet, it makes sense in a weird sort of way. If this... whatever it is... followed the rules of 'Alien' canon, then we would be Drones, but we're not, we're Imperials, which means that, unless this whole thing is just random, in which case all bets are off, then we were made into the highest available caste, the Imperial Caste.

"I also have some ideas about what caused this whole thing to begin with." She looked at him with interest, and he continued, "I have two ideas that seem the most likely. The first is some kind of nanotech experiment gone wrong, which would fit with some of the things that have happened, but not all, which leaves us with my second guess, that I was infected by some kind of mutated strain of a super-virus. It fits with our being rewritten at a genetic level, our ability to infect others, and a lot of the other things we can do, but it would have to be one hell of a virus, like, government black site level shit. My guess is, we're gonna have some kind of PMC breathing down our necks once we make our big play, so we're gonna have to be ready for that eventuality. But we can focus on all this later, while it is nice to be able to at least have a working theory, we really need to start planning to expand our nest and how we're going to subvert this town."

They sat in silence for minutes, each trying to think of the most effective way to grow their numbers before being detected. It was Anna who finally spoke up. "I think I have an idea, we can discuss it over our meal, along with our plans to ensnare your First Prime and our first drones, I'm feeling rather peckish now." Giving a good natured laugh, William nodded his head and helped her up, before they made their way to the kitchen where Na'ti, in her human form, was waiting to serve them.

As they ate, they discussed their plans moving forward. Anna suggested subverting local authorities first, and William agreed, then they decided that once the local police and other emergency forces were under their control, they would use the newly born Drones to infiltrate buildings one at a time, slowly growing their forces in an ever-shrinking circle towards the middle of the town, before they would then begin construction of the hive.

At least, William had noted, that was to be the plan, though they would have to be ready to adapt it on the fly, as factors outside their control would doubtlessly create the need to improvise.

In the meantime, they decided to begin creating the basis for their nest in the house. William fucked Anna many times that night, after each round they would wait about 45 minutes before she would give birth to a clutch of anywhere from two to four dozen Ovomorphs, which would be used to create the beginning of their army. While the personal creation process was certainly pleasurable, and they would no doubt partake in it more than a little, it was not only impractical to try to take over the town in such a way, they also had no need for so many Praetorians. There needed to be distinct castes within the Hive in order for everything to run smoothly.

All told, they had about 430 Ovomorphs ready by the time the next morning when Jess' friends were due to arrive. Once Wey'land had taken A'da as his First Prime, and the two males were turned into drones, they would unleash the Ovomorphs in two groups, each with a specific set of targets. The first group would infiltrate the houses around their new nest, taking them over and creating a host of Drones to tend to the growing nest. The second group would be sent to take over various key infrastructural centers, like the police station, the hospital and the fire department. They would also be tasked with turning any individuals or small groups that they passed on their way.

Once this was accomplished, they would spend the next couple of days building their nest and creating as many Ovomorphs as they could, and likely find a few candidates for Queens as well. Once they had a large **** of both Drones and Ovomorphs, they would strike at night, likely no less than four days hence, and take over as much of the town as they could before anyone realized what was happening, and then send out their Drones in **** to quell any resistance, though William adamantly refused to stay away, wanting to truly let loose and let his primal side out to play. After the town was theirs, they would focus on growing the nest into a Hive, and preparing for the inevitable retaliation. After that, well, they would continue to grow their Hive, and attempt to destroy anyone who would stand in their way.

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