Decoded: Origins
Chapter 6: Round 1

As they dropped from the sky, Tyler could feel the wind in his hair. He knew his objective, but he didn’t know his opponent. Soon after landing, Tyler’s ‘Instinctual Mind’ switched on. They landed in an old warehouse, with an ominous lime glow coming from the center of a crater. “I don’t get it, why do potential villains always go here?” Tyler thought. They remained in shadow, using sign language to communicate. Soon they heard loud running and panting. The sound of distant police sirens wailed under the midnight moon.

“Ugh, finally I thought the cops WOULD NEVER get off my back!” said a voice carrying a bag of jewels. “My Babies, I’M HOME!!!!“. They said revealing itself to be a young woman with hair shortened to her neck. Soon 4 disfigured humanoid insects crept from the depths of the hole.

As she fed the priceless crystals and rocks to the creature, Natalie tried to cover her mouth to refrain from puking, and she slipped. Tyler rushes in to catch her, but the damage has been done.

The lady turned around, looking up towards the pipes and ceiling. As the team prepares to leave she says one word. “Swarm,” “shoot,” Tyler thought, as the insect-like being sprouted wings and whizzed past them with brutal force. ” Oh god, I’m gonna hrrg-” Natalie didn’t finish her sentence before losing her lunch and falling. “I got you, just breathe,” Tyler said. “Okay,” she wheezed. “FORMATION ALPHA!” he yelled. They all formed in a triangular shape, Janet and Alvin took to the sky, to bombard the lady. Brice went down the hole to investigate the glow while Natalie and Tyler attacked her insects directly.

“Code Surfer Use some UV to blind them!” Glitch said. Glitch leaped forward slicing the insects in halves until their numbers were zero. They contain the lady holding her in cuffs made by Trojan Mage. “We’re good up here. Incognito, what’s your status?” Glitch asked. Incognito walking down the hole he couldn’t hear Glitch, green slime lined the walls, blocking the signal. As the lime glow entered Incognito’s eyes, he froze. He walked through a chamber of the same humanoid beings, all in cryo-chambers, fast asleep.

There was a timer, showing only ‘12:03:07’ left. He tried to call into the comms, but he couldn’t get through. He shadowed up the rest of the team. “What did you replace?” Glitch asked. Incognito with his face shrouded in fear said, “Nothing good, there’s more of them down there, different types, 3 more to be precise. Also, a big timer that says when they’re done cooking,” ” How long do we have?” Glitch questioned. “We won’t even make it through the day,” They made it back to base with the suspect.

“Her name is Holly Davids, calls herself Entomolia. She used to study and run tests on insects for the military, in the hope to use them as weapons. She started experimenting on herself with genes from different members of the Insecta and Arachnida respectively, they didn’t do anything. Until she was seen later this year at the crash site where ‘The Singularity’ happened,” General Monroe explained.

“So she controls bugs?” Alvin asked. “Yeah Alvin, weird, freaky, humanoid bugs,” Tyler said. “Eww..,” Natalie said as she gagged. “Still doesn’t explain what those things are,” Brice said. She turned to the group and said: “Good point, as far as my source knows, they’re said to be aliens,” The room stood there in shock, all except Tyler who was ecstatic. “Yes, I knew it! Pay up,” Tyler said. Alvin slaps two 20 dollar bills into Tyler’s hand. “Thank you~,” He said in a sing-songy tone.

Our group went over to interrogate ‘Entomolia’. They tried for hours to get her to tell them how to stop the timer. “For the last time, HOW DO WE STOP THE TIMER!?” Tyler yelled. She laughed, “There isn’t any,” She stated. “What do you mean?” Janet asked. ” After using insect DNA and combining it into my cells. He told me, to continue my research,” “Who’s ‘he’?” Tyler asked. She laughs.

Crazed laughter quickly turned into screaming. “She’s crazy, it’s no use. Close the Door,” Tyler said. As the door closed Natalie looked over at her, to see the deranged woman change.

She started scratching and pulling away at her flesh and scalp. Revealing antennae underneath, along with a Toe-Biter’s head. “Wait, she has a-” Entomolia bursts out of her confinement, spouting black infectious wings.

She began spitting acid and chewing at the ceiling, making her escape. “What the heck is this, THE FLY!?” Janet yells. “What just happened!?” Tyler asked. Alvin walks up to Tyler asking for his money back. Tyler yells telling him, “Did you not just see what the heck happened!? Now is NOT the time for bets!” Natalie couldn’t help but feel guilty, she knew if she didn’t fear insects, they would have never been caught. “Hey, it’s ok,” Tyler said. “We’ll win this, so don’t beat yourself up about it,”