Shell

Shell is the fourth arc from the Worm series; preceded by Agitation and followed by Hive. The successful villains chill check their stash and end up getting their buts handed to them.

Summary

The Undersiders (minus Bitch) hang out. Tattletale takes Taylor shopping. Taylor shares her origin story. Grue reveals his in return. Bitch seems to disappear after being tasked with exchanging the robbery proceeds for the team's reward. They hurry after her and find themselves in a fight with local joke villains Uber and Leet, plus a surprise guest.

Taylor is concussed during the fighting. The Undersiders take her to a doctor for treatment, and Brian and Lisa take her home to her dad. They explain her injury without revealing her identity.

Chapters

• Shell 4.1
• Shell 4.2
• Shell 4.3
• Shell 4.4
• Shell 4.5
• Shell 4.6
  • 4x (Interlude; Purity)
• Shell 4.7
• Shell 4.8
• Shell 4.9
• Shell 4.10
• Shell 4.11
  • 4x (Interlude; Brutus)

Trivia

• Purity's interlude wasn't initially planned; it was included as an apology for a schedule slip.
• Shell typically means some dense protective material. Such as a carapace or any hard exterior, amusingly it can also refer to ordnance.
  • Here the undersiders relax after the bank robbery drawing taylor out of her shell and into interacting with her teammates. Later The undersiders have to go on the defensive against Bakuda; Taylor (and the reader) finds out how dangerous cape life can really be.