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Prey
	Arc 14
Date started; September 4 2012	Date finished; 13 October 2012
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Prey is the fourteenth arc of the Worm series. It is preceded by Snare and followed by Colony.

Summary

The Protectorate's attack on the Nine is a success, eliminating Mannequin and Crawler and putting the Siberian on the defensive for the first time. But the string of victories by the heroes prompts Bonesaw to release the penalty she prepared for the Nine's game: a bioweapon that destroys the ability to recognize other people. Unable to identify friend or foe and severely hampered by the resulting isolation and paranoia, Taylor manages to contact Panacea and get her to release a cure, but in the meantime, Jack learns of Dinah's prophecy. Intrigued by the future it promises, he and his remaining teammates leave Brockton Bay with one new recruit- after a quick stop to punish the traitor in their ranks.

One donation interlude: Legend meets with the top tier of the Protectorate regarding the results of his stay in Brockton Bay, including the new information about the Siberian.

Closing interlude: Sierra, Taylor's employee, continues to manage day-to-day life in Skitter's territory, until her boss returns from the campaign against the Nine.

Chapters

Trivia

Prey, distinct from the near homophone "pray", referes to the chosen target of a predator. There are of course many species of predatory bugs often caught in an evolutionary arms race with their preferred prey.
- Several characters are caught up in such a chase in this arc with the Undersiders deciding to go on the offensive against the nine while the killars are still doing their tests.

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Worm Arcs	Gestation • Insinuation • Agitation • Shell • Hive • Tangle • Buzz • Extermination • Sentinel • Parasite • Infestation • Plague • Snare • Prey • Colony • Monarch • Migration • Queen • Scourge • Chrysalis • Imago • Cell • Drone • Crushed • Scarab • Sting • Extinction • Cockroaches • Venom • Speck • Teneral
Ward Arcs	Glow-worm • Daybreak • Flare • Glare • Shade • Shadow • Pitch • Torch • Eclipse • Beacon • Gleaming • Polarize • Blinding • Heavens • Black • Breaking • Dying • From Within • Sundown • Radiation • Infrared • Last

v • ePrey
Chapters	14.1 • 14.2 • 14.3 • 14.4 • 14.5 • 14.6 • 14.7 • 14.8 • 14.9 • 14.10 • 14.11 • 14.x • 14.y
Battles and Events	The Agnosia Plague • End of Glory Girl

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 ==Trivia==
+* Prey, distinct from the near homophone "pray", referes to the chosen target of a predator. There are of course many species of predatory bugs often caught in an evolutionary arms race with their preferred prey.
+** Several characters are caught up in such a chase in this arc with the Undersiders deciding to go on the offensive against the nine while the killars are still doing their tests.
-**13. Snare**
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'Its hand was moved back to the previous position. It was caught in a sinkhole of distorted time. Over and over again, it moved in a steady loop. **Snare.**'")
-**14. Prey**
-Bug meaning: Many insects prey on others, and in turn are prey to insects or other animals.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "Taylor and her allies hunt down the Slaughterhouse Nine, attempting to turn these killers into their prey.")
-Story meaning 2: [Spoiler context](#s "The Siberian also hunts down Panacea like a predator playing with its prey before killing it.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'No. It is ineffective. The female is clearly more distressed. **Prey.**'")
-**15. Colony**
-Bug meaning: The obvious reference is a colony of ants.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "Taylor and the Undersiders seek to secure their hold on the city, their colony.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'This was the stage in the cycle when the entity is most aware, most focused. It observes the possible worlds and judges which would be best. **Colony,** the entity voices the idea.'")
-**16. Monarch**
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'Until the species turns against them. Those lucky enough to bind with the entity's offspring war against those who do not. Some seek to rule. **Monarchs.**'")
-**17. Migration**
-Bug meaning: Some insects birds and other species make regular trips to different areas as the weather changes, called migration.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "This is the Travelers arc, detailing their backstory, and why they regularly move from place to place.")
-Bonus story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "The Travelers also, in this arc, make a massive migration that's the cause for one of their biggest problems - the move from Earth Aleph to Earth Bet")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'The planetoid is small, the range of options limited. A message is broadcast. Mutual agreement. They will move on. **Migration.**'")
-**18. Queen**
-Bug meaning: Some insects, most notably bees, have a queen that's central to the entire population.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "Noelle quickly establishes herself as a 'queen' of sorts by creating an army of subservient evil clones.")
-Bonus Story Meaning (Thanks to /u/smartjedi): [Spoiler context](#s "Since Noelle's strategy is based on games, the title could be seen as a chess reference with Noelle serving as the most powerful piece on the board. This seems especially fitting since Noelle used chess as a metaphor for battle scenarios previously.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'The entity recognized her shard. The last one that had split off before the entity took on this form. **Queen.**'")
-**19. Scourge**
-Bug meaning: A scourge is something that causes great suffering, something bugs are often referred to as.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "Clearly Noelle is a cause for great suffering in this arc.")
-Bonus story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "Cauldron, too, is seen by many as a scourge")
-Bonus story meaning 2: [Spoiler context](#s "A scourge is also the name of a type of flail or whip used for self-flagellation, a way some people inflicted punishment on themselves for their sins. One could argue that the situation with Noelle was the Travelers scourge, or way of them suffering to pay for what they saw as their sins.")
-Bonus story meaning 3: [Spoiler context](#s "Conversely, the Triumvirate may see accepting the disdain of everyone as their own scourge, punishment for their role in helping Cauldron.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'The entity extended its perceptions outward, felt the reaction, the outcry. It turned words around in its head, as if it were broadcasting to itself. **Scourge. Extermination. Extinction.** The last one was the one to fit.'")
-**20. Chrysalis**
-Bug meaning: Some insects, like butterflies, encase themselves in a chrysalis to transform from one stage to another.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "The encounter with Dragon and Defiant in this arc sets off Taylor's own transformation, marking the beginning of the end of one part of her life.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'The entity rises and extends its perceptions across multiple realities. **It's time. Chrysalis.** The entity changes.'")
-**21. Imago**
-Bug meaning: The Imago is the adult stage of an insect after a transformation.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "This arc sees Taylor preparing to leave this stage of her life and begin a new one.")
-Bonus story meaning (Thanks to /u/jm691): [Spoiler context](#s "An Imago is also an unconscious, idealized mental image of someone, especially a parent, that influences a person's behavior.")
-Bonus story meaning 2 (Building off of /u/jm691's comment): [Spoiler context](#s "While this could be a reference to Taylor's mother and how Taylor's image of her influences her and her actions, it could also be a reference to the image various members of the Undersiders have of Taylor and how that image of her influences them.")
-Bonus story meaning 3 (Thanks to /u/Nine_Gates): [Spoiler context](#s "In this arc, Taylor is at the height of her power as the warlord queen of Brockton Bay. She's driven away every old villain of the city, the PRT is no match for her, and every newcomer villain gets trashed or assimilated. It is the final form she can reach as a villain; the adult state.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'The entity takes shape. It retains the capabilities it had when it first arrived. **Imago.** Adult state.'")
-**22. Cell**
-Bug meaning: Bee larvae are placed in honeycomb cells to mature.
-Story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "Taylor spends much of this arc in a jail cell")
-Bonus story meaning: [Spoiler context](#s "In Taylor's time trapped here, she grows and finally emerges as something new.")
-Entity meaning (Thanks to /u/iceman012): [Spoiler context](#s "This word is specifically addressed as a part of the story of the cosmic entities in Interlude 26.x: 'A shard flared to life, and the entity saw an effect take hold around it. It reached out and found a barrier it could not penetrate. **Cell.**'")
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Date started September 4 2012	Date finished 13 October 2012
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