Worm Chapter List

Gestation Gestation 1.1 Gestation 1.2 Gestation 1.3 Gestation 1.4 Gestation 1.5 Gestation 1.6 1.x (Interlude; Danny)

Insinuation Insinuation 2.1 Insinuation 2.2 Insinuation 2.3 Insinuation 2.4 Insinuation 2.5 Insinuation 2.6 Insinuation 2.7 Insinuation 2.8 Insinuation 2.9 2.x (Interlude; Victoria)

Agitation {{#if: 13 | | Chapter Count || 13 }} {{#if: 37,850 | | Word Count || 37,850 }} Agitation Arc 3 Date started 9 August 2011 Date finished 20 September 2011 Arc Guide Previous Insinuation Next Shell Agitation is the third arc of the Worm series; preceded by Insinuation and followed by Shell. Summary After negotiating with the Undersiders' unidentified sponsor, Tattletale proposes that the team rob the Brockton Bay Central Bank. Her teammates consider the pros and cons, and eventually agree to go through with it. Still planning to stick with the group long enough to identify their sponsor, but hoping to avoid jail if something goes wrong, Taylor contacts Armsmaster. He's impressed by what she's learned so far, but becomes frustrated when she says she can't tell him what she knows (for fear of alerting Tattletale to her real intentions), and outright balks at the idea of protecting her from criminal charges. He agrees to keep their meeting a secret, but they part on less than friendly terms. Determined to succeed without his help, Taylor goes ahead with the robbery alongside the Undersiders. They face more opposition than expected, including nearly the full roster of Brockton Bay's Wards (sponsored younger heroes) plus Panacea and Glory Girl. Taylor suggests to the Undersiders that they take the initiative to attack head-on instead of taking the opportunity to flee and possibly fail. Thanks to this strategy the villains manage to escape relatively unscathed with their haul. Tattletale however has to damage a sisterhood relationship to make sure everyone gets back. At the wards HQ the Director treats the children as adults and gains the enmity of the readership. Chapters Agitation 3.1 Agitation 3.2 Agitation 3.3 Agitation 3.4 Agitation 3.5 Agitation 3.6 Agitation 3.7 Agitation 3.8 Agitation 3.9 Agitation 3.10 Agitation 3.11 Agitation 3.12 3.x (Interlude; Wards) Story Impact Taylor gets her official cape name courtesy of the Wards. The Wards learn more about the Undersiders. Armsmaster backs out of the deal with Taylor. Characters First Appearance The characters who have appeared for the first time in Worm, in this arc are: Aegis Clockblocker Kid Win Vista Browbeat Gallant First Mentioned The characters who have been mentioned for the first time in Worm, in this arc are: Triumph Narwhal Battles & Events top=-moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-1.5ex 1.5ex 0ex 0exleft: 1em; border-radius-1.5ex 1.5ex 0ex 0exright: 1em; bottom=-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; border-radius-bottomright: 1em; left=-moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; border-radius-topleft: 1em; border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; right=-moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-topright: 1em; border-radius-bottomright: 1em; corner=-moz-border-radius-{{{2}}}{{{3}}}: 1em; -webkit-border-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}-radius: 1em; border-radius-{{{2}}}{{{3}}}: 1em; Battle at the Bank Trivia Agitation can mean to be bothered, stressed, aggravated, pissed off, take your pick. Here the Undersiders rob a bank agitating the heroes into a response, to say nothing about how the hostages feel. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Agitation Chapters 3.1 • 3.2 • 3.3 • 3.4 • 3.5 • 3.6 • 3.7 • 3.8 • 3.9 • 3.10 • 3.11 • 3.12 • 3.x Battles and Events Battle at the Bank Shell {{#if: 13 | | Chapter Count || 13 }} {{#if: 37,474 | | Word Count || 37,474 }} Shell Arc 4 Date started 24 September 2011 Date finished 1 November 2011 Arc Guide Previous Agitation Next Hive Shell is the fourth arc of the Worm series; preceded by Agitation and followed by Hive. The successful villains chill check their stash and end up getting their butts handed to them. Summary The Undersiders (minus Bitch) hang out at the mall. Tattletale takes Taylor shopping. Taylor shares her origin story. Grue reveals his in return, but lies. 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 Über and Leet, plus a surprise guest. A fight ensues. After a lot of running around they are captured. Imprisoned with the intention to be tortured they manage to escape. Taylor is concussed from a bomb. 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. In between Purity falls back into the same racist hole she tried to climb out of. Afterward Brutus goes on an errand with his guardian and has an amazing adventure. 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) Story Impact Taylor gets a concussion. Danny meets Brian and Lisa. Characters First Appearance The characters who have appeared for the first time in Worm, in this arc are: Über Leet Bakuda Doctor Q Kaiser Purity Theo Aster First Mentioned The characters who have been mentioned for the first time in Worm, in this arc are: Battles & Events top=-moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-1.5ex 1.5ex 0ex 0exleft: 1em; border-radius-1.5ex 1.5ex 0ex 0exright: 1em; bottom=-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; border-radius-bottomright: 1em; left=-moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; border-radius-topleft: 1em; border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; right=-moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-topright: 1em; border-radius-bottomright: 1em; corner=-moz-border-radius-{{{2}}}{{{3}}}: 1em; -webkit-border-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}-radius: 1em; border-radius-{{{2}}}{{{3}}}: 1em; Bakuda vs The Undersiders Trivia Purity's interlude wasn't initially planned; it was included as an apology for a rare 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. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Shell Chapters 4.1 • 4.2 • 4.3 • 4.4 • 4.5 • 4.6 • 4.x • 4.7 • 4.8 • 4.9 • 4.10 • 4.11 • 4.x Battles and Events Bakuda vs. The Undersiders Hive {{#if: 11 | | Chapter Count || 11 }} {{#if: 37,369 | | Word Count || 37,369 }} Hive Arc 5 Date started 5 November 2011 Date finished 10 December 2011 Arc Guide Previous Shell Next Tangle Hive is the fifth arc of the Worm series; preceded by Shell and followed by Tangle. Skitter learns that it's best to do something yourself if one wants a successful outcome. Summary The villains and mercenary capes of Brockton Bay meet to address the problem of the ABB's sudden sustained offensive. The reader is introduced to the Merchants, the Travelers, Coil's Organization, and Faultline's Crew at the Truce meeting at Somer's Rock. The Undersiders make a good showing and are able to get around the fall out of Bitch's extracurricular activities. After Grue and Tattletale try to ram home the fact that Bitch needs to be more communicative Skitter is able to make a connection with the dog cape for the first time. In her civilian Life Taylor deals with school life for once but it is frustratingly ineffectual. Wanting to blow off steam she decides to participate in the anti-ABB action, something she was excused from following her still unhealed head injury. The participating villain teams have split into interwoven teams to attack and dismantle key ABB operations. Skitter and Bitch work alongside several capes from different criminal organizations, and attack a ABB drug house. She chats with Newter and Labyrinth who are each affected by their powers in different ways. They deal with Oni Lee and even Lung. Kaiser duels Lung but is eventually defeated. Similarly Sundancer, a member of the Travelers, is unable to halt man-dragon. Skitter is able to come up form her second encounter with Lung much easier thanks to some quick thinking and using the available resources. With Lung defeated the combined team dissolves and goes their separate ways, with the ABB drug money that is left around. Taylor and Rachel are able to have a halfway decent conversation letting Taylor form a better understanding with the girl and, after Lisa and Brian return from their mission, a greater understanding of how powers can affect people. In the interlude chapter we see the life of Gregor, an amiable Case 53 whose powers present him with daily challenges. By the end though it looks like he is going to be getting answers about his condition. Chapters Hive 5.1 Hive 5.2 Hive 5.3 Hive 5.4 Hive 5.5 Hive 5.6 Hive 5.7 Hive 5.8 Hive 5.9 Hive 5.10 5 (Interlude; Gregor the Snail) Story Impact Rachel and Taylor develop a closer connection. The ABB is dismantled. Characters First Appearance The Travelers Trickster Sundancer Genesis Ballistic First Mentioned {{{1}}} Battles and Events top=-moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-1.5ex 1.5ex 0ex 0exleft: 1em; border-radius-1.5ex 1.5ex 0ex 0exright: 1em; bottom=-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; border-radius-bottomright: 1em; left=-moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; border-radius-topleft: 1em; border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; right=-moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 1em; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; border-radius-topright: 1em; border-radius-bottomright: 1em; corner=-moz-border-radius-{{{2}}}{{{3}}}: 1em; -webkit-border-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}-radius: 1em; border-radius-{{{2}}}{{{3}}}: 1em; ABB Insurgency Trivia Hive can mean a few things but the one that springs to mind is a beehive. In story it showcases the internecine politics of Brockton Bay's villain community. The ABB have stepped out of line and now they are being dealt with. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Hive Chapters 5.1 • 5.2 • 5.3 • 5.4 • 5.5 • 5.6 • 5.7 • 5.8 • 5.9 • 5.10 • 5.x Tangle {{#if: 10 | | Chapter Count || 10 }} {{#if: 44,139 | | Word Count || 44,139 }} Tangle Arc 6 Date started December 13, 2011 Date finished 14 January 2012 Arc Guide Previous Hive Next Buzz Tangle is the sixth arc of the Worm series; preceded by Hive and followed by Buzz. Taylor makes a momentous decision about the Undersiders. Summary Out of school with her injury, Taylor spends more time hanging out at the team's loft. She visits Brian's apartment and meets his sister, Aisha. She and Brian encounter Sophia Hess. The Undersiders embarrass the heroes of Brockton Bay at a celebration of their victory over the ABB, and learn the identity of their boss, the extent of his organization, and his plans for the city. Taylor's dad discovers she's been lying to him about her school attendance, and confronts her, refusing to back down until he knows what's going on. The best thing she can think of is to admit she's an undercover superhero- but faced with the prospect of actually turning the Undersiders in to the Protectorate, she's overcome by her feelings of camaraderie. She leaves her dad without giving him an answer, and resolves to give up on the undercover operation, becoming a real member of the team. Elsewhere a grave miscarriage of justice occurs. A new character, Canary, and two old ones, Lung and Bakuda, are set to the super prison. Bakuda is sacrificed for the respect of the prisoners. Chapters Tangle 6.1 Tangle 6.2 Tangle 6.3 Tangle 6.4 Tangle 6.5 Tangle 6.6 Tangle 6.7 Tangle 6.8 Tangle 6.9 6x (Interlude; Canary) Story Impact Brockton Bay becomes more aware of how the villains stopped the ABB. The Undersiders discover that their boss is Coil. Taylor decides to abandon her undercover plan. First Appearance Canary Dragon Velocity First Mentioned Trivia Tangle is of scandinavian origin, originally meaning something close to disarrangement's it now relates to entangle to get oneself involved and intertwined with something else. Like a fly in a spider's web. As Taylor continues her 'infiltration' she finds herself instead to be more and more emotionally involved with the group. The lies she tells her team, her dad, and her self reaches a crisis point. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Tangle Chapters 6.1 • 6.2 • 6.3 • 6.4 • 6.5 • 6.6 • 6.7 • 6.8 • 6.9 • 6.x Battles and Events Battle at the Gallery Buzz {{#if: 13 | | Chapter Count || 13 }} {{#if: 47,145 | | Word Count || 47,145 }} Buzz Arc 7 Date started 17 January 2012 Date finished 28 February 2012 Arc Guide Previous Tangle Next Extermination Buzz is the seventh arc of the Worm series; preceded by Tangle and followed by Extermination. Coil takes the next step in his plan to take over the city; the Undersiders deal with the aftermath. Summary Gang violence overtakes Brockton Bay once again when the secret identities of the top members of Empire Eighty Eight are revealed to law enforcement and news media by Coil's operatives. The Undersiders mobilize against the white supremacists, first because Tattletale's power makes them the prime suspects, and then to stop the violence spilling out across the city as Purity demands the return of her daughter. After resolving things with the white supremacists, the team arranges a meeting with Coil to renegotiate their place in his organization. It seems to be going well, until Coil shows off one of his prime strategic assets: a precognitive parahuman of impressive accuracy and control who also happens to be a preteen he keeps captive and addicted to drugs. The resulting moral dilemma drives a wedge between Taylor and the rest of the team. The chapter ends with the electronic buzz of endbringer sirens. In the interlude Hannah has her annual dream and deals with super politics which is like regular politics but deals with weapons of death in human form. Chapters Buzz 7.1 Buzz 7.2 Buzz 7.3 Buzz 7.4 Buzz 7.5 Buzz 7.6 Buzz 7.7 Buzz 7.8 Buzz 7.9 Buzz 7.10 Buzz 7.11 Buzz 7.12 7x (Interlude; Hannah) Trivia Buzz comes from late middle english as french was just being integrated into the language. It originally meant imitative but has collected a variety of meanings since. Primarily of or relating to a low melodious tone whether created by natural or electronic means. Buzz has been known for the sound bees make. Especially as the hive is threatened or damaged. Much has Coil does here, causing Empire Eighty-Eight to go on the warpath as their identities become a matter of public record and gossip. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Buzz Chapters 7.1 • 7.2 • 7.3 • 7.4 • 7.5 • 7.6 • 7.7 • 7.8 • 7.9 • 7.10 • 7.11 • 7.12 • 7.x Battles and Events Collapse of the Empire Eighty-Eight Extermination {{#if: 10 | | Chapter Count || 10 }} {{#if: 51,703 | | Word Count || 51,703 }} Extermination Arc 8 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Illustration by Sandara on DeviantArt Date started 3 March 2012 Date finished 31 March 2012 Arc Guide Previous Buzz Next Sentinel Extermination is eighth arc in the Worm series; preceded by Buzz and followed by Sentinel. An Endbringer comes to Brockton Bay, all that that implies ensues. Summary Thanks to Dragon and Armsmaster’s tinker technology, Brockton Bay receives forewarning of an imminent arrival by Leviathan. Brockton Bay is then evacuated, while capes that have agreed to participate in the fight meet in a building to plan their defense. Taylor meets up with the Undersiders again and recognizes capes from all over that have come to Brockton Bay to help with the fight. Legend gives a speech, and explains the odds of an Endbringer fight with Leviathan. He and Armsmaster begin organizing the capes present into groups. He also establishes tactics for fighting Leviathan and the hard and soft targets to protect. Dragon made armbands are distributed to everyone which will help them keep track of Leviathans location and help with communication. A surprise Tsunami hits the city and the building that the capes were gathered in. The fight begins as Leviathan speeds toward parahumans and slaughters any he gets close to. Pulverizing them with his sheer mass and his after-echo. Throughout the battle he dodged most of the ranged attacks thrown at him and simply tanked the rest, including Legend's lasers which made his skin glow from the heat. Leviathan was barely damaged after a direct attack from Alexandria and didn't slow down even after one of Dragon's suits doused him in plasma and self-destructed on him. Eventually, Leviathan did get slightly damaged from the sustained attack, the worst wound being a deep gash across the neck. However every time the heroes even started to get the upper-hand he called in a tidal wave to regain the advantage, killing dozens of participants in the process. Eventually he got pinned down enough that Miss Militia was able to use some of Bakuda's leftover bombs on him. This included one that stuck him to the ground, one that crystallized part of his shoulder, and one that stopped time. Before he could be trapped for good he managed to break free and even threw some heroes into the time-field as he left. He injured Legend and Miss Militia to prevent further attacks before he attacked a group of clustered heroes and villains. Before he could finish them off Clockblocker managed to freeze him and give the heroes time to organize. Once the effect wore off, and with the PRT not wanting to risk Clockblocker again, Leviathan continued his rampage. After killing several villains, he got into a one-on-one fight with Armsmaster. Leviathan wasn't able to kill him at first because Armsmaster had a program that predicted his every movement and allowed him to cut chunks of him off with his nano-blade, including his tail. However once Leviathan changed his tactics he was able to defeat Armsmaster and escape. He continued to slaughter heroes and villains alike before disappearing for a time. A local rogue cape, Parian, created three lumbering stuffed animals that fought with Leviathan. Leviathan responded by throwing Parian’s octopus creature back at her which caused Parian to be removed from the fight. Leviathan uses his power to create a depression in the middle of downtown Brockton Bay. This depression expands into a full on sinkhole crater that spans a far distance and becomes very deep. He later emerged at a damaged shelter and started to slaughter the helpless people inside. Skitter however distracted him by stabbing him with the nano-blade and drew him back outside. During this, Taylor’s back is broken by Leviathan. Leviathan was further hampered by Bitch's dogs attacking him, but even with him being as damaged as he had ever been he still killed most of them. Finally, Scion arrived and began fighting him with the help of Eidolon, forcing a severely injured Leviathan to flee the city. Taylor was then teleported to a hospital, chained to a bed, and then labeled as a ‘Villain’ while she waited for treatment for her broken back. Taylor fears that she will be arrested while being chained to the table. Panacea arrives to heal Taylor and Panacea lords her powers over Taylor. During her healing we find out that Panacea does not heal brains. Panacea give Taylor anxiety about being arrested after her healing. Taylor uses her bugs to grab keys from a PRT officer, unlocks her chains, and begins her escape from the hospital. On her way out, she accidentally stumbles into a curtain off area where she recognizes Shadow Stalker as Sophia Hess. Taylor is caught looking at Shadow Stalker unmasked, and pulled into questioning by Legend, Miss Militia, and Armsmaster. They explain the Endbringer truce and how she has 2 options, join the Wards or go to the Birdcage. The Undersiders arrive to check on Taylor and see the confrontation. Tattletale begins broadcasting through all of the armbands and explains how Armsmaster damaged the armbands and set up the fight with Leviathan in an attempt to allow Armsmaster to land the fatal blow on an Endbringer. She explained how Armsmaster set up several villain capes directly in Leviathan’s path of destruction which killed them. Armsmaster retaliates by outing Taylor’s intentions of turning on the Undersiders and giving information to the heroes to help stop them. Taylor leaves the hospital. A memorial to those who had died fighting Leviathan was constructed and placed on Captain's Hill five days after the attack. In accordance with previous battles, it made no distinction between hero and villain, listing a cape identity then a civilian identity if permission was received from family members. A local cape, carved the names of several of her dogs into the monument later, as they would not otherwise been given any recognition. Tattletale opens conversation with Taylor and explains that she knew of Taylors betrayal since before they met. Tattletale explains how Coil’s power works and that the manipulated Taylor into joining the Undersiders as she didn’t think they were strong enough. Tattletales asks Taylor to join back up with the Undersiders. Tattletale’s interlude features flashbacks to her younger self in a store, and the fight with Leviathan. Her thinker power is described in detail in both. She plans to steal the wallet of a man in a store when she sees them holding guns. These turn out to be Coil’s men who coerce her into joining his team. She is introduced to the Undersiders. A flashback to just before the Leviathan fight shows Lisa feeling guilty for manipulating Taylor and set’s her final wishes in place with Grue. Later she starts unraveling clues about Leviathan and that his density increases toward his center. Also that Leviathan was never human. The second interlude features Coil. His powers are explained as creating and collapsing realities. He can effect and change each reality, then choose which reality he wants to exist in. He has kidnapped a local parahuman, Dinah, whom he uses alongside his powers to verify which reality to remain in. He tours his base and introduces the Traveler’s rooms. Coil has an agreement with the Travelers to help them which is why they have agreed to help Coil. He has a conversation with Noelle who is part of the Travelers. Chapters Extermination 8.1 Extermination 8.2 8.y (Donation Interlude; Lisa) Extermination 8.3 Extermination 8.4 Extermination 8.5 Extermination 8.6 Extermination 8.7 Extermination 8.8 8.z (Interlude; Coil) Trivia Extermination, outside boundary, to drive out or to banish. Generally used when humans pay for masses of poison to be dumped into their homes to kill inconvenient insect colonies. Given the subject of the chapter it also recalls historical genocides of minority groups. Here parahumans, hero and villain both, rally together to stop a foe that threatens to exterminate the human race. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Extermination Chapters 8.1 • 8.2 • 8.y • 8.3 • 8.4 • 8.5 • 8.6 • 8.7 • 8.8 • 8.z Battles and Events Battle against Leviathan Sentinel [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 6 | | Chapter Count || 6 }} {{#if: 34,600 | | Word Count || 34,600 }} Sentinel Arc 9 Date started 3 April 2012 Date finished 21 April 2012 Arc Guide Previous Extermination Next Parasite Sentinel is the ninth arc of the Worm series; preceded by Extermination and followed by Parasite. The Wards are dealing with the aftermath of an Endbringer visit and teenage drama. Summary Taylor's decision at the end of Arc 8 remains unclear. A series of interludes focuses on the (remaining) Wards of Brockton Bay in the week following Leviathan. Gangs growing out of control, supervillains taking over, and civilians scrambling to survive. And the Protectorate is caught in the middle. Weld starts a new job. Stands up for himself but gets off on the wrong foot. Flechette makes an acquaintance, intervenes in an assault and later makes a friend. Clockblocker attends class, fights villains, and finds his place. Kid Win doubts, fights villains and proves himself. Vista drops off supplies, meets with Weld, and steps up. Shadow Stalker talks to a friend, deals with stupid people, and blows off steam. Chapters Sentinel 9.1 Sentinel 9.2 Sentinel 9.3 Sentinel 9.4 Sentinel 9.5 Sentinel 9.6 Trivia The arc originally called Cell, before it was changed to the current title and used for another arc. There are a myriad definitions of Sentinel, they usually mean to guard and protect. Given the subject of the chapter the link is rather obvious. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Sentinel Chapters 9.1 • 9.2 • 9.3 • 9.4 • 9.5 • 9.6 Parasite {{#if: 8 | | Chapter Count || 8 }} {{#if: 38,655 | | Word Count || 38,655 }} Parasite Arc 10 Date started 24 April 2012 Date finished 17 May 2012 Arc Guide Previous Sentinel Next Infestation Parasite is the tenth arc of the Worm series; preceded by Sentinel and followed by Infestation. In which the Undersiders beat the Wards in their own base. Summary Taylor and the Undersiders execute a daring heist on PRT headquarters, going up against the Wards to steal classified data. The team has a new member. Regent reveals the full extent of his power, and his origin. Taylor's relationship with her teammates has changed following the end of Extermination. When Coil consults Dinah for information about the Slaughterhouse Nine, she reveals a frightening prophecy: there's an event coming that will kill the vast majority of Earth's population. Jack Slash is the first person she's recognized in connection with this: if he leaves Brockton Bay alive, this event happens sooner- between two and eight years, instead of fifteen. In the interludes two perspectives are seen: Regent showcases how human he can actually be with all that implies for good and ill. A woman deals with the chains of duty obligation and justice as she looks into a person's past. Chapters Parasite 10.1 Parasite 10.2 Parasite 10.3 Parasite 10.4 Parasite 10.5 Parasite 10.6 10.x (Interlude; Alec) 10.x (Donation Interlude; Dragon) Trivia Parasite, like parahuman means close of beside but the -site can, from the original greek, mean one who lives at another's expense. Beyond the fact that much criminal and therefore supervillain activity is parasitic. One characters power might count as parasitic. Bitch obviously considers Skitter to be a parasite to be removed. It is unknown whether a certain Guild member counts as a parasite or a symbiote. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Parasite Chapters 10.1 • 10.2 • 10.3 • 10.4 • 10.5 • 10.6 • 10.x I • 10.x II Infestation {{#if: 16 | | Chapter Count || 16 }} {{#if: 83,401 | | Word Count || 83,401 }} Infestation Arc 11 Date started 19 May 2012 Date finished 23 June 2012 Arc Guide Previous Parasite Next Plague Infestation is the eleventh arc of the Worm series; preceded by Parasite and followed by Plague. The Undersiders and Travelers become warlords, Taylor and Lisa go on an adventure. The Slaughterhouse Nine visit candidates. Summary Taylor claims a territory and begins to establish infrastructure, providing food, shelter, protection, and supplies to the people of her section of the city. Sneaking into a Merchants gathering with Tattletale and four of Coil's mercenaries to retrieve a missing person earns her her first two employees: Sierra, whose brother was taken in by the Merchants, and Charlotte, an abductee they encountered and rescued who recognizes Taylor from high school. Faultline's Crew disrupts the gathering and retrieves a prize of their own: a briefcase with the same symbol as the Case 53s, containing canisters purported to give the user superpowers. The Slaughterhouse Nine announce themselves. Eight interludes cover the Nine's visits to certain parahumans, mostly their chosen recruits. Chapters Infestation 11.1 Infestation 11.2 Infestation 11.3 Infestation 11.4 Infestation 11.5 Infestation 11.6 Infestation 11.7 Infestation 11.8 11a (Anniversary; Rachel) 11b (Anniversary; Theo) 11c (Anniversary; Labyrinth) 11d (Anniversary; Armsmaster) 11e (Anniversary; Hookwolf) 11f (Anniversary; Dinah) 11g (Anniversary; Cherish) 11h (Anniversary; Panacea) Trivia For the one year anniversary of Worm, eight chapters were written and posted over sequential days. Infestation brings to mind sickness or an unwanted colony of animals in one's home. There is the infestation of parahuman warlords setting themselves up, especially the drug dealers, and the new deadly villain group making themselves known. The name also references the Entities, which are first directly mentioned in this arc. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Infestation Chapters 11.1 • 11.2 • 11.3 • 11.4 • 11.5 • 11.6 • 11.7 • 11.8 • 11a • 11b • 11c • 11d • 11e • 11f • 11g • 11h Battles and Events Slaughterhouse Nine Recruitment Plague {{#if: 10 | | Chapter Count || 10 }} {{#if: 57,527 | | Word Count || 57,527 }} Plague Arc 12 Date started 26 June 2012 Date finished 26 July 2012 Arc Guide Previous Infestation Next Snare Plague is the twelfth arc of the Worm series; preceded by Infestation and followed by Snare. Summary The cape factions of the city meet to discuss their response to the Nine, including Dinah's prophecy. Mostly ejected from the general meeting by Hookwolf's manipulations, the Undersiders and Travelers strategize in private. After the meeting, they encounter half of the current Nine, who introduce Regent and Bitch to the testing process and announce Shatterbird's usual citywide attack. Tattletale is wounded after revealing Cherish's plan to subvert the Nine, but entices Jack to a deal- if the tests end with more than half the candidates surviving, the Nine take the first volunteer and leave town. Taylor uses her bugs to warn as many people as possible of the imminent devastation from Shatterbird's power. (Her dad is injured, but Coil's medics arrive immediately and take him to get treatment.) While she's working to provide relief to the injured in her territory, Mannequin attacks. He kills several of her people, but she promises to make him regret it, and succeeds. At the other end of town, the Nine instigate the violent dissolution of the Merchants and greets Mannequin when he slinks back in defeat. The final interlude describes the venture of a young woman who comes into contact with Cauldron, a major mystery, who empowered her and now ask for several favors of her, with their final one being the most costly. Chapters Plague 12.1 Plague 12.2 Plague 12.3 Plague 12.4 Plague 12.5 Plague 12.6 Plague 12.7 Plague 12.8 12.x (Interlude; Jack) 12½ (Donation Interlude; Jamie) Trivia Plague is a word that has evolved with the time. Mass biological infections, like the black death or influenza, and metaphorical plagues such as insects, violence, crime or drugs. The Nine are known to bring one of these and may bring more during their stay. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Plague Chapters 12.1 • 12.2 • 12.3 • 12.4 • 12.5 • 12.6 • 12.7 • 12.8 • 12.x • 12½ Battles and Events Meeting at Crater Lake • Skitter vs Mannequin Snare {{#if: 12 | | Chapter Count || 12 }} {{#if: 60,541 | | Word Count || 60,541 }} Snare Arc 13 Date started 28 July 2012 Date finished 1 September 2012 Arc Guide Previous Plague Next Prey Snare is the thirteenth arc of the Worm series, preceded by Plague and followed by Prey. Summary The Nine's tests begin. After Burnscar turns a narrow but decisive victory against Mannequin into a mutual retreat, Taylor persuades the Travelers and Undersiders to change tactics and attack the Nine directly rather than risk weeks of attacks without rest. The plan is a success, resulting in the capture of both Shatterbird and Cherish, but the remaining members of the Nine take Grue captive in return. After the Protectorate refuses their request for help, the Travelers and Undersiders mobilize to rescue Grue (and possibly Imp). They distract most of the Nine by giving their location to the city's other villains, but Bonesaw still manages to capture the strike team, plus an enraged Parian. She's considering a selection of fates worse than death for them when Grue has a second trigger event. He kills Burnscar, heals his captive teammates, and forces Jack to cut Bonesaw's hands off at the wrists and abandon the battlefield. In the aftermath of the mutual rescue, Taylor attempts to support Brian emotionally. He explains his new power- the darkness he generates has always slightly hampered the powers of other capes inside it; now, that effect is magnified, and he can access some of the abilities the affected capes lose. Chapters Snare 13.1 Snare 13.2 13.x (Donation Interlude; Aisha) Snare 13.3 Snare 13.4 Snare 13.5 Snare 13.6 Snare 13.7 Snare 13.8 Snare 13.9 Snare 13.10 13.y (Interlude; Piggot) Trivia A snare is generally used as a synonym for a trap, especially when it applies to tactics. The word itself descends from a word for rope, generally one used in a trap or as a form of punishment with a noose. In this arc the Slaughterhouse Nine are shown setting up several traps, have the tables turned on them, and successfully ensnare many other people. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Snare Chapters 13.1 • 13.2 • 13.x • 13.3 • 13.4 • 13.5 • 13.6 • 13.7 • 13.8 • 13.9 • 13.10 • 13.y Battles and Events The Undersiders & Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine Prey {{#if: 13 | | Chapter Count || 13 }} {{#if: 73,498 | | Word Count || 73,498 }} Prey Arc 14 Date started September 4 2012 Date finished 13 October 2012 Arc Guide Previous Snare Next Colony 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 Prey 14.1 Prey 14.2 Prey 14.3 Prey 14.4 Prey 14.5 Prey 14.6 Prey 14.7 Prey 14.8 Prey 14.9 Prey 14.10 Prey 14.11 14.x (Interlude; Sierra) 14.y (Donation Interlude; Legend) 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 killers are still doing their tests. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Prey 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 Colony {{#if: 14 | | Chapter Count || 14 }} {{#if: 78,154 | | Word Count || 78,154 }} Colony Arc 15 Date started 16 October 2012 Date finished 20 November 2012 Arc Guide Previous Prey Next Monarch Colony is the fifteenth arc of the Worm series. It is preceded by Prey and followed by Monarch. Summary The Slaughterhouse Nine are gone, but now Taylor is convinced that Coil has no intention of releasing Dinah. The Undersiders agree to back her up when she's ready to move against him. She even recruits a new ally in Parian, after donating money to cover treatment costs for the rogue's family members who were altered by Bonesaw. Her day takes a turn for the worse when Coil orders her, Trickster, and Genesis to deliver a message to the mayor. Intimidating a public official at dinner with his family would be uncomfortable enough, but Tattletale also gets a strong impression that Coil intends for Skitter to be killed in action. And then the Protectorate shows up... Chapters Colony 15.1 15.x (Donation Interlude 1; Carol) Colony 15.2 Colony 15.3 15.y (Donation Interlude 2; A guy with the second trigger event) Colony 15.4 Colony 15.5 Colony 15.6 Colony 15.7 15.z (Donation Interlude 3; Alexandria) Colony 15.8 Colony 15.9 Colony 15.10 15 (Interlude; Rory Christner) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Colony Chapters 15.1 • 15.x • 15.2 • 15.3 • 15.y • 15.4 • 15.5 • 15.6 • 15.7 • 15.z • 15.8 • 15.9 • 15.10 • 15 Battles and Events Intimidating the Mayor Monarch {{#if: 16 | | Chapter Count || 16 }} {{#if: 91,947 | | Word Count || 91,947 }} Monarch Arc 16 Date started 24 November 2012 Date finished 5 January 2013 Arc Guide Previous Colony Next Migration Monarch is the sixteenth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Colony and followed by Migration. Summary The Travelers and Undersiders are on track to have the city under control by Coil's deadline— until seven of Dragon's suits descend on the city with orders to capture them. Coil volunteers the use of his assembled resources to deal with the problem, and offers additional incentives including a promise to honor the condition Taylor proposed. Now all she has to do is make sure the two teams come out victorious against seven times the firepower ever deployed by the best tinker in the world... and then find out if Coil intends to keep his promise. Chapters Monarch 16.1 Monarch 16.2 16.x (Donation Interlude 1; PRT Squad) Monarch 16.3 Monarch 16.4 Monarch 16.5 Monarch 16.6 16.y (Donation Interlude 2; Defiant) Monarch 16.7 Monarch 16.8 Monarch 16.9 Monarch 16.10 16.z (Donation Interlude 3; Marquis) Monarch 16.11 Monarch 16.12 Monarch 16.13 Trivia Monarch refers to a ruler, especially nobility like a king or queen.  These individuals are not necessarily all-powerful but occupy the highest rank in government and rarely answer to others. It also may refer to a specific kind of butterfly. In this section, we see the rise of several monarchs who try, fail and even succeed to rise from their lowly position. Taylor finally gets her confrontation with Coil, giving her the chance to claim her independence (and his prize). Another member of the Undersiders successfully, and dramatically, lays claim to a large criminal empire. Then of course there's Nilbog... Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Monarch Chapters 16.1 • 16.2 • 16.x • 16.3 • 16.4 • 16.5 • 16.6 • 16.y • 16.7 • 16.8 • 16.9 • 16.10 • 16.z • 16.11 • 16.12 • 16.13 Battles and Events The Dragonflight Roosting • Coil's Betrayal Migration {{#if: 8 | | Chapter Count || 8 }} {{#if: 52,506 | | Word Count || 52,506 }} Migration Arc 17 Date started 8 January 2013 Date finished 15 January 2013 Arc Guide Previous Monarch Next Queen Migration is the seventeenth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Monarch and followed by Queen. Summary The origin of the Travelers- all seven of them. We learn how they met, how they got their powers, the nature of their common goal as capes, and why they came to Brockton Bay. An all-interlude arc, similar to Sentinel, but with a single perspective. Chapters Migration 17.1 Migration 17.2 Migration 17.3 Migration 17.4 Migration 17.5 Migration 17.6 Migration 17.7 Migration 17.8 Trivia Migration is the result of multiple attempts to write the story of what is Worm. This series of drafts focused on characters with actual superpowers as opposed to those with relatively weak powers used well and intelligently.<ref>Post by Wildbow on his blog</ref> Like the Anniversary interludes before it Migration was written and posted over sequential days. References <references/> Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Migration Chapters 17.1 • 17.2 • 17.3 • 17.4 • 17.5 • 17.6 • 17.7 • 17.8 Queen [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 13 | | Chapter Count || 13 }} {{#if: 77,070 | | Word Count || 77,070 }} Queen Arc 18 Date started 19 January 2013 Date finished 14 February 2013 Arc Guide Previous Migration Next Scourge Queen is the eighteenth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Migration and followed by Scourge. Summary The fight with Noelle begins. In one corner, the Undersiders, the Brockton Bay Protectorate and Wards, and a dozen or so heroes from out of town, including Eidolon. In the other corner, Noelle, with access to Circus, Über, Leet, and one local hero. It doesn't go well. Chapters Queen 18.1 Queen 18.2 18.x (Donation Interlude 1; The Most Powerful Man in the World) Queen 18.3 Queen 18.4 18.y (Donation Interlude 2; Crusader) Queen 18.5 Queen 18.6 18.z (Donation Interlude 3; Jessica Yamada, Therapist) Queen 18.7 Queen 18.8 18.f (Donation Interlude 4; Faultline) 18 (Interlude; Echidna) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Queen Chapters 18.1 • 18.2 • 18.x • 18.3 • 18.4 • 18.y • 18.5 • 18.6 • 18.z • 18.7 • 18.8 • 18.f • 18 Battles and Events The Echidna Event Scourge [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 10 | | Chapter Count || 10 }} {{#if: 66,684 | | Word Count || 66,684 }} Scourge Arc 19 Date started 19 February 2013 Date finished 19 March 2013 Arc Guide Previous Queen Next Chrysalis Scourge is the nineteenth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Queen and followed by Chrysalis. Summary The fight with Echidna continues, secrets and hidden agendas are revealed. Skitter steps up and turns the tide. Showing herself to still be a hero. In the concluding chapter Emma's history is laid bare. Chapter Scourge 19.1 Scourge 19.2 Scourge 19.3 19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto) Scourge 19.4 Scourge 19.5 Scourge 19.6 Scourge 19.7 19.y (Donation Interlude 2; Parahumans Online) 19.z (Interlude; Emma) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Scourge Chapters 19.1 • 19.2 • 19.3 • 19.x • 19.4 • 19.5 • 19.6 • 19.7 • 19.y • 19.z Battles and Events The Echidna Event • Skirmish in Boston Chrysalis [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 7 | | Chapter Count || 7 }} {{#if: 43,508 | | Word Count || 43,508 }} Chrysalis Arc 20 Date started 21 March 2013 Date finished 6 April 2013 Arc Guide Previous Scourge Next Imago Chrysalis is the twentieth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Scourge and followed by Imago. Two weeks after Echidna, Taylor goes to high school for the last time. Summary Settling into her position as Warlord of Brockton Bay Taylor wakes up in her house, having returned to her civilian identity. She is called back to deal with a situation in her territory, where she dispenses harsh justice. She is then called to Arcadia High to deal with a situation there. After dealing with it, she gets into a confrontation with her former best friend. After a capable administer handles it, Taylor is informed that heroes are coming to arrest her. She tries to sneak out but is eventually herded into the cafeteria with everyone else. Realizing that she had been pushed into a situation where all of her credibility would be destroyed if she tries to escape, Taylor instead reveals her identity and appeals to the students there. They help her escape and Dragon helps, mentally crippling herself in the process. Later, news crews come to find out what happened. A few days after that, Accord and his ambassadors arrive at a truce meeting with several other villainous groups. This meeting is hosted by the Undersiders and they lay down the law, showing how things have changed in Brockton Bay. Later, Accord proves that in the grand scheme of things, nothing has changed. Chapters Chrysalis 20.1 Chrysalis 20.2 Chrysalis 20.3 Chrysalis 20.4 Chrysalis 20.5 20.x (Donation Interlude 1; Stan) 20.y (Interlude; Accord) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Chrysalis Chapters 20.1 • 20.2 • 20.3 • 20.4 • 20.5 • 20.x • 20.y Battles and Events Incident at Arcadia High Imago [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 9 | | Chapter Count || 9 }} {{#if: 56,560 | | Word Count || 56,560 }} Imago Arc 21 Date started 9 April 2013 Date finished 30 April 2013 Arc Guide Previous Chrysalis Next Cell Imago is the twenty-first arc of Worm. It is preceded by Chrysalis and followed by Cell. Summary Tattletale's portal has attracted several new cape groups to the city. As de facto crime lord of Brockton Bay following Coil's downfall, Taylor sets out to get her house in order. She and the Undersiders fight off the Teeth and the Fallen and forge a treaty with the Ambassadors. Chapters Imago 21.1 Imago 21.2 Imago 21.3 Imago 21.4 Imago 21.5 Imago 21.6 Imago 21.7 21.x (Donation Interlude 1; Number Man) 21.y (Interlude, Parian) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Imago Chapters 21.1 • 21.2 • 21.3 • 21.4 • 21.5 • 21.6 • 21.7 • 21.x • 21.y Battles and Events Destruction of the Teeth Cell {{#if: 8 | | Chapter Count || 8 }} {{#if: 58,640 | | Word Count || 58,640 }} Cell Arc 22 Date started 4 May 2013 Date finished 21 May 2013 Arc Guide Previous Imago Next Drone Cell is the twenty-second arc of Worm. It is preceded by Imago and followed by Drone. Summary Having surrendered to the PRT, but still holding a number of other cards in reserve, Taylor tries to bargain for the chance that things will change, either in Brockton Bay or the world at large. Director Tagg, naturally, has other plans. Unexpectedly, so does Alexandria. Chapters Cell 22.1 Cell 22.2 Cell 22.3 Cell 22.4 Cell 22.5 Cell 22.6 22.x (Interlude, Charlotte) 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Cell Chapters 22.1 • 22.2 • 22.3 • 22.4 • 22.5 • 22.6 • 22.x • 22.y Battles and Events Skitter's Surrender Drone {{#if: 6 | | Chapter Count || 6 }} {{#if: 45,308 | | Word Count || 45,308 }} Drone Arc 23 Date started 25 May 2013 Date finished 6 June 2013 Arc Guide Previous Cell Next Crushed Drone is the twenty-third arc of Worm. It is preceded by Cell and followed by Crushed. Weaver starts work with the white hats. Summary Finally entering the ranks of the Protectorate, but not yet placed on a team, the newly christened Weaver splits her time between jail and a series of deployments while she tries to find her footing as a hero. The first local she is sent to is New York where she is evaluated by a jury of her peers. Ward captains of various major teams. She participates in an action against the Adepts. and as usual our protagonist is instrumental in defeating them. She is later part of a squad sent to Las Vegas along with Rime, Vantage and others. They try to stop the kidnapping of a Prisoner but instead find them caught up in a large web of intrigue including the boogeyman. Weaver later confronts the PRT's Image Director who has been handicapping her in her missions in an effort to be "politically correct". This turns out to be part of the very compromise that got her into the wards of the first place. Weaver finally has her meeting with Jessica Yamada who is able to take her to Boston. Against all odd things actually look to be going well. Then she gets word of New Delhi. Weaver gets ferried by Dragon and Defiant who were en route. Defiant gave her a gift in part of the righting of past wrongs. She mentions her future team and makes an important decision regarding how she'll deal with the endbringers. Chapters Drone 23.1 Drone 23.2 Drone 23.3 Drone 23.4 Drone 23.5 23.x (Interlude; Number Thirty-Six) Trivia Chapters following this post have a shift in themes, the person working against the system is eclipsed by the need for survival against the various threats in Worm.<ref>Worm is in part about frustration with the system, the cogs of school, business, government, etc. Even family is not necessarily a smoothly working system. Taylor rails against these institutions and we see them in-setting as forces where the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing and vice versa, and where the forest is lost for the trees or the trees forgotten for the forest. Danny's Union work and the apparently simple solutions that could better Brockton Bay, the system of cops and robbers, and even the unwritten rules are systems that buckle and break in the face of complex individuals and objectives. Dictators and strongmen like Tagg or Alexandria can appear to have an iron control over these systems but this just leads to bigger disasters the moment they come face to face with someone that finds a chink in the armor or who has a little bit more grit and rebellion than they have on a bad day. The PRT has 'PR' in its name - it's a primary focus because capes are so very scary. Showing that the capes can cooperate, play nice, and play by rules (however stupid this is in practicality) serves greater ends because it keeps capes in the picture. Take them out of the picture, inadvertently or intentionally (keeping in mind that flawed policy and system: you could have the best idea on paper but in practice it's managed by flawed people) and it's everyone vs. capes and that doesn't end well for anyone. Edit: Flaired this as 'up to Drone'. Keep spoilers in mind, please, for anything beyond that point. I don't care that the OP has read fanfic and probably been exposed to 1000 variants on the idea. It's just good etiquette. - Wildbow on Reddit</ref> References <references/> Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Drone Chapters 23.1 • 23.2 • 23.3 • 23.4 • 23.5 • 23.x Battles and Events The Wards vs. The Adepts • Battle in Las Vegas Crushed [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 7 | | Chapter Count || 7 }} {{#if: 56,206 | | Word Count || 56,206 }} Crushed Arc 24 Date started 8 June 2013 Date finished 25 June 2013 Arc Guide Previous Drone Next Scarab Crushed is the twenty-fourth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Drone and followed by Scarab. Summary Weaver's part in the battle against Behemoth in New Delhi brings her into contact with various factions, from the Undersiders and the Chicago Wards to Cauldron, the Yangban, and the powerful and ruthless parahumans that move through India's underground like shadows. Chapters Crushed 24.1 Crushed 24.2 Crushed 24.3 Crushed 24.4 Crushed 24.5 24.x (Interlude; Chevalier) 24.y (Donation Bonus 1; Aftermath) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Crushed Chapters 24.1 • 24.2 • 24.3 • 24.4 • 24.5 • 24.x • 24.y Battles and Events Behemoth vs New Delhi Scarab [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 7 | | Chapter Count || 7 }} {{#if: 55,233 | | Word Count || 55,233 }} Scarab Arc 25 Date started 29 June 2013 Date finished 16 July 2013 Arc Guide Previous Crushed Next Sting Scarab is the twenty-fifth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Crushed and followed by Sting. Summary Having found a place as a hero with the Chicago Wards, Taylor begins to prepare for the end of the world. Along the way, she encounters the Directors of the PRT, representatives from more shadowy factions of capes, and the Endbringers' retaliation for Behemoth's death. The last chapter jumps forward nearly two years: Taylor makes a return visit to Brockton Bay on her eighteenth birthday, before her induction to the Protectorate. Chapters Scarab 25.1 Scarab 25.2 Scarab 25.3 Scarab 25.4 Scarab 25.5 Scarab 25.6 25 (Interlude, Bonesaw) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Scarab Chapters 25.1 • 25.2 • 25.3 • 25.4 • 25.5 • 25.6 • 25 Battles and Events Battle against Khonsu • The Timeskip Sting [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 10 | | Chapter Count || 10 }} {{#if: 85,143 | | Word Count || 85,143 }} Sting Arc 26 Date started 18 July 2013 Date finished 10 August 2013 Arc Guide Previous Scarab Next Extinction Sting is the twenty-sixth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Scarab and followed by Extinction. Summary With over 200 Slaughterhouse Nine clones at his disposal, Jack Slash creates a trail of deadly scenarios across America while continually baiting Theo to try and kill him. Still concerned about Jack sparking the end of the world, Weaver and the Protectorate launch a measured response, enlisting as many heroes, villains and other allies as possible, while prioritizing a quarantine between Jack and anyone with the power to create the outcome Dinah warns of. The Slaughterhouse '9000' carry out a rampage across the United States and probably North America. Trapped in Gray Boy's time bubble with Jack, Scion recalls his life. Listening to Jack's words, he comes to a decision and blasts the UK off of the map. The heroes' efforts have been useless. Chapters Sting 26.1 Sting 26.2 Sting 26.3 26.x (Donation Interlude; Saint) Sting 26.4 Sting 26.5 Sting 26.6 26.a (Interlude A, Golem part 1) 26.b (Interlude B, Golem part 2) 26 (Interlude, ...) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Sting Chapters 26.1 • 26.2 • 26.3 • 26.x • 26.4 • 26.5 • 26.6 • 26.a • 26.b • 26 Battles and Events The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand Extinction {{#if: 7 | | Chapter Count || 7 }} {{#if: 44,723 | | Word Count || 44,723 }} Extinction Arc 27 Date started 13 August 2013 Date finished 29 August 2013 Arc Guide Previous Sting Next Cockroaches Extinction is the twenty-seventh arc of Worm. It is preceded by Sting and followed by Cockroaches. Summary As the world reels from Scion's initial attacks, Taylor returns to Brockton Bay with Rachel to help with search and rescue. The apparent futility of her best efforts over the past years nearly sends Taylor into total despair, but Tattletale intervenes at a key moment by inviting her to a council of war. In the face of an enemy who's never been defeated, the assembled representatives of the world's cape factions agree to desperate measures, including the release of strategic parahuman criminals from the Birdcage and other prisons. Together they stage an initial offensive, and achieve some successes, but at a high price. Chapters Extinction 27.1 Extinction 27.2 Extinction 27.3 Extinction 27.4 Extinction 27.5 27.x (Interlude, Eidolon) 27.y (Interlude, Addendum) Trivia The final chapter of this arc is the shortest chapter in the entire story, with only four words. Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Extinction Chapters 27.1 • 27.2 • 27.3 • 27.4 • 27.5 • 27.x • 27.y Battles and Events Oil Rig Battle Cockroaches {{#if: 7 | | Chapter Count || 7 }} {{#if: 49,838 | | Word Count || 49,838 }} Cockroaches Arc 28 Date started 31 August 2013 Date finished 17 September 2013 Arc Guide Previous Extinction Next Venom Cockroaches is the twenty-eighth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Extinction and followed by Venom. Summary Taylor wakes up in hospital, fully healed, but finds humanity in a much worse state than she left it. After the disaster at the oil rig, defending forces have more or less given up on defeating Scion, and new problems have arisen, ranging from infighting among refugee groups to the presence of multiple Endbringers. Determined not to let humanity go out with a whimper, Taylor assembles a small squad of known assets, starting with the Undersiders and Defiant, to find and apply solutions wherever possible. In the process, however, they discover new assets as well- ones whose power serves to rally the remaining parahumans to try again. Chapters Cockroaches 28.1 Cockroaches 28.2 Cockroaches 28.3 Cockroaches 28.4 Cockroaches 28.5 Cockroaches 28.6 28.x (Interlude, Doctor Mother) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Cockroaches Chapters 28.1 • 28.2 • 28.3 • 28.4 • 28.5 • 28.6 • 28.x Venom will reveal major plot twists|will reveal major plot twists}} and should almost certainly be avoided unless you have finished the story. {{#if:| Click here to visit a redacted version, although it will still contain minor spoilers. |}} {{#if: 10 | | Chapter Count || 10 }} {{#if: 72,542 | | Word Count || 72,542 }} Venom Arc 29 Date started 19 September 2013 Date finished 12 October 2013 Arc Guide Previous Cockroaches Next Speck Venom is the twenty-ninth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Cockroaches and followed by Speck. Summary Taylor Hebert, Tattletale, and the Simurgh travel to Earth Gimel. There, Tattletale helps Vista and others organize transport routes across Earth Bet. Weaver banters with members of the Undersiders and the Chicago Wards.  News breaks that Scion is hitting Earth Samech (A Cauldron controlled Earth), but almost immediately, Scion appears over Gimel. Scion begins decimating the defending force. The Simurgh enters the battle, further terrifying and demoralizing everyone. Through a confluence of events the capes on the battlefield see and remember their trigger events. Taylor forms a strike team from members of the Chicago wards, Undersiders, and people like Lung, and even Shadow Stalker, parahumans she is familiar with. Making their way to Cauldron's complex, held up by Nix and Spur of Vegas Dark. Walking through the wreck of the complex and cauldron plans they encounter the Irregulars and escape with the aid of The Custodian. Discovering that the base has been breached through Mantellum's help, Canary is able to make sure they don't get caught, Imp rescues Sveta. The Strike team encounters the remnant of Vegas Dark and finds that they, too, are on a mission, to rescue Pretender. The teams fight, and the Strike Team wins, being forced into the secure chamber that Cauldron's leadership fled to, just as Scion arrives, tearing apart the complex. There they find five Harbinger Clones, the Number Man, Doctor Mother, Manton and Pretender. Doctor Mother has Taylor's team subdued by the Harbingers, and prepares to imbibe a particularly powerful vial in order to hold off Scion. She also explains the purpose of the extreme deviants; their damaged shards were intended to confound Scion's senses and hold him off while Cauldron prepared other measures over the years. As the combined group make their way into the chamber, Scion enters. He shatters every vial, including the one Doctor Mother needed, and damages the complex. It also destroys the Sveta's container freeing the case 53 and her uncontrollable body. Sveta kills Doctor Mother, as the body has to kill something and crushes Taylor's arm when the hero warns her of the collapsing ceiling. Sveta flees into central chamber and inadvertently brings Taylor along, bringing them into the central chamber. Where Eden's corpse lies. Traveling across the body Taylor meets up with her team who has survived. Scion comes to the central of the garden of flesh, where Eden's partially-formed avatar rests. The golden man ends Eden's life and immolates the remains, and begins to collapse the entire complex. Enacting a final gambit Taylor's team coordinates with Sveta and the Cauldron survivors, the Case 53 throws pieces of Eden's still burning corpse at Scion to distract him. The golden man leaves, distraught and angry for the first time. As the ceiling collapses, Golem creates a barrier around the group, and Manton uses the Siberian to make it invulnerable. And pretender carries the result out. They make their way back to Gimel, seeking medical attention for her battered group. The strike team settles in debriefing with Tattletale and talking with Marquis. Taylor asks for Panacea or Bonesaw to perform some kind of alteration to her Corona pollentia, so she can return to the baatlefield. The chapter ends with Taylor undergoing apotheosis. Contessa, previously thought dead, reviews her life as she returns to the ruins of cauldron, her life's work. She meets some questionable new allies and learns about the new yet familiar threat. Chapters Venom 29.1 Venom 29.2 Venom 29.3 Venom 29.4 Venom 29.5 Venom 29.6 Venom 29.7 Venom 29.8 Venom 29.9 29.x (Interlude: Fortuna) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Venom Chapters 29.1 • 29.2 • 29.3 • 29.4 • 29.5 • 29.6 • 29.7 • 29.8 • 29.9 • 29.x Speck [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 7 | | Chapter Count || 7 }} {{#if: 54,841 | | Word Count || 54,841 }} Speck Arc 30 Date started 15 October 2013 Date finished 29 October 2013 Arc Guide Previous Venom Next Teneral Speck is the thirtieth arc of Worm. It is preceded by Venom and followed by Teneral. Summary Panacea modifies Taylor's brain in an attempt to give her power more of an edge in the ongoing battle against Scion. The range of Taylor's power is reduced to sixteen feet and she loses the ability to speak, but she gains the ability to completely control anybody within her range. Marquis, Tattletale, and Lung, believing that Taylor is now too dangerous to be let loose, attempt to apprehend her and keep her on an alternate Earth until the fighting is over. After a brief scuffle, Taylor manages to gain control of Canary and uses her power to sedate the others and escape. On the battlefield against Scion, Taylor attempts to use her new power to fight Scion with a small contingent of capes. She struggles to obtain a handle on some of their powers and does some minor damage against Scion, but uses a teleporter to escape before he can retaliate. She is met by Glaistig Uaine, who notices Taylor's deteriorating mental state and warns her to hold onto an anchor of her humanity. Taylor seeks out Dragon in order to find Teacher, The Yàngbǎn, the remnants of the Birdcage, and other large cape groups, and realizes she has lost the ability to read and is slowly losing her comprehension of language. Dragon understands something is wrong, but trusts Taylor enough to give her the information. Taylor returns to the camp, seizes control of Clairvoyant and Doormaker, and sets off after Teacher. She finds Teacher and confronts him after subduing his group. He offers to use his power to grant her the ability to speak, but she refuses, not wanting to subject herself to his influence. She takes control of his group, using Doormaker to build an overlapping array of portals to extend her range, and takes control of the Yàngbǎn before traveling to the Birdcage. She finds Dragon still guarding the Birdcage and destroys a large number of her suits before targeting her datacenters in an attempt to shut her down. Dragon eventually feints defeat and withdraws, allowing Taylor to break open the Birdcage and retrieve the remainder of the capes within. She uses Clairvoyant to look for capes on alternate Earths, and controls several Slaughterhouse 9000 clones, the Travelers (except Oliver), Goddess, Ash Beast, and most of the capes from the camp. She focuses her army on Scion, doing considerable damage but resulting in the deaths of Ash Beast, Othala, Trickster, Revel, Lady Photon, Alexandria's body, and others. She assigns her contingent of tinkers to build a huge interdimensional weapon to destroy Scion's real body, but the attack fails and Doormaker's power runs out, resulting in Taylor losing control of most of her capes. Realizing that Scion, not used to the emotions of his human body, can be harmed when distracted by visions of his dead partner, Taylor struggles to convince the Undersiders and Glaistig Uaine to work with her. In the meantime Scion kills Leviathan and fights the remaining Endbringers. Taylor taks control of Scrub and Labyrinth to replace Doormaker and enlists Oliver and other Changers to create huge replicas of Eden's corpse to distract Scion. Foil is able to shoot him twice with projectiles imbued with her power and Defiant activates the interdimensional tinker gun. Scion, his physical defenses destroyed by Foil and his mental defenses destroyed by the facsimilies of Eden surrounding the battlefield, is finally killed after the interdimensional tinker weapon destroys his body. Taylor loses control of the majority of her capes and returns to New York through the portal. Having lost all comprehension of human behavior, she prepares to fight her way through the hundreds of capes she thinks are fighting each other, not realizing that they are actually celebrating the victory. She eventually calms down enough to release the remaining members of her swarm and leaves through the portal provided by Glaistig Uaine. Days later, she wakes up and is met by Contessa, who can understand Taylor. Contessa gives Taylor a chance to reflect on her actions and then shoots her twice in the head. Chapters Speck 30.1 Speck 30.2 Speck 30.3 Speck 30.4 Speck 30.5 Speck 30.6 Speck 30.7 Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Speck Chapters 30.1 • 30.2 • 30.3 • 30.4 • 30.5 • 30.6 • 30.7 Battles and Events Rise of Khepri Teneral [[Category:{{#switch:|File=Files|Template=Templates|articles}} in need of completion]] {{#if: 6 | | Chapter Count || 6 }} {{#if: 46,564 | | Word Count || 46,564 }} Teneral Arc 31 Date started 2 November 2013 Date finished 19 November 2013 Arc Guide Previous Speck Next Glow-worm Teneral is the final arc of Worm. It is preceded by Speck and is followed by the interquel Glow-worm which bridges the gap between Worm and Ward. Summary This arc consist of five donation interludes, followed by a final chapter. They each covered some of the various characters that had been seen throughout Worm. The final chapter answered a pertinent question left over from Speck's conclusion. Chapters Teneral e.1 Teneral e.2 Teneral e.3 Teneral e.4 Teneral e.5 e.x (Interlude: End) Site Navigation Parahumans Story Arcs 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 Teneral Chapters e.1 • e.2 • e.3 • e.4 • e.5 • e.x