Chapter 1:
The world was near dead.
Planet Earth was no more...
Humanity was at its end and the Disassembly Drones were now everywhere, hunting...devouring...infesting...
Yet there was something else lurking in the shadows that wasn't human nor drone...
It hid inside one of them, it craved and devoured human beings like the disassembly drone itself. That disassembly drone was Serial Designation N. And he has had sleepless nights ever since the incident with the black creature that temporarily consumed the human before he and other drones nearby were to finish him off.
So why couldn't he sleep?
N was unable to go "Sleep Mode" and sometimes even felt difficulties of breathing but felt the massive crave of eating more. He's had nights of going massive hunting on humans and eating everything until only the bones was left.
It was becoming overwhelming for him and every time he goes to asleep, he blacks out before waking up somewhere else completely. It was beginning to get out of hand for him and he didn't know what was happening at all yet the cause was inside him all along.
The black liquid that consumed the human into a monster was now inside N and he had no idea at all. This creature was the reason for N's sleepless nights and large cravings. It led to an incident that has yet to be heard or seen by other Disassembly Drones and its creator.
The first time N devoured the heart of a Disassembly Drone. A solo hunting trip led to an encounter with another drone as N was starving to death and there was no sign of humans at all. It got worse by the hour until he blacked out completely and when he woke up...he saw himself eating the drone...
It haunted him. It made him sick. So why was he craving for more Drones hearts?
The problem for N was that he wasn't the one behind this, it was the black symbiote possessing him. And while N only recalls it once, the creature has taken over N and slaughtered multiple Disassembly Drones while eating their hearts. When N blacks out, it's the symbiote taking over, covering N up entirely in what first appears to be a black suit with white veins appearing throughout its upper waist, his head covered completely except for his eyes that replaced his X mark for white, jagged eyes.
The symbiote took its chance to disguise itself in the shadows, hunting Disassembly Drones, and using N's body as the perfect host. The symbiote had never merged with drones before yet this felt like an advancement. But the Symbiote was more than just hunting, it was searching, investigating...
It was investigating what happened to Earth and where to go now. That was until it heard Copper-9 multiple times. It came to many thoughts of what it was: An island, a secret base, a planet...
The symbiote needed answers and after weeks of devouring drones and humans, it was finally time to move to the next stage. Tonight was the night things would change from here on out...
And for the first time in weeks, N was finally able to enter "Sleep Mode", hanging himself from a nearby light post and fell into the calm and quiet night. But wasn't going to be calm nor quiet as from his chest, the black ooze began to crawl out and expand around N. The uncomfortableness and struggle to breathe hit N once again...
As the symbiote continues to surround itself on N, the Disassembly Drone's original look being covered by a black suit. Things started to take a stir as it began to affect N's mind and the memories of the mansion were slowly coming to him...
N as a worker drone, being with V, J, Tessa, and Cyn...
Cyn...
The memories turned to nightmares as it hit him more with the horror that took upon the mansion. When they were ripped apart and experimented on...
N: V!
V: N!
When they began their slaughter across the cities...
It was all coming back to him as the symbiote crawled over his face and N wakes up gasping in panic as the black ooze covers him completely and everything faded to black...
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N: Where am I?...
N regains conscious as he looks over the reflection of a building to see himself hanging upside down. However, it was not a reflection of himself but what was on him. He was now covered in the black suit as he positioned himself better and got a closer look. It was freaky, confusing yet...incredible...
N: W-What is this?...*looks at myself* I feel...*moves around* Wow! This feels good! *Looks around* Time for a test run!
N released his wings which were also part of the black suit as they looked edgier and more awesome for him like an archangel. Positioning himself, N leaped off the building and flew across the sky at greater speed like never before.
N: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
It was as if N got a major upgrade to his body and system that made him feel more faster, stronger, agile, unstoppable. He continues to fly around the apocalyptic skies before landing on nearby building and welcomed this awesome feeling.
N: This is something else!
Suddenly, strong senses came to N as he looked over to see a group of Disassembly Drones heading towards a building followed by gunshots which meant: Humans!
N: Guess I could go for a quick snack and show them off my new look!
N flew towards the building with his new black suit, not knowing the true horror behind it. As he landed near the entrance, there was more gunshots and screaming happening from inside. N was hungry for more humans but...he wasn't craving any of that...
N: No...I want hearts...I'm craving hearts!...
As the hunger grew in him, his conscious was beginning to fade away which meant the Symbiote was slowly taking full possession of N once again. As they made their way inside, the Symbiote was taken aback by the number of computers all over and knew this was the right place to get the answers it needed.
But first...they needed to eat...
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Humanity was near its end but that didn't mean they were to give up so easily. They wanted to continue fighting, to survive, even when the odds are against them. There were survivors and this was one of the remaining bases with them yet they were found by the Disassembly Drones. A group of them led by Serial Designation C were hungry and were happily awoken by survivors trying to gather resources. Their game of cat and mouse has come to an end and they were HUNGRY!
But they weren't alone after all...
N: Well, what do we have here?
C turned around alongside the other drones to see the black suited drone in which they didn't recognize at first until that voice was loud and clear to him. C scoffed at the idea that this would be N yet was intrigued by the new look.
C: N? I must say, that's a new look on you.
N: What are you doing here?
C: We're starving and we just found a buffet here. An entire group of humans. Enough to fill our satisfaction. *Licks my mouth*
N: Yeah? So did I.
Before any could react, black ooze tentacles appeared from N's back and impaled the drones, ripping their hearts out, and right into N's mouth as he devoured all of them at once, shocking C at this horrific turn of events.
C: The hell...N?! No...WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU?!
Symbiote N: You'll find out soon enough.
Before C could react, the Black Suited N lunged towards him, crashing out of the current building and onto a factory. Inside, C falls terribly on the ground and looked around for N before catching a glimpse of something flying in the darkness. He activated his night vision and saw N approaching once again as C switched his arm for a missile, firing directly at N who takes the hit but recovers in seconds.
C: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?!
The Symbiote N didn't respond but only used its black tentacles to grab C by both his arms and wings, lunging him across the building, and crashing him to a nearby power saw desk. N activated it and grabbed C by the head, making contact with the power saw as C shouted in pain as his face was completely cut in half with ooze of oil falling.
Symbiote N: TIME TO DIE!
There was one neat trick for the Disassembly Drones, they could heal damage parts. In matter of seconds, C healed his head to normal and lunged Symbiote N with two missile blasts. C then activated his wings and made his long-awaited strikes against N but it didn't last long as Symbiote N grabbed the wings of C and broke them before sending him to the ground and crashing on a nearby grinder.
C: *grunts* C-Calling...for backups...rogue disassembly-
Growls were heard in front of C as he slowly looked up and saw whatever had taken over N. The symbiote did not say a thing as C tried to act fast but was kicked right into the factory grinder and having one of his wings jammed to it. C knew he was in immediate danger as Symbiote N found the activation button...
And activated it...
The grinder turned on and began to crush whatever was there which happened to be the wings of C as it began to pull the disassembly drone slowly to his crushing death. Piece by Piece, C was being crushed until there was nothing left but massive oil staining the floor as C's scream disappeared in seconds...
Symbiote N: Good riddance.
It feasted on the oil and began to drink it before roaring in victory and satisfaction. It jumped back to the building where it began its attack and approached the survivors were trying to escape after their base was caught. The Symbiote Drone saw men, women, and children all afraid and just trying to survive. This did not satisfy them at all with craving to eat them but rather sympathy. It brought out its tentacles, used its arms, and pulled the entire concrete ground up that led to an undetected sewer.
Symbiote N: Go! They will never find you down here.
There were looks of doubt and fear until a few began to slowly move forward and climb down carefully as each survivor got down while Symbiote N watched them. They knew their chances will be 0% but they deserve to live another day for now. Once everyone was in the sewers, Symbiote N closed up the concrete ground and made their way to what they needed.
A few rooms ahead and Symbiote N approached a computer lab. They sat down to the first computer, placed its hands on the desk, and began its work from there as tiny ooze slithered from the hands and went inside the computer, activating it. The symbiote began multiple searches and answers as to what has become of Earth.
The creation of Worker Drones.
The virus known as Absolute Solver.
The Massacre at Elliot Manor.
The creation of Disassembly Drones.
The End of the World.
Copper-9.
Two things captured the Symbiote's eyes and that was the Absolute Solver and Copper-9. Readjusting the computer, they got full access including classified files about the Absolute Solver. It read all about it and it was immediate danger from the moment it was created. The symbiote now knew the fall of Earth was caused by the Absolute Solver.
It leads to another classified file which brings up Copper-9. It was another habitable planet for humans. The symbiote knew there was much more behind this and dug deeper...not knowing that the building was soon being surrounded by other Disassembly Drones which meant they got C's backup call before his demise.
Symbiote N: Copper-9 is also an experimental base used to test another Worker Drone with the Absolute Solver to fight back against the Solver in Earth...Now it makes sense...I need to get there. I need more information from there.
Going deeper with the technology, the Symbiote hacked onto NASA's rocket system after spotting an unused rocket and hacking onto N's vision, it was still functionable. This is where the work got more complicated as the Symbiote now tried to pin the coordinates from Earth to Copper-9 not caring about the distance.
Just as the Symbiote was about to initiate takeoff, its senses had picked up and it knew that they were not alone. An explosion was heard from below which meant the other Disassembly Drones were here.
Symbiote N: Takeoff.
Outside of the computer room, multiple drones were now surrounding the entrance as it was ready to ambush the rogue drone and given order by their leader to finish him off.
But it was all too quiet from the other side...
CRASH! BOOM!
A large piece of the wall flew across the hallway, killing a few Murder Drones as the others looked inside, only to see it empty and the Symbiote Drone was gone. That's when they noticed the large hole on the roof.
Flying at a high speed of Mach 2, the Symbiote Drone was on its way to the rocket direct to Copper-9. Its senses picked up again as they turned around and noticed a fleet of Disassembly Drones chasing after him. Enough to eat but there was not enough time.
Until missiles and gun firing started to get in the way of flying. Dodging a few and using N's arm to fire back missiles, the Symbiote Drone latched itself onto the rocket and began to crawl up to the cockpit but it knew too well it wasn't going to be easy.
V: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!
Landing above the Symbiote Drone were a few Murder Drones including N's closest friend, Serial Designation V. The symbiote felt the attachment N had with her and the memories of the horrific experiments done to the both of them from Worker Drones to these Monsters.
But the Symbiote did not care at all as it fought a few of them including V while finishing off others and eating their hearts. V noticed it and immediately charged towards it, dodging the black tentacles then kicking the Symbiote Drone. She tried to slice its arm but it got latched by the black goo which she retracted and flew back to avoid any impact. She transformed her arm to a minigun and fired but noticed it wasn't affecting the symbiote at all.
V: WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!
She made full speed ahead strike on the Symbiote Drone which caught them off guard as V was now on top of them. She laughed like a maniac and was ready to finish them off until the Symbiote removed a bit of its face to reveal N's face behind it which froze V...
V: *gasps* N...
N: *weakly* V...
V: Oh no, no, no. N!
It was the right moment to strike back as the Symbiote covered N's face again then used it's strength to dropkick V which sends her flying and crashing to a nearby building. The Symbiote Drone got back to focus on crawling towards the cockpit but was once again met with more Disassembly Drones and
Time.
Was.
Running Out.
Symbiote N: MORE FOOD FOR ME!
As it crawled up, it used its tentacles to block some hits while also striking right towards the Drones' hearts and munching on them.
10...
9...
8...
7...
6...
After back-and-forth confrontations with the Drones, the Symbiote Drone makes it onto the cockpit and enters the rocket just as more Drones tried to open the door but it was going to end up as useless.
5...
4...
3...
2...
1...
The Rocket releases a massive blast wave and proceeds to finally take off as drones began to fall off from the massive speed and a few flew in retreat as they all watched the rocket with the rogue drone that was Serial Designation N leaving Earth.
With all the information obtained about the Absolute Solver, it was now time to head towards Copper-9, find more information about this, and prepare itself when it was time to face it. The Symbiote Drone watched the painful sight of what was once Planet Earth now a wasteland.
Symbiote N: Farewell, Earth.
The Symbiote Drone sat momentarily and pulled out hearts of Murder Drones that it saved while escaping to the ricket and began to devour them. It roared in satisfaction as the ultimate fuel in the tank. That would also serve as a critical distraction as the location system detects an unknown situation occurring in Copper-9.
ALERT: CORE IMPLOSION DETECTED
That's when the alarms of the rocket sounded off causing the Symbiote Drone to scream in pain, crashing onto a few things as it began to distort itself from the high-pitched alarm noises. It was enough to weaken it as the Symbiote retreated back inside and a weakened N fell to the ground while the alarm was still going off.
N: *grunts* What...
Weakened, Dizzy, and Nauseous, N slowly got up as the last thing he could remember specifically was flying around in his new look before everything faded to black and now, he was on a rocket ship.
N: W-Where am I? What's happening?!
N ran towards the control center and spotted the alert of an horrific core implosion from Copper-9. He was about to instantly turn this rocket around until-
NULL! BOOM!
He witnessed with his own eyes as the core of Copper-9 was just blown up but part of whatever caused it also hit the ship, breaking it in two halves as everything went to complete chaos and the rocket began to dive down straight to Copper-9.
N: NO! NO! NO! DO SOMETHING!
N tried everything button and piloting maneuver to steer the rocket but the damage was already done as the rocket begins to burn up in the atmosphere while N could only brace for impact. Using his wings, he covered himself as any moment he was going to crash and let out a fearful scream.
N: I DON'T WANT TO DIE!
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RIIIIIIIING! RIIIIIIIIING! RIIIIIIIIING!
N gasped immediately and instantly grabbed his alarm, deactivating it at the same time while his functions were very high as he tried to catch his breath...
He was breathing heavily, shaking, and sweating...
N: *sighs in relief* Another nightmare...Great...
N returned his alarm back on the table and looked around the empty room that is his own. From here, the story begins its change.
For Serial Designation N, it had been a complicated, isolated life on Copper-9. And with the Symbiote...inside of him...
YEARS SINCE ARRIVAL: 3 YEARS
DAYS WITHOUT INCIDENT: 274 DAYS