A/N: I was always curious about what Venom's life was like before he came to Earth. So I thought of writing a fanfic about it. There is minor cursing and some graphic violence. But nothing sexual!
Planet Klyntar (Many, many light years away from Earth)
At Kidlart (Klyntar word for a kindergarden) there was a pool of Symbok. A machine spoon scooped up one gallon of the substance and dumped it in a net. Then small drops were poured onto a large glass floor. The drops became thicker and molded into the shape of Chibi-figured alien-like toddlers. Each specimen sat up and yawned with blunt paperwhite teeth. Most were either pitch black or grey while others were of brighter colors. One tried to hop off and then ran to the red kush pillow. As he pounced on it, the rest of the artificial offspring were teleported straight into Klyntar's third moon.
A couple of cycles later
"And that was how I was born". Venom dramatically posed. Then he noticed a few of his peers were asleep, and others were drawing Kaiju on the grass.
"We know this story Venom", a Klyntarian known as Drain groaned. The other three of the same species named Misery, Pain, and Plague murmured in agreement.
"But this means that I might have a chance of being a Zekno". Venom smiled with stars in his plain white eyes.
Misery and Plague started laughing. Pain just stared at Venom blankly. "Sometimes I wish I had pupils to roll around my eyes to show how annoying you can be".
"Zekno? Only Annex-level Klyntarians are given that rank, have you ever grown an extra spear limb yet?" Drain asked with a nonchalant expression.
"I will become the greatest Klyntarian ever! MARK MY WOR—", Venom was then interrupted by a whack on the head by an older light grey Klyntarian.
"Shut up Venom! Your gook time is over, so you can stop feeding your delusions. As if a loser like you will ever become Zekno, HAH!".
Venom made a silent hiss. The older light grey Klyntarian was known as Riot, the leader of Group Five.
"NOW GET BACK TO WORK YOU SKINNY ASS VORTS!"
All five Klyntarians made low growls as they stood up and went back to doing their jobs which were working on Sporkvets, also known as Intergalactic spacecrafts.
"This is just pure skeeze, why must we make these spacecraft for the Annex? They always act like we don't exist!" Venom complained.
"Not true!" Drain argued. "Banger helped me with my Develop Exam!"
"Yeah and a lot of good that did you! You barely passed!" Pain remarked.
"Isn't Banger associated with Sludge? As in the one who only became Annex understudy through pity?" Plague asked.
"HEY! What are you vorts doing? You are all being paid to fix the Sporkvets, not chatter like smeets!". Riot barked. Then the five Klyntarians went to mend the crafts with vex moss.
Later that night, Venom arrived at his residential home. He rubbed his closed eyes and went to bed. Then there was a knock on the door.
"Oh great Knull! I don't have time to deal with you Impulse!" He yelled as he opened the door. To his surprise, he found that it wasn't his yappy neighbor but the Troop Officers. Klyntarians who had passed the Develop Exams with impressive results had the privilege of becoming agents of the law. One of the officers held up a palm-sized holographic projector. A three-dimensional copy of Venom popped up.
"That's our guy", the female officer chirped. "Venom, we order you to come to us, by order of Knull".
"Knull?! Ah…a dream come true!" Venom exclaimed excitedly.
A three-hour drive on the Troop Carrier later
The vehicle landed by the front parking of the greatest landmark of the entire planet. The Palace of Knull was what it was called. As Venom crawled out he marveled at the view. As he stood up in his anthropomorphic posture, he was escorted by the Troop officers into the palace. The halls were red and black, symbolizing how brutal and merciless his majesty was during intergalactic wars. Venom checked his breath and made sure his clothes were appropriate.
They finally arrived at the throne room. The front doors dramatically opened with bright lighting flashing after. Venom's eyes widened with tears of joy. Once the doors were wide open, Venom still had the same facial expression. The Troop officers were already wearing tainted goggles.
"We probably should've given him protection from the light before opening the doors," the officer said.
"For cosmic's sake, you are only saying that now?!"
"That's fine. The temporary blindness was worth it", Venom smiled brightly as he tried brushing away the tears.
They all proceeded to enter and found their king sitting up from his thrown. He shifted into many appearances and forms. Terrifying but also fascinating. Then he settled for his most well-known form. Black armor, pale grey skin, snow white hair, nose, mouth, and red eyes. King Knull gave a menacing grin.
"Finally! What took your Troops so long? I have been dying to meet—er…"
He looked confused as if he was trying to identify Venom. Then an orb came hovering over the king.
"Identifying: Venom of area 13 in the world's third quarter".
"Ah! Yes, yes! The…best Sporkvet engineer!"
[Oh my Knull! The king has been acknowledging my talent in mechanics!]. Venom felt like exploding.
"Now er…Venom, you must have so many questions in your head right now—"
"Oh no! Sire, on the contrary, I wouldn't dream of doubting you, my lord".
Knull stared at Venom with a stoic face. He eyed his subject up and down. Then he smiled with thought.
"Venom, I have called you because I have selected you to carry a very important responsibility. You are going to be filling in the shoes of an annex-level Klyntarian. This means you will be assigned your own personal Sporkvet to travel and gain information about the sector of our galaxy. How good for you".
Venom's eyes widened with shock and glee. "This is exactly what I have been dreaming about! Somebody pinch me".
One of the troops heard him and was about to go pinch him when his partner stopped him.
"Your first mission as annex will be to retrieve a Crystal from planet Vulpin".
"Vulpin is inhabited by Vulpimancers! The most savage, animalistic creatures in the galaxy!" One Troop blurted out.
"You don't say…" Venom remarked sarcastically. The Troop was embarrassed. What she blurted out was something everyone on Klyntar was already aware of, she stated the obvious.
"This mission is estimated to be at least a sol day long so I suggest you pack the appropriate amount of supplies", Knull instructed.
Venom knelt and bowed. "I am honored to be given this task by you My Lord".
"Troops, escort Venom out of the castle and to the Sporkvet storage suite or the 'Triple S room', he will need his own Sporkvet as soon as possible".
The Troops bowed and led Venom out of the castle and drove off with him to the Sporkvet.
They finally went to the Triple S room and he was amazed at the stylish model of each spacecraft.
"Wait!" Riot came running into the Triple S room. "What's this I am hearing about some underachiever being placed amongst the Annex-Level group?"
The Troops exchanged looks and sighed. "Riot, did you only read your K-message a few minutes ago?"
"Yes", Riot answered bluntly.
"Well the King himself just assigned one of your group members on an Annex-Level mission".
"WHAT THE SKEEZE?!"
Venom was trying to hold back a burst of laughter. Unfortunately, Riot heard. "Which one of my group members did our ruler pick for the mission?"
The Troops moved aside to reveal the Klyntarian chosen for the job. Riot's eyes couldn't grow any wider in shock as he was dumbfounded. "H-him?! But he is the weakest in my group! And he hasn't grown extra limbs or a tail at least!"
"Riot, are you doubting the King's decision?" Venom said with a mocking smirk. Riot stared at his worker with daggers. This cannot be happening.
Venom was back in the Triple S room the next day. He made sure he had all the supplies. Then as he was about to board the ship, he heard the sound of someone sneaking about. The Klyntarian sighed in annoyance. "I know it's you Plague".
Then his colleague came out of hiding and looked like he was upset. "Venom, I can't believe your dream is coming true…I just thought…I could be in it".
Venom said nothing. Being emotional was uncommon on Klyntar. But Venom was the only one who struggled to suppress his emotional empathy. So seeing Plague trying to hold back tears was new for him.
"Do not fret, sure Vulpin has savage predators but Klyntarians like ourselves can out-savage them".
"Well, it's better than Pyros, or worse Sonorosia".
Both shuddered at the memory of being taught how dangerous those two planets were for their species.
Then Venom climbed onto his Sporkvet and was ready to take off. Plague held up two fingers and waved. Venom did the same before he took off.
Vulpin wasn't far from Klyntar, but Venom still needed to refuel the tank in his sporkvet. Meaning he had to go to a nearby rest stop. He knew it wasn't as packed since the florpus incident. As he found parking, he went to check his credits.
"Well! Are my chlorophyll eyes deceiving me all of a sudden?" A male voice called out.
"Oh my Knull help me", Venom growled. He turned around to see a plant-like creature chuckling.
"I am in the presence of one of the most savage animals in the universe!"
"My people are more civilized and intelligent than you Virniens!"
"Yet, you still like biting other species' heads off. I'm an exception because you wouldn't dare eat any form of plant life". He was right. Venom's people were strictly on a meat-only diet, with a small number of exceptions.
The Klyntarian was aware of the reputation of his people being carnivorous predators. Thanks to rumors spread by Virniens from Virno. He knew the sporkvet would take about thirty minutes to refuel. Making sure he had the spork starter with him, he walked past the Virnien.
"Hey! The meal sale is out of meat, so don't bother stealing any, yeah?"
Venom walked faster. What most beings didn't know was that Klyntarians had alternative meal sources than just meat. For example:
"Give me Timtos, extra sweet". He demanded as he sat at the bar stand.
A pink three-eyed fuzzy creature with pointy ears made a high-pitched squeak. Venom checked his credit box, Timtos wasn't exactly cheap but he'd rather eat some while the sporkvet was refueling.
"WHAT DID YOU VORTS JUST SAY?!" An individual with red molten hard skin on fire shouted, gaining the attention of every traveler in the room.
Venom silently cursed in Klyntarian. He needed to leave the rest stop as fast as he could. The fire one was a Pyronite. The only species that live on a planet that was an actual star. Any other creature that is close to a ball of burning gas would be incinerated in a millisecond.
He was afraid because Klyntarians had two weaknesses: Extremely loud sounds and fire. If they face either of those, they will be killed. He tried walking away but a larger, hairy being was blocking his path while hollering at someone outside.
The Pyronite was furious at a group of Megawatts, short annoying beings who seldom think before speaking. So of course they called the Pyronite something offensive.
Venom needed to get out of the rest stop, so he shifted into a liquified form and slithered under the creature. When he shifted back into physical form, he turned to the creature who happened to be a Shocksquatch. "I suggest you leave, the Megawatts offended a Pyronite".
The Shocksqutch panicked and moved to his ship to get as far away from the rest stop as possible.
As Venom drove off, the place caught on fire behind him. With a sigh of relief, he used his GPS to find his destination. Searching…searching…searching…found.
"Finally. I am here".