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Death:*holding a box* You promise, that you didnât get bees again?
Strife:*from a distance* Just open it! Trust me!
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THE ADVENTURES OF PANTHERA NOIRE -Â âHEROEâS DAY PART 2âł and NEW UPDATED / REDRAWN DESIGNS! WOOOOooo and... MORE???Â
Okay enough strange talk, hi! Itâs me! Itâs been a little bit! But I just wanted to waddle in and say the next chapter of Panthera is aLMMMOOOOST done and I wanted to commemorate the end of Panthera season 2 with some new art!Â
Weâve come a long way since the first chapter, including a long ass period where I buried myself in another fandom for my health but Iâm really proud of how itâs gone. SO HERE ARE OUR HEROES! And... are those some VILLAINS...? How spooky~! I hope you enjoy next chapter (coming soon) and I hope you enjoy the rest of your night/day!
Extra! :
No Jacket Panthera ALT (itâs summertime in the fic I donât blame her)
#my art#panthera noire au#kwami swap#juleka couffaine#marinette dupain cheng#chloe bourgeois#nino lahiffe#alya cesaire#miraculous ladybug#miraculous#miraculous au#queen bean#carapace#rena rouge#THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE DRAWN CARAPACE I THINK ACTUALLY#OOPS#at least seriously#oh well!#queen wasp is inspired by orchard mason bees btw
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actually i'm still thinking about the moral orel finale.
he has a cross on his wall. do you know how much i think about that bc it's a lot.
a lot of stories ((auto)biographical or fictional) centering escape from abusive/fundamentalist christianity result in the lead characters leaving behind christianity entirely. and that makes complete sense! people often grow disillusioned with the associated systems and beliefs, and when it was something used to hurt them or something so inseparable from their abuse that they can't engage with it without hurting, it makes total sense that they would disengage entirely. and sometimes they just figure out that they don't really believe in god/a christian god/etc. a healthy deconstruction process can sometimes look like becoming an atheist or converting to another religion. it's all case by case. (note: i'm sure this happens with other religions as well, i'm just most familiar with christian versions of this phenomenon).
but in orel's case, his faith was one of the few things that actually brought him comfort and joy. he loved god, y'know? genuinely. and he felt loved by god and supported by him when he had no one else. and the abuses he faced were in how the people in his life twisted religion to control others, to run away from themselves, to shield them from others, etc. and often, orel's conflicts with how they acted out christianity come as a direct result of his purer understanding of god/jesus/whatever ("aren't we supposed to be like this/do that?" met with an adult's excuse for their own behavior or the fastest way they could think of to get orel to leave them alone (i.e. orel saying i thought we weren't supposed to lie? and clay saying uhhh it doesn't count if you're lying to yourself)). the little guy played catch with god instead of his dad, like.. his faith was real, and his love was real. and i think it's a good choice to have orel maintain something that was so important to him and such a grounding, comforting force in the midst of. All That Stuff Moralton Was Up To/Put Him Through. being all about jesus was not the problem, in orel's case.
and i know i'm mostly assuming that orel ended up in a healthier, less rigid version of christianity, but i feel like that's something that was hinted at a lot through the series, that that's the direction he'd go. when he meditates during the prayer bee and accepts stephanie's different way to communicate, incorporating elements of buddhism into his faith; when he has his I AM A CHURCH breakdown (removing himself from the institution and realizing he can be like,, the center of his own faith? taking a more individualistic approach? but Truly Going Through It at the same time), his acceptance (...sometimes) of those who are different from him and condemned by the adults of moralton (stephanie (lesbian icon stephanie my beloved), christina (who's like. just a slightly different form of fundie protestant from him), dr chosenberg (the jewish doctor from otherton in holy visage)). his track record on this isn't perfect, but it gets better as orel starts maturing and picking up on what an absolute shitfest moralton is. it's all ways of questioning the things he's been taught, and it makes sense that it would lead to a bigger questioning as he puts those pieces together more. anyway i think part of his growth is weeding out all the lost commandments of his upbringing and focusing on what faith means to him, and what he thinks it should mean. how he wants to see the world and how he wants to treat people and what he thinks is okay and right, and looking to religion for guidance in that, not as like. a way to justify hurting those he's afraid or resentful of, as his role models did.
he's coming to his own conclusions rather than obediently, unquestioningly taking in what others say. but he's still listening to pick out the parts that make sense to him. (edit/note: and it's his compassion and his faith that are the primary motivations for this questioning and revisal process, both of individual cases and, eventually, the final boss that is christianity.) it makes perfect sense as the conclusion to his character arc and it fits the overall approach of the show far better. it's good is what i'm saying.
and i think it's important to show that kind of ending, because that's a pretty common and equally valid result of deconstruction. and i think it cements the show's treatment of christianity as something that's often (and maybe even easily) exploited, but not something inherently bad. something that can be very positive, even. guys he even has a dog he's not afraid of loving anymore. he's not afraid of loving anyone more than jesus and i don't think it's because he loves this dog less than bartholomew (though he was probably far more desperate for healthy affection and companionship when he was younger). i think it's because he figures god would want him to love that dog. he's choosing to believe that god would want him to love and to be happy and to be kind. he's not afraid of loving in the wrong way do you know how cool that is he's taking back control he's taking back something he loves from his abusers im so normal
#i had a really big fundie snark phase a year or two ago so that's part of like. this. but im still not used to actually talking about#religious stuff so if it reads kinda awkwardly uhh forgive me orz idk#maybe it sounds dumb but i like that the message isn't 'religion is evil'. it easily could have been. but i think the show's points about#how fundie wasp culture in particular treats christianity and itself and others would be less poignant if they were like. and jesus sucks#btw >:] like. this feels more nuanced to me. i guess there's probably a way to maintain that nuance with an ultimately anti-christian#piece of media but i think it'd be like. wayy harder and it's difficult for me to imagine that bc i think a lot of it would bleed out into#the tone. + why focus on only These christians when They're All also bad? so you'd get jokes about them in general#and i think that's kinda less funny than orel and doughy screaming and running from catholics lsdkjfldksj#i think the specificity makes it more unique and compelling as comedy and as commentary. but that's just me#like moralton represents a very particular kind of christian community (namely a middle class fundie wasp nest)#you're not gonna be able to get in the weeds as much if you're laughing at/criticizing all christians. but they accomplish it so thoroughly#and WELL in morel and i think that's because it chose a smaller target it can get to dissect more intimately. anyway#moral orel#orel puppington#(OH also when i say wasp here i mean WASP the acronym. as in white anglo-saxon protestsant. in case the term's new to anyone <3)#maybe it's also relevant to say that i'm kindaaaaaaaa loosely vaguely nonspecifically christian. so there's my bias revealed#i was never raised like orel but i like to think i get some of what's going on in there y'know. in that big autistic head of his#but it's not like i can't handle anti-christian/anti-religious media/takes. i'm a big boy and also i v much get why it's out there yknow#christianity in specific has a lot of blood on its hands from its own members and from outsiders and people have a right to hate it for tha#but religion in all its forms can be positive and i appreciate the nuance. like i've said around 20 times. yeah :) <3#(<- fighting for my life to explain things even though my one job is to be the explainer)
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i am in some sort of bug hell
#hi. wasp iterators now#they donât have names quite yet and they probably have schrodingerâs pronouns as well#funny to me how the bees were more pastel/neutral colored and these guys are just Fucking Neon#btw this time i was too lazy to line my sketches from whiteboardfox. so it looks different from my bee paper sketches#i so brave for scrolling through ten billion wasp species just to find ones that were funky and inspiring. all worth it for these guys tho#i think the ruby tailed wasp is actually harmless so maybe i would hold it. i would be sobbing but it would be my friend#either way there u go. the wasp sisters. siblings? the wasp things#myart#bugs#rain world#look at my waspterators boy#hive in mind#almost forgor
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The most difficult battle I've been given in my life is that whenever I talk about how there's actually more parasitic wasps than beetles to anyone they completely ignore the wasp part and agree saying "yes!! There are more beetles species than any other organism in the world!!! How coolđ" what is happening
#i think im cursed#this jas happened multiple times now#its literally me and parasitic wasps against thw world#i have two parasitic wasp tattoos btw so me and god get it. come take my hand
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Gotta re-dye my hair purple cuz last time my hair was too wet or something and the dye didnât stick đđ
I hope it doesnât look pink again >://
#last time was like 5 days ago btw#shitpost#ALSO#a wasp flew in my hair ten minutes ago#I think it got out#but Iâm not sure đđ
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Gael GarcĂa Bernal in Wasp Network (2019, dir. Olivier Assayas)
(Among other people, these gifs feature the backs of the heads of Anel Perdomo, PenĂ©lope Cruz and Edgar RamĂrez)
Gifs are all 540px wide so you can click to see larger.
[other gael filmography gifsets]
#gael garcĂa bernal#wasp network#ggb filmography gifs#the real life story is fascinating#so i don't know how they made such a meh film out of it#especially given the quality of the cast#i think the problem is that they try to pull off an 'aha! but this is what was really going on' twist halfway through#which just doesn't work with a real life story that was headline news#it's also a barrier to engaging with the characters whether or not the viewer knows what's going on#just tell the story properly please#btw the real gerardo hernĂĄndez was 25 at the time of the earliest events depicted in this film and 32 at the end#he was significantly younger than renĂ© gonzĂĄlez or juan pablo roque but the film makes him around the same age#i mean sure if you can cast gael in your movie always cast gael in your movie but it's still an odd choice#gael garcia bernal
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ngl ice king and mbetty is cute but i think if i was ice king and i turned back into simon bc all the golbetty shit still happened my entire perception would chan why am i talking in first person i think for a looooong time like akin to his process in f&c simon would be hung up over betty nd be like âooooo yeah ice king was terrible i understand why she was like thatâ and then when he cant rationalize that anymore hed be like âooooo betty was crazy and i was too so i understand itâ and then âoooooo but she loved me so much so its actually romanticâ & then heâd reach his pinnacle instead of minerva therapy i think hed just sit there like hey. what the fuck was that about
#cool posts#adventure time#not taghing the ship bc i heard there was weirdos in the tag nd ion wanna deal with that#copied qnd pasted tjis from disc so it kinda sucks#but like. i frel like the way ppl portray em nd their general dynamic in general simon would get 14 years in the future and have soooo much#compartmentalization to do i think thats the word#thats not a bad thing btw i support womens wrongs & rights for both of them#this might be poking a wasps nest but maybe the wasps will just give me a counterpoint civilly and i go ahhhh good point#i love discussion im just like simon hes so me#even tjo the girlboything i showed the cecaelian to (we didnt kiss but he told me hed rip my bones out win) says im so betty#which is also so win we should become ice king and magic betty & have toxic yuri that later weâre like hey what the fucj#teeheeeeee kicks my feet
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Wasps freak me out on principle of not wanting to get stung by them. But I don't actively kill every single one I see. That said I tried to take one outside last week and thought I did only for it to hitch a ride on my braid right at the back of my neck where my head and spine connect. So now I live in constant fear of that very thing happening again whenever they show up.
#moltenrambles#ive gotten stung several times in my life and Id prefer not to have it happen again#it was the mud divers/black wasps btw#so like the stark black ones with black wings#they look cool but away from me please
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ah yes time to play my favorite game now that iâm home: âIs There A Wasp Trapped In Here Or Is That Conspicuous Vibrating Noise Nothing To Worry Aboutâ
#marzi speaks#only way to beat this game is to mind ur business and not try to find out btw#bc if there is a wasp trapped in here then trying to free it will give you a new problem#that being Scared Wasp Loose In My Room#and if there isnât a wasp. then thereâs no issue#love when iâm just Vibing and all of a sudden i hear a noise that sounds a LOT like a bugâs wings struggling against something#and itâs loud enough for me to go âitâs either a junebug (not their time yet) or a wasp (totally their time)#anyways. the noise has stopped now so i win the game i guess
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I don't talk about ocs often but my dungeon meshi oc is obsessed with bugs just regular bugs (as I am irl) and idc if it's not canon but 100% regular non-magical bugs would also be chilling in dungeons like no possible way otherwise bugs are just too hardy so my character would go through dungeons to make money but would also love seeing the ecosystems these insects are taking in dungeons and she'd always be excited to see new bugs and she'd know everything about monster bugs as well but her deep love of bugs also means she loves to eat them because bugs in their own world are always eating each other it's a bug eat bug world out there so loving them as much as she does she can't help but eat them cause it makes her feel closer to them and love them more and idk what she does with the main cast but just know she's in there... looking for bugs
#dungeon meshi#btw the loving bugs so much sje needs to eat them is 100% my real actual thoughts#i am not joking#like it makes sense in my head but basically i NEVER needlessly kill bugs#like ill take stinkbugs outaide instead of killing them house spiders stay ive saved wasps from water buckets#but also bugs eat each other all the time its in tbeir nature so to properly love them i need to also eat them#whats more buglike than eating bugs? thats basically how i feel irl#i havent had the cuance to eat many bjt i want more#like maggots okay. crickets are okay. grasshoppers are actually pretty good tbh#i want to try scorpion next#you just have to get over the initial ick factor of bugs to eat tbem but its really not too bad
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iâm gonna be real w you guys seeing femme tavs w ast*rion reminds me of how women used to talk about marrying ricky martin or lance bass
#this isnât me ragging on playsexuality btw. im 30 years old i dont have the fucking time to do multiple playthroughs#just to virtually nut in a virtual character#i feel like posting this has swinging at wasp nest potential but idk anything about the gate of balding tres fandom#and if its full of people getting real mad at strangers having opinions that dont affect them in any way#so im going to talk about it in tag obsfucating ways#heâs just so very very obviously gay to me#in the kinda way you really dont need a barbara walters interview or people magazine cover to confirm yknow
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Wasp Military Sign (WMS) is a mandatory second language for any wasp who is engaged in any sort of military training... which is, more or less, the entire population of the Wasp Kingdom's hive over the age of eight, as the Wasp Kingdom as a whole considers it mandatory for any wrigglers old enough to maybe leave the nest to be capable of defending themselves.
The language is primarily designed for mid-range use - signals for when pheromones aren't a good idea and trying to just yell would be a bad idea. As such, it primarily employs large, obvious motions - the wings, primary limbs, secondary limbs, and abdomen may all be used, but there are variants for any given number of missing limbs.
The standard form of WMS can be fairly bare-bones, but it conveys meanings well enough - field use often focuses on action, direction, and conveying the position and numbers of any enemy forces. Being common in Wasp Kingdom territory, it's often used domestically, which tends to introduce a handful of extra signs that would be impractical or impossible to use in the field, for one reason or another.
#the most common limbs for wasps to damage to the point of Not Being Useful for WMS are the wings#but its more common to see the version without secondary limbs since its far more common for those to be#either too underdeveloped for signing over any significant distance or just Not Usable with any decent level of control#since flight isnt actually a Requirement for it and its really easy to make a WMS-usable prosthetic for wings#the wingless variant is typically split between casual domestic use with amputees and bugs who just Never Had Wings In The First Place#bug fables#worldbuilding#wasp military sign#the secondary limbs are the Middle Set btw theres a certain amount of variation on if those are usable for. most things#my posts#Who Knows This Sign is generally uhh. wasps leafbugs and the occasional wasp kingdom visitor who took the time to learn it
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Omegaâs Assault: Chapter 1
Note: the following couple paragraphs are some backstory on this fic and whatnot. If youâre only interested in the fic itself (totally valid, I mean it, I won't judge) then you can just click âKeep Readingâ and go from there. Otherwise...
So, about a year ago, Tumblr user @akuma74 posted about a dream he had, where Deadlanders attacked Bugaria and all the kingdoms had to work together to fight them off. Even the Wasp King had to join in against the threat. Here is the post referencing said dream (https://akuma74.tumblr.com/post/677235418689863680/i-just-have-a-dream-where-the-deadlander-attacked)
Now, I thought this was a very cool idea, so I replied to his post saying I might like to write a small fic based on it. A bit later, I finished Chapter 1 of said fic. My intent was for there to be only two Chapters and to post all of them to Tumblr once they were finished...however, I ended up having more and more and more ideas for this story and the way it currently is itâs looking more like itâll be four Chapters long (Iâm confident itâll stay that way, though). With that in mind, plus the fact that Iâve been so dreadfully slow on this story, I thought that I might as well quit wasting time and just bring them to Tumblr for people to read. To Akuma, I apologize for taking so long and I hope you enjoy what Iâve written so far: I will continue it and I wonât take as long to get Chapters 3 and 4 out as I did Chapter 2. To anyone that doesnât want to read the story on Tumblr, hereâs the link to it on AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/40301664/chapters/100948233). Chapter 2 is queued to be posted on Tumblr later today. For now, please enjoy...
Bugaria was off today, though nobody could really understand why. There was just something unusual about...everything. The "aura", as it were, was not as it tended to be. Though this feeling of (for lack of better words) unease was felt by most in Bugaria, the mystery as to why it was happening led many to not think much of it. Things felt strange, yet most didn't feel necessarily unsafe...not at the moment...
On the Balcony of The Hive, Elias looked around the land with the use of his patented Eliascope. He was stunned by the beauty of the surrounding areas, and quite proud of himself for creating something to so easily observe it all (some might say too proud). Vilma was on the balcony as well, taking in the warm desert air and relaxing.
Vilma: Mr. Elias, that device of yours is quite interesting. You say you can see all throughout Bugaria with it?
Elias: Haha, indeed! See for yourself, Miss.
Vilma giggled as she stepped up and leaned down into the looking glass of the Eliascope, and she was enamored as she used it to scan across the Lost Sands. This was not her first time using it, mind you, but the experience was still so novel and extraordinary for her. This excitement was halted, however, when Vilma froze up. It would seem she caught sight of something odd.
Elias: Miss? Are you well?
Vilma: I-I...I think...I saw something moving...something large...
Elias: Large, you say? Let me see that, if you will.
Vilma stepped aside, allowing Elias to look into his telescope once more, and he was shocked to find a colossal silhouette moving in the distance. After a bit of shuffling the silhouette turned towards his direction, making his blood run cold, before a large arm emerged from the silhouette and pushed away some of the nearby grass. Another arm reached out and patted the ground near the Wasp Kingdom, almost like it was testing it.
Vilma: D-do you see it too?
Elias: I...think I do? There's a giant...thing over there...what is it doing?
More arms came from the silhouette, pushing away the grass and reaching further into the Far Grasslands. The figure then pulled itself into better view, and it was a terrifying sight to behold: it almost resembled a twisted, charred tree branch, with pointy fingers upon twisted hands upon bony arms in large numbers. All over its body were huge, yellow eyes that seemed to cast a light onto whatever they looked upon...and right now multiple were looking straight at Elias.
Vilma: I-I-Is it looking at us???
Elias couldn't talk. He couldn't form any sort of coherent thoughts, but despite this his mind was racing with all sorts of emotions (amazement, shock, confusion), chief among them being sheer terror. This terror grew until the many-armed, many-eyed creature started crawling towards The Hive, at which point Elias fell over and screamed so loud he could even be heard from Defiant Root all the way down below.
Elias: IT IS COMING TOWARDS US!!!!!
Just about every Bug currently on the Balcony rushed over to see what the Mantis was screaming about, and when they saw the same colossus he and Vilma saw they all flew into an unprecedented panic. They were screaming and running, some Bees even started flying off the Balcony to try and escape. Some Bugs kneeled and prayed, hoping that Venus or any other god that was listening would protect them. Vilma, meanwhile, rushed to the Queen Bianca's Throne Room, and the guards were surprised to see the state she was in. Vilma was breathless and her voice was shaking as she tried to speak and open the doors at the same time.
Vilma: B-Belle, Nina, w-w-we we need to tell the Queen!
Belle: Vilma?! What are you doing, why-
Vilma: We need to tell her, she'll know what to do!!!
Vilma burst into the Throne Room, catching Queen Bianca and Tuvi (to whom the Queen was giving reassurance) off guard.
Bianca: Vilma? My goodness, dear, you look like you've seen a ghost.
Vilma: I-it's worse than that!!!
Tuvi: W-w-w-worse than a ghost!?
Vilma: Qu-Qu-Queen B-Bianca! The-the-the Eliascope saw something, it-it was terrible, I-I-
Vilma was panicked like something Bianca had never seen before. She had always been a cheerier soul, and the Queen was morbidly curious as to what she had seen. She often tried to avoid physical force, but Bianca grabbed Vilma by the shoulders and held her still in an effort to calm her down.
Bianca: Vilma, love. Listen to me: What happened? What was it that you saw?
Vilma could do nothing but hyperventilate.
Bianca: Please, Vilma, if it is dangerous you NEED to tell me.
Vilma:...A Giant is moving towards The Hive!!!
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Vi was currently in Queen Elizant II's Throne Room, rolling her eyes and crossing her arms. It was hardly appropriate behavior around both fellow explorers and a Monarch but (luckily for Vi and her team) it was hardly noticed.
Elizant: If all is understood, Explorers, then it is time for you to move out. You will-
Suddenly, the palace began to tremble, and the already-annoyed Vi let out a groan in frustration.
Vi: Uuugggghhhh, what now???
Kabbu: A tremor?! I-is everything alright?!
Leif: Gods, we never felt something like that before...
Multiple Ant Guards ran into the Throne Room, all calling out for the Queen in a jumbled panic. Elizant stamped her foot, demanding attention (and also in a bout of frustration).
Elizant: Silence!!! What is so urgent that you all need to stumble over yourselves???
Ant Guard: Th-there is a monster attacking Bugaria! You need to see it!
Elizant: A...monster?
Everyone in the Throne Room quickly ran outside of the Palace, and when they looked up to the East they were all in utter shock.
Kabbu: Th...that is...f-f-far too...b-big!
Leif: What is it?...
Vi was uneasy, to her own surprise: after her team bested the Spider that haunted Snakemouth for so long, and a Guardian created by Venus herself, she honestly wasn't worried by the sounds of this "monster" the guards went on about. She couldn't fathom such a horrifying sight being what they referred to, but it had to be. The last time she was this scared was when she and Kabbu first saw the Spider of Snakemouth. At that time she genuinely wanted to give up for a moment, and go back home...home...Vi took a closer look at the monster, and noticed that it was not looking towards the Ant Kingdom, but the Bee Kingdom.
Vi: Wha-it's moving towards The Bee Hive!!!
Gen: Wh-what?
Eri: Oh no, they're doomed!!!
Vi never imagined something like this happening. She was happy to leave The Hive, and happy not to think of it again...but she didn't want it in peril. Almost childishly, Vi tugged on the Ant Queen's dress to get her attention.
Vi: Queen Elizant! We gotta do something, right? W-we're not just gonna let that thing attack the Bees, r-right?
Elizant bowed her head and didn't answer for a moment: it would seem that she was in deep thought. After some time, she finally looked to Vi in response.
Elizant:...The Bees are our allies...Queen Bianca is a close friend...We shall mobilize and head to the Bee Kingdom posthaste.
Kina: We were going there anyway, right? For the artifact or whatever?
Elizant: We were and still are. Kina, you are to head there and give them the materials they need to replace their core.
Leif: [How could she still be thinking of the Sapling at a time like this?!]
Elizant: Team Snakemouth will join me on the way to the Golden Settlement. From there we shall take the path that leads us to Defiant Root and The Hive.
Kabbu: Oh no, I hope everyone there is safe...
Vi:...Yeah...
Elizant: The rest of you are to evacuate as many Bugs as possible towards the Golden Settlement and keep them as safe as you can.
Celia: Right, Your Highness!
Elizant: Team Snakemouth, we must hurry.
Leif lagged behind and sneered when he knew the Queen can't see him before leaning over to Kabbu and whispering.
Leif: She disgusts us. Who knows what that THING could do and yet she still wants to get the Artifact???
Vi: Who cares? We gotta focus on helping everybody, we can worry about who does and doesn't suck at ruling later!
Kabbu: Vi, you...you have a point, I believe. Leif, we must do what we can now, and other concerns will be dealt with later.
Leif:...You're right...we've got issues with her, but if mobilizing means we can help Bugs in peril, we should...
So the Explorers went about their duties: Team Snakemouth followed the Ant Queen as the other explorers did what they could to gather and calm down the Ant Kingdom citizens. It was difficult, however, as the monster loomed in the distance and continued stomping, sending shockwaves throughout the land...
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Under the Wasp King's orders, the entirety of the Wasp Kingdom was evacuating. The titan that was so close to their hive that it could stomp and crush all of them in but an instant, and they were blessed that it (for whatever reason) had its focus elsewhere. Even still, the Wasp King refused to have his subjects in such a compromising position, so he ordered them all to leave and bring any prisoners and Wasps that couldn't move along with them. The Wasps were in no place to refuse, even if they wanted to: few Bugs would wish to remain near the monster that had just entered Bugaria. The Wasp King himself came to Queen Vanessa II's bedroom, and she looked to him in disgust as he tried grabbing her hand.
Wasp King: Come with me.
Vanessa pulled her arm away.
Vanessa: Don't you dare try to touch me, menace!
Wasp King: The only "Menace" is the one outside my kingdom, now-
Vanessa: Your Kingdom?!
Wasp King: Yes, mine! You are clearly a failure at keeping it orderly, now follow me. I will need soldiers in the future, and you are too useful to lose.
Vanessa: You...
A pair of Wasp Drillers showed up to either side of Vanessa, and she was forced along by them to follow her captor and usurper.
Wasp King: GENERAL ULTIMAX!
The General rushed up to his king, though he was clearly not in his best state of mind either. His legs quivered, and the fear in his voice was palpable.
Ultimax: Y-yes, your highness?
Wasp King: Get into your tank: you are to distract the beast outside so that we can escape.
Vanessa: Distract? Are you asking him to sacrifice himself?!
Wasp King: For the good of the kingdom, you idiotic wench.
Vanessa: How could-
Wasp King: Now, Ultimax! Do NOT fail me!
Ultimax: I...y-yes, your majesty!...
General Ultimax ran to prepare his tank as the Wasp King and his guards brought the Queen outside. When they left the hive they saw droves of Wasps moving through the Far Grasslands. Guards were on the ready to deal with any hostile forces, but there were few to speak of: the colossus had scared all but the Wasps themselves away. Vanessa held her head down, both ashamed and angry, and tried not to look at the state she was in now.
Wasp Guard: My king! We noticed a foreign Mantis running from our grounds, and he was carrying what looked like a small larva: we feel he may have been a spy!
Wasp King: We will deal with him later.
Wasp Guard: Later? But sire, we-
Wasp King: We need to worry solely about ourselves. When we are in a better position we shall search for and eliminate this "spy", but for now you shall do as you are told!
Vanessa: Hoaxe, you are vile and heartless.
Wasp King: I know how to get what I want. You are pathetic and ignorant. Really, I should have been made king long ago, I understand how to put my kingdom's needs first.
Vanessa was about to say more when she caught sight of the monster they were evacuating from. Just one of its limbs was taller than the entirety of her hive, and they were numerous enough that counting them felt fruitless.
Vanessa: Is...is that the Deadlander Omega?
Suddenly, the creature looked down to see Vanessa and those keeping her hostage. It was just about to stomp on them when the Wasp King blasted multiple of its eyeballs with fire.
Wasp King: FASTER, ALL OF YOU!!!
The Wasps did as they were told, evacuating as the Deadlander roared. Vanessa wasn't even sure if Hoaxe's attack had damaged it, but that worry was overtaken by a separate one when the Ultimax Tank drove in and shot at the beast further. Vanessa reached out in fear as the general drew the enormous monster's attention.
Vanessa: Fuff, no!
Wasp King: Silence, fool, and move!!!
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As Team Snakemouth and Queen Elizant II trekked through the Lost Sands, they were able to catch more and more glimpses of the monster, the Deadlander Omega, to the East. It was seemingly in combat, fighting off blasts from something. Though the creature's sheer size made it clear as day, what exactly it was fighting was hard to make out at the distance they were watching from.
Vi: If...if that thing's in a fight...we can take it out too, can't we?
Leif: Well, that depends on if it's taking any damage in its "fight", and we aren't too sure of that.
Elizant: As long as the monster is distracted, that is all that matters for now. We must reach The Hive quickly, then we can make other plans.
Kabbu's arm was tugged by a small tendril, and he was lightly pulled to a spot behind a rock to find one of Venus's Buds. Vi and Leif slipped away from the Queen as they shared in Kabbu's shock.
Kabbu: V-Venus! Is that you? Why-
Venus: No time to explain, Kabbu! I have something important to tell you: a giant-
Leif: Monster's attacking Bugaria? We figured that out, we're afraid.
Venus: Ha...I should've guessed, with how big it is...you're not going to try and fight it, are you?
Vi: We fought a Goddess and won, right? I'm sure we can find a way to fight this thing!
Venus: You fought a guardian of a goddess that she made in less than a minute. This creature...it's on a whole other level.
Leif: Can't you do anything to stop it, then?
Venus: Unfortunately, I only have so much power...what's more...that power is waning.
Kabbu: Waning?
Venus: It's a long story, and I'm not sure even I fully get it, but the important thing is that a force that was felt within the very land here is gone, or at least weaker. I think that's why that monster's attacking in the first place.
Vi: What're we supposed to do with that info???
Venus: You're supposed to be careful, okay? Just...watch yourselves...protect yourselves...I'm not sure how much I can do.
Kabbu:...We shall do what we can, Venus. May your blessing guide us forward.
Vi and Leif nodded in affirmation with Kabbu before all three of them slipped back to Queen Elizant's side.
Elizant: Team Snakemouth! Where have you been?
Vi: Uhh, we tripped?
Elizant:...No matter. We cannot afford to stall any longer...
By the time the group made it to Defiant Root, just about everyone there was gone: the Bees had evacuated them to the Golden Settlment (leaving it rather crowded there now), though the feeling of unease was no less prevalant.
Kabbu: Gods, I was hoping my next time coming here would be...more pleasant...
Vi:...
Leif: It is what it is, all we can do is try and protect as many as we can...
Elizant: We must get the artifact, and then we will discuss further plans.
Elizant moved towards the elevator of the Bee Hive, encountering a large, shivering Bee.
Elizant: Are you the one that runs the el-
Big Bee: AH! S-S-STAY BACK!!!
Vi: Aebees, it's fine! We're not-
Aebees: Vi? VI, HOLY CRAP, I WAS SCARED THAT THING GOT YOU OR-
Vi: It didn't, okay? Now c'mon, we need to meet with the Queen, we gotta get the artifact!
Aebees: A-artifact? Like what that Mantis earlier was talking about?
Kabbu: Kina! Yes, Kina came earlier to deliver the materials with which you can build a replacement for your Honey Factory Core!
Aebees: I-I don't understand any of that, I just know that there's a giant monster in the distance fighting something and I don't wanna be here!
As Aebees said, the Deadlander was still in combat, and it roared in pain and fury as its opponent fired more blasts into its eyes. It slammed into the ground several times, just barely missing its target, before Elizant turned to Aebees.
Elizant:...Have us raised up. We will resolve our situation in The Hive, and you may evacuate to the Golden Settlement.
Aebees: You're gonna stop the monster!?
Elizant: We need you to let us up.
Aebees: O-okay, okay! Just...please try and hurry. I'm not sure how long whatever's over there is gonna be distracted...
Queen Elizant nodded before she and Team Snakemouth boarded the elevator and were brought up to The Hive. As they were lifted, they heard the roaring of the Deadlander Omega and saw it pick something up.
Kabbu: That beast...can it truly be stopped?
Vi: You can kill anything if you hit it hard enough!
Leif: For now we need to focus on helping each other...we need to focus on keeping everybody safe...
Leif glared at Elizant, and perhaps he was lucky that she was too busy with her own thoughts to notice...
Once the group made it into The Hive and past its scanners, they spotted various Bugs in varying states of panic. Each roar of the Deadlander sent more terror into these Bugs, but Elizant was steadfast as she looked for Queen Bianca. It didn't take long to find her, as she had been outside her Throne Room and trying to calm the others for a while now. When she spotted Elizant she was quick to run over and take the Ant Queen's hands into her own.
Bianca: Elizant! Oh, thank the gods that you are safe! Was it hard to get here? Were you attacked?
Elizant: I am fine, Bianca, thank you for your concern. However, I have-
Bianca: Oh! Violet!
Queen Bianca quickly picked up Vi and hugged her for dear life. In any other case Vi would be quick to push herself off of whoever would squeeze her like this, though for now she merely asked to be put down repeatedly.
Bianca: Oh, my darling! My dear, dear, daughter! I am so sorry we pushed you away, I never wanted you in so much danger, please tell me you're unharmed, please-
Vi: Queen Bianca, I'm good! Just, p-put me down! We got things to do!
Bianca stopped for a moment, as if she had realized how unusual she was acting, and put Vi down with a calmness much unlike what she was just displaying.
Bianca: Y-you are right, Vi. I...I apologize for that. I meant what I said, however, we shouldn't have-
Vi: Mo-Q-Queen Bianca...Queen Elizant needs something.
Elizant was silent, but one could sense a sort of unease coming from her. Almost a sort of regret.
Bianca: Oh yes...the...the trade that Team Maki mentioned. They are explorers of yours, correct, Elizant?
Elizant: We need that trade done as swiftly as possible, Bianca. As soon as it is complete we can focus on evacuation and protection, as well as what we should do about...the creature.
Bianca:...I am very sorry, Elizant. I know we had a deal...but I cannot agree to it at the moment.
Elizant pulled her hands out of Bianca's, but before she could say anything Kabbu gasped and got the Bee Queen's attention himself.
Kabbu: Wait, Queen Bianca, you mentioned Team Maki...Did Sir Maki come here?
Maki: Yes, Kabbu.
Elizant and Team Snakemouth were shocked to notice Maki walking up behind him, a grey Caterpillar by his side.
Vi: Wait, is that a baby? Where'd you find a baby???
Maki: That does not matter, Vi. Yin here was in an unsafe position, near that Giant, and I refuse to have left her alone there.
Yin: Muh...
Elizant:...Bianca...Ple-...Listen to me, we must-
Elizant stopped suddenly, and drew out her swords before jumping forward and getting into a battle stance.
Elizant: You!
On another side of the area was the Wasp King, soldiers surrounding him, Queen Vanessa in tow...
#bug fables#bug fables spoilers#writing#omega's assault#deadlander omega#queen bianca#queen elizant II#vi#leif#kabbu#the wasp king#queen vanessa II#general ultimax#I love this concept and I desperately hope to complete it#btw me saying Chapter 2 is queued does mean that I won't be on Tumblr for the next couple days#sorry I want to try and take regular mental health breaks you know how it is#I intend to be back Monday or Tuesday#have a great time!
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not a catholic nor do I believe in their beliefs but I AM very into the idea of confessionals I think being able to pore over every minor thing thatâs ever caused me guilt or shame to someone FOR FREE without having to see their face would do wonders for me. hence why Iâm on tumblr
#if Iâm wrong about what confessionals are then donât tell me I want to live in ignorant bliss. anyway I saw a wasp struggling to get out of#a pot full of water and I probably couldâve given it a stick or something to help it climb out but I spent so long thinking about whether or#not it was even worth saving that by the time I made up my mind it had died. so thatâs how my day went. and then my skin started acting up#but weâve been over that already#this is not a metaphor btw it was an actual bug. but Iâve been trying to get over my fear of wasps and other flying stinging insects and I#feel like the fact that I feel bad about it is probably a sign of progress. baby steps#rooh.txt
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picture taken 5 minutes before discovering a wasp nest in the kennel
#dogs#my dog <3#argentashes#AJFJGJJF it was a small nest that as far as we could tell had only one big (queen?) wasp in it#the dog doesnt often use her kennel (she sleeps indoors) but last night she kept going in and out and we were like ?#and we thought there was a toy in there and um. mom accidentally crushed the wasp nest in her hand#i dont hate wasps btw but i dont want my dog to get stung by a big wasp + if it had been daytime we would have figured out a peaceful way#to move it out of the dogs kennel#but by the time we realised... it had already been crushed and the wasp was Angry and we ended up chasing it away and clearing the remains#we thought it was a hornet actually bc it was a Big Wasp but after frantic googling we thiiiink it may have been a queen wasp building nest#altho we didnt find eggs in the nest remains.....#anyway!#this picture is very funny to me x
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