Nightkrawler

Date: 09/16/2036

Log Entry #1:

We have found an organic lifeform living in space outside the Earth's atmospheric conditions. This is truly a groundbreaking discovery that could even change our biological concept of life.
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Date: 10/21/2037

Log Entry #2:

The specimen was kept in a vacuum. Tests and experiments show that the foreign lifeform favors lower temperatures. Our studies indicate that the specimen was once in a colony of the same species. Rest assured, it cannot do manual tasks without a "hive mind."
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Date: 01/06/2038

Log Entry #3:

The vacuum container of the specimen was found broken, therefore exposing the lifeform to the "natural" living conditions of the Earth's atmosphere. After extensive research, we have found that the lifeform was radiating infrared waves towards space after it's contact with the Earth's atmosphere. The reason for this was unknown.
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Date: 01/01/2043

Log Entry #4:

Strong signals of infrared waves have been detected north of the coast in Iceland, an unnatural occurence. Meanwhile the specimen was found missing in the lab around the start of the mysterious event.
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Date: 02/01/2043

Log Entry #5:

Giant insect-like creatures has been spotted on the northern coast of Canada and Iceland. The beasts were known to feed on humans, so an evacuation was in underway in the northern countries.
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Date: ???

Log Entry #6: 

The countries located in the northern hemisphere has been in anarchy ever since the giant insects started to swarm in their cities. Countries in the red zone are urged to evacuate to another country, thereby giving up the country's rights to the government accepting their citizenship. Global economy and politics has been damaged greatly and is now in disarray. The world has now entered a great era of distress and calamity. The apocalypse has begun.

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This work was originally ported to the Wattpad platform by yours truly, but eventually made it's way to Webnovel. To make things clear, this copy of Hivemind and that on Wattpad is completely the same and released by the same author on both platforms, e.g. me. 

Have a great time reading bud!

Aliens: Hivemind

Sweat ran down my cold cheeks, dripping down to the scrithing, dry earth below.


I watched. I watched as Jason was taken away by the damned beast, crying out for help. And I... I just stood there. 


Crap, snap out of it Zero! I said to myself, trudging myself back to reality. What the hell did I do?


"Z-Zero..." The earpiece cracked. It was Jason, by the mouth of the insect.


No. Not like this. Not this way. You can't Jason. No. Don't make me feel even worse than what I'm feeling.


"No. I can't." I said, turning my back towards Jason and the worm.


"T-take the bag... and run." He said, caughing out blood. "Bring Alex and Amir back."


"I-I guess I'll be seeing you... on the flip side huh?"


"Jason enough!" I howled, the words carrying with it the anger I felt.


"H-hey, take care of Alex for me." He wheezed. "M-My baby sis just gets too rash sometimes."


"Jason." I said, trying to cover up my pent up feelings. "I killed you."


"And I... smiled." I muttered. "I freakin' smiled Jason! What in hell did that mean?! I was actually so damn happy that it wasn't me that got stuck up in that goddamn situation that you're in--"


"Zero!" He shouted. And this time I heard it loud and clear even without the earpiece. He held his hand up high, and gave away a thumbs up.


Crunch. A drop of blood splat across my face. 


I turned to the worm, and as I saw it's jaws grinding, every inch of my body screamed death to the worm. But the bloodlust isn't enough. I told myself. I never can overcome this cowardice inside me.


I gritted my teeth, and with my head held high, I roared to the top of my lungs to instill this feeling as a scar within my mind. Echoes bounced off buildings after buildings, resonating all throughout the streets of New York City. 


The black clouds thundered along with me and my anger, bringing down a cloudburst of heavy downpour. I'm so sorry Jason.


I grabbed the bag with the crystal, and made a run for it. This is all I could do. I told myself.


I ran. I ran as fast as I could in the pouring rain. To anywhere, just not here.


Even with the immense pain I felt by my leg, I ran. If I can't run, then I'll walk, if not, limp, crawl, anything just to get away.


The clouds stirred a storm, and brought down heavy rain as I limped past the still streets, the sound of thousands of water droplets roaring along inside my ears jarring me. My vision got blurry; just a vague image of the gray buildings and asphalt. Blindly running just to put a distance between that monster and I.


And then, I realized. I need to go to Alex. She needs me. 


What about Amir? I told myself. Surely you're not about to leave another one behind, right? 


I stopped in my tracks, and buried my face low as I gritted my teeth. As the pouring rain brushed up against my hair and clothes, all that I could think of was:


So Long, Mate.