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“More Than Eternal” || Writing Comp Fan-fic Entry || 1549 words, not including the 2 notes at the beginning and end, and 1614 words including the notes || Bug Fables fan-fic
Warning: Major spoilers for the game, Bug Fables. Seriously, this piece spoils literally the best plot twist in the game
All was peaceful in the glorious Ant Kingdom. Everyone was cheerful, no other kingdoms in Bugaria appeared to be in conflict with one another, and it was yet another perfect, sunny day.
However… the Ant Queen, Elizant, paced around the throne room, seeming to be distressed.
“My queen, what appears to be the problem?” One of the royal guards, who had been watching the queen for the past several minutes, asked.
“I was just thinking… what if we never manage to obtain the Everlasting Sapling?” It was a real worry of the queen's at this moment. They had been searching for moons, and there wasn't even a clue to where the Everlasting Sapling, a plant that provides eternal life (and perhaps more) to those who munch upon even one of its leaves, could possibly be. The worst of it all was that the queen could feel herself aging by the day. She was finally realizing how many aches came along with her age, and she was beginning to accept that if the Sapling weren't found soon, she would be gone.
“Don't worry, that's not going to hap-” the guard tried to reassure, but the queen interrupted.
“We're not going to make it if we don't go any faster!” Elizant fell back onto her throne because of both mental and physical exhaustion she had felt in that moment. The guard looked concerned and began to back away.
“You were talking about the Sapling, my queen?” Suddenly, the kingdom's most well known professor walked into the throne room, holding a bunch of pages, likely of research.
“…yes. Did you find anything?” The queen suddenly seemed hopeful.
“Well, yes and no…” the Professor said. They adjusted their glasses, looking down at their pages. “I haven't been able to get a clue on where the Sapling is, however… I did find a possible plan B.”
The queen looked intrigued.
“So, during my research, I've concluded that there is likely a roach laboratory within upper snakemouth den. It’s rumored they’re experimenting with crystals and some alternative to the Sapling in terms of obtaining eternal life. Perhaps someone within the kingdom could search the area for more insight?” The Professor suggested.
The queen took a moment to take that all in and decide what to do.
“Guards! Call in one of our loyal scout teams!” the Ant Queen finally exclaimed. A few moments later, 2 guards walked in, followed by 2 ants and a moth.
“Sorry for disturbing you,” Queen Elizant told the 3 bugs. “However, I must ask a favour from you. I'd like you to travel to Snakemouth Den, find whatever you can, and report back.”
One of the ants piped up with their concern. “Snakemouth Den? But, that place is full of dangers! I thought you were the one who-”
“You can't just reject a mission from the queen…” the moth whispered. The ant stopped speaking.
“We'll do it, your majesty.” The other ant said, bowing and walking out of the throne room. The other 2 followed.
The scout team made their way to the outskirts of the Ant Kingdom and towards Snakemouth Den, all fearing for their lives. As much as they all were dreading this task, they knew they had to do it. It was for the queen, and they couldn't refuse the queen's orders. The trip was rather silent, well, until they actually made it to Snakemouth Den.
“It's… not as bad as I thought it'd be…” said one of the ants, examining the oddly well-lit cave.
“Yeah, it feels rather cozy, to be completely honest…” the moth replied. The trio continued mumbling to one another about what they could see as they went deeper and deeper into the cave, avoiding any feral creatures and other traps that got in their way.
“Hey, look! A door!” Said one of the ants, pointing at a ginormous door, completely shut. The other ant ran up to it, trying to open it. No luck. The moth examined the area more, noticing an odd patch off ground that appeared to me made of a different material. It wouldn’t have been surprising if it were artificially made. He cautiously stepped onto it, and…
POOF! The floor disappeared from beneath his feet, leaving him to land on a mushroom below him. The ants were in utter shock and jumped down after him, helping him up.
“Oof- I'm… s-sorry, you guys…” He said, looking up where they were a minute ago. It looked too high for any of them to have a chance of getting back up.
“It's alright, we'll just have to find another way to get back up.” One of the ants reassured him. The moth nodded, and the trio continued their search.
One of the ants suddenly heard a noise. “Ummm… was that any of you?” They asked.
“…nope…” the other ant replied, also hearing the noise.
“What are you talk-” the moth was interrupted by a giant spider jumping out at them. It shot a web towards the moth, trapping him. The ants screamed as they fled the scene as fast as they possibly could, leaving the moth behind.
The two ants managed to find an exit back to the Ant Kingdom. They informed the queen of what had happened in Snakemouth Den, and the queen apologized.
Bugs from all over the kingdom gathered to mourn the loss of the moth, but he was forgotten shortly after.
—
Moons passed by, turning into several decades. Queen Elizant bequeathed her blades, her only weapon, as well as her title to her eldest daughter, Elizant II, before falling into an eternal slumber. Kingdoms within Bugaria began to separate and get into conflict. The Explorer's Association was established. Very few things were still the same, one of them being that the queen still searched for the Everlasting sapling. So many events occurred that the moth wouldn’t ever know about.
However, a miracle happened to the moth. A duo of new explorers, a beetle and a youthful bee, were on their first ever mission in Snakemouth Den. The same spider that had taken the moth had come to terrorize this duo. However, the spider wasn’t their only concern. They noticed this unfortunate moth stuck in the web and wanted to save him, if they were to even come out alive. They were lucky enough to survive its attacks, and escape it with the freed moth draped along their shoulder.
When they were sure they were out of danger, the moth surprisingly re-awoke, despite being stuck in the depths of this cave for several decades.
The moth got up, beginning to speak in some sort of ancient language that the explorer duo didn’t know of. The moth didn’t really know the language either, though. Shortly, he came to his senses, and the duo asked some questions.
“What were you doing here? Who even are you!?” asked the bee, rather suspicious of the moth.
“Oh, we’re Leif.” the moth answered. The duo looked at each other, both thinking the same thing.
‘We? What do you mean, we?’ Of course, out of politeness, neither brought it up, and let the moth, Leif, continue.
“We were on a scouting mission, until that spider approached. …where is the spider anyways?”
The explorers filled Leif in with what happened with the spider, and eventually, they agreed to escort him out of Snakemouth Den.
—
“And… the rest is history…” Leif explained to the fellow members of his exploration team. He stood there, watching the footage on the hologram in front of him.
So much had happened to Leif in such little time. He found out he had ice powers, he joined forces with the duo that had saved him, he was informed that the first Ant Queen was gone, and that the roaches had mysteriously disappeared. Throughout the adventure the explorers had together, so many questions were raised, and all of them were being answered right here, right now.
The hologram showed footage of a mind-controlling fungus, a cordyceps, being abandoned by the roaches, a failure. That was followed by footage of the cordyceps, and a resting Leif near each other.
After Leif explained all that he remembered about the whole ordeal in Snakemouth Den, and watching this shocking footage, he pieced everything together. He… wasn’t him. He was merely a creature pretending to be him. He was technically gone, like everyone thought he was. The worst part was that it was Queen Elizant’s fault. Ever since Leif was introduced to Elizant II, he had a dislike for her, and wanted the old queen back. Though, at this moment, his perspective seemed to flip. Maybe the queen he followed back then wasn’t as good as he thought. He felt betrayed, in a way. The other members of his exploration team gathered around him, supporting and comforting him.
The trio began to walk out of the laboratory they stumbled upon in Snakemouth Den, all trying to accept what was going on, and to continue trying to find the Sapling for the queen. Though, none of them suspected that they had already found the secret ingredient to create eternal life that the Professor had talked about all those decades ago.
They had walked right out of the alternate answer, and perhaps that was for the best.
Author's Note
Basically, this whole piece is based on what actually happens in Bug Fables, the only not-so-canon part being the whole terrible first queen thing. That was based on a theory someone had when playing this game, which ended up not being the case.
Warning: Major spoilers for the game, Bug Fables. Seriously, this piece spoils literally the best plot twist in the game
All was peaceful in the glorious Ant Kingdom. Everyone was cheerful, no other kingdoms in Bugaria appeared to be in conflict with one another, and it was yet another perfect, sunny day.
However… the Ant Queen, Elizant, paced around the throne room, seeming to be distressed.
“My queen, what appears to be the problem?” One of the royal guards, who had been watching the queen for the past several minutes, asked.
“I was just thinking… what if we never manage to obtain the Everlasting Sapling?” It was a real worry of the queen's at this moment. They had been searching for moons, and there wasn't even a clue to where the Everlasting Sapling, a plant that provides eternal life (and perhaps more) to those who munch upon even one of its leaves, could possibly be. The worst of it all was that the queen could feel herself aging by the day. She was finally realizing how many aches came along with her age, and she was beginning to accept that if the Sapling weren't found soon, she would be gone.
“Don't worry, that's not going to hap-” the guard tried to reassure, but the queen interrupted.
“We're not going to make it if we don't go any faster!” Elizant fell back onto her throne because of both mental and physical exhaustion she had felt in that moment. The guard looked concerned and began to back away.
“You were talking about the Sapling, my queen?” Suddenly, the kingdom's most well known professor walked into the throne room, holding a bunch of pages, likely of research.
“…yes. Did you find anything?” The queen suddenly seemed hopeful.
“Well, yes and no…” the Professor said. They adjusted their glasses, looking down at their pages. “I haven't been able to get a clue on where the Sapling is, however… I did find a possible plan B.”
The queen looked intrigued.
“So, during my research, I've concluded that there is likely a roach laboratory within upper snakemouth den. It’s rumored they’re experimenting with crystals and some alternative to the Sapling in terms of obtaining eternal life. Perhaps someone within the kingdom could search the area for more insight?” The Professor suggested.
The queen took a moment to take that all in and decide what to do.
“Guards! Call in one of our loyal scout teams!” the Ant Queen finally exclaimed. A few moments later, 2 guards walked in, followed by 2 ants and a moth.
“Sorry for disturbing you,” Queen Elizant told the 3 bugs. “However, I must ask a favour from you. I'd like you to travel to Snakemouth Den, find whatever you can, and report back.”
One of the ants piped up with their concern. “Snakemouth Den? But, that place is full of dangers! I thought you were the one who-”
“You can't just reject a mission from the queen…” the moth whispered. The ant stopped speaking.
“We'll do it, your majesty.” The other ant said, bowing and walking out of the throne room. The other 2 followed.
The scout team made their way to the outskirts of the Ant Kingdom and towards Snakemouth Den, all fearing for their lives. As much as they all were dreading this task, they knew they had to do it. It was for the queen, and they couldn't refuse the queen's orders. The trip was rather silent, well, until they actually made it to Snakemouth Den.
“It's… not as bad as I thought it'd be…” said one of the ants, examining the oddly well-lit cave.
“Yeah, it feels rather cozy, to be completely honest…” the moth replied. The trio continued mumbling to one another about what they could see as they went deeper and deeper into the cave, avoiding any feral creatures and other traps that got in their way.
“Hey, look! A door!” Said one of the ants, pointing at a ginormous door, completely shut. The other ant ran up to it, trying to open it. No luck. The moth examined the area more, noticing an odd patch off ground that appeared to me made of a different material. It wouldn’t have been surprising if it were artificially made. He cautiously stepped onto it, and…
POOF! The floor disappeared from beneath his feet, leaving him to land on a mushroom below him. The ants were in utter shock and jumped down after him, helping him up.
“Oof- I'm… s-sorry, you guys…” He said, looking up where they were a minute ago. It looked too high for any of them to have a chance of getting back up.
“It's alright, we'll just have to find another way to get back up.” One of the ants reassured him. The moth nodded, and the trio continued their search.
One of the ants suddenly heard a noise. “Ummm… was that any of you?” They asked.
“…nope…” the other ant replied, also hearing the noise.
“What are you talk-” the moth was interrupted by a giant spider jumping out at them. It shot a web towards the moth, trapping him. The ants screamed as they fled the scene as fast as they possibly could, leaving the moth behind.
The two ants managed to find an exit back to the Ant Kingdom. They informed the queen of what had happened in Snakemouth Den, and the queen apologized.
Bugs from all over the kingdom gathered to mourn the loss of the moth, but he was forgotten shortly after.
—
Moons passed by, turning into several decades. Queen Elizant bequeathed her blades, her only weapon, as well as her title to her eldest daughter, Elizant II, before falling into an eternal slumber. Kingdoms within Bugaria began to separate and get into conflict. The Explorer's Association was established. Very few things were still the same, one of them being that the queen still searched for the Everlasting sapling. So many events occurred that the moth wouldn’t ever know about.
However, a miracle happened to the moth. A duo of new explorers, a beetle and a youthful bee, were on their first ever mission in Snakemouth Den. The same spider that had taken the moth had come to terrorize this duo. However, the spider wasn’t their only concern. They noticed this unfortunate moth stuck in the web and wanted to save him, if they were to even come out alive. They were lucky enough to survive its attacks, and escape it with the freed moth draped along their shoulder.
When they were sure they were out of danger, the moth surprisingly re-awoke, despite being stuck in the depths of this cave for several decades.
The moth got up, beginning to speak in some sort of ancient language that the explorer duo didn’t know of. The moth didn’t really know the language either, though. Shortly, he came to his senses, and the duo asked some questions.
“What were you doing here? Who even are you!?” asked the bee, rather suspicious of the moth.
“Oh, we’re Leif.” the moth answered. The duo looked at each other, both thinking the same thing.
‘We? What do you mean, we?’ Of course, out of politeness, neither brought it up, and let the moth, Leif, continue.
“We were on a scouting mission, until that spider approached. …where is the spider anyways?”
The explorers filled Leif in with what happened with the spider, and eventually, they agreed to escort him out of Snakemouth Den.
—
“And… the rest is history…” Leif explained to the fellow members of his exploration team. He stood there, watching the footage on the hologram in front of him.
So much had happened to Leif in such little time. He found out he had ice powers, he joined forces with the duo that had saved him, he was informed that the first Ant Queen was gone, and that the roaches had mysteriously disappeared. Throughout the adventure the explorers had together, so many questions were raised, and all of them were being answered right here, right now.
The hologram showed footage of a mind-controlling fungus, a cordyceps, being abandoned by the roaches, a failure. That was followed by footage of the cordyceps, and a resting Leif near each other.
After Leif explained all that he remembered about the whole ordeal in Snakemouth Den, and watching this shocking footage, he pieced everything together. He… wasn’t him. He was merely a creature pretending to be him. He was technically gone, like everyone thought he was. The worst part was that it was Queen Elizant’s fault. Ever since Leif was introduced to Elizant II, he had a dislike for her, and wanted the old queen back. Though, at this moment, his perspective seemed to flip. Maybe the queen he followed back then wasn’t as good as he thought. He felt betrayed, in a way. The other members of his exploration team gathered around him, supporting and comforting him.
The trio began to walk out of the laboratory they stumbled upon in Snakemouth Den, all trying to accept what was going on, and to continue trying to find the Sapling for the queen. Though, none of them suspected that they had already found the secret ingredient to create eternal life that the Professor had talked about all those decades ago.
They had walked right out of the alternate answer, and perhaps that was for the best.
Author's Note
Basically, this whole piece is based on what actually happens in Bug Fables, the only not-so-canon part being the whole terrible first queen thing. That was based on a theory someone had when playing this game, which ended up not being the case.