She can process numerous separate perspectives on herself without issue. And like the Amazons, they were deadly. Might wander into crack territory from time to time. "I can't reveal all the details, of course, but we've already secured a few contracts." Was interesting cause it went with the concept and I wanna give it a reread but can't remember what the rest of the fic was about. All Taylor had to do was touch the right person and every Taylor would have knowledge of how to get into the Protectorate database. Taylor discovers that she can also smear the smear (e.g., smearing something up, then smearing the smear itself to the right), resulting in the object following the path of the smear (up then right), if the object is light enough. Truth or Dare by Discreet (1 chapter, 1.2k words, one-shot) Alec/Taylor Hebert. He hasn't gone. As Weld walked further downhill, she faded from view. The fic ends with Taylor asking Contessa if her plans were worth it, while Contessa answers she does not know. No white noise to soothe him. Hmm I'm interested to see where you're going with this lot of different things you could do. Delirium [Worm/VtMB][Alt-PoV][Complete] - SpaceBattles 14 Zusatz. People needed time to rest, to center, to refocus. Splinters - Taylor has a Thinker power that lets her create more copies of her own mind. Awww, thank you. End result: uninjured Taylor, dogs saved, four guards unconscious and tied up and Hookwolf impaled with two rebar spears, hooked up to a generator and turned into a nightlight. Taylor says that if she pushes herself very hard, she can actually blow out bulbs, but that is the strongest feat she has accomplished. On the night Taylor ran her first path to find cookies, Contessa felt an overwhelming urge to go buy some cookies (implied to be Taylor's) herself (and even thought she was pregnant due to all the food cravings), and Taylor has gotten flashes of Cauldron's attempts to fight Scion. "Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. Mulberry, Fl. Eventually, it's revealed that her nickname is "Tessa," which is short for. The story begins with Taylor encountering a homeless man in the rain and offering her umbrella to keep him dry. So far, Taylor's augments seem to work best if she's been applying her percussive skills beforehand, they need to test the limits of that. Leviathan rises from the bays depthsNi, 6.3 Crescendo Pump up the jam, pump it up. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Weld added quickly, "Amazed, even. Set in the center of one the bridges leading into Brockton Bay - one of the few still standing. The writing is flickery, like a florescent bulb with an iffy ballast. "Honestly, this is pretty surreal right now. Looking forward to reading more, 1.2 Adagio I know this music, time to change the beat. "Why what? She was our first representative to the Protectorate just as I am now. Or properly structured sentences, I dunno. I mean I'm impressed." She can process numerous separate perspectives on herself without issue. Taylor came around the table until she stood to the side of Weld. However, due to being somewhat high on painkillers when she figures it out, she believes she has a strange limit all plans she makes must in some way involve food. Unfortunately for Armsmaster, he was caught on camera and becomes a PHO meme. Weld leaned back, setting the file down. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Time lapsed: 30 seconds. Weld wondered if she was going to leap and tackle him. LORD DOOM WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT HIS NAME IS SPELLED WITH ALL CAPS.. Since Taylor and Contessa triggered simultaneously and nearby, Taylor's bud tried to ping off Contessa and Contessa's shard tried to ping off Taylor, causing the Shard to think it was somehow pinging itself and go into a feedback loop until it disabled the restrictions in order to figure out what had happened and fix it. Chapter 3 He stopped at his seat and with only the briefest moment of hesitation, held out his hand. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. She pulled back as if she had been slapped and for a moment her face twisted, her lips pulling back in a snarl. "She was one of the original twenty-eight. Lord Doom is a Worm fanfiction posted on Spacebattles Dot Com, here. Different circumstances cause Taylor to gain different powers and left her blinded in the aftermath. Her friends, her charges, her very city. In 1-2 more chapters the S9 arc will push over 100,000 words and almost 1/4 of the story. "A Wand for Skitter", on Fanfiction.net. IF YOU LEAVE THIS PAGE NOW, NO HARM WILL COME TO YOU. At some point since meeting her, she must have communicated his needs to herself and they had found Weld a chair he could actually sit on. Par for this fic. JavaScript is disabled. "I know they're afraid of me. Has a feeling of the Weeping Angels from Dr. Who. We will escort you to the bridge. Her primary power allows her to enter a kind of time-frozen "ghost realm" as long as she is not being directly visually observed by any sapient being, bringing anything she is wearing or carrying with her. Taylor looked up at Weld, her voice harder, "If I said no, then how pointless would that be? Two o'clock in the morning was not the 'happening' time to commit a crime, apparently. Work Search: And if I have to read "Then I went ghost" one more time I swear to GoD someone's getting hurt. Can also be found on Sufficient Velocity here. Grind Chapter 1: 1-1, a X-overs + Worm Crossover fanfic | FanFiction Grind 1.1 I walked into the Library. Truthfully, I want them afraid of me. Worm: Drummer Girl | Sufficient Velocity Not only is picking on a blind girl too petty even for the Trio, not only has having to learn to care for a blind daughter helped her dad fight through the worst of his depression at losing his wife, but she even got superpowers out of the whole ordeal! "Taylor!" He called out, catching the girl's attention. El Ahrairah - Power anaylsis. "We carry the memories of our old selves. Still the folder seemed remarkably thin for what the media was calling "the next Nilbog. "Is that really what you believe?" I wanted to avoid it, at all costs. I can see Taylor in some sort of spy or support role if she makes the right team. That's amazing! Taylor tinkers up drones, pushing New Wave back into the fray. Thanks so much for the Skein recommendation. Now this is a lovely day already. Looks pretty interesting so far. ", "A threat." On Missing Limbs, a Metal Gear Solid cross where the locker leaves her a few pounds of flesh lighter, and Armsmaster hooks her up with prosthetics as a result. "I'll trust that holds true. They are not affected in any way other than being pushed; the smear effect is likely just Taylors subjective experience of her power, or at most an effect confined to her Breaker-state world. What happens when, for the first time in the history of the universe, there's a shard that is actually trying to help? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. When determining whether Taylor is or will be 'observed' for the purposes of allowing/disallowing her to transform to and from her Breaker state, Taylor's Breaker power is much more lenient regarding what 'counts' as 'looking at Taylor', compared to her Thinker power. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Weve got Dragons and Heroes, some better, some worse. Fanfic authors need to have the words "chuckle" and "smirk" taken away from them. Chapter 2 Grant us eyes. To use the same suit of armor example (see the Thinker power's description), Taylor would be able to enter her Breaker state because she is concealed within the armor. Taylor is incorporeal and unable to directly affect the world in her Breaker form. When Lord Doom steals Armsmaster's tinkertech motorcycle, promptly crashes it, and then flies away into the sky while laughing, "Armsmaster said some things that were probably not PR approved." "I mean, I have to say yes, don't I?" You are using an out of date browser. The construction workers. It's not exactly Thinker power (?) She spent several months mentoring and bonding with Taylor, until the emotional connection caused Taylor to develop a "bud" of her PTV Shard. The Alchemist (Taylor w/ FMA-esque powers) - SpaceBattles It's true that Danny Hebert can't sit here and admire this sunset with us." It was hard to make that connection seeing a dozen of the girls working to repair a building. He hasn't even died. The name is Weld, nice to meet you.. So much more straightforward. However, this exhaustion is not felt in the real world, and remaining in the real world allows her to recover at roughly a ten-to-one ratio (for every ten seconds in the ghost world, she needs one in the real world to recover). No shadows; the sinks and toilet paper rolls almost looked two-dimensional due to that lack. ", Taylor sighed, looking out beyond the city where the faint black shapes of the military stood. Even if no part of Taylor herself that is, skin is visible, this Thinker ability is liberal in its interpretation of looking at Taylor: The example Taylor uses is that if she wore a full bulky suit of armor her Thinker power would still count looking at the suit as looking at her. When she re-enters the normal world, anything smeared will be pushed along the direction of the smear. But before she can make enough to be a serious hero, she'll need some starting capital, and that's much easier to do as a villain TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Looking for Taylor meets Hookwolf at the gym : r/WormFanfic I eventually decided to appear in front of her, but close enough that the dangerous end of the long rifle was. She stood and turned to look at the sunset, her back to him. Taylor triggers with Contessa's Path to Victory power. Privacy Policy. Afraid enough that they won't just attack when they think they can get away with it. Thoughts on solutions? https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/worm-nine-lives-of-the-calico-new-litter-lucky-seven-complete.41492/. I love this authors work. She's a bitter little coffee bean of a tinker as a result. It looked like a shipping container, although he was told the furnishing on the inside was a little nicer than that. L0kiMotion 4 yr. ago It was tiny from where he stood. Lord Doom is a Worm fanfiction posted on Spacebattles Dot Com, here. Special Edition - Taylor is a powerful precog. They'd perform crime upon crime upon crime, and then brag about how dangerous they were, even as they ran away from any law-enforcement that might stand a chance at bringing them in. They sat on a veranda at the top of a hill overlooking the city, Taylor savoring a sundae, Weld admiring the sunset. Please consider turning it on! Mind, I was already posting when I saw yours. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The original story had a similar meeting, but with Contessa and Taylor's positions exchanged. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Contessa was using Taylor's trigger to remove her own restrictions and arrange the defeat of some of the world's worst villains. The words came out strained. Doing factory work while others", His guide cut him off. Hunter (Bloodborne cross, very spooky, very dark) and All Things Devoured (Dead Space necromorph alt!power, not quite as dark) by Unwelcome Storm, both in hiatus I think. Weld said, not looking away from the hut. The Breaker power is pickier, and though this sounds overly verbose I think the best way to describe it is: If whatever medium either a human or human-analogue is using to perceive visual input has directly bounced off an object, that object cannot be taken into the ghost world. She looked over her shoulder, clearly annoyed. I slowly slooooowly turned around, cowl obscuring my head and robe obscuring my shuffling feet as I appeared to rotate in place to face the heroines direction. Taylor is a dragon wyvern. "We will lead you out.". Camera Shy (Fanfic) - TV Tropes She had the look of a woman who had gone too long without sleep and had aged years in weeks. Taylor's other two powers do not function in this state. Taylor said as a pair of her doppelgangers stepped up onto the veranda wearing overalls and suspenders. Thankfully for her, she's gotten quite adept at hiding the bodies. She was smiling again. "We all do our part, Weld. From the perspective of anyone else, I materialized in my room with a gasp. You crack the whip, shape-shift and trick the past again. Clearly, the Queen Administrator is too powerful. Fics where Taylor joins New Wave : r/WormFanfic - reddit ", "I have to make it worth it, Weld." I flew around to his front, ignoring the time-frozen explosion I passed through to do so. --it does have a different title, so yes. Accelerator/Taylor Hebert. In fact, they all looked identical. I haven't read Hindsight Bias, but Taylor has the ability to frequently precog a few seconds into the future. Taylor helps make cookies, but her power makes her make them. Without a word said, the other Taylors relaxed a hair and slowed their pace, giving their coworker time to catch up. I suppose youre the Protectorates representative? She said more than she asked. Breeding Worm - Chapter 1 - HellKing666 - Archive of Our Own LF Any fics where taylor is blind either due to trigger or power related or just naturally. So the intro said that the power was a trump so maybe some sort of field that links capes, like instruments in a band, and amplifies the effects they have? Taylor vs Squealer vs Oni Lee. Taylor (presumably) haunts them, someone dies I think. Cannot overstate how good Hunter is. Hebert: Wind of Death (Taylor gets a Book of Nagash from Arkhan the Black of Warhammer Fantasy, maybe dead?). Contessa. https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/gnawing-gorgon-worm-stranger-things.872206/. She waved a hand at the Taylors delicately fitting chips into small plastic cases. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply". Please inform your superiors of our proposal. Once the Protectorate learned of this they'd be more afraid than ever. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Flames, where she uses illusionist powers to get around missing an eye. This is an alt-power Taylor in the Worm* verse with butterflies in play before the canon locker scene. --it does have a different title, so yes. Yea, those are great horror, here's the first of the three snippets. and crudest form of cataract surgery. ][references the PHO interlude], Camera Shy is an Alt-Power fic, not an AU fic, Delays due to unfortunate correlation between the story and real life, Reader Feedback Request (for those caught up to 3.1 only! "I'm not what most people expect." 741 guests Well maam, we know he said a curse word and weve documented several different effects associated with the ones hes tested on., She checked her area for eavesdroppers, He can light things on fire with the F bomb and powder stone with Ass. Also I propose the cape name Glow Sticks for the Lols. Nice to meet you, Weld. Like a winding river, it may flow past familiar shores or cut its own path through solid rock. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. The door to Brockton Bay. The first time that Taylor uses her power, which is Path To Victory, an unstoppable universe-computing power capable of altering the destiny of the planet, is to get cookies. It's a bit complicated to explain but it's pretty good Thinker fic imo. She can float at a maximum speed of about 25 miles per hour; as Taylor noted, a decent frame of reference would be Olympic-sprinting fast, but slower than most flying capes. Weld was also a really fun character to use as the POV. "Penny for your thoughts? Weld noticed one of the Taylors at the assembly line slowing down, the miniscule pause noticeable from how much it deviated and the effect rippled down the line. 5.7 Rondo You're a real tough cookie With a long history Of ruining the hope like whats in me 1.1 Adagio: A slow passage to introduce the setting. I'll pass your proposal to the Protectorate. Depending on what he said or did, the Protectorate and the US army were fully willing to just bomb the whole region to dust and be done with it. There had been something more in the locker than just bugs and the horrific collection Sophia, Emma and Madison put together. Skein is unfortunately dead, but I'd consider what's there probably the best use of a Thinker power I can think of in fanfic. ", Weld's eyes widened and he turned to look at her. Grind Chapter 1: 1-1, a X-overs + Worm Crossover fanfic - FanFiction.Net Weld said tightly as he followed the worker Taylor's lead. Burn just started, but has a psychic Taylor, If you count PtV, there's always Path to Munchies. Nobody remembers them better than me. Intrepid, where she effectively has locked-in syndrome until Faultline arranges for a tinkered suit to compensate. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/LordDoom. Methuselah (original vampire alt!power) has some hints of it but might not quite fit. It may not display this or other websites correctly. She was on the wrong side of plain with her gangly frame and wide mouth. Contessa is mildly annoyed that she's gained a few pounds because of Taylor, but takes it in good humor. She held a palm out. "This and no weapons to speak of." Besides himself, of course, but that was better left unsaid. A PHO fic. He proceeds to ride Hookwolf like a bronco, humiliating him and making him completely miss the fact that the Undersiders are looting everything not nailed down. Why Did Bach Go Blind? - Pacific Standard Another concern is that the language might be repetitive, but theres only so many ways I can say I entered/exited ghost world/form/state or I can/cant see where someone is/isnt observing before I start having to re-use words haha. Based it around the idea that observing a thing changes the thing. She can float and pass through objects. Summary: Taylor Hebert triggers with a rather strange ability, and this causes the domino effect across the events of Brockton Bay, where creatures of sexual lust and living make their home, and Taylor becomes the Breeder taking care of them. If none of its of interest to you, youd be the first. "Makes it seem like you come here expecting a fight. It's well, a Peggy Sue story, with pre-cannon (by a few months) Taylor having memories up to Leviathon (I think that's where it was, can't 100% remember), smol Skitter is just as scary but makes up for her lost height with misunderstandings everywhere. Further, Taylor is unable to locate Ms. Romano in the wake of the Locker, when she went missing, even with PtV, which a vanishingly small number of beings can do (but includes Eidolon, the Endbringers, and Scion). The third-person view of myself still made my movements awkward, my responses slower than a sighted person, with my visual reflexes being basically nonexistent. Contessa unlocked her Path To Victory Shard. Weld reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. Revenant. Or maybe you've got something big planned for Taylor to step up with. When Weld didn't get an answer, he looked up to see Piggot tired as she was, glaring at him, the muscles in her neck tensed. Each time I went through him, the smear effect became more pronounced and I grew more tired. Taylor Hebert triggers with a rather strange ability, and this causes the domino effect across the events of Brockton Bay, where creatures of sexual lust and living make their home, and Taylor becomes the Breeder taking care of them. Not primarily. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Taylor hesitantly asks. Since both of them were close to each other, both shard buds pinged off each other to communicate and modify each other, and the recursive modification caused a feedback loop that eventually caused Path to Victory to reset itself without any restrictions, She would deny until her dying day that she cried, almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea. Confirmed, power that seems tailored to disrupting cameras so that she can use her main power actually needed. I dont want things like Taylor Varga or Monster or powers where she appears terrifying to others but is in reality harmless like Camera Shy. Time lapsed: 120 seconds. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/CameraShy. TruckerMan. Now she must learn to be independent, both as a blind person in her civilian life and as an 'independent hero' in her cape life. So many things to explore. Intercession, after Golden Morning, Contessa takes Taylor another world and hands her a baby Harry Potter to raise. ", Taylor stared at him unflinchingly, "Producing, shipping and trading. Intrepid, where she effectively has locked-in syndrome until Faultline arranges for a tinkered suit to compensate. Nearly. He looked up and he saw Taylor watching him, her brow knitted together. Very horror movie-like. But I have to agree that is was great. Taylor helps make cookies, but her power makes her make them right, so when Mrs. Abbotson takes the (many) cookies and baked goods to a bake sale, she rakes in $800. She said with only a hint of a sigh. Taylor put a hand to her chest. BlackHorse8986, Ventrisuriel, kevin0617, Jesienny, Yugonostalgia, Blizzardbob, Galaxy_Blaze, LostToLight, AngstApocalypse, SpookyOli, SpecGamer, Soyvolon, joker339, Dimasik841, General_Fiye, ABCelia, TheMultiverseTraveler, waves_under_stars, WDW, ava2607, waterflosser, WordForEveryStar, TheWatcher0711, taxemeEvasion, Psych0Geek, ZiaBlue, Peggysussy, Mitriss, Inclaireporeal, CopperGear, HP22h, Reko15, ruruwkzu, Amogo21, Glumski, Twei, Elbiguana, PinkPhysicist, Dragon_King_of_the_West, Bulder, sereminar, tambuli, Aselo, Epicgamer2034, legosif, halfcrazydoor, OrionVenator, CosmicPenguin, ChildGenius, Quebla, and 888 more users From up here, the city looked almost normal. And a disabled unpowered Taylor cannot really hold a fic bigger than a one-shot. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply", 1. Things are changed beforehand and echoed through the dotted lines of the stations, but not tied to them. So Taylor with AOE music powers that include rapid full regeneration type healing. before?". Taylor gets isekai'ed? : r/WormFanfic But don't play games with my affection, 5.9 Rondo Welcome to new Brocktonites, have a look around. If she is not being observed by anyone, she is blind. This power blocks her from using her own eyes, and if nobody is currently looking at her she is blind. Seems like were going to get another awesome story from ScottotheUnwise, nice! Specifically one where she is the barber. "Some files had to be omitted." Dad was standing over me. Silence answered him and Weld mentally berated himself. Hopefully, but not necessarily. Oh yeah, there's some dead fic which has Taylor die in the locker and shows the consequences a few years later from the perspectives of others. As it was, Weld was walking in blind. Note that while she cannot enter the ghost realm if observed, she can "prime" herself to enter that state, such that she will then go ghost if unobserved for even a microsecond. The Taylors didn't just replace their hosts, they subsumed them. Weld nodded wordlessly, he focused on the rush of the river below. She realizes that she can use it to get into shape, and determines that she can use it as a personal trainer so she doesn't get fat eating all the things her power says she should eat. Anything that brain of yours could Tinker can be found. the Empire steadily pushes the ABB back, until suddenly the ABB ambushes them with an assortment of Bakuda's exotic bombs, slaughtering many of the Empire capes and forcing a retreat. There is not much conflict ypu can have in a wheelchair. Have a chappie. Weld asked. Taylor confirmed. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Taylor ran a hand through her hair. No handshake then. We especially love the use of the power by Taylor and the way in which her Cape persona is manifesting to be some kind of phantom vigilante is amazing! Not generic the way people in magazine ads looked, but the sort of ordinary youd see on the bus. That's why I don't want this to end in fire. "We will lead you out." Taylor and Contessa's last conversation in the fic has Taylor asking Contessa if all her actions were worth it. 1.3 Adagio Three Capes a Caping, Two Good Friends, One Majorette and a New Face is Meeting Our T. Combat Ready Piggot I want to see how this plays out. Weld asked, "Forget all the innocent people of Brockton Bay? It may not display this or other websites correctly. He had overstepped his bounds. taken, most of them involving pulling from other vampire media. Weld sat. He's so distinctly not human, it's interesting to see how normal things that we take for granted fail to apply to him. This would have been a bit easier if only certain new villains hadn't cropped up around the same time whose powers seem suspiciously correlated with her own. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/PathToMunchies. Weld stared at the hut. "I told you this this secret of mine because I want you to understand. Blind due to injury and complications with being sent back. You must log in or register to reply here. In one of her "how-to-defeat-Kaiser" paths, Taylor mentions that propelling manhole covers leads to Alabaster becoming a wreck whenever he hears the, When Taylor does a Path about how to register in the PRT, she asks for tea and is given something that is. Still blind in one eye, though, fwiw. Title says it all, it was a fic where Taylor met Brad, Melody and Stormtiger (forgot what his name was) at a gym masks off and formed a sort of friendship.