Worm fanfic in the week of 2017-May-14 to May-21

A State Of Mind (4.9k words) by RarelySleeping
Crossover: Dollhouse
Tags: altpower:Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert was often called a strange girl, weird even. Her only real friend had become her biggest tormentor but thankfully had yet to go so far as actual assault or torture. Her mother's death had been the worst day of her life, one that in any other person on Earth Bet would have granted her superpowers. Taylor however, was not so unfortunate, she didn't change and probably never would.

Doctor WHOrm? (3.1k words) by Xero Key
Crossover: Doctor Who
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert was often called a strange girl, weird even. Her only real friend had become her biggest tormentor but thankfully had yet to go so far as actual assault or torture. Her mother's death had been the worst day of her life, one that in any other person on Earth Bet would have granted her superpowers. Taylor however, was not so unfortunate, she didn't change and probably never would.

First Time Meeting (311 words) by Aerias_A_Writer
ONE SHOT
Category: Gen
Tags: AU
Characters: Aegis, Taylor
Rating: General Audiences

Gamer Leet? (423 words) by Aerias_A_Writer
ONE SHOT
Category: Gen
Tags: Video Game Mechanics
Characters: Leet, Über
Rating: General Audiences
Summary:
From author: Leet isn't sure if he is having a breakdown.

Harbin Oneshot: Brothel (767 words) by Harbin
ONE SHOT

Harbin Oneshot: Insect (608 words) by Harbin
ONE SHOT

Harbin Oneshot: Proxy (985 words) by Harbin
ONE SHOT

Initial T (1.2k words) by Jsyrin
Tags: AU:very
Summary:
From author: So basically, it's Worm. But instead of heroes and villains, it's like someone put Formula 1, Nascar, Pro Wrestling, and Anime Racing in a blender and hit puree. So yeah there's the "heroes" and "villains" but it's all on the track. Everyone's just a driver in a car, and some of them get super famous. I confess, I listened to a looooot of eurobeat... and F-Zero's Mute City... while doing this kinda thing.

Love Happens (552 words) by Aerias_A_Writer
ONE SHOT
Category: F/M
Tags: Background Character Death, Slow Romance, AU:Canon Divergence
Characters: Dragon, Chris, Saint
Rating: General Audiences

Psi (1.9k words) by turtles_1998
Tags: altpower:Power Theft, Crack

Sangreal (5.5k words) by Trieu Ly
Rating: T
Summary:
Sangreal. The Holy Grail. That's one of my names It has another meaning, Sang Real, Royal Blood. They don't know how true that is. Heroes failed her and Taylor has no desire to be a hero. She has kept her powers hidden for nigh on a decade, but shards seek conflict, some more obviously than others.

Solaris (4.1k words) by Firebird Zoom
Crossover: RWBY
Tags: Continuation
POV: OC
Summary:
From author: Ok, this story is set post Gold Morning, and it basically follows the (mis)adventures of Aurora and Alpha, two individuals from Remnant who both Triggered during the fight with Scion.

The Great War (674 words) by chimera0205
Tags: AU

The Lich (1.2k words) by Ruinous Virtue
Summary:
Taylor dies in the locker, hating everyone. Her tormentors, for hurting her over and over. Her peers, for standing by and watching as they tore her apart. The Winslow staff for ignoring her, for siding with her enemies. Her father, for failing to notice what was wrong, failing to save her. Her hate remakes her, turning her into the greatest evil the world has ever seen.

Trapmaster (1.5k words) by chimera0205
Tags: altpower:Bohu!Taylor

New Quests

Magical Cyberpunk Superhuman Action (4.6k words) by Auks
Tags: AU
Summary:
From author: On April 30, in the year two thousand and ten, Magic returned to Earth Bet, and it did not do so gently. The earth shook and lightning crackled across the sky as ley lines flared to life and dragons woke from their ancient slumber. Both man and beast were changed as ancient gene sequences, long dormant, activated, and magic twisted them into new forms. One tenth of the population was changed, mutated into creatures out of myth – Elves, Dwarves, Orks and Trolls.

Updated Fanfic

A Hell of a Time (30k words) by Rater202
Crossover: Disgaea

A Little Help (11k words) by wizerd00
Tags: altpower:Taylor
POV: Taylor

A Skittering Heart (563k words) by Stewart92
Crossover: Kingdom Hearts
Tags: altpower
POV: Taylor
Romantic pairing: Taylor, Sabah
Summary:
From ffnet: Taylor's trigger was interrupted by a very different source of power. With Keyblade in hand, Taylor must open the way.

A Very Fun House (4.8k words) by Wildrage
Tags: AU, Peggy Sue
Characters: Jack Slash

Bah, Humbug! (14k words) by Historian
Crossover: Spider-Man

Behind the 8-Ball (16k words) by Golden_
Crossover: Homestuck
POV: Taylor

Betrayal (1.7k words) by chimera0205

Bittersweet (161k words) by Najio
COMPLETE
Tags: altpower:tinker!Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Coil takes a less-than-friendly interest in the city's newest Tinker.

Brockton: In Venatus (118k words) by NesQuarX
Crossover: Gamer
Tags: OC

Cage (62k words) by Racheakt
Genre: Horror, Survival Horror
Category: Gen
Tags: Abuse, Cute Kids, Death, Drug Use, Escape, Escapism, Fluff, Heroes & Heroines, Insanity, Meddling Kids, Minor Character(s), Original Character Death(s), Original Character(s), Philosophy, Psychological Horror, Psychologists & Psychiatrists, Psychology, Suicide, Superheroes, Therepy, Villains, Divergence, AU:hospital
Characters: Elle, Jessica Yamada, Mimi, Taylor
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Crouching Tiger Goes to Prison (follows Crouching Tiger) (89k words) by Somewhat Disinterested
Summary:
From author: Here’s a non-canon Omake I whipped up because of all the horrible writer’s block I’m having. And because a lot of people were like, “go kill people! murder!” (at least I think they were? maybe that was Taylor’s subconscious.) I came up with something that might have happened if Taylor went sorta-Carrie. Some divergences from canon-Crouching Tiger, but whatever.

Crucible (14k words) by Pita
Crossover: Mass Effect
Tags: Mass Effect OCs
Summary:
From author: With the explosion of the Crucible, four warriors are transported to a new reality. But can they survive this strange new world - and each other?

Crustacean (28k words) by twosmall
Genre: Fantasy
Tags: AU:Pirates
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: This story is still Worm, but it's Worm converted to a fantasy setting. Capes are being called mages. Grand prophecies were laid out in an ancient religion called Pathianism. Original Case 53 offspring resulted in additional races as the years went by. There are a bunch of ideas along those lines which make the world very AU. Despite that the story is still about an unhappy and introverted teenage girl with an unconventional magical ability leaving behind a frustrated civilian life to become a hero.

Curse You Merciful Poseidon! (11k words) by auraofcalm
Genre: Parody
Tags: altpower:Leviathan!Taylor

Delinquents (68k words) by Axle
Genre: Comedy, Drama
POV: OC
Rating: M
Summary:
From author: Two absurd characters enter Brockton Bay with a single mission: to turn the world upside down through the power of the internet. Dramedy for having lighthearted characters in a world full of rational characters. Fair warning: this story has a Kay and Peele/Trevor Noah styled humor, it may not be suited for those who dislike crude humor.

Deputy Commander (follows Deputy) (35k words) by Reyemile
POV: Taylor
Summary:
The sequal to Deputy which in turn was a divergence from Internship.

Fallout: Bug Bay (20k words) by RavensDagger
Crossover: Fallout
Summary:
From author: After being caught in the radius of one of Bakuda’s more exotic bombs, Taylor Hebert, Skitter, finds herself in a Brockton Bay quite unlike the city she grew up in, one torn by nuclear war, gang warfare, and the ravages of unchecked parahumans known as muts. Now alone in a strange facsimile of her home, Taylor begins wandering a world that knows nothing of heroes.

Final Fantasy Worm EXVIUS (387k words) by dingbat779
Crossover: Final Fantasy Brave EXVIUS
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: This is going to be my attempt at a Game fic. The rules are going to be fairly simple really. I'm not doing this exactly like Gamer stories. There are going to be a few rules. This is a crossover between Final Fantasy Brave EXVIUS and Worm. I will be borrowing mechanics from Final Fantasy Tactics.

Glowworm (55k words) by redshirt
Crossover: DC
Tags: altpower:Captain Marvel!Taylor
Summary:
From author: After a chance meeting on the street, the wizard Shazam granted Taylor Hebert an incredible ability: to call upon the powers of six individuals with but a single word - SHAZAM! Between school and her other life as an unmasked superhero, a blast from the wizard's past will seek to challenge her status as Champion. Will she be able rise to the challenge?

Grigori (16k words) by JinglyJangles
Crossover: Dragon's Dogma
Tags: WAFF
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor is a very large dragon. She finds that it has its ups and downs.

Hostile Takeover (6.7k words) by Eldrich-Melonbomination
Crossover: Gamer
Tags: OC

How I Met Your Monster (follows Monster) (54k words) by Ghoul King
Tags: altpower:Night!Taylor
POV: Cherie
Friendship pairing: Cherie, Taylor
Summary:
From author: It is strongly recommended you read Monster first. How I Met Your Monster is intended as a supplement to Monster, and is liable to be quite confusing if you haven't read any of Monster.

Hunting Wyverian (100k words) by X0ll0X
Crossover: Monster Hunter
Tags: altpower:Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert didn't really leave the locker a changed woman as much as she kicked her way out of it high on adrenaline after just killing an overgrown spider with too few legs. Outed as a cape by both her exit and her appearance, she has to navigate the treacherous cape scene of Brockton Bay with the power to turn ex-living beings into PR-unfriendly weaponry and armor while monster mysteriously appear around her. They don't survive the ordeal. Also kleptomaniac cats.

Iarna's Ficlet: On Being a Stranger (3.5k words) by Iarna
POV: OC
Summary:
She was raised by a villainous Annette. Orphaned when the Protectorate finally tried to take her mother in. She's managed to keep her power hidden from them but she couldn't stop them from putting her a train to Brockton Bay to meet the father she never knew. A new town, a new school, and a big sister.

Intrepid (589k words) by Cerulean
Tags: altpower
POV: Taylor, Emma, Madison, Sophia
Summary:
From author: Once upon a time, three girls bullied a fourth until a tragedy occurred. In the aftermath of that tragedy, all four embark on their own separate paths through the complicated world of capes. Worm AU focusing on the separate viewpoints of Taylor, Emma, Madison, and Sophia. They each have their own stories to tell, their own friends, teams, and enemies. Let's see how they do.

Judiciary Misadventures (77k words) by Spades163
Crossover: Young Justice
Tags: SI
Summary:
From author: This is the story of a young man with no memory and a bit of a problem with proper heroic threat resolution as he gleefully meanders his way through the beloved fictional world that is DC's Earth-16.

Magical Girl Escalation Taylor (155k words) by Silently Watches
Crossover: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: “When Taylor gained bug powers, a god died. When Taylor became a magical girl, the world braced for impact.”

Maiden of Terror and Destruction (7.1k words) by Sulra
Crossover: Diablo
Tags: altpower:Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Starts at the time of the locker "prank". Taylor's power creates a pocket-universe in form of a semi-illusory fantasy dungeon, which feeds on suffering and despair. She becomes the Demon Queen, the ultimate boss of the dungeon.

Maincraft (245k words) by ScottotheUnwise
Tags: altpower:Minecraft!Taylor, Crack
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: This is an alt power fiction based on the setting, with a liberal dose of interpretation, reshuffling done purely at whim.

Mishmash (6k words) by Anaccountforfurrythings
Tags: altpower
Summary:
From author: AU/Alt!power where Taylor decided to go to Arcadia instead of staying with Emma at Winslow.

Mortality (36k words) by frommerman
Crossover: Death Note
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: In the aftermath of the locker incident, Taylor does not trigger. Instead, the injustice of it all makes her snap, and at the peak of her silent, murderous rage, she finds a Death Note, displaced from its world and eager to help her reshape this one.

Mouse (16k words) by WordBorscht
Tags: altpower
Characters: Genderswap!Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor finds himself in a difficult situation, his civilian life is falling apart; he struggles to find meaning in life, his only friend abandoned him, a psychopath bullies him at school, his home life offers no comfort. All this makes the call of the world of capes and masks all the more alluring.

Of Blackguards and Mercenaries (170k words) by RavensDagger
Crossover: Overwatch
Tags: altpower
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert's shard awakens with the ability to summon heroes from another dimension. She and her merry band of heroes, mercenaries, and wanted criminals have fun adventures in the merry land of Earth Bet where nothing bad ever happens.

Overhaul (30k words) by Harbin
Tags: altpower:tinker!Taylor, AU:very, transhumanism
Summary:
It's November 2009, and Taylor Hebert is a Ward. As a Ward, she goes by the name Shelter, and is a Tinker. The story is intended to have serious character development over a decent period, in both mind and body.

Papiergeist (15k words) by AlSmash
Crossover: Naruto
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: She calls herself Taylor Hebert. Her dreams do no such thing. This is a world of gods and monsters; fitting, then, that it will come to witness the dawn of an angel.

Path to Munchies (58k words) by Merle Corey
COMPLETE
Tags: altpower:path to victory!Taylor

Pax Humanitas (55k words) by Logos01
Genre: Sci-Fi
Tags: OC, SI, AU, tinker, transhumanism
Summary:
From author: This is going to be following the times and trials of one James Parish, an "expy" (that is, not exactly a self-insert but definitely based on) of myself, as he navigates the world of Worm. Alternate histories generally are written with a single diversion point and then following the butterflies as they were. A lot of times, with self-inserts or self-expies, the diversion-point is the mere presence of the OC. In the case of this alternate history, the diversion point is a single decision made in the last milliseconds of the life of a single individual. A single, desperate choice will have made all the difference.

Phantom (15k words) by muqi
Crossover: Danny Phantom
POV: Taylor

Queen of Blood (304k words) by SirWill
Crossover: Castlevania
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert dies in the locker. Then she wakes up in her grave, changed. Powerful. With faint memories of a life not her own. And why does she dream of a castle in the mountains?

Revealed (16k words) by Para_Docks
POV: Taylor
Summary:
An A/U tale from when Skitter is revealed at Arcadia. Might be a one shot. Might expand on it if the idea sits well with me. Just so everyone knows, no Beta readers here or anything. I'm just scribbling this as I go. I was taking suggestions for fic ideas from Reddit, and this one caught my eye. So...enjoy, maybe?

Ring-Maker (20k words) by LithosMaitreya
Crossover: Lord of the Rings
Tags: altpower
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Welcome to Ring-Maker, where Taylor Hebert wakes up in the hospital knowing how to make twenty magic Rings and a load of accompanying gear.

Running's Reward (1.6k words) by Aerias-A-Writer
COMPLETE
Genre: Romance
Characters: Velocity, Taylor
Rating: K+

Salt (366k words) by Catchandelier19
Crossover: One Piece
POV: Taylor/Mab
Summary:
From author: “After the Worst Day- A Choice. Death, Awakening, Pirates, The Sea. Sea Change, Sea Kings, Pirate King, Piracy. Who are you now, Mab? Or are you Tailor, after all?” A One Piece story that gets written very quickly and goes in directions you can't even imagine.

Scholar of the Worm (112k words) by Reytac
Crossover: Dark Souls 2
Tags: SI

She Who Fights Monsters (19k words) by Neo_Synod
Crossover: Shin Megami Tensei
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert receives an unexpected gift from a mysterious benefactor; Now, with her newfound demonic powers, she sets out to save her city, and possibly the world. But strange forces conspire around her, seeking to gain her loyalty, and Taylor must make a choice; Will she remain on the Lawful path as a Hero, or embrace the power of Chaos as the Demi-Fiend? Can she protect the ones she loves, without sacrificing her humanity?

Silly Villainy (9.7k words) by Nuhuh
POV: Harry
Summary:
From author: Wanted to write something light hearted and comedic. A Harry Potter and Worm story with a different take than my other, more serious, one. This is a Harry from the end of the fourth book, at the end of the Tri-Wizard tournament. Worm timeline wise, it’s post locker, and pre start of the first chapter.

Skitter Studies (109k words) by The Laurent
Crossover: Dresden Files
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert: Wizard-to-be, junior sleuth, and nervous wise-cracker. The defender that Brockton Bay needs from the vampires, dragons, and other monsters that haunt it? A Worm/Dresden Files crossover fusion. Currently on Book 2, Shell Game (Short summary: Taylor has a not-so-sweet week leading up to her sixteenth birthday, as a thief runs amok.)

Split (281k words) by The Laurent
Tags: altpower, psychological
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Sometimes two minds aren't better than one. Driven to the verge of suicide by bullying, Taylor gains the ability to copy powers permenenatly...and minds, memories, and emotions. As she struggles with depression and the drastic changes that each new 'self' creates in her, starting with Sophia, she also tries to create a movement and be a hero. But punching someone is far harder than fixing the broken world, especially when you're a girl with a broken mind. Psychological. Mentally mixed-up Taylor.

Stacked Deck (Or, Colin Wallis vs. Single Parenting) (15k words) by UnwelcomeStorm
Crossover: Persona
Summary:
From author: This story is set after the True Ending of Persona 4, which has been adjusted to have occurred in March of 2010. Stacked Deck begins at the start of September 2010.

Sweet Dreams (26k words) by undead frog
Crossover: Kirby

Taylor Varga (1.1m words) by mp3.1415player
Crossover: Luna Varga
Tags: altpower:changer!Taylor
POV: Taylor
Friendship pairing: Taylor, Amy
Summary:
From tvtropes: Another reality where Taylor Hebert got stuffed into that disgusting school locker, as hours passed and no one found her, school ended, the sun went down, and Taylor was still in there, slowly feeling herself go mad she pleaded for help, reaching far enough that something answered her. When asked if she wanted power and why, Taylor answered that she would want to be a hero, and whatever heard her, decided to let her be the next brain of the Varga. Now being Taylor is pretty nice, but being everyone else... turns out to be a quite an experience.

That Others May Tinker (32k words) by 6thfloormadness
Crossover: Grey Goo
Tags: altpower:tinker!Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: I’ve read several stories where an alt!power Taylor (usually Tinker) gets kidnapped/blackmailed into working for Coil when, in canon, he was much more inclined to use the carrot as opposed to the stick when it comes to his subordinates. I wrote the first chapter as a one shot, showcasing how Taylor might willingly end up working for Coil and posted it in the Worm Idea Thread. Got enough of a positive response that (once I settled on a plot) I expanded it into a full story.

The Great Toad Sage of Brockton Bay (174k words) by Radical Sway
Tags: altpower:Naruto
Summary:
From author: Taylor Hebert triggers with a very odd if useful set of powers. Given the ability to summon the Toads of Mount Myoboku, she enters the cape scene with both the aspirations to be a hero, and the backing of a clan. Based on the previous Toad summoners, she has a lot to live up too. Best get started…

The Interviews. (11k words) by deadblue
Tags: A Collection of Talks from the Wormverse

The Invincible Hero (8.4k words) by WirelessGrapes
Crossover: RWBY
Summary:
Pyrrha was prepared to die at the top of Beacon Tower, instead she found herself in the hospital bed in a city called Brockton Bay.

The Sage of Brockton, or Looking For Group (20k words) by genericQuackpot
Crossover: Bravely Default
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Alt!Power Taylor gets the powers and skills of the Sage Yulyana (from Bravely Default) in the locker, builds costumes (superpowers included!), tries to make a hero team, and plays DnD.

The Seas and Skies (33k words) by S0ngD0g13
Crossover: Kancolle
POV: Taylor

The Tale of a Friendship (199k words) by KindaApatheticButNice
Crossover: Undertale
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: I posted some chapters about Taylor gaining the power of Saving and Loading from Undertale along with a new friend at the ideas thread.

The Wicked Stars (56k words) by DMfromTheAbyss
Tags: OC
Characters: Mando!Taylor

The Wolf Time (215k words) by Anzer'ke
Tags: altpower, AU
POV: Lisa, Rachel, Taylor, Alec

There's No Way My New Little Sister Can Be The Simurgh! (9.7k words) by ensou
Tags: AU
Summary:
From author: Following a tragic turn of fate, Taylor is left on her own with nobody else. But less than three weeks after, she comes home to find a girl who claims to be her new sister ...and the Simurgh. But that can't possibly be right, can it?

True Indeed (23k words) by Crake
Tags: CYOA

Viceroy (35k words) by QAI521
Crossover: Bionicle
Summary:
From author: In which Taylor Hebert gets the power to control a very different kind of arachnid.

War Games (48k words) by ack
Crossover: Polity
Summary:
When a bounty hunter and a genetic adaptation from the Human Polity universe end up stranded in the Wormverse, things are going to get interesting.

Weaver’s Adventures in Philly (36k words) by asododsteel
POV: Taylor
Summary:
During her time with the Protectorate, Taylor is called into Philadelphia to deal with a mysterious group of antiheroes

With Friends Like These (87k words) by TheMadmanAndre
Tags: altpower, WAFF
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: The Queen Administrator Shard in its magnificently bastardly wisdom decides that Taylor really needs friends after the Locker mishap – three of the biggest, baddest, most dangerous and destructive friends the human species has ever faced. One small problem though, is that they're now just mere inches tall and also adorable, and just as destructive as ever. The world and Taylor will never be the same, because with friends like these, who needs enemies - you're already the enemy.

Worm Respun: A Peggy Sue Story (12k words) by Aetheron
Tags: Peggy Sue
POV: Taylor, Emma
Summary:
From the author: A worm Peggy Sue fic in which Skitter circa the Noelle fight finds herself launched backwards through time, arriving in the midst of her ill-fated first meeting with Emma and Sophia. Needless to say, Taylor isn't given the option of trying to ride out the past unchanged and the resulting Temporal Butterfly Garden may as well have it in for her sanity...

Worm's Finest: The Brave and the Bold (3.1k words) by Cyclone
Fusion: DC
Summary:
From author: Here is where I'll be putting canonical side stories to my Worm's Finest series. Given that every snippet here so far is basically a very brief origin story, I considered calling this Worm's Finest: Secret Origins, but I decided against it on the off chance some other type of side story crops up.

Ziz (43k words) by TCurator
Tags: altpower:Simurgh!Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From author: Simurgh!Taylor. Attempt at playing a telekinetic precog straight in otherwise canon Wormverse.

Updated Quests

A Cloudy Path (1.3m words) by LacksCreativity
Tags: altpower:tinker!Taylor
POV: Taylor
Summary:
From tvtropes: Frustrated with her school life, Taylor Hebert dons an unfinished costume and goes off into the night to fight crime as a superhero. She stumbles across an infamous crime lord, Lung, talking about killing some kids. Taylor decides she has no choice but to act...

Voracity (144k words) by Lyova
Tags: Case 53
POV: OC