This is a one-shot story, if enough people ask me to, I'll turn it into a full story. Also, happy valentine's day, everyone!

https://youtu.be/nSGkZR2WeAw

Not the intro theme, don't have one for this anyway, but just wanted to see how many people will get nostalgia from this.

Enjoy!

******

Out in the vast reaches of space, specifically on Mars. Where nearly millions of robotic bugs were fighting. These bugs weren't small either, each one roughly the length of 7 train cars and 10 stories in height. There were two large structures, a massive ant hill, taller than any mountain on Mars, where several hundred robotic ants were marching out to fight.

On top of the anthill, a robotic ant stood, it was the most advanced out of all the robotic ants, and primarily red. And judging by how the Ants were acting to its commands, it was that it Ant Queen.

Ant Queen: Charge forth my ants! Charge and destroy that wretched Bee Hive!

Robotic Ant: You heard the queen, you worthless larvae! Forward!

The ants had a very visible ranking system. The workers were simple and dark gray. The soldiers were dark blue and much bigger than the workers. And lastly, the one that called the other robotic ants Worthless Larvae, was a maroon color with a gold plate secondary color.

Queen ant: Pyrus! Make sure you burn these pests to ashes!

"Pyris": Yes, my queen!

Pyris then turned around and lowered his head. Then in his maw, a ball of condensed flame appeared in his maw. The robotic fire ant then unleashed the flames as a beam of fire. Decimating the robotic ants' enemies on the ground.

****

On the opposite side of the continent's worth of land, was a massive beehive made entirely of metal, with various holes for many different exits. At the largest hole was like the Ant Queen, the most advanced robotic bee of the hive, like the other robotic bees it was yellow and black.

Queen Bee: Fly my bees! Destroy the ants and their queen! Punch through their thoraxes with your stingers!

Bee Drone: My queen!

It was like all the other robotic bees.

Queen Bee: What is it?

Bee Drone: Our allies have begun their assault, however, the enemy's forces have intercepted them. Lady Bay suspects that the ants are staling for their allies! We may need Lady Wisp to assist in the assault on the anthill!

The queen growled as she saw Pyrus' firey attack hit the ground and destroy her ground forces. 

Queen Bee: Alright, Wisp! Get-

The Queen Bee didn't get to finish her sentence as a red blur rocketed out of the hive and began cutting through the robotic Flying Ants. Wisp wasn't a bee, it was a red robotic wasp.

"Wisp": Wooo! I've been waiting to tear through these ants! Hahahaha!!

Wisp proceeded to cut through the Ants' air force allowing the Bees total air domination. 

Queen Bee: (laughed) Forward!!

As the mechanical ants and bees charged at one another relentlessly. 

*****

Out in the terrain of mars, specifically on the mountain.

???: (robotic female voice, angry) Kabu! Will you hurry up!? I don't want the queen's drones to spot us!

???: (robotic old male voice) It's not my fault, Stinger, Stag keeps asking questions!

???: (robotic deep male voice) Hey, I gained sentience like 4 weeks ago, I am understandably confused about a lot of things! Like how did we become sentient? Why are the queens fighting? Why are we in our Compressed forms instead of our enlarged forms? And where are we going?

On the cliff face were three mechanical bugs like at the battlefield but unlike those bugs, these three were small as normal bugs. In order, there was a mechanical Kabuto Beetle named Kabu with a red shell and horn.

A robotic Yellow Jacket Hornet named Stinger, with a body-color that would easily be mistaken as a bee.

And finally, a mechanical Stag Beetle named Stag, with a blue primary color.

Kabu: See?

Stinger: Ugh! Just focus on getting us there. I'll answer his questions.

Stag: No offense but isn't Kabu older?

Stinger: We're both the same age!

Stag: Really? Then why do you sound so young?

Kabu: Stinger altered her voice box to sound younger than she is. In reality, she's as old as-

Stinger suddenly turned around and shot an energy-based stinger out of her abdomen (back end). Hitting Kabu in his abdomen.

Kabu: OW!! What was that for!?

Stinger: Never reveal a lady's age.

Kabu: Your more an old drone than a lady.

Kabu and Stinger exchanged glares before continuing forward.

Stinger: For your first question. Our species was once an insentient species, we lacked any form of free will or thought.

Stag: I knew that, but how did we become sentient?

Stinger: Was getting to that.

The three bugs reached a hole in the cliff face, where they climbed into a continued on.

Stinger: Roughly nine years ago or in our time, 3,378 sols. A thing called the Mars Rover landed on this planet known as Mars to a planet called Earth. Through integrating its data into their systems, the Queens were able to gain sentience and because we are hooked up via mental links, we became sentient soon after. Some sooner than others, some much later than others.

Stag: Me being the prime example of the latter.

Stinger: Yup.

The three then came across a chasm in the cave, but this did little to stop them, as each one spread their wings and flew over.

Stinger: For your second question, the queens are fighting for who goes to Earth.

Stag: The planet the rover came from?

Stinger: The one and the same. During our species' mindless rampage we destroyed the inhabitances and organic of the planets known to Earth as Mercury, Venus, Mars, Cyto, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Stag: Cyto?

Stinger: The planet that used to be the Asteroid belt.

Stag: Oh yeah, we blew that one up. Didn't know it had a name.

Stinger: It didn't the queens named it. I never said they're good at naming things. I mean, "Stinger", "Stag", "Kabu"? Not exactly creative names.

Kabu: I like mine.

Stinger: That's because you're so laid back and carefree... Anyway... The queens are fighting to see who goes to earth to lay claim to it. After destroying the other planets Earth is the last one to go to for resources, despite being mechanical we still need food to fuel ourselves. This leads me to your next question.

The bugs came to a dead end until Kabu began letting off red energy before he rammed the wall, revealing it to just be several rocks glued together with Earth glue, nearby a bottle labeled, "Gorilla Super Glue" sat. Stag nearly touched a glob that was out but Stinger pushed him away from it

Stinger: We condense ourselves down for two main reasons. When we shrink down we don't need as much food. You'll almost never see bugs at full size outside of battle. Also, we stay shrunk for when there is life on the planet, so we don't disrupt the ecosystem and ruin plant life.

Stag: I see... No, I don't...

Kabu: We stay small so we can save on food, space, and not bother plants.

Stag: Oh, I get now.

Stinger: Ugh... As for where we're going-

Kabu: We're here!

Kabu revealed a small spacecraft inside, around it was the parts of several busted mars rovers.

Kabu: With this ship, we're going to Earth!

Stag: But won't one of the queens follow us when the war is over?

Stinger: This war has been in a stalemate for longer than it has any right to be. The queens aren't going to end it just because three bugs who've chosen neither side leave early.

Stag: Okay... (looks at the ceiling) Does the ceiling open up?

Kabu: Nope, that's why you're here. I've got the gathering skills and knowledge of the various items sent up here by Earth. Stinger has the know-how to build stuff. But neither of us can carry this stuff out of here.

Stag: So you just need me to do what Stags do. Carry stuff.

Stag approached the homemade spacecraft, then his pincers began glowing bright blue energy, before climbing onto the spacecraft and lifting it into the air. Stag then followed the sounds of Stinger's wings buzzing to follow the two outside, as Stag couldn't really see. Upon getting outside, Stag placed the starcraft down and the bugs climbed inside.

Kabu: Alright, everything is set and we are off this rock!

Stag: Shouldn't we wait before the morning battle is over?

Kabu: You want to be in the Far Lands when Pyris begins to rapid-fire into the air to kill Wisp?

Stag: Fair point. Launch away.

Kabu pressed several buttons and the spacecraft started up. Stinger put her abdomen into a porthole where she connected the hole she shot an energy stinger out. Stinger then began producing energy from her stinger shooter that struck a homemade tesla coil, this resulted in the bugs' ship being charged up with energy. Kabu hit one final button and the ship took off toward Earth.

*****

Back at the battlefield, ants and bees that were still alive after the battle, trudged back to their hill/hive. Until the only ones left on the field were Pyris and Wisp. Pyris immediately fired several flame blasts at Wisp, who dodged all of them, the blasts hitting in the Far Lands.

Pyris: (thinking) Strange... Wisp seems to be flying further away tonight...

Wisp: (thinking) Weird... Pyris is more aggressive today...

Pyris & Wisp: (thinking) What is she up to!?

Then the two-spotted something in the sky, before realizing it was Kabu's spaceship leaving Mars' atmosphere.

Pyris & Wisp: (thinking) A SHIP?! THAT'S WHAT SHE'S UP TO!!! SHE'S STALING TO LET HER BUGS LEAVE THE PLANET!!!

Pyris and Wisp quickly retreated back to their respective colonies.

Pyris & Wisp: QUEEN!!! THE ANTS/BEES ARE GOING TO EARTH!!!

*****

On Earth, in a town called Ironshores, the sun was rising on the town. As soon as the time hit 7:00. In one of the homes, a boy with light-blue eyes and blond hair woke up. He quickly put on a light-blue shirt with a logo, a red sleeveless vest, blue jeans with a black leather belt with a silver buckle in the middle, and a pair of red-and-white shoes on his feet.

???: (motherly voice) Ari! Time for school!

"Ari": Coming mom!

The boy named Ari ran down the stairs, only to trip on his untied shoes. But before his face planted onto the floor, someone grabbed him by his shirt's collar.

???: (teen male voice) This is why we both; Don't run downstairs and don't forget to tie our shoes.

Ari put his feet back under him and he quickly tied his shoes. Ari looked behind him to see a young man with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. Wearing a red shirt with black sleeves, khakis shorts, and black shoes.

Ari: Hey bro- I mean Leo.

"Leo": Meh.

The two entered the kitchen where two adults were, a man with sandy blonde hair and another with bright blond hair wearing a polka dot dress.

Ari: Hey Mom, hey Dad!

Father: Hey, kiddo!

The mother then walked over and handed the two boys bagged lunches, two each.

Mother: One bag is for lunchtime at school and the other is for later for your after school.

Ari took his bag and immediately checked what was inside, a PB&J, a soda, and a bag of assorted sweet and salty treats. Same with the other one. Leo just took him and left with his backpack that was hanging on the wall.

Ari: Who put a stick up his butt?

Father: I think he's just worn out from his job. Anyone would be after working 6 weeks at the most popular fast food place here.

Ari shrugged, grabbing his backpack off the coat rack and heading out. On his way to school, he ran into two more kids and teens leaving their homes.

A black girl that was shorter than Ari with black hair and eyes. She wore a blue ball cap and jacket, a white shirt and shoes, and black pants and gloves.

With the girl were a tall young man with lighter dark skin, brown hair, and hazel eyes. Wearing a white tee, blue jeans, and brown boots.

Another boy with brown hair. Wearing a green jacket, black shirt, gray pants, and black sneakers.

With the boy was a young woman, with light brown hair and gray eyes. Wearing a yellow jacket, black shirt, brown-ish pants with a black belt, and black sneakers.

Ari: Hey! Zoey! Jackson!

The two kids responded to their names as they were announced. Ari slowed his pace to match theirs.

Zoey: Morning Ari!

Jackson: Sup, Ari.

Male Teen: Hey, your Leo's bro! Names Zachary, but I go by Zack normally. I doubt Zoey talks about me much.

Zoey: Mainly because you're at work most of the time I'm awake.

Zack: Yeah that's on me. So where's your cuddly cactus bro?

Ari: He left before me, probably at school by now. So Jackson, whose?

Jackson: Ari. This is my sister, Addison. You probably know her as the one who gives shots to kids.

Ari: Oh yeah.

Ari takes a couple of steps away from Addison, who simply rolled her eyes.

Addison: We might wanna hurry up.

Zack: Race ya there!

Zack took off and the kids chased after him.

*****

The school day went by as one normally would, classes followed by lunch recess then a few more classes. The final period of the class was what Ari, Zoey, and Jackson were excited about. They stood outside while their teacher came out with a bag of bug nets and plastic bug containers.

Teacher: Alright kids, we're going to go out into the nearby woods to find some bugs, this is only for bonus points to your grade so you don't need to find any if you don't want to.

Students: Yes Ma'am!

Students then formed groups. Ari, Zoey, and Jackson were in their own group. They gathered the next containers and rushed into the forest.

Ari: Come on! I think it hit over here!

Zoey: What do you think that thing was last night? I hope it was a spaceship!

Jackson: I'm putting my money on space rock.

Ari: There it is!

The three kids came across Kabu's Spacecraft.

Kids: Woah!

Zoey: Pay up!

Jackson grumbled as he dug through his pocket for money. Then the kids heard something, sounding much like arguing. They look around the tree and find Kabu, Stinger, and Stag.

Stinger: I can't believe you crashed the ship.

Kabu: Oh give it a rest already. The gravity of this planet is much heavier than on Mars! I've never been on this planet before, so I wouldn't have known!

Zoey: You're from Mars?

The bugs looked up at the human children staring at them with wide eyes. Kabu and Stinger flew off immediately.

Stringer: What about the ship?!

Kabu: We'll come back for it later!

Zoey: Shouldn't you go too?

Kabu and Stinger looked back to see Stag hadn't taken flight as they did. The two robotic bugs st

Kabu: Stag! Pull the lead out of your abdomen and fly! We can't be getting involved with the inhabitants of this planet!

Stag: I know that but... I'm hungry.

*Brrruuummm!*

Kabu and Stinger then both fell out of the sky at the sound of their stomachs growling.

Kabu: I had forgotten we haven't had any food for 3 days...

Stringer: Hungry...

Jackson: They're mechanical but they need to eat?

Zoey: (picks up Kabu and Stinger) Poor things, they must be starving.

Kabu: Put me down, please.

Zack: Wait! I've got food!

Zack then pulled out his second lunch from his backpack and took the boxes of chicken nuggets before presenting them to the bugs.

Bugs: FOOD!!!

The robotic bugs immediately devoured the nuggets like a certain cartoon Tasmanian Devil. The three kids laughed as the bugs ate.

Robo Bugs:

*****

Meanwhile, at the Ironshores Hospital, Addison and Zack were standing at a sign-up sheet for a blood drive.

Zack: I'm confused, didn't I help you with this same thing last week? Why are we doing another blood drive?

Addison: Because in the morning, all the blood from storage was gone, with clear signs that someone broke in.

Zack: Weird. Oh, by the way, I order some food so we might get-

Suddenly a "buk, buk, buk!" came from a speaker, the two looked to see Leo riding up to them in a bike styled after a restaurant called "Spicy's Chicken".

Leo: (holds out the bag of food) Spicy's Chicken. Where the chicken is- I'm not saying the rest, take your food and pay me.

Zack quickly scrambled to gather his wallet when they heard a loud metallic snap. Zack and Leo looked to see if the speaker on the bike was gone.

Leo: Dammit, I'm gonna be blamed for that and have to pay for it.

???: (through a speaker) Uuuhh, is this then on? Hello? Hello- Oh there we go.

The townsfolk looked to see a robotic light blue mosquito, roughly the size of a small dog.

Mosquito Robot: Greetings, Humans! This is Mysquite! Here to tell you that your reign over this land has come to an end.

Zack: Is that bug talking?

Leo: Probably just some drone. A really advanced drone.

Addison: Isn't that your speaker holding.

Leo: Son of a cobalt bitch.

Mysquite: Due to a... Surprise action is taken... My kind has moved to this planet to conquer its land for our survival-

Suddenly, a helmet hit Mysquite off the street lamp he was sitting on. The robotic mosquito flew back up and landed back where it was.

Mysquite: Who threw that!?

Leo: I did! For stealing and breaking something I'm gonna have to pay for!

Mysquite: Well I was going to be nice about this and give you a chance to surrender, but forget that! Testa Flies!! Eat up!

Mysquite then launched a blood bag into the air.

Addison: Hey, that's the hospital's blood bag!

Suddenly a swarm of corpse-esque flies appeared from the skies.

The flies then swarmed the blood bag and drained the bag completely of its contents.

Mysquite: Eat up so you can get big and strong! Since your borrowing from humans, I'll call you, Testamen!

Suddenly, robotic flies began to grow in size taking on both a human size and a humanoid in form.

Mysquite: Now get that human that threw that thing at me! And the two humans near him! The rest of you are with me!

Leo: Oh crap.

Zack: Run!

Addison: Why are we getting dragged into this!?

Zack and Addison took off running while Leo fled on his bike. The teens were chased around town and into the forest.

*****

Back with the kids and bugs, the bugs were in the hands of the kids as they inspected them.

Stinger: ... And that's the gist of it. Pardon me. *Ruuup!*

Zoey: So you guys can become massive, destroy planets, and ?! That is so cool!

Kabu: You know, for a bunch of kids, you're oddly calm about meeting robotic bugs that can destroy entire planets.

Ari: Well, we're pretty weird kids.

Jackson: Yeah, good luck trying to find us hanging out with anyone other than each other. The other kids call us the Oddballs.

Zoey: We once walked through a sewer to see if the rumor about gator people living in there was true. We smelled bad for weeks.

Kabu: What's a sewer?

Jackson: It was all her idea, just so you know.

Ari: So, does your species have a name?

Stinger: Nope, we've just called ourselves bugs. But I'm guessing that won't work here, since you have... (stares at a passing butterfly) Normal bugs...

Jackson: How about... Adamantons?

Stag: Cool! Ada... Adda... Atta...

Ari: It's a bit hard to pronounce... How about Bugborgs!

Stinger: Bit on the nose or mandibles in our case.

Zoey: ... Metallix?

Kabu: Metal... Lix... Metallix. Easy to pronounce and not as on the nose as the last one. I like it.

Stinger: I've got no objections.

Stag: None here. Hey, is there any more of that Cool Ranch?

The bugs continued to eat while the kids watched them

Stag: Hey... Does anyone else hear... Screaming...

The kids and Metallixes went quiet as the sounds of screams could be heard. They followed the sound to see Leo, Zack, and Addison were being chased around by zombie-like beings called Testamen.

Addison: Do something you two!

Addison ran away from some Testamen chasing here with spears. Leo dodged several blows from a few chasing him.

Leo: What do you want me to do?! I'm a fast-food worker, not a karate master!

Leo ducked out of the way of the swing of a spear. Zack then pushed a Testaman off him and took off when more came by.

Zack: Yeah, I just move stuff from place to place! Not fight monsters!

Zack then pushed his way through another Testaman to run from others.

Ari: Whoa, what are those things?

Kabu: They look like Testa Flies, their Metallixes that eat blood to change shape, both Ant and Bee colonies have 'em.

Zoey: They're in trouble! We have to help. (to the bugs) You guys too!

Stag: Why should we?

Jackson: Because Ari's brother is down there and if something happens to him you lose your easy access to chicken nuggets.

Kabu: Onward To Battle!!

The Metallixes then charged into the fray, hit and run the Testamen until they backed off of the teens. The kids came down to them, Ari took a can of bug repellent and threw it at the Testamen, who upon smelling it, they fled away in disgust.

Ari: Cool. Bug repellent works on Metallix.

Leo: Great more bugs.

Ari: They're called Metallixes and these ones are on our side! This is Kabu, Stinger, and Stag!

Zack: Cool.

Addison: Why are they helping?

Metallixes: Food.

Addison: At least they're honest...

Zack: Well, if it's the food they're after...

Zack holds up his bag of food.

Leo: You still haven't paid me.

Zack: I'll do it later. Show us a way to beat these guys and the Metallix giving them orders. If you do, you get this. 20 piece spicy double batter-dipped chicken. With 5 different sauces to pick from!

The Metallix drooled at the description of the food.

Kabu: Alright, there are three ways I can see that we should be able to easily beat these guys. One, me and the other two Metallix here turn giant and destroy them with ease, but...

Leo: You'll destroy the town in the process.

Kabu: Not fun. Two- (looks at his leg then holds up another leg) Two. We can try to fight the Metallix. But the problem with that is...

Addison: If your fight takes too long these creatures will kill people.

Kabu: Also not great. Option three and the most likely one, but...

Stinger: Uuugh... Don't tell me...

Kabu: We merge with the humans.

Ari: You can do that?!

Stag: We can do that?

Kabu: Back when there was life on Jupiter-.

Zoey: Isn't Jupiter a gas planet?

Kabu: Metallix made it a gas planet. Life on Jupiter was very advanced, warlike, and extremely violent, so our normal methods of "Get big and smash things" didn't work. We merged with some Testa Flies like these ones and wiped them out completely.

Addison: The bug who made them, had them drink Human Blood so they'd transform, and called Testamen

Zoey: This is kinda like Power Rangers!

Jackson: Or Kamen Rider!

Ari: So how do we trigger the merging?!

Kabu: Simple really. Place a Metallix around your waistline and press down on our heads. That will activate our ability to merge and we'll take care of the rest.

Ari: Let's do it!

Ari then grabbed Kabu and placed him on his waistline and pressed down on his head.

Kabu: Kid, wait!

Then in a flash of light, Ari was launched back into Leo, who stepped aside and let him fall to the ground.

Ari: What happened?

Kabu: I was about to get to that but we're not "one size fits all". In order to merge with us, you need to have a big enough and strong enough body to store and withstand our power.

Zoey: What about our older siblings?

Zack: Yeah what about us?!

Kabu quickly flew around the three teens and inspected them each.

Kabu: (to Leo) Strong body... Vigorous too... (to Addison) 30/30 eyesight... Excellent Dexterity... (to Zack) Durable body... Strong Muscles... (to the kids) Yeah! These three will work nicely!

Leo: I'm not putting a robotic bug on my waist.

Zack: It's this or death, dude.

Leo grumbled as he grabbed Kabu, Zack let Stag fly into his hand, and Addison picked up Stinger.

Leo: Let's get this over with. Ready?

Zack & Addison: Ready!

The three teens placed the Metallix around their belts and pressed the bug's heads.

Metallix: Metal Morphosis!

Leo: Metal what now?

Suddenly the teens were engulfed in a bright light, when the light faded out, in place of the three teens were three translucent cocoons. So translucent in fact, that the kids could see straight through them.

Jackson: Where are they?

https://youtu.be/N5v7MhVJbqk

Suddenly, something began to grow inside the cocoons, first a humanoid skeleton that began to take shape but these had jagged teeth, wider eye sockets, and just looked stronger and tougher than human bones. Then muscles took form, but they resembled a humanoid bug than a normal human. Finally, an exoskeleton formed around the bones and muscles, once that was all done, the cocoon cracked before breaking open and revealing the creatures created inside.

Out from the cocoon that appeared where Leo was standing was a chrome armor with red features and has a V-shaped crest on its helmet, metallic gauntlets, a red belt, black leggings, black and chrome boots with knee and calves guards.

Out from the cocoon that appeared where Addison was standing being with bee-like attributes on their metallic silver and golden armor, along with a green and yellow honeycomb emblem on its chest plate, silver gauntlets, white belt, greenish-black leggings, and black and golden boots with knee and calves guards.

Out from the cocoon that appeared where Zack was standing was a dark blue and light silver armor with black cyber spiky shoulder pads, gauntlets, a black belt, black leggings, black and chrome boots with knee guards.

"Leo": That... Was so... Weird... I honestly don't have any other words for how that felt, just... Weird...

"Zack": Is this armor... Or skin...?

"Addison": I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's armor that's also skin. (shudders) Uuuggghhh. This feels so weird!

Stinger: (from Addison's belt) You think that feels weird, I'm currently looking through 1 set of eyes, 4 sets less than what I had before.

Stag: (from Zack's belt) So this is how bi pedals feel. Sweet.

Kabu: (from Leo's belt) This ain't my first time. So everyone! Before we begin two things, names, and abilities. We can't exactly call each other by name, you aren't who you were before right now, our minds may be separate but our bodies aren't. Let's hurry, that bug repellent seems to be losing strength.

The teens and kids looked to see that the Testamen were starting to get closer as the can of bug spray died out.

"Leo": No fancy names. Kabuto. That's what I'm going with.

Kabu: Good choice.

Stinger: Narcissist.

"Addison": Well since we're going by simple names, I'll go with Wasp.

"Zack": Beetle for me then.

Stag: Yeah, Stag is kinda taken,

Kabu: Now abilities. My power is Impact. Simply call out Impact and you'll hit with great force added to your own!

Kabuto: Like a nail being driven into a wall.

Stinger: Mine is Injection. I can produce an energy needle that can cause muscle and bone distortions when you hit certain parts.

Wasp: Oh! Like from Fist of the North Star!

Stag: Mine is Push & Pull. Real simple, I can push and pull things most others can't.

Beetle: Sounds like my job at the construction sites.

Ari: Bug repellent is gone, here they come!

Kabuto, Wasp, and Beetle then charged into the horde of Testamen. Kabuto advances towards the Testamen and does a powerful combo of punches, ending with an uppercut that launches his Testamen into the air. His arms glowed with energy before unleashing powerful and devastating swings into the Testamen. Kabuto stopped for a moment as an idea came to him.

Kabuto: Impact!

Kabuto charges his body with energy and dashes forward, leaving behind a trail of crater imprints of his foot. Kabuto then disappears in a burst of speed via launching himself with Impact, before reappearing next to one of the Testamen and delivering blow after blow on randomly picked Testamen.

Kabuto then vanishes again and strikes his foes with a rapid barrage of energized slashes using a karate chop, which with Impact, creates slashing waves of pure energy. Vanishing in another burst of speed from launching himself with Impact. Kabuto reappears in the air above the Testamen, before diving down at the Testamen and finishing them off with an energized dive kick. The Testamen, now beaten, fell to the ground before exploding in a fiery blaze.

Kabuto: ... Okay, do not stand near these things when you beat them! Apparently, they're explosive!

Wasp stepped toward a Testamen to stop it from swinging its spear by keeping it from gaining momentum.

Wasp: Injection!

Wasp then generated stingers on each of her fingertips. She then stabs the Testaman in the forehead before backing away. She then stabbed two more Testamen with her pinkies, before leaping out of the way of a spear attack from behind. Wasp then stabbed the Testaman who failed its surprise attack right next to its eyeball with her right middle finger. Wasp then leaped away, stabbing six more Testamen with the remaining stingers on her hands. She then let out a long sigh as the Testamen charged at her. Then the Testamen suddenly stopped without a reason, then the Testamen began bending their bodies in ways that weren't supposed to bend as yellow energy began to flow over them. Their bodies bulged and twisted in ways that would make professional contortionists look like amateurs. Then as the sounds of bones breaking and muscles tearing rang out, the Testamen exploded in another fiery blaze.

Wasp: (whispers) Ho wata!

Stinger: What?

Wasp: Nothing. It's dumb...

Beetle digs his hands into the ground before uprooting a large section of the earth, sending out a giant wave of stones that deals heavy damage and pushes the Testamen back.

Beetle: Push & Pull!

Beetle glowed with blue energy. He then punches a Testaman in the face before grabbing them by the leg and slams them on the ground multiple times using Pull the tremors causing the surrounding Testamen to lose balance. Followed by stomping them deeper into the ground with Push. Beetle then crouches down before leaping up high into the air with Push. As the Testamen looks up in fear, Beetle is seen falling back down to Earth while carrying a large stone chunk in his hands. Beetle crashes down to the ground and smashes the stone chunk into the ground, crushing them and causing a giant explosion.

Beetle: (rises from the rubble) That was awesome!

Kabuto: I hope you know we're not done.

Beetle: Yeah, there are more in town. Let's go!

Ari: Yeah! We're coming too!

The teens looked at their younger siblings then back at each other.

*****

Kabuto: (dusts his hands off) That ought to hold them for a while.

The three kids were now hanged from a rope made of vines. They struggled to get free but to no avail, only tiring themselves out as a result. The three teens then charged to town to find the rest of the Testamen and Mysquite.

Jackson:... I have to go to the bathroom...

Ari: Pee on a tree! We're all back to back!

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Back at Ironshores, at the Ironshores City Hall, police were shooting at Testamen approaching the town hall. Their bullets, however, had no effect. The Mayor was on the phone with someone. A name tag on his shirt said, "Mayor Duly".

Mayor Duly: We've fired bullets, stun guns, tear gas, and our own helmets at these things! Nothing's working! We need help! Send for the SWAT Team! Military! Navy Seals! I'll even take the Air Force! Just send help!

Suddenly the floor gave out below Mayor Duly, bringing him to the main lobby where the townspeople and Testamen were, also with them was the defeated Police Force and the mosquito Metallix.

Mysquite: Hello there... Mayor Duty!

Mayor Duly: It's... Duly...

Mysquite: Ah, I was confused there. No matter.

Mayor Duly was thrown over with the rest of the townspeople.

Mysquite: Dear humans! You're Pol-Ice have been utterly beaten! And there is nothing you can do! Surrender and I'll guarantee that your corpses will be used to bring back life to this land you've so rudely destroy-

Another helmet hit Mysquite off where he was perched. Now furious yet again, Mysquite climbed back up to the Testaman he was sitting on, knowing who the thrower was.

Mysquite: Why are you alive?! Oh. I see.

Mysquite saw the three teens entering the room, behind them were the blown-up bodies of Testamen. Leaving the Testaman that Mysquite was on as the last one.

Mysquite: So the Ants have got themselves some humans to control and merge with.

Kabu: What's he on about?

Kabuto: Don't know. Don't care.

Mysquite: But know it is you will be hitting the floor-

Kabuto picked up and threw another helmet at Mysquite, who growled in seething rage.

Mysquite: Well, at least I now know who my main target will be.

Mysquite then flew to the Testaman's waist and it pressed down on Mysquite's head.

Mysquite: Metal Morphosis!

Just like with the teens, in a flash of light, the Testaman was replaced by a cocoon, in which grew a new being before hatching to reveal what grew inside.

Mysquite had taken the appearance of a dark gray sleek bodysuit with cyan armor plates on its chest, shoulders, back, abdomen, forearms, and shins, along with tendrils coming from the armors and a pair of wings on the back. It has a blade on its right armored fist and an armored mask with big cyan eyes, antennae-shaped eyebrows, and a blade on the nose, therefore giving the appearance of a mosquito.

Mysquite: Now die!

Suddenly Mysquite vanished from sight and the three teens took an uncountable amount of attacks from an unseen force. Before being sent back into the streets.

Kabuto: (straining) What... Just happened...?

Mysquite: (echoing voice) Hyperspeed.

Mysquite reappeared, only he was transparent.

Mysquite: To put in simple terms I'm currently moving so fast that, to me, none of you are moving, like watching plants grow. I stand in an extra-dimensional place, moving so fast that nothing can keep up with me. Faster than light and even time itself.

A/N: Italics will be used to signify things happening and people talking at Hyperspeed.

Mysquite stood along in a translucent version of Ironshores. The teens, buildings, and even the ground below him could be seen through. Only Mysquite was the completely solid thing in this plane of existence.

Mysquite: Here nothing you do can touch me.

Kabuto took a swing at Mysquite but the Mosquito Metallix vanished again.

Mysquite: You can't even see me, I'm moving too fast for light to touch me so your eyes can't see anything! Only when I slow myself down will you be able to view me!

Kabuto took another series of unseeable hits before he was sent flying back again. Beetle and Wasp took wide swings near Kabuto trying to hit Mysquite but to no avail.

To Mysquite, Beetle and Wasp were moving at a pace that snails could beat by a mile. Mysquite was just standing in the way of a punch from Beetle waiting for him to connect. He then walked away and came back with a pocket watch he had taken from the Mayor. What felt like an hour was in real-time a mere tenth of a second. Then Mysquite dodged the punch just before it hit him and slashed the two 50 times at massively FTL speeds.

The two felt a series of attacks so fast that they couldn't even begin to count them. The two fell to the ground with Kabuto, Beetle hit Kabuto causing him to roll a bit to his side. Kabu's horn hit the ground and bent back like a lever, Kabuto noticed this and saw Stag's mandibles and Stinger's wings were slightly bent like two levers moving in sync.

Kabuto: (groaning) You two... Follow my lead... Pull the lever-like parts on the bugs when I say...

Wasp and Beetle weakly nodded before they all stood back up. Mysquite made himself visible once more.

Mysquite: Tell you what. Hand over the bugs and I'll look over this little-

Kabuto kicks a helmet at Mysquite, which hits him only due to his guard being down and him talking.

Mysquite: And Like That! I Don't Care About The Bugs Anymore!

Kabuto: NOW!!!

Kabuto pulled Kabu's horn, Wasp turned Stinger's wings, and Beetle flipped Stag's mandibles all the way back until a "click" was heard for each of them.

Metallixes: Metal Molting!!

Mysquite charged at the teens and delivered a swift slice to their necks, only for the helmets to fall off and reveal nothing inside.

Mysquite: What the?! Empty!?

Then something tapped Mysquite's shoulder causing him to turn and immediately get slugged in the face. The attacker was Kabuto, only he was different from before. His suit is the exact same as the first more armored form and color, but the red accents are dominant over the chrome on its chest, the gauntlets lost some metallic parts, and the crest on the helmet has extended into a horn, giving an appearance of a Kabuto Beetle.

Moreover, he was solid in this hyper-speed plane of existence.

Kabuto: Howdy doody, motherf*cker.

Mysquite: H-How...?

Then someone grabbed Mysquite and suplexed him into the ground. Then Mysquite saw that his second attacker was Beetle, like Kabuto different and solid in this plane of existence. Beetle had the same color as the base form, but the armor has slimmed down a bit to less bulky and the blue chest plate has gained small orange accents and the helmet has gained "horns" that resembles a maw of a Stag Beetle.

Beetle: Hello!

Mysquite stumbled to his feet and got ready for any attack from the two, but soon realized that there was one missing, until he was stabbed in the back. He looked to see Wasp with four of her fingers embedded into his back. Wasp still has the same color, but in a different set of body type armor with black and yellow attributes, along with long transparent wings behind its back, and an insect mask, giving the full appearance of a yellow jacket!

Wasp: Greetings.

Wasp removed her fingers and flew back.

Mysquite: Ugh... The speed difference may have been closed but not our difference in experience! I've been a warrior for millions of years before you were even born!

Beetle: We know.

Kabuto: The bugs filled us in about that whole war thing. So we planned for a way to beat that. While we didn't plan for the Hyperspeed, the end result is going to be the same

Mysquite: Huh?

Mysquite then raised his right hand but looked at his arm in confusion. Then he put his left arm behind his back and again looked at the limb in confusion. His elbow then began to fold in the opposite direction of the way they were supposed to bend. Mysquite tried to struggle free of whatever was happening but his body wouldn't move.

Mysquite: What... Is... Happening...?!

Wasp: When I stabbed you earlier, I hit some pressure points that prevented you from moving with my ability. Even if it's not permanent, with this speed, there's plenty of time.

Beetle suddenly rushed forward.

Beetle: Push!

Beetle then grabbed and lifted Mysquite over his head then slammed him into the ground with Push, holding him against the ground. Wasp then grabs his legs and the two begin running around the Earth at speeds no words or numbers could measure, causing Mysquite to scream in pain for the entire process as he is dragged along.

Midway through Mysquite noticed Kabuto was nowhere to be seen, setting something up most likely given what he's been put through. The two finally slowed down, back in Ironshores, with the entire front of Mysquite having been shredded to the bone. Beetle released Mysquite and Wasp let the mosquito Metallix fly with the momentum they had picked up.

Mysquite thought it was over until Kabuto appeared. He had been running the opposite direction that Mysquite was being dragged, now the two were heading straight for one another with immeasurable speed and momentum. Kabuto then punches the Mosquito Metallix in the jaw, knocking him into the air, where Kabuto jumps up and behind them to land a second punch that knocks him back down.

Total Time Elapsed Within Hyperspace: 3 Seconds

Total Laps Around Earth: Thirty-four Million Five Hundred Forty-nine Seven Hundred Sixty-eight total laps.

The four slow back down to normal speed, Mysquite skidded along the ground as the townsfolk and the mayor came outside.

Man #1: They... Beat it...

The townsfolk cheered as Mysquite lay defeated, Mysquite glanced around with what few eyes he had left after benign turned into a skid mark.

Mysquite: (thinking) This is the end of the road... The end for me... I-I wonder... Will I dream...?

Kabuto hits Mysquite in the head with another helmet.

Mysquite: I f**king hate you.

Kabuto: I know.

Kabuto turned and walked away as Mysquite exploded in a fiery blaze. Mayor Duly then adjusted his suit and approached the three.

Mayor Duly: As Mayor of this town I must thank you three. Tell me your names!

Ari: They're the Beetleborgs!

The Mayor and Teens looked to see the kids running up to them.

Ari: The red one is Kabuto, the blue one is Beetle, and the yellow one is Wasp! Oh jeez, I'm out of breath!

Kabuto: That's just a name for this form. My real name is-

The two other "Beetleborgs" tackled Kabuto and dragged him off.

Wasp: Well we'll see you later, we need to be going!

Jackson: Yeah! I think everyone needs to just go home a take a breather.

Mayor Duly: Quite true, it's been an odd day.

Kabuto: PUT ME DOWN!!!

Kabu: Can we have our food now?

Beetle & Wasp: Later. When we're home.

Beetle and Wasp reentered Hyperspace with Kabuto in tow. The kids ran home and the Mayor went back to assure the townsfolk that it was safe now.

*****

About 5 miles southwest from Ironshores, the Metallix Ants were building an anthill out of an entire mountain! One of the ants approached the Ant Queen as she overlooked the ants killing the animals to be turned into food.

Ant Scout: My queen, the bugs have been spotted in a Human colony roughly 5 miles from our anthill. They've made peace with the humans and even merged with three humans, calling themselves the "Beetleborgs".

Ant Queen: I see. Pyris! Send some ant soldiers to this colony once we are done with our new anthill.

Pyris: Yes My Queen!

*****

About 10 miles opposite the Ant kingdom and northeast of Ironshores. The Metallix Bees were searching for a suitable place to build their new hive. A drone bee approached the Queen Bee as she watched the bees work.

Drone Bee: My queen. Mysquite has been slain by the Ant Kingdom's allies. They were in the human colony. They've made peace with the humans and even merged with three humans, calling themselves the "Beetleborgs".

Queen Bee: I see. We can't send more forces out until we build our hive, so until then. No one goes to the human colony until I say so!

Drone Bee: (bows) Yes my queen.

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To be continued...

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