Hey guys, I'm back after 4 days!

Chapter 3 was a long one as it composed of 21000+ words, so I decided to split them into two. Since this is part 1, part 2 will be out in 5 days after this.

This chapter and its 2nd part composed the story of Hornet's past... well, partially. This story showed how Hornet was born, and revealed more about his biological family/colony.

Warning: This chapter might contain strong angst, so my advice is to put a tissue beside you while you're reading. If this doesn't emotionally affect you much, then part 2 will be the strong one.

Have fun reading this chapter.

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Intro

Mr. Wolf: Yeah! I'm bad!

Mr. Snake: You're bad!

Ms. Tarantula: He's bad!

Mr. Hornet: She's bad!

Mr. Piranha: We're bad!

Mr. Shark: Who's bad?

The Bad Guys: Yeah!
We're the Bad Guys!

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*Flashback*

5 years ago

A white cocoon around a hive comb suddenly broke, and an orange insect emerged. It yawned when it breathed its first fresh air after two weeks in that cocoon. The young hornet stretched his arms, and extended his new wings. He looked around before looking at his own body. He wasn't a grub anymore. He's a fully-grown hornet, "Finally, after two weeks, I'm an adult now!" He looked behind him to discover his wings, "I even have wings!" Happily, Hornet realized he could fly now. That meant he could roam around the hive. He won't stay in the comb anymore! He looked around him to see his fellow hornet fly all over the place. He couldn't wait to meet his fellow grown hornets in person, "Hello, hello down there!" But no one seemed to hear him.

Hornet figured if he gets close enough to his fellow hornets, they'll hear him. With his new wings, this is gonna be his first flight. Carefully, he flapped his wings, and dropped himself down, slowing his fall with his flight.

When his feet touched the floor of the hive, Hornet was now surrounded by his fellow hornet, flying, crawling, and eating all over the place. Hornet then started greeting them with a polite wave of his hand.

"Hi guys, how's it going?" He greeted two hornets flying above him, but they didn't greet him back.

Then, Hornet greeted another one, who was a female, "Looking good, nice wings!"

Instead of appreciating the compliment, the female hornet scoffed, thinking that was rude.

Hornet then greeted another male hornet, who carried a mantis leg, "How's your day today?"

The hornet groaned, "Awful, as always," he then walked away without looking back at the hornet.

"Oh, well, I hope the rest of the day will be wonderful for you," Hornet waved happily at that hornet.

"What is the meaning of this?!"

A loud female voice was heard behind him. A female hornet, the biggest one in the hive, the queen, rose down from the ceiling of the hive, and landed on the hive floor in front of our very Hornet. The other hornet bowed down before their queen without question.

Looking behind him to see his fellow hornets bowing down in front of the queen, Hornet quickly bowed down as well, "Oh, your majesty, hi!"

Looking disappointed, the queen looked up, and saw a freshly cracked cocoon with slimy liquid dropped on the pointy edge. She glared down at Hornet, but she couldn't show how ungrateful she was to her new adult son. She didn't even like the middle white stripe around his abdomen, "So, you just came out from your comb, didn't you?"

"Oh yes! I got my wings!" Hornet turned to show the queen his wings, "I'm an independent hornet now, and I'm ready to help the hive. So, what should we do today?

The queen thought of something for this new adult hornet, and said, "Since you're new, you will be defending the hive from enemies."

Thinking the assignment was harmless, Hornet just nodded happily, "Oh, okay... and shoo intruders away?"

"No, murder them!" The queen announced with pride.

"Yeah!"

All of the hornets in the hive cheered excitingly.

While Hornet was looking around, seeing all of his fellow hornets agree with the queen's suggestion, he was uncomfortable with the plan of defending the hive involving murder as he shook his head, declaring, "Wait, wait, wait, murder? Listen, your highness. I'm not sure I want to murder someone. I just became an adult, and I'm not sure if murder is the right thing to do."

The roar of cheers suddenly stopped as the other hornets and the queen shockingly stared at Hornet before the other hornets whispered to each other.

The queen then answered, "Nonsense. This is what we were made for. We murder to live, to hunt, to survive, and to defend. So you have no choice, but to murder anyone who stands in your way."

"But..." Hornet protested his queen's orders, but he was cut off before he could say anything.

"That's an order," the queen demanded.

Remembering that he has to take orders from the queen, Hornet hung his head down in defeat, and sighed, "Yes, my queen," he bowed down before his queen as he flew to join his fellow hornets on hive-defense duty. These hornets were grabbing sharp sticks as their spears. Hornet grabbed one, but his hands were shaking, feeling unsure about this.

When he was with his fellow hornets, one of them, a female one, came closer to Hornet, and whispered, "Dude, what is up with you? No murder?"

Hornet nodded, and explained, "Yeah, I was thinking that would be a little too much for us to live and defend," then he noticed a stinger of the female. That looked sharp and pointy. Hornet quickly yanked a little bit from the female, frightened by the look of her stinger. He looked down at his own rear, and noticed he didn't have a stinger either.

The other hornet then wondered why he yanked away all of a sudden. She looked down at her stinger, and looked back at him. She realized he was afraid. She was disgusted by him, not because he was suddenly afraid of his fellow hornet, but because of his "soft side", "You're weird, dude." she quickly flew away from Hornet.

Hornet thought that was an insult, but he figured it might be a nice compliment-in-disguise as he smiled, and replied, "Hehe, thank you. You too... I guess," he frowned once more as he followed the other hornets.

*End of Flashback*

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In the Bad Guys' hideout, Piranha escorted Hornet out of his bedroom while his eyes closed.

"I promise, this will only take a second," Piranha said.

When they were now in the living room, Wolf, Snake, Shark, and Tarantula were hiding behind furniture with party hats on their heads.

"Surprise!" Wolf, Shark, Piranha, and Tarantula exclaimed happily as they popped out of hiding while Snake wasn't feeling like celebrating this occasion.

Hornet was surprised, but confused about what was going on, "Oh, stinger! What's the occasion?"

"I can't believe you don't remember what today is," Shark said.

Hornet chuckled in denial, "I know what today is. I wouldn't forget an important day like today. It's..."

"The anniversary..." Shark started.

"The anniversary..." Hornet followed.

"Of..." Piranha continued.

"Of..."

"The day..." Wolf added

"The day..."

"I can't take this anymore," Snake groaned.

"I can't take this anymore..." Hornet also followed that.

"Hornet, it's our anniversary," Tarantula reminded.

"Remember when you joined our team four years ago?" Shark recalled.

"Of course I do. It was the most special day of my life..." Hornet smiled, "Along with my birthday, my other favorite holidays. And the day I felt bad because I forgot our anniversary," he whispered sheepishly, "That's today."

"We got you presents," Piranha announced as he took out a plastic container of sliced cucumbers with a bow on top, "Your favorite cucumber slices.'

"And a lemon-flavored cake!" Shark moved aside to reveal a small three-layered lemon cake.

"Thanks, guys! This is fantastic!" Hornet was very happy that his friends did everything to make his anniversary really special, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's eat!"

Only Wolf, Shark, Piranha, and Tarantula cheered as Piranha already launched himself toward the cake, and ate just the top layer.

As Shark, Piranha, Tarantula, and Hornet were eating food, playing games, and watching TV, Wolf and Snake were at the dining table with Wolf eating a slice of cake while Snake put another photo onto the fridge door.

"I can't believe Hornet's been with us for four years," Wolf smiled.

Snake rolled his eyes, feeling unsatisfied, "And I can't believe we still celebrate the day he came to us. This is just nonsense."

"Come on, Snake. This is Hornet. He's our friend," Wolf reminded his best friend about Hornet being part of the team.

"Yeah, our bug friend who was called a killer," Snake exclaimed quietly.

"Oh, so now you became judgy?"

"I'm just saying, Wolf, that we shouldn't keep Hornet. He has a whole colony of Murder Hornets out there, searching for him, and maybe will end up in our hideout to sting us to death."

Unbeknownst to them, Hornet has been listening to Wolf and snake's conversation while he was sitting on the couch, and watching TV. He heard that Snake still didn't like him since he first joined the team. Hornet tried everything to gain Snake's trust in him for years, but no matter what he did, Snake still saw him as a Murder Hornet like everyone else. He continued listening to Wolf and Snake's conversation.

"No, Hornet will never do that. Besides, he never told us much about his family," Wolf said.

"That's exactly my point. They might be out there, searching for him for years, and will kill us when they find us," Snake replied worriedly, "Face it, Wolf. Hornet isn't just a hornet, he's a Murder Hornet. They are all Murder Hornets."

The way Snake described his species, Hornet would never forget that day he and his species were called as Murder Hornets. That name had a purpose for him. He hated it. He hated being called a Murder Hornet. Sure that it's a fact that they were called "Murder Hornets", but for Hornet, it was all different for him.

*Flashback*

Outside the hive, hornets were waiting for any intruders while keeping their hive safe. They were fluttering near the entrance of the hive while holding their spears.

Out of all the hornets, we could identify one different hornet, and that was the one with a white stripe. He was holding a spear while feeling unsure if he could do this duty, "So, uh... what are we doing for today other than 'defending the hive'?" he asked the other hornets, but they seemed to ignore him to stay focused on their job.

"Enemies approaching," the leading hornet declared.

The hornets watched forward, and saw another swarm of hornets coming toward them with their spears. Hornet was so scared. The enemies looked almost just like them, but scarier and angrier. He figured fighting and killing might not be the answer to this problem, but his fellow hornets were looking forward to this fight, and he was sure no one would listen to him.

"Charge!" The leading hornet shouted as the rest of the colony flew toward their enemies to fight.

Hornet was still staying still, still feeling afraid to fight. But then, his fellow hornets accidentally pushed him forward with him. Hornet tried to find a way to escape the war zone as he flew into a big space that his fellow hornets didn't occupy, and flew back towards the hollow of a tree where their hive was hidden.

The war was a brutal sight to watch, with war cries heard from both sides of the fighting armies. Hornet soldiers were all lunging toward their enemies, some doing hand-to-hand combat, while others gripped on spears tightly, made of sharpened wood, trying to either lunge them forward or drive them into an enemy. Most of the males, Hornet himself included, had no stinger, only females, so the males used spears and their jaws to attack. Female used the same, in addition of stingers. The sight of fellow hornets being killed and blood splattering everywhere was enough to make anyone feel queasy and nauseous, especially Hornet, who felt close to puking when he saw one hornet from his colony bleed from a cut on its thorax. Neither side wanted to give in, not that giving in was an option when battling against an enemy colony. When Hornet thought that things were gonna soon get better, it did not, as he also had to witness a sight no hornet should ever have to see: some of the soldiers of both fighting colonies with severed limbs and torn-off wings. It was like a battle-crazed massacre, and the poor little hornet, who remained in hiding, was terrified to be witnessing it first-hand.

Then, one of the hornets got hit on the leg, and sent him down falling onto the root of the tree. Hornet gasped as he flew down to check on him, "Are you alright?" he tried to look at his fellow hornet's leg

But that hornet slapped Hornet's hand away from his leg, "What are you doing? Don't just stand there! Get up and fight!" he took his spear, and flew up, joining back in the game.

Hornet stood up worriedly. Despite all of his fellow hornets being injured, they still continued to fight. Some of the hornets in the war were ripped to pieces, but they were still alive and moving. Seeing the war made Hornet frozen. But then, another hornet, who wasn't on Hornet's side, came right behind him, and lifted his spear to kill him. This caught Hornet's attention when he saw a shadow below him. He turned and screamed that he was about to get killed. He just shielded his view with his arms, waiting for his deadly fate.

Though he waited for a little longer as Hornet put his arms down, and opened his eyes, only to see one of his own blocking the enemy's spear with his own. The other hornet shoved the enemy before swifting his spear, and slicing the enemy's head off.

The hornet then turned to the white-striped one, and glared at him, "Ugh! Why can't you be more alert?!" He then flew up to continue the war.

Knowing it was not safe on the ground anymore, Hornet flew back to the hollow of the tree. Even though the hollow was a place with a clear view of the war, there was no choice where Hornet could avoid the war.

While the war was still continuing, Hornet saw something flying towards him. As his reflexive move, he just caught the thing, which was revealed to be the head of a hornet enemy.

"Help... me...!" the hornet said weakly.

"AAHHH!" Hornet screamed in terror that he caught a head as he dropped it from his hands. That was it. The war was too much for him. The murder, the killing, the fight. Hornet couldn't take it anymore. It was a nightmare for him. If he continued staying in the war zone, it might be the end of him, "I can't do this anymore!"

Hornet flew back into the hive, and witnessed the other hornets joining the war outside with their spears. Hornet made it to his comb where he was born and emerged from metamorphosis, and hid inside.

Just then, a female hornet just saw Hornet in his comb, and approached him while holding her spear, "Hey! What are you doing there? Get out of there and fight!"

Hornet curled like a little ball, and whimpered, "I... I can't!"

"What do you mean you can't?!"

"I don't wanna fight! It's too much!"

"Oh yes you will! Come on!" The female hornet grabbed his hand, and pulled him out of his comb.

But Hornet hesitated by pulling his arm back in, "No! Let me go!"

The two hornets were like playing a tug-o-war, only this game was one forcing the other to do something he didn't want.

"Don't make me sting you too!" The female hornet warned as Hornet tried pull himself away from the female to hide back into his comb before she'll kill him too.

"Enough!" Not a minute later, the queen approached the two, as they pulled away from each other, "If he doesn't want to, then let him be."

The female hornet bowed before her queen, and proceed to join the war, not before she turned to Hornet, and murmured, "Coward."

When the female hornet went outside to join the war, Hornet hyperventilated in fear for a second before sighing in relief, and turned to the queen, "Thank you, your majesty,"

But the queen shook her head slowly and disappointedly with her arms crossed, "I'm so disappointed in you. If something happens to our colony, I will blame you for this."

When the queen left, Hornet went back curling in his comb. He was ashamed. First day in the job was a failure. He couldn't bring himself to fight like his brothers and sisters. He even let some of them die and be beheaded. He was too afraid to kill anyone. Maybe that sister was right; he is a coward.

*End Of Flashback*

"Hornet?"

"Hey, Hornet! Hornet!"

Hornet snapped out of his thought about his past as he was back to his present time "Huh? Where?"

He looked around to see 5 of his friends staring at him in concern.

Piranha placed a fin on Hornet's head to check his temperature, "What's going on with you? You've been a little silent today."

Hornet shoved Piranha's fin away, "I'm... I'm okay. I was just thinking..."

"What are you thinking about?" Tarantula asked.

Hornet wanted to reply, but he was not ready to say anything to his friends about his past yet, "Nothing... It's not important. I'll be in my room," he flew up from the couch, and headed to his room.

"Wait, Hornet! You haven't touched your cake yet!" Shark pointed to a slice of cake on the plate.

But Hornet was already in his room, and slammed the door behind him, leaving his friends started at his door in confusion.

"What's going on with him?" Tarantula asked.

"I don't know, but it must be bad. Not like good bad, but bad bad," Snake answered.

Wolf groaned, and told him, "Give him a break, Snake."

Out of all of them, Piranha was worried for Hornet the most. Something's really going on with his best friend. If something's wrong with Hornet, then Piranha would do anything to cheer him up.

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Hornet laid on his bed, sighing to himself while looking up at the ceiling. He just wanted to have some alone time to himself, and have the chance to recoup. However, while laying on his bed, his mind began to wander, allowing his thoughts to roam, saying to himself, "This is all just happening so fast. I just narrowly avoided having a breakdown in front of my friends, they shouldn't have to see me like this. Why is this all just stirring up now? Maybe it's just...no, it's probably just the stress getting to me. It sure has an odd way of showing it thought. Can I really pull off keeping it inside much longer? And if so, how much longer before they start questioning me again?"

Just then, Hornet's train of thought was interrupted when he heard knocking from his door. Hornet groaned, and said, "Come in."

The door opened, and entered Piranha holding a plate with a slice of cake, "Hey, little buddy. I got you a cake."

"Thanks," Hornet responded quietly, like he didn't care.

Knowing Hornet wasn't in a mood, Piranha placed the cake on a small stool next to Hornet's bed, and sat beside the little hornet, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, really," Hornet looked away from him.

Piranha then patted Hornet's back gently, "You know you can tell me. I'm your best friend."

Hornet sighed as he couldn't escape the bond of his friendship with Piranha, "I was just... thinking about my past... about my time with my own species."

"Oh..." Piranha was surprised, "You never told us about that."

"Because I never want to."

"I know you don't want to talk about your past, but... I was curious... what happened to them? What happened to you?"

Seeing that Piranha was really curious, and it might not hurt by telling just one friend, Hornet spoke up, "I... Well, I..."

Suddenly, he was erupted by 3 other friends coming into his room unannounced.

"Hey!" Wolf, Shark, and Tarantula exclaimed happily, and rushed inside.

"What's going on here?" Wolf asked.

"Oh, Hornet was talking to me about his fellow hornets," Piranha answered.

"What?! No! I-I-I-" Hornet stammered as he didn't want to share three more friends about his past.

"Really?! You never told us about that," Tarantula said.

"Now I'm curious. What happened to your colony, Hornet?" Shark asked.

"Oh no, I-" Hornet tried to explain, but he was cut off.

"Did you run away or something?" Wolf questioned

"I-"

"Did they kick you out?" Piranha inquired.

"No, it's..."

"Did you get lost?" Shark asked.

"Did you get kidnap?" Tarantula guessed

"Did you have amnesia, but you finally got your memories back?" Piranha questioned.

"Did you decide to go solo?" Wolf added.

"STOP!" Hornet finally snapped as his friends were startled. Hearing all these questions, Hornet nearly lose his mind there. He wasn't ready to tell his friends the truth... not yet. He began to tear up a bit, "I don't wanna talk about it, okay?! It's complicated to explain what happened to me back then! What happened to my colony too!"

Seeing a small tear in Hornet's eye, Wolf realized he and the others were forcing Hornet to tell them, "We're sorry, Hornet. We didn't mean to pressure you."

"We're just curious where you came from," Shark added.

"Yeah. The first time you came to us was when I found you unconscious in the tunnel outside the elevator. You never told us much about you, except you were being called a Murder Hornet," Piranha recalled.

Hornet remembered that day, it was the happiest day of his life. But he knew his friends were really curious, and he never said anything about his fast ever since he first came to the Bad Guys' hideout, "It's a really long story, guys. I can't explain it unless I'm in an... environment where I came from, but... ha! I'm not there anymore! So, I can't tell," he chuckled as he thought it was a smart idea to make an excuse from telling his past.

"Let me guess: You were in Chuckanut Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington," Tarantula guessed.

Hornet was shocked as his eyes widened when Tarantula figured out his former address, "Wait, what?! How did you know that?"

When Hornet flew to her side, Tarantula was showing her result from her laptop, "I was searching on the internet, and the first sighting of your species is in Washington."

"Hey, since when you do the research? I'm doing a lot of research here!" Hornet scolded his ex for stealing his role

"Since you never told us about your former home," Tarantula playfully poked his nose.

"Washington? That's really far," Wolf said since the travel all the way to Washington was 18 hours away.

Hornet was secretly relieved about this. He didn't have to worry about telling his friends about his past. He pretended to feel sad about this while smiling proudly, "Oooh, too bad. Oh well, better luck next time."

"I guess this calls for a road trip!" Wolf smirked as he flipped his car keys from his pocket, and caught them in his paws.

"What?" Hornet didn't expect Wolf would agree to this.

"Yes! A road trip!" Shark exclaimed excitingly.

"I could go for a little road trip," Tarantula admitted.

"Let's go tell Snake!" Piranha was about to rush towards the door.

But Wolf quickly blocked the door to stop Piranha, "Oh, no, no. We can't tell Snake!"

"Why not?" The little fish asked.

"I'm pretty sure he won't agree to go..." Wolf knew that Snake won't allow them to go on a trip where Hornet used to live. He looked back at Hornet, remembering that Snake still disliked Hornet, and still saw him as a killer bug, "For some reason. So, pack up, guys. We're going on a road trip!"

As Wolf headed out, and 3 of the gang were so excited about the trip, Hornet flew all the way in front of Wolf, and said, "Wolf, I don't think it's a good idea." Hornet had to give it a try to make Wolf stop making this decision.

"Don't be silly! This is gonna be great! Now we will know where you came from," Wolf laughed as he continued walking towards the elevator as Hornet moved aside.

When Shark, Piranha, and Tarantula followed Wolf to the elevator, Hornet realized he couldn't stop his friends anymore. No matter how hard he tried to avoid leading his friends to his past, they were still willing to know about him. Hornet loved his friends. He wondered what will happen if they found out the truth.

"Hey, can we get some food for our trip?" Piranha asked.

When the word "food" was mentioned, Hornet suddenly remembered how he got his first food, and got the chance to share it with his colony.

*Flashback*

The next day, this is Hornet's second day as an adult hornet. The war yesterday was crazy! He wouldn't forget his first war, and it was horrible. He hoped that today won't be that other day. He hoped today is gonna be different.

On that day, he was commanded to hunt for food for the colony and the nursery. That job wasn't so bad, and seemed harmless. Hornet agreed to take the job.

When Hornet flew out of his hive, the outside was so beautiful! The trees are tall, the grass was green, the flowers are colorful, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. He wondered if he could sing like the birds do.

Hornet: Oh, oh, oh, woke up today
Feeling the way I always do
Oh, oh, oh, hungry for something
That I can't eat, then I hear that beat

That rhythm of the forest starts calling me best
It's like a message from high above
Oh, oh, oh, pulling me out to the smiles
And the trees that I love

Good morning Chuckanut Mountain
Every day is like an open curtain
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

Good morning Chuckanut Mountain
And some day when I prove to my companions
The world's gonna wake up and see
Chuckanut Mountain and me

Oh, oh, oh, look at my wings
What do can compare with mine today?
Oh, oh, oh, I've got my instincts to follow
I'm ready to go

The flowers on the ground all dance all around
They seem to say, "Little one, it's up to you"
So, oh, oh, don't hold me back
'Cause today all my dreams will come true

Good morning Chuckanut Mountain
There's the bird who bathes at the waterfall fountain
There's the chipmunk who squeaks so good
They wish me luck on my way to find food

Good morning Chuckanut Mountain
And some day when I prove to my companions
The world's gonna wake up and see
Chuckanut Mountain and me

I know every step, I know every song
I know there's a place where I belong
I see all welcoming eyes looking ahead
So someone invite me before I drop dead

(Before he drops dead)

So, oh, oh, give me a chance
'Cause when I start to dance, I'm a movie star

Oh, oh, oh, something inside of me
Makes me move when I hear that groove
My queen tells me no but my wings tell me go!
It's like a drummer inside my heart

So, oh, oh, don't make me wait
One more moment for my life to start

(Good morning, good morning)

(Waiting for my life to start)

I love you Chuckanut Mountain

Every day is an open curtain
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

And I promise Chuckanut Mountain
That some day when I prove to my companions
The world's gonna wake up and see

(see)

Gonna wake up and see

(Gonna wake up and see)

Chuckanut Mountain and me

(Yes, more or less we all agree)

Chuckanut Mountain and me

(Someday the world is gonna see)

Chuckanut Mountain and me

After the song, Hornet realized he forgot why he was flying as he was in the zone during the musical number. He suddenly fell down until he landed on a giant squash. Hornet was fine, but he was curious about where he was now, "Oooh, what's this?" he dug his hand onto the vegetable, scooped up a mush of squash, and ate it, "Whoa, it tastes delicious!" he ate some more of the square, "And I feel so healthy," He then looked around to see more vegetables all over the place. This means he was in a vegetable garden, "I think my colony needs this for their next fight and hunt!" Hornet then left the squash, and continued his quest.

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When Hornet returned home, he collected a handful pile of vegetables, and dropped them on the hive floor.

"Hey guys, here you go. Fresh ripe vegetables!" he announced to his colony.

When the other hornets flew down to eat, one of them tried a tomato. When she ate some, she spat it out in disgust, "What is this?!"

"Fresh vegetables. I just told you," Hornet replied.

A male hornet picked up a handful of potato, and gagged, "Eeewww! Are you expecting us to eat this?!"

Another hornet sniffed a small piece of carrot, and threw it aside, "We don't eat this kind of stuff!"

"They are so disgusting!" The other hornet kicked a pea.

"Oh, we don't? What do we eat?" Hornet asked as he didn't know what to eat since it was his first hunt.

Suddenly, they heard buzzing noises as they presumed it was one of their kind, coming back to the hive.

"Oh great. The real feast has arrived!" One of the hornets declared.

Five other hornets came into the hive with their own collected food, and placed it on top of Hornet's vegetable pile. The food was revealed to be dead and shredded insects. Hornet was horrified by the look on the dead insect which happened to be their food.

"Alright, everyone. Today's menu is a praying mantis, a caterpillar, and a bumblebee. Bon appetite," One of the ffive hornets announced as everybody else flew down, and gathered together for a feast.

Hornet was the only one moving aside while his brothers and sisters enjoyed eating their food. Hornet watched horrifyingly as the other hornets gobbled up the meat and juices of the dead insects. Seeing all the blood and meat splatter around like paint, Hornet felt a shiver of fear go down his spine. One glob of blood just barely missed him as Hornet squeaked in fear before proceeding forward. He couldn't watch this scene anymore as he grabbed a leaf of a lettuce, and quickly flew back to his comb.

When he was now inside, he looked away from a swarm of other hornets eating their food, and took a bite from the leaf he took, and it was delicious for him.

Another female hornet passed by, and noticed her brother alone in his comb with a lettuce leaf in his hands. "Hey, why aren't you eating with us?" She asked.

"Umm, I'm... comfortable here... with my fresh lettuce!" Hornet grinned nervously as he took another bit.

The female hornet rolled her eyes, and gagged, "Ugh. Whatever."

When his sister was gone, Hornet was now alone, eating his food. He didn't know why he was not like the other hornets who like to eat meat. He saw how disgusting they ate, and the way they eat with no table manners. Hornet just couldn't bring himself to join like the rest of the colony. He has his own thing; eating plants and reading books. He kept a small magazine in his comb as he continued reading where he left off while eating his lettuce.

*End of Flashback*

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Once Wolf, Hornet, Shark, Piranha, and Tarantula had packed their luggage into the car, and got into their seats safe and sound, Wolf turned on the car engine, and let it roar, before driving off down the road, as the 5 Bad Guys were now on their way to Chuckanut Mountain.

On the road, everyone in the car team was feeling pretty pumped about getting to see where Hornet grew up, while Hornet himself felt nervous about this trip. But, he tried to keep it in, not wanting to show his vulnerability in front of the other members.

Tarantula pulled out her MP3 player and pressed play, putting on some music, which helped to make the trip a whole lot more fun. Wolf, Piranha, Tarantula, Hornet, and Shark pulled out their sunglasses and bopped their heads to the song while continuing on down the road, across the vast desert.

Along the way, the 5 Bad Guys found many ways to amuse themselves while making the trip fun and enjoyable.

During a game of I Spy, Piranha was looking out the window and then pointed at a cactus, turning his head to face Shark as if to gesture if he was right about guessing what Shark had spied. Shark nodded yes as the green piranha smiled, starting to do the running man, or in this case, the "running fish" while Tarantula chuckled, thinking the dance was pretty funny, and Hornet secretly hid his blush, thinking Piranha looked so cute dancing.

A little while later, Piranha had fallen asleep, taking a soothing nap, when Shark got a funny idea for a little prank. He saw that he had a can of whipped cream out, next to a small container of strawberries he packed for a snack, and picked up the whipped cream can. The team watched as Shark then sprayed some of the whipped cream into Piranha's hand as Tarantula then smirked, knowing just what Shark wanted to do.

She pressed on the window button and rolled down one of the windows, which allowed a stray bird's feather to fly into the car, which Shark caught while Tarantula rolled the window back up. Shark then used the feather to tickle Piranha's nose. The fish flinched a bit while asleep before he scrunched up his nose and sneezed, trying to cover his sneeze with his hand. Unfortunately, he splattered his face with whipped cream, prompting Wolf, Tarantula, Shark, and Hornet to break into laughter, while Piranha also smiled and chuckled as he used his tongue to lick off the whipped cream.

Around sundown, Tarantula was keeping herself busy by playing a game on her computer called Dino Jump. It was a simple game where you used the keys to make a little gray dinosaur jump and duck past different obstacles in its path. She offered Hornet a chance to play it, but Hornet didn't feel like playing it, as he tried to focus on this trip not ending in a total disaster. To lighten the mood, Shark started to tell everyone some jokes, which were really funny, that it even made Hornet laugh. Hornet couldn't help but feel a little better; as much as he was nervous about this road trip to his old home, being with his friends did make it a little better, and more fun.

When night fell, all 5 the Bad Guys were feeling tired, and struggled to stay awake. Wolf was having a hard time keeping his eyes open, Piranha was close to falling asleep, snapping his head back awake every time he leaned forward while closing his eyes tiredly, Tarantula felt like a zombie trying to tiredly stay awake, despite playing some loud rock music through her headphones to help stay awake, Shark had a comic book draped across his face, hiding his sleeping expression, and Hornet had curled up on top of Piranha's head, also trying to stay awake, but was close to giving in to his exhaustion.

Wolf knew that everyone needed to get some sleep, so, he decided to find a spot to park the car so they could all rest before hitting the road again in the morning. He came across a clearing with few plants or rocks around that looked perfect for a temporary resting place.

Wolf drove the car to the clearing, parked the car by pulling the lever to P for parking, and turned the engine off, dimming the lights so it could be easier for everyone to fall asleep.

When the team felt that the car had stopped, they all soon yawned and stretched their arms, getting comfy cozy so they could sleep in peace.

Piranha stayed sitting in his seat and fell fast asleep, snoring lightly, while Hornet remained asleep on top of his best friend's head, feeling calm from hearing Piranha's light snores.

Tarantula took her headphones off and threw on her hood before closing her computer and laying down, sleeping by the edge of the soft car seats.

Shark remained asleep as he was.

Wolf turned his head to look at his peaceful, sleeping team, smiling, before placing his feet up on the steering wheel, his hands behind his head, and falling asleep.

The night itself was very peaceful, as the Bad guys all rested safely in the car, waiting for their next day of road-trippin'.

The next morning the, Bad Guys continued their trip to Chuckanut Mountain. It took them just a few hours until they finally arrived at the area of their destination.

Upon their arrival, they had no idea where Hornet's home would be since the mountain was a big place with lots of trees and a big forest.

But then, Hornet recognized the place where they were driving on as he yelled, "Wolf, stop!"

The car stopped with a loud screech from the tires as Wolf moved the car backward where Hornet spotted the place. When Wolf parked the car at the sidewalk, the Bad Guys came out, and discovered they were now in front of a dark forest.

"What are we doing here, Hornet?" Tarantula asked.

But Hornet didn't answer immediately. He surveyed the area first, and stared long enough, hoping the place jogged his memory. The forest inside was dark, and the trees were so green. They could barely see through the forest.

"This... This is the place," Hornet whispered, but his friends heard him.

To be continued...

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Credits:

Sam Rockwell - Mr. Wolf

Marc Maron - Mr. Snake

Craig Robinson - Mr. Shark

Anthony Ramos - Mr. Piranha

Awkwafina - Ms. Tarantula

Rhenzy Feliz - Mr. Hornet

Gemma Whelan - The Queen Hornet

JJ Gerber, AJ Bridel, Blake Michael, Bridgit Mendler - Murder Hornets
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Author

I.M. Rally

Co-Author
MasterClass60
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So you're a tough guy
Like it really rough guy
Just can't get enough guy
Chest always so puffed guy

I'm that bad type
Make your mama sad type
Make your girlfriend mad tight
Might seduce your dad type
I'm the bad guy

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Sorry I have to leave this as a cliffhanger. The chapter is long, so I have to split them.

The scene where the Bad Guys surprised Hornet a party, and he didn't know what it is about was a referenced to Dog With A Blog: Stan's Secret Is Out.

I just found the fact that male Murder Hornets don't have stingers, only the queen and the female hornets do. This specified the gender of the Murder Hornets. So, I made a small mistake in that Mr. Hornet has a stinger. So, I decided that he was born without a stinger, and he was afraid of seeing stingers from his sisters and the queen. Here, Hornet has a stinger, but it is yet to be revealed how he had one today, despite being a male (No, he's not transgender lol). It is also confirmed that Hornet was born with a white stripe with no reason, whereas all Murder Hornets never had white stripes.

The song "Good Morning, Chuckanut Mountain" was a parody song from the original "Good Morning, Baltimore" from Hairspray.

Research shows that the first confirmed sightings of the Asian giant hornet in North America were confirmed in 2019 and have mainly been concentrated in the Vancouver area, with nests also discovered in neighboring Whatcom County, Washington, in the United States. But I decided to have Hornet and his colony located at Chuckanut Mountain where the forest there was beautiful and away from human civilization.

The Queen Hornet is voiced by Gemma Whelan, who is best known for her recurring role as Yara Greyjoy in Game of Thrones, and voice role as Queen Solaria Butterfly in Star Vs The Forces of Evil.

I hope you like this new chapter so far. Better get ready for part 2 because it might contain very strong angst... Please write a review/comment for feedback!