Since that would probably never happen, I had decided to start a project to make my own homage to it, and quite a few other series' into one shared universe set of stories all of my own. Thus "Project Homage" was born. Granted, a ton of life got in the way and these were set aside. Now that I found them I am quite interested in revamping my notes into finished sci-fi and fantasy tales, possibly illustrated ones or comic books if I can find a bit of extra time.
This one has a super short description. It is an experiment to create the ultimate in espionage. A shape-shifting creature. What it would be is a caterpillar-like being that ingests massive amounts of material and converts it to a nutrient auger to then "grow" more mass. (The creature itself would be about a foot long- the image is a fairly poor one sorry, it makes it hard to judge) It would take a lot of time to do, and there would be a network of tendon-like cords throughout the constructed body after making a skeletal frame to work with. Obviously the bigger the thing being made, the longer it would take.
When in danger it could alter it's form on the spot with whatever it had on hand. Need to shrink? Slough off unnecessary material. In danger and surrounded by bodies? Burrow it's way into one and start pilfering their proteins and bones while simultaneously growing a new neural network to control the host's lifeless body. The perfect, programmed adapter. It can either use what's on hand, or grow what it needs through a conversion process.
This creature would be used to infiltrate highly secure locations or replace people/aliens. Originally I had thought it should be used in tandem with a telepath nearby. But I'm still debating whether or not to do that.
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