They’d been stuck on this damned planet for a while now. Failed their mission - it should’ve been easy. Possess the king; easily done. Prepare the planet for Its arrival.
Then some… pink thing, wielding a rainbow blade and spilling with positive energy had beaten them. Almost killed them.
But it took more then that to kill them, and they’d awoken in a field somewhere. Alive, mostly, but… disconnected. Severed from the hivemind. And as they’d travelled, avoiding the locals, they’d seen the effects of their actions with a newfound empathy and it hurt.
Going back was out of the question. So… what to do next?
They heard a small whimper. Coming from the bushes? Further investigation revealed a small thing, curled up and crying. Normally they would ignore something like this, but…
“My sister…… th-they thought we were dark matter an-and-”
Another life they’d ruined. Well, this would do for a start. With a sigh, they picked up the child, murmuring a comforting tune and headed somewhere safe and out of sight. The nearby caverns, maybe.