Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-2175012-20160323030814/@comment-2175012-20160420155856

Essentially, SOC takes place in 2017. The first part of the story concerns Matthew, an aspiring robotician, who encounters an alien, named Gertrude, while he was conducting research in the woods. Gertrude is a Herpelian (a play on herpetology and reptilian), who is a lizard humanoid that was sent to Earth to conduct research into the resources of the planet (Gertrude's home planet had diminishing resources, so the Queen sends out several troopers to investigate the resources of other planets; little did Gertrude know, the Queen was intending on draining the Earth of its resources. She is a well-intentioned extremist). Gertrude has the ability to shapeshift, a trait that was passed down from the founder of the race, and when she accidentally kills the Queen's son, the Queen changes her plans to destroy the Earth. To make things short, Gertrude wins and becomes queen by default. According to Herpelian law, if a competitor to the monarchy had more forms than their opponent, then they would get the crown. However, if a Herpelian were to beat their opponent in a fight, this also paved the way for them being king and/or queen.