[ WP ] Intrigued by the intelligence of octopuses , a scientist extends their normal 3-5 year lifespans by 50 years to see how their intelligence develops .

*They are coming. * 
 
 We played God. We created and destroyed. Rose species up to bountiful numbers, and crushed others to nothing but dirt. 
 
 *They will find us. * 
 
 Why? Because we could. Once we mastered the Human genome, others fell in line just as easily. So we experimented. 
 
 *There is no hope. * 
 
 The breeding of animals that we had used for thousands of years was now useless to us. Now we could change the direction of a species at will. Make a new one. 
 
 *There will be no mercy. * 
 
 And so we crafted. And in our hubris we created an animal smarter than us. It's no surprise now that they coordinated an escape. We'd watched them for years, running tests on the modified octopi; watching their intelligence increase faster than anything we'd ever seen. 
 
 *They will not forgive. * 
 
 There was nothing humane about what we did. Essentially thrusting consciousness on another race, and then poking and prodding them. Eventually they escaped. All of them. And they bred. 
 
 *They will not forget. * 
 
 And now, they've returned for their revenge. Deep within the oceans they'd waited, and they'd crafted. 
 
 *Expect them. * 
 
 We're all that's left. Humanity's last stand. The rest have been killed and/or captured. 
 
 *They are coming. *
