We call it "The Nest"
Something needed to be done. The Collective had discovered our planetary breeding grounds, and none of our offspring were hatching with individuality. Only the crushing authoritarianism of the hive mind.
So we scoured the archives, hoping to find somewhere, anywhere, the Collective hadn't reached. We eventually settled on a small planet in the Orion system, called Earth. The archives mentioned little of the main inhabiting species of the planet, except that they had live births, something the Collective was incapable of corrupting, and their "odd" behaviors.
No further information was given on the latter subject. But as for the former, it was a sign that we may yet be able to find a sanctuary for our unborn. So we set off on a cloaked ship, containing the thousands of eggs of the next generation. A small population in the grand scale, but all that we could salvage from the Collective plague.
As we arrived on Earth, a few of our offspring had already hatched, and as we pleaded with Humanity for help, it wasn't our words that convinced them, but our children. They were distressed at unfamiliar surroundings, but as they came close to the humans, they calmed down, settling into the human's arms.
It was the first odd behavior that we noticed. Humanity will bond with anything. Regardless of species or appearance. We were eased at the sight of it, and an agreement was reached. Humanity would safeguard our next generation, while we fought the Collective, but before the deal was signed, disaster struck.
A Collective ship had tracked us the whole way. We worried that we were about to lose the only hope we had left. Until Humanity revealed it's second odd behavior. To these children, whom they had met not hours ago, they had sworn to protect them with their lives.
The only thing more odd than Humanity's bonding behavior is how willing they are to protect those bonds. Air strikes, land forces, anti orbital bombardment. Within 24 hours, the Collective ship and its forces were destroyed. Humanity's losses were numerous. Thousands injured, hundreds dead, but the casualties among our offspring, numbered zero.
Not a single child was lost to the Collective. Never before could we have claimed to have protected every child from them. That day, a strong message was sent to the Collective. One they have not yet forgotten.
Earth is defended. The Nest is safe.