The thin gas moved as the small creatures moved in between the eggs.
The dark abyss was not a welcome place to these invaders. The dampness of
the walls, the dense fog, the absence of light, all made the Hatchery
easily terrifying The King watched curiously from above. Two dozen of the
invaders had made it into His hatchery. They invaders carried guns. He knew
these weapons well. He crept along the ceiling, watching their every move.
A flame spurted from one of the guns, incinerating the precious eggs. The King curled his lips back and uttered a low growl. One of the invaders, a male, looked up, oblivious to the outline of the King. That male led four others forward, burning the eggs as they went. The King planned His attack, it would be quick. Just as He liked it. He saw His opening. He sprang down from the canopy straight into the center of the invaders. His powerful legs fell upon the an invader as He fell. He whipped His tail behind Him knocking a female forty feet. He brought His weapon forward, spearing another invader through the chest. As He brought His tail behind Him again, He flipped forward in the air and landed on another invader.
The King sensed the guns firing around Him. The rounds of ammunition bounced off of His durable exoskeleton. He whipped His tail around, sending more of the invaders to the floor. He made sure to impale each one as He progressed slowly through the numbers. The five that had gone ahead were approaching His Queen. She stood gracefully, ready to defend Her eggs until She died. The five were burning the eggs around Her, trying to keep her at bay. They were totally unaware of the monstrosity behind them. The Queen, however, was not dependent on Her Husband. She decapitated two of the invaders with Her tail. Their headless bodies fell to the floor. The sound brought great delight to the King. He stomped loudly on the floor to grab the invaders' attention. They stared. The King stood 5 meters tall, His tail was a good meter longer. His exoskeleton was stormy black, highlighted by an iridescent blue, almost metallic in color. His head looked like His Queen's, a large crest emerging in the rear. But the difference was the huge horn-like protrusions. These were each two feet wide, extending a good foot in front of the King's head, ending in sharp tips. But they did not have long to admire His majesty. His tail came from under Him, shooting out from between His legs. The spearhead shot through the leader's skull, pushing pieces of brain out the other end. The two others, had no time to react, The Queen tore them apart with one fell swoop of Her powerful tail, their innards went flying. The King stared at His Queen. They had protected Their Hive.
(Note: 20th Century Fox owns the rights to the Alien films. I do not.)
A flame spurted from one of the guns, incinerating the precious eggs. The King curled his lips back and uttered a low growl. One of the invaders, a male, looked up, oblivious to the outline of the King. That male led four others forward, burning the eggs as they went. The King planned His attack, it would be quick. Just as He liked it. He saw His opening. He sprang down from the canopy straight into the center of the invaders. His powerful legs fell upon the an invader as He fell. He whipped His tail behind Him knocking a female forty feet. He brought His weapon forward, spearing another invader through the chest. As He brought His tail behind Him again, He flipped forward in the air and landed on another invader.
The King sensed the guns firing around Him. The rounds of ammunition bounced off of His durable exoskeleton. He whipped His tail around, sending more of the invaders to the floor. He made sure to impale each one as He progressed slowly through the numbers. The five that had gone ahead were approaching His Queen. She stood gracefully, ready to defend Her eggs until She died. The five were burning the eggs around Her, trying to keep her at bay. They were totally unaware of the monstrosity behind them. The Queen, however, was not dependent on Her Husband. She decapitated two of the invaders with Her tail. Their headless bodies fell to the floor. The sound brought great delight to the King. He stomped loudly on the floor to grab the invaders' attention. They stared. The King stood 5 meters tall, His tail was a good meter longer. His exoskeleton was stormy black, highlighted by an iridescent blue, almost metallic in color. His head looked like His Queen's, a large crest emerging in the rear. But the difference was the huge horn-like protrusions. These were each two feet wide, extending a good foot in front of the King's head, ending in sharp tips. But they did not have long to admire His majesty. His tail came from under Him, shooting out from between His legs. The spearhead shot through the leader's skull, pushing pieces of brain out the other end. The two others, had no time to react, The Queen tore them apart with one fell swoop of Her powerful tail, their innards went flying. The King stared at His Queen. They had protected Their Hive.
(Note: 20th Century Fox owns the rights to the Alien films. I do not.)