This is my second xenomorph fanfiction. I hope you enjoy it. Sorry for the first chapter being kind of short. :)
Ba bump! Ba bump! Ba bump!
The mysterious sound continued as I laid there still, resting. I don't know what I am or how I got there, but I had the urge to escape from the cavity which was trapping me. The moisture around me was becoming extremely uncomfortable. I tried swimming around, pushing through the top. There was no give. I tried pushing my body against the sides of the cave, but a rigid structure prevented me from squeezing through. I sensed the other side of this boundary and felt the difference in the atmosphere. An uncontrollable feeling fell over me. All I wanted at that moment was to break free of this cage and escape outside. I began violently biting down onto the rigid structure in front of me. To my surprise, the material was quite easy to chew through. I began hearing a loud wailing sound from above, but I ignored it as I continued gnawing through the structure.
With a last burst of energy, I rip through the now weakened structure and felt the cold fresh air touch my skin. Now that I escaped my cavity, I realized the air was very dry. The wailing sounds had gone, and silence filled the atmosphere once again. I moved away from the hole I burst out of and slithered down onto a hard, cold surface. I spun around to see my tail was covered in a red substance, but I didn't spend too much time contemplating what it was. A really strange feeling came over me; I felt oddly confused. I was expecting a voice to speak to me, but I heard nothing. Perhaps I was just tired and imagining things. I slithered across the floor, searching for food. This was the first time I experienced hunger, and I wanted something to chow down on right now.
Amazingly through the distractions of my groaning stomach, I was able to observe where I was. It was a dark room that was filled with all kinds of capsules. Each capsule held strange objects, but this was the first time I witnessed the world around me, so everything looked foreign.
Thump-thump-thump-thump!
Faint steadfast sounds approached. I wasn't sure what to do exactly. Should I confront whatever it was or should I hide? Now that I thought about it, I felt very vulnerable. Whatever was approaching me felt much larger than myself, perhaps hiding would be the smartest choice. With great speed, I dashed across room and situated myself behind one of the shelves. Two large bipedal creatures entered the and stopped in front of the cavity I burst out of.
"Hey, Steve, looks like the chestburster escaped." said one of them.
"It's terrible that Malcolm's gone, but importantly, we have to find that chestburster! Quick, let's search the vicinity." said the other one urgently. The two began kicking over crates and shining the lights on their guns all around the room.
This was bad, they were going to find me! Panicking, I slithered through the two of their feets and escaped through the door.
"There it is!" one of them shouted out. I heard them begin chasing after me. They fired the weapons in their hands and the sound of explosions blasted next to my ears. This was my first experience of fear. These creatures were trying to kill me! I realized slithering down a long corridor may not be the best strategy to avoid being shot. Noticing a path diverging to the right, I quickly made a sharp turn, but this proved to be a poor decision as well.
In this adjacent hallway, I had ran right in front of another creature. It was the same as the two chasing me, but it had long hair. It was holding a large crate of supplies or something of that sort. She jumped back a bit, quite surprised to see me appear. She looked at me for a second and heard the sounds of the two people behind me chasing me. She swiftly grabbed me by the tail and lifted me off the ground. I could've easily dodged her hand, but I was completely caught off guard. I was not expecting this creature to try and grab me. I hissed at it to try and let go of me. I twisted my body around and tried to bite its flesh, but it was futile. She threw me in the crate.
"Shh! Be quiet." it said. She closed the crate of the lid over my head and I could no longer see the situation outside. I kept quiet and tried to listen to what was going on.
"Rachel?! What are you doing here? We told you to stay back on the ship!" said one of them.
"I'm sorry, I was just gathering supplies from this marine base. It may be abandoned, but there sure is a lot of stuff we can use." it said.
"Did you see an alien come by?" the other asked.
"Um, no, I don't think so. Why?"
"Screw it! It probably went down that way!" said one of them as two of the creatures hurried off. So this creature's name was Rachel. Rachel opened the lid and looked down at me. I felt much hostility towards her, as I still did not completely trust her. I hissed again and tried to look formidable, but it wasn't working.
"Thank you for being quiet. We could've both caught in a lot of trouble if the two of them found you." she said as she tried to grab me again. I hissed loudly to show her that I wasn't going to allow her to touch me. She pulled her hand back. "Oh, ok. I'll give you space. Sorry for grabbing you just now. Here, I can bring you on our ship and keep you in secret. You can trust me, I won't hurt you." she said.
"I had all the reason to jump out of the crate and dash away. I didn't know this person, so why should I have trusted her? But something inside me told me that I could trust this creature. She radiated warmth and she did indeed safe me from the other two creatures who were trying to kill me. She carried me along and away down the hallway and I did nothing to stop her from doing so. I did not know my purpose in this world, so why not let her take me somewhere.
So this was my first chapter, and I hope to upload one about once a week. I'm not very familiar with the world of aliens and marines, so I may get some lore incorrect and some facts may be inaccurate. It would be appreciated if you can leave a comment or review. I encourage all kinds of feedback.