Finding humanity
Late afternoon around 8:00pm deep in a Xenomorph hive a young Xenomorph named Thrasher has awoken early.
Looking around to see everyone still asleep, he decided he wanted to go hunting. So he snuck past the queen to get to his favorite and older brother Shadow.
Thrasher woke his brother with a soft hiss. Shadow woke up to see his brother in his face. Shadow groaned than said. "Thrasher… What do you want?"
"Let's go hunting." Thrasher Said trying to get his brother in the mood. Shadow just turned you over to go back to sleep. "Ahhh come on shadow you need the exercise." said Thrasher, like an annoying little brother.
Shadow got up annoyed. "O.K. Trash I'll go hunting with you." Looking like a youngling Thrasher bolted for the hive exit, forgetting to be quite and waking up Skull Cracker.
Shadow stretched his long legs and tail and slowly walked towards the hive exit. As he walked for the exit shadow grumbled. "Oh boy, another fun night with my clumsy brother."
At that Skull Cracker came up from behind him. "You know he's just anxious to learn." Skull Cracker said warmly.
Shadow shook his head and went out of the hive where thrasher was impatiently waiting.
Outside the hive shadow covered his dome. "Thrasher it's still light out! Mother doesn't like it when we go out this early." Shadow complained.
Without skipping a beat Thrasher instantly said "it will be dark soon enough." Shadow glared at Thrasher after about 30 seconds, Shadow finally said. "No wonder I'm so tired we probably slept 4 hours. I'm going back to sleep."
Shadow turned to go back in the hive but, Thrasher quickly blocked his path.
Shadow snarled at his brother "Get out of my way! We can hunt in 3 or 4 hours when we're better rested."
Like a child Thrasher wined "But you said we can go now!" Ignoring his little brother Shadow went back in the hive and thought to himself. "Whiny little baby".
"Oh come on Please." Thrasher begged. Shadow stopped to think about it than said, "Fine let's go. I hope mother won't be angry with us."
Thrasher bolted to a tree top and waited for his sleepy brother. Shadow joined him, then asked "were do you want to hunt at?" Thrasher quickly replied "the human's hive."
If Shadow had eyes he would have rolled them. "Of course." Shadow said in a sarcastic tone.
So they started off for the human settlement.
Once they arrived it was indeed dark out, Thrasher was right.
Shadow started his lecture "ok remember what I showed yo-"Thrasher was gone.
"Oh great he snuck off on me again, just wonderful!" Shadow thought to himself.
Just as Shadow began his search for his brother, he heard some weird noise and decided to investigate.
"It is coming from this structure" shadow concluded.
Shadow quickly found a ventilation shaft leading inside. The sound got louder and stronger and sounded…beautiful. "What is this place?" shadow thought to himself.
Suddenly the noise went soft than nothing "Where did it go? I was so close to finding it." Then suddenly a voice started speaking. Shadow looked around and found the human speaking.
"What an odd looking human." Shadow thought to himself. "He is dressed in all white."
Than a different sound started it was similar but different "it's beautiful I've never heard anything like it." Shadow was leaning out of the vent to get a better look to get a better look at the humans making such beautiful sounds.
When he heard a scream "A DEMON!" a girl shrieked.
Shadow saw the girl pointing at him."uh-oh" Shadow thought to himself as he ran down the vet and outside.
Not looking where he was going he crashed right into his brother. Thrasher hissed in pain.
"Sorry." Shadow apologized.
"What's the rush?" Thrasher asked.
"I went looking for you and got spotted by some humans." Shadow answered.
Thrasher looked at him stunned. "You… got spotted by humans? How?" thrasher asked.
Shadow didn't answer mainly because it was embarrassing.
Thrasher changed the subject. "I got two Humans!" he said very full of pride.
Shadow just nodded not paying any attention to his brother. He was now very curious on what the humans were doing.
Thrasher broke his line of thought "Hive to, shadow. Are you there, shadow? We have lost you" Thrasher jokes.
Shadow just looked at him and said, "hmm what?"
"Are you ok?" thrasher asked a bit worried.
Shadow stared at thrasher than finally has a responded "yeah I am just sleepy that's all. Don't worry about me I'm fine" Shadow reassured.
"You can go back to the hive with your catch. I want to explore maybe find a new hunting ground." Shadow offers.
Reluctantly Thrasher goes back to the hive leaving Shadow alone.