Alien vs. Predator: corpus vile
dramatis personae
Dr. Nicholas Wolfe -- Zac Effron
Jessica Hayes -- Emma Watson
Dr. William Brown -- Bob Saget
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Chapter One: Sic Infit
A light sweeps through the black water. Pale-white fish scurry from the light as it searches the sand. A tube drifts through the water, sweeping large lights in differe directions. Bubbles slip out some seem on its smooth metal body. In the front, in a glass dome, a face appears.
The man moves away from the window and turns back to his two crew members. "Nothing yet. Get a report together. They're going to start wondering up there." The man says. Another takes a look at some instruments.
"We have reached a depth of 14,000 feet." He says, writing down on a pad of paper. He looks back up. "Pressure has reached 14,000 psi. Temperature is -0.9 degrees Celsius." He continues to write down information the pad. The third man pulls out a bottle and drinks from it. "What is that?" The first man asks, sniffing the air. The other man holds the bottle by the neck and shakes it so the contents sloshed. "Beer. Brewed fresh in Ireland. By me own mother, in fact."
The first man laughs. "How did you get that in here, mate? They prohibit that sort of thing on this mission, you know!" The Irish man swigs some of the beer and winks. "Aye, but what they don't know is: the Irish prohibit being without a beer." The two men laugh. Both go quiet as a beeping sound pierces their ears. One of the gauges was spiking. The first man went over to the gauge and examines it. "Metal has been detected." He says. He hurriedly crawls his way back over to the window and looks out. The Irish man and the man with the pad join him.
They could see nothing but where the ocean bottom was illuminated by their lights. They pass over some vents where a forest of Tube Worms swayed. They pass crabs and scallops and even some odd glowing pods. The three faces scan the ground, turning right and left in unison, overlooking these things. The first man eyes the others and groans as he squirms and muscles a hand up to the window and wipes away the fog from their breath.
"There!" The Irish man exclaims and points. The first man pulls back with a yelp, holding his chin. The Irish man gave a wry smile. "Sorry there, mate." Eyes wide in shock, the man with the pad shakes his head as he stares out the window. "I don't believe it! There it is!"
The two other men join him at the window again. There lay a water tank. Attached to it by a rusty chain was a huge black creature. It was long and serpentine with a large crest on its head. It easily dwarfed their sub. It had four arms and two legs and a tail with a leaf-like spike at the end.
The men looked at one another and the first one smiles. "Finally." He says. "Let's make that report. Tell them we found the Queen."
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"...So thank you Oxford University Council. I can't imagine a greater honor for years of research. I will prove to you all that this degree is in worthy hands." Says a young man. An applause comes from the dark beyond the glare of a spotlight. He gathers his papers and steps down from the podium.
The Chancellor of Oxford meets him and shakes his hand. "Wonderful speech, Nicholas. Excuse me, I mean: Doctor Wolfe." He says. Nicholas laughs. "Thank you, sir." He taps his watch after glancing at it. "I would stay longer, but I'm afraid I must be going. I have some work I need to do." The Chancellor pats his arm and nods. "Completely understandable. Good luck and I expect great things from you." Nicholas smiles. "Expect it soon, sir." He says.
Wolfe walks offstage, waving to the dark beyond the stage as he went. The Chancellor turns and watches as he leaves through a door backstage. His eyebrows furrow and he chews at the corner of his lip.
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A black Sedan deVille pulls into a gravel driveway. It crunches to a halt before a large white house. Nicholas Wolfe steps out of the car and pockets the keys, staring up at the house with a smile. He goes to the door and rings the doorbell. He looks around at the yard and grips his hand behind his back.
Nicholas turns hearing the doorknob click. There, framed by the doorway, was a young woman. She smiles and steps to the side, holding the door open for him. Nihcolas smiles back and steps in.
"Well." The young woman says. "Let me take that for you, Doctor." Nicholas takes off his coat and hands it to her with a mock glare. "Thank you, Jessica." He says. Jessica laughs and goes into a closet. As Jessica hung up his coat, Nicholas wandered into the middle of the foyer. "You're home early." Jessica calls from the closet. Nicholas pockets his hands. "Work hasn't ended, though."
Jessica comes out with a jacket and a hat. "I wasn't expecting you so soon, but I made dinner for you. You'll find it in the fridge when you get hungry." Nicholas turns on his heel and examines her with his eyes. "Leaving?" He asks. Jessica nods. "Sorry. I have a lot of studying to do. My exams are tomorrow." She flails her arm, searching for the sleeve of her jacket.
Nicholas comes over as she turns in circles and guides her arm into the sleeve. "Thanks." Jessica says with a smile. "No, thank you. Good night, Jessica. Drive safely." Jessica nods. "I will. Good night, sir." He holds the door open for her as she leaves. He watches her get into her car and doesn't close the door until she turns out of the driveway.
He locks the door and walks down a hall. It had many doors on either side, but he walked passed them all and up to a painting at the end of the hall. It portrayed a young woman with flowing golden hair and pure white skin. In one hand she cradled a box. It was stark black and on the lid was a coiled serpent. In the other hand, she pointed a key at the box. Nicholas could see curiosity in her grey-blue eyes.
Nicholas reached out to the box and dug his nails into the painting. He pulls down and the box tears away. Underneath is a keypad. Each key was clear red and the letters and numbers glowed yellow. Nicholas typed in a series of numbers and letters. Left behind were glowing fingerprints from his fingers. An LED on the keypad blinked. "Authorizing access code." Came a mechanical voice. The LED turns green. "Access code accepted. Welcome, Nicholas Wolfe."
The wall shudders and groans. Nicholas puts the painting back over the keypad and steps back. The wall slides to the side and reveals a metal hallway. Nicholas walks down it and the wall slides back into place. He stops before another dead-end. This one had a large black orb on it. Nicholas looks up at it. "Authorizing iris scan." The orb says. "Iris scan accepted. Welcome, Nicholas Wolfe." The wall slides to the side like the one before.
Nicholas walks down a spiral staircase and comes to a small room. Two long tables were pushed together in the center of the room. Papers were scattered all over it. All along the walls were computers, monitors, and small enclosed niches, filled with strange glowing substances. One both sides of the room were large tubes. Inside one tube, floating in a liquid medium, was a black creature. Parts of it were rotted, exposing grey muscle and green puss. In the other was a matrix molded in the shape of a human.
Taking a seat at the table, Nicholas leans back and pinches the ridge of his nose. He sighs and shakes his head. He reaches into his breast pocket and pulls out a pair of glasses. He leans forward and puts the glasses on. He slides the papers around, pulling out a few large photos and examines them closely.