Alien: The Freedom Crew of the Nostromo
Cast List:
Captain Dallas - Geoffrey St. John
Kane - Antoine D'Coolette
Ripley - Amy Rose
Lambert - Sally Acorn
Ash - E-102 Gamma
Parker - Rotor the Walrus
Brett - Snively Robotnik
MU-TH-UR 6000 a.k.a 'Mother' - Nicole
Chapter 1
Space. It was once thought to be the final frontier but in the distant future, it was at last conquered by humans and Mobians. The cold, black, emptiness was akin to a giant oyster and every shining star had the potential to be a pearl. Planets far outside Mobius' solar system were terraformed and colonized. Shipping routes crisscrossed the cosmos to form a vast network for transporting goods, supplies, and discoveries made on far away planets. One commercial ship in particular, the Nostromo, was gliding through space. It was a commercial towing vehicle that was carrying 20,000,000 tons of mineral ore and seven crew members who referred to themselves as The Freedom Crew. This is their story. Someone's got tell it because the crew can't tell you themselves. They can't tell it because in space, no one can hear you. Not even if you scream.
As far as ships go, the Nostromo wasn't most advanced vessel the times had to offer. But she was a sturdy ol' clunker that got the job done. The upside was that the ship did have an onboard Navigational Intelligence Computer- OLE 6000 AI, or as the crew called her, 'NICOLE'. NICOLE was safely auto-piloting the ship back to Mobius while the crew remained suspended in hyper-sleep. It was another routine flight coming to an average end when suddenly, the controls and dashboards on the bridge began light up. Readings flashed across the monitors and all of the lights throughout the ship's halls began to turn on. The door to one room in particular opened up to reveal six hyper sleep pods. The lights flashed on as the pods all opened with a loud hiss.
At first no one moved but slowly everyone began to stir. Antoine Kane was the first to fully wake up and rise from his capsule. He was followed by Amy Ripley, Captain Geoffrey Dallas, Sally Lambert, Rooter Parker, and Snively Brett. Once everyone had freshened up and become more alert, they all sat down together in the mess room for some much needed chow. The air was hazy with smoke as most of the crew puffed away on cigarettes but one could see that they had been joined by the seventh member of the Freedom Crew; 102-Gamma, their robotic science officer. Also enjoying the meal with them was Ripley's pet Flicky, Jones.
There was some laughing and jokes as food was passed around the table before Rooter Parker spoke up in a nonchalant tone, "Oh yeah, now that we're awake, I think we should discuss me and Snively's shares and our bonus."
"Right, we should." Agreed Snively Brett as he stuffed some cornbread in his mouth.
"We're thinking that we should get full shares, you know? Just because we're contract mechanics doesn't mean we get shortchanged. We've been rollin' with you guys forever! That's gotta count for something right?"
"Right! I definitely think so!" mumbled Brett through his cornbread.
Captain Geoffrey Dallas rolled his eyes and answered just as casually, "It does count for something Parker. It means that the next time we ship out, we'll renew your contract. Don't worry you'll get your money, no one's getting shortchanged."
Snively swallowed his mouthful and began to protest, "yeah, but we get paid less than you anyways. Its not-" The short, pointy-nosed human was cut off by small alarm blaring.
Gamma spoke up now, "Captain Dallas, NICOLE would like to see you."
Geoffrey got up and waved his hand dismissively, "Yellow light means it's for my eyes only. Don't sweat it mates, you'll get your cash." Dallas than strolled down the hall to a separate corridor. He popped open a little panel and entered his code. A compartment flipped up and produced a special card key which Dallas slid into a corresponding slot. The door slid upwards revealing a spherical shaped chamber with lights lining the walls. In the center there was a chair and a console. Dallas flopped down in the chair, coffee in hand, with a little smile as he pressed a few keys on the keyboard, "G'Day NICOLE." A screen in front of him turned on and with a few more keystroke, it displayed a full diagnostic of the Nostromo. Geoffrey selected the interface feature and typed in, 'What's the story NICOLE?'
Meanwhile, confusion was brewing on the bridge. While Parker and Brett had gone down a few decks to check on things, Ripley, Kane, Lambert, and Gamma were taking their places and quickly realizing something wasn't right. "Where's Mobius?" asked Sally Lambert as she looked at her charts, worry creeping onto her features.
"Shouldn't you know that information?" Pointed outed out Gamma as he looked out the windshield.
From her station Amy called out, "That's not our system…"
"Perform a scan on ze surrounding area." Ordered Antoine as he looked on over Lambert's shoulder, "Zat should give us an idea. And try traffic control."
Ripley flipped a switch and broadcasted, "This is commercial towing starship Nostromo, com in Holoska Traffic Control. I repeat this is the Nostromo, come in Holoska Traffic Control, do you read me?" she waited for a moment but received no response, "No answer… I'll keep on it though,"
"Guys, I found Mobius!" announced Lambert excitedly before becoming worried once more. "We're nowhere near it! Hell, we're not even on the outer rim! What the hell are we doing all the way out here?"
"I told you Lambert, that's not our system." Said Amy in a sing song voice as she listened for a response on the radio.
Sally replied back in the same tone, "I know!" In a more serious tone she added, "But what I don't know is why we're out here…"
"I am not knowing either. Hopefully NICOLE will give Dallas ze answers…" muttered Antoine as he looked at the charts and readings
"OY MATES! GET YOUR BUTTS TO THE MESS ROOM! I'VE GOT A BIT OF NEWS FOR YOU!" came the sudden announcement over the ships intercom system.
"Speak of ze devil…"
Several minutes later, everyone but Rotor and Snively were gathered back in the mess room, fidgety and anxious. Even Gamma, who didn't feel fear, was notably agitated and pacing. Eventually, the two missing crew members appeared. Parker was still grumbling about their shares as he took his seat.
With everyone present, Captain Geoffrey Dallas cleared his throat and began, "Well than, I'm sure some of you have noticed we're not home yet. In fact, we're only half way there."
"What?!" exclaimed Parker in disbelief, "How can we only be HALF way?"
"Because mate, NICOLE interrupted our journey home and opted for a little detour."
Confused, Kane asked, "Why would she do zat? Where iz she taking us?"
Dallas answered with a sigh, being just as disappointed as the rest of his crew, "She's programmed to do that under circumstances. It just so happens that one of those circumstances has come. NICOLE has intercepted a transmission of unknown origin. She woke us up to check it out."
"A transmission? Out here? Impossible! Who could be sending it? Is it human or Mobian?" questioned Ripley, leaning forward in interest.
Dallas shrugged, "Unknown. It's an acoustic beacon that repeats every 12 seconds. Other than that, all I know is that we're obligated to investigate."
Rotor held up his hands in a time out, "Whoa, whoa, I'm not doing that. This is a commercial ship, NOT a rescue ship. It's not in my contract to do that kinda duty. Right Snively?"
"Right!" Agreed Snively Brett, "If someone's out there, they need somebody else like the Marines or something, not us! We're not gonna do it!"
"Exactly! Unless you're willing to give us some money to do it? Our bonus conversation was never finished you know. Me and Snively here deserve equal shares!"
Gamma now entered the conversation, asking politely, "If I may-"
"If you give some extra money, we'll do it!"
"Pardon me-"
"Cause frankly, I just want go home, and I don't want to hear-"
Suddenly Geoffrey shouted, "Dammit Parker let the robot speak! And listen for Chaos sake!"
Gamma nodded at Dallas gratefully, "Thank you. As I was saying, It specifically states in ALL of our contracts that any transimission that indicates possible intelligence must be investigated." Parker opened his mouth to argue as Gamma added, "The penalty of not doing so is total forfeiture of shares. No money for you."
It was quiet for a few tense moments before a phony smile spread across Rotor Parker's face, "Alright than. I guess we're going in. I'm teling you though, we deserve bonuses for this shit."
"Cram it Parker. Right then, everyone back to your postions. Lets get this done and go home." Ordered Dallas as everyone began to disperse. He poured himself another cup of coffee with sigh. Something wasn't right. Every instinct he had said that something wasn't right…
"Do you have that feeling too?" asked Amy Ripley as she leaned against the doorway. "That feeling that something here is… wrong?"
Dallas looked up and nodded, "I sure do, love. I kept inquiring about the transmission but NICOLE was being very vague. She wouldn't even tell me what it said. Supposedly, it would take time to translate but I don't buy that for a second…"
"Neither do I… Maybe Rotor is right about not going. Who knows whats out there?"
"Well unless you want to give up your paycheck for this trip, I guess we'll find out. Policy is policy." With that Geoffrey left the mess room and headed to the bridge leaving Amy alone with her worries.
Aurthur's Note:
Hey everybody! As you can see, this is a crossover of 'Alien' and Sonic the Hedgehog. This was in part inspired by SilverSilence14 and her AWESOME Sonic x Jurrasic Park crossovers. Additionally, I love the 'Alien' series and I wanted to write something using characters that I've never used/ don't use that often. Put it all together and KABLAM! you get this! I've never done something like this before so bear with me as I settle in. As always everyone, please read, review, and most of all, enjoy!