Aliens Rebirth Authors Introduction

Story by HorizonX5

Edited and Proofed by Sugahlei

On planet lost to alien infestation, a young boy learns the truth of his parent's faith; a man discovers a horrible secret, and a woman finds her past is the key to saving them all.

I thought I'd include author's notes for readers to give a little insight into the writing of this story. I've been a huge fan of the Aliens series since I saw the first film when I was 13 or 14. Needless to say it scared the living crap out of me. Every one of the films has left a bit of an imprint on me, including the less popular of the films, such as Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection. But I think it's clear Alien and Aliens were by far the two that stand out as really great films.

I was watching the bonus disk of the third Alien film while trying to come up with a story, when the comments of Vincent Ward caught my attention. It actually involved a planet made of wood with religious Monks living within it. The final script he wrote was trashed for budget reasons and unfortunately the film suffers because of it. But I kept having this image of people worshiping these creatures and looking at them as gods. Something about it felt profound, so I went from there.

I really have to thank Ridley Scott and James Cameron for their directors commentary on the two films. It's amazing how much you can learn about filmmaking and story telling simply by listen to a few guys talk about their movies. Clearly these two had very well wrought images of the films they wanted to create.

The one comment I really have that sticks with me, however, was from James Cameron and his feeling about the 3rd film. Cameron felt it was good to make the story your own, but at the same time respecting the fans and giving them what they want at the same time. He found that by killing the two other characters in the story, Newt and Hicks, it hurt the legacy of his own film and disappointed the fans. I love David Fincher, he's gone on to make some of my favorite films such as Fight Club and The Game, but I agree with Cameron. Still, that being said, Fincher made that film without a completed script and I still really enjoyed it. The camera work and music are still some of my favorite in any movie.

So, with that being said I hope you enjoy Alien Rebirth's many twists and turns. It's been a true labor of love to write; that I can only pray is as fun to read as it was to write. Minus the blood, sweat and tears.

HorizonX5