Ripley and Lambert moved slowly through the halls of the Nostromo, watching for any sudden movement. Lambert held the motion sensor in her hands while Ripley held a flamethrower and a carry on case containing Jones the ships cat. Lamberts hands were still shaking and she almost dropped the tracker several times. She and Ripley finally reached the room containing the self-destructed system. As Ripley to begin the countdown Lambert stood silently near the door with the motion tracker, dreading that it would show signs of movement
" Ripley please hurry," she said as she watched the door nervously.
" I'm done, let's go," Ripley said as she and Lambert headed towards the narcissus.
They reached B deck and began to head towards the shuttle carefully, checking around the corners and from behind. As the two rounded the wall located near the escape shuttle, what they saw absolutely terrified them. Standing before them was the alien; they slowly backed away as the alien began to approach them. They then broke into a sprint as they rushed down to c deck. The two women ran wildly, Lambert stumbled while running almost falling flat on her face but Ripley managed to grab her before she could fall. The two women watched the shadows, the ship that was once their home now felt so unfamiliar, it was now a place of death and dread.
Ripley and Lambert reached the room containing the ships self-destruct system. They began to desperately turn it off, they were able to reset the switches and leavers but M U T H E R the ships computer continued the countdown.
" Mother turn the cooling units back on! " Ripley yelled as she stood up. Lambert was on the verge of tears; she began shaking .
" Mother Please " Lambert called out, her voice cracking
" Mother!" Ripley shouted once again, her anger rising.
" You Bitch!" Ripley shouted as she swung the butt of her flamethrower into the computer screen. She then grabbed Lamberts hand and the two women began funning down the hallway frantically heading towards the escape shuttle.
" God Damn it " Ripley yelled as she ran down the dark hallway with Lambert at her side.
" Ripley what are we going to do? That thing was blocking our path " Lambert asked as she ran beside Ripley holding the motion tracker in her hands. She was on the verge of a breakdown.
" Maybe it left Lambert but we don't have a choice now anyway " Ripley said as the two women began climbing a ladder towards B deck.
The sounds of Alarms and smoke billowing filled the ship as mothers voice called over the intercom " the ship will self destruct in T minus 3 minutes ".
The two women approached the shuttle entrance slowly. Ripley stood in front of Lambert with her Flamethrower raised, Lambert stood behind Ripley nervously. The two women rounded the corner to see the Alien gone. Ripley spotted the case holding Jones and quickly grabbed it. The two women hastily entered the shuttle as explosion and fires billowed from behind them. Ripley pushed a button sealing the door as the two women quickly started the shuttle for launch. Ripley hit some dials and quickly sat down next to Lambert. Both women strapped their selves in as the shuttle lowered itself from the Nostromo. The shuttle rocked forward as mother counted down the last thirty seconds. The shuttle quickly cleared the Nostromo. As mother counted down the last ten seconds both women closed their eyes and grabbed each other's hands for comfort as the Nostromo exploded. The shuttle rocked violently as the Narcissus shock violently from the explosion, Lambert began to cry as the shuttle continued to shake for several more seconds before it ceased.
Sorry I haven't updated this in a while but the next chapter will be up soon.