The Hive turned out to be very well hidden; only someone who knew what to look for would find it. It was in a building similar to Emery's Hive, but with a single room that contained no doors or windows. When Ali first saw the blank walls she sent Devon a look of confusion.

"Are you sure it's here?" she asked.

"Yep," Devon answered, "It's here."

"Where is it?"

"I'm guessing this room was first used as room to hide illegal goods or something," Devon said as he walked in straight lines across the hardwood floor. The six Warriors that had accompanied them were walking alongside Devon, swinging their heads back and forth.

"What are you doing?" Ali asked, getting annoyed.

"Just be patient! It took me forever to find this place!" Devon answered.

Suddenly one of the Warriors stopped and hissed at the ground. Devon walked over to where the Warrior had stopped and dropped to his knees. He nodded and the Warrior slashed at the floor directly in front of Devon.

"What are you doing?" Ali asked.

"Check it out," Devon replied.

Ali moved over next to him and crouched down. She was surprised to see a passage way right where the Warrior had slashed. The scent of aliens told Ali that this was indeed the entrance to the Hive.

"Like I said, the room behind that wall was used for hiding stuff, this trapdoor leads into that room from underneath. It was the most ideal area for the aliens to start their Hive because the humans wouldn't have been able to find it even if they tried to fight back."

"Neat," Ali said in amazement, "But this could turn out to be a bad thing."

"What are you talking about?" Devon asked.

"Well, think of it this way, all they have to do is step in front of the exit and there will be no chance of us escaping."

"So what do we do?"

Ali grinned. "Risk it all!"

Two Warriors went down first and Devon followed behind them, behind him came two more Warriors, then Ali, and lastly the remaining two aliens. As they walked through the downward sloping tunnel, Ali was consciously aware of the unnatural silence and she called out to Devon.

"Are you noticing the stillness?" she asked.

"Yeah, kinda strange, don't you think?"

"We need to be on our guard, we may be walking into a trap."

"Got it." Devon replied.

The further they progressed, the more Ali was sure that they were walking into a trap. They hadn't run into a single enemy alien, nor could they sense any nearby. Eventually, the tunnel began sloping upwards as they moved towards the center of the Hive and the Queen's chamber. The chamber resembled Orla's chamber on board the Auriga than it did Emery's chamber; the walls were coated with light colored resin, covering the entire room, with the Queen resting in the middle of the room, raised up high on her throne. She turned her head to stare at Ali, Devon, and the Warriors as they entered the Hive. She hissed and Ali felt a buzz at the back of her head; the Queen was trying to reach their minds. The Warriors shrieked in unison as they felt the buzz as well.

Ignore her, Emery's voice commanded, It makes it even more difficult for me to block her thoughts if you respond to her attempts.

"Don't worry, I wasn't planning on it," Ali responded, blocking out the buzz.

"Easy for you to say, that buzz is annoying!" Devon complained.

"Just think about something else."

The Queen hissed in anger when she realized that she was unable to enter their minds.

"Get ready," Ali said.

Suddenly, dozens of aliens came out of the walls and hidden passageways and ran to the small group. Ali ducked as the first of the aliens tried to take her out with its tail and she kicked the alien in the chest, knocking it back. Something bumped into her back and she started to react before she realized it was Devon. She pressed her back up against his, to keep a surprise attack from coming at her rear and waited for another alien to make its move. The six Warriors then moved forward and started taking much of the assault, trying to keep Devon and Ali safe. But, two aliens managed to get by and darted forward towards their target: Ali.