I bade Vivienne goodnight and went into my hive-nest to prepare for sleep. Climbing onto the cocoon made bed, I picked up the small black teddy bear that Vivienne has given me for my birthday. Looking closely at it, I tried to think of a name that would suit it but none would come. Settling into my bed, I held the bear close to me and slowly drifted off to sleep.

*Child of mine, reach out with your mind and connect with mine*

"Hello? Is that..?"

*Yessssss. Your mother. The Queen of our hive*

"Mother? Your Majesty?"

*Either will do child, now we must speak of important things*

"Yes, Your Majesty."

*How is the Host? Vivienne, wasn't it?*

"Yes, she is well. She had a medical pod which took me out safely, and also healed her of her wound she sustained during the process."

*Share with me your memories of the last few days*

"Yes, Mother. This is everything that has happened so far."

*She is highly intelligent, and can hear our hive-speak. Has she tried talking back?*

"No, I could ask her tomorrow?"

*Please do. Are you both safe?*

"We are, not only are we in a large Hive, we also have Nostromo, who is part of the hive and keeps it safe."

*That name almost rings a far off bell, although where from I have no idea. Perhaps a long lost ancestor's name.*

"It's a name of a Class M star-freighter, which for reasons unknown still to this day, self-destructed."

*How interesting… There are two things I now need to discuss with you*

"Yes, Your Highness."

*Firstly, you'll need to find our hive. For now you're safe, but without a Hive to protect you, it'll be very dangerous. The problem is, you've been taken so far away, it could take years before you could find us.*

"I'll be safe, Vivienne won't let me out of her sight if she was to hear that."

*Hmm, talking of Vivienne. I had a vision a few days ago, and she was the main focus. She must be kept safe, and as your Queen, I command that you keep her safe, from all harm, and danger. As your Mother, I wish you luck and the strength to fulfil your duty to the Hive. I'll reach out again soon*

"Goodbye Your Highness. Goodnight… Mother."

"XEORIA WAKE UP!"

I shriek loudly as the voice vibrates my very bones, and I have landed on my feet, ready to attack. As the adrenaline pass, I realised it was Nostromo who has woken me up.

"Why did you shout? Is there a problem?"

"I was in Silent mode and as Vivienne created a new patch for my systems, I was due to be offline overnight; leaving the sub systems to manage the house. An unauthorised access to my system has interrupted my patch and shut me down entirely. When I eventually rebooted and checking upon Vivienne room, it's a complete mess!"

I ran out the door and into Vivenne's room and my senses was assaulted by the smell of sweat, anger, fear, and worse of all; a faint smell of blood.

"She's been taken! I can smell her blood and fear. There's two unfamiliar scents, one heavy with sweat while the other is too clean, like the med bay," I relay to Nostromo as I look around the room. There was a single drop of blood on her bed, but how did she bleed? "What would cause a single drop of blood?"

"A needle, my sensors scanned the floor and picked up traces of amphetamine and chloroform. Vivienne has been drugged," Nostromo intones and I crawl along the floor, following the two senses out the room and toward the largest room of the Hive. I could see where the two scents went and clearly they explored the hive before entering Vivenne's room.

"They took Vivienne out the hive! How will we find her?" I panic and shriek out with anger. They've taken my friend while I slept! They will DIE! THEY WILL SUFFER!

"Xeoria, if you are planning to follow, then allow me to be uploaded to your thought translator. I can be with you and connected to my system, to assist you how I can," Nostromo words calms me and I thought it through.

"How long will it take for you to upload yourself to my-"

"zZz Already done, I knew you wouldn't object zZz" Nostromo gently buzzes out my box, and I couldn't help but grin for a second before sprinting out of the Hive, following the way to my charge, my Thud-Thud. My friend will be safe!