Hello readers, sorry I took so long but I'm back. By now you've noticed my breed of Xenomorphs are a bit different by the way they think from the original aliens, and to all you yes I will be doing I time skip for the next chapter. I'm not particularly proud of this chapter but I plan to do better for the next, enjoy and thanks for your favoriting and reviews. Enjoy.

episode 10: looking for the future.

Ben swallowed the last remaining apple. He had gone and found more apples floating around the kitchen, his brother told him how to control his inner mouth while eating the apples. Ben was quiet amazed to be learning so many new things, although he doesn't remember most of his life, he still didn't let that spoil his fun. Ben tried to keep up conversations with his brother, they where still in that awkward stage-but quickly over-coming it.

'Don't you starve?', Ben asked finishing the last apple.

What?, his brother didn't get what Ben was trying to say.

'You don't eat', Ben stated,'so you don't starve'

I didn't say that.

Ben frowned at his reply before replying himself,'yes you did'

I meant we don't starve, but we do eat.

Ben was now curios at this,'why do you eat if you don't starve?'

When we are born we eat our hosts to grow, and we eat our kills.

'What-why?'

I dunno, it's our nature I guess.

'Eew', Ben wrinkled his nose in disgust, he never ate-well doesn't even know or remember if he ever ate something alive, or raw.

Eew? It's not eew, Ben's brother didn't see why Ben was so grossed out at the mention of what they ate, haven't you ever ate you prey?

'Well...I don't know'

It's obvious you didn't have a host, so your probably not used to it.

'Is that bad'

No, I don't think so.

'Then what do I do...I mean, can I-can I kill something', the words seemed so foreign to Ben, something inside him told him it was wrong, wrong to ask such a question-and to even think of doing something like that. But if his family did all those things, he needed to do them too. And Ben was also very curios, how does it feel, taste, what do you think in that moment. Ben wanted answers.

There's nothing left to kill in this place...but maybe something will come soon. Why do you want to kill?

'Well-you and mother have, and so I want to', Ben suddenly realized something,'where is mother'

She is in a bigger room to grow.

'Oh ok-ow', a small blue spark emitted from a device attached on his left shoulder. Ben reached his right arm and touched the device, his shoulder searing in pain.

What is that! His brother asked rather alarmed. Ben had no idea what it was either, instead more pain shot through his arm and he pressed hard onto the device, a strange sound emitted from the device and Ben was engulfed in a blue light. The alien stared at what was once Ben, he hissed and jumped back in surprise. When the blue light died down, Ben was covered in some type of blue-crystal like rock.'what happened!'

Ben...is that you?. The alien asked uncertain.

'Yeah, why'

Look at yourself!

Ben moved to a floating piece of glass and looked at his reflection, he gasped in surprise. His entire body was now...made of blue, shiny rock, his eyes now a deep yellow color. Four blue crystal spikes stuck out his back, two above his shoulders and two just below. Other than that he still looked like himself, except in a blue crystal-like form.

Ben?

Ben turned to face his brother with a huge toothy grin plastered on his face.'this is awesome!'

Papers flew around Bellwood and people catching them like it where gold, all talking about the same thing. Ben Tennyson believed DEAD, the words written in bold to show the importance. Word had reached the public about the disappearance of Earths hero. Now people run around panicked that the hero is dead and earth is in danger, without their hero, they don't feel safe.

Another diamond flew out from the tip of Ben's tail and tore through the metal table that floated around the room. How can you do that!, Bens brother said excitedly now that he knew it was Ben, Ben found out that the blue rocks can shoot out his tail, and he had skin as hard as diamonds.

'I don't know', he just continued to strike things with his diamond hands and shoot from his tail, he was enjoying himself with his once-again changed body. The device started to make three beeping sounds and then a red glow engulfed Ben again. This time when Ben appeared, he was back to his half human-half alien self.'what happened', Ben didn't know why he turned back, or even how he did.

Your back! Maybe it only works some times?

'Maybe'

It was green when you changed, now it's red, maybe it must be blue again.

'So...we wait'

Ok-wait you haven't met our other brothers.

'Yeah, where are they'

By mother.

'Ok, let's go to mother then', Ben followed his brother up and in the air vents, now walking on walls and ceilings was so easy. It was just like his brother said, it's like walking on the ground. Although Ben still didn't know why he couldn't walk on the walls at first, it's almost like he never did it before, or hasn't he? He didn't know.

They made their way through the maze of the vents until his brother exited through a damaged vent, Ben followed him through into a bigger meat covered room, and there she was.

Mother looked down at her newest children, at her first children. Ever since she was born she saw a bright future for her children, for their kind. Even if it did not include herself, her job was to breed, to command, to rule.

She felt the minds of two more children enter her chamber, she recognized them, one of them was Ben. She looked at her developing child. Ben now had jet black hair instead of brown, and noticed his canines where sharper than before, but that didn't change anything, all her children where gorgeous.

She noticed him stare at her, no doubt he noticed her growth. She was now halfway through with her growing stage, soon she will be able to lay her eggs. She lay there in the middle of the room while her children surrounded her, each wanting to protect her from any harm.

She watched Ben interact with his brothers, each brother curious of Ben. They hadn't seen Ben yet and didn't sense any threat from him, so they where only curious. It warmed her on the inside to see her children accept Ben, even if he was a little different. But he was her's no matter what, the alien blood flowed through his veins. A strange device on his shoulder beeped and glowed bright green.

Mother! One of her children called, look what Ben can do!

Footsteps pounded their way through a dimly light hall, a pale man with dark brown hair and a neat brown tailor suite walked through the long passage. Occasionally glancing out the windows on his left at the setting sun, he fixed his name tag that dangled slightly to his right, on the tag it read Owen. Owen slowed his approach when he neared the wooden door at the end.

He opened the door and his vision was immediately blinded by how dark the office was,"sir?", he questioned. When no answer came he was ready to leave.

"What is it", the monotone voice startled Owen, he turned around and could make out slight movements in the dark,"this better he important"

"I'm sorry to disturb you sir-why are all the lights off?"

"This part of the building blew out or something, the engineers are checking it out"

"Ah yes-that report you ordered came back", Owen held out his right hand and walked forward, his hand making sure he didn't bump into anything. He felt the eek and placed the report on top.

"I don't think you noticed but the lights are out dumb-ass, so tell me what's on the report", slight irritation in his voice.

"The rumors are true-"

"That's all I need to know but what of the science vessel"

"The last recording of the beast was sent before we lost contact"

"Very good, you are dismissed"

Owen left the office and closed the door. The man in the dark fiddled in his pocket and pulled out a small cell phone, he typed numbers into the phone and pressed the call button, it rang for times before Max Tennyson picked up,"hello?"

"Hello, Max Tennyson, my name is Tyler Weyland-Yutani, can we talk..."