Dr. Stein looked around the research lab and the mess the Yautja had left behind. He wasn't alone as several Biotech security guards were milling around the room as well. They clutched their weapons, civilian AR15s and shotguns, with death grips their eyes darting around nervously. Stein didn't put too much trust in their abilities since they were the ones that lost the first facility to the xenomorphs to begin with. If they couldn't handle them he doubted they could handle a highly advanced alien race that wiped out a squad of commandos without alerting anyone.
"How much damage was done?" Stein asked the guard captain.
"All eight members of the second shift research team are dead," The captain explained. "This includes head researcher Dr. Reed, the four Army guys are dead as well."
"Subjects one and two are missing," A researcher said walking up to Stein holding a clipboard. "Also subjects four and five are gone."
"Taken by them?" Stein asked calmly.
"I think it would be safe to assume so," The researcher said.
"They take anything else?" Stein asked.
"They took all the sample of the venom," The researcher explained. "Including the refined samples." Stein sighed heavily at the news of the lost of the refined samples. The first thing they focused their research on after they had gotten some of subjects four and fives' venom was to remove certain effects while increasing the others. They finally had what they thought was a successful batch and were about to start human trials then this happened.
"Do we have enough data to synthesize more?" Stein asked rubbing his forehead.
"We should," The researcher said carefully. "But what would have taken months may very well take us years."
"Goddamn it!" Stein shouted as he threw a beaker across the room it smashed against a wall. When it did the security guards whipped around to face it weapons pointed. "Ah what the fuck could you piss ants do anyway!? They already got what they wanted and left!"
"Are you all right sir?" The guard captain asked regretting it almost as soon as the words left his mouth.
"No I'm fucking not!" Stein shouted. "Because I now have to explain to a general that four of his soldiers are dead and two are missing. Then the only reason he let us keep subjects four and five was so he could get his fucking super soldiers and now it will be years before we have anything workable. We are fucked, truly fucked!"
"What about subject three?" The researcher asked.
"What about it?" Stein demanded stepping closer to the researcher.
"We've combed the complex thoroughly," The researcher explained. "After the Army turned that place inside out and couldn't find it. I've heard through a reliable source that there was a breach and several subjects got out. However the Army thought they got them all and even searched the grounds and couldn't find anything."
"What's your point?" Stein asked raising an eyebrow.
"Sir it stands within reason that subject three managed to escape," The researcher explained. "Maybe if we were to capture it."
"What good could that do us?" Stein demanded. "Subject three was male."
"Yes it was sir," The researcher agreed. "But it was born of one of the newest females. It should have some characteristics of its mother. I'm not saying capturing it will make up for what we've lost today but it couldn't hurt and should at least give us a starting point." Stein paused as he thought about it.
"Not to mention that there is a xenomorph running around unchecked out there," The captain said.
"Alright," Dr. Stein said. "But I don't even know where to begin to look for it."
"Leave that to me sir," The researcher said.
"Fine," Stein said rubbing his temples. "I have to go call a fucking general."
The military base the commandos had deployed from was starting to shut down for the night. The day guards were relieved once the night watch showed up and started to patrol. Soldiers were cleaning up their work areas, and walking back to their barracks or off post housing for the night. All expect the two 94Ps Private North and Corporal Hall who were toiling away trying to change out a damaged hydraulic line on a MLRS. More correctly Private North was toiling away, working under the MLRS, sweat soaking his uniform all the way through while Hall stood and supervised. They were the only two left in the hanger like workshop. Hall whipped the light sweat that had formed on her forehead from standing in the un air conditioned shop. If she was sweating from just standing there she couldn't imagine how North was fairing.
"Let's go private," Hall said sounding irritated. "In case you haven't noticed everyone else has left and I would to as well."
"Going as fast as I can corporal," North called out from under the heavy vehicle. "Just about got it though."
"Good because I need to take a shower," Hall said wiping more sweat from her forehead. "And since I can smell you from here, you differently need to take one as well."
"Maybe we can take one together," North suggested still under the MLRS. "You know saving time, water and all that. Combat shower and what not."
"Maybe you should think before opening your mouth and speaking to your superior in such a manner," Hall said crossing her arms. "Because I was going to have you re-grease the treads tomorrow but now maybe you should do them tonight."
"Roger that corporal," North said as he crawled out from under the vehicle dripping with sweat.
"You know what," Hall said with crossed arms and evil smile. "Maybe you should run a complete level three PMCS on this MLRS and if anything, anything at all is off you are to fix it tonight. Make sure to keep a full report in the field maintenance log. I want this vehicle fully mission capable by 0700 tomorrow is that clear?"
"Yes corporal!" North shouted snapping to attention and saluting. "So is that a no on that shower then?" Hall just sighed heavily and turned her back to him.
"Dumbass," She said as she walked out of the bay. He watched her go thinking she had never said no and that caused him to smile as he used a rag to remove the sweat from his face. He went back under the MLRS now completely alone, or so he thought for he didn't see the thing that crept high above him moving along the ceiling's steel beams. North started to whistle to himself thinking he must be the only motherfucker working this late. He was wrong however as Lieutenant Cross was still up and knew he was going to be working late into the night even before the coffee cup flew at his head. Still standing at parade rest he moved his head to the left slightly the cup missing by inches and smashed against the far wall of General Sherman's office.
"WHAT!?" Sherman screamed into his phone's receiver. There was a long pause as the voice on the other line spook. Sherman was standing behind his desk having gotten up to throw his cup across the room after receiving the news. Sherman just stood there listening his face red his eyes darting around angrily. After a long moment he was able to speak again. "Hold on a second doctor." Sherman said holding up a hand as if Dr. Stein could actually see it. "Let me see if I'm following you doctor. There has been another breach, this time at your hospital. The two x-rays, that I wanted under guard here but you insisted would be safer at your fucking hospital, broke out and killed Foxtrot team. Not only that but they killed my other two soldiers that I was kind enough to let you have to run your test on you were so adamant on running. Even though you told me they had no memory of the x-rays and would have no reason to be where the x-rays were being kept. I only bring this up because you said no civilians were hurt so I must assume they were near the x-rays. Then you're telling me these two x-rays that had already killed four commandos, two pogs and your entire research team are put down by your piss ant security guards? The same bastards that lost the first compound in the first place? Does that sound about right doctor?" Here there was another pause as Stein spoke trying to explain himself.
"No doctor!" Sherman shouted into the phone again. "I AM calling you a liar and an idiot if you thought I was going to believe that bullshit story you just told me! No you are going to tell me what really fucking happened or so help me I'll get every swinging dick under my command, march down there and arrest you for crimes against humanity!" A pause that was cut short by Sherman. "VENOM BE DAMNED I DON'T FUCKING CARE IF THIS IS THE PRICE I HAVE TO PAY! YOU EITHER TELL ME OR SO HEL-" Sherman was cut off as Stein cut in. "What?" Sherman sounding more confused them angry. "Yes I've seen it but what does that have to do with-" Here Sherman was cut off again by Stein as his eyes darted around as if he was looking for something but couldn't see it. "What are you saying doctor?" Sherman demanded. Then after pausing to let Stein speak. "Doctor are you saying they exist as well?" A short pause. "Did you make them in your lab as well?...You didn't? You sure?...So now you're telling me that these fuckers broke into your research lab, killed my commandos, your staff but kidnapped the x-rays? What about the pogs?...You have reason to believe they took them as well? Why the fuck would they do that?"
Sherman sat back down into his desk's chair, closed his eyes and started to rub them with his thumb and pointer finger of his free hand. "Doctor if anyone else had told me what you just told me a week ago I would have laughed in their face and called them a fucking liar. Is there anything else you would like to tell me, anything at all?...Nothing else to inform me about?...You sure? Well keep me updated doctor. What?...I will take care of explaining their deaths remember what I said about special forces?...Good. Good night doctor." Sherman hung up the phone sighing heavily still rubbing his eyes. He then looked up at Cross who had been standing there the whole time. "We have a long night ahead of us lieutenant." Sherman said eyeing the clock on the wall.
"I'll go make some coffee for you sir," Cross said starting towards the door.
"Please do," Sherman said leaning back in his seat. "While you're out please get the personal files for Privates Nearmyer and...and.. ah what was his name again lieutenant?" Cross's eyes widen as he couldn't remember himself but then he remembered his nickname.
"Z sir," Cross said calmly. "They called him Z."
"Right," Sherman said snapping his fingers in realization. "Get their files and all the paper work to list them as AWOL. After three days we'll inform their next of kin and ask if they have made contact with them, the whole nine yards."
"Won't it be hard to explain to their families enough already sir?" Cross asked. "There were injured badly enough on a 'training exercise' to by hospitalized for three days. Then after they make a seemingly full recovery they decide to go AWOL?"
"What are you getting at lieutenant?" Sherman demanded raising an eyebrow.
"Sir maybe we shouldn't inform them of their time in the hospital," Cross suggested. "Maybe we should say they were on watch one night and didn't show up for morning formation. Maybe we could even get a few soldiers that are on extra duty for screwing up to write up sworn statements, stating how they noticed the two privates seemed depressed and secluded as of late before they went AWOL. If they do they'll get taken off of extra duty."
"I think that is excellent thinking lieutenant," Sherman said truly impressed. "I also think you're about due for a promotion. Make it happen lieutenant."
"Yes sir," Cross said walking out of the office. As Lieutenant Cross left Sherman's office Corporal Hall walked into her barracks room. It was a single room on the fourth floor complete with bed, desk, walk locker, TV, and bathroom with a shower. As the door closed behind her, locking automatically she removed her uniform jacket and threw it onto the bed. She then sat on the bed herself and started to untie her boots, thinking maybe she had been too hard on North. Well she couldn't go back on what she said now as she took her boots off and threw them under the bed. She walked over to the wall locker, opened it and pull out a gray PT shirt and a pair of black PT trunks. She then pulled off her still damp t-shirt and pulled her pants off and threw them on the bed as well. Now wearing only her undergarments and carrying the PTs she walked into the bathroom and shut the door behind her. However it didn't shut all the way and was left slightly ajar but she didn't bother since the door to her room was locked. Placing the PTs on the counter by the sink she turned on the shower and stepped under the warm water after removing her undergarments.
As she washed herself the only surviving xenomorph of the original Biotech complex climbed the side of the barracks. He made his way up the cinder block wall careful to remain in shadow and keep himself hidden. Once he reached the windows of the fourth floor he moved along them looking for the one he wanted, forced to move in to the light. He soon found the one he wanted and used the tip of his tail to lift it open. He cut the screen with his tail as well just before he jumped into Corporal Hall's room landing gracefully and silently. He heard the water running and her humming softly and moved silently on all fours to the bathroom door. He slowly eased it open grateful that it was well oiled and opened quietly. The shower was to his left and she had her back to him and the curtain drawn. He pulled back his lips into a sneer just before he dashed inside the shower and wrapped his arms around her. She opened her mouth to scream but he clamped a claw over it muffing the noise. He then moved in closer and rested his head on her shoulder and he purred softly. She relaxed once she realized who it was and he removed the claw from her mouth.
"Don't scare me like that," She said grabbing one of her hands that was around her waist. The xenomorph had many names: to Biotech he was known as test subject three, to certain members of the Army he was known as an x-ray, but to her he was simply James. "What are you doing here? You shouldn't be here?"
'Shouldn't I?' He cooed, she heard him as a voice inside her head.
"No you shouldn't," She said feeling something stiff poking her from behind.
'Do you wish me to leave then?' He starting to move back from her.
"Since you're here," She said softly pulling him closer to her. He leaned in and gently bit her shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her more tightly. She took a step forward moving out of the water as he moved with her stepping under the water. The warm water felt pleasant on his skin as his erection grew pressing into her back. After feeling it she leaned forward placing her hands on the tiled wall of the shower preparing herself. He wasted no time sliding into her slowly savoring every second, feeling her warm moist slit envelop his member, as she moaned in response. He placed a claw on each of her hips and started to thrust slowly and gently as the water still flowed off his shoulders. She started to moan louder as he increased his speed. She used her arms to push off the wall to push back into him as he pushed forward. His hands slowly moved up her smooth and wet stomach till they each cupped a breast. He started to message them gently as he leaned in and rested his head on her shoulder again. As he increased his speed again he moved his tail up, around and worked it in between them. He then gently touched her anus with the pointed tip of his tail.
"What?" She managed to breath in between moans. She was confused because she felt him still inside of her and his hands were firmly holding her breasts so what? She never got to finish that thought as he eased the tip of his tail into her anus. She grunted as she felt a little pain and even a little bit of blood flowed out to be washed away by the running water. He pulled his tail back a little but left the tip inside. He slid it back in even more gently since he could tell he had caused her pain something he would never dream of doing. This time she didn't grunt but sighed deeply as she loosened and started to feel pleasure. While he still thrusted he started to move his tail in and almost out of her and back in. As she got used to the new feeling of pleasure she started to moan louder still. This caused him to increase his speed of thrust and his tail as he started to hiss softly. As she neared her climax her vaginal muscles pulsated and pulled at his member as he pushed it as deep as he could inside of her. She threw her head back and cried out as the most powerful orgasm she ever had rocked through her body. He was right behind her as he hissed loudly as he finished himself thrusting fully into her and pushing his tail in as far as he dared. The excess seaman dripped out of her and down her legs where it was washed away by the water.
She straighten back up and he immediately wrapped his arms around her and embraced her. He remained inside of her but gently eased his tail out of her and used that to tie them together in their embrace. They stayed like that for a long while the water flowing over them both, washing away the sweat that had formed on their bodies. After he had finally soften he withdrew himself slowly and she was sad that he did so but then he muzzled the side of her face. She brought a hand up and placed it on the side of his face and inhaled deeply breathing in his wonderful scent.
"I love you," She said as she pulled away from him slightly and turned around to face him.
'As I do you,' He said as he muzzled the front of her face gently. 'I must depart now before I am discovered.' With that he let go of her and got out of the shower. She turned off the water and watched him go feeling a little sadness but knew he would be back when he could. He had gotten down on all fours again and scurried through the window and down the barracks wall. He ducked into a drainage pipe as he heard footsteps and looked out to see what it was. It was another human but he knew this one. He was a human warrior and worked with his mate frequently. This made him dislike him right away but after seeing that he just worked with his mate he had grown to like him a little. So he let him pass without killing him even as the side of him that spoke for his mother said that would only alert the other humans to his presence. Once he was pass he left his hiding spot and stalked off into the night.
Private North whistled softly to himself as he walked unaware of his brush with death. He was covered in drying sweat and grease. It had taken him a long time but he had finally finished the PMCS on the MLRS and re-greasing the treads. In his right hand he held a torque wrench that had reached its due date for recalibration, and need to be given to C&E platoon to be calibrated. As he thought about calibration his mind flashed to Z since he was the one that would more than likely be doing the calibration. As he thought about Z he realized he hadn't seen him in at least a few days. He also then thought that he hadn't seen Nearmyer as well it was weird because those two were always together. With a shrug he thought he would just have to give it to the section leader instead. But he couldn't help but wonder where they were.