I'm back, and ready to hand out another chapter! My account has been acting a little weird lately, as I can't see how many views any of my fics have been getting for the past few days. Anybody else having that problem? Oh well, let's get on with the plotline!

It was late at night. Kira and Aster were both asleep, as well as Hailey and Kai, who had both ended up dosing off from too much testing and studying the link between Kira and Aster.

Suddenly, a pounding on the door and the doorbell ringing repeatedly caused all of them to jolt into consciousness.

"What the hell...?" Hailey asked, yawning.

Aster sat bolt upright. "I sense... strong brainwaves. They are not human..." he said, grimly.

Kira stood up. "Well... I might go take a peak and see what this is all about..." she said.

Aster grabbed her arm before she could walk off.

"No, Kira!" he said. "I couldn't bear if you ended up in harm's way because—"

Suddenly, a loud bang indicated that the door had been knocked off of its hinges. Kira rushed out of the room to find a man standing at her door, a set of bluish headlights from a massive diesel truck behind him.

"D-Dr. Meyers...!?" Kira asked.

Dr. Meyers chuckled. "I should have figured that it was you all along, Ms. Sykes." he said. "I suspected you after viewing your lessons in you Biology class."

Kira raised a brow. "I have no idea what you're talking about!" she said. "And I am gonna call the police! You are trespassing and damaging property!"

Dr. Meyers laughed once again. "I would hardly think that would give me as much trouble as you are in!"

At that moment, Aster emerged from the hallway to see the commotion. The instant he recognized Dr. Meyers, he was filled with rage, hissing and crouching on all fours, pointing his tail at the man.

Dr. Meyers raised his eyebrows. "Ah, Subject SR-724..." he began. "...I was wondering where you had scampered off to."

Kira glared and clenched her hands into fists. "His name is Aster!" she said.

"I created him!" Dr. Meyers responded. "And I will call him whatever I want! He belongs to me!"

"Sorry, Doc," Hailey said as she entered the room. "but you ain't getting off this one so easy!"

"That's right! We're gonna see to it that you won't be able to tell anyone about this!" Kai said as he cracked his neck.

"Are you threatening me...?" Dr. Meyers asked. "If so, it is rather... unwise."

"Unwise...?" Kira asked.

Dr. Meyers smiled as he pulled out a small remote and pressed the button, opening up a door on the side of the truck's trailer. "Because I have brought with me some... backup." he said.

Expecting some Weyland agents or soldiers, Kira and the others were surprised to see that the creature was, not any human, but rather a massive, black creature that was taller than a two-story house. Their jaws dropped at the full sight of it.

"Th-th-that's... that's a-a..." Kai stammered.

"...a Queen...!" Kira finished.

The creature was indeed a Xenomorph Queen. It had a far more elaborate body than Aster, with a massive skull that had to be roughly the size of a small car.

Aster was shaking in immense fear at the sight of this fearsome monstrosity. "I... I gotta get out of here...!" he yelled in Kira's head before attempting to rush away.

"Not so fast!" Dr. Meyers said, pulling out a stun device and launching a large electric probe on a thick wire which attached to Aster's back, and electrified it. The male Drone shook like crazy as bright, electric, blue flashes surged through the wire.

"ASTER...!" Kira shouted as she watched her best friend get electrified.

Aster collapsed to the floor, paralyzed and unconscious.

Dr. Meyers pulled out his pistol from underneath his jacket and aimed it at the three friends, frightening them. "All of you, out! Now!" he said, gesturing for them to go out the door.

Holding their hands up, the trio walked out through the door and kept going until Dr. Meyers said for them to stop. They ended up in front of the massive Alien Queen, who was hissing, barring her teeth, and flailing her tail in a threatening manner.

"You two, step off to the side!" Dr. Meyers said to Hailey and Kai, who quickly walked off some way back to Kira's house. He then turned back to face Kira, leveling his gun on her. "Now, Ms. Sykes. You stole something from me. Nobody likes it when their things get taken, see?"

Kira remained silent, darting her eyes between the muzzle of Meyer's handgun and his eyes.

"I put a lot of dedication and labor into perfecting genetic manipulation... and I cannot let it go so easily." he continued. "Now, Ms. Sykes... you will also lose something in return as punishment... something worth far less than what I have come back to take back!"

With that, he whistled in what sounded like a specific pattern. As he did so, the Queen appeared to face in his direction. After the whistle-pattern, Dr. Meyers backed away while the Queen turned her attention to Kira; she began to hiss and slowly creep towards the girl.

"Wh-what did that mean...?" Kira asked Dr. Meyers.

Dr. Meyers smiled very wickedly. "From what I have taught her myself, it means... kill."

Kira's eyes widened. She turned back to face the Queen, who was readying her massive, lethal tail.

"Stop!" Kira shouted at the Queen. "Stay away! Get back! ASTER!"

"Telling her off won't help! She only obeys me!" Dr. Meyers said, laughing evilly.

"ASTER!" Kira repeated.

The Queen pulled her tail back, ready to launch it forwards. Hailey and Kai were in utter horror. How could a teacher do this!? This was straight-up murder!

Quickly, Hailey lept up to try and shove Kira out of the way... but Dr. Meyers noticed her coming in a split second, and raised his gun...

BANG.

Kira and Kai both flinched... and then Kira stood in terror at the sight of Hailey laying on the asphalt with a bullet exit wound in her back.

Dr. Meyers whistled another pattern that was different this time, and then the Queen fell back and retreated back into the truck. The door closed, and Dr. Meyers walked over to Kira and Kai, who were both kneeling over the fatally-wounded Hailey, who had tears streaming from her eyes as she was struggling to breathe.

"You see what happens when you mess with what's mine?" he said. "This is not what I had in mind... but I believe it will make for sufficient collateral."

Kira looked up at Dr. Meyers in a teary rage. "You ASSHOLE!" she shouted.

She stood to try and rush at Dr. Meyers... but hesitated when he leveled his gun on her.

"I will leave you to the WY authorities who have already been notified, and will be here in a matter of minutes." he said. "I will even spare you the loss of the victim's life here; I'll take her back, and convince everyone that she was an intruder trying to break into the facility!"

"Hailey! NO!" Kira shouted. "C'mon, stay with us! You can't die! DON'T DIE ON US!"

But it was no good; Hailey stopped hoarsely breathing and simply tipped her head back, not moving or taking a breath...

With that, Dr. Meyers activated his holo-bracer, and a couple of strange-looking robots came from the truck. One came over to where Hailey was, lifted her up, and carried her back. The other went into Kira's house, and was dragging out Aster on some sort of mat it had deployed.

"Hailey... Aster..." Kira whispered in tears.

There was absolutely nothing they could do. They simply watched as Dr. Meyers drove off in the large truck that held the Alien Queen, Hailey's corpse, and the unconscious Aster.

"Why did this all have to happen...?" Kira asked, still crying.

Kai shook his head as tears of his own streamed down his face. "I-I don't know... but this is unforgivable..."

Both stayed silent for a long while.

"I just can't believe she's really gone..." Kira said, before she pulled Kai into a tight hold.

Kai returned the embrace with as much passion as he could muster through his sorrow. They remained holding onto each other for a while... before they heard the distinct sirens of Weyland emergency vehicles heading their way, prompting them to flee.

(XXXX)

Aster awoke to find that he was floating in midair. Becoming aware of his surroundings, he noticed that he was slowly rotating forward at about three revolutions per minute. Aster realized that he was suspended in midair by some sort of device generating a forcefield. No matter how much he tried to move (which was difficult as the shock from earlier made his muscles sore), he could not pull himself out of the antigravitational field and simply remained in the same spot, slowly flipping forward.

"SR-724..." came the voice of Dr. Meyers. "...I am very unhappy with your attitude right now. You have the audacity to leave the ones who created you and kept you alive and well?"

" 'Alive and well'? Bullshit! You treated me like a caged up wild dog! That is not raising something, and I quote, 'alive and well'!" Aster shouted at Dr. Meyers, hissing, though he knew he would not hear his telepathy.

Dr. Meyers folded his hands. "However..." he continued. "...there is a way that you can and will be back under submission to me. Tell me... you know how a Queen controls an entire hive, correct...?"

Aster suddenly realized from the memory of his instincts. "No... is he...?" he said to himself with immense fear.

Dr. Meyers looked up as a large garage-style door opened up on the other side of the room to reveal the Queen. He then whistled another pattern at his living weapon, which made her turn her attention to Aster. The Queen began to let out a long, soft, but fierce hiss as it appeared to be focusing something into Aster.

Aster clutched his head as he let out pained yelps and shrieks. He also began to thrash about in midair.

"SR-724..." Dr. Meyers began. "...you will now learn the true power of superiority over others..."

The Queen remained focusing and hissing, all the while Aster still grabbing his head and continuing his agonizing sounds.

"...you shall forever fall into the darkness that shall momentarily awaken within your mind..." Dr. Meyers continued.

Aster slowly rotated in the forcefield as the Queen continued to painfully telepathically assault him.

"...you will serve your native purpose, with the exception to serve me... your new master..." Dr. Meyers spoke on.

After a few seconds, Aster stopped his thrashing and pained sounds, and lowered his arms to his side. The forcefield stopped rotating him and he "stood" upright in midair, remaining immobile in a creepy way, like a robot.

The Queen had full telepathic control of Aster.

"...and you will forever follow your destiny to make me the ultimate being!" Dr. Meyers finished.

Aster let out a long, angry hiss after the forcefield deactivated and let him gently on the ground. Unable to show any resistance the commands of the Queen, he followed her back into the chamber she had originally come from...

Well... real ugly, real fast. Who knows just what is gonna happen next? Well, that's gonna be it for right now! I decided to upload a longer chapter this time, just 'cause I felt more in the mood. But, is Kira ever going to get Aster back? How's the school gonna react regarding Hailey's death? Such a big, overwhelming turn... and we'll have to wait to see the results! Keep holding on...