Chapter 26. Cyber Alien
When the sphere opened up Ripley gasped because there was a xenomorph inside, but the xenomorph had metal armor on its upper legs and arms; its chest was covered by metal and computer devices with power cords running over the shoulder and onto its back. The xenomorph had an artificial tail in addition to its real one; the artificial tail had glowing ridges and a tip like a laser cutter only bigger and more powerful. Ripley tried to sense the xenomorph but something was scrambling her telepathy. As for the hunters they could scan the thing but couldn't lock onto it because something the xenomorph had scrambled their targeting system. The xenomorphs head was covered by a metal plate and there was a device attached to the right side of its head; a sonic device that controlled it and fed telescopic computer information on the targets it was ordered to kill.
"They made a cyborg…" Ripley declared as the arm cannon hunter pointed his cannon at the cyber alien, but it uncoiled it's tail from its position.
Before the hunter could fire it's cannon the cyber alien fired a blue laser from its tail and split the hunter in half down the middle. Ripley and the other three hunters ran for cover as the cyber alien fired again, but the hunter dog jumped and tried to tackle the cyber alien who caught it out of the and broke his neck.
The wounded hunter dog also charged the cyber alien, but the cyber alien fired a metal spike from its back and impaled the dog as it flew threw the air. As it hit the ground with a thud the cyber alien scanned the area and fired its laser again. One of the hunters lost his shoulder cannon and broke cover throwing a shuriken at the cyber alien who caught the shuriken out of the air and bent it. The hunter prince fired a net at the cyber alien but it fired its laser at the net cutting it in half and wounding the hunter prince on right upper arm. As the cyber alien walked through a pool of green blood and the two halves of the cannon hunter he left a trail of foot prints. Leaving the lab the hunter prince fired a manual shot from his shoulder cannon without the aid of his lock on. The shot missed as the cyber alien leapt onto the wall and then jumped tackling the hunter prince; they wrestled on the floor for a few seconds when the cyber alien picked up the hunter prince and threw him. As he flew through the air the cyber alien was getting ready to fire his laser tail again when it was cut off by another hunter using his maul. The cyber alien shot two spikes from his back into the shoulder and stomach of the hunter then he stabbed the hunter with his tail spike; the cyber alien twisted the hunter around and stabbed the hunter in the back of his head with its second mouth.
Ripley fired her gun and the blast splattered across the cyber alien's body electrifying its cybernetics. Its optic scan was scrambled as it tried to target Ripley with its back spikes. The cyber alien fired wildly and caught Ripley in the leg, but the spike fell out dissolved by the acid blood. The cyber alien was about to charge Ripley when it was netted from behind by another hunter. He jumped at the cyber alien who had cut through the net with it's claws; the cyber alien stuck out its tail like a spear. The hunter twisted to the side in mid air and unsheathed his wrist blades cutting the spike off at the tip. When he landed on his feet the cyber alien twisted his head and from a small pipe on the side of its mouth; it spit acid blood into the chest and face mask of the hunter. With it's tail he swept the hunter's feet from under him and sprayed more acid onto the hunter killing him.
The only humanoid left was the hunter prince who jumped onto the cyber alien's back and stabbed it in the head with his hand blade and with his clawed hand he ripped the sonic device from its head. The cyber alien went berserk and stabbed the hunter prince with its back spikes. He was about to spray the hunter prince in the face when Ripley leapt over him and drop kicked the cyber alien in the face. The cyber alien stumbled backwards and as it did Ripley leaned backwards and caught the hunter prince's combstick out of the air. She stabbed at the cyber alien, but he caught the weapon and slung it with Ripley still holding it; unable to hold the combstick Ripley was flung across the floor twelve feet. The cyber alien threw the combstick and jumped on Ripley; they wrestled back and forth, but the cyber alien was too strong and all Ripley could do was move her head from side to side to avoid the cyber aliens second mouth. It spit acid in Ripley's face to blind her because her skin was immune to the acid. As Ripley struggled she heard a loud metal crunch and the eerie synthesized screams of the cyber alien; then she heard the undeniable roar of the hunter prince. Ripley cleansed the acid blood from her eyes just in time to see the hunter prince blast the cyber alien in the chest with his shoulder cannon; the cyber alien was thrown by the force of the blast six feet and hit the ground. It tried to stand but Ripley leapt over to the cyber alien and slammed its head into the floor with all her might. Then she screamed as she jabbed her claw like nails through the metal and into the cyber aliens head and it was over.
Ripley's breathing was heavy as she stood up and looked over to the hunter prince who also tried to stand but he fell back to his knees and onto his stomach. Ripley limped over to the hunter prince and dropped to her knees; he had three spikes from the cyber alien in his stomach. She cautiously removed each spike and threw them to the side then she removed his face mask. He spit up green blood and stared into her eyes and nodded in approval to her.
Ripley smiled and they both looked at the now dead cyber alien; "Your not a bad fighter… you know…"
He looked at her and gurgled spitting up blood; "You arr… gooood fight… rrrr…"
"You know what… you're not a bad looking humanoid…" The hunter prince reached for her arm and interlocked with her arm like the warriors they were; to show respect. After a few seconds he pointed to his combstick. When Ripley tried to place it in his hand he shoved it into her hand and said something in his language. "What does that mean…" She asked as he closed his eyes and breathed his last.
A purring growl came from behind and an alien voice said; "It means blood sister…" Startled Ripley jumped up and spun around to face the glassy silhouette form behind her. It materialized into the form of the clan lord who removed his face mask and roared at Ripley, but she didn't flinch. He nodded in approval and knelt beside his son.
Ripley was impressed by the humanoid kneeling down next to the hunter prince. She could tell he was far older than any other humanoid she had seen and he had an impressive array of body scars. He knelt beside his son making a mournful purr; then he stood up and flipped up his wrist com and gave some orders into his com. It took an hour for another shuttle to fly down from the mother ship and a group of humanoids to collect the body of the hunter prince. Ripley thought the clan lord would fly back with his son's body but he remained with her. When they left the underground base he returned his attention to Ripley.
"You will come with us…"
Ripley was speechless and didn't know what to think; a part of her wanted to go and if she was interpreting the situation right then the clan lord was adopting her into his clan. Ripley never felt at ease around humans for the fact that she was a hybrid and not quit human. If she accepted the clan lord's offer then there was a less likely chance of someone getting her DNA sample and if she went with the hunters she could probably learn the origin of the xenomorphs and end them once and for all.
The clan lord waited patiently for her response as she mentally weighed all her options and Ripley finally responded the way he had hoped. "Yes I will come with you…" The clan lord placed an approving hand on her shoulder and they left the base and made their way back to the shuttle.
Star Port:
The star port was over crowded with citizens who had been evacuated to the star port for safety. Janice, Agent Keller, and her advisors made their way to the star port security tower that had been remade into a war room. When Janice reached the control room the President was online waiting for her.
"Mr. President… we believe it is over… from the street holocams all over the city the humanoids seem to be collecting their dead and lost weapons… I don't believe we will be able to collect any blood samples from them… they are also destroying all the bodies of the xenomorphs…"
The President sighed; "Let's stay out of their way… if it is over with then let them leave in peace and continue to monitor Weyland-Yutani…"
"Yes sir…"
Janice switched off the transmitter and was about to go and rest in her private quarters when an agent came up to her and whispered in her ear. She followed the agent to a private hanger where a marine gave her a DNA sample; a DNA sample of Ellen Ripley.