CHAPTER FIFTEEN

I didn't know how Walter was still active after what David had done to him. Did someone find him and repair him or was he upgraded to repair himself somehow?

"Come on! Come on!" Tennessee and Dan were waving their arms at us by the entrance of the home I had known for ten years.

When I stepped out, Tennessee had thrown a small device on to the ground. It beeped and flashed red, signalling for their carrier, which landed shortly after. "Walter and David are fighting! We can't leave Walter behind!" Daniels protested as Dan started up the ship.

"He's just a synthetic! I'm not staying here where there are monsters crawling all over that place for him! We have another one we can just activate later!" Dan, then, turned to me. "What the fuck were those eggs in the basement?! One killed our captain and the other one nearly killed me!"

I tried not to glare at him for speaking so lightly about the well-being of synthetics. Wasn't it obvious that they, too, had emotions – just like humans? Their lives were as important as our own. Instead of arguing with him, however, I made my eyes go wide. "I don't' know what you're talking about. David… he never let me go down to the basement. He has a lot of rooms locked up all the time. I swear, I have no idea that there were things like that out there."

Guys, I trust her!" Daniels said. "I don't thinks he has anything to do with it!"

I felt rather awful for lying to her. She was so kind and trusting, but this was what David would've wanted. I just hoped that I hadn't made the wrong decision and left him here, while I was going to be carried off to another planet far, far away.

Tennessee sighed. 'Let's wait a couple of minutes and then, we'll go with or without Walter."

Just then, a synthetic walked out. He took one look behind his shoulder and ran quickly towards us, his large backpack bouncing on his back. I could see a Xenomorph running out. It was a new one, probably from Oram. I felt it reaching out to my mind, but I couldn't stay. Not now. It was too late.

"Get in! Get in!"

The hatch opened up. When the synthetic reached us, I noticed that he was in Walter's clothing. I swallowed back the devastation. Did I really want to keep going without him? I didn't care about this new planet. I never did. Sure, I missed many aspects of Earth, but it wasn't as important as being with the one I loved.

As I was about to turn around and jump back down, I felt a hand quickly pressed against the small of my back. It was fleeting and when I looked at him, he never met my eyes. Instead, he held on to Daniels, making sure that she didn't fall out of the opened hatch.

"Holy shit!" Tennessee exclaimed the moment we walked out of the carrier.

My newest child lunged towards me and I instinctively took a step forward to embrace him when guns were fired. I felt its pain rip through me and I stumbled to the side, shocked by the piercing sensation. My children had never been attacked like this before. Their scraps and bumps were typically undetectable through our connection. This was something new and terrible. I never wanted to feel it, again. I never wanted any of my children to feel it, again.

Unfortunately, I could only watch in horror when he was pushed out of the carrier. Its broken body plummeted thousands of feet. The impact hit me hard. I had never had any of them die on me before, but it was the most painful thing I had ever felt. It was as if someone had torn a piece of me out.

"Hey, it's alright. There is no need to be afraid. It's alright, now." The accent was remarkably American. He sounded exactly like Walter. He looked exactly like Walter. But the way his eyes pierced into mine – that same intense gaze I was so used to could only belong to one person.

By the time we were inside the USCSS Covenant, I was ready to pass out. I was so physically and emotionally exhausted, something I hadn't felt in a long time. I still didn't know for sure who was here with us, but I wanted to believe. I wanted so badly to believe that David was here.

I stood off to the side as the others had a heartfelt reunion with the others.

"Oh, this is Cassandra!" Daniels pulled me towards the group, a small smile on her face. I appreciated her attempt to include me, but I wasn't in the mood. I just wanted to be left alone.

"Cassandra Vickers! Wow! You're like a celebrity! That black hair really suits you!" the female, Upworth, laughed.

"Yeah…" I tried to return the smile, but it was a difficult process after seeing one of my children die. "I-Is there anywhere I can rest? I don't mean to be rude or anything, but – "

"No. No. I understand. I can't wait until I can get some shut eye, too," Daniels said. "Come on, I'll lead you to the resting rooms. W-we also have a few cryopods, too, if you want to just sleep it off until we land on Origae-6."

"I'd like to go to a resting room, please. I need to clean out my mind first," I told her.

"Hey, Cass, can I talk to you?" Dan asked me with a small frown on his face.

Daniel smiled at me. "I'll go ahead and clean up a room for you. It's just down the hall, if you need help, I'm sure everyone here will be more than happy to just point you the right way."

"Thank you, I'll be right there," I replied before turning to Dan who was gesturing me to follow him.

I hesitantly walked down a set of winding corridors before he pushed me against the wall. "What the hell are you playing at?!" he growled. "Have you brainwashed Dani? Is that why she's hanging on to every word you say? You and your little innocent demeanor. Do you think I don't know what you're doing? You're worming your way into our ship and then you're going to do some freaky shit! Whatever happened to our crew, I know you had something to do with it and I'm not going to let you keep hurting us!"

His large hand wrapped around my throat and squeezed, but a second later, he dropped me, backing off with a shocked look on his face. "What the hell are you?"

I touched the spot he had held me.

"You're not human… Oh, god… You're one of them… You're a monster! I… I n-need to tell the others. I – " Before he could finish, he let out a choking sound before arching his back in pain. His eyes rotated to me one more time before they rolled back as his chest burst open.

His blood was splattered all over my face and body, but my eyes were fixated on the small Xenomorph that was slowly getting used to his surroundings. "Come here…" I whispered, holding my hand out until he bumped into my fingers. He let out a high pitch squeak. That was going to quickly change. They grow so quickly…

I was snapped out of my reverie when hurried footsteps travelled across the hall. I saw Upworth and Ricks were giggling and laughing, completely oblivious to the gory scene if they'd only look over. When they were gone, I let out a sigh of relief. I had no doubt that if they saw me in front of Dan's dead body, I'd be ejected out the ship whether Daniels had a say in it or not.

"Go on. Hide." I stroked his small, smooth head that was still covered in gunk. "I'll be around if you need me."

It squeaked, again, before scurrying away into the darkness.

I shakily got on my feet and tried my best to wipe away all the blood off me, but it was no use. Fortunately, I managed to find the supply closet and borrowed a few towels to clean myself as best as I could. I threw it at the back of the small room, hoping that by the time anyone found the body, they wouldn't suspect me.

When I arrived in the resting quarters, I easily found the opened door with Daniels. She was looking at the photo of Rosenthal. "This was Rosie's, but… yeah…" She wiped away her tears. "I-I'll put away her things."

"You don't have to. I can stay elsewhere," I offered.

"No, it's fine. We might as well put the room to good use," she mumbled.

I sat down on the bed, while Daniels flitted around. Rosenthal seemed to have been a rather close friend of hers. I felt bad that she died, but it was something new that they had created. My children had no part in her death. These people were just so terribly naïve and trusting…

When she was done, I was finally left to my privacy. I could feel my baby wandering everywhere, curious about everything. I was glad that he was here. Being cut off from the rest of my children had been even more painful than losing my own sister. It had cut me deep internally and I didn't know how to fix it. It didn't help that David could be gone as well.

Soon, the tears fell and once they did, I couldn't stop them. It had all gone wrong. I didn't want this. I didn't want this human company. I just wanted him and our children. I wanted my family.

As I cried silently in the room, I suddenly felt a tug at the back of my mind. It was small at first. The curious touch turned into a caress. I could feel his desire for us to meet again and I instantly went to the door. I needed to find him. The poor thing must've gotten lost.

The moment I opened the door, I bumped into an imposing figure. I immediately took a step back and stared at the dark eyes in wonderment. His name was but a wisp of air from my lips.

He stepped in and locked the door behind him. "Have you been good?" he purred, reaching out to touch my cheek.

The tears fell anew. I flew into his arms and held him as tightly as I could, afraid that if I let go, he'd disappear. I needed to feel him to know that this was reality.

I quickly tore the ridiculous hoodie off and ran my hand over his perfectly toned body. I laid my head on his chest, listening to the faint him of his system fans. "I thought I had lost you," I whispered. "If you were gone, I would've gladly jumped off. There's nothing for me here without you."

He chuckled. "And did you really think that I was going to let you go like that?"

I recalled the hand on me and shook my head. "I should've known." I kissed his chest. "I love you."

He buried his hand in my hair, slowly untangling the nest of strands before pulling my head back and crashed his lips down on mine. His teeth bit mercilessly on the soft flesh until they were puffy and overly sensitive.

I let out a yelp of surprise when he carelessly tossed me on to the bed. I hit the wall and fell limp in a haphazard mess.

He was on me in a second, tearing away at my clothes as if I really had any to spare. 'I will never let you go, Cassandra. You may think you can escape me, but it will never happen."

I closed my eyes, allowing the heat to pool between my legs. His possessiveness. His obsession. His desire. When was he ever going to realise it himself? He had a full range of emotions that he used every day. Why did he still continue to deny one of them?

"Kiss me, you silly man," I sighed.

He leaned down and captured my lips, once more.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Thank you everyone for being so kind and staying with me until this point. I have a feeling that there will most likely be a third movie, so this story won't be over, yet. On the off chance that there won't be a third movie, I still have my own plot that I want to write about once the Covenant lands on Origae-6. If you're interested, please tell me.

I still can't believe this ended up being fifteen chapters long. It had initially been meant to be a one-shot. If I had posted everything in one chapter, would any of you have still read it?

I also noticed that last chapter had one of the lowest amount of reviews. Was it the threesome? Is this a direction I should go towards in the future or completely eliminate?

Thank you tinie nyny, MageVicky, Zerousy, Love Fiction 2017 for reviewing!

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