Here's part three. I hope ya like it.
Cotrin was watching the alien for quite some time until he decided to change take another look at its wounds. Blood was beginning to seep through its well-protected casts, and he thought it easier to simply treat it now while the animal could hardly move. Without thinking, he opened the case completely forgetting that the creature was only held down by its tail. A wave of terror passed over him before he realized that the thing was making no attempt to move.
He felt like he was going to faint. He had heard of many marines gutted and torn limb from limb by these creatures, and here he was, Jason Cotrin, with one at his mercy. Komos grumbled. He didn't know what the alien was doing, but his head hurt and he wasn't currently sure if he cared. The alien walked over to him and started removing the metal from his body.
Komos gave a throaty growl and slashed a claw at him. The attack was, however, relatively weak, and he only caught the man's coat it a claw and was dismayed when he found it was stuck. Cotrin swiped the hand away. He was very fearful of things, but when it came to his research, he was oblivious to the things around him. Komos inhaled and let out a screech, but all that came out was a dry cough.
"N-no need to panic." Cotrin said, taking another blood sample.
Komos, seeing no other option, decided to submit and let the thing do what it may. He cried and nudged the human in the side, chewing at the lab coat and panting. Using all the strength he could muster, he grabbed the jacket in his teeth and ripped off a good section, spilling the contents of a pocket onto the floor and table. "Oh dear!" Cotrin cried as he bent over to retrieve his items.
Komos leaned back; satisfied with the trouble he had caused, when a certain smell caught his attention. He lifted his head again and mouthed the item with the wonderful smell. Something disgusting surrounded it, but once he got passed it, he ate the sugary insides.
Cotrin swallowed as he watched the alien devour the Nestle Crunch bar quickly. He knew he shouldn't have been around the creature with food, and he wasn't sure if that would make it sick.
Komos snuffed the wrapper for more, then pushed it off of the table. "I s-suppose you're hungry." Cotrin took out a bowl and poured a horrible smelling mush into it, handing it to Komos who ate from it trustingly. Afterwards he looked up at the scientist and growled. "You obviously are knowing I cannot move." He said angrily. "Play games in the time you have, for I will kill you soon!"
The human did not understand what he was saying, of course, but he noticed the warding presence about the alien and closed the casing around it. Komos rested his head on his claws and sighed. Would he ever get back to the hive? What was this thing doing with his blood? Then he realized what it would be doing; taking from him to get information about the hive! He whined and pushed his head against the case. Where was home?
Tyaka moved easily from the sleeping chambers of the hive and out into the main burrow. He had to see the queen tonight, before tomorrow's battle started once more. As he hurried into the entrance of the lair, three guards met him. "Who goes?" crowed one.
"Drone Tyaka." He replied. "I request to see the queen about another drone."
"May not see queen tonight." The furthest behind said. "Must we now rely on her. She need not be bothered by matters of single drone."
"The drone is one of us." Argued another. "We let him see her must!"
"Indeed, let young pass."
Tyaka nodded and scurried down the spiraling tunnel to the queen's quarters. Once he arrived, he was careful not to step on small facehuggers or eggs that surrounded him. Hatching was taking place, so he must be very cautious. "Tyaka..." the queen slurred in an echoing voice.
"Queen." He let her place a large claw on his head. "Come have I to request a search party for drone Komos."
The other drones looked around at each other and grumbled. "That wish...I cannot grant..." she stroked his head and motioned towards a hatching egg.
"But...my queen, help him I must. Komos...Komos alive..." he pleaded.
"Drone Komos...has gone down in records...as killed in battle..." she informed sadly.
"No. Ryreni'ke, Jolsak, Alakimra, and I found his blood. The smell is fresh and the scent of his death never arose."
"Listen my child...Drone Komos is not able to be saved...the aliens have him...normally it would be natural to find him...but we cannot risk the lives of a search party...And we cannot send them away while we need...the drones for battle..."
Tyaka bowed his head. "But...He is my brother...so is all of the drones. Mother..." he cried.
She nodded towards him with a hint of concern. "We cannot spare the...children's lives..." she picked up a facehugger and stared at the newly hatched thing. "Call him...Sonodo..." she handed it to a drone who took him in his mouth and carried him away to the fresh youth chamber.
"Not a large search party we shall have..." Tyaka continued. "Just a few."
"There...is nothing only...a few can do for him...we would need many...we don't have many...I must have those many to protect the very young...and the others as fighters..."
Tyaka's heart sank as he turned. "Thank you for time."
"My child...do not mourn...we must all fight for the hive..."
He nodded and crawled back up the tunnel. He had to find Komos. His three friends would help him, and he must save one of his own.
Komos awoke at night with a stifling pain in his arm. The burns in that area were bad, and he could not chew away the cast to examine his wounds. He tried to stand, but the enclosure was too small, and he doubted he could have stood had he been able to. He felt very awful. The moisturizing slime and fluid that covered his body was drying out, and he was starting to dehydrate. He leaned over to a bucket of water by his body and sniffed it. He didn't know if it was good, but he decided to drink it anyway. He could die either way.
He drunk it thirstily, emptying half of the bucket. He sighed in great relief and let the water drizzle from his jaws. When he was better, he would escape.