Alien Slaves 3

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Gordon Freeman stared at the Giant Headcrab fiercely. His eyes burned as his eyes focused on the Giant Creature. It could be seen though the Plastic Screen of his suit. His view of life has changed over the past 3 days....changed dramatically...

He has ended many lives, Soldiers, some of them fathers husbands....some with families....many innocent...just following orders...many didn't deserve to die...they were just doing what they though was right. But after they tried to do to him, he had no choice, but to fight back.

There were also Non-Human lives, creatures not from this world. He did not know whether they were naturally evil, or their instincts were to kill or they were forced to. But they were the ones who struck first. He had to defend himself, in the process killing the aliens that threaten his life.

The Giant Headcrab let out a scream. It sent all the Baby Headcrab scurrying away from their mother and into the cracks of the platform.

"Man, how am i going to get myself out of this one...."

He was unsure of whether he could defeat this enemy. Sure he took down a dozen Headcrab in Black Mesa but this was at least a hundred times larger. Not to mention one of it's kicks of it's legs could sent Gordon flying off the platform.

With time running out, he pulled out the Shotgun. One of his favorite and most powerful weapon he had. It held 8 deadly shells, readied to be fired off.

The Giant Heacrab screamed again, as if waiting for a response from Freeman. He got the message...

Shunk! Clank! Blam!

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I stepped out of the portal and examined my surroundings...Nihilanth Chamber Portals tend to be in the middle of nowhere, with pitch black skies...instead I was in a tiny room, with the portal and an exit leading out. From the walls I could tell that this was one of the many processing facilities on Xen

Master, I am not in the Portal Chambers.

I know. I brought you here to show you something.

Show? Show me what?

I passed here while waiting for my troops. I wanted to 'Learn' more about Xen.

Learn? Xen Controller are not known for learning. We are not allowed to learn beyond what you need to know.

Yeah, anyway, I teleported my way here. To the place the Head Controller calls the 'Processing Facility'

The Head Controller.... I Growled...

I know you have a grudge against us Controller....but what I saw really really changed my life...I hoped to show you the truth before i go.

Come...I hope you are strong enough to accept this new reality. He said.

Yes...I have always wanted to know more... How naive of me...

A Orange Ball appeared just at the doorway...than my Controller teleported in...I studied him...trying to learn more about his strengths and weakness.....so one day we Xen Slaves can rebel...and subdue the fear and terror they caused to us.

He floated though the doorway and out into the facility.

This is the staging post...where newly created Slaves, Grunts and Controllers are grouped and named... He said. We were on a high platform. Below us were hundreds of Xen Slaves, Controllers and Grunts including at least more than a dozen portals near the end of the large hall. It was like a staging post. The Slaves were being kicked, pushed around by the Xen Grunt 'Guards'. The Grunts and Controllers were treated more kindly. But all of them looked like they were recently 'Borned'.

Created? I though were born?

That's were u were made to believe....by us Controllers. His tone soften at the word 'Controller'.

I don't get it...

Move on...and I'll explain to you...

We passed a room, with Conveyer Belts, they were pulling hard solid capsules, some bigger than others, into some kind of cleaning or sealing bay. My first thoughts was they were some food or biodegradable material.

This is not what I want to show you...arr this is.... He said as he floated into the following room.

I held still for a minute. Afraid of what was beyond....than I went though the doorway....

I hope you are prepared to accept this new reality...

We were in an Giant Outdoor Field, below the platform, spreading throughout the entire field were capsules, and in each capsules, held something...that something was....

US

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Authors Note: Does It Remind you of something familiar? ;)