All bets are off…
The showdown begins…
The Monster Squad Vs The Xenomorphs!
Let battle commence…
Yautja, Predator, Xenomorph, Aliens and all related characters and trademarks are © 20th Century Fox.
WAR
In an instant, the sound of the Monster Squad's guns cut through the air, a hail of glowing missiles and streams of green energy washing through toward the mass of destruction that was tearing towards them.
The Xenomorphs moved chaotically, leaping forward, straight into the path of the blasts as they began to cut through their skin.
After a few seconds, their hideous, black-skinned bodies began to fall to the ground.
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With a glowing, green display in his mask, Drake watched through multiple floors and ceilings as the Xenomorphs begin to drop.
"They're going down fast," he commented. "But… they dodged before. They were clever, hell… they almost outsmarted us."
"They were organised before," Dachande summed it up for him. "What's wrong with them?"
"The hive mind's incomplete," Scarface explained. "No Queen, nothing to connect them, nothing to give them orders. Nothing to control them. They're just a moving mass of destruction."
"So that means the Monster Squad have the advantage?"
Scarface shook his head.
"There's too many of them. They'll either force their way through or their weapons will overheat. There are defences in there, that should hold them."
"What about the Queen in Rebecca?" Drake asked with dread, "If it's not controlling them, we can't use it to kill them!"
"The connection's still there," Scarface told him. "We can still use it. But we'll have to move fast, it's the only chance we've got."
"I can get to the hospital," Drake nodded.
"How do you get her out?" Deadstreak asked. "They'll be all around her, they'll… they'll have X-rayed her…"
"Will they operate?" Drake asked.
Scarface nodded silently.
"And they won't be able to get it out. Not without killing her. And in that case…" Scarface turned to face his son. "Drake, you really are the last chance that this planet has. Go. Now."
Drake turned, ran to the window, and jumped out…
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The Monster Squad were still firing, slicing through the mass of black before them as the acid blood burned gaping holes in the floor and walls…
Suddenly, up from the gaping hole, another virtual sheet of the monsters burst up, leaping through the air and into the Monster Squad.
Claws, acid, teeth and tails began to tear through flesh and machinery as the weapons fired at the Xenomorphs from all directions.
In seconds, though, for every Xenomorph that was cut to ribbons by their weapons, two Monster Squad soldiers were ripped to pieces.
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"They're organising," Dachande announced.
"That's impossible," Scarface gasped. "The Queen couldn't be gestating nearly that fast!"
"Unless…"
"What?"
"Well," Dachande started, "It's just a guess, but… they've been studying the Xenomorphs. They've been breeding them, and they had the egg with the face hugger that impregnated Rebecca, right?"
"Right…"
"So, with the gestation period… maybe they managed to change that."
"Maybe they accelerated it," Scarface realised. "If that's true, then…"
"Then?"
"Then we have even less time than we thought…"
Scarface picked up his Glaive.
"We have to get to the ship."
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Yutani grimly watched the battle unfold, as his soldiers were ripped to pieces.
"Bastards…" He grunted, "Oh, but wait until my Queen is ready…"
He looked down at one of the cameras, showing the three Yautja preparing themselves.
"Ah! Only three… then he's already on his way. I suppose I'd better get going then…"
He pressed a switch and walked across his office as part of the wall slid up.
"Time to end this little game…"
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Another Xenomorph was gunned down.
Another two Monster Squad soldiers were ripped to shreds.
The Xenomorphs began to pour into the huge elevator, scrambling up the wall. The writhing, swarming mass of the foul creatures swarmed down upon the Monster Squad, at least ten Xenomorphs tearing into each one soldier as the gunfire volleyed through the air.
Acid Blood began to fly through the air as the last of the soldiers continued firing.
The sides of the elevator melted before the acid, wisps of smoke rising amidst the chaos.
Finally, the elevator gave way, shooting down through the shaft with the bodies of the entire Monster Squad.
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"They're in the Elevator shaft," Deadstreak reported as the three Yautja ran through the now-empty building. "They've wiped out the Monster Squad."
"That fast?" Dachande gaped. "Jesus… how many Xenomorphs did they kill?"
"About two thousand."
"Leaving?"
"About five thousand."
"Through those doors!" Scarface interrupted, gesturing to two double doors.
After a second, they kicked the doors open as they entered the hangar.
The ship was held in the middle by huge supports and wires.
"Looks intact," Scarface nodded. "Come on…"
At that moment, the three Yautja looked up at the ceiling as a sudden sound filled the air.
A sound they knew.
The sound of thousands of scurrying, monstrous creatures…
Next Chapter: The Yautja take on the Xenomorphs! Drake races to save Rebecca's life! Yutani puts the final part of his plan into action!
God, I still can't believe what a success this story has been… by far the most successful thing I've written (and the longest)
I know the face-off may have been a little quick, but I wanted to show how, though the Monster Squad had an initial slight advantage, through sheer numbers and eventually organisation, the Xenos had them completely outmatched.
BTW, I'd just like to ask everyone reading to actually rate this story out of 10. Don't be shy! All reviews welcome!