Well… it comes time to pick up where we left off, where a little Star gets her chance to dazzle everyone around her! ...In a manner that might leave them injured and/or disfigured. Oh well! Hope you all like the new chapter!
Star continued to run for a long while, this time having the resolve to go nonstop. She eventually made it to a large complex of gray stone. There were many men wearing full body-armor and brandishing assault rifles outside of the building. There were some armored trucks and Jeeps driving around as well. The entire perimeter of the building was surrounded by a chainlink fence with a barbed-wire coil at the top.
She knew that Chase was inside of this place. His distinct brainwaves were emanating from deep within, possibly in the basement portion of the building.
"I have to do this..." Star said to herself. "...from what Daddy always said… if those bad men caught Chase and Sugarcube… there's no telling what could happen if I don't go in and rescue them!"
The young female Xeno, knowing how close of a friend Chase was to her, was absolutely more than willing to risk any-and-all to save him and his mother. Plus… she really viewed him as more than just a friend…
...she was not exactly sure what this feeling was, since she only had it around Chase… but it gave her all the greater will to do what she was about to do. She was going to get inside of that building, and get her friends out. Not only that, but… she was absolutely willing to slaughter any human that stood in her way. That was how much Chase meant to her.
Readying herself, the female Drone hopped the fence in a spot where it would be difficult for the guards to notice, and from there, she assumed a starting stance to run, following by taking a deep breath to ready her nerves...
"...For you, Daddy." Star said.
("My Immortal" by Evanescence begins)
Star began to run straight for the entrance to the WY complex, rushing stealthily under the cover of partial darkness at the first group of guards she saw. Before they even had a chance to react upon glancing at her coming, they were all brutally maimed. Star had impaled the first one with her tail, and slit the throats of the remaining two with her claws, causing them to drop their rifles and bring their hands up to their severely-bleeding necks.
With that, Star continued to rush into the entrance area around the front of the building. She showed absolutely no remorse for killing anyone who was willing to harm her or her friends and family. After all, killing was practically in her blood.
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
Some of the guards happened to catch sight of Star, and began to open fire at the Xenomorph. Bullets hailed the area around her… but luckily, she was not being hit thanks to her natural speed.
The guards simply resumed firing, disregarding the fact that she was in front of the door to the building. A few stray bullets ended up hitting the panel next to the door, causing the safety-spring mechanism to open the sliding door with the electricity being cut off from the broken panel.
Star took this chance and rushed through the opening while crouching and swaying to avoid the gunfire behind her.
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that
Time cannot erase
The guards all quickly tried to rush inside of the building, some of the ones who were already inside were not aware of Star until they either saw her, or until after they heard the transmission made by others already aware of the situation.
"Emergency! Code-17!" one guard said over his transceiver. "Extraterrestrial specimen is loose in facility! Go into lockdown mode immediately!"
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
Star had managed to find a stretch of hallways that appeared to be abandoned for the most part… but the red emergency lighting flashing throughout the building told her that they must be hiding in the rooms for lockdown, as indicated by the stressed brainwaves she felt.
They were of no concern to her. Right now, all she wanted was to get Chase to safety. The guards were coming up from behind, yet they were far away. They opened fire on her… yet the distance made it less effective for hitting her.
You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face, it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice, it chased away all the sanity in me
Star had made it to an engineer testing part of the building, with various devices that were in operation. Some armed guards were inside of the area, and all tried to open fire at the female Xeno. She was, however, quick to react by slicing their throats, impaling them, spraying her acidic blood at them, and, in one case, pinning one to the floor and thrusting her inner maw through his cranium.
She figured that all of this death would help to avenge her father, who had endured torture and suffering at the hands of these people nearly his entire life.
When it came to avoiding the rest of the WY guards… Star had to get creative. She used the machinery around her to her advantage. There were some moving mechanisms that transported her to an area she needed to get to by hanging onto them, some blocking bullets, and some injuring the guards as they tried to navigate around them to get a clear shot at Star.
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that
Time cannot erase
"Just hold on, Chase… I'm coming!" Star said, hoping that her telepathy could reach him.
She was not, however, focused enough for long-range communication, so she was unsure if it got through. Regardless, she was going to keep going, now that she had gotten this far.
It was really nothing more than using her precognition to dodge the bullets, and using her telepathy to sense any humans that were encroaching on her location. Being a Xenomorph, she had the advantage, even if she was outnumbered.
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
Eventually, Star rushed through a long stretch of hallway occupied by various security measures, such as automated guns mounted on the ceiling and walls, electrified tripwires, sedation darts, and manganese-steel blades that covered the entire width of the hall, emerging from the walls, ceiling, and floor.
These were all security measures implemented by Weyland-Yutani that would only activate in an extreme emergency, since they knew it was better for a specimen to be killed rather than escape. However… such the scenario was quite the opposite of what was happening right now.
At the end of the stretch, Star was met with a series of wall-, ceiling-, and floor-mounted lasers, all of them moving in such a way that it would be very tricky, but not impossible, to get through. She took this chance… especially now that the guards spotted her again and started hailing her with bullets again.
I've tried so hard to tell
Myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along
Star began to leap through the wireframe of lasers as they slowly moved, narrowly missing a lot of times. She jumped, slid, and spun in a complex, but rapid, manner to get through unharmed, but she was able to evade amputation and bullet injury and succeed.
Once she made it to the next room, Star could feel Chase's brainwaves much more clearly than ever. This had to be the wing that he was in. Hopefully, Sugarcube was around as well. The guards behind her were stalled by the security system, which they hastily began trying to deactivate.
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
All of me... me... me...
Star had indeed made it. Right behind the door she was standing in front of… were where Chase's brainwaves were centering. She pressed the single button on the touchscreen panel next to the door, prompting it to open.
Once she rushed inside, Star saw Chase, who was laying on the floor of the cell, sleeping. However, upon hearing the door open, he slowly began to wake up. Once he saw that the one who opened his cell was not a human, but a Xeno girl he knew all too well… that's when he felt the ultimate sense of relief, and bliss.
"...S-Star…!" He uttered.
"Chase...!" Star responded, rushing over to him.
When the two collided with each other, they both held each other in a deep hug. Their heads were pressed against each other, angled downward.
"Star… I can't believe you actually made it..." Chase said, refusing to let go of his crush.
"...Oh, Chase..." Star said, crooning softly in his embrace. "...I was so worried..."
They continued to hold each other… possibly for a little while too long. However, Star knew the urgency of the situation, and realized that it was best if they got out ASAP.
"...So, where's your mom?" Star asked after separating from her friend's hug.
"She's in the cell right next to this one." Chase said. "Let's get her out of here too!"
With that, the two quickly proceeded over to the next cell. Yet little did they know… they were being watched. And not by any humans, either.
Having escaped from their captors amid the chaos, a Drone, a Warrior, a Boiler, and a Praetorian Xenomorph, all forming a singular unit, had heard of the breach from the guards on their radios just before they left the ones escorting the Xenomorphs to their holding cells… and they realized that it was the young female one who did it.
She had actually managed to survive everything that no other previous escapee specimen was ever able to do. They were all impressed.
"Brothers..." the Praetorian said. "...I think we may have just found one."
(XXXX)
"I'm telling you, she just took off running to find them!" Kira told Kai.
"Look, if what you're saying is true… then it would mean Sugarcube and Chase were taken by Weyland!" Kai said, immensely worried.
Kira pondered for a moment. "...Then I guess we have no other choice. We need to find them!"
"Yeah..." Kai said, biting his thumb-nail. "...but where?"
Kira had to think about this. How were they going to find where Sugarcube and Chase got taken to? It was probably going to be like trying to find a diamond among ice cubes; Weyland was good at concealing their buildings to look like regular ones, but by the time the possible incident would make the news, it would be too late.
"Wait! I think… I think we could locate them with telepathy!" Kira said.
Kai raised a brow. "...You sure about that?"
Kira sighed. "...Right now, I want to do anything to have my daughter back safely… especially… a-after..."
"After what?" Kai asked after she had trailed off.
"...I'll tell you later..." Kira said, saddened by the sudden recollection.
"Okay..." Kai said. "...I guess you could do the focusing… and just tell me where to drive."
"...Alright." Kira said.
With that, the two quickly got into Kai's car, and the pair drove off to the building. They would need to observe from a distance before making the move to go inside… but from what it seemed, Kira was able to feel which direction Star's unique brainwaves were emanating from…
Well, Star's quite the tough girl, isn't she? Yeah, I decided to make this another songfic. What can I say? I'm just a sucker for Evanescence, and I think their music fits these types of scenes perfectly! (Especially the guitar solo bridge in the song; I could imagine a slow-mo scene of Star leaping through the lasers and bullets to that part!)
So, thanks for continuing to follow the story! I'll return with more chapters in the future! Keep holding on...