Chapter 6 Xeno Horde
Summary: Ghost & Viciousa make their way to Earth & begin to clean up the infestation while trying to find the source of the voice.
Hudson: The author doesn't own anything from either franchises.
Ghost & Viciousa had figured out a way to get down to Earth. They had used one of Ghost's escape pods to get to Terra Firma. It was nighttime & his ship was left in orbit since they couldn't land. "How did so many Xenomorphs get here?" Ghost asked. "I'm not sure." Viciousa said. They decided to start in the Florida Everglades & work their way up. "You can't win! I'll have my revenge!" the voice told Viciousa. Viciousa was swimming in the Everglades with Ghost on her back hiding under her crest. "Can you smell anything?" Ghost asked quietly. "Not much. All I smell are swamp funk, stink, musk & more funk." Viciousa answered. They had opted to not use Viciousa's 'telepathy' for fear of letting the voice know where they were. Ghost listened carefully & heard a hiss. "I heard something! Over there, by those rocks!" Ghost whispered. Viciousa swam slowly towards some rocks. Then something yanked Viciousa under the water with tremendous force! Viciousa hissed angrily & saw the same Drone-like thing from their first attempt at landing. Ghost swam behind the thing & stabbed it with his razor blades. It didn't screech, it screamed, like from a bad horror movie. Ghost slit it's throat & it said something! "A- ack!" it said. Viciousa quickly swam back to the surface with Ghost on her back. "How do Drones know how to speak like that?" Ghost asked. "They don't," Viciousa said. Ghost's eyes grew huge. One down, about 2 million to go. Then something grabbed Viciousa's head. Ghost looked at the thing & his mandibles flared open. It had black skin, a body like a Xenomorph but it had human-like legs & arms, on the Drone-like head Ghost could see 2 faint yellow spots like- Eyes. The thing didn't have a Xenomorph's inner tongue. It had a tongue similar to Newborn's from Resurrection & short teeth that were see-through. It had 3 thumbs with long claws on it's hands. The thing stared back at Ghost. Ghost stabbed it in the head with his wristblades. The thing growled angrily & slipped into the water. "What the heck�" Ghost asked. "That thing was strong enough to hold my mouth closed with one hand!" Viciousa hissed. "This is no ordinary Xenomorph we're up against." Ghost said. Then loud splashes were heard. The things were trying to surround them. Ghost pulled out a combat stick & stood on Viciousa's back. She remained where she was & looked at the creatures. "Eeeayyyoooo- Iiieeee!" one of them said. Then one of them launched at Ghost from behind. Viciousa launched her tail at it & sliced it's head off. "Annn- eeee!" one of them screamed. Viciousa & Ghost moved towards dry land. The things followed. The things easily out numbered the 2 aliens. Ghost was able to take some of them down with his wristblades & combat stick. Viciousa was actually having trouble trying to take down one of the things. They were only about 6-7 feet tall compared to her & Ghost. However, they were surprisingly strong. They didn't have long tails like a Xenomorph though. It took all 4 of Viciousa's limbs to rip one of them apart. Her tail was an effective weapon against them. They were easily sliced to ribbons by one tail swipe. Soon dawn arrived & the creatures scattered into the swamp. "What happened?!" Ghost asked. "They left, thank goodness." Viciousa hissed. She was exhausted from the fight. Ghost had killed 80 of them while Viciousa just killed 20. "Come on Vici, we need to find some place to rest." Ghost sighed. The 2 went into the depths of the swamp. There, they made a little nest out of reeds & mud. To hide their scent, Viciousa covered Ghost & his tracks with her drool. Her saliva acted kind of like a scent blocker. Even to Ghost's musk, nothing could be smelled. They slept through half the day. When after noon arrived, the 2 aliens began to sniff for the creatures. But they couldn't find any. Viciousa was trying to figure out why they looked so weird. Even though the readers could probably figure it out. The 2 aliens continued until nightfall. Then the creatures attacked again. One of them said, "Fooo- Annn- unnn- Maaa- Taaaa!" Ghost & Viciousa fought back. The creatures even spat acid balls at the 2 aliens. Ghost ducked behind Viciousa whenever an acid ball came at them. Not so surprisingly, Viciousa wasn't effected by the acid. The creatures seemed to keep coming. Ghost was beginning to tire out. Viciousa mustered the strength to keep fighting. Then the sun began to rise. The creatures ran off again. Both aliens had killed a total of 134 of the creatures. "Why do they keep running away like that? Are Xenomorphs this afraid of daytime?" Ghost asked. "Are you kidding me? We can hunt day or night! We just choose to hunt at night since it's harder for our prey to see us." Viciousa said. "Unusual, BTW, have you heard anything from the voice?" Ghost asked. "Nothing but that it wants revenge. & apparently it thinks that it'll win." Viciousa hissed. The 2 aliens moved through the swamp. "I know I'll win! You'll never beat me!" the voice screamed. "Wait! The voice! It's coming from North of here." Viciousa hissed. "What?! You can track me?! No you can't! You'll die! ATTACK!" the voice screamed. "What did it say?" Ghost asked. "It asked if I could track it. It says that we'll die & then it screamed 'attack'." Viciousa groaned. Ghost heard the trees begin to rustle.
Viciousa: This thing is nuts!
Ghost: I know, R & R
