Chapter 9 Forest Ferocities
Summary: Viciousa & Ghost move through Georgia & run into the voice's warriors.
Ripley: The author doesn't own anything from either franchise.
Both aliens were asleep inside a thicket of thorny bushes. Viciousa's skin was tough enough to repel the thorns. Ghost was curled against her chest to stop the thorns from poking him. It was midday & they were resting. The night prior to this, they had dissected one of the hybrids' bodies. Once they were done discovering the internal workings, they had raced Northbound. The Voice was coming from somewhere in the Northern USA. They were forced to stop due to the sun rising. Ghost had nothing to worry about, Viciousa would sniff the air every minute for any variations in scents. So far all she smelled was some humans walking around, some birds, a bunch of varying plants & cooking in the wind. Also, their scents were blocked thanks to Viciousa's drool. The day seemed to last forever. Soon the night arrived. Viciousa hissed quietly & looked around. "Ghost, it's clear." she growled. Ghost stretched & walked out of the thicket. "Were we disturbed?" he asked. "Not that I could tell, let's get moving! I heard the voice this way." Viciosua said as Ghost got on her back. She began to run- Westward! She dashed through the forests of Georgia as the moon rose overhead. "Can you hear the voice?" Ghost asked. "Yeah, it's telling orders to it's young." Viciousa said. "Can you tell what it's saying?" "Barely, it's mentioning us. It's talking about the cannon fodder we ran into… Drat! I can't hear it anymore!" Viciousa snarled. "Don't worry, whatever she's planning we can handle it." Ghost said confidently. They moved through the forest as midnight set in. Then they heard rustling. The 2 stopped & took offensive stances. They scanned the area. Silence. Neither seemed to take a breath, even their pulses' seemed to go silent. Viciousa was watching from the left, Ghost watched the right. Then another rustle! & another! "Viciousa, how many can you sense?" Ghost asked. "I can't- Smell anything. I don't sense much except for movement!" Viciousa answered. "What?! Ok then, I'll try my mask." Ghost said. He tried infrared, Xeno, normal Predator vision, Infrared Focus (The vision he used when he found Key's Men in Predator 2 when they were at the slaughter house) but… "I got nothing as well." Ghost growled in frustration. "What?! Well should we move or stay?" Viciousa asked. "Let's move, this forest is too crowded. They could be trying to fake us out & then flank us. If we can get to a clearing of some sort, we can better gauge our enemies." Ghost said. "Good idea, a bit long winded but good." Viciousa said. Ghost hopped onto her back & they began to silently make their way to a clearing, if there was one. Along the way, they kept scanning the forest for any movement. Then something launched out of the trees & grabbed Viciousa by the face! It grabbed on tight & tried to pull her head off! Ghost jumped from her back & stabbed the thing with his wristblades. But the thing's skin seemed to withstand them. Then another one appeared & grabbed Viciousa's tail. She snarled angrily & tried to grab the beast that was pulling her head with her arms. Then 2 more appeared out of no where & grabbed her 4 arms! "Ghost! Help me!" Viciosua snarled. "My wristblades do no damage to them!" Ghost said. "Try attacking from a different angle idiot!" Viciousa growled in frustration. Ghost snarled & rammed one of the creatures in the thigh. His wristblades broke through! The creature let go of Viciousa's head & wailed in pain. Ghost ripped a large gash in it's leg. It was so deep, it showed bone & arteries. The other creatures lunged at Ghost. Ghost jumped into the trees & they followed. Viciousa followed them but 6 more of the things arrived & blocked her path! "These must be the defenders the voice talked about." Viciousa thought. They launched at her but she rammed 3 of them into a tree with her head. She hit them with so much force, not only were they killed, but the tree broke into splinters. The other defenders were shocked. They ran for Viciousa's flanks but she speared one of them in the thigh. She shook her tail wildly & purposely made the wound larger & dig deeper. The creature cried in agony & it's comrades went for her legs again. Viciousa leapt into the air & landed on their heads. She put all her weight into her landing. This caused the defenders heads to pop- No, burst like water balloons. The defender who was still on her tail soon died as it bled out. Meanwhile, Ghost was trying to distance himself from the new attackers. He quickly turned back towards Viciousa & discovered another weakness: They have no control over their momentum. In other words, once they charge, they can't stop or turn immediately. Think of them as like the Juggernaut from X-Men. Except they're not so agile. "Looks like I can use their momentum against them." Ghost thought. He ran at top speed back towards Viciousa. The defenders charged towards him. Then Ghost ducked & slid through Viciousa's legs. She ran towards them & kneed one of them so hard, it's jaw broke. The other one ran into her claws & suffered terrible fractures. It shrieked & tried to run away but Viciousa grabbed it by the waist & tongue-bit it in the ribs. The creature bled out. "Anymore?" Ghost asked. "I don't hear anything. These were definitely tougher." Viciousa said. "Yeah, their backs seemed to be heavily armored & they were highly stealthy." Ghost said. "I guess they were supposed to be immune to bullets & then overwhelm their opponents before they figured out their weakness. But if they can't stop themselves then they're sides are easy targets." Viciousa said. "Very, let's clean these bodies up before the sun rises." Ghost said. Viciousa nodded & the 2 began work on cleaning up the bodies. They buried them & covered the bodies with Viciosua's saliva so there would be no scent. Morning arrived & they hurried into a thicket. They slept soundly while Viciousa kept a nostril open for threats.
The Next Night…
The 2 aliens continued to move through the Georgia wilderness. It was a clear starry night thankfully & the moon was full. Viciousa hadn't smelled any other aliens throughout the day. They moved as quietly as possible. Then they heard rapid-moving footsteps. "Here they come," Ghost growled quietly. Viciousa picked up speed towards them. Soon the charging warriors came into view. Then Viciousa suddenly juked to the left. The warriors charged past them. Ghost leapt from her back & ripped their sides open. Viciousa stabbed her tail into another one's side. Ghost hopped onto her back & the 2 ran North again. Then more hurried footsteps came at them from the west. Viciousa kept running north. Soon more warriors arrived. They were running parallel to the Xenomorph & Predator. Then Viciousa stopped suddenly. The warriors kept running ahead. Ghost tossed his shurikens & decapitated them all. Viciosua heard a particularly harsh dying shriek. She walked towards the corpse & gasped in shock. It was- A baby. Viciousa was frozen, this thing was nuts enough to send babies to attack!
Ghost: R&R!
