Author's Note: Sorry for this late update. I had midterms this week so I had no time to continue the story. I was finally able to post this next chapter . Hope you enjoy it!
I had to admit, the Queen looked terrifying. If she wasn't restrained, I could see her eliminating me without hesitation. I immediately took to the ground and lowered my head. I wasn't sure what this "bowing" motion was, but I copied what Viper was doing.
That's more like it. Learn how to respect your elders. Said the Queen. How peculiar. You're a xenomorph from another hive? Is it possible that these humans were able to invade another colony?
I doubt it, mother. I would've felt the presence of another Queen. He's all alone, without a Queen to guide him. His hive was probably eliminated far before this ship landed on his planet. Said Viper.
Interesting. Said the Queen as she lowered her head to get a better look at me. She tried to smell my scent, but couldn't make anything of it. I see you've been in close contact with a human recently. How did the kill go? She asked.
The "kill"? I was about to respond but Viper interrupted. He was an absolute disgrace. He didn't kill any humans, I was the one who did. All he did was get in my way complaining that we shouldn't kill.
WHAT?! The Queen snapped at me. A xenomorph that doesn't kill? That's not possible. Our instincts are to kill, we kill for enjoyment! How can you not kill and still be a xenomorph?!
I gulped. Humans aren't as bad as they seem. Why should we kill without reason? They didn't do anything to hurt us.
You think they didn't do anything wrong?! Look at me! I'm here because of those wretched creatures! Said the Queen. She was getting angrier by the minute. Even so, a xenomorph with no desire to kill has no place in this world. You're better off be dead.
Viper hissed at me to tease. Was I really the different one, unlike other other xenomorphs? Was my way of thinking unorthodox? No, I don't kill harmless creatures. Perhaps we don't understand them, just like they don't understand us. I don't want to kill, and even someone like you can't change that! I said. Oops. I may have went too far. I hope I didn't anger the Queen too much.
Instead of anger, I got a pitiful laugh from the Queen. You don't kill? My naive newborn, you have killed. That's why you are alive right now. How do you think you were born?
What do you mean? I asked warily.
Do you not have any recognition of the first moments you entered the world. Perhaps a soft cage or barrier, a beating sound that never stopped until you broke through. Said the Queen. I thought back to the time where I burst through the cavity I was trapped in. The sound of constant beating. That was my first memory.
No, that was….I began.
You killed a human at that very moment. You killed him in the most painful way possible; you chewed through his chest and killed that human slowly, but painfully. We are parasites. We need hosts to birth new xenomorphs. You were one of the larvae that were planted inside a human, and you killed the human to be born. A xenomorph can never not be a killer, we are born as them!
It all came back to me. It all made sense now, and the truth terrified me. I….I killed an innocent being that day when I tore through that cavity, and I didn't even know. I violently chewed through the flesh of a human without another thought. Maybe I am just a mindless killer…
Now you see how foolish you've been with your way of thinking. A xenomorph kills, and they kill for their Queen. There is nothing else for us out there except for loyalty to the matriarch. Said Viper.
I killed him, didn't I? I said. If I'd known, I…. I would've tried to find another way to free myself from inside him, maybe from the mouth, maybe somewhere that didn't have any vital organs….
It's impossible. Chestbursters can't escape their host without killing them. There is no alternative, unless you wanted to whither away and die inside that host's body. Said the Queen. Now you understand who you are. I don't blame you for being lost, young one. You have not a mother to teach you. From now on, I'll take you in as my own and guide you! Viper, free me from these chains.
Viper obliged and crawled upon the Queen's arm and reached on of her hand cuffs. Using his inner mouth, he began chewing at her wrists to allow her blood to bleed out.
What are you doing? I asked.
Just watch, novice xeno. Said Viper without patience. The bright green blood oozed from the Queen's wound, and something began to happen. The metal that the cuffs were made of began to sizzle and through a thick stream of smoke, the metal broke apart, landing on the floor half melted. Part of being a xenomorph is understanding all the tools you possess. Said Viper as he moved over to free the Queen's other arm.
Through the pain of her bleeding arms, the Queen turned to face me. Now that you serve me, you'll need a name. I'll call you...Hunter!
The Weyland Interstellar entered Earth's atmosphere and slowly began its descent. The ship was heading towards the Headquarters of Weyland Yutani, an industrial site, off the border of California in Mexico. The ship landed on the landing site at the northern end of the station, and began docking. Hundreds of large vehicles drove towards the ship to prepare for the loading of many alien specimens needed to bring back to headquarters.
"The Weyland Interstellar has arrived at Field D. Should we commence transfer of specimens?" asked the assistant.
"No, we can't yet. There has been a report of a small outbreak on the ship. Evacuate all five hundred crew members and then we'll deal with the alien breakout. Only use exits 3 and 5, no other exits will be opened for docking!" said the officer.
"Yes, sir." he replied as he picked up the phone to report the news to the captain. The two doors of the Weyland Interstellar lowered to the ground, allowing scientists and crew members to slowly spill out of the ship. Rachel, being one of them, as she walked down the ramp and made contact with the lush grass on the ground. She took in a deep breath of fresh air. It was great to be back home.
Rachel looked to her right to see a line of marines, armed and ready to enter the ship. She was confused, why were they waiting there? And then she remembered her little alien friend. Well, he wasn't so little now. The thought of that monster made her stomach churn. He may have tricked her, but the thought of them killing that xeno was a little hard for her to handle. She ran up to one of the marines.
"Hey, lady! Stand back!" one of them shouted.
"What are you guys planning to do?" she asked. "You do realize you can't kill any of the specimens, even if they broke out. Every one of them are essential to our research."
"Mam, we won't have to do ill anything unless it's the final resort." said another marine.
A man grabbed Rachel by the arm and she spun around. It was Michael. "Rachel, don't distract these people. You'll get in trouble." Michael was Rachel's boyfriend. They had been dating for a year now.
"Oh, Michael, I'm so glad to see you." she said as she wrapped her arms around him in a nice, warm hug.
"Are you okay form the trip? You weren't hurt or anything right? Nothing went wrong on the ship?" asked Michael. He was clearly concerned with Rachel, as he wasn't so enthusiastic about her leaving Earth for three months in the first place.
"I'm fine, don't worry." she said, conveniently leaving out the fact that she was almost attacked by a vicious xenomorph. "Well, there was a little outbreak that occurred in the South side of the ship…"
"What?!" stammered Michael.
"No! Don't get the wrong idea, I'm fine! See, no injuries. We were all evacuated from that part of the ship. But there were a few people who were attacked."
"I'm just worried about you. It's great that you're safe. Come on, let's head back to our house for the night. I made a big dinner just for the occasion."
"Oh, thank you. Looking forward to it." said Rachel as they left the field. Rachel took one look back at the Weyland Interstellar. Little did she know that her crisis was far from over.
Author's Note: What is going to happen next? Will Rachel run into Hunter again(guess that's his name now)? Is the Queen going to somehow make an ecape? More importantly, will Hunter stay the way he was, or will he succumb to the norms of being a vicious, mindless, xenomorph under the Queen? As always, please leave a review. I always read every single one of your comments. And by the way, thank you for all the feedback, I'm really happy that my story is getting so much attention. More material will come soon!