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It seems we have landed. Said the Queen as Viper freed her last limb from the restraints. We have landed on another planet. It's time to make our escape. I concentrated on the atmosphere around me. Yes, it was true. The constant motion of the ship has ceded.
The humans are leaving this ship, but there are others coming in, presumably to target us. Viper, Hunter, come with me. Commanded the Queen. Viper hopped onto the Queens back. I hesitated, as I didn't know what the Queen had in mind.
Get up here, wimp! Yelled Viper. I complied and climbed onto the Queens back.
Brace yourselves! The Queen warned us. She walked over to the nearest wall, and raised her wrists that contained the wounds from Viper chewing her out of the restraint. With a quick lash of her arm, the green blood splattered onto the metal wall and an immediate reaction occurred. The walls began to melt away and a gaping distorted hole appeared where there was once solid metal. Through the hole, large rays of light brightened the room. The Queen hadn't just randomly chose a wall to destroy, she knew this was the side of the ship that would lead outside.
The humans are approaching. Said the Queen as she lifted her head to sense the surroundings. And they have weapons. Without a moment of hesitation, the Queen charged through the weakened wall and burst out of the side of the ship. The bright rays of the sun burned down on our scales. I wasn't use to this bright light source, for I have spent all my life on a dark ship.
"The Queen Alien! She's escape!" shouted one of the guards on patrol. His shout attracted all the other marines as they rushed toward the location. The Queen was massive, but she was also very fast. The marines aimed there weapon and tried to shoot the Queen down. Most bullets had missed her body. I heard a few land on her leg and one hit her back, but it was nothing to the Queen. With a ferocious war, the Queen charged through the armed men shooting at her, crushing the few under her feet, and sending the rest flying into the air. She headed towards the vegetation and disappeared into the forest.
An officer picked up his cell phone and called the control center. "Code Red! A xenomorph Queen had escaped the domain. We were not able to contain it. Send troops to the major cities around the location to guard the people from an alien attack."
Sirens blared at the large industrial site. Weyland sat on his comfy chair in his sleek office. He received the report from the officer. He sighed. "This isn't good. The people must not know of our experiments." he said to himself. He dialed another officer on the scene. "In what direction had the Queen taken off?"
"Um, they headed North, so presumably around the Redwood Forest region or Yosemite Park." replied the officer.
"Damn, that area is full of tourists. Call back the men chasing after the aliens, we don't want any responsibility from the public finding out about such creatures. Let the people of California figure it out themselves."
"Mr. Yutani, you can't -"
"That is an order! We must maintain complete immunity, you understand? Now call the men back!"
The officer sighed and followed his orders.
Rachel and Michael had returned to their house in San Francisco. The researchers on the trip were given a whole month off from their work to relax. Rachel finally took off her lab shirt and walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
"You're in a rush to take a shower. Did you not do that on the ship?" teased Michael.
"As a matter of fact, not really. The showers on the ship were really dirty and old, so I tried to shower as little as possible." said Rachel.
"Well let me join you." said Michael as he began taking off his shirt.
"Wait, no, I just want to shower by myself right now." said Rachel. Michael was a little surprised to find Rachel turning his offer down, she always loved to be in the shower with him. But he respected her feelings and assumed that fatigue got the best of her.
"Okay, then. I'll meet you downstairs for dinner." said Michael as he left the bathroom.
Rachel stood in the shower and allowed the water to steadily run down her hair, back and into the drain below. She was in deep thought, never being able to forget about that xenomorph she met on the Weyland Interstellar
"STAY AWAY FROM ME!"
A chill rushed down her spine as she remembered the last thing she had yelled at him. Now that she reflected upon it, it was pretty harsh. Perhaps her adrenaline at the time stopped her from thinking things through. Did that xeno really try to kill me? Maybe I just misunderstood him.
Night had fallen upon California. The Queen had slowed down long before and was trekking through the Californian lands. The vegetation on this planet interested the Queen as she never seemed to stop looking around her surroundings. Or perhaps she was just on the lookout for danger.
I haven't seen much vegetation, period. I stared in awe at these structures that protrude from the ground and opened up in a green canvas above, covering the stars in the night sky. All these plants were of different sizes as well. There were many of which that were just a few feet tall, where the Queen easily crushed them by taking a step forward. There were also massive trees that extend above the Queens head. This planet looked very interesting and full of wonder.
After a few hours of walking, the Queen had found a large opening in the side of a mountain that led into a cavern. You two can get off now. Said the Queen. Viper and I hopped off as she made her way into the darkness of the cave.
The cave was large and I sensed that the Queen was happy. This will be the perfect place for me to start my new family. She situated herself near the rear of the cave. Hunter, Viper, guard the doors, I'll be forming my egg sac. When that is done, I'll need the two of you to guard me.
Yes, mother. Replied Viper. I stayed silent as I looked out into the night sky.
The Queen was rather quick in forming her egg sac. Only a few hours passed and she had already began producing eggs. Viper looked inside and stared in wonder at the eggs. He knew he was going to be seeing more brothers and sisters soon. While Viper was distracted, I left the cave to feel the fresh air on my exoskeleton. But then, a weak but distinct sense was picked up by me. It was… Rachel. It had to be her, but she did feel far away. I made the decision to leave the Queen and find Rachel. I was thankful to the Queen for helping me escape, but Rachel was the one who saved my life. If it wasn't for her, I would be a dead chestburster from that very first day.
I began to head west when Viper saw my leave. Hey, Hunter! What the hell are you doing?! He yelled at me.
I wasn't sure how to reply. I, I have to go and find someone. This is important to me.
It can't be more important than your Queen! Comeback here before I make you! Threatened Viper.
I was tempted to give in to his threat, but my determination to find Rachel was stronger. I ignored Viper and continued into the trees. Suddenly, Viper launched forward and tackled onto the ground.
You piece of useless crap, you listen to me! The Queen is your purpose of living and your duty is to protect the Queen. Viper said.
I'm not sure what came over me, but I felt the fury begin to build up inside me. No! I don't serve your Queen, I have no connection to her. I will be leaving, so get off me! I snarled at him.
I'm sad to say this, but you leave me no choice. I must terminate you then for disloyalty! Said Viper as he lifted his tail to strike. Noticing his intentions just in time, I dodged to the left, narrowly avoiding the tail as it came down and struck the grass on the ground near my head. Viper began to claw at me face and he was using his inner jaws to try and kill me. Viper was still as strong as ever, I couldn't find a way to get him off me. With a desperate attempt, I spat out a bunch of goo from my mouth. I think it was my saliva, but I wasn't sure. Viper flinched as the substance covered his face.
Using this moment when Viper was caught off guard, I turned the tables and tackled him to the ground. Viper struggled but I managed to hold him down in place. I felt my blood boiling inside me. I had enough of Viper. I helped him and all he did was try and kill me! For the first time, I felt nothing. I just wanted Viper dead. I bent down chewed into his arm.
ARRRGHH! Screamed Viper as his acid blood spill onto the grass. I bent down again and chewed a hole through his shoulder, letting Viper cry out in pain again. My adrenaline was to the max and it felt…..thrilling! I began clawing at Viper's carapace, but it seemed that the xenomorph carapace was very strong. My scratched were doing nothing to the membrane.
Viper continued to shake me off, but I held my ground. His tail was moving aimlessly and it was annoying me. Using the spear end of my tail, I sliced half of his tail clean off. This time, the scream that left Viper's mouth was indescribable. The xenomorph under me was in so much pain right now. I could feel Viper's strength disappearing. I don't know what came over me when I did what I did next.
I raised my claw and clench them until they formed a fist. Using the blunt side of my hand, I began pounding on Viper's head. I figured that blunt force would do more damage than my sharp claws. With the third punch, Viper's carapace shattered into a million pieces. The flesh and skull of Viper was exposed and I bent down to give the finishing blow when the xeno's eyes caught my attention.
His pupils were green and were located in eye sockets under the carapace. Viper was completely terrified of what was coming next. He was scared to die as I can see his fear from his eyes. Is this what I look like under my carapace? Our eyes weren't much different than humans, and revealing Vipers showed me his emotions. What was I doing? I quickly jumped back, letting go of Viper's body. What have I done?
Viper coughed out some of his blood and fell unconscious due to his massive loss of blood. I couldn't stay here anymore, the Queen would not be happy. I bent down and listened to Viper's chest. It seemed that we xenos had hearts and Viper's was still beating. Thankfully, Viper survived my mindless attacks. Using the goo from my saliva, I sealed up the wounds I caused him. I prevented the bleeding so Viper would not lose anymore blood.
I'm….I'm sorry. I whispered to Viper as I took off into the forest. I was completely disgusted with myself, how could I do such a horrible thing to a fellow xeno? I ran for awhile until I arrived on a narrow strip that was colored differently than the rest of the landscape. It was black mostly with two yellow lines that ran down the middle. A large horn blared and I turned to find two bright lights rushing towards me. I felt a major wave of pain as something impacted my side with great force and I blacked out.
Two redneck drivers were cruising along with their truck on route 108 when a creature jumped out onto the road in the middle of nowhere.
"Hey, watch it Sam!" yelled Steve as the truck collided into the animal that was crossing.
"Yo, Sam, you just ran over a guy!" cried Steve in disbelief. "We're both going to jail for drunk driving."
"That ain't no guy!" cried Sam. "It was just a deer or some'tin like that."
"I ain't never seen no deer that walked on it's hind legs. That thing was walking on two. It was definitely a person." Sam hopped off the truck and approached the creature he had ran into.
"What the hell?!" both Steve and Sam cried out as they stared at Hunter who lay motionless on the asphalt. Some of his blood had splattered onto the truck, causing major corrosion.
"What the hell is this thing?! Look what it did to our truck!" yelled Sam. "Is it an….an alien?!"
"May be it's a guy in a costume?" asked Steve.
"It looks pretty real to me." said Sam. "And I doubt costumes can bleed."
"Sam, we have to call the police" said Steve as he picked up his cell phone to dial 9-1-1.
Sam closely scrutinized Hunter's body as Steve dialed the police. "This thing….is….is a monster!"
Author's Note: So, what do you think will happen to Hunter? As always, please leave a review. I'd really appreciate feedback on this particular chapter and your opinions on how the story is going so far. Thank you in advanced!