When the name was mentioned, everything rushed back into my mind. The memory of saving a girl from being used as a host. I remembered how I protected her and let her leave when her family came back for her. I commanded the drones to let go of Alice. Using my claws, I beckoned her to step towards me. She approached warily, afraid that I might hurt her. When she was at my feet, I lowered my head so we were face to face. I felt all the warriors watching her intently.
She certainly did not smell the same. I don't think I recognized the scent. However, her physical appearance resembled that ten year old girl a lot. Now, you know that I am not capable of speaking the human language, nor was she able to hear me telepathically, so in an attempt to communicate, I tried hissing out the sound of her name again. AAAllllllis.
"Yes. It's me." said the woman. "I was the human girl you saved ten years ago. I recognized you by the scar on your chest."
I looked down and sure enough, the scar was still there. I completely forgot that incident where one facehugger impregnated me. But, Alice's sister was there to treat my wounds, and I owed her my life. Since I failed to save her, I had to save Alice then. There wasn't a doubt in my mind at this point. I was certain that the woman standing before me was Alice.
She seemed to predict what I was going to ask about, so she answered, "I came back here with these other men to retrieve some information left on this ship your hive is in. All we need is some data, and we'll be on our way."
I informed the other xenos of Alice's intentions and they all relaxed a bit.
"Can you release my crew members? They're only here to help." said Alice.
I trusted Alice, but I didn't know if I trusted these other five men. I thought for awhile, then I commanded the drones to release the men from the walls. However, I didn't like the way they looked at us. The men with Alice look at me like I'm some sort of nasty creature or monster. Well, I might look intimidating, but I still have feelings. Alice understood who I was, and especially now that she knows I remember her, she looks at me like I'm one of her own kind. I guess that makes up for it.
"Oh, let me introduce you to my crew members." said Alice as she began pointing at each member. "That's Mark, Jake, Kyle, Sam, and Nick."
They greeted me by waving a hand at me. I copied them and did the same back, which led some of them to crack up. Alice and the others talked about something secretly to each other and they all left my chamber. I tempted to tell one of the drones to follow them, to keep an eye on their actions, but I decided to put my trust in Alice and her crew members.
After they left, I approached my queen. She had her own chamber to rest in. It was hard to navigate through the chamber because the floor was filled with rows upon rows of eggs. I had to make sure not to accidentally crush any of them with my feet. The Queen felt my presence and awoke from her slumber. I informed her of Alice's team and I told her not to attack them. The Queen also had authority over the xenomorphs, so I wanted to make sure she was aware that they were friendly. I didn't tell the queen about my adventures as a normal drone. All she knows is that I am the xenomorph King and that she has to obey me. Well, that sounds kind of harsh, but you get the idea.
As I entered my chamber again, I felt a large explosion on the western wing of the abandoned ship. I sensed that many of my fellow xenos were hurt. I charged toward the area where the sound came from. What was happening? What were the humans doing. When I finally got to the explosion, I found many dead drones and warriors lying on the floor. Some dead from an explosion. Some were shot with bullets. It was the humans that came with Alice. I felt a wave of anger surge through me. I trusted these men and let them go, and now this is what they do to my hive, to my family?
I heard the humans ahead. I ran towards the sound of the commotion. There was a fight going on up ahead. Through the smoke, I saw the five men shooting at my xenos. I know these were Alice's crewmembers, but out of protection for my hive, I used my large tail and swung at the armed men, sending them flying towards the walls. Alice was nowhere to be seen. I turned around and saw more men enter the room. Apparently, it seems there were much more than six people who landed on this planet. I let out a ferocious war to intimidate them, but they were unaffected.
Before I could attack again, the ten men who were facing me dispatched their weapons, sending large streams of fire at me. I hated fired. I backed off from the fire, unaware of what was happening behind me. I commanded more warriors to come to this room and fight the humans, because my body was too bulky to efficiently take them out. However, when the fire died out, I saw that the ten men who were standing there with flamethrowers were no longer in front of me. Before I could react, a large net fell down from the ceiling and trapped me. My head and body was forced onto the ground when he net fell onto of me. I let out a roar as I tried to break free, but the netting was very thick and strong, and was laced with some sort of chemical that was scalding my skin. I was in too much pain to struggle free.
I realized that when I was distracted by the fire, these humans must have set up a trap above me. I can't believe I fell for that. I stopped my struggle for the net had bested my strength. I saw the warriors began to fill the room, but to my dismay, the humans were putting up a good fight. The weapons they carried were not normal guns. They seemed to annihilate a xenomorph with just one shot. The bullet exploded on impact, so our exoskeleton didn't help.
I heard the queen telepathically asking what was wrong. I told her that we were under attack. I started to feel drowsy. It was definitely the chemicals that was on the netting. I tried to stay conscious, but I felt my energy decreasing. The humans had managed to subdue all the xenomorphs around me. I was relieved to see Alice enter the room. Good, she knows me. She can explain that I am friendly and will help me escape. Or so I thought. I sensed something was amiss when I looked up at her. Her face lacked emotion. She bent down and stared into my dome, the innocence in her eyes from when she was a child were gone. I really didn't want to believe the Alice approved of this, but worst nightmare came true.
"I'm sorry. We have to do this." she said as I blacked out.
