I do not own anything...literally. Here is the list of what I DON'T own:

Tiki is a Xenomorph, which I DON'T own.

War of the Worlds is another thing I DON'T own.

And the Crystal Egg is another thing I DON'T own.

I disown everything!

I wondered the inside of my cage. I can't sleep. Something is wrong. I've been trying to contact Machi, but strangly the Hive Miind is blocked. I knew Machi was not a queen. I knew very well that he's a Martian.

But strangely, I see him as a higher xeno...a praetorian. Not a queen, but almost. But regardless of what he is, I still have to treat him as a superior.

I used my tail to leap onto the cage bars. I'm 4 feet long and 3 feet of it is my tail. I haven't grown hind legs but I do have small front legs. And I use them to walk.

I have no back spikes nor a tail blade. My head is not yet elongated and I have no protective exoskeleton.

What I do have is acidic blood, strong claws and teeth, and an already functional second jaw that is my tongue. I tried to contact Machi again, but again it was blocked.

Frightened as to what might be going on, I shook the bars I was clinging to. The sound caused Muffin to look at me from her cage.

"What are you doing?" she asked. I stopped shaking the bars and jumped off.

"I can feel it. Something's wrong. And I'm going to find this out." I answered her. I tackled the cage and it fell off the table. the door even flew open. I got out.

"Play time?" she asked. I smiled.

"Exploring time!" I answered. I climbed towards Muffin's cage.

I bit my arm until it bled slightly. I dipped a claw in it and spread it on certain parts on her cage bars, forming a circle of acid burnt metal. I gripped the loose bars and pulled them out and away.

Muffin hopped out and we both ran quickly and quietly towards Morphy's tank. During our journey across the house, we saw no signs of Machi and Zerxus. When we got to Morphy's tank, we tapped on the glass to get his attention. He looked at us and watched as we removed the top and jumped in.

"What's going on?" Morphy asked.

"Tiki thinks something's up with Machi!" Muffin told him. We were about to get out when we heard the back door open and close. We froze and hid in the tank plants.

When we peeked out, the scene horrified us. Machi was dragging Zerxus towards the closet. From the look of it, Zerxus was out cold. Machi then opened the closet and literally threw Zerxus in like he was a dead animal.

We watched as he slammed the door shut and locked it. Afterwards, he moved pass the tank, not noticing us.

This is bad.

I'll be going to Tiki's POV everytime Zerxus blacks out. That way, yall know what'll happen during that time. I'm no longer doing Machi's POV, okay? Sorry to all Martian lovers. But I friend of mine feels it's best to keep it one sided.