Alrighty here is my next chapter . I am using the plot somewhat for my inspiration the characters are mine, but I am in no way making money from this.

I shifted groaning in pain…

"Sugar honey iced tea…" I mumbled softly, as I shifted on the cot I had been placed on.

"Hello?" I shifted again at the sound of Sam's voice. I opened my eyes wincing once again as the light over me caused a sharp pain to stab into my head.

"Hello?" I replied my voice betraying the feeling of pain I felt.

"Holy shit Marina?" I winced opening my eyes and lifting myself from the cot.

"Yeah…please stop shouting I am in enough pain as is…" I heard a soft chuckle from her end of the comm. she sighed then.

"Glad to hear your voice…"

"What happened?" I asked as I moved my legs over to the side of the cot, the room was dark, a storage unit area?

"Something happened and the other 9 ships, they were all destroyed our ship was lucky to even land you hit your head pretty hard a group took you to the compound, but God Marina its worse then everyone thought…." I stopped shifting as I heard a noise; I held my breath praying nothing would creep out from the darkness that surrounded me, the only source of light above me.

"Marina?" I jumped completely forgetting Sam for a moment.

"Yeah I'm still here…" She gave a sigh, now listen something happened, the group that took you scattered not long ago I am not sure where but I know they are close, here I'll give you a guide on the headset." True to her word a small arrow appeared and began to shift pointing into the darkness…They had trained us for this in the simulations, I had done well enough but just like years ago when I was a child that darkness held something in it that I didn't want to find there…I glared and shook my head, you are stronger then that. I stood, my knees nearly gave under my sudden weight, but I leaned against the cot as regained my bearings.

"Be careful Marina…" I didn't reply as I walked forward pulling my pistol out from its holster on my thigh a couple of cartridges strapped to my other thigh held more rounds if I were to run out, I needed to find more, I thanked every deity who's name I knew as I found a flash light on the ground. I turned in on quickly and held back a scream as it illuminated a corpse…I didn't know who it was I walked slowly forward, xeno's had defiantly gotten to the poor Marine…. I shifted away, my stomach flipping repeatedly as I noticed the blood trails…I walked slowly my boots clacking on the metal plates… I moved along, my flash light shinning on ever corner, I had a few flares that I would use only when my flash light was not enough.

"Okay Marina you need to get down those steps, and you remember the motion detector, if it starts beeping and you see the spots it means xeno's are close…" I shivered thankfully nothing a shown up on the motion detector so I was safe…for now. I moved along a long corridor with thankfully some damn light. Beep I froze, looking to my motion detector, a light blue dot was approaching from behind, I held my breath and turned gun aimed and ready to shoot at anything…I stopped there was nothing there. I jumped yelping as the light beside my head burst and cloaked the little area in darkness.

"Fuck…" I whispered, the dot was moving around sporadically and I knew I was in big trouble. I ran then, my heart beating faster as I heard that ever familiar scream of the xeno behind me, oh god it was calling for friends! I joined the Marines not because I was strong and brave, no I joined because I was scared, I was scared of dying…I thought joining would take the fear away but it just reinforced the fears that already lurked in the reassesses if my mind. I ran but I began to slow, my legs began to cramp and my lungs weren't pulling in enough air to help me keep up my pace…I cried out as I tripped on some fallen debris, and instantly I felt the monster land on me, it had managed to keep up with me, I struggled as the creature hissed in my ear, my heart beating faster, I looked frantically and saw my pistol in desperation my head shot back connecting with the muzzle of the xenomorph it fell back with a cry of pain, I winced feeling the wet substance of saliva and blood run down my scalp. I pushed forward as the xenomorph frantically lashed its tail at me trying to hit me, I grabbed the pistol and turned my finger pulled the trigger and with a sharp pop the bullet ripped from the chamber and into the skull of the xeno…I sat back as the creature flailed for a few seconds in pain the all movement ceased, my breath came in labored pants and I held back the urge to cry…the simulations had never prepared me for the fear…in simulates you live…here you have no better chance of surviving then you do dying…

"Marina?" I jolted in surprise.

"Uhh…yes?" I asked softly between pants.

"Oh my god I saw the xeno…and you didn't reply and of god I thought you were dead…" I was glad at least Sam cared for my well being, I stood my legs shaking either from adrenalin or from fear I didn't know all I knew was I need to get to the open and find some group, because two heads are better then one. I moved along the corridor my motion detector becoming my new best friend, as I pushed along I found no signs that there would be anyone living when I found them…blood trails that painted the walls a sickly color of crimson, I turned and walked down a flight of steps, finally finding a door. I held back a cry of relief ran to the door, only to stop hearing the sound of a battle erupting outside.

"God damn xeno's!" Gun fire sounded and screams of humans and xenos permeated through the thick metal door, I froze listening then turned to the console.

"Damn…" It was a corneal scan, and I wasn't high enough on the list to be able to open the door.

"Someone get that door open we need shel—gah!" I fell back from the door, the dots on my motion detector going out one by one. I leaned back against the wall, freezing as I heard the beeps from the outside terminal, I froze as the gears hissed and the large metal door rose up. I hesitated as light filtered in from the outside the ground was littered with bodies. I slowly walked out and looked I found some cartages, I silently thanked the fallen officers and prayed they hadn't suffered too long.

"Marina?" I stood.

"Yeah?' I asked looking around above me, I paused hearing that beeping again. I circled quickly taking in my surroundings nothing, no xenos, no friendlies….I held my breath.

"HA HA HA HA HA—" I froze my heart stopping. I looked up and saw something, I have no clue what but there had been a flash then…it was gone, I ran then booking it away from the cite…I followed the marker to an abandoned building…and there I locked myself in leaning against the door.

"God…what the fuck have we gotten into…"

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