Eden's Enigma

Chapter 2: Enter Shaw into Valhalla

Hello and thank you so much for the favs and follows everyone! With a busy schedule I'm aiming to update once or twice a week. Most-likely one a week though I am seriously busy at the moment. But to speed up the story I'm skipping the slow sappy parts for more interesting highlights. Just a reminder the Covenant reached 'paradise' 10 years after David and Shaw. I'm going to cut it down to 5 years to make the story-line easier. Thanks!

All words in quotation marks are the humans speaking in English. Ex. "Take me to Oragae 6," Inquired the solider.

All Italicized words in quotation marks are the Engineers or any other E.T. race speaking in their language. Ex. "Take me to Oragae 6," Inquired the solider.

All Italicized statements outside of quotations are inside thoughts. Ex. Why don't they take me to Oragae 6? Shaw thought.

Disclaimer: I do not profit from Ridley Scott's Aliens, Aliens: Covenant, or Prometheus franchise. I do however own exclusive rights to plot changes, original characters, and new/ supporting ideas created by me, Galaxy Barbie.

Stern black eyes pierce the horizon watching as the dark storm rises. Commander Nargil Askara's concern festers with each second passing, while he stands armed in black in the middle of his officers on a look-out perch along the city's defense walls. It's been 3 hours since Orcha lost contact with its larger-sister city, Arkudelle. An investigation unit led by his Captain was sent out by the Elder Council as a last stitch effort. But that was those two hours ago. Their failure to make contact with the council was devastating. But what worries him the most is the concern for his wife, Apsa. She had just left a day ago to visit her friend in Arkudelle for the next few days. Nargil had planned to retire while in his youth; to settle down in Orcha and start a family. This start up colony was the perfect chance to start a new life with Apsa. The space naval officer knew in his chest that something is wrong. He sends another prayer to Ena for protection over her. The last message he received from here was around four and a half hours ago. They were rummaging through old archives in the library after brunch; typical of his bookworm. I can't lose you Apsa, he prays scilently. In an anxious effort, he takes out his binocular visor to search for signs of the team returning, but to his horror, sees a small being soiled with dirt and bodily fluids run towards the city's entrance.

Nargil taps the right side of his ear, activating the communication device "Code 28-x, we have an unidentified extraterrestrial species running towards the city entrance. All soldiers activate bio-hazard suits. Ark- Comms, send all live recordings to the Elder Council Chamber at once."

"Yes Commander Ashkara." The AI system agrees.

What in Ianna is going on? He thought before ordering at his officers, "I'm going down. Stay alert of the quadrant. If this is a siege, I don't want that thing getting past the entrance, but wait for my orders."

Both men nod, "Yes sir!"

By the time Elizabeth makes it to the entrance, her aching body gives in, forcefully hitting the pavement knees first. Painful moans slip out of her lips for this was the last straw for her slaughtered body. In the distance, a group of formidably armed giants in grey pressure suits jogged their way over to greet her as the enemy. The giants point laser rifles to her head and chest, yelling at her through their horrific elephantine helmets. Their grimacing language sent chills down her spine, sending more pings of soreness throughout her form in response. She didn't know what the bloody hell they were talking about. Suddenly Elizabeth began to blame herself for David never truly taught her their whole language. Charlie was better at translations back on Earth not the poor doctor, for she can only guess at this point. But like any scientist she began to brainstorm, pretend that you are being arrested- Ellie think! What do the police want when- Her eyes widened- they wanted her in an unarmed position. Elizabeth Sluggishly lifts her hands above her head and as she did, the giant's commands became silent. Suddenly one solider in the middle stepped forward and demands, "BEING- STATE YOUR PURPOSE."

Baffled Shaw is still dumfounded as to what the solider. Come on, do it- state your purpose! The doctor trembles, "Please listen to me! I've come to warn you all! You must get off this planet! The weapon had been unleashed and it will reach the city in another hour!"

The lone soldier snarls beneath his helmet, "Someone get me a translator for this creature-"

Suddenly a deep authoritative voice appear, "This creature is a female and she is an earth human."

The guards salutes the commanding officer. "At ease!" he salutes back then looks towards frail doctor, inquiring, "Status?"

Elizabeth stared back with a mixture of dread and awe- he was different from the rest of the soldiers. Unlike the grunts who wear their grey organic-mechanical pressure suits, he was dressed in an all-black suit with more finesse. Even through his elephantine helmet, she could feel his heated stares triumph over her. The doctor knew he must be in charge.

The same lone soldier who yelled at Ellizabeth replies, "Sir she just arrived from the east. She is badly wounded. We are accessing any cotangents and other biohazards before we take her in custody."

"Good. Bring the translator." The dark commander orders.

Another solider steps forth with a small, white glass, pebble-shaped device. When he touched the side, it glowed turquoise in the center and beings to over a few feet in the center of his massively garbed hand. He instates, "Translator is operational."

As Commander Askara talked in his language, repeating the same statement over and over again, the translator brought up broken Sumerian, then Roman, Latin, then finally something the doctor was very familiar with.

The dark commander reinstates once the statement more, "My name is Commander Askara. Human Female, are you able to understand me?"

Shaw eagerly shouts, "YES! YES! I am! I can understand you! Pease! You must to listen to me! Your people need to evacuate this planet immediately! There was an accident- the weapons upon the vessel I traveled on has been unleashed on the whole planet! You need-"

For a brief moment, Shaw could feel Comander Askara eyes grow wider beneath his helmet-concealed face. It was his alpha stature that instantly became more erect that gave it all away. He counters back at Shaw with strife, "How is that even possible? How were you able to get onboard one of our destroyer class ships let alone dispatch its arsenal?!"

Elizabeth takes a major risk and stands with all of her pain and waves her hands above the clear midday sky, "WE HAVE NO TIME TO EXPLAIN! LOOK AT THE FUCKING SKY! IT'S COMING TO KILL YOU ALL!" She frantically explains. The doctor couldn't help but feel like Chicken Little. What an odd day to fell compared to old children stories when they are all going to die.

Suddenly Commander Askara takes a step back and speaks to the comms in his helmet, "Officer Jahik- Get me a complete visual of the horizon line in these coordinates due east, . Upload all feed to my visor immediately."

The commander's biometric spectrograph lit up with information he had only witness twice in his life; one- at the Royal Naval Academy of Sarik and two- in another off world planetoid mission. The infestation of the Necromorph reached critical. All life was eradicated then purposely engulfed by a black hole. Nargil was always prepared for such an even to take place but rarely would something like this would happen again. Especially not after the Paleian Wars. He finally witnesses the raging storm in more depth. This wasn't just any change in the weather. This was a bioweapon malfunction of great severity. He was witnessing the mass extinction of all life on this planet.

Before the superior officer could even think, he hit his comms, "Elder Council this is Commander Askara; My dearest apologies to you all for the storm is a confirmed bio-weapon storm. Severity Mock 10. Estimated arrival, less than one hour. I wait your orders."

A small pause felt like a lifetime to him, but Commander Ashara knew the Elder Council was in shock over this news. Unbeknownst to the jarring commander, Elizabeth continues to star at him, sharing is fear and sympathy. Suddenly the audio announces in all of the soldiers comms. A graceful male voice fills the comms, "Initiate the plasma-dome. Full bio-quarantine is an effect. Nothing comes in. nothing goes out."

Commander Ashara agrees, "Yes Grand Master." Then he inquires, "What of the female human?"

The elder puzzles, "Her status?"

The superior officer reads off of his scans, "She is clear of any harmful cotangents and or biohazards, but she is badly injured and needs emergency medical care."

There no hesitation in the elder's voice, but of strife, "Bring her as well."

"Yes your graciousness."

Shaw grows fain and finally passes out, but before hitting the ground the dark commanding officer catches her in mid-air, cradling her in his arms.

Ashara's men await his orders. He could tell their sorrow has hit them hard but there was no time to grieve. Not even for his Apsa. He scorns, "Solders- MOVE OUT."

They yell back in unison, "Yes Sir!"

The soldiers flank him on all sides as he worse up from the ground still cradling the unconscious doctor. They begin their jogging march back to the entrance of Orcha. As they moved forth, Nargil Ashara dared not look back to the east where the masterful Arcudelle was facing, for his wife is dead. And all that was grand within it halls was gone. Beneath his hemet's mask, a few tears shed, feeling the trickle down his chin, he looks down the strange alien woman in his arms. His guilt and sorrow turns into the only thing that made him feel alive right now; it is anger.

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