Chapter 12 : The dream? Or premonition?

Kim tossed and turned in her bed. her old clothes sticking to her sweat and her body arching with her dream. She was running down a corridor and was being chased. She didn't see who but she knew she didn't want to find out. She looked over her shoulder constantly as she ran, checking for her unknown attacker. She still saw no one but the eyrie screeching and hissing got louder and she ran even harder. Her heart felt like it would burst through her chest as she came face to steel with a dead end. She looked to be in an underground bunker and didn't like what was around her feet. Dead, bloody bodies were littered everywhere. All of whom were either human or the same creatures as Katel and Maktel. Then she saw him. Katel jumped out of the shadows and stood over her. Bright green blood oozed from his mask, armour and all visible skin. Only his dread locks weren't bleeding. Kim called out to him but got no reply. Instead she watched in horror as he arched his back and roared in pain. His clawed hands scraped and cut at his armour and mesh clothing until it was off his chest. Then he howled in torture and stumbled forwards. He landed on his back and was shaking violently.

"Katel? Katel what happened to you? KATEL?"

"K k."

"Yes I am here. What can I do for you? Let me help you, please say I can help you."

"...k k kill me..." Kim's eyes shot wide open in horror as Katel arched his back again and threw her his wrist blades. "KILL ME NOW!"

"NO!" Kim wailed back. Then Katel gave out one last almighty cry and became silent. His body failed to move, even when she shuck him.

"Katel?" She heard cracking and snapping and saw his chest bulge upwards. "What the hell? Katel? NOOOOO!" Kim crawled away backwards as a peachy face burst upwards, sending bright green blood everywhere and even on her face. It looked at her and hissed weakly. Kim sobbed and held her hands over her nose and mouth. Not wanting to believe that Katel was gone.

"What's the matter Kim? You didn't get attached to him, did you?" she looked up and a familiar face.

"Terre? I thought I would never see you again. Watch out that thing is headed straight for you!" Kim watched the chestburster slither slowly towards Terre. But Terre didn't look afraid, if anything she was coaxing it on!

"Come here little one. Come here, come to mommy."

"Mommy? Get away from that thing now! It will try to hurt you damn it!" Kim got to her feet and put the wrist blades in place and tensed until they came out at full length. She ran towards the now kneeling Terre and prepared to stab the peach skinned bastard where it slithered. But a mighty roar erupted and her path was blocked. Before her stood a large black Xenomorph, but it was no drone. It had four large tube like spiked on its back, huge claws on its hands and feet, I huge tongue (where's its inner mouth?), a sleek black body with a navy shine to it and a huge armoured but slim body. It looked like the perfect killing machine. And it was stood right in her way, blocking her off from a helpless Terre. Kim roared and ran forwards to attack the beast. Her only wish to prevent Terre from meeting Katel's fate.

But before she even got to it she felt a large spike in her back. She fell to her knees and leaned forwards, blood trickling from her nose and mouth. She coughed and looked up. The monster had stalked straight past her and was behind her. She didn't see another one behind her before it vanished. Who had stabbed her?

She clawed at the ground and looked behind her. Terre was stood in a black leather loin/hanging cloth, black leather boob tube and black boots. But what caught her attention was the chestburster cradled in her arms and the overly swollen stomach.

"Hiya Kim. Long time no see. Here, meet my baby. You've already met I guess. It was so nice of you to bring Katel with you. My baby would be here without him. Would you my gorgeous little baby?" Kim tried to get her breath back as Terre cooed and made a fuss over the cooing creature in her arms.

"Terre, put it down. It isn't a fluffy creature you can love and pet. It's a monster. Put it down."

"MONSTER! How dare you!" Terre placed her hands over where the child's ears would be. "That is my baby you are talking about. I don't make fun of your children. Oh, sorry. You don't have any."

"Terre, I don't know why you keep calling that thing your baby, but you need to put it down. WATCH OUT!" Kim tried to stand but could move her legs. The perfect killing machine from a few moments before had crawled up behind Terre and looked to be advancing on her.

"Watch out for what?" Terre looked around and saw it. But instead of running away she just turned around again. She cupped the small chestburster in one arm and raised the other in the air. The creature stalked towards her and curled its head around her shoulder. Her outstretched arm coiled around his neck and she turned to face him. "I don't believe you have met. Kim, meet my husband."

"Your what!"

"My husband. Gosh you are slow today. Isn't she slow today honey?" The creature, or her husband, nodded its head and slithered its long tongue around Terre's neck. The sight made her want to look away but Terre didn't take her eyes from her, so why should she?

"May I say that you have weird taste in pet names."

"Pet names? You still don't get it. He is my husband. Here, let me prove it to you." Terre placed the chestburster on the ground and it slithered off somewhere too quickly to follow. What Km saw next made her want to hurl.

Terre Turned to face the creature and it pulled its tongue from her neck. Terre tilted her head back and slithered her own, normal tongue out. The creature stuck his tongue out too and met Terre's in mid air. Then they rubbed against each other and the creature stood up on two legs. It towered down over Terre but never took his tongue from hers. It moved its clawed hands onto her hips and slid its tongue into her mouth. Kim almost did hurl as Terre moaned and wrapped her arms around the creature's neck. She pulled it down and sealed her lips with its. Kim held her stomach in pain as she fought the need to empty her stomach as Terre 'made out' with the creature.

"That is sick!" Kim then saw something creeping along the floor as the creature roughly turned Terre to one side and deepened their kiss. A long skeletal, spear headed tail protruded from Terre's back and swept the floor in an almost liquid fashion. And there was red blood on its tip. "You stabbed me didn't you?"

"Yes." Terre panted and pulled away from the creature. "You wanted to hurt my husband; I can't have that now can I?"

"Terre. I don't know what has happened to you but."

"I am the Queen. I can do as I please and my husband here will ensure that my wishes are carried out. If you have a problem with that, take it up with him." Terre released her hold on the larger creature and stalked towards her. Kim found her feet and stood tall. But tears poured down her face. "Look at my stomach Kim. Look at my beautiful stomach." Kim looked down at Terre's swollen stomach and gasped. She saw it wobble like a baby had kicked it from the inside.

"Are you pregnant?"

"Yes. I was worried about it the first time too. But after the first few hundred, you kinda get used to it."

"After the first hundred? And that is..." Kim looked to the creature as it made its way over to Terre. It began to lick her neck again and Terre smirked at him.

"Is the father of them all? Yes. He is and he is a proud father. And a randy bastard, I am already pregnant D. You can't take me again until I have given birth to these children. So stop petting me before I forget we have company." Kim heard the creature purr deeply and she couldn't keep it down anymore. She turned around and puked her guts out on the floor. She turned around again and only saw Terre. But her stomach wasn't swollen and she didn't look the same. Her long blonde hair was still as wavy as ever, her oddly dark eyes (due to the lighting she thought) were the same but she was wearing a large black jump suit. Kim reached forwards and saw the entire scene had changed. In her hands were cold bars and Terre was curled up in a ball on the floor, crying.

"Terre?"

"Kim?" Terre sat up and jumped to her feet. "Kim!" she ran to the side of the cage and reached through the bars. The innocence in her voice and the tears down her face told Kim that this was Terre. The other one wasn't real.

"Terre? Why are you in this cage?"

"I am a Queen now. The old one did something to me and made me a Queen too. Snide thinks it's funny and keeps me here to fill her shoes. I know she doesn't have shoes but you know what I mean. He wants me to make D do what ever he wants and."

"Wait, D?" that was the name of the creature that...! "Where is D?"

"Erm, you know him?"

"Where is he Terre, its important."

"He's right, erm. I don't know. I was sleeping next to him in the cage, the put him in here too, but he isn't here."

"Listen to me, stay away from him. he is gonna do something to your mind, change you and make you have lots of." Kim jumped back before she could finish. A Familiar monster was in the cage behind him. Terre looked round and jumped a mile. "Is that your friend D?"

"No. I haven't seen that one before. He is way too big to be my Damon."

"Well, move slowly and I will get you out of here." Terre tried to move but the creature ran at her. It ran to her and immediately bowed to her.

"It must know I'm a Queen. Damon wouldn't hurt me when he knew I was a Queen."

"Just get over here. That things isn't a friend, it wants to."

"DO NOT ORDER THE QUEEN TO DO ANYTHING!" Kim jumped back as the creature sprang towards them both, landing on Terre and pulling her back to the centre of the cage. Her entire world began to grow black and empty.

"NO! TERRE! TERRE!" Kim felt like she was falling backwards and closed her eyes. Everything had gone dark anyway and she fell onto something soft, like fur.

"Kim? Kim? KIM!" Kim felt her body being shaken and opened her eyes. Kneeling over her was a very alive and well Katel.

"Katel? Is that you?"

"Yes its me, what happened, you were screaming something about someone called Terre. What happened?"

"Katel!" Tears poured from her eyes and she leapt forward, almost choking Katel as her arms squeezed his neck tightly in a vice like grip. "I thought I lost you I thought I lost you." She sobbed into his chest and he put one of her clawed fingers under her chin, pealing her face from his now wet chest.

"You will never get rid of me."

"Promise me. Promise me you won't ever leave me!" Katel looked down into her eyes and moved her face deadly close to hers.

"I promise you that I will never leave you."

"And you won't die on me."

"I will not die on you. What has spurred such questions?"

"I. I had a nightmare. A really bad dream. You asked me to kill you and I wouldn't. Then I saw why." Kim sobbed into his chest again and Katel wrapped his arms around her. He wasn't accustomed to seeing her cry. "You died. A chestbursting thing just."

"Hush, hush. Calm down. I know what you speak off. No hard meat will impregnate me. I assure you. It was just a dream."

"It was so real."

"Hush." Katel rocked her lovingly back and forth until she calmed down. When she was no longer weeping, he pulled away. He brushed a stray braid out of her face and smiled down at her. "Do you always have bad dreams?"

"No. but that one was horrible."

"I heard you screaming and came to calm you. It is still night. You have slept all day, the next day and it is now night. Come, you will sleep with me tonight. That way, if you have another bad dream I will be there to comfort you."

"But."

"No arguments. I am just glad my wounds are healed or I would have been longer."

"Thank you Katel. Thank you."

"Your welcome." He reached round her waist and hoisted her up into his arms, in a bridal fashion. Kim wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him tightly. They left her room an walked straight into his room. it looked just like hers but twice as large. She didn't pay too much attention to the room as Katel just laid her down on his bed and crawled up next to her. He closed his eyes and tried to sleep. Kim just stared at him like he had woken up from the dead. Like he had come back to life. She didn't ever want to take her eyes off him again. "Are you going to star at me all night? Or do you intend to sleep?"

"I intend to stare at you all night. I am just so glad your ok." He looked up slightly and saw tears in her eyes again.

"Come here you over emotional fool. I am not going anywhere." He pulled her closer and held her back to his chest. "If I hold you, you will fell me with you all night and can get some sleep. Alright?"

"Alright. Thanks. Really, thanks."

"Get some sleep. You're going to need it."

"ok." She shuffled closer to him and he held her tighter. He wasn't going to miss an opportunity to hold her like this without a fight! "And Katel."

"Yes?"

"Nothing. Good night."

"Good night."