"Cobra! Put him down now!"

Cobra flinched at the sharpness in Kim's voice and let the man fall to the ground. Kim rushed to the man's side and checked for a pulse; he was still alive.

Kim sighed and looked up at Cobra. "Why did you do that?"

Cobra bowed his head slowly and nudged Kim then bobbed his head toward the computer. Kim quickly caught on to what he was thinking. He had gotten someone who would know the password to the computer.

"Sorry, Cobra. I shouldn't have yelled at you." Kim said. Cobra bobbed his head in understanding.

Kim turned her attention back to the man and searched him for an ID. She found one in his shirt pocket and she pulled out a badge with a picture of the man. His name was John Daleman. Suddenly, he let out a groan and tried to struggle to his feet. He stopped when he saw Cobra and Kim and his expression immediately hardened.

"You shouldn't be here," John said.

"I won't be staying here long," Kim said, "I just need to get some information that I'm sure you have in your files."

"I doubt it, ma'am," John said coldly.

"Well, you won't mind if I took a teensy look?" Kim said. Cobra hissed to emphasis.

John stared at the alien but didn't seem surprised or scared to see him. Kim could tell that the man's lack of surprise or fright was annoying Cobra because he swung his tail back and forth fiercely and screeched.

"I can't allow you access," John said.

"Very well then," Kim said, "Cobra, do as you please."

Kim turned her back as Cobra hissed eagerly and flashed his teeth in a demonic-like smile. John's eyes widened but he said nothing as Cobra advanced on him.

When the alien was within striking distance he caved in. "Alright! I'll give you the damn password. Just keep that thing away from me!"

Kim smiled and turned back. She gave a nod and Cobra backed off with a depressed hiss. John walked over to the computer quickly and typed in an eight letter password and hit the enter button. The screen went black for a moment then a bunch of files popped up on a white background. John moved the mouse towards a file with the title "X" and opened it.

An image of a creature like Cobra popped up. It had its teeth bared and looked like it was ready to attack. Kim sat down quickly and read the information beneath the picture.

Not much is known about this species. The scientific name given to it is Internecivus raptus (murderous thief) as a fill in for its unknown name. A term often used to describe it is Xenomorph; a strange shape. From distant studies and rare witnesses some things have been discovered about these creatures. They take a living host to their "Hive" where a Queen lays an egg. The egg contains an organism that attaches itself to the face of its victim which gives it the name facehugger. After laying the embryo inside the host, the facehugger falls off and dies. After a few short minutes the embryo bursts out of its host in the form of a chestburster. The chestburster then moves on to grow in a matter of an hour and become a full-grown adult Warrior. The shape of the Xenomorph seems to be determined based off of its host: a Xenomorph born from a human will be bipedal and a Xenomorph born from a four legged animal, such as a dog, will be quadrapedal. Once an adult, the Xenomorph fulfills the commands of its Queen. Furthermore, from certain studies, it has been assumed that the Xenomorphs are attracted to fear as they will attack those who show fear first. Whether this is fact or coincidence is unknown. While most Xenomorphs are dark blue with four dorsal tubes on their backs (the reason for these tubes is unknonw), there have been rare cases of brown Xenomorphs that lack the dorsal spikes; these are nicknamed Runners and are born from four-legged animals. Some characteristics that all Xenomorphs share are the eyeless, elongated heads, barbed tails, powerful inner jaws, and acidic blood. They don't show any signs of real intelligence, but they do seem to be quick learners. The only known enemy of the Xenomorph is the Yautja (See folder Y). Yautja are the only exception to the "fear" theory based on the account of Xenormophs attacking Yautja at first sight without the Yautja showing any signs of fear.

The only known survivors of Xenomorph encounters are Ellen Ripley who has encountered them four times and Alexia Woods who got assistance from an adolescent Yautja. Another human who has made contact with the aliens is a woman by the name of Ali Wenstern. She was born with Xenomorph DNA and is therefore thought of as one of their own. She has kept away from humans and has shown hostility to humans that have come near.

As of now, there are two Xenomorph Hives in the nearby area. One of them has a Queen and the other seems to be a group of "rejects"; Xenomorphs that have been rejected by the other Hive. (This information was given when the deliverent suffered a heart attack to Greg Sanders who brought the information here).

Kim leaned back and thought about what she had just read. So this is what that man had told Greg, the information that he wasn't allowed to reveal to her. She then thought about the rest of the information; she had learned a lot. She realized that the fear theory would explain why Cobra never attacked her before except in self-defense. And it would also explain why the other aliens attacked Cobra, he must be a reject. But what was the Yautja? She closed the file and looked for the "Y". Before she could click on it, there was a loud wailing and a red light lit up the room.

A/N: The Ali mentioned above is not from Ali: The Xenomorph Princess, she's from Child of the Aliens.

~Ali Wenstern