Thank you soo much to those who reviewed, I'm glad you like my story. I really appreciate all of your comments!
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nicgloria and audreyevans5(sorry theres no periods, or it wouldnt appear otherwise) - yes, i'm looking forward to them to meeting their mates as well, a few more chapters though and the real excitement begins (wink wink) lol jk...or am i?..
xLunaAngelWarriorx - lets just say, the reactions of the xenos to the girls are gonna be...well..interesting. diferent from each other, but special in their own way..if that makes any sense
..Anyway, hope you enjoy! :)
The next morning, everyone but the staff was asleep. Except Raven. She had woken early and was now sitting up in bed looking over the contents of the folder from last night. Somewhere along, she had read that Niroh was a 'praetorian'. Meaning, he used to be a member of the royal guard to the hive queen and is also larger than the average Xeno. Oh boy, thought Raven, as if I don't have enough reasons to be scared of him already.
A sudden violent shake of the ship caused her to slam the folder shut. Screaming and loud blasts sounded. Nika streaked off the bed and into the security of her pet carrier. More shaking and the sirens began to go off, turning the peaceful glowing blue lights into bright red warning ones. Sarah shot up in her bed in panic. "Oh God," she squeaked, "what was that!" Another loud blast followed by more violent shaking of the ship. Both the girls screamed and the door to their room bust open. A man in black Facility uniform holding a large gun blaster entered shouting. "Ladies, lets go! Move! The Facility is under attack!" Sarah whipped the covers off and ran to the door but stopped when she noticed she wasn't being followed by Raven. Raven quickly grabbed both of the folders and shoved them into the carrier with Nika. "There's no way I'm leaving you." she whispered to the shaking cat as she locked her in and ran to the door.
Out in the hall, it was chaos. Women, in panic and in their pajamas were running and screaming through the halls. "Follow them to the exit of the ship!" the man ordered. "Outside will be more soldiers, they'll protect you and make sure you reach the Facility safely! Go!"
With that, the girls were off, following the others through the corridors. Within minutes they reached the exit where there was a large crowd of women huddled together. The blasts were louder now and they could all hear the screaming of other women and the yelling of soldiers. Little by little, the crowd became smaller. Soldiers were surrounding small groups of women and escorting them at a run through the landing pavilion to the Facility where others awaited them. As Sarah and Raven neared the front of the exit, the run to the Facility seemed too long to make it across without being shot or blasted by the guns. Waiting for the soldiers to come back for them, Raven quickly scanned their surroundings. They were in a large platform, used as a landing dock for the ships with a large dark forest surrounding it. She and the other women screamed and covered their ears as a loud screeching sounded. Turning around, one of the women screamed bloody murder. The screech had come from a large Xenomorph….who was being attacked by another. To make matters worse, another was making a beeline to the small group of women left and it was successfully dodging all of the soldiers gun blasts. Just the girls were beginning to believe that would be the end of them, a large Yautja slammed into the oncoming Xeno, sending them both to the ground. Another, a little distance away was struggling with another warrior. Why are they fighting their own?, Raven thought as she looked around the entire pavilion. Trying to shield Nika, Sarah, and herself from the onslaught of blood splatter and bits of concrete raining down on them, she heard some women begging the soldiers to tell them what was going on. "A group of rogue Yautja and Xenos," he shouted, trying to be heard over the noise of the fighting. "who are against the Facility's intents-" was all he could get out before being slammed into the large ramp of the ship by the whip-like tail of a large Xeno. The women screamed and a few scattered…big mistake. One was caught by the hair by a roaring Yautja. She cried in pain, clawing at his hands. The Yautja just seemed to laugh. Too preoccupied with watching what was happening, Raven did not notice the soldiers returning for the last batch of girls until she heard Sarah yell her name.
Something happened to Raven in that moment, though she did not know what exactly. Something seemed to take over her. She knew it was incredibly stupid but no one else seemed to notice the woman who was being dragged away by her hair and the escort team was already leaving. Before she knew what she was doing, Raven shoved the pet carrier into Sarah's arms and then gave her a hard push in the direction of the group that was leaving. "Go!" she yelled at her. Sarah, stunned, unwillingly did as she was told. Seeing her in the protection of the group, Raven turned to the woman struggling at being dragged along by the large Yautja. Ignoring the fighting and chaos around her, a blast gun on the ground a few feet away caught her attention. She ran towards it, and swooping down to grab it, she made a sharp turn and shot at the Yautja, catching him in the shoulder. Not exactly where she was trying to aim, but anything could be everything.
The large Yautja stopped in his tracks. "Oh, crap." whispered Raven to herself. "What have I just done.." The Yautja stood there for what seemed like hours to her. Then, he suddenly let go of the woman and she fell to the ground, tears streaking down her face, she rolled into a fetal position. Turning around, he roared his rage. His arm went up and he reached behind his head, pulling out a long thin deadly-looking sword and began to walk towards her. Silent. Which just made it seem even worse. You've gotta be kidding me, she thought. He was merely a few feet from her when she finally unfroze and began to crawl away, shooting at him. But she always seemed to hit his armor, causing no actual damage to him. She started to run but immediately hit the ground, she had tripped over a soldier. A dead soldier. Trying to get back up, it was too late. He caught her by the back of her shirt. Then, thinking better of it, let her go and instead grabbed hold of her long black hair. He twisted his hand in it to get a better grip, bringing tears to her eyes, but she would not let him see her cry. She wouldn't even scream. He brought his sword up to her face and roared...