The vehicle crashed into the wall as Ripley turned the wheel sharply. Some items fell off a shelf and hit one of the soldiers on the head. The man fell down, unconscious. Even when they cleared the building and were out onto the surface of the planet, Ripley kept the vehicle on full throttle. Hicks ran forward and grasped her hands and forced her to ease up on the throttle.
"It's okay…we're clear. Ripley you're going to blow the transaxle, you're just grinding metal. Easy down." He continued repeating the last phrase over and over as the vehicle slowly slowed down.
When the vehicle stopped, Ripley jumped up and looked around. "You okay?" she asked. Ali looked over to see her talking to Newt, the girl gave thumbs up.
Hicks seemed to remember Ali at that point and called out, "Hey kid?" Ali stuck her head out slowly and looked up. Hicks smiled gently and reached down. Ali wrapped her arms around his neck and he pulled her up. "What's your name?"
"Ali," Ali said softly. Newt's head suddenly jerked up and she looked at Ali with fearful eyes.
"Hey, I'm Hicks. Don't worry, you'll be safe with us," Hicks said. Ali nodded and buried her head in his shoulder. She remained there are as he moved to the unconscious man.
"What happed to Gorman?" Ripley asked.
Hicks checked the man. "I don't know, maybe a concussion. He's alive though."
"He's dead!" the female said and grabbed the unconscious Gorman by the collar. "Wake up pendejo! I'm going to kill you!"
"Back off!" Hicks shouted and the woman stepped back.
Ali was vaguely aware of the soldiers discussing if the rest of the soldiers were still alive. She already knew what was happening to them now. She was focused on Newt who had crawled out of her niche and was now looking at Ali in fear. The soldiers and Ripley were too busy to notice the glare Ali sent Newt's way which caused the girl to shrink back in fear.
Ali? Aglaia's voice was weak because of the distance between her and Ali. Ali focused all her attention on Aglaia, tuning out the soldiers and connecting her mind to the Queen.
"Yes?" Ali asked.
Are you alright?
"Yes, I'm fine for now. How many were killed?"
At least ten. Timothy has managed to remain free of injury and I asked him to watch you from a safe distance to make sure things run smoothly. He will interfere if he finds you are having trouble.
"Alright."
Ali turned her attention back to the conversation. They had made plans to go into orbit and nuke the whole site from space. Ali quickly sent a warning to Aglaia who said she would take care of it.
"Honey, you need to let go for a minute," Hicks said and gently pulled Ali's arms from around his neck. Ali allowed herself to be put down on the ground. She followed Hicks and the rest of the group as they stepped out of the vehicle and onto the windswept planet. They were carrying the unconscious Gorman in a stretcher and set him down not far from the vehicle. The group then gathered at one point and tried to find any sign of the drop-ship that would take them back. Ali saw it first because of her heightened senses and she also could sense the presence of a Warrior. Suddenly, the ship began to lose altitude, nicking a rock formation. The ship then nose-dived and crashed into the ground.
"Run!" Ripley shouted.
She picked up Newt and ran; Ali followed them as they took refuge behind a rock formation. Everyone ran out of the way as well as the ship crashed past them and hit the military vehicle and then tumbled end over end into the station. A huge fireball rose into the air, filling it with black smoke.
"Well that's just great!" Ali heard Hudson shouting, "That's just fucking great. What the fuck are we supposed to do now man?!"
"Are you finished?" Hicks asked. He walked over to where Ali, Newt, and Ripley had take cover. "You okay?" he asked.
Ripley nodded and then turned to Newt. Ali reached up to Hicks and he bent down to pick her up.
"I guess we're going to be here for a while," Ali whispered.
"Yeah, probably. But I promise you that I won't let anything happen to you," Hicks said.