Ali opened her eyes slowly. The first thing she saw was the Warrior alien looking down at her. It was slightly different from the ones that she was used to, but it didn't matter; it was a familiar face. Ali rose and stepped out of the sleep chamber. Her legs gave out beneath her and she fell to the ground. The Warrior crouched down next to her and nudged her with its head. She smiled and stroked the smooth head. She held onto the Warrior for support and slowly got to her feet. She slowly took her hand off the Warrior's head and stood still without support. A gasp alerted her to the presence of another man and she turned to the Warrior. The Warrior responded with a hiss and ran off into the darkness. While Ali waited for the Warrior to return, she ran a hand through her hair. Her hand met a knot pretty quickly but she was able to work it out. She continued pulling the knots out of her hair until, finally, her hair was free of knots and once again hung in a black sheet around her face.

As soon a she was done, the Warrior appeared, dragging a man behind it. The man was still alive and conscious, but was whimpering as the Warrior dropped him down at Ali's feet.

"How is it possible?" The man asked; more to himself then to Ali.

"How is what possible?" Ali asked.

The man looked up slowly at Ali. "How is it possible that you recovered so quickly? If a person were in hypersleep for two hundred years, they shouldn't be able to move for weeks!"

"It's been two hundred years?" Ali asked, this time to herself. She then turned her attention back to the man, "What's your name?"

"Peck," Peck said shakily.

"So tell me Peck," Ali said and she crouched down in front of Peck so that she could look him straight in the eyes, "Do you know someone by the name of Ellen Ripley?"

"Ellen Ripley died over two hundred years ago. But there is the number eight clone, is that what you're talking about?" Peck asked.

"You're telling me she's alive? How?" Ali asked.

"The doctors used blood samples that were found on Fiorina 161 where Ellen Ripley died. It's not the real person, they cloned her to get the thing inside of her."

"Interesting, so the Queen inside Ripley is alive as well. Looks like I have to do some searching," Ali straightened up and started to walk away.

The Warrior hissed, looking down at Peck.

"Wait! Please don't kill me!" Peck said when he saw the Warrior and Ali exchange a glance.

"I can't risk anyone revealing my presence to the rest of the crew," Ali said.

The Warrior hissed excitedly and its second mouth shot out and Peck's body fell forward, gushing blood.

Ali laughed as the dark red blood seeped across the ground. She turned away and walked to the door, the Warrior followed behind. She was going to get her revenge on Ripley for the murder of Timothy, Hicks, and Aglaia.

A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the short chapter...I had an ACT test today so I wasn't in the most thinkative mood.....Next chapter should be longer! :D

~Ali Wenstern