The group continued moving at the same pace. Ali was no longer paying attention to what was going on-already plotting her betrayal-so she almost ran into Johner. She managed to catch herself just in time though, she had a feeling he wouldn't be in all the best of moods if she had ran into him. She looked around him to see why he had stopped and saw Ripley, Call, and the ugly doctor crouching around a hole in the ground. One by one, they all climbed down only to find that the area below was filling up with water.

"They must have ruptured the cooling system," Someone shouted over the roar of the water.

"They can do that?" Christie, who was standing near Ali, said.

The doctor ignored Christie and pointed to the only other opening in the flooded hallway. "This cuts through to the mess hall, about ninety feet, to the freight elevator on the other side."

"Wren!" A woman in the back said, "Are you sure about the distance."

"Yes," Wren replied. Without another word, he dove into the water and swam.

Ali didn't wait for anyone to tell her. She took a deep breath and dove beneath the water. Everything went silent; the sound of the water falling was completely cut off. Ali smiled and kicked with her legs, keeping her arms by her sides. She waved her head back and forth so her long hair fanned out around her. She could hold her breath much longer than the humans so she was in no rush and even allowed a few of the humans to pass her up. Suddenly, she heard one of the men give a yell that was muffled by the water. Ali twisted around and was momentarily blinded as her hair swept in front of her face. When her vision was clear she saw two Warriors swimming almost gracefully after the small group.

Ali watched as Johner fired his gun and the bullet shot through the water, moving slowly. The first Warrior was able to swim out of the way, but the second one wasn't so quick and it was hit square in the head. Ali had to resist the urge to kill Johner right then as the alien exploded, sending soft tremors through the water. The rest of the group was thrown into utter panic at that moment and they all swam forward, shoving each other out of the way so as not to be last.

Unfortunately, the woman in the back was a slow swimmer and was weighed down by the two guns around her shoulders. She attempted to ditch the guns but she was still not fast enough to escape the alien stalking behind her. She screamed, releasing a stream of bubbles, as the alien latched onto her ankle and pulled her in the opposite direction.

Ali watched as the woman was pulled away into darkness before swimming behind Ripley through the doorway. When she looked up she saw that the only way out was covered by a thick membrane that could have only been made by the Queen. Ripley pushed past the group and used her nails to break through the membrane. The group broke the surface, coughing and taking in deep breaths. Ali remained under the water; she could sense the presence of a dozen or more first stages about to release the second stages. Sure enough, Ripley soon appeared under the water, struggling to pull a second stage that had jumped on her face. The rest of the group dove back under the water to avoid being attacked themselves. A hiss behind Ali alerted her to the Warrior. She turned slightly as it swam forward, toward Ripley. She heard a loud explosion and looked up as the second stages screeched in pain. The group was climbing out of the hole and Ali swam up to follow them.

"DiStephano," Johner said.

The two of them reached down toward Ali. She reached up and they each grabbed an arm and pulled her up. When her feet were on the ground Ali had a chance to survey her surroundings. The rest of the group was climbing up the support staffs to get to the door two levels up. Ali followed them up.

"I must congratulate you, Orla," Ali said, "That was a brilliant plan."

Thank you. The trap was all too easy to set up. They had no choice but to go through that area to get out so it was the ideal place to lay a trap.

"But it didn't work," Ali said.

That is too bad. But it just means I get to play with them a little longer, Orla said.