Ali stepped out of the Betty to see Ripley, Call, Johner, and Vriess grouped a short distance away from the ship. She smiled and called out to them.

Call's head shot up first. Ali walked swiftly up to the group as Call asked, "How did you survive?"

"They don't attack me," Ali answered.

"Why not?" Ripley asked.

"You should know," Ali prodded. She wanted Ripley to remember her without help.

"What?"

"Our pasts had been intertwined for quite a while," Ali said, "Before you were cloned."

"I don't know—," Ripley suddenly stopped.

Ali smiled as Ripley's eyes narrowed as she stared at Ali, then slowly widened as a long distant memory came back into focus.

"Do you remember now?" Ali asked.

"Yes. I know who you are. You're Ali, from the terraforming colony," Ripley said.

"What are you talking about?" Call asked.

"Remember about the little girl I was telling you about? How I could remember how she died, but not her name?" Ripley asked.

"Newt," Ali said.

Ripley nodded slowly. "Well, Ali was there with Newt. We thought that she was just another victim so we took her with us. But later on she revealed what she really was, a child with the DNA of the aliens."

"Wait," Call said, "I remember reading about something like that. The report said the child had been exterminated."

"Well the report was wrong," Ali said, "I was trapped in hypersleep thanks to the Bishop fake that had come to get Ripley when she had the Queen inside her. I was in there for two hundred years until Emery found me."

"Emery? You named another one?" Ripley asked.

"Another one? You mean she named one before?" Call asked.

"Ripley killed the first two that I named. I wasn't going to get too close to another one, but Emery saved me twice so I couldn't help myself."

"And where is Emery now?" Ripley asked.

Ali's eyes flashed and a grin broke across her face. "Behind you."

Ripley and Call both spun around but there was nothing there; they weren't Emery's targets. When Ali had Ripley and Call distracted, Emery had been sneaking up behind Johner, who was busy arguing about something with Vriess. When Ali had given the signal, Emery had pounced and landed on Johner's back. Johner yelled as Emery dug his claws deep into Johner's back and held on tightly. Vriess yelled as well and swung at Emery with a large rock. Emery hissed and struck Vriess with his tail, knocking him out. Ripley and Call reacted to the yell and started running to help Johner.

"Oh no you don't," Ali said as she ran after Ripley and Call.

She knew that she wouldn't be able to fight against Ripley, so she went after Call. Call was slower than Ripley and Ali was able to tackle her to the ground. Call cried out as she and Ali rolled across the ground and the noise was enough to get Ripley's attention. She turned away from Emery and a struggling Johner and instead came back to help Call.

Ali pulled Call to her feet, being much stronger than the android, and grabbed Call's throat with her other hand. Ripley stopped in her tracks and glared at Ali.

Ali grinned back. "This is quite a predicament you're in. If you were to come at me, it wouldn't be that hard for me to break little Call's neck."

Ripley stood still, weighing her options. But she didn't realize what was going on with Johner. He was slowly slipping into unconsciousness as Emery continued to dig his claws into Johner's back. Finally, Johner fell down, unconscious.

Ali grinned and pushed Call hard. She fell into Ripley and momentarily distracted them both enough for Ali to run up to Emery. Emery picked Johner up and hissed. Ali took the lead and Emery followed. Ripley was unable to get free of Call in time to chase after them and it was soon too late.

Ali looked back behind her as the Betty and the people in front of it shrank into small dots. She laughed joyfully and Emery hissed next to her.

"I'll come back for you Ripley," Ali said, "Once Emery morphs into a Queen and starts a Hive, I'll come for you."