Yes I'm finally done with this chapter!
I would also like to thank WildCard-Yes Man for suggesting the idea for this chapter and for his many positve reviews. He had orginaly suggested all of the xenos that were being enviromentally tested on escape, but i decide to only have one escape but let me tell you I almost add an extra escapey at certin scean where a xeno is being watched.
Also sorry the chapters kind of long i want to incluid the escape and "SPOILER ALERT" capture of the xenomorph. Anywas enjoy and review
P.S I have only a few ideas of what Felucia's plant and widlife is like so if theres any erros in the plant life or wildlife please don't complain, I'm only a star wars nerd that tried to get plenty of infromation on the plant from wookiepedia as I could and I don't, sadly, work for lucasart so can't ask Mr. Lucas on what he invisioned the planet to look like.
Dustbot-062
Chapter 11
Captain Emotion walked down the row of holding cells listening to the beautiful screams of the clones. Emotion had hurried up to his privet quarters earlier to get his holopad and was glad to see and hear that some of the clones haven't been impregnated yet.
Emotion stopped at a cell just as a facehugger jumped from the egg and attached itself to a clones face. Emotion also noticed a small air vent high above the floor. Emotion was glad to see that one clone was already in the process of being impregnated in one of the environment testing cells.
Emotion continued to walk down the hall when he spotted 999 writing something down in his own holopad. Emotion approached the 2.0 unit.
"So 999 how is everything going?" Emotion asked the clone 2.0.
"Everything is going as according as planed my lord. I have sent a droid with a timer to the environmental testing cages to time how long it would take a xenomorph to mature fully in this environment," 999 reported.
Emotion nodded and turned to face the holding cell 999 was looking at.
The floor of the cell was covered with moist soil. There were also several small plants in the cell and a heat lamp on the ceiling to change the temperature to that of Felucia. Emotion also noticed two sprinkler nods in the ceiling. Emotions head suddenly switched to fear as he observed the cell. 999 almost immediately noticed the change of the captains' emotions.
"Is there something wrong captain?" 999 asked worriedly.
"Well for one there is no clone about to be impregnated and two, where is the air vent?" Emotion asked.
"I'm having Clone Commander Young being moved to this area and the air vent is right there behind that bush." 999 pointed out.
Emotion looked there as 999 had said it was an air vent. It was dangerously close to the ground. Emotions head quickly switched to anger.
"WHAT IS THE AIR VENT DOING THAT CLOSE TO THE GROUND? DO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THE AIR VENT BEING THAT CLOSE TO THE GROUND?" Emotion asked angrily.
"Umm I-"
"OF COURES YOU DON'T BECAUSE I'M APPERENTLY THE ONLY ONE HERE SMART ENOUGH TO RECONGINZ THE XENOMORPHS INTELLECT!"
"I'm truly sorry my lord how may-"
"YOU CAN FIX THIS ERROR OF YOURS BY HAVING ON OF THE LARGER TEST TUBES FROM THE ACTUAL MEDICAL PART OF THE BASE AND STRAP IT TO THE CLONES CHEST AND BY MAKING SURE THE CLONES MOUTH IS SEALED SHUT SO THE CHESTBURSTER DOESN'T TRY TO ESCAPE THAT WAY!" Emotion yelled at the 2.0 unit before turning and walking away, angrily talking to himself.
As Emotion walked down the hallway he heard his communicator beeping. Emotion stopped and opened up his armor panel and pressed a flashing button. An image of general Grievous appeared.
"Count Dooku demands a progress report Emotion." Grievous said the impatience could be heard in his voice.
"Well general if the count so badly wants to know what's going on then why doesn't he contact me himself instead of sending his earned boy." Emotion said still angry
Grievous growled at the captain.
"Don't make me have to come down there in teach you to respect your superiors captain," Grievous threatened
"Oh pleases general we both know that you've retreated from more battles with Jedi then actually vanquish them, unless you cheat that is," Emotion said calmly" Oh and by the way tell the count that full production of the xenomorphs have begun and that a fully functioning 2.0 unit should be ready for live demonstration in two weeks or more."
With that Emotion closed the panel, turning of his communicator. Emotion feeling extremely better now decided to head towards his private quarters.
Commander Young awoke abruptly. One of the first things Young noticed when he awoke was that he was out breath. Young tried to breathe through his mouth but something was keeping it shut. Young reached up and ripped some kind of fluid off his mouth. Young imminently took several large gasp of air.
Young took in one last gulp of breath when he saw some kind of strange glass tube extending from his chest. Young tried to tear the thing of but to no anvil. Feeling around Young found a rock and used it to smash the glass container.
Young finally took the time to observes his surroundings and found himself surrounded by several plants. Young first thought he was outside in the Felucian forest but that was when he saw the energy shield door.
Upon seeing that, and the droid standing outside the cell, Young quickly remembered what had happened to him.
There was sharp cry of pain coming from another a cell and the droid turned to investigate. Young saw a clone in a cell in front of his screaming and clenching his chest.
That was when something burst out of the clone's chest.
The clone fell to the floor dead as the creature that had erupted from his chest slid out and tried to find a place to hide.
"Another xenomorph as just erupted from the clone in cell twelve, captain," the droid said speaking into a communicator.
Young then felt a sudden stab of pain in his chest. Young let out a scream of pain as the pain in his chest came grew stronger. The battle droid outside his cell turned and watched the clone.
The pain in Young's chest continued to increase until finally a xenomorph had burst from his chest. Young fell back onto the floor.
The chestburster slithered out and hide in undergrowth. The droid nodded its head and left.
The chestburster remind hidden until the sound of metal feet was farther away. It raised its head and smelt the air. It could smell fresh air and moved to the source.
The air was coming from a small air vent big enough for the chestburster to crawl through. Using an acidic fluid the chestbuster spat on the ventilation shaft cover, the chestbuster chewed a hole big enough for it crawl through and followed the flow of air to the outside.
Once outside the chestburster went looking for a place to hide and food so it could mature in to an adult.
999 arrived at the cell containing Commander Young and was amazed at what he found. Young was dead, as he had predicted, but the test tube he had secured to his chest was broken and there was a hole in his chest indicating the chestburster had emerged.
"Remove the shield on cell thirteen's door please," 999 said speaking into his communicator.
"Do you have permission from captain Emotion to access the xenomorph within that cell?" Number 2 asked over the communicator.
"No but I've got a bad feeling there might not be one in the cell,"
There was no response from the Number 2 but the shield over the cell disappeared and 999 hurried in. Moving the leaves covering the air vent 999 saw a hole and a trail of blood leading into it.
"999 this Emotion what do you mean X-13 might not be in its cell?" Emotion asked over the com, the anger and worry could be heard in his voice.
"It got away my lord, Young must have woken up before it emerged and smashed the test tube attached to his chest," 999 answered
"WHAT! I THOUGH I TOLD YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT AIR VENT! ARE YOUR SURE IT'S GONE?" Emotion shouted over the com-link
"The hole in the air duct covering proves it sir, I've failed you my lord.
There was no response from Emotion. Suddenly his voice came over the inner coms scattered throughout the base.
"All commanding officers repot to my quarter IMMEDIATELY!" Emotion shouted over the coms.
Number 1, 2, Sniffles and 999 all stood in Emotions quarters with their heads hung low. Emotion was sitting in his chair behind his desk back, towards them starring at the helmets of the clones he had collected recently.
Emotion turned and face them his head on anger and glowing a very dark red.
"I assume you all know the reason I've asked you here?" Emotion said, trying his best not to go on a raving mad rant.
They all nodded their heads.
"Good then you're aware of the situation. X-13 has somehow escaped and is loose on the planet. We have no idea what it could do out there or how it may alter the planet's ecosystem or how it reproduces except for the fact that they are parasitic in nature and come from an egg. Now then tell what did you hear that my cause a problem for us?"
"The fact that we don't know how they reproduce and that they come from an egg," 999 answered shamefully.
"Exactly, which means something has to lay those eggs. So I've come up with a theory or two. Would you like to hear it?"
No one answered.
"Well I'll tell you anyways. I've theories that there is some kind of bred of xenomorph we have yet encountered that's sole purpose is to lay the eggs, or that they may reproduce asexually, which means they can go from male to female if needed, thus proving their adaptability, or that a mature female xenomorph is born pregnant and can lay a large amount of eggs if needed, again proving their adaptability. So can you see our problem gentlemen?"
They all nodded
"Good, how many xenomorphs do we have that are fully mature?"
"Xenomorphs two through ten are still fully maturing. Eleven through twenty are still emerging or are beginning the maturing stage," Number 1 reported.
"Very good, now then down to business, since the new retriever droid designs aren't completed we'll have to find X-13 the old fashion way until they are. Sniffles and Number 1 will lead the search parties for it, start around the Medical lab and report anything strange you find. Number 2 you'll stay here and make sure that we'll be able to communicate with them. 999 you'll continue to watch over the remaining xenomorphs and you'll contact me as soon as a xenomorph is fully mature,"
They all nodded
"Dismissed, except you Number 2 I have something to ask of you,"
The others left as Number 2 stayed reluctantly behind.
"Number 2 what I'm about to ask you may very well affect your original, unaltered battle droid programming." Emotion said calmly his head switching to sad.
"I'll obey whatever order you may give my lord. You've saved my brother and me from more memory wipes and deaths on the battle field then we can count. It's the best I can do to repay you," Number 2 said confidently
"Thank you, what I need you to do is block all commutations from any off world Separatist transmissions, until I can get this situation under control. No matter who is trying to contact us or how hard they try to reach us that transmission cannot get through. I have too many things to deal with right now without having to deal with Count Dooku or Grievous constantly breathing over my shoulders and pressing me to get it done by a certain time. I'll deal with them after this ordeal,"
"I understand sir,"
"Good and Number 2 how long has been X-13 been out there?"
"According to the time Commander Young was placed in the cell, the time the battle droid watching him has reported the eruption of the chestburster and the time 999 reported the breach, about an hour sir,"
Emotion head quickly switched to fear.
"Tha-Thank you Number 2 you may continue with your new orders."
Number 2 nodded and left.
Outside the Med lab Number 1 and a small team of battle droids were searching the side that the xenomorph had supposedly exited through.
"What are we looking for again commander?" a battle droid asked lifting a small rock to look under.
"Anything strange and anything that might have been produced by a xenomorph," Number 1 answered trying to find a blood trail.
"A what?" Another droid asked
"The organic creatures within the med lab that Captain Emotion is breeding for a new 2.0 unit,"
"Oh so what would count as strange enough? Everything here is pretty strange," another battle droid asked
Number 1 just shook his head.
Number 1 and Number 2 never stood why the other battle droids seemed so stupid. They all had the same programming and were all made by the same people, but Number 1 and 2 could of sworn that each batch of new battle droids just kept getting worst. Captain Emotion said it was an organic error cause according to him the droids should be upgraded with new battle programs after every lost battle but the organics however think they should stick with the same old battle program. That's why captain Emotion keeps making new droids.
Number 1 continued to think about this until his thought were interrupted by a battle droid.
"Umm sir I think I found something," the battle droid shouted.
Number 1 walked over to the droid who had its blaster pointed at hole in the ground. As Number 1 got closer he saw what was so strange about the hole.
There was an unnaturally large amount of blood by it.
"Check the hole," Number 1 ordered the droid.
"What?" The battled droids asked surprised.
"The captain says the xenomorphs aren't that dangerous until their fully matured. The one that escaped was young, so get on your knees and search the hole," Number 1 ordered
"Rodger, Rodger" the battle droid said as it got down on both knees.
The battle droid stuck an arm in the hole and began feeling around until it felt something.
The droid pulled out the mutilated corpse of some kind of animal.
"Anything else in there?" Number one asked.
The droid reached back in pulled out three more identical corpses.
"Right then I'll report this back to the captain keep searching," Number One ordered pulling out a communicator.
An image of captain Emotion appeared.
"Yes Number 1"
"We've found four mutilated bodies of a small creature sir, still no physical sign of the xenomorph,"
"Very good we at least know now that it's eaten which means it may be on or is on the next stage of maturing into an adult. Look for shredded skin or a cocoon like thing. Keep up with the good work Number 1,"
The image of captain Emotion disappeared.
Meanwhile, in a small cave not too far away from the searching droids, a strange creature was peeling away a cocoon like covering that was wrapped around it.
Captain Emotion sat in his private quarters typing and drawing fiercely on his holopad trying to perfect the new retriever droid deigns before X-13 begins breeding or others get out.
That was when his armor panel started beeping.
Emotion quickly opened it and continued working.
"What is it 999?" Emotion asked without looking from his holopad.
"X-2 is fully matured my lord," 999 answered.
"Perfect bring it to the med lab and prepare my dissection equipment," Emotion said standing up.
Emotion closed the panel, grabbed his holopad and ran out the automatic doors.
Emotion marveled at the sight of the xenomorph lying down on the dissection table.
"Luckily for us the xenomorph isn't immune to the same sedatives we use for every organic," 999 said moving a tray of surgical equipment over to the captain.
"You mean it's alive?" Emotion asked.
"Of course I figured you'd want its organs still functioning" 999 said placing an even bigger tray next to the restrained xenomorph.
The xenomorphs head moved very slightly as did the fingers and the tail.
"Lets began then before it fully awakes" Emotion said as a metal covering appeared over the emotion fluid transport tubes on his chest. "Hand me the scalpel,"
999 picked up the scalpel and handed it over to Emotion.
Starting at the top of chest Emotion so very gently began cutting the exoskeleton down the middle.
The xenomorph began to let out screams of pain as the scalpel was dragged down its chest.
Acidic blood began to slowly flow through the cut in the xenomorphs armor.
Emotion was about to stop and grab the laser scalpel, in hopes of preventing more of the acidic blood from flowing on to the table and possible melting the restraints or Emotions hand. When several loud screeches could be heard.
Emotion looked up listening.
"Are they," 999 asked
"Screeching with their sister because she's in pain? I believe so," Emotion answered.
Emotion suddenly felt a burning sensation in his hand and pulled back with an ow.
Emotion looked at his hand and saw a small hole in his glove and saw that the scalpel had been completely dissolved by the acidic blood.
Emotion pulled off his glove reveling a skeletal metallic hand. After finding no holes in his hand, Emotion slipped his glove back on and reached for the laser scalpel.
Emotion began where he had left off and continued to cut through the exoskeleton. Emotion suddenly stopped.
"Something wrong captain?" 999 asked worriedly
Emotion answered by digging his hands in the cut in the exoskeleton and prying it open, reviling slimy, soft, white skin.
"I don't understand" Emotion placing some claps on the sides of the exoskeleton to keep the cut open.
"What?"
"If the xenomorph has acidic blood then there shouldn't be any skin tissue, just organs covered in some kind of acidic resilient covering, but this is unbelievable I mean there isn't even any damage to the skin tissue showing erosion due to the acid. This is just incredible!"
The skin was covered in some kind of slimy substance. Emotion picked up a test tube and scooped some of the slime into it.
"Maybe that slime covering protects them from the acidic blood like you said so yourself captain when we first learned of this defense, there might a layer of the acidic blood." 999 suggested.
"Possibly but that would of meant there would've be a lot more then what had come out," Emotion said gently petting the head of the now dead xenomorph.
"Then what do think cause this acidic blood"
"It's possible that their blood is actual blood that contains some sort of special chemical that the xenomorphs, as a species has devolved, that becomes acidic when it comes in contact with oxygen," Emotion suggested grabbing the laser scalpel and stabbing it into the exoskeleton around the skull.
"I see and how exactly did their blood inherent this special chemical?" 999 asked taking pictures of what they've exposed already with a special camera.
"I honestly don't know. They could've eaten a special plant that contained this chemical and they absorbed it into their body some time ago and it was passed down through their genes or the more logical but highly unlikely possibility that xenomorphs were created by some highly advanced race," Emotion suggested continuing to cut around the skull of the xenomorph. "Imagine what we could do if we figured out how to use this as a weapon. I can see it now thousands of Acid Droids spraying the acid around like one does with a flamethrower! Or entire fleets of kamikaze bombers containing the acid!"
999 smiled and continued to with his own work. It had always amazed 999 how Emotion could easily be distracted with fantasizing about new weapons by saying the simplest things.
"Amazing 999 come have a look at this!" Emotion said excitingly
999 looked up saw that Emotion had fully removed the exoskeleton from the head and was looking within the xenomorph's mouth.
999 looked in and saw a second set of jaws within the xenomorphs jaw.
"What is that?" 999 asked
"What do you think it is? It an inner mouth of course," Emotion stated a matter of factually.
"Why would it need that? Wouldn't get in it way of eating?"
"Actually an inner mouth like this would be quite useful. For example when feeding on clothed prey or something with an exoskeleton, the inner mouth could be used to pierce the clothing or exoskeleton to get to the meat hiding behind it. I'm also sure it could probably be used as an offensive or defensive weapon if it need to,"
999 nodded his head.
"Now then before moving on to inspecting it brain and those mysterious dorsal spines on its back let's find out how its organs function shall we?"
Picking up the laser scalpel and begin cutting through the tissue the same way he had done with the exoskeleton, to his dismay however a small amount of acid flow through. Emotion stopped when had reached the tail, opened pulled back the skin and was once again astounded at what he found.
"Will you xenomorphs stop with surprises already? I understand that your suppose to be the perfect organism and all but come on stop it already." Emotion ordered the dead xenomorph.
"Now what?" 999 asked
"Look, all the organs of the xenomorph match and are at least in the same place as that of a human."
When 999 saw what Emotion had said was true and his both mechanical eye and his still organic widen and his jaw dropped.
"I know right, just amazing. I mean if they've inherited at least some of the human's physical body structure give or take the adjustments the xeno added to make it better suited towards its own needs. Now then 999 carefully pick up each organ and place it in the tray and then place them in a separate storage container for latter study."
Emotion watched as 999 gently picked up each organ and placed them in the larger. Emotion looked down at X-2 it was so beautiful, just lying there on the table cut open and dead. Emotion had no idea why he thought it was so beautiful, it just was.
Emotion was snapped back into reality when 999 had asked now what.
"Now we close these holes in the xenomorphs chest and flip it over to examine the dorsal spines." Emotion said beginning to remove the claps keeping it open.
999 grabbed one end of X-2 as Emotion grabbed the other and flipped it over on its stomach.
"Hmm what do you suppose these are used for?" 999 asked
"Well there could many uses an example could be they are used to prevent being attacked from behind or possibly for removing heat if it gets too hot or if the xenomorph can swim to help it move swiftly through the water," Emotion said with a shrug "These are just my theories of course. We will never truly know but they must serve some kind of importance or why have them?"
"So cut them off to examine?" 999 asked picking up a strange cutting tool.
"Perhaps one, I would like to leave most of them attached to see if we can't figure out how they function by examination,"
999 proceed with cutting off one of the dorsal spines as Emotion continued to examine them.
Emotion's armor panel began to beep.
Emotion opened it to see a time flashing on the screen.
"Oh dear according to my clock it's getting late, I should call Number 1 and Sniffles back. X-13 will only be even harder to find at night." Emotion said closing the panel
"Why don't you send out a couple of droids with night vision to search for it?" 999 asked placing the dorsal spine he had cut off in the tray.
"Felucia is full of nocturnal predators; those droid would be trashed within seconds. We can only hope that X-13 survives or attempts to free its siblings," Emotion answered as he reopened his armor panel, "Number 2 call back the search teams please we're calling it a night,"
"Yes sir, all search teams are to return to the base," Number 2 said relaying the order to the search parties.
"Alright 999 cover X-2 and lock down the lab when you leave. I want to catch Number 1 and Sniffles to see if they've found anything else."
With that Emotion left head towards the many base to meet Number 1 and Sniffles.
Emotion stood outside the main base as Sniffles and Number 1 approached. It was indeed getting dark out and some of Felucia's plant life was beginning to glow.
"Did you find anything else" Emotion asked Sniffles as the spider droid approached him.
"Negative sir but we did find a cocoon like substance in a cave not to far where Number 1 found the corpses. We at first thought it was from an indigenous life form, but decided to bring it back just in case. ACHOO!" Sniffles said before accidently firing a shot the harmless blasted of the bases walls, "My apologize my lord"
"It quite alright, now then where is this cocoon?"
"Number 1 has it,"
Number 1 came up next to Sniffles and in one hand was a torn open cocoon like substance.
Emotion took it from the commander and examined it.
"Well it does seem to match the same substance we've found on the Injustice. Good job boys, we'll continue our searches tomorrow."
They all headed back towards the base, unaware of a small Felucian hunting party being stacked by an unknown predator.
The Felucian hunting party was small consisting of a male that hunted before and two young ones. They were still far away from their tribe and it was getting late so the party stopped and decided to camp underneath one of the giant mushrooms.
The camp had no fire, for it would attract any nearby predators. The two younger Felucian's lied down on the soft soil of the planet and almost insistently fallen asleep.
It had been a rough day of hunting. The party had lost two of their kills to bigger predators and had lost the trail of something they were hunting.
Relaxing against the giant mushroom the Felucian elder watched the younglings sleep.
X-13 silently crawled up the other side of the fungus. Peering over the top the mushroom X-13 began drool at the sight of sleeping prey.
X-13 sensed an armed prey nearby and decided to take it out first.
The Felucian warrior was slightly watching the younglings when it felt something wet drip onto its shoulder.
The Felucian warrior looked up to see what might be causing things to drip on him, only see a pair of teeth above it with drool dripping down them.
Before the Felucian could react the strange creature reached out and grabbed him, dragging him to the top of the giant mushroom before the inner mouth launched out and impaled the Felucian in the head killing it instantly.
The two younger Felucians were woken up by a scream. They stood there weapons ready when something fell from the mushroom behind them.
They quickly turned around to see the dead body of the older Felucian hunter.
The two young hunters stood ready for anything, when suddenly a creature jumped from out of nowhere and tackled the second young Felucian, dragging him into a bush and killing him.
The remaining Felucian panicked and was about to start running when it heard a hiss behind him. The young Felucian turned around to come face to face with an eyeless monster.
The monster pounced onto the Felucian and opened it mouth, sending the inner mouth straight through the Felucian's skull.
X-13 let out a screech of victory before eating its kill. X-13 eats some of both young Felucians before dragging the older one to nearby underground cave.
The cave had only one entrance and luckily for X-13 it was big enough to fit through it.
Dragging the older Felucian through the hole was a lot harder than X-13 had expected and after finally getting it through X-13 went to sleep in one of the corners so it could hunt more tomorrow.
As soon as the sun had appeared over the horizon Sniffles and Number 1 hopped of their recharge stations and split up to cover more ground. Sniffles continued to search around the medical facility while Number 1 searched the area around the main base.
According to captain Emotion X-13 wasn't likely to stay in one place.
Number 1 walked along the border of the base and the plant life looking for any possible signs of X-13.
"Sir, are you sure we can't have any of the B2 units around with us?" A battle droid asked from behind
"I'm positive we only have a few supers and the captain doesn't want to waste any of them, besides their busy with security around the containment cells," Number 1 answered searching the ground for foot prints.
Number 1 turned and walked into the jungle followed obediently by the other battle droids.
They walked on for a long time until one of the battle droids tripped over something. The droid looked up and saw a mutilated corpse.
"Um sir I think I've found something," The battle droid said standing up.
Number 1 walked over and looked down at the corpse of a Felucian.
"Captain we've found the corpse of a Felucian warrior it seems to have been mutilated by some sort of creature," Number 1 said into his communicator.
"Right I'll check it out continue with your search," Emotion ordered.
"Rodger, Rodger droids move out"
Captain Emotion was kneeling next to the corpse of the Felucian. He pulled out a recording device.
"Day Two of Xenomorph specimen 13's escape; we have discovered what appears to be the remains of a young Felucian warrior, cause of death unknown. The body is covered in small bite marks," Emotion paused and touched one of the bite marks "The marks seem to have been recently made, most likely by small scavengers."
Emotion looked at the body and noticed some deep bite marks in the chest and a hole in the head.
"There appears to be several larger and deeper bite marks around on the chest area with one in the head," Emotion paused and stood up, "I have reasons to believe that X-13 may have caused the death of this young Felucian."
Emotion walked around the area and found another body.
"I've discovered another body with identical bite marks." Emotion paused again and walked over to a giant mushroom, "There appears to be blood splatter towards the top of a giant mushroom,"
Emotion gaze then fell downward and that was when he found a trail of blood.
Emotion followed the trail to a small hole in the ground.
"I have followed a trail of blood to hole in the ground possibly the entrance to the den of some strange creature or the entrance to an underground cave," Emotion said into his recorder.
Emotion grabbed a small probe droid from his belt, dropped it into the hole and opened up his control panel.
A feed of the inside of the cave appeared on the screen. The droid scanned the cave before coming across the remains of a Felucian. Then suddenly the screen went black and the word "signal lost" appeared on the screen.
Emotion cursed and spoke into his recorder again.
"The remains of a Felucian were found within an underground cave. X-13 must have ambushed the Felucians while they were setting up a camp and dragged one corpse to a cave to eat latter." Emotion paused and started heading back to the main base, "Construction of the new retriever droids is now my top priority,"
Captain Emotion watched as droid parts were moved and assembled within the droid factory/ weapons storage base.
"A retriever droid prototype should be ready for you any minute now James," Said the computer "I've built them to your specifications and I agree with sending one out to catch Xenomorph Specimen 13, despite how unready we were to build them. I've calculated that"
"Computer if I would of wanted to be lectured and told the odds I would have Grievous or a tactical droid here with me. I just want an X-series retriever droid ready so I can catch X-13 before I have another breakdown." Emotion said interrupting the computer.
"My apologize James, and I take it the x in X-series retriever droid means xenomorph?"
"It's alright and of course the x means xenomorph what else would it stand for,"
"Yes, good point" The computer agreed "Oh look James here comes the prototype now"
The droid was rather thin and lightweight with two long arms and a small head with large optics.
"A little under armored don't you think?" Emotion asked examining the droid.
"Of course too much armor could make it slow. We want them to be agile and fast, if they are to go up against a xenomorph," the computer answered.
"Yes of course, how silly of me. Contact 999 and tell him I want X-3 moved to a test room,"
With that Emotion turned on his heel and head towards the exit followed by the prototype X-series retriever droid.
Back in the research labs the X-series retriever droid prototype stood in the test room while X-3 pacing in its cage.
"Everything is ready my lord," 999 said turning to the captain "The grappler droids are in place and the area is secured"
"Very good, Release the beast!" Emotion exclaimed
The door opened and X-3 sprinted out.
The prototype retriever droid charged at X-3. They collided knocking both of to the floor. The retriever droid used its long arms to keep a distance between it and X-3. X-3 let out a hiss and quickly rolled over, now the retriever droid was underneath the xenomorph and before it could do anything else X-3's tail impaled the droid in the head killing it.
X-3 let out a victory screech.
Several grappler droids dropped from the ceiling and one quickly grabbed the xenomorph. X-3 struggled against the droid's grasp only to receive several shock from the other grappler droids.
"Well that was a failure," Emotion said both angrily and sadly.
The grappled droids threw X-3 back in the cage and the door quickly closed.
"Don't worry sir as long as X-3 is still functioning we can continue to use it to test the X-series retriever droids," 999 said in hopes of cheering up the emotional captain.
"And why is it that we're using X-3?" 999 added.
"Because there something different about X-1 that I can't quite but my finger on," Emotion said turning to head back to the droid factory.
"I see, but makes it so different from the others?"
"I don't know I'm still trying to figure that out. It probably has something to do with how it acted aboard the Injustice"
"What happen that makes you think it's different"
"I DON'T KNOW!"
999 decided not to continue the conversation, whatever it is making captain Emotion thinkX-1 different from the other xenomorphs must be very conflicting for the captain.
Emotion stood in the droid factory once again as droid parts were moved to assemble new droids.
"So James what kind of changes are we making to the X-series retriever droids?" the computer asked
"I'm adding a few extra limbs. The xenomorph as more then claws as weapons its tail and possibly the inner mouth pose a threat" Emotion answered "The first prototype was able to keep X-3 at safe distance, but that doesn't mean it still can't use its claws or other defenses. I'm also adding some extra plating to the droids head,"
"Aw, I see how clever" the computer said cheerful "I was also thinking about assembling some IG-100 MagnaGurads just as extra protection of course. I would hate from something to happen to you James,"
"If we have the parts go ahead I have more important things to worry about right now then safety,"
"Like what? Plus I believe Miss Aelita One always told you to be careful when dealing with things like this"
"Like what? Oh I don't know maybe the fact that THERES AN EXTREMLY DANGEROUS CREATURE RUNNING AROUND ON A PLANET FULL OF LIFE! OH AND GUESS WHAT, SAID CREATURE IS PARASITIC IN NATURE AND IS POSSIBLY HIGHLY ADPATABLE!" Emotion shouted angrily "And what my wife said about these things is personal, computer,"
"Of course, I'm sorry if I've made you angry James"
"I forgive you and HOW LONG DOSE IT TAKE TO MAKE ONE STUPID PROTOTYPE"
Just then the new prototype X-series retriever droid appeared. It was still rather thin but it had four arms and the head appeared larger.
"IT"S ABOUT TIME LETS GO"
Emotion and the new prototype left the droid factory.
X-3 jumped at the droid in front of him and the prototype dodged. X-3 hissed and jumped again. This time X-3 landed on top of the retriever droid. The prototype had timed it perfect and was now holding X-3 hands, keeping the xenomorphs jaws as far away as possible and keeping its claws from digging into the droid. X-3 tried to free itself from the grip of the prototype as it used its two extra lower arms to grab the xenomorphs arms, thus freeing its top two.
X-3 hissed in frustration as the prototype continued to keep it off him. X-3's tail quickly launched forward, in an attempt to impale the droid in the head, as the barbed end of the tail fell down on to the droid's head the prototypes now free upper arm quickly caught the tail in between the palms of its mechanical hands. X-3 let out a screech of surprise and frustration as its tail was pushed aside.
"Oh, this is so exciting!" Emotion exclaimed from the viewing room. "X-series retriever droid prototype number 2 proceed with incapacitating X-3,"
The prototype nodded, reared backed its head and head butted the xenomorph. There was a loud cracking sound as X-3 let out a cry of pain. The prototype was about to throw the xenomorph off of him and continue with its orders when it saw a light green or yellowish fluid began to flow through the crack in X-3's exoskeleton.
The acidic blood began to drip on to the droids head and eat its way through the metal. What seemed like devious smile spread itself across X-3's lips as the prototype's arms begin to shack as X-3's jaws got closer to the droids head. The jaws opened and the inner jaw pierced the now weekend head of the prototypes head.
X-3 let out a screech of victory as the grappler droids rounded it up.
Emotion went from happy to anger and began cursing in several different languages and as far 999 knew Emotion was cursing in every language known to the galaxy.
Emotion was still cursing as he left the test area.
"Hmm I wonder if the captain is unhappy with the results."999 asked himself before returning to his own work.
Emotion was still cursing by the time he reached the droid factory.
"Captain James Emotional Transforming Protocol Droid-001 Emotion, watch your language" The computer told Emotion angrily, using his full name.
Emotion almost immediately stopped cursing before approaching the control panel and typing the new attachments he wanted for the next prototype.
"I take it the test was unsuccessful?" the computer asked the calming down droid captain.
"It was so close to being a success and then the prototype decides to use all the force it has and head butt X-3, cracking the exoskeleton around the head, thus allowing some of the acidic blood to flow through the crack and start to melt the droids processor!" Emotion exclaimed his anger returning
"I see, so I take we're going to make its whole body acid resilient than?" The computer asked
"Of course! I'm also adding elector grips, an extra arm, a vibroblade or two, an elector net launcher in the chest area an elector net launcher attached to a blaster and x-ray vision so it can see through any possible hiding spots,"
"Hmm that's quite the arsenal,"
"The test show that in order for a xenomorph to be captured you have to be better armed then the xenomorph. I'm also enhancing the X-series retriever droids reflexes,"
"May I suggest that the extra arm is hidden behind the retriever droid?"
"Brilliant suggestion computer"
Emotion stood waiting for the new and hopefully final prototype when his communicator went off. He opened the panel in his armor and a holographic image of Number 2 appeared.
"Sir we may have a problem," Number 2 told the captain
"What kind of problem?" Emotion asked worriedly.
"Well sir it appears the distress beacon sent by the clones managed to reach a Republic supply vessel that is traveling towards planet, mostly likely to deliver supplies to the Republic base here, the vessel also appears to have no escorts
"Deploy all droid fighters we have. If it's just a supply ship they don't stand a chance, Oh and I want no survivors. If an escape pod is launched ether have it destroyed or brought back here. I could always use more test subject," Emotion said calmly and viciously.
"Yes my lord, deploying all droid fighters now"
With that holographic image of Number 2 disappeared.
Emotion let out an evil laugh as he watched the droid fighter leave the storage hanger. Emotion closed his armor panel as the last vulture droid left hanger.
"James the new X-series retriever droid prototype is ready." The computer said interrupting the captain's laughter.
The droid was a little bit bulkier then before, due to the added electro net launcher in the chest, there was a circle on the chest and the droid still had the four arms.
"Third time's the charm right?" Emotion stated before leaving for the test area.
X-3 launched itself at the prototype but missed as the droid quickly jumped out of the way. X-3 paced around, watching the droid, the prototype mimicked the xenomorphs moves.
X-3 charged at the droid.
The prototype jumped over the charging xenomorph, grabbed it tail and hurled into the wall. X-3 let out a screech of pain as it hit the wall. It stood up on its hind legs only to be rammed back into the wall by the prototype droid. X-3 let out another screech and began to claw the droid back.
X-3 managed to push the droid off and then quickly began climbing up the wall.
The prototype quickly got back up and began searching for the xenomorph.
"Oh this is even more intense then the last battle!" Emotion exclaimed.
The prototype's sensors suddenly picked up movement. The droid turned and faced the direction its sensors had picked up the movement. Only to be pounced on by X-3.
X-3 thrashed in the droids grasp. The prototype was quick to have X-3's arms in the grasp of his lower hands while it his top two were pushing against the xenomorphs head. X-3 hiss angrily and launched its tail towards the droids head.
The prototype moved its head as the barbed end of tail came crashing down. The secret arm then appeared, grabbed the tail and yanked it out of the floor. This had distracted the prototype long enough for X-3 to move its head out of the droid's hands. The prototype saw the xenomorphs head move from it grasp with its peripheral vision and managed to catch the inner mouth as it launched out of X-3's mouth.
"Very good X-series retriever droid Number 3 now proceed with incapacitating X-3," Emotion ordered
"Yes my lord proceeding with incapacitating Xenomorph Specimen Number 3, disarming secondary weaponry now," The prototype said.
The prototype now gripped the inner mouth in one hand as X-3 thrashed in the droids grasp. Using it's now free hand the droid grabbed its vibroblade attached to its leg and cut off the inner mouth with one hum of the vibroblade.
X-3 let out a deafening screech of pain, as acidic blood began to flow out of X-3's mouth like a waterfall.
"Inner mouth no longer functioning continuing with incapacitating and disarming of Xenomorph Specimen Number 3," The prototype said.
The circle on the prototype's chest opened and an electro net was launched, capturing X-3.
The droid threw the xenomorph off of him before using his vibroblade to cut off the barbed end of its tail.
X-3 let out another screech of pain as the grappler droids walked in and put X-3 back in its cage.
"Xenomorph disarmed and incapacitated" The retriever droid told Emotion as he and 999 walked.
"Very good Fetch-X" Emotion said congratulating the droid.
"Fetch-X sir?" 999 asked
"Off course as in Fetch Xenomorph, what did you want me to call it, FX?"
"Sounds kind of silly sir"
"Fetch-X? A suiting but comical name, I accept the nickname my lord" Fetch-X said
"Ha, you see, Now then Fetch-X, I want you to go and recharge. You have a big day ahead of you tomorrow. After all X-13 is still out there."
"Xenomorph Specimen Number 13 is still at large my lord?" the retriever droid asked
"Unfortunately"
"I accept the mission"
With that Fetch-X left the room.
"I like him already" Emotion said commenting on Fetch-X's eagerness.
"Sir what are we going to do about X-3's wounds?" 999 asked.
Emotion responded by withdrawing his zap cannon.
"But killing it will result in the loss of another possible test subject," 999 said alarmed by the captains response.
"True but the poor thing is in great pain and you know just how much I hate to see organics suffer," Emotion said sadly, approaching X-3 "And besides we have what nineteen left?"
"Eighteen, X-13 is still on the loose"
"Details, details"
"If I can figure out a way to weaponize the acidic blood will you keep X-3 alive or at least use it as the first 2.0 test subject,"
"Good idea using X-3 as the first Xenomorph 2.0 test subject will save me from having to cut off a few limbs,"
Captain Emotion stepped back from the cage.
"999 do something about these holes in the floor" Emotion ordered the 2.0
There were only a few small holes in floor caused by X-3's acidic blood but captain Emotion didn't want to risk anything.
"Yes my lord," 999 said agreeing with the captain.
Fetch-X stood outside the main building. It was dark now and the local plant life had started to glow.
Fetch-X ran into the jungle of glowing plant life and began searching for the escaped xenomorph. He knew he wasn't supposed to search for the escaped xenomorph tell morning but he couldn't just sit there while X-13 was still running wild out there.
X-13 crawled silently across the ground. X-13 had gone through a few changes in its appearance since its escape.
Its exoskeleton was now a dark green with blackish blue dorsal spines. The spikes running down its tail and the barbed end of the tail were a light blue. Like the rest of the plant and animal life on Felucia, X-13 had developed a thin yellowish glowing line along its sides and its exoskeleton appeared to be translucent.
X-13 sensed something and paused.
Using its new body color and it's almost transparent exoskeleton. X-13 perfectly blended with the surrounding plant life as the unsuspecting prey walked by.
X-13 quietly came up behind its prey and quickly killed it.
X-13 watched and listened to its surroundings. One of the things X-13 was quick to adapt to, was the inhabitants unique defense systems and to always be on the lookout for other predator looking to steal its kill or kill it, after sensing nothing dangerous nearby X-13 began to eat its well earned kill.
Fetch-X moved silently thought the vast jungle of plant life when he suddenly paused as his sensors picked up a loud screech.
Fetch-X looked at his audio recognizer as the line spiked up.
"Match frequency with that of Xenomorph Specimen Number 3" Fetch-X said using voice commands "Alter frequency to match Xenomorph Specimen Number 3 if need,"
Fetch-X waited as the audio recognizer processed the information.
Processing Complete: Analysis
90% Xenomorph
10% Indigenous Life
Fetch-X stared at the words that were spread across the audio recognizer.
Fetch-X looked in the direction the screech had come from and started running in that direction.
Fetch-X peeked through the undergrowth and watched as X-13 fought over the carcass of a creature with a scavenger.
X-13 hissed at the intruding scavenger before lunging at it and quickly killing it. X-13 let out a screech of victory before resuming eating the carcass.
Fetch-X reached for the gun attached to his back, keeping his eye on the xenomorph, when suddenly he heard a noise coming from behind him.
Fetch-X quickly turned around to only see a gelagrub harmlessly making its way through the undergrowth. Fetch-X turned back to face X-13, electro net launcher ready, only to that X-13 was gone.
A hiss then came up from behind the retriever droid.
Fetch-X slowly turned around to see X-13 drop from the cap of a giant mushroom. Fetch-X quickly raised his gun only to be pounced on by X-13, causing the two to tumble into the clearing X-13 was in before.
Fetch-X held the xenomorph of him as it struggled in his metallic grasp. X-13 hiss viscously at the droid as it tried to free itself from its grasp and kill it.
Fetch-X had to think quickly if he was to succeed in capturing the xenomorph and bring it back to the base in one piece. X-13 raised its tail and brought it down on Fetch-X's left leg.
Fetch-X managed to move his leg just before the tail hit and kicked X-13 off of him.
X-13 let out a small screech as it hit the ground but quickly got up and jumped into the undergrowth. Fetch-X jumped on to his own feet with vibroblade in hand and searched the area using his x-ray vision and great eye sight to look for the xenomorph.
"Any luck Fetch-X?" came the captains voice, through their private comlink.
"Xenomorph Specimen Number 13 has been found my lord," Fetch-X answered, as he followed the circling, beeping dot on his motion tracker.
"Splendid! How is our little unlucky specimen number?" Emotion asked
"X-13 has gone through some changes in its appearance and it seems smart, faster and more adapted then the others," Fetch-X answered, facing the direction a hiss came from.
"In only the few days it's been out there? Fascinating,"
Fetch-X was going to answer the captain when his elector net gun rolled out of the undergrowth.
Fetch-X turned his head to the side. He had forgotten he had dropped it when X-13 had pounced him.
"Fetch-X you still there?" came the worried voice of the captain.
"I'm going to have to call you back sir,"
Fetch-X cautiously approached the gun. He knew it was a trap; it was quite obvious that it was, but sometimes in order to catch what you want, you have to fall for their little tricks.
As Fetch-X bent over to pick up the gun, X-13 silently crawled out of the undergrowth. X-13 stood up on its hind legs and was about to grab the droid, when arm came out of its back slapped the xenomorph.
X-13 let out a screech of surprise as Fetch-X turned around and launched and electro net at the stunned xenomorph.
X-13 was knocked to the ground by the force of the net and received several shocks as it tried to break free,
"Xenomorph captured returning to base," Fetch-X said over the communications line.
Fetch-X heaved the captured xenomorph over his shoulder and started heading back towards the main building.
Captain Emotion stood outside the main building with Sniffles and Number 1 as Fetch-X approached them.
"On escaped xenomorph, just as you requested my lord" Fetch-X said dropping the net containing the xenomorph in front of him.
X-13 let out a small screech as it curled up into ball.
Emotion let out small chuckle "Welcome home X-13, we've missed you gravely," another small chuckle followed as he finished the sentence.
"Take him and put him with rest of the xenomorphs in the medical building" Number 1 told a group of approaching grappler droids.
"Make sure you put it back in its original cell" Emotion told the grappler droids as they picked up the xenomorph "Due to the changes to its body it's more suited for an environmentally controlled cell,"
The grappler droid nodded and head in to the elevator at the bottom of the main building followed by Number 1 and Sniffles.
"Congratulations on your success on your mission Fetch-X," Emotion said coagulating the retriever droid.
"Sir there something I have to tell you about X-13" Fetch said urgently
"Well it can wait tell morning we've already achieved so much already and I think we should save some more achievements for later?" Emotion said guiding the droid towards the elevator.
"But sir" Fetch-X tried
"But, what we have nothing to worry about my friend, X-13 has been captured and returned to us and I get to start working on the Xenomorph 2.0 units tomorrow so there is absolutely nothing to worry about," Emotion said cheerful
"But"
"Enough buts already we have X-13 and security around the contaminate cells has been improved so we nothing to worry. Am I making myself clear Fetch-X?" Emotion threateningly told the droid.
"Yes sir" Fetch-X said sadly
Emotion nodded happily as they entered the elevator.
What was Fetch-X trying to tell Captain Emotion? Why is X-1 so special? What happend to the supply ship? When will Republic finally get more involved? When is the action going to start? Why am I asking all these questions when i could be writeing the next chapter so it dose it take that long to finish and uploaded?
All these questions, ok lets be honest here, most of these questions will be anwsered in the next chapter or chapters. Also if you any question or any ideas I could add to the story, hit the review but and ask or suggest away. It'll also be help full if you actully review the story.
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