josh was already back onboard the odyssey and placed the bag inside the main gallery of the odyssey, he then took out what appeared to be a suitcase containing the dead facehugger inside. next he found the damaged body of the android paul, and finally he found a chestbuster's skin stored in a container. he then sat down to take a rest before placing his flamethrower on the table as he took a deep "okay , so that's the stuff that i got from Deck B, now all i have to do is wait for andrea and James to finish setting up the self-destruct system before we can leave." josh said to himself as he sighed, he then looked at apollo who was in hypersleep and smiled. his relaxation was suddenly interrupted when he then heard voices from his headset and recognized them as andrea and james, but something was wrong. he heard andrea and james screaming and yelling through the communication headset. "Guys, sis, what the heck is... guys?" Josh asked in confusion as the screams and shouting went on, josh knew that they were in trouble "just hold on!" josh said as he grabbed the flamethrower and left the odyssey and ran back into the niridesis to help andrea and james.

he then heard a loud roar through his communication headset that sounded similar to an animal that was angry.

Meanwhile, back on Deck B, andrea and james tried to fight off big chap jr as it attacked them "get away from me! you ugly mother!" James yelled as he grabbed his cutting torch and ignited it. he then swiped the cutting torch at big chap jr's direction, however big chap jr was faster than James and used its tail to disarm him and charged at full speed. it suddenly grabbed James by the head and slammed him against a wall pinning him in place, "ahh!" James shouted in pain and fear, he then saw the inner mouth of big chap jr approaching him and saw it ready to kill him. but big chap jr's advance was suddenly blocked by andrea as she appeared behind him and fired her flamethrower at big chap jr, setting its entire body ablaze "ahh!" big chap jr roared as it was set on fire, it then fled into the air shaft and disappeared. "James, are you alright? did that thing hurt you?" Andrea asked as she ran over to James and helped him up.

"i'm fine, it's just a concussion" James said as he held onto his head. andrea then gave him a hug "you're such a dumbass, we can't afford to lose you!" andrea said with relief in her voice. it was then they've heard josh as he entered the room and saw his sister and James.

"sis!" Josh said as he ran over to hug his sister. andrea hugged her younger brother tightly, "oh god, it was so good to see you!" andrea said as she looked at her little brother with relief in her eyes.

"alright, alright, enough hugging time." James said as he patted josh on the back. andrea then let go of josh and looked at James "alright, lets set that self-destruct device so we can leave this ship and blow this thing into hell!" she said with determination.

James nodded before they heard big chap jr crawling through the vents "damn this thing is sure persistent." James said as they heard big chap jr's growl echoing through the vents. the three of them then proceeded with caution, keeping an eye on the vents for big chap jr before making their way to the self-destruct device.

"ok, the self-destruct device should be just ahead of us. you guys go on ahead and i'll kept this thing busy?" James said as he stood in front of them, ready to hold off big chap jr. "alright, but don't let it kill you, cause i won't be back to save your ass!" andrea said as she stood next to him. James smiled at her "just get going, i'll be fine!" James said as he held up his flamethrower. andrea then nodded and led josh through the corridors towards the self-destruct device, leaving James to fend off big chap jr. all was silent, no movement, not even a sound can be heard, but james kept his guard up "come on, you son of a bitch! you think you can kill us?" James yelled as keeps pointing at the other end of the corridors and without warning something took him by surprise as he felt something speared through him. James looked down to see the tail of big chap jr going through his back and out of his chest.

meanwhile andrea and josh arrived at the self destruct device and they both worked together to set up the countdown sequence "alright, the countdown should be set. we just need to get to the odyssey and we'll be fine." Andrea said as they heard the sirens go off, yellow lights filled every part of the ship as the announcer spoke out in every possible direction {danger! emergency destruct system is now activated... the ship will detenate in T-Minus 15 minutes. the option to overide automantic detenation sequence expires in t-minus 7 minutes.} the announcer said . andrea and josh then proceeded back to the odyssey but found that james was dead with big chap jr on top of him. "james!" andrea shouted as she ran towards him, but big chap jr stood up and snarled at her "back off!" andrea shouted as she pointed at big chap jr, however big chap jr charged at full speed. andrea then fired her flamethrower at big chap jr but it immediately jumped up into the vents to avoid getting burned again. andrea and josh took this moment to flee before big chap jr returned "run!" Andrea shouted as they made their way back to the odyssey, but big chap jr is not going to give up so easily.

andrea and josh arrive at the entrance leading to the connection bridge to the odyssey "andrea wait, i got an idea, we're going EVA, transfer in suits!" josh exclaimed as ran over to the space suits that have been stored inside the closet, he then quickly grabbed one and put it on. Andrea did the same and put on her space suit. big chap jr then emerged from the vents and saw josh and andrea wearing their space suits and looked at them with anger despite not having eyes, but it can clearly see them as it slowly walked towards them. andrea and josh entered the airlock, they then closed the door behind them, except big chap jr stopped the door before it touched the ground.

they both watched in utter horror as big chap jr crawled its way into the airlock with them "oh god, josh run NOW!" andrea said but before she knew it big chap jr's tail went through andrea's suit and through her chest, andrea looked up at her brother and saw him in complete shock "NOOO!" he screamed as big chap jr yanked her body aside. josh suddenly snapped out of his shock and ran as fast as he could back to the outer hatch of the odyssey. big chap jr stood there as it yanked the tail out of andrea's dead body, it was as if it were just staring at him and waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and kill its next victim.

josh felt his life flashing in his eyes, memories of himself and his friends, him and his sister, all the things they all did together at this very point and just as josh began to feel that this was the end, something unexpected happen. he heard a voice in his spacehelmet {the option to override automatic detenation sequence has now expired... beginning seperation between ship and secondary ship sequence} the announcer said, suddenly the connection bridge of the odyssey was seperating from the one other that was connected to the niridesis.

all air inside the docking arms around them was instantly being sucked into the vacuum of space and almost everything started floating around. thankfully josh was in his spacesuit, yet remembered that this creature can survive the vacuum of deep space and it started crawling on all fours as it held on tight as both the two bridges retracted from each-other.

josh then looked up and saw that docking clamp connector was moving the niridesis forward before it counts down to disengage itself from the odyssey, then he quickly turns his attention to big chap jr as it hissed with anger. but from behind big chap jr, josh sees andrea's dead body floating away from the niridesis as it distances itself from the odyssey. big chap jr leaps onto the docking clamp while crawling towards josh, but the young boy knows that he won't survive this if he doesn't do something. so he decided to go back inside the odyssey and sealed the door behind him and started the airlock's pressurization cycle, but it seemed as if the cycle was taking forever. finally the airlock's pressurization cycle was complete and josh quickly removed his helmet and opened the door leading back into the odyssey.

josh was in such a hurry that he didn't even bother to put away his helmet, he just dropped it on the ground and ran as fast as he could climb up to the bridge. when he arrives at the control deck he heard the announcer started counting down to the odyssey's seperation from the niridesis {5... 4... 3... 2... 1... disengaging from odyssey.} the announcer said as the docking clamps release the niridesis-1 from the odyssey's grip. josh then grabbed onto a chair to prevent himself from floating into space as he watched the niridesis drifting further and further away from them, and big chap jr was on the other end of the connection bridge, unable to reach him. suddenly josh hears the announcer once again {danger!... the ship will detenate in T-Minus 5 minutes.} the announcer said as josh realized the self-destruct device is going to finish it's countdown soon. all he can do now is wait and watch the niridesis drift further away from them before it explodes, josh saw andrea's body drift in space and knew that he couldn't leave her body out there.

outside of the odyssey, big chap jr was crawling on the ship searching for a way inside, meanwhile josh finds a service android around the corner in cryostasis. he decided to quickly activated it, its eyes glow white as it searched its surroundings knowing that had been turned on early for some reason "how can i help you?" the android asked, josh got straght to the point and told it what to do "listen, there is an alien lifeform outside the odyssey, the niridesis is about to self destruct and i need you to bring andrea's body into the odyssey ship before the niridesis-1's remaining four minutes are up and detonates." josh explained, the android was quick to comply and proceeded to do as he was told.

meanwhile josh decided to go outside the ship and deal with big chap jr "okay jr, you want a fight, you'll get one." josh uttered to himself as he grabbed harpoon gun and immediately puts on his space helmet and then proceeds to the airlock, the android that he woke up earlier was already outside wearing a space suit with jetpack and had andrea's body, josh saw the android just float there with her dead body, he then proceeded to open the airlock to let them both back in.

once they got back in, josh was immediately startled as he heard the announcer spoke out {attention the niridesis-1 will detonate in t-minus 2 minutes} the announcer said as josh closes the airlock behind him before he opened the outer hatch to go back outside the odyssey. but as cautiously looked at his surroundings before going back out in space, he noticed big chap jr was nowhere to be seen "where are you?" josh uttered while keeping a sharp eye out for big chap jr, he can already feel his heart pounding in his chest and sees that the niridesis was already miles away now. josh started to wonder if big chap jr is planning to ambush him when he least expects it or that he might attack from behind. and just as josh thought to himself that maybe the creature had abandoned him or is somewhere else outside the odyssey, big chap jr suddenly appeared right above him as it crawls down toward josh and attacks him with its tail.

josh was barely able to dodge big chap jr's tail as it tried to stab him, but he managed to get the harpoon gun and shot at big chap jr, unfortunetly the harpoon missed as big chap jr dodged it and was still on clinging onto the ship. josh knew that this new big chap is not going to fall for the same trick twice, yet there was another problem {you now have 1 minute to abandon ship... the niridesis will automaticley destruct in T-minus 1 minute.} the announcer said as josh was reminded that time is almost up, he was trying to think of a solution to defeat the creature. it was then the outer airlock opened and the android pulled josh back inside the odyssey and closed the hatch before the creature could enter "my apologies, but im afraid that there is very little time for you to deal with this creature. you must get to the main deck of the odyssey before the niridesis explodes, i'll drive the creature off the ship." the android said before the inner hatched opened and without warning the android pushed josh out of the airlock and sealed the inner hatch.

josh was about to object, but he was already back inside the odyssey and the door had been sealed behind him. he then heard the announcer {attention the niridesis will automaticly self-destruct in T-minus 40 seconds} the announcer said as josh realized that he had only half a minute to get to the main deck to strap himself into a chair and brace himself for the shockwave.

josh quickly rushed to the ladder and climbed up to main deck of the odyssey, he can see from the left side window that the android trying to get big chap jr to follow him up to the top side of the ship. he then heard the announcer spoke again "t-minus 30 seconds... 29... 28... 27..." the announcer said as it started counting down to the niridesis's destruction. josh can see the android's plan was working as big chap jr was crawling up towards the top side of the odyssey. the announcer continued to count down to the niridesis's destruction as it continued to drift further away from them "t-minus 20 seconds... 19... 18... 17... 16... 15..." the announcer said. josh then saw that big chap jr was at the top of the odyssey, but it then notices josh sitting inside the ship as it appears to be glaring at him as the announcer continued to count down "t-minus 10 seconds... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..." the announcer said as it finished counting down to the niridesis's destruction.

the niridesis then went off in a bright flash of light and the shockwave from the explosion violently shook the odyssey, josh closed his eyes shut as the light flashed bright. outside the odyssey, big chap jr was sent flying backwards across the ship by the enormous shockwave of the explosion and was knocked off of the odyssey. as josh opened his eyes, he looked out of the ship to see that the niridesis-1 was now nothing more than a debris field and with hopes that the alien creature was now floating further and further away from the odyssey. josh was relieved that he managed to defeat the creature, but then he remembered that andrea is dead and that the niridesis-1 was destroyed.

later josh was sitting in the control room of the odyssey staring at the body of his sister andrea who was wrapped up in a white sheet, he was still feeling downhearted about her death as tears formed in his eyes. then josh heard footsteps behind him as he turned around and looked at paul who was already plugged into the odyssey computer "hey paul, how are you holding up?" josh asked, paul then gave josh a reassuring smile showing that he'll be okay "i'll still function but not without being plugged into any machinery unfortunetly." paul said, before josh was suddenly startled by his puppy apollo who was whining and trying to comfort his owner and get him to pet him, josh then put his arms around his puppy and hugged him.

josh took a moment to think of what final words he should give his fallen sister "you and i knew the risks of space travel sis, i worked and trained really hard to follow in you and our dad's footsteps. you maybe gone but you're sacrifice will not be forgotten, and i promise that i will complete the mission. i just hope the colonists will believe me, and i will always keep you alive in my memory and my heart. you're the reason why i'm here right now, but you are more than just my sister, you were also a crewmate, a friend, a comrade, and a guardian to me and I'll make sure to carry on our dad's legacy. i also promise you that i will make weyland yutani pay for what has happened. i love you sis and thank you." josh said as he gave his final words to his sister andrea.

Josh watched as Andrea's body was carried away by two androids, and eventually her body was placed into an airlock before being jettisoned into deep space. Paul gave a reassuring smile to josh as he was still grieving and trying to come to terms with Andrea's death, "I believe she'll be happy that you will carry on the mission. I'm sorry that your sister is gone, but she was a fine member of the crew, also I agree... we all knew the risks of space travel. Sometimes we have to expect the unexpected, cause you never know what could be out there in the universe." Paul said as josh was still mourning the loss of his sister "yeah, I know that Paul... i just never thought that I would lose my sister..." josh said, before Paul spoke out "well josh, I can tell you that the chances of the colony believing you are slim. Most won't even believe you, but I seem to have found some security footage that was downloaded from the niridesis and into the odyssey before its self-destruct device was activated." Paul said, josh was confused at first, but he then remembered that the niridesis-1's cameras had captured all the crew's deaths at the hands of big chap and big chap jr. "Really Paul, are you sure that it was downloaded from the niridesis?" josh asked, Paul gave a nod to confirm "affirmative, but I suggest you write a final report of the niridesis and make a first report of the odyssey, also with your permission will you disconnect me please" Paul said, josh then nodded.

later josh eventually disconnected paul from the odyssey computers and began to make his report "final report of the colonial vessel niridesis-1... cabin boy reporting... its crew... james... andrea... bill... indra... percy... paul... and captain nyn are dead... the niridesis-1 destroyed. the odyssey is resuming its mission objective. i'm not sure of what will happen now, but I'm going to try to make it to the orion belt so that the colonization mission will continue, eventually i'll try to convince them of what happened on the niridesis with all the evidence i've gathered so far. the niridesis-1 may be gone, but its memory will live on forever. this is joshua zero... last survivor of the niridesis-1... signing off." josh finished his report as he signed it and uploaded it into the odyssey's computer.

josh then proceeded to record a personal message for his parents "added report, this is a personal message to my parents, hi mom, hey dad... i'm sorry it has been so long since i spoke to you guys, you see we've got into some trouble, theres been an catastrophic accident. but im okay and well." josh took in a deep breath as tears start forming in his eyes "andrea... she's... she's dead... and you see... we found something... somekind of alien organism. and the only way we could stop it is to destroy the niridesis... we just couldn't allow that... nightmare to get to the colonists on the odyssey." josh said as tears started pouring out of his eyes and onto the floor of the odyssey,

he then wiped the tears away from his eyes "i'm so sorry i'm late with the news, but i just wanted to let you know that i'm alright, and we had to destroy the niridesis... because we had no other choice, but we managed to stop that monster and we've got plenty of proof. but andrea she... she died trying to protect me... i'm sorry if things got so bad right now and I'm still planning to go through with the colonization mission. so that our dreams for humanity will live on. also I'll see if i can find a new android replacement for paul as well. you see the darn thing severed his lower body, anyways, i hope you guys get this message soon and i'll contact you both as soon as i get to the orion belt. i love you both." josh finished his message as he wiped away his tears.

eventually josh was in his cryogenic hypersleep chamber in a state of hybernation, resting peacfully while holding his puppy 'apollo' and with hopes for a brighter future. the odyssey continued on its course for the orion belt, with cousin transfered into the odyssey computer to guide the ship and navigate through space. the fate of Josh, his puppy 'Apollo' and the damaged android 'paul' was uncertain as the odyssey was traveling through space, but they would eventually find their destination and make it to the orion belt, ready to begin the colonization mission once they arrive. the odyssey would carry on without its crew of the niridesis-1, but the crew would live on in the memories of everyone aboard.

however unknown to the hibernating survivors, there was a dark lump object attatched to the outer hull in the middle of the odyssey, it was big chap jr's cocoon, and it survived the shockwave from the explosion of the niridesis's self-destruct sequence, it somehow managed to grab a hold of the outer hull and cocooned itself to the ship where it will hibernate for a long period of time until it reawakens from its slumber.

THE END


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