Chapter 22
Bellati Video Secure Östermalm
It is past 8 p.m. and there is an unusual amount of activity at the company. This late in the day there are usually only about 10 people working, but right now there are 19 people there. Bellati Video Secure is a big company but it's not the biggest in town. The company manages video surveillance of various locations in Stockholm's inner city and right now eight people are sitting watching the saved surveillance of Kungsträdgården. There are over 15 surveillance cameras at Kungsträdgården and Bellati Video Secure owns eight of the cameras. The others are owned by a smaller company called Video Checkpoint.
It was decided that the saved footage from the eight surveillance cameras would be checked when it was revealed on the news at 7pm that the events with the Alien monsters must have been sabotage. The manager of the company has called several people who work at the company and asked if they can work extra and look through the saved material. Admittedly, the manager could have sent all the material to the police directly, but chooses to check the saved material first. The manager has already checked the material from the previous day and then there were no Alien eggs in Kungsträdgården. With the help of clips that have been posted on YouTube, the manager can say that the eggs must have been placed before 12 a.m. This means that the eight who work extra must check what has been recorded between midnight and until 12 o'clock.
The eight workers checking the recordings have now come to what was recorded at 8 a.m. this morning but no one has yet placed any Alien Eggs in the park and they are carefully fast-forwarding through the saved footage while the time clock ticks in one corner. It is only when the clock on the video surveillance shows 10.43 a.m. that something interesting happens. Whoever controls the camera at the far end of the park sees Michael ride his bike out of the underground tunnel into the park and it is very clear that transparent slime is dripping from the back of the wooden cart. Unfortunately, the camera is at a bad angle so Michael's face is very poorly seen. The worker sitting at the monitoring calls out
- I have found something. Be prepared. There is a man riding a bicycle and he has a long wooden cart on the bicycle.
The seven other workers concentrate on the footage and soon they can see Michael cycling around the park. One of the workers watches as Michael places the very first Alien eggs near the stage and Michael's face is clearly visible on this camera. All seven cameras film Michael placing the eggs in various places in the park, and his face is clearly visible on the surveillance footage. Whoever is checking what has been filmed by the camera at the far end sees Michael cycling back into the tunnel. Then the clock is 10.55 a.m.
But MIchael comes back to the park through the tunnel and then the clock is 11.15 a.m. and it is clear that the wooden cart is weighed down by something and even more transparent slime drips from the back of the wooden cart. Once again, the seven workers watch as Michael deploys most of the Alien eggs and they now know it is a deliberate act of sabotage. The worker who sees Michael placing the eggs at the horse and gray seal paddock is very upset when he sees what is happening because he is an animal lover. The seven workers do not see Michael placing the eggs at the alleys because there are no cameras right there and they can only see when he places a few of the eggs at the green area but they have enough evidence to send the footage to the police. One of the workers murmurs quietly to the image of Michael.
- If I ever get hold of you, I will torture you to death very slowly. I don't care what the law in Sweden says. I will torture you to death.
The manager of the company calls the police and they retrieve all the saved material and there are already two police officers ready to check the material carefully and take screenshots of whoever is placing the eggs.
Östermalm police station
Benjamin and Lennart retrieve the footage from the eight surveillance cameras and once they return to the police station, they enter a spare room that has equipment for printing and saving footage. There are computer programs that can blur faces and other things that the police can use. There is also a criminal register that uses advanced A1 and it is possible to send a picture to the register and it looks up whether the person seen in the picture is in the police's criminal register or not.
There are many policemen in the police station even though it is almost 9pm and both Benjamin and Lennart are working extra due to the heavy workload. Some of the police who have tried to kill the Alien monsters at Kungsträdgården have been injured and are being treated in hospital. Therefore, several police officers who are actually on holiday have had to step in and work extra. Since many Alien warriors still place lots of Alien eggs in the city, several police patrols have to go to several addresses and collect the eggs so that the people do not risk being attacked by Facehuggers. It is constantly a race against time and the police patrols do not have time to go to all the places where it is reported that there are Alien eggs.
As if the invasion of Alien monsters wasn't enough, several criminal gangs are also fighting in different places in the city and the police are trying to keep track of them too, but it's not easy. A criminal gang has broken into several jewelry stores in the city and a police patrol is chasing them with several cars and it's a big car chase. A major fire has also broken out at the beginning of Gamla stan and a police patrol is there so that the fire brigade can do their job without being disturbed by curious people. Most of Stockholm's inner city is a single chaos and it doesn't look like the chaos will stop for a long time.
Benjamin and Lennart fast-forward through the surveillance footage until the clock reads 11.15 a.m. and Michael begins to place the 30 eggs. Lennart makes sure that the material is saved in the police computer while Benjamin prints out several pictures of Michael's face. Benjamin submits the best picture to the criminal record and has it search for a similar or hopefully the same face. But Michael is not in the police's criminal records so there will be no match even if there are others who look like MIchael but they are quickly written off from the investigation.
Benjamin had an acquaintance who was in Kungsträdgården and who died from the attacks of the Alien monsters so it becomes very personal for him as he watches Michael deliberately place the eggs where he knows there will be many people. Lennart and Benjamin decide that the news will show a shorter version of Michael placing the eggs in the park but it won't happen until the next day. Hopefully there is someone in town who recognizes the person who places the eggs. The police need as much help as they can get from the public. Lennart writes a police report about what Michael is doing and he already starts writing questions for interrogation once the person has been found. Lennart thinks about whether he should give the person protection because many will surely want his head on a platter once the clips are published on TV. Lennart decides that this person will remain in custody once he is found and part of that decision is about the person's safety but also that no more Alien eggs can be placed by him. Lennart yawns and gets himself a large cup of coffee. He realizes that it will be a long night.
Kamugatan (Near Stureplan)
The music blares from an apartment on the sixth floor and those living on the floor below wonder if they should call 911. The person who lives in the apartment where the party is taking place has already warned the neighbors that there may be a high volume during the evening, but the question is where is the limit for how loud the volume can be. Those who live in the floor below don't want to complain too much because they know that the tenant above them is tidy and really nice. So those who live on the floor below choose to wait and see how long the loud music continues to play.
The seven girls who were each attacked by a Facehugger in Gamla stan are invited to the party and they sing along to the song that is playing right now and it's about riding Epa tractors and driving 30 kilometers an hour. None of the girls have ever driven an Epa tractor but they think they are very cool. In addition, it is a very happy and pleasant song.
The girls' names are Mia, Pia, Sarah, Angela, Malin, Mona and Kikki. Mona is the oldest of them and she hates when everyone pronounces her name as Mååna. Sarah has a crush on one of the guys at the party, but despite drinking a lot of alcohol, she's too shy to ask for a dance with the guy so she dances with her other six friends. Pia feels that she has to do some private needs, but she doesn't want to take her purse to the toilet, so she asks Malin to guard it, and Malin happily accepts the purse and hangs it on one shoulder.
Mia looks out into the kitchen and she wants more chips so she goes out into the kitchen and walks over to one of the big chip bowls and takes a big handful of chips in her hand and shoves them into her mouth. These particular chips are spicy and it stings a little in Mia's throat, but she still thinks it's nice to have a little spice instead of tame chips. Mia suddenly feels a very violent movement in her ribcage and she loses her breath because the movement is so strong. Mia stands still for a few seconds to see if the movement returns but when nothing has happened for a few seconds she goes out to her friends again. Angela accidentally spills a drink on a handsome guy standing very close to her and he gets angry and grabs Angela's shirt and shakes her. Mia pushes the guy away and snarls at him.
- Don't you ever touch my friend like that. She didn't do it on purpose.
The guy moves forward towards Mia and presses his body against hers and she finds it uncomfortable. Mia doesn't know this guy but she's seen him at other parties she's been to. The guy puts his hands right on Mia's breast and she gets angry and roars at him.
- You better remove your hands from my breasts. They are mine and not yours.
But the guy doesn't remove his hands from Mia's breasts, instead he starts caressing and touching them. Mia is just about to push the guy away when she feels the strong movement in her chest again and it can be seen that the guy also feels the movement because he removes his hands from Mia's breasts and backs away a few centimeters.
- What the hell was that? What a fucking freak you are.
Angela saw when the guy touched Mia's breast and she gets behind him and brutally wrestles him down and he lands on the floor. The guy looks up at Mia and Angela and it's clear he's pissed at them.
- Your fucking pussies.
- Thank you the same. We don't want you around. Mia, come on, let's go to the kitchen.
Mia follows Angela to the kitchen and Angela also takes a handful of chips which she puts into her mouth. The guy gets up and stands looking at the girls but then moves on into the room. Mia has a stove behind her and Angela has a sink behind her. Mia feels a new violent movement in her entire chest and she moans weakly and Angela immediately walks up to her.
- How is it? Do you have pain anywhere?
- There is something... I have felt several strong movements throughout my chest but I don't know what it is.
- Damn. I did too right before I wrestled down the guy who pawed at you. What is happening?
Mia doesn't have a good answer to what is happening, but she hopes she won't feel more movements in her chest. It's starting to feel a little creepy and Mia can't help but think of that scene in the movie Alien when a monster is born from a man's chest. It was several years ago that Mia saw that film, but she suddenly remembers that particular scene and it fills her with great discomfort. Angela gives Mia a big hug and they hold each other and mumble quietly to each other.
- You and me forever. Never forget that.
Mia and Angela have almost always been together in one way or another since they were in the same room when they were born and their bond with each other is very strong. None of the other friends have as strong a bond as Mia and Angela.
Mia again feels a violent movement throughout her chest and this time it feels as if something from inside Mia's body is kicking or hitting her chest. Angela feels exactly the same and she loses her breath because the movement is so powerful. Angela begins to cry when the movement has stopped.
- I'm scared. This doesn't feel right.
- Me too. This is reminiscent of what happens in the movie Alien.
- Does the movie end happily?
- No. Not for whoever has the creature in their chest anyway
There is a gnawing and cracking sound from Mia's chest and she sees how her whole chest is stretched out more than it should be able to and she moans in horror and pain. It hurts when the chest is stretched and every time the gnawing sound is heard it hurts even more. Mia realizes that the cracking sound comes every time the ribcage expands. The gnawing sound gets more and more intense and the chest expands more and more often and Mia feels that she would rather die. The gnawing sound doesn't seem to be coming from Angela's chest but her chest are also distending at regular intervals and the pauses when they are not distending have become shorter and shorter. Mia and Angela grab each other's hands and hold them tightly. If they die, they shall die together in this kitchen.
Two chestbursters explode from Mia and Angela's chests at the exact same time and the little beasts make big holes in the girls' chests because they are so close together. It also means that not so much blood splashes out in the kitchen when the Chestbursters are born. The volume on the stereo is so high that none of the guests hear the birth cries of the Chestbursters and none of the guests see what is happening in the kitchen. The two Chestbursters eat all the nourishment they can get from the two victims and once they have eaten all the meat they crawl out of the kitchen and into the living room where the party is still going on.
At the same time as Mia and Angela go out into the kitchen, Pia sits on the toilet and does her needs but suddenly she hears a gnawing sound from her chest and she flinches at the unexpected sound. Even though Pia is drunk, she knows without a doubt that the gnawing sound coming from her chest is not normal and she rushes her needs and pulls up her panties and shorts and leaves the toilet without flushing. Pia looks into the living room and looks for Malin. But Malin is not in the living room, she is standing in the hall near a smaller bedroom which in turn leads to a large balcony. Pia sees Malin after a little while and walks up to her. Pia gets her purse back and Malin tilts her head.
- Do you have a cigarette? I didn't want to rummage through your purse.
- Of course I have. You know that.
- Can I borrow you a cigarette?
- Sure, absolutely. There are no problems.
- I'll buy you a box of cigarettes tomorrow. After all, I have borrowed some from you.
- Thats fine. You can give them to me when you can afford it.
Pia and Malin go out on the balcony and smoke each cigarette. Right now it's just them on the balcony and Pia thinks it's nice because then she can talk alone with Malin. Pia stands and thinks about how she is going to tell about the gnawing sound she heard. Malin looks up at the full moon and laughs, and she slurs a little when she talks.
- We have another out there who also is drunk. Look at the full moon.
Pia looks at the full moon and also starts to laugh, but some of the smoke from the cigarette goes down into her lungs when she laughs and she starts to cough heavily. At the same time, she feels a very strange movement in her chest. It almost feels like an eel twisting and turning in a fishing net, and Pia thinks it feels extremely uncomfortable. It takes a few seconds but then the gnawing sound starts again and it is much louder this time and Malin hears it too and frowns.
- What is that sound? Wait a minute, it seems to be coming from...you.
Pia tries to breathe but she can't get any air. It's as if the airways have completely closed and she panics and starts to tear her hands at her throat. Suddenly, Pia feels something inside her ribcage hitting her chest and she can also see that the chest is stretched out more than should be possible. Malin sees when Pia's chest are stretched out and she backs away towards the other side of the balcony and looks terrified. Pia's chest are stretched once more and this time a snake-like appearance can be seen through the skin on the chest.
- Oh my God. This just can't happen. It must not happen.
Pia's body bends back and her chest explodes in a shower of blood and the Chestburster is born and it makes its birth cry and the shrill sound mixes with Malin's own scream. It takes a few seconds but then Malin hears a gnawing sound from her own chest and it sounds the same as the sound that was heard from Pia's chest. Malin's cigarette falls onto the gray cement floor and burns one of Malin's hands, but she doesn't focus on that, instead she looks at Chestburster, who starts to crawl out of Pia's chest. There is a sickening plop sound as the Chestburster completely leaves Pia's chest and lands on the cement floor. Instead of crawling towards Malin, the Chestburster chooses to crawl into the bedroom and Malin feels that she should warn the other guests about the monster so she leave the balcony and goes into the living room. The volume is still very high in the living room and Malin tries to shout out a warning to the others but she can't bear to drown out the booming music.
Malin sees Mona standing and talking to some guys and she runs towards Mona and starts pulling on her. Mona gets irritated and doesn't want to listen to Malin right now and especially not when she pulls on her. Malin screams in Mona's ear.
- Pia is dead. A monster exploded out of her chest and the monster is coming toward this room. I think the same thing will happen to me.
Mona stares at Malin as if she were crazy.
- What the hell are you talking about? You mean like in the movie Alien?
- Yes exactly and the little monster looks exactly the same as the one in the movie.
- You know, I firmly believe you've had a little too much to drink tonight.
Malin is about to answer when she goes completely limp in her legs and collapses on the floor. Mona bends down and tries to lift Malin up. Malin's body is almost off the floor when a Chestburster explodes from her chest and blood sprays over Mona and the two guys standing nearby. One of the guys thinks it's a joke and points to the bloody Chestburster, but the other guy realizes that this isn't a joke, it's real, and he gets sick looking at the Chestburster.
- Oh, how disgusting.
The chestburster crawls out of Malin's chest and lands on the floor and quickly crawls under the long sofa and disappears from view. The guy who understands that this is no joke tries to grab the Chestburster's tail and pull it out of the couch but it has gotten too far under the couch. Mona runs out into the hall and takes out her mobile phone and calls 112. Mona is quickly connected and she tries to explain what has happened and the panic is heard in her voice. Whoever answers 112 tries to calm Mona down and find out the address where she is. Mona feels a very strong movement propagate through her entire chest and she immediately understands that a Chestburster will be born from her chest as well. The person answering 112 has not seen the Alien movies and has no idea what Mona is talking about and she can also hear that the caller is under the influence of alcohol or drugs so she is unsure if she should take this call seriously.
The two Chestbursters that were born from Mia and Angela's chest are now in the living room and the first victim that the first Chestburster attacks is the guy who pulled Angela's shirt and the attack happens so fast that the guy doesn't have time to call for help. The guy lands face down and the Chestburster eats his vocal cords, rendering him unable to make any sounds. The guy gets eaten alive and meanwhile the other Chestburster attacks a girl who is unconscious and lying on the floor. No one has noticed her lying on the floor and no one sees the Chestburster eating her body. The chestburster that ate the guy has absorbed the most nutrition and begins to change and turn into a full grown Alien monster. A few of the visitors see the Alien monster as it is almost completely transformed and they immediately think that it is one of the guests who has dressed up as an Alien monster.
Mona is still talking to 112 and they have now got the address and they promise to send an ambulance and police to the relevant apartment building and Mona feels a little calmer than when she called. Maybe it was just imagination that something was moving in her chest.
Sarah and Kikki have entered a larger room which is usually a bedroom but which has now been changed to a small minibar. There is plenty of alcohol behind the bar but Sarah and Kikki don't want to drink right now but have gone here because they found it less crowded than the living room and they can talk to each other without having to drown out the loud music. Sarah is angry because one of the boys has been mean to her and Kikki tries to comfort her. Both girls know how guys can be when they drink a lot of alcohol. Kikki even has pepper spray in her purse in case it's needed.
Sarah felt a strange movement in her chest before she went up to the apartment but since then she has not felt any movement in her chest but now suddenly she feels that her chest feels abnormally heavy and she feels some discomfort but shakes it off and continues to talk to Kikki. Kikki goes silent for a moment and seems to be thinking about something and then she starts to smile.
- Do you remember when we both lived in the same apartment building? I remember how we were messing around and playing out there in the yard. The old people were even afraid of us because we were so wild.
- Yes, I remember that. The yard has been rebuilt and is nicer now but there are hardly any playhouses and other things for the children to climb in. Everything is supposed to be so hysterically safe and boring these days. The children who are growing up now in the safe environment already complain when they have scratched their legs a little. It was different in our time. Back then, people mostly complained if they got a concussion or were seriously injured.
- You fell off the big playhouse and had a concussion once, didn't you?
- Yes, that's right. I remember that. My shoes got stuck in the ceiling and I lost my balance but I still live a perfect life with no injuries.
- Mmm. I think the children are protected too much today.
Suddenly Mona comes rushing into the room and she looks hysterical. Kikki walks up to Mona and grabs her.
- What has happened?
Mona has difficulty explaining what has happened, but she does her best.
- Pia and Malin and Mia and Angela are dead. A monster exploded from their chest. Just like in the Alien movies.
- But what are you saying? You cant be serious.
Mona's whole body jerks and there is a cracking sound from her chest as it expands and Kikki can see a snake-like shape through the skin on Monas chest. Kikki starts backing up in the room and Sarah immediately notices that something is wrong.
- What is wrong? Kikki, talk to me.
Kikki doesn't know what to answer and Sarah becomes even more worried when she sees Kikki's pale face. Sarah looks over at Mona but she sees nothing strange about her except.. several drops of blood on her light colored clothes. Sarah walks up to Mona.
- Has anyone hurt you? If so, who?
Mona shakes her head because no one has hurt her. Sarah is now standing between Mona and Kikki and she looks at them wonderingly.
- Can any of you explain what this is about?
A Chestburster explodes from Mona's chest and blood splatters all the way to Kikki. Sarah involuntarily takes a step back when the Chestburster is born and she doesn't want to believe what she's seeing but the little monster in Mona's chest is real even though it shouldn't be. The chestburster screams out its birth cry and the shrill sound echoes in the room. The bartender behind the bar also sees what is happening and he hides behind the bar. The chestburster pops out of Mona's chest with a wet sound and lands on the floor and starts moving towards Sarah. Sarah looks around the room for something to hurt the monster with and the only thing she finds is a broken glass bottle. Sarah turns to see where the Chestburster is and the distance between Sarah and the beast is shrinking rapidly. The chestburster writhes on the floor like a long reddish snake with an elongated head.
Sarah takes a firm grip on the broken glass bottle and when the Chestburster is almost at her feet, she presses the broken part of the glass bottle against the Chestburster's body and she manages to make a hole in its skin. The yellow blood spurts up from the hole in the Chestburster's skin and Sarah sees that the blood is starting to corrode the floor and she realizes that she has to move if the blood is not going to corrode her skin. Sarah moves further and further away from the Chestburster and soon she is standing next to Kikki and she takes her hand and begins to lead her out of the room.
- Come on, we're leaving this room.
When Sarah and Kikki come out into the hall, they almost collide with a full-grown Alien monster and they silently stare at its elongated banana-like head and long tail. It doesn't seem like the Alien monster sees Sarah and Kikki and it goes out into the living room. Sarah and Kikki are as quiet as they can be as they move forward in the hall and Sarah already has an idea of where to go. Sarah has intended to go to the large balcony. If the Alien monsters get there, both she and Kikki can jump down to the ground and survive. True, their bones may break, but they will still survive. Sarah looks into the living room and sees another full grown Alien monster and it's full of blood all over the floor. There are several Chestbursters coiling around the floor like big long snakes and several of the guys in the living room are dead. Sarah sees a girl half lying on the sofa and she looks unharmed so Sarah whistles and the girl turns to look at Sarah and Kikki and she leave the sofa and decides to follow them.
Sarah goes first and then comes the girl who was half lying on the sofa and Kikki is last. Kikki gets really dizzy and has to hold on to the wall to keep from falling, and Sarah doesn't notice that Kikki is missing until she comes out on the balcony and looks around. Sarah goes back inside to get Kikki and at the same time Kikki feels a very strong movement in her chest and it feels like someone is hitting her chest with something hard but the hard blows are coming from inside her body and she realizes with horror that she too has a Chestburster in his chest. Sarah approaches Kikki and takes her hand in hers.
- Come on now. We are safe out on the balcony.
Kikki shakes her head and sobs out what she needs to say to Sarah.
- I also have a monster in my chest. I felt it move just now and it will be born at any moment. Save yourself and don't think about me. We meet again on the other side of heaven.
- No, no, don't say that. You will be fine again.
- I wish you were right, but unfortunately it is not so. Goodbye my beloved friend.
Kikki moans and Sarah sees her chest being pushed up by a snake-like form and she realizes that Kikki is telling the truth and it makes her despair. Sarah goes out on the balcony and just as she closes the balcony door, she sees the Chestburster being born from Kikki's chest and some of the blood splashes on the inside of the window glass to the balcony. The girl who was half lying on the sofa sees what is happening and starts to scream hysterically at the same time as the Chestburster screams its birth cry. Sarah sees flashing lights nearby and hears that an ambulance is on its way to the apartment building where she is, and it doesn't take long for the ambulance to park outside the apartment building. Sarah looks down at the ambulance and feels very empty and alone. All her close friends are dead. After a while, Sarah thinks she hears someone knocking on the apartment's front door, but it's hard to tell if she's misheard because of the blaring music.
There is silence between two songs and it absolutely sounds as if someone is knocking on the front door of the apartment but no one goes to open it. Sarah decides to go and open the front door but first she grabs the other girl's hands and holds them tightly.
- Wait here. Help is coming soon. I'm just going to go and open the door so the paramedics from the ambulance can come in and help us, okay.
The girl nods but big tears roll down her cheeks and Sarah feels the same. Sarah opens the door to the balcony but the Chestburster born from KIkki moves towards her so she rushes out into the hall. Sarah manages to see that there are now four full-grown Alien monsters in the living room and when she reaches the room where the bar is, she sees that one of the Alien monsters must have picked up the bartender's body and dragged him across the floor but Mona's dead body is still on the floor in the room. Sarah opens the front door and lets three paramedics in and they look at her.
- We received an alert that help was needed. Is anyone injured?
- Umm. Me and another girl who is out on the balcony are the only survivors. There are four large monsters in the living room and they have killed several of the guests.
One of the paramedics walks towards the living room and looks in and sees that Sarah is right and he immediately goes pale in the face.
- Call the police and ask them to bring heavy weapons. It's the same type of monster that ran amok in Kungsträdgården and there seems to be a total of four of them and wait a minute, some small ones too.
The paramedic standing closest to Sarah looks at her.
- Are you unharmed?
Sarah nods silently and the paramedic grabs Sarah's hand and begins to lead her out of the apartment. The paramedic smiles at Sarah.
- I thought we'd go down and get inside the ambulance. Is that okay with you?
- Don't forget the one who is unharmed and who is out on the balcony.
The other paramedics nod and the paramedic standing closest to the stereo turns it off and it becomes very quiet in the apartment. Meanwhile, Sarah and the paramedic go down to the ground floor and when they have exited the elevator, they go out into the street. The paramedic opens the ambulance door and Sarah sits on a smaller chair and almost collapses. The paramedic stands and looks at Sarah.
- Have you drunk any alcohol?
- Yes.
- How much then?
- I have no idea. Does it matter?
- I was just wondering. Do your parents know you're here?
- I'm 27 years old so I don't have to tell them everything. They know we were going out partying.
- I understand.
Sarah sits and thinks about everything that has happened and she can't understand how the other six girls could give birth to a Chestburster. In that case, they must be attacked by a facehugger first, but Sarah has no memory of any of them being attacked by such creatures. Admittedly, something strange happened when they were walking in Gamla stan and that is the only time during the evening where her memory fails her. They walked on the hard cobblestones and Mia joked about something Per had said when the whole gang picked Mia up. But something must have happened soon after because Sarah's next memory is of her lying on the hard cobblestones with a headache and she begins to wonder what really happened. Sarah searches the memory but it is completely empty.
Sarah suddenly feels very dizzy and her body starts to lean forward but the paramedic is there and catches her body and he pulls out a stretcher.
- I think it might be good if you lay down on this stretcher. I think you have gone into shock.
Sarah lets the paramedic put her body on the stretcher and she relaxes. The paramedic enters the ambulance and retrieves equipment so he can check Sarah's pulse.
- You can lay there while I check your pulse.
Sarah closes her eyes and she remembers what has happened today. She remembers when she and her father were out with the boat this morning and they caught two herring. Mom wasn't too impressed with the little catch but Dad was so happy that Sarah was with him for once and she feels guilty that she hasn't been on many fishing trips since she turned 22. Sarah also remembers her father's somewhat sour comment when she told him that the Hip-Hop artist Roffet was going to play at Kungsträdgården. Sarah had intended to go to that concert but instead the whole family greeted their old grandmother and it was really nice even though the grandmother seemed to have a bad memory and the coffee tasted bad. When Sarah thinks about it, it has been a very eventful day and she thinks about how her mother will react when she hears what has happened to the other friends.
Sarah feels the paramedic attach the heart rate monitor to one of her arms and she opens her eyes and smiles slightly at the paramedic. The paramedic looks at what the display on the heart rate monitor is saying and it seems like it's a good reading because he looks less and less nervous.
- You have a very good and lively heart, I must say. Do you exercise often?
- No, never. Never have and never will but I try to eat a good diet.
- That is also important. Good food goes a long way in life. Do you often drink alcohol?
- No. My friends offer me alcohol a little from time to time but i don't buy anything myself.
The paramedic nods and looks satisfied.
- You can probably go home in a while if you want. I just have to wait for the other paramedics. We only have this ambulance with us.
Sarah nods and yawns widely and she starts to feel really tired so she chooses to stay on the stretcher.
Sarah looks out the open door of the ambulance and she can see several police cars heading to the apartment building and she thinks it's a good thing the police are killing the monsters. The first two police cars stop and a large police patrol jumps out of the cars and Sarah can see that they have very sharp weapons with them and it will be needed when they have to kill the Alien monsters.
Suddenly, Sarah's chest explodes in a huge explosion of blood and a Chestburster jumps out of her chest and lands on the floor of the ambulance. The paramedic is quick and jumps away so he doesn't get hurt by the Chestburster. The chestburster screams out its birth cry and one of the officers in the police patrol who is on his way into the apartment building hears the sound and rushes to the ambulance. The police manage to get hold of the Chestburster's tail and drag the little beast out into the street. The police waste no time but shoot the Chestburster dead as soon as its out of the ambulance.
The two other paramedics come out with the only survivor from the party and after Sarah's now dead body is taken out of the ambulance the paramedics drive to the Karolinska hospital as the surviving girl has gotten some of the Alien monster's corrosive blood on her skin but she will survive but has pain where the acid has corroded her skin.
The police collect identity documents and other things in the apartment so that they can tell the relatives of the dead what has happened. There will be many tears from the relatives of the victims as they learn that their young adult children are dead.
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