Chapter 15
Kungsträdgården
Even though there are many people left in the area, it suddenly becomes icy quiet and many of the people look at the dead female guard. Not everyone sees her lying body but many of them saw when the Chestburster exploded from her chest and the scent of fear begins to spread in the area.
Some of the visitors have also seen when other chestbursters have come out from some of the girls in the audience but it is only when it also happens to the female guard that they begin to realize the seriousness of what is happening. Guards and policemen are counted as those who always survive even if others die but that is not the case today and it scares the people. No one is safe from these monsters.
The male guard who was talking to the rapper starts to approach Michael and he looks even angrier than before. Michael notices that the cell phone is still recording what is happening and he stops the recording and hastily puts his cell phone into his pocket. Michael understands that the guard is angry because he filmed what happened and he walks away from the scene. Michael hears the male guard yelling at him but he doesn't care. No one should force him to delete this recording.
Two full grown Alien monsters come walking from the groves and they approach the audience very quickly and the large crowd starts to move quickly as they try to escape from the monsters. A woman loses her balance and falls heavily to the ground but no one wants to help her up and Michael sees that several of the people are stepping on her lying body and she tries to get up but there are too many people stepping over her body. The woman's hands are soon lowered to the ground and she does not move anymore.
Michael catches sight of the black haired girl who was attacked by a facehugger and she catches sight of Michael and she walks towards him with determined steps and she looks very upset. She hisses at him angrily.
- There you are, you fucking bastard. You shouldnt have touched that egg under my chair.
Michael looks at the girl and sighs.
- I didn't touch the egg. It moved by itself.
The girl is about to answer when the Chestburster in her chest makes a very strong movement and she staggers backwards and begins to have severe convulsions. The girl is still standing up but she is close to falling to the ground. The chestburster explodes out of the girl's chest in a large shower of blood and loose body parts and at the same time Michael feels a strong hand on his shoulder and he hears a very angry voice behind him.
- You must delete that video clip. That was a colleague of mine who died.
Michael realizes that it is the male guard who is standing behind him and has his hand on his shoulder, but Michael is not going to let any guard decide what to do and he thinks about how to get out of the guard's tight grip. Michael looks at the now dead girl and gets an idea. Michael grabs the girl's body and turns her chest and the Chestburster towards the guard, pushing the lifeless body hard against him. The chestburster jumps out from the girl's chest and lands on the guard's body and it rips his uniform apart and starts biting into the flesh underneath the clothes. The guard screams because it hurts so much but he also tries to reach for MIchael again but MIchael goes further back and grins at the guard.
- Goodbye stupid guard. You should never think that you get to decide what I do and don't do. Fuck you.
Michael leaves the guard to his fate and starts looking for the two girls who were selling drugs but they seem to have left the area. Michael thinks that they might be at one of the alleys that the alcoholics tend to use and he walks towards them. Michael sees several adult Alien monsters but also several Chestbursters as he walks towards the alleys. When Michael arrives at the first avenue, he sees Alco-Märta's and Spirits-Anna's walkers and they are both bloody. Michael looks into the small space and sees the two dead bodies but the two chestbursters have already left. Michael goes to the next avenue but it's completely silent from there and there doesn't seem to be anyone there. Michael continues to check every avenue and it's only when he gets to the last one that he hears two women's voices and he hears that it's the girls who were dealing drugs.
- You were right. This is good stuff.
- That's what I said. You took too little last time.
- Is it just my body that feels like it's flying in the blue?
- Shhh. Don't talk so loudly about that. Some guard might hear.
- They probably have bigger problems than drugs right now. You saw what happened at the scene.
- I guess I did.
Michael sees that there are a few places in the avenue where he can look through the bushes and leaves and he chooses one of the places and looks in and sees the two girls. They are sitting to the side where MIchael looks in and he can see most of their faces and also their chests and stomachs. Michael almost feels like a spy as he watches the girls through the leaves and bushes. They don't seem to see him and Michael thinks that's good. These girls would surely have been angry if he had walked in on them and started being social with them.
Michael sees a strong movement on one girl's chest and she moans loudly and puts her hands to her chest. The other girl appears to be closing her eyes and she has her arms raised in the air and has a pleasant expression on her face. Michael sees a strong movement in the other girl's chest but she doesn't seem to react but continues to close her eyes and lightly move her raised arms. Heavy thuds are heard from within the first girl's body and she mumbles weakly.
- I don't want to die. I don't want to die.
But the Chestburster in her chest has other plans and it almost ceaselessly presses against the chest and eats up parts of the ribcage. It crackles as the Chestburster eats the ribcage and Michael thinks it must have extremely sharp teeth. The chestburster explodes from the first girl's chest in a large explosion of blood and loose body parts and the second girl opens her eyes when she hears the loud sound. The other girl jumps out of the avenue and starts to run on the lawn but she doesn't make it far before the Chestburster in her chest makes such a powerful movement that she loses her breath and staggers backwards onto the soft ground. Meanwhile, the Chestburster jumps out of the first girl's chest and it soon crawls around on the lawn and it seems confused but it stops after a short while and crawls away towards where the scene is. The chestburster explodes from the other girl's chest and she falls heavily to the soft grass. The Chestburster jumps out of the chest just as the girl hits the ground and Michael runs up to the Chestburster and holds it up in his arms.
Michael pats the Chestburster's bloody and damp head and speaks soothing words to it. The chestburster's head almost feels like a boiled egg or a wet rubber boot and Michael finds it fascinating to feel how it feels. This is the first time that Michael has had real close contact with a Chestburster and he sees it a bit like his child since he laid out the eggs. Yes, really, it is the Alien Queen's merit that the Chestburster is born, but without Michael's help, these girls would never have been attacked by a facehugger. Michael feels the Chestburster's tail and it is rock hard but still bends to the sides and Michael guesses that it is used when the Chestburster moves on the ground. Michael has also seen two chestbursters that had two arms but this one doesn't and Michael wonders why they had two arms when the others don't seem to have it. Michael can feel the Chestburster's strong muscles under its hard skin and he is impressed by the power they have when born from the chest. Michael thinks that the chestburster must be stronger than us humans. Michael drops the Chestburster on the ground and it quickly crawls towards the stage area.
Michael stands thinking about whether to go back to the area by the stage or whether to go to the green area and he decides to go to the green area. When MIchael arrives at the green area, he sees some of the people who fled from the area by the stage but also other people he has not seen before. The people at the green area seem to be calm even if they look around at regular intervals. There are no adult Alien monsters around and Michael wonders where they are. Michael walks up to the people and sees the girl who was attacked by a facehugger right here on the green and Michael never saw her at the stage. Michael sees that Torgny has come here and is standing talking to a male guard. Michael remembers that this particular guard has been attacked by a facehugger as well but that happened before Torgny was attacked. Michael also thinks he recognizes some other facehugger victims and he thinks it was a very good choice to go to the green area. Michael approaches the girl who was attacked by a facehugger but he doesn't get too close because many Swedes don't like it when strangers get too close to them. It is better to have some distance. At the concert it was different because there were so many people there, but in this place it is better with some distance.
The girl seems relaxed and natural and she is standing talking to an older girl and they are laughing every now and then but Michael has a hard time hearing what they are talking about because there are so many people nearby who are also talking to each other. Michael grows impatient and wonders if it is not time for the chestburster to be born. So far, no movement has been seen from the girl's chest and Michael figures that the Chestburster should leave its host soon. Michael goes further and sits on a bench that is very close to the two girls and he picks up his mobile phone and checks how much space for filming is left. It turns out that there is over 12 GB of space so Michael can film a lot before the cell phone is full.
Suddenly the Chestburster explodes from the girl's chest and it sprays blood and loose body parts everywhere and it also splashes on Michael. Michael starts the recording on the mobile phone and he directs it at the girl who just gave birth to a Chestburster. The girl's body begins to sway back and forth and soon lands on the ground and she lands on her back. The chestburster quickly jumps out of the chest as the body hits the ground and the little monster lands right on the older girl's stomach and it crawls up to her face and sinks its sharp teeth into the older girl's face. The older girl screams loudly as the Chestburster eats her skin and flesh and she tries to knock the little beast off her body but it remains attached to her body and continues to eat her. Both Torgny and the guard have seen what is happening and the guard picks up an electric gun and fires at the Chestburster but it does not stop eating the girl's body but it screams extremely loudly and shows its sharp teeth. The guard fires again with his stun gun and the Chestburster jumps to another victim and sinks its sharp teeth into the person's skin. The older girl who was attacked by the Chestburster has lost one of her eyes and she is panicking and screaming loudly. The guard tries to calm her down but it doesn't work and she continues to scream. Michael is amused by what is happening.
Finally some action here too.
The Chestburster continues to feed on its victim and the guard takes out a large baton and strikes it at the small monster, managing to knock the Chestburster away from the victim's body. Large amounts of yellow blood spurt from the Chestburster's head and it sizzles in the ground as the acid eats away at the ground. Michael sees that the guard managed to punch a large hole in the Chestburster's head and that it is bleeding profusely and he thinks that it might not survive. But on the other hand, there are already so many Chestbursters and adult Alien monsters in the park that it doesn't really matter that this one dies. The Chestburster quickly approaches the guard but he fires the electric gun and seems to hit the Chestburster's head and it slows down for a while then moves quickly again. The yellow blood that sprays out from the Chestburster's head mostly lands on the ground but it also lands on some empty wooden benches and they begin to smoke heavily as the yellow blood lands on them. The chestburster suddenly starts to move slower and slower and finally it is completely still. The guard grabs its long tail and throws the Chestburster away from the humans. Michael discovers that the mobile phone is still filming and he stops the recording and puts the mobile phone in his trouser pocket.
Michael looks around and he can see that the people are shocked by what they witnessed and Michael understands that several of the people do not know what happened at the scene. Torgny saw what was happening at the stage and he looks quite dejected and Michael gets up from his bench and waves to him. Torgny sees Michael and he starts to walk towards him but sees something and freezes and stops moving forward. Michael is surprised and wonders why Torgny has stopped and he looks around and soon sees the reason.
One of the Alien monsters that was born from one of the animals is heading towards Michael and it walks like a dog and its head is held high. Michael is unsure of which animal this Alien monster was born from, but since the Alien monster is quite tall, it should have been born from the horse or possibly the large dog. The alien monster is fast approaching but MIchael stands still to see what it intends to do. The alien monster stops and stands up on its hind legs and is now as tall as Michael. The alien monster can't walk upright, instead it has a certain tilt on its whole body, but it still moves very easily. The Alien monster is now near MIchael and he can feel that it does not have the same scent as the other Alien monsters, but it smells like burning wood, but the smell is not so strong that it feels unpleasant.
The alien monster bends its large curved banana-like head and presses it against Michael's head. The alien monster's head is hot and hard and Michael can feel a strong pulse under its head. Michael counts the rate of the pulse and it is faster than us humans. The alien monster's head almost feels like hard plastic but it's also slightly slimy and the texture itself feels very interesting against Michael's skin. The alien monster presses its head so hard against Michaels that he is involuntarily pushed backwards and he can't help but laugh at what is happening. This is the first time MIchael has physical contact with an adult Alien monster besides the Alien Queen but since he has wished that they can't hurt him, he is not worried. Apart from the fact that the Alien monster presses its head so hard against Michael's that he is involuntarily pushed back, Michael does not find this uncomfortable.
Large amounts of transparent drool are pouring from the Alien monster's jaws and because its head is so close to Michael's, the drool is running down his face and into his mouth. Michael's mouth fills with the taste of burning wood and he can feel that the Alien monster's drool is as hot as human drool but feels more slimy and thick. Michael accidentally swallows some of the drool but realizes that it might not be so good because he doesn't know what it contains and how his body reacts to it. Therefore, he puts the drool out with his tongue when there is too much of it in his mouth. The Alien monster is completely silent as it presses its head against Michaels and he wonders if the Alien monster likes this contact but if it doesn't then it should pull its head away.
The Alien monster makes a low hissing sound and stops pushing its head towards MIchaels and Michael sees the guard and he is heading towards the Alien monster. Michael is worried that the guard will shoot at the Alien monster and accidentally hurt him so he points at the guard and shakes his head. The guard looks like he thinks MIchael is crazy but backs away and the Alien monster stops hissing. Michael looks at the Alien monster and points to its jaw. Michael wants to see if the inner mouth looks different compared to the other Alien monsters. After a short while the Alien monster opens its big jaw and Michael can see the inner mouth and he gently pulls on it. The Alien monster seems to understand what Michael wants and it push out its mouth to its full length and Michael can see that the inner mouth is narrower than the other Alien monsters but the outermost jaws look very powerful so they can certainly pull off soft human flesh. The alien monster retracts its inner mouth after a moment and closes its mouth. Michael raises one hand and pats the Alien monster's bowed head and it moves closer again and seems to enjoy Michael's patting. Michael continues to pat the Alien monster's head a few more times but lowers his hand again and smiles at the monster and it moves on in the area after a while.
The alien monster approaches a woman and attacks immediately. The inner mouth quickly and efficiently tears open the woman's stomach and tears out parts of the contents and the monster swallows the contents quickly. The Alien monster continues to eat the woman and the guard runs towards the Alien monster and shoots it with an electric gun. The Alien monster makes a high pitched scream and turns towards the guard and it looks like it is going to attack him but the Alien monster smells the unborn Chestburster and turns towards the woman again. The alien monster rips out most of the intestines from the woman's stomach and her body begins to sway back and forth while her face turns grey. The guard fires at the Alien monster again and it again makes a high pitched scream but it doesn't turn around this time but continues to feast on the woman's flesh. Realizing that he can't save this woman, the guard turns to look at Michael.
The guard walks up to Michael and he looks both angry and surprised. Michael looks at the guard and wonders what he wants. The guard has a very intense look and he stares at Michael.
- Why did you cuddle with that monster and how come it didn't attack you? You even pulled its mouth. You almost seemed to know each other.
Michael shrugs.
- It didn't seem very aggressive towards me and because it pressed its head against mine, I realized that it wanted closeness. I became curious as to what its inner mouth looked like and since it was so calm I pulled its inner mouth. The monster also didn't attack you when you shot it. It settled for eating the girl. Why I don't know. I don't know the monster even though it was close.
The guard's eyes are very narrow and he looks suspicious.
- I think you know a lot more than you say. You are hiding something. In addition, I would like you to take out your mobile phone. I also want to look at your ID card.
- I have nothing to hide. Why do you want me to take out my mobile phone and ID card?
- I saw that you filmed when that creature came out of the girl's chest and I would like to know who you are.
- Eh, I didn't film the girl but something else. It is not illegal to film if you use the clips privately.
- But now I tell you to take out your mobile phone and ID card. Is there any problem with that?
Meanwhile, Torgny has walked up to Michael and is standing right behind him, and Torgny is trying to get the guard's attention. The guard catches sight of Torgny and looks at him.'
- Do you know this person?
Torgny smiles lightly at the guard.
- Yes, I know who he is. We have gone to the same school and his name is Michael. I also wonder why the monster seemed to be cuddling with him and besides, there is something else that I wonder too. Michael, before the circus started there was something you wanted to show me and I went with you to the grove and something happened there but I can't really remember what because I passed out apparently but when I woke up again I thought I saw an Alien egg right near where I was lying. Was I attacked by a Facehugger? My throat feels very raspy and I didn't before I went to the grove.
There is silence for several seconds and the guard and Michael and Torgny stand and look at each other and there is a rather tense atmosphere between the three men. Finally, the guard looks at Torgny.
- What is an Alien egg and what is a facehugger?
Torgny looks at the guard and scratches his hair.
- You haven't seen the Alien movies? You killed a Chestburster and shot at a grown Alien.
- No, I haven't seen those films.
Torgny tells the guard about how the Alien monsters work and how they reproduce. He tells about the eggs with the facehuggers and about the Chestbursters as well as about the adult Alien monsters and about the Alien queen. The guard doesn't seem to believe what he's being told, especially when Torgny says it's a movie monster. But the guard soon begins to understand the context surrounding these monsters and he looks at Michael in a whole new way. The guard picks up his radio and calls a colleague.
- Hi, it's Lukas. I'm standing away by the green area at Kungsträdgården and very strange things have happened. I'm standing here with a suspicious person and...
The guard doesn't have time to say anything more before a Chestburster explodes from his chest in a huge shower of blood and smaller body parts. Michael can see that this Chestburster has two arms and he begins to wonder if this Chestburster will become a warrior once it has become an adult Alien. That could explain why it looks a little different. Two other Chestbursters explode from two girls' chests almost simultaneously. The two girls stand behind where the guard is standing so the blood from the girls does not splash on Michael, but on the other hand almost all of the guard's blood splashes on his clothes and face. The guard's dead body lands on the ground with a loud thud and he is left lying on his back. Michael hears Torgny swear loudly behind him.
- Oh Damn! Damn it!
From the guard's com radio, someone shouts hello several times, but it soon falls silent with a scraping sound. The chestburster jumps out from the guard's chest and it appears to inspect both MIchael and Torgny but soon crawls its way further into the green area. The two dead girls fall and land on the ground and they also land on their backs. The two Chestbursters that exploded from the two girls' chests also jump out of their chests and crawl in different directions. Torgny walks up to Michael and stands next to him and Michael can see that Torgny looks scared. Torgny looks at Michael with a pleading face.
- You never answered my question. Was I attacked by a facehugger? Do I have a Chestburster in my chest waiting to be born?
Michael looks the other way. Even though Torgny teased him at school, he can't look Torgny in the eye and lie.
- I don't know Torgny. I don't think so anyway.
Torgny begins to speak and he sounds very emotional.
- Why don't you look at me when you answer? I've lived a pretty good life and we're all going to die one day but I care about my child. She will be fatherless if I die and her mother must find out what has happened as soon as possible. Can you take on the task of explaining what has happened if I die? My child needs all the support she can get.
Michael turns to look at Torgny and he can't help but look a little sad.
- It always works out. You do not need to worry. What is the child's mother's name? Does the mother live with you?
- So that's it? I have a Chestburster in my chest?
Michael looks down at the ground and avoids Torgny's gaze.
- But answer me then.
Michael sighs deeply.
- I dont know, maybe.
Torgny looks very sad and dejected and he looks over at his child who is standing a little further away talking to some other children of about the same age. Torgny turns to Michael again.
- Okay. I'm not going to stand here and let my child see what happens to me. Her name is Kajsa and her mother's name is Linda and she lives with us. She was supposed to join today here in the park but got sick so she couldn't come along. Do you know if there is a toilet nearby?
Michael looks around and sees a public toilet a short distance away and he points to it.
- Over there is a public toilet. Go there while there is time.
Torgny turns and looks at the toilet and starts to go to it. He has understood that he has a Chestburster in his chest and that he cannot influence its birth. When Torgny arrives at the toilet, he turns and looks at Michael and his child one last time before going in and locking the toilet door.
Michael watches as two Chestbursters explode from two girls' chests and several of the other people standing near the girls also see what is happening and they panic and start screaming and running. The people standing where Torgny's children are look away at the people screaming and also see the two Chestbursters hanging out a bit from the girls' open and bloodied chests and they also panic and start to leave the green area. Some of those leaving the green area go towards the area by the stage while others go towards the end of the area where the open tunnel is. The two Chestbursters jump out from the two girls' chests and start chasing the running people. One of the Chestbursters jumps onto someone's back while the other crawls between someone's legs causing the person to lose their balance and fall to the ground. The chestburster attacks the prone person and blood spurts in all directions as the sharp teeth gnaw through the soft flesh. Michael can hear the crunching sound as the Chestburster eats the human's bones.
Michael looks at Kajsa and she also sees what is happening to the people and she looks scared. Michael walks up to Kajsa and greets her.
- Your name is Kajsa, I heard. Do you have your mother's phone number? Something sad has happened and I have to call her.
Kajsa looks at Michael and she looks thoughtful but takes a mobile phone out of her trouser pocket and gives it to Michael and she looks around to find her father but he is nowhere to be seen. Kajsa looks very worried as she looks at Michael again.
- I don't know the number by heart, but it's under contacts, mother. Where is Dad? I want to dad.
Michael feels that he cannot tell the child what has happened to her father. It would have been too horrible for the child to hear the truth and Michael suddenly feels deep remorse for putting the child's father through this even though Torgny bullied Michael all the time at school. Michael looks at Kajsa and says in a calm voice.
- Your father had to fix something important. He'll be back later. Will you stay here while I call?
Kajsa nods and Michael walks away a bit so that Kajsa won't hear what Michael is saying on the mobile phone. Michael soon finds the relevant phone number and calls it. It beeps a few times but finally Linda answers and Michael can hear that Linda sounds very cold. Michael explains who he is and where he is and what has happened to Torgny, but of course he doesn't say that he himself placed the eggs. Michael also doesn't mention that Torgny bullied him at school. Linda doesn't need to know that. Linda finds it hard to believe what she is hearing and she is close to ending the conversation but still lets Michael finish the story. It becomes very quiet when Michael has finished talking. Linda's voice sounds shaky when she starts to speak.
- Is Kajsa well? Is she injured?
- Kajsa is fine and she has not been injured. She is standing and talking to some friends. I haven't told her what happened to her father.
- So good. Listen, are you able to bring Kajsa to my apartment in any way? I have a high fever and dare not drive.
- Well. I have a bicycle with a wooden cart. Where do you live?
- I live near gamla stan. Kajsa knows the way. We have cycled from Kungsträdgården and home several times.
- But then there shouldn't be any problems. I'll bring Kajsa as soon as I can. It's complete chaos in the Kungsträdgården right now.
- Promise me that Kajsa won't be hurt by any monster.
- I will do my best for her safety.
- Thanks so much. I can.. I can't believe that Torgny is dead. Oh god, this is going to be a very sad day, and we who should have had such a good time today.
Michael hears Linda start to cry and the call ends. Michael walks over to Kajsa and beckons her to him.
- Come Kajsa. I have spoken to your mother and I will ride my bike to your apartment so that you can come home to your mother. I have a large wooden cart for you to sit in. It may not be very comfortable but you will get home safe and sound.
Kajsa looks doubtful. She wants to go home with dad instead.
- But dad then? He drove me here and we parked nearby. I want to go with him.
- Unfortunately, it doesn't work because he comes home late. I promised your mother that I would make sure you got home safely. There are a lot of monsters in the park, as you may have seen, and they just keep multiplying. It is not safe for you to remain here.
- Where do all the monsters come from?
- I do not really know. Come now.
Kajsa says goodbye to her friends and starts to follow Michael. There are several newborn Chestbursters crawling around on the ground, but none of them approach Kajsa or Michael. Loud thumps are heard from the toilet where Torgny entered and the whole door buckles outwards with each thump. Michael and Kajsa go up on the green lawn and Michael sees several people being attacked by facehuggers and he distracts Kajsa so that she looks the other way. But Kajsa saw what happened and she is afraid. Michael and Kajsa soon pass the lawn where the various alleys are but there are no monsters around there and they continue towards the stage area.
It's full of adult Alien monsters at the stage area and Kajsa doesn't dare to go any further and jumps into Michael's arms and he carries her through the large horde of Alien monsters. Several of the Alien monsters hiss loudly as Michael walks by but they keep a certain distance from him. Some of the Alien monsters appear to be eating off the metal legs of the chairs that stood by the stage and Michael can see that the ground around these monsters is muddy with their drool and small pieces of metal lying in drifts on the ground. Michael is surprised that they eat the metal.
A woman comes running towards Michael in a wild panic and she screams so loud it hurts Michael's ears
- Save my friends from the monsters. They eat them up.
Michael shakes his head. Unfortunately, he cannot help the woman's friends. The woman starts to scream again but this time Michael sees how her chest stretch out and stand almost straight. There is a small explosion and blood splatters from the woman's chest. Michael says quietly to Kajsa.
- Close your eyes. You don't want to see this.
Kajsa closes her eyes as hard as she can and a few seconds later the woman's chest explodes in a big explosion of blood and the Chestburster screams out its birth cry. Kajsa can't see what's happening, but she hears the sounds and feels the splash of blood, and she starts shaking with fear. Michael feels Kajsa start to shake and he says soothing words to her but she knows that these monsters are dangerous and seem to come from human chests. Michael passes the big stage and he sees several adult Alien monsters up there and they seem to be arguing with each other. Two of the Alien monsters push one of the monsters and make loud squeaking noises. The alien monster that is being pushed by the other two is lying on the stage with its head turned to one side but it is clear that the lying monster is alive. Michael thinks it looks like the two Alien monsters are bullying the lying monster but he's not going to walk up to them and teach them some sense. At least not now that he's carrying Kajsa.
The alien monster that was born from an animal and that was very close to MIchael in the green area approaches MIchael and it is not alone but has the third monster that was born from an animal with it and the two monsters approach Michael and inspect him but above all Kajsa and Michael is unsure whether to allow them to examine the child but they do not attack her. The biggest monster again pushes its head against Michaels and he pats the monster on its warm and hard head but this time he only uses one hand because he is carrying Kajsa. The two monsters leave Michael and run further into the park.
The ground is very slippery from all the drool from the Alien monsters so Michael has to walk carefully so he doesn't fall into the big drool puddles. One of the Alien monsters born from one of the animals comes running and this monster is smaller than the one that walked up to Michael at the green area. The four-legged Alien monster walks alongside Michael for a while but then reverses direction and goes in a different direction. Michael stops for a few seconds and looks around, thinking about what he said to Linda; that it's complete chaos in the Kungsträdgården, and that's right. It really is complete chaos in Kungsträdgården and Michael feels both proud and ashamed that he has ruined the lives of so many today. Michael feels he should have brought fewer eggs but now it's too late.
Michael can see his bike from where he stands and there are several Alien monsters near the bike and he hopes they haven't destroyed it. Michael hears a cautious voice and it comes from Kajsa.
- Can I open my eyes now?
- It is okay. We are near my bike.
Kajsa opens her eyes and looks into Michael's eyes.
- That woman who screamed so loud, she died didn't she?
- I do not know.
- Why do adults always say they don't know when it comes to difficult things even though they actually do?
- It's probably because they don't want to scare or worry their children too much
A large horde of Alien monsters come running next to Michael and they leave the Kungsträdgården and several of the monsters run straight out onto the road so that the motorists have to panic brake to avoid running into them. Some of the monsters run away towards Sveavägen, while the others run towards Sergels Torg. Michael thinks that the Alien monsters have eaten everything edible in the King's Garden and are looking for more food. Another large horde of Alien monsters run past Michael and he becomes confused.
How many monsters are here really?
Michael hears several loud thuds and banging sounds from the kiosk where the kiosk assistant and a girl were attacked by each facehugger and when Michael looks closer at the kiosk he sees a grown Alien monster inside that is trying to get out of the kiosk but it doesn't seem to understand how it will come out and bang all over the wood and whip its tail so hard that the whole pane of glass explodes into a great shard of glass. The alien monster pushes its body through the broken glass and lands on the ground in front of the kiosk. Kajsa also watches as the monster gets out of the kiosk and she looks confused.
- Is it a human who has turned into the monster?
- I do not know. I thought the same thing myself.
Michael walks up to the bike parking lot and most of the Alien monsters leave the area although they don't seem to be doing it voluntarily and Michael can see that his bike is undamaged even though it is soaked in the Alien monsters' drool. Michael takes off his T-Shirt and wipes all the drool off the bike and then he unlocks the bike and puts a large black garbage bag at the bottom of the wooden cart and waves to Kajsa.
- You can sit in the wooden cart and we will cycle from here. It is no longer pleasant to remain here.
Kajsa nods and sits in the wooden cart and Michael thinks about which way is best and he decides to cycle through the tunnel. Michael turns and looks at Kajsa.
- We're going to take a little secret route home. You can't tell which way I cycled. It is secret.
- As long as we get home safely, I don't care.
Michael nods and starts to cycle past all the Alien monsters and they hiss loudly when they see his cycle but they move so he can get by. Kajsa looks wide-eyed at Michael and the Alien monsters. How brave is this person who dares to ride past the monsters.
Teresagatan (Michael's residence) Zinkensdamm area
Krister calls Sven a sixth time and this time someone answers on the other end and Krister breathes a sigh of relief.
- Sven Tollberg.
- Yes, hello. It's Krister from Michael's residence. Listen, we have a problem or a few. Do you have time to talk?
- Well, hello to you. I have time to talk. I'm on my way to the Karolinska hospital. My grandmother has been hospitalized since yesterday and she may have surgery tomorrow. What kind of problems did you have?
- Well. Due to noticing that MIchael lied about where he had been and that he was said to have broken into a villa I put him under a temporary curfew last night but he managed to fool the night staff who were working last night and has left the property and I wonder if you might have an idea where he might be. The other problem is that I'm sure he's involved in this thing with the Alien monster at Gröna lund and T-Centralen. I found the movies Alien and Aliens on his bookshelf earlier today and I knew immediately that he must have wished they existed in reality and now they do. Were you and Michael on the ferry where an Alien monster was born?
There is silence for a few seconds and Sven thinks about whether he should tell about what he found out the previous day and he believes that it is important for the staff to know as many details as possible. Sven has also thought about this with the eggs that have been placed in the city and he has become more and more certain that it is Michael himself who has placed the eggs, even if he does not want it to be so.
- Has he been missing since last night? Then something must have happened to him.
- No, he set off at nine o'clock in the morning before me and the regular staff had started work.
- Phew. I got a little worried there for a while. Regarding the first question. It is possible that he is visiting the Alien queen in her hive and he has said that she trusts him and has even let him…
Krister catches his breath when he hears what Sven is saying and he interrupts him.
- So there is an Alien queen? Where is she? Has Michael been in her hive? How dare he?
- Yes, unfortunately there is an Alien queen and according to Michael she lives somewhere in the underground tunnel that runs under most of the city. There is an entrance to the tunnel near Mariatorget. You've probably seen that big steel fence and the big iron barrier when you've driven or walked by there. But yesterday both the barrier and the fence were gone and it appeared that it was possible to get down into the tunnel without any problems.
- So that's where he can be then. I'm going to go down there and look for him.
- No wait. It's probably not a good idea, especially not if he's with the Alien queen. I have a better idea. Is it okay for me to meet Michael tomorrow even though he has a curfew?
- It's absolutely okay. He can't go out by himself but you can go out with him if you want.
- So good. I thought like this. When I meet Michael tomorrow I will ask him to show where the Alien Queen lives and he said he can make her trust me too. After that I intend to tell the military or the police where she is so they can destroy her and the eggs. Otherwise, the risk is great that the Alien monsters wipe out us humans.
- Hmm. That sounds like a good plan actually. I'm just so pissed at him for breaking the rules and going behind our backs like this.
- I am also angry with him for what he has done and the worst thing is that I think he is the one who placed the eggs that the police have now caught. Michael said that it was probably the Alien queen's warriors who had placed the eggs but given that he admitted to breaking into that villa and placing an egg there, I unfortunately believe he also placed the other eggs as well. This really doesn't feel good but unfortunately I think it is.
- Warriors, what is it? I hope you are wrong about the eggs but it wouldn't surprise me if he has done something like that unfortunately. So he had broken into a villa and placed an egg there. Who lived in the villa?
- Warriors are the Alien queen's guards who protect her and move the eggs when there are too many in one place. It was the worst bully that lived in the villa and Michael pushed him against the egg so that the bully was attacked by a facehugger. Michael didn't stick around to see when the Chestburster was born.
- Damn it. Even if Michael was bullied by this person, this almost sounds like sadistic behavior. By the way, why do you think Michael placed the other eggs?
- There are several reasons for that and I feel so incredibly stupid for mentioning these places to him.
- Which places were mentioned and when? I want to know everything.
- Okay, this may take some time to explain. Well, a week ago Michael asked me if I knew of any place that was big and hidden from the public. Michael was also careful that it would be a very large space. I didn't think too much about why he asked but I mentioned this tunnel but it was locked and barred then. I mentioned a few places where it is possible to enter the tunnel and that was at T-Centralen, Brunkebergstunneln, Sergels torg and Slussen. I read in the paper this morning that empty Alien eggs were found in these very places. Of course it could be coincidence, but given that I happened to mention these locations to Michael, I believe he placed the eggs there.
- Unfortunately, I also think that you are right in your suspicions.
- Yes. It was also like this that yesterday when we got to Skeppsholmen the ferry went to Gröna lund before we could buy tickets and it would be 45 minutes before the new one would leave so I asked Michael if we should go to Slussen but he absolutely did not want to . I saw right away that he didn't want to go there but I didn't understand why until this morning when I read that an empty Alien egg had been found there. So Michael and I bought ice cream and sat on a bench while we waited for the next ferry. While we were sitting there a fat woman came and sat quite close to us and I saw that Michael was staring very intensely at this woman so I told him to stop staring at her. I didn't notice it at the time but this woman's hair was filled with some slime. I only noticed when she was near us on the ferry but I'm sure Michael saw the slime and realized she had been attacked by a facehugger.
- Was it from her that the Alien monster that ran amok on Gröna lund was born?
- Yes, and it was also a bit funny. The woman said that she had seen a large egg in Brunkebergstunneln and had also been attacked by something. She started to cough violently and Michael almost panicked and forced me out of there so we went up to the second floor of the ferry. We watched as the Chestburster was born from her and it began to attack the other passengers sitting on the first floor. The floor on the second floor is transparent, so we could see what was happening below us. The chestburster then grew into an adult Alien and proceeded to kill the passengers. My suspicion is that Michael knew what had happened to the woman even before we got on the ferry but that is only possible if he had placed the eggs himself and knew they were in town. When the woman then said that she had seen that egg in Brunkebergstunneln, his suspicions were verified and he arranged for us to go up to the second floor of the ferry where we were safe from the monster.
- It sounds very reasonable that it could be so. Did Michael Alien mention the monster when the Chestburster was born from the woman?
- He didn't say anything about it at the time, but after the Alien monster had jumped ashore at Gröna lund and we were on our way home to Skeppsholmen again, Michael started talking about the Alien monsters and mentioned, among other things, the Alien queen and other things and that made me suspicious . Then when I got home to Michael's apartment I found his pants which were very slimy and I understood that he must have been close to one of the Alien monsters earlier in the day. Michael then admitted that it was the Alien Queen's drool that was on his pants and he also said that he had smeared his body with her drool.
- So you saw when the Alien monster entered Gröna lund? I guess that's why you didn't go into Gröna lund. You should have told me about what happened when I was inside Michael's yesterday. A person belonging to the accommodation was at Gröna lund yesterday and was killed by the Alien monster, but we only found out this morning.
- I know. I should have said what happened and I regret not saying anything at the time but I had intended to explain it later when I had finished talking to Michael but I had to go to the hospital because my grandmother Edith had injured herself badly. I never had time to explain to you what happened on the ferry. I guess you found out what had happened when you read the morning paper.
- I found out what had happened when I read the morning newspaper and then the police came with a death warrant for the person who had died.
- I understand. I wonder one thing. Have you called Michael's cell phone or does he not have it with him?
- I never thought about that, but I should have done that a long time ago when I discovered that he had left the accommodation.
- It is not certain that he will reveal where he is, but still. If he wonders how you know the Alien Queen, explain that I have told you about her.
- It is probably inappropriate for him to know that you have told him about that. I don't trust him at all anymore after this.
- Okay, I'm almost at the hospital now. Was there anything else you wanted to know?
- No, that's enough for now. I hope he comes home soon.
- I hope so too, considering what happened yesterday. Yes, you must have such a good time at the residence and I hope that everything works out in the end.
- Thanks so much. Yes bye and thanks for the info on the Alien Queen and Michael's involvement in this.
- Of course, it is important that you were told this. I'll pick up Michael tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Until then, have a good time. Bye.
The call is interrupted and Krister sits and thinks for a while but then calls Michael's parents and tells them what Sven told them and they get really angry when they find out that maybe Michael placed the eggs and pretended he hadn't. The parents aren't too surprised when they learn that Michael killed the worst bully by placing an Alien egg in his villa. Michael has long talked about getting revenge on his bullies so that's why they aren't very surprised.
When Krister has finished talking to Michael's parents, he calls Michael's mobile phone but no one answers and Krister is not particularly surprised. Michael probably knows that Krister has already noticed that he has disappeared from the accommodation and does not answer when he sees that it is the staff who are calling.
Magdalena enters the office and she looks worried.
- Did you catch Sven? Did he know where Michael is?
- I got hold of Sven and he told me that there is an Alien queen in that underground tunnel that starts at Mariatorget, but he didn't know where Michael was right now, but he might be there.
- That doesn't sound so good. By the way, I was listening to the news just now and they were talking about something serious happening at Kungsträdgården and that it was related to Alien monsters. Do you think he might be there?
- If Michael has placed any Alien eggs there, it is possible that he is there.
- Do you think Michael has placed Alien eggs there?
- Both Sven and I think he has done it. I should really call the police and tell them about this, but I want to wait until he gets home.
Magdalena looks shocked and she really hopes that Krister and Sven are wrong in their theory. Magdalena and Krister hear someone unlocking the front door to the residence and they quickly go to the door, but only two of the other residents return after a walk. Magdalena and Krister go back to the office and Krister explains in more detail what Sven said and they both hope that Michael will come back very soon.
Disclaimer: Facehugger, Chestbuster, Alien, Alien Warriors, Alien Queen belong to Disney/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
