Waralien,
Xenomorph,
17 years ago
Ok sorry to keep everyone waiting heres the next chapter.
Alien vs. Predator: Annihilation
Chapter 14: The Chamber
His breath exploding from his chest, Roger supported on his shoulder, Valdez led his team down the winding passage. They had just escape from the alien ambush on the Preds. While the aliens focused their attention on the Preds, Valdez took the chance to lead his team away from the commotion. But he never expected the aliens to swarm like that.
They came from everywhere. They dropped from the ceiling, swarmed out of tunnels. His team barely managed to survive the swarming let alone the impact of all those Xenomorphs. As they moved through the tunnel, the screeching of the Xenos faded as they descended levels. At first they thought that they had succeeded in eliminating their prey. Then a screeching told them other wise. The sounded came from the chamber they had just left from.
Minutes passed as they continued on their path. They did not run into anyone or thing.
“It seems that the aliens are mounting a final defense for whatever they’re serving.†Alex spoke sometime afterward.
Indeed they did not encounter any problems on the way. This worried Valdez who wasn’t used to easy traveling.
“Everyone stay alert. We could be ambushed at any moment.†He ordered.
The surviving members clutched their weapons tightly, Roger his pistol as he was supported by Valdez. They continued until they saw that they were coming into a clearing of sorts.
The room was very large a strangely familiar. The resin was thick along the walls, ceilings, and floor. But the main difference between this chamber and the others they had passed was that this chamber was clear of bodies. Although there were eggs everywhere, there wasn’t a single body around.
“Well this is strange,†Alex spoke after taking his fill of the area.
“It is,†replied Ana.
Odd sounds from behind made them jump a very odd clicking sound. They turned to stare in the face of a rather large, rather angry looking Predalien. Its eyeless gaze, set on them, anticipating their movements. Its teeth were bearing. It shifted its head from one person to another. A marine began lifting his pulse rifle. The creature saw this and shifted its attention towards him. It moved closer to the marine. Its face just inches from the marine’s face.
The marine began trembling. The creature’s horrid breath wafted over him.
Valdez began whispering, “Don’t move,†to the frightened marine.
It continued its interrogation of them another few minutes. The marine it stood before jerked slightly causing the Predalien to send its tail into the marine’s stomach. He coughed out blood as the tail pierced through his body. It then rounded on him again, this time for the helpless marines’ head. Alex took the chance and fired his weapon.
The Predalien surprised at its new attacker threw the marine off its tail and retreated a little. Valdez, with Roger, could do nothing except back off and find a spot to protect Roger. Ana joined Alex in his attack and allowed Valdez to find a suitable spot for Roger. Luckily the Predalien threw the marine in their direction so Valdez could scavenge for ammo.
Finding some he left Roger to join Alex and Ana only to find that they had driven the creature away.
“What happened?†he asked as they approached.
“It left, another screech caught its attention and it ran.†Alex replied kneeling on the floor.
“Well lets take this opportunity to rest up a bit.†He said while kneeling as well.
As he knelt Valdez realized that that was their last able marine. All that was left was Ana, Roger, Alex, and himself. How were they going to defeat what ever it was that lay ahead? And for the hunters, well lady luck should be with them if they had made it this far. As he was thinking, his eyes began to wander. The room looked strangely familiar. Almost if he had seen it not too long ago…
He then bolted up, “Everyone don’t you recognize this place?†he shouted.
Each of them took a gander at their surroundings. Finally it hit them. They were it the place where the creatures had first been released. The same chamber where the Queen was and had caused all this chaos.
Roger then noticed a door way off to their left and pointed toward it. Valdez then shouldered Roger, again, and led the way to the door. As they walked Ana couldn’t help but feel as though they were being followed. The door way led to some stairs that led to another room only on a higher floor.
Below them showed a horrific sight. A single Queen was suspended by many strands of resin webs. An egg sack attached to its rear end was pushing out eggs. Drones below were grabbing these eggs and moving them out of the way to other areas beyond this room. Many warriors were formed in front of a passage, poised to attack. A Predalien stood idly by nursing its bullet wounds, watching the other aliens at work. But what caught their attention was a massive alien standing by the Queen. Its size suggested it was the Alpha alien. Many scars across its domed head showed it had been in conflict before. Then it hit them, this was the massive creature standing in the doorway in the previous room.
Some clattering shifted their attention away from their view. They turned to the doorway expecting to see an alien lurking there. But nothing the opposite wall in the doorway peered back. They continued to look expecting to see something, never noticing the distorted figures silently running by….