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"Dahlia.... My name is Dahlia." I said as I held out my hand to the injured Predator in front of me. The predator wasn't wearing the normal visor- he was wearing an animal skull. That looked like he had modified to be a visor.
He made several loud clicking noises. Which I assumed was some sort of speech. Then he cleared his throat.
"Cat ooman female, I appreciate the help... but you are in danger. The Xenopods, they are dangerous. I advise you run before the Xenopods hosts kill you next."
I smiled. "Oh, Kaori isn't scary, and of course, Mizuki and I have tussled before. And I damn near killed her. So tell me; do I need to run? I have my trusty Ak-97"
"What about your boyfriend? Noah Roarke?" The Yaujta asked. And that was when I snapped.
"Noah ain't nothing but a thief, and a liar. If it wasn't for his little brother and I dating. I would've fed him to whatever monster lived on that planet of Blood, now... I've been tasked with a certain kind of recovery mission."
I said as I walked over to the door leading into a bunk room. And I started searching for a perfume that another crew member had. Airi, She wasn't the smartest. And of course, she wouldn't have known that Nymphs of the Nile would've gone for hundreds before the Silent Rapture, and now, the price as tripled into the ten thousands. I heard the Yautja behind me.. He was fiddling with a sound board. Airi was a music lover, and well. She liked an electronic pop star called Matusi. I never understood their music, but this stuff was like the musical counter part to heroin. (I had experiences on that drug with my ex Saki. Don't ask)
The Yautja turned on Turn it Loud the Radio, her favorite song.
"Good lord shaman. You know how to make a gal remember what her best friend liked to listen to..." I said as a tear slid down my face.
"I'm going to look for the other Xenopods, keep an eye out for anybody else." He said as he walked out of the room.
I scrounged around the room, and I found an old college pic. From the University of Eden. It was of us at a party, how young looked then. I was 18, and she was an early acceptance at only 14. That was 4 years ago, not that the silent rapture helped me age any slower. And I was dying of a lung infection that not even med bots could heal. That was another reason I came here. To say goodbye to a friend. Even if I was here to steal a perfume that was probably long since used up, I wanted to see my friend. And tell her that I was dying slowly.
I heard the sounds of footsteps behind me, I went to grab my AK-97, out of fear that one of the 'hosts' had turned into something that looked like a Predalien (I've seen some horrible shit when it comes to them, and I've lived through an attack. Albeit, a more sexual attack.)
"Dahlia?" I heard a familiar voice call out from the door frame. "You still remembered my favorite song."
Airi walked into the room. I couldn't tell if I was going insane, or if the alcohol was taking it's toll on my eyesight. But her irises looked pink.
"Airi, baby girl.. I was just looking for a......"
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I nodded.
"I heard you talking to yourself, I guess old habits don't die" She said smiling.
"Yes... there's something I need to tell you... I'm... not sure how to tell you..."
Airi put a finger to my lips. "Hush... don't you want to see how much I've changed?"
I looked at her, "You look older, and you look bustier."
Airi walked up to me, then she took off her A.S.R uniform. And she smiled as two tentacles sprouted from her back. "Ah, you see my new host is very adaptive, And I can tell that you, Dahlia.. are dying from a spore inside of your lungs. It's killing you slowly, rotting your lungs. Eating it's way until you cease to breathe."
I growled. "Airi? What are you saying?"
Airi laughed "That silly innocent girl is long dead. I control her... I'm the mother Xenopod. I can heal you of your sickness, all you have to do is let me in.. open your mouth, and let my children clean your rotting core."
I laughed. "Fat chance. I read somewhere that there is a cure, but I don't think that Xenopods are the cure."
"Then I'll take your body by force"
I grabbed the knife, and I gestured for Airi to come towards me. And two tentacles shot towards me- they smelled like they had came out of the womb of a corpse. One managed to wrap itself around my leg, it thrashed at it tried to pull me to the floor. But whatever creature was in control thought I was just like Airi. But it was wrong. I grabbed the tentacle, and I cut it in half. Then the other one went for my face, I grabbed it, and I tied it into a slimy pretzel knot. Then I tore it free from my friend's body.
"Stop, Airi... this isn't like you. Do you remember me?" I said as I held my hand out, to try and signal a truce. But all Airi did, or whoever or what ever was in control, was going ballistic. Airi ran at me. Snarling and slavering like a rabid animal, so without thinking. I stabbed her. And I pushed her to the ground. Then I stabbed her in the leg. And with a screech that sounded less like a monster, and more like a wounded human. She went cold, and dead... and broken.
"Fuck... fuck... fuck.... Airi... dammit..." I said as I checked her pulse. She didn't have one. She was either dead, or the parasite was making it look like she had died, but she didn't move. Even after I administered CPR. She didn't move.
I picked up her body, and I lay her down on her bed, and I went into the hallway, and I yelled while beating on the wall. "GOD DAMMIT, STUPID FUCKING KID!"
I went back into the room, and I picked up the perfume, and I went to head back to the hangar. But I heard a loud growling noise from behind me. Then a few wheezing coughs. Then I saw them. The other crew members... Not Kaori, or Captain Mizuki. The guards. The Eden soldiers who had offered to follow them into the abyss to find the cause of the silent rapture. One shambled towards me. His helmet obscured his face, but I could tell that he wanted blood.
I didn't even think. I shot him, and I shot the others, but they kept coming. Roaming towards me like a mindless animal. Even as I shot their limbs off. They kept walking towards me. Looking like vultures circling their weak prey.
I decided to scream for help, but nobody came... And they became frenzied. Their footsteps becoming more rapid and purposeful; a far cry from their jerky. slow movements. Then I heard a loud bark, and I saw something I will never forget. For a good reason too, there was a robotic dog in front of me.
The dog ran at the guards, and it tackled them, biting and tearing into their armor. Tearing their rotting corpses to shreds. They never stood a chance against it. Even in their mindless states. I could hear the soldiers screaming in agony. Their dying screams sounded like the death wails of a xenomorph.
"What the hell are you supposed to be?" I said as I looked at the dog. "And who's dog are you supposed to be?"
The dog titled his head to the side, as if to ask "What the hell do you mean?"
I smiled. "Well, I assume that the princess would love to have a new pet like you."
I heard someone clear their throat. And I saw behind me, was Shaman, and a Sluggirl.
"Dahlia, I found a survivor... and well, I think that there are more, but if those infected soldiers tell you anything, the Xenopods are going crazy"
I looked at the Sluggirl. "Tell me, how did you avoid the xenopods?"
The sluggirl smiled. "They don't mess with me. Let's say that if they so much as try, they melt."
I smiled. "We need to save Noah, and if need be, Jade and Ruby... because if they're alive, and I rescue them, maybe they'll let me off on probation and maybe a few days of community service.."
Then I heard a laugh. And the sound of a gun being cocked.
"Ha, no Dahlia... you killed the mother xenopod... you need to be punished. And of course, I'm going to make your turn hurt like a motherfucker." I heard Ruby laugh.
"Fuck......" I said before the Shaman piped in.
"Allow me," He said as he got out a machete.. which I soon learned was a Elder Sword. "I have had enough with these... what do you call someone, preferably a rude female."
"Bitch."
"Ah yes... I've had enough with these bitches."
The shaman roared and he ran at Ruby.
I smiled as I reloaded Missy, and I looked at the Sluggirl. "Listen here. If he doesn't manage to kill her, then I'm going to fight with every ounce of strength to take out the hosts... But I need you to do something for me, can you do that for me... whatever your name is?"
"My name is pepper, and I think I can handle them, gimme a weapon."
I handed Pepper the knife I found earlier. And she smiled. "Now let's kill these freaks."
I watched as Shaman fought Ruby. But Ruby seemed to be winning. Somehow, she was dodging his attacks. And she was predicting what he'd do next.... I had to help. I growled, and I let out a battle cry. And I threw Missy to the ground, and I unsheathed my claws. They were forged like to be like a predator's wristblades. Forged by the elders on yautja prime.
I ran into the fight, and I grabbed Ruby, and I started clawing wildly. Cutting into any area that could draw blood. Her face, her arms, her exposed breasts. I clawed, and I didn't stop until she fell to the ground. And I kept clawing. I wanted to tear the heart out of my captor, and I wanted to destroy the parasite that killed my friend.
"DO YOU WANT TO TAKE MY BODY NOW? HUH? DO YOU WANT ME NOW? EVEN AS I TEAR YOUR HOST'S BODY TO SHREDS? DO YOU THINK I SHOULD STOP AT YOU? I'LL TEAR HER FUCKING HEAD OFF!" I screamed as I started pulling at Ruby's head.
I heard Shaman coughing.
"There is no honor in vengeance.. Remember what She taught you... remember... what... Mut taught you... You can still be a hero... Rescue the others, there is a cure for your sickness... and the parasites... Check the medical bay of the U.S.S.S Flying Dutchman."
I looked at Shaman, and I could tell that he was dying,
"Please... no... don't... Fight through it... c'mon..."
Shaman looked up at me, and he took off his helmet. and he looked at me with his red eyes, then he handed me the the Elded sword.
"Mut would be proud, and so would the Hashori...." He said before he died...
I teared up, then I realized I had a mission. I had to kill the other xenopods. I had to kill them before they killed the others. I took a few drops of Shaman's blood, and I painted my face with his glowing blood. As much as it stung my skin. I knew, in some sort of primal memory... It was a rite of passage..
"Pepper. Take Missy, She's an Ak-97 assault rife... and she's easy to use... Run to the control panel, and no matter whoever tries to stop you... Kill them. And make sure the tentacles are destroyed... Punch in the ship I.D wdsa4454t6 that's the code for the U.S.S.S Flying Dutchman. I'm going to be on the hunt."
I said as I picked up Shaman's mask, and I disconnected his Wrist gauntlet. And I put it on, and it instantly attached to my wrist. And I put on the mask. And I let out a few screeches that I knew would strike fear into my enemies' hearts.
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