New Breeds? No Problems. ((Razerwing/Communist))

[razerwing]

Trystan looked at his men, a six-man recon squad, some of his best soldiers were here. Once they left the docking bays of the Marlowe MK.II and the turbulence cleared off, he stood tall, making eye contact with each of his guys before speaking. "Alright, you know what we're here for. Command thinks that there's some new type of Xeno here, some kind of breed that got off of BG-103. We need to see what we're going up against, try to see what makes them tick. How they move, how they act. The thing is, we aren't scientists!" A mumble passed by, a few nods making themselves known. "You all know how to handle Xeno's. Even though we are here to recon, if you are about to die I want you to shoot the enemy in the face. Remember your training, and remember that you are not to die here, not today. Do you get me?" The response came back as loud as a platoon. "WE GET YOU SIR!" Trystan smiled, placing his hands behind his back, his dark brown hair cropped short. Almost like Moss. The smile falls away from his face at the thought of Moss. Bastard died to get the rest of the squad out of there. With grim determination, the thought is forced to the back of his mind.

One of the pilots turns back in his seat. "Alright Roughnecks. We're gonna be hitting atmosphere here real soon. You might wanna strap your stuff in, unless you wanna end up like Rookie." The soldier with the darker skin chuckles at that, looking down at his feet. Trystan shakes his head, sitting down and strapping in. Then, the atmosphere hits. It isn't as bad as a blast force, but it's still something. Luckily, all the equipment is strapped down securely. After a few moments of this, they touch down. Everyone stands and gets their guns ready. "Alright! You know the rules! Stay frosty, and don't get trigger happy!" Without another word, everyone is rushed off the ship. In a few seconds, the defensive positions are made, and the squad is moved forwards. Everything is dense jungle. "Boy, this doesn't look familiar at all." Jack chuckles, shaking his head, holding his rifle to his shoulder. Trystan raises a hand, motioning for people to spread out a little bit. "Secure a perimeter. I want those sentries set up ASAP." A quick nod from the other five soldiers, and they go off to do their duties. For a minute, Trystan stands there, rifle held loosely in his hands. 'Something doesn't feel right... They should have seen, or at least noticed the Typhoon touch down,' he thought, shaking his head again. 'Something isn't right... but what is it?'

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

The humans didn't know how much the Xeno had evolved after they left the planet BG-103. The new queen which was formally known as '6' to the humans had flown the ship into the planet that now they stand on and began to mutate due to experiments by the humans. The way the Xenos acted differently they had more tactics and even if they were still connected hive mind they were able to survive the destruction of the queen. When this would happen however a random Xenomorph would mutate into a new queen due to a mutation in their DNA structure.

The Xenomorphs that they knew were dead as this new one was evolving adapting to their use of guns and effectively using them or their still useful tail. While they had these new abilities they could still incubate inside humans with their face huggers which they would throw at the face of the victim. If they still needed to escape they could still latch onto walls to escape however now with their heightened intelligence as a single being they were able to device traps, different buildings for different things. The humans now were in for a big surprise as the queen now hired certain 'female' xenos as carriers or lines for succession in case she be eliminated. This female was chosen for being strong, agile, and deadly.

The one she had chosen stepped out from behind her as she gave the queen a bit of a smile. Lavia spoke to her telepathically, "Yes my queen, I will make sure our race lives on and adapts eventually the humans that drove us from that planet will know true experimentation..." The future queen spoke as she leaped into a tunnel made specifically for their kind as others evolved like males into hardened brutes to take out humans with one swipe of their fist with hardened exoskeleton the humans would have a hard time taking this hive out.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Within a few moments, a perimeter was set up, the Sentry Guns were placed, and everyone reported back to the Typhoon to arm up. Trystan stood at the opening, a few crates already unloaded onto the ground. The regular Marine arsenal consisted of the Pulse Rifle, the Shotgun, the Sniper, the ever-useful flamethrower, and of course, the pistol. Very few modifications had been made to the weapons, but they had been changed that was for sure. Trystan grinned, his bright green eyes almost glowing as he hefted another crate onto the floor, kicking open the top to reveal what looked to be a Sentry Gun. Except it had no legs. Instead, it had handles, to be carried. "The Whitecoats call this a 'Smartgun'. It's supposed to be almost like the Sentry, able to track down targets we can't see. Now, we've only got two of these, but rest assured we have plenty of ammo." His smiled got wider as he unloaded crates, and before long, everything was unpacked. Guns were tossed around to their owners, Trystan grabbing his new pulse rifle, boasting a bigger clip, a sleeker design, and of course, larger rounds. He also had an old shotgun model, before it went through the changes. He also had something he had some of the eggheads at the lab make for him. A pair of gloves made of thick, lightweight metal. This would allow him to fight a Xeno hand to hand for a few minutes. He didn't want to use them, but he would if it came down to it.

When everyone was loaded up, they were split into two teams of three people. Each squad had two pulse rifles and one Smartgun, as well as a shotgun and a sniper each. They also had their standard issue pistols, just in case. Once their helmets and packs were strapped on, they split up, one group heading towards the north, Trystan's team heading towards the south. They progressed through the trees slowly, cautiously, eyes constantly flicking over their life-saving motion trackers. Jack took point since he had the tracking gun, Trystan and Rookie following not too far behind. Every now and then, Team 2 would call in. For a little while, it seemed as though everything was deserted, but still, something made Trystan's lean body tense. There was something really wrong here. If this was a Xeno infested planet, where were all the Xeno's? Where was the Hive material? His brow furrowed in thought as they kept walking. "Jack, hold on," called out Rookie, crouching down low and shouldering his rifle. "Movement beyond the 25. Moving in a straight line 27.8 meters to the left." There the three stood, tense, fingers on their triggers they looked around them. Jack was still facing front, but Trystan and Rookie covered the sides and the back. Hopefully, nothing would sneak past them.

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia stood on one of the trees as she watched them set up a perimeter her monstrous face shaped a smirk as she jumped back quietly already to strike. Unknown to the humans the hive material was farther in but pods with face huggers were strapped to the trees as well as areas where they were hidden but would open if agitated like the original face huggers. Lavia then telepathically spoke to a group of her large male counter parts to start moving in. While doing this she stood there looking at the one giving the orders deciding to fuck with his head.

"You know human, you don't have much of a chance in this forest let alone on the planet. A predator would have more chance then you do and your little marine squad. We know about you, we know about you and the one called rookie...his name was called out several times and stored in one of our minds which I will not say. You think you have a perimeter but I think you are sadly mistaken, you have only seconds to pull back before you are overwhelmed by my force." Lavia spoke to the marine though she did say 'my' it was only cause she had the privilege to do so; she was the next in line to receive the queen's duties if the current was to pass on. The groups continue to move around the group of marines out scouting without alerting them but any closer and they know the humans would hear how heavy the male's foot steps were. Lavia leaped down without a sound landing as she looked around noticing where they had their turrets already as she had scouted around already and knew where they were heading; to one of their breeding caves. Another devilish smile crept across her face as she wondered if they would push their way into the cave.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan straightened up when he heard the voice in his head. His eyes narrowed, and he tapped his helmet once, switching on a few of the sensors added. He patted Rookie and Jack, signalling for them to do the same. "Alright, you caught us whoever you are. Or rather, whatever you are. But the thing is, we aren't sadly mistaken. We aren't mistaken at all actually." Trystan smirked, sliding a grenade into the tube, putting the rifle up to his shoulder again. "We have a perimeter. We are going to stay here to do what you need to do. Leave my guys alone, and we won't have any issues." He chuckled, shaking his head sadly before pressing a small button on the grenade launcher, sending it hurtling into the trees towards a large splotch of green. It exploded a few seconds later, and the gunfire started. Rookie stayed on his knee, feathering off shots at anything that moved. The trackers became a hectic mess of beeps. They could barely be heard over the noise made by the bullets and bombs. Then, the big gun made it's mark. Jack stood tall, letting out a savage yell as the Smartgun did what it does best. Tear through enemy hostiles. The soldier never let his finger off the trigger, swiveling, watching as targets were caught in the weapon's sights and following bullet storm. It was a loud machine too, sounding like a dragon in the heat of battle. The front of the gun started to glow red hot as rounds flew from the mouth, swallowing up the sounds of grenades being launched and rifles being fired.

Trystan grinned, the battle lust taking over. Eventually, he stopped thinking, turning and shooting at whatever showed on his tracker, aiming automatically for the legs of the brutes that the Xeno's seemed to have evolved into. When there was enough time to think, Trystan scanned the treeline, laughing madly. "Do you still think we're sadly mistaken? Hmm? Is that really all you have? If it is, I feel very, very bad for you." He chuckled, loading another grenade into the tube before strapping the rifle to his back and pulling out the signature double-barrel shotgun. Vaguely, he wondered how the other team was holding up. He'd have to check in with them after this threat was dealt with.

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia moved about the area where the marine was going crazy with bullet fire her units moved into place some where mowed down while others moved into the marines tearing them apart with screams echoing. "Human, you suspect me to be 'scared' of your little gun show? We KNOW all about your human ways, the way to fight and to not even ask if we were intelligent enough to show agreement to a cease fire. That is why some of you will be taken for experimentation. We seek to further our evolution the key is you, you are the final step of us being free of our mother, rather than just be tools we will be single beings. A single mind within one of my kind will evolve us to the final step. We won't be bait for the predators or even targets for your pathetic guns which manage to only take a few of my kind down. Even at this moment my brutes backed off cause they knew you were full out gunning but we attack when we see fit. You should...check on your other team..." She thought back to the marine.

Suddenly after she had done speaking there were screams over his comm as men began to die or be dragged off screaming for their lives as her kind dragged them off to the caves where they store the humans for experimentation where the other part of their kind dedicated to furthering their species evolution had already began natural process of elimination trying different things. "Now...my little human, I'd take off that comm channel if I were you in case you love to hear the screams of those still alive that we refuse to kill but to study on...that is all..." Soon after she had spoken that despite what gunfire they threw into the air there was silence, nothing was moving around them as Lavia had already taken a squad of humans away easily while distracting the first half. This was already proving of her ability to do what she told her queen she was capable of which that she smiled as she walked away.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan raised an eyebrow as the attack stopped, kicking a dead Xeno with his foot before the voice came into his head again. "Honestly, we're going off of the regular Xenomorph stereotype. You know, hostile, deadly, follows the orders of the Matriarch without hesitation... Oh, and the acid blood. Can't forget the acid blood." The leader tilted his head, chuckling as the talking Xeno made their reasons clear. "So, you don't want to be Predator bait either? That makes two of us. You know, if your kind would piss off, we could have had the Predator situation under control, but no, you had to interfere and start a three-front war. You know what? The Xenomorph's asked for this when they started attacking Marines." Just as he was going to tell team two to report in, the comms exploded with the sound of gunfire and screams. Trystan's brow furrowed deeply as he listened in, and eventually, the screams stopped. His team of six had suddenly gone down to a team of three.

Everything had gotten real quiet then, not a single ping on the tracker for the longest while. Then, the faintest hint of movement about 45 meters ahead. The Captain just shook his head, tapping both of his remaining men on the shoulders and signalling a fall back. It seems they found what they were looking for, and that could just be a very, very bad thing. "Alright, you know what? I see how you want to play this game. Sounds like you only killed one guy. Mark my words, I'm coming back for the others, and you are sure as hell not going to like what I bring with me." Trystan shook his head, readying his pulse rifle once more, strapping the shotgun to his back. Team 1 beat a hasty retreat to the Typhoon, where the pilots were waiting for them, donning standard issue combat armor and holding rifles in their hands. Looked like they heard what had happened over the comm. Tryst walked up to one of the pilots, patting him on the shoulder. "This bird have guns?" The pilot nodded, lowering his rifle to his side. "Armed with some light guns, got a missile pod on both sides. Ya gotta remember Cap'n, this bird was meant as a transport into combat zones. It'd be one big suicide mission to send it in unarmed."

Trystan chuckled, nodding his head. "We might be needing her. You know we've got guys trapped somewhere, this bird may just be their ticket at a new lease on life. Alright, Team 1, I want you to keep your rifles, but seeing as how we'll be going into what I think is a Xeno hive, pack the flamethrowers and a lot of gas. Jack, you too. We're leaving the Smartgun here for now." Jack sighs, picking up the flamethrower. "Alright, you guys get the Typhoon into the air. I'll be activating the ping system, I want you within at least a 25 KM range. All the guns have to be loaded." The pilots shoot each other a look before hurrying onto the Typhoon. Once everyone was ready, and the engines were warmed up, Trystan ran a quick check on the Sentry positions, ammo levels, and operation. With a satisfied grin, Trystan and his team, this time accompanied by their air support, made their way back to the spot where they had been attacked before. "Hello? Xeno-All-Mighty?" He called out, searching the trees with a small grin on his face. "I brought some friends. You wouldn't happen to be in a talking mood now would you? I do need my guys back, and I don't think you want me to burn through this planet to find them."

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia picked up on the sound waves before she could head into the tunnel as she moved to where she was far enough to not be seen. "What do you mean 'taking mood' we were in retaliation to what you did to our queen and then to some of our soldiers! You want your men back you'll have to come into the cave ...come and get them." She spoke to his mind after backing off heading off to the cave in the distance. She knew he would come after them, humans were very predictable they always went on their emotions. Though this was what made them very strong in the heart and mind when hell ascended on them.

Lavia had commanded her assassin units to not kill only to stun or disable, the queen had wanted them alive so she could talk with them. Something within her mind had thought that the humans might be able to help with their more recent problem: The predators. The one beings that were fixated on killing them off for good when Six knew they were on the verge of undergoing some serious evolution to become true species of the galaxy. Lavia shared her belief but the humans were proving to be very hard to talk to as they shot on sight.

When she perched she sat in a part of the cave that was covered in brush as the assassin xeno's made sure that their 'princess' was ok due to preservation of their species. Lavia kept her hand raised as she latched onto the cave wall waiting for them to enter the eggs were in plain view but she could make more; or the current queen. The thought always slipped her mind as she kept eye and watch for them ready to spring the trap so that brutes and assassins would rush them.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan didn't even bother to answer. Rookie did what he had to in the refinery. If their queen hadn't been there, there would have been no problem. He shook his head, shouldering his rifle while Rookie and Jack loaded the flamethrowers. "Stay close. Anything that moves, light it up. Xeno's might have evolved, but they aren't very fire resistant I'm guessing. And if they are, we always have our grenades." Everyone nodded, and with a brief moment to ready up, they made their way into the caves. Trystan was first, popping a flare, coating the inside of the cave with a red light. Nothing yet... no movement on the tracker, he didn't have a visual on anything yet. The deeper they got, the more Hive material they saw. Trystan popped another flare, once again seeing nothing. He put on his specially made gloves just in case.

They stopped suddenly, looking around. They had entered what looked like a deserted room, empty Xeno nests scattered along the walls. That's when they heard it. The sounds of an egg opening up. Trystan whirled around, just in time to see a Facehugger jump at him. Without even taking the time to think, he brought up his gun and smacked the creature out of the air, sending it crashing to the ground with a stunning force. A single pull of the trigger and it was no longer an issue. "They have eggs on the walls now... Rookie, Jack, we're going to check this room. You see an egg pod, burn it." Trystan pulled out his flamethrower, twisting the gas canister into place before moving away from the group. While the room was large, it wasn't huge. Even when Rookie and Trystan were on opposite sides of the room, they could still see each other clearly. The leader stopped, seeing an egg on the wall just a few feet in front of him. These things seemed to open when there was a target within a certain range. He readied the flamethrower and let loose a long blast of fire, counting down three seconds before the egg exploded and the facehugger dropped to the ground, dead. Perfect. "Alright guys, keep an eye out for those eggs, meet me at the end of this room," he said into the comm system. After a few minutes, they had cleared all the eggs they had seen and had regrouped at the other side of the room. Where was everything? It couldn't possibly be this easy to get his guys? Trystan sighed, shaking his head, checking the gas levels on their guns before moving into the next room.

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia moved through the next part of the tunnel into the room they were entering where they had already disturbed all of the facehugger eggs in the room. While they were entering dozens of face huggers began to move around the floor making all kinds of noise while this was going on Jack one of the marines was taken by surprise by one of Lavia's Xeno Assassins he fought bravely though even the new Xeno without back up was extremely hard as his weapon was smacked to the ground. Like prior to her orders the Xeno had held the marine down when the assassin got better hold of the marine he began to drag the marine away.

Lavia smirked as she then began to talk to the leader once again, "Ha, well there goes one of your men, I didn't even think you noticed him struggling with all those facehuggers flying around in that room, now if you would have just talked to me in the first place instead of just shooting maybe this could have ended with such less violence than needed to be. Six knew you were just going to fight her so she had us prepare a very strong army force for when you were going to land. She however didn't suspect you would bring so little marines to the planet though that served a purpose; a truce. IF you wish to continue to fight I'll have all my assassins attack at once, they are defeated if you work by themselves however if they all attack at once it is nearly impossible, there is about 30 to 40 of them in this cave right now. So you got a choice, you can continue to fight and die or we can talk." She sent another message to the marine wondering if he would keep fighting a useless cause or back down for once and listen to her.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan growled when he heard the skittering of Facehuggers and Xeno's, his brow furrowing as he crouched low, letting an arc of fire fly at the first ones he saw. The hissing of burning fuel and Xeno filled the air, him and Rookie going back to back. The Facehuggers started closing in, getting close enough to jump. Every time one leapt at him though, he smashed it out of the air, kicking it away and turning to set more enemies a-flame. It wasn't until that voice popped in again that he noticed Jack was missing. Trystan looked around, whirling to smash his elbow into the head of an approaching Assassin xeno, pushing his knee into it's chest before setting it on fire. That's when he saw one of them moving away, dragging Jack behind it. With a roar of battle rage, he drew his pistol, managing to unload a full clip at the retreating bug before having the weapon smacked away from him. He turned, having seen the acid fly and his target drop, to face this new threat. Rookie still held his flamer, blood running down his face where a tail connected. Trystan pulled his rifle forth, shooting a facehugger out of the air before launching a grenade where they all seemed to be coming from.

He had lost track of how many targets had been killed, a growl tearing in his throat as he saw flames rising from Jack's position. They needed to stick together. "Rookie!" he shouted over the commotion, ducking an oncoming swipe before filling an alien chest with lead. "We need to get over to Jack before he goes down!" The dark-skinned man nodded, moving in front of Trystan to clear a path with fire. Trystan covered his back, and slowly, they made their way to Jack, the leader running up and tackling a Xeno that had him pinned. "You underestimate us, you Xeno son-of-a-Bitch! Tell 6 that if she thinks we're going down so easily, she's got another thing coming!" The cheer from the two men seemed louder than a platoon, and they continued the fight, edging their way towards another opening.

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia stood in the shadows her face or what a xeno's would look like twisted into an angry look. The only thought she had was how fucking bravado humans could be as she telepathically called out the brutes that waited in waiting along with a few more assassins. This time however there were a lot more brutes than assassins which meant that there was more brute force than stealth. "Now...if you keep this up I might break your arms and legs to disable you, I am TRYING to avoid you go to your deaths...If you wish to keep going in order for me to do I am going to have to incapacitate you...I'd rather risk having to making you all into disabled humans when the predators arrive." She kept following while going into the next room standing there looking down at them as they struggle to push into the next room where they will be overwhelmed by whatever lay inside.

When they were entering the room not even second later brutes jumped from the walls and charged them up front while others came from behind, there were assassins already whipping their tails at them while the brutes used their fists as projectiles at them. Also more face huggers were lunging at them as Lavia stood there watching finally she spoke once more. "Come now, make this easy on yourselves, give up and they'll stop attacking, though they are only doing this cause you mean to cause harm. Well, you will have more to worry about than us living here soon...and so I am hoping you'll be creatures of civility and drop your weapons or put them away once you do that I swear they will stop attacking you...though if you don't listen to this warning, they will eventually overwhelm you due to not having enough ammo..." Lavia tried once more though if they ignored it this time they'd have to learn the hard way.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

They managed to push into the next room, having fought through the Assassin's and Facehuggers, only to be ambushed by Brutes, Assassins, and more Facehuggers. They were starting to run low on gas for the flamers, but they fought on, staying back to back as they did all they could to simply hold their ground. The Brutes seemed more fire resistant than the facehuggers and the Assassins, which was bad news. When the voice came into his head the first time, a small spark of curiosity came alive in his brain, only to be forced down. They had been trained not to think about anything besides combat during a combat situation, and this certainly classified as a combat situation. Then, after only a few minutes of fighting, the voice came back. This time he couldn't help but wonder at what this mystery voice in his head meant. Just as he was about to sling his now empty flamethrower over his shoulder to grab his rifle, something happened that made the Marines stop in their tracks. They could hear gunfire... except that it was outside of the cave, and audible. Trystan recognized it quickly and roared, taking out his rifle and trying to rush outside, only to be stopped. The comms crackled for a minute before the Pilot's voices came up. Sounds of heavy gunfire and missiles, as well as something else could be heard over the radio. "Team 1, Deadly 6 is taking heavy fire from unknown locations. I repeat, Deadly 6 is taking heavy fire from unkno-" A small explosion stopped the transmission short, the signal coming back quickly. "-ngine is out, we're hit. Mayday, mayday, Deadly 6 is going down. Brace fo-"

Trystan waited, but all that could be heard was static. Jack growled, slowly lowering his rifle, Rookie doing the same. Trystan sighed, shaking his head before switching his radio off, looking around for the one that seemed to be the leader and finding nothing. "Well, guess we don't have much of an option." He waited, holding his pulse rifle loosely, trying his best to seem relaxed even though the other two were ready to fire at a moments notice. "Now, if you wouldn't mind showing yourself so I know what I'm talking to, we could figure out what to do. Let me tell you though, if any of my guys are put in harms way by your side from now on... well, let's just say I can be a very good shot when I need to be. If you don't backstab us, you'll have nothing to worry about besides the Predators that seem to have made an entrance." He looked around again, searching once more for whatever was leading these new Xeno's.

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia finally came from the shadows that she was the most developed out of the Xenos, her body was 'developed' in other ways while she maintained the Xeno's exoskeleton etc. She stopped in front of him though she made sure to show no sign of aggression as all of the others even the face huggers backed away. "They honor me, so if I say you will not further be harmed then you won't. However I say with heavy heart that one of your marines has been already experimented on. Though the rest are unharmed for the most part.." She spoke to him via mind with a bow.

Lavia then moved to the side and even as a butler or maid, she urshered them through the hive that they were in deeper into the Queen's chambers. "We are allowing you into our inner most chambers though don't suspect you can do anymore bravado antics as your lives will all end within. The assassins are very accurate about doing their roles in life and the brutes that stand by you will turn hostile at any moment. Though they are passive cause I suggested to them that you would help us with the predators that have begun an aggressive move toward us. You say we are a threat, but you haven't seen the predators...they are already moving across planets that we have existed on and eliminated them for sport. As you may as well know we were just bait for their hunts till we begun evolving which they feared as they may become the hunted. They continued to hunt down our new unique evolution as Six did try to haul some across ships that were destroyed on the surface before we assumed control. However it didn't go very successfully as the predators are moving in. They have searched this planet every so often but have not found anything as we have gotten better at hiding, our very existence is threatened due to these creatures that believe we should still just be dolls to be torn apart."

Lavia explained to them all as they moved deeper into the cave they could tell as the air got heavier and the slime got thicker, they were moving to the areas where the atmosphere had to be exact for their new evolution to survive. If they didn't do this they could die at a moments notice if the atmosphere was thrown off. Lavia kept this a secret due to the fact she, herself didn't trust these marines to keep their word as they were a very hostile race. When they finally looked they stood if front of six; the very being on the planet they were sent to, Wayland's pet Xeno now a queen and birthing a more intelligent and powerful version of the aliens that they had encountered.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

When the lead Xeno made itself known, Trystan raised an eyebrow and Jack whistled, earning a slap in the back of the head from Rookie. They didn't seem to be in harm's way just yet, and Trystan watched in amazement as all the others, including the Facehuggers backed off. Of course, the amazement died off quickly when she said one of his team had been 'experimented' on. "What do you mean experimented on? Can he still fight?" His green eyes narrowed venomously and Jack put a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. He took a deep breath as the Xeno stepped aside, motioning for them to continue deeper into the cave. He was getting anxious now. The threat of being turned on was great, and being inside such an enclosed area with no more gas for their flamethrowers wasn't such a good thing. He'd much rather be outside, out in the open.

As they walked deeper into the cave, Trystan noticed the air started to get thicker. 'Must be because we're going deeper' he thought, shrugging it off while listening to the Xeno 'talk'. "Listen, I would appreciate it if you stopped threatening us. I already said if you don't attack us, we don't have much of a reason to attack you. Now, we know about the Predators. Sons of bitches took out the Marlowe and most of her crew. As you must know, Rookie here is one of two survivors from that ship. We can handle them. We've been fighting them ever since the BG-103 incident. Got some very handy tech in store for the little SOB's." Rookie chuckled, nodding slightly. "Now, if we're going to be working together, we may as well get acquainted. My name is Trystan, or Tryst for short. I'm sure you know Rookie. This is Jack, or Jay. Or Hotshot. You'll figure out why we call him that when we start fighting the Preds."

Finally, they entered the chamber of the Matriarch, and Rookie let out a long string of curses and raising his gun, only to have Trystan force it back down. "That's the son of a bitch that was on BG-103! Weyland called it Six!" Trystan nodded his head and Jack came up from behind, wrapping Rookie in a bear-hug, pinning his arms by his sides. "Erm, I think we might wanna get away from the Matriarch here if we want to keep the peace, Xeno. I don't think your guys would like it if Rookie started launching grenades at your Queen." He shook his head, looking Rookie dead in the eye, shaking his head. "Seriously. You aren't going to like what happens if Jack lets go."

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia nodded as Six nodded as well she looked back at them, "Of course, Rookie can leave to the surface, I do no wish harm and I only make myself clear cause of your bravado in your fight Trystan. I do not wish to agitate you any more as for your marine yes...in fact we decided it would be better to 'enhance' his abilities rather than test more harmful things on him. He now has hardened skin and his strength has increased. He has agreed to remain in an area just in case of caution. Your marine friends were more taken care of than you realized ...I just thought I would have to ...take care of you at first. My apologizes." She spoke to them all as she bowed though she nodded to the marine's thoughts on the Predators.

"Good you will need that technology to battle them as they have been building up since you have battled against each other. You may not know that they have advancing themselves to battle us: their prey due to advancing we have become stronger than them unlike BG-103. They do not like being the one hunted so they will most likely be stronger than you in some way, it has always been their way to be prepared....oh and in fact..." She stopped her telepathy to them for a second to call out in a screech like she did due to their inharent trait as Xenomorphs as a large brute stood by Rookie the brute moved his hands in a way that showed another path which lead to their comrades.

"I thought that since you were feeling more on edge with the fact I did experiment on one of your own I suggested a guard to their quarters. The marines thought they were going to die or be trapped in cages on the contrary we have kept them hidden for their saftey due to the predators now roaming the planetside and for the fact we wanted to enhance them." Lavia spoke to them more though she had reservations to helping the humans but Six, her queen, suggested such an action as the predators were getting out of hand though Lavia said to her queen that they'd have to develop or adapt to a new way of expansion: deplomacy which would open up new lanes of flame for them. It was going to be a long road ahead for Lavia, and Six's new race due to the amount of tension with the humans and the impending threat of the Predators.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan nodded at Jack when a path was cleared to another room. "Keep him under wraps. If you have to, get the others to help." Jack grimaced before forcing Rookie into the next room, not too happy about leaving his commander in a room full of Xeno's. Trystan pinched the bridge of his nose, hefting his rifle over his shoulder. "Well, very happy the marine isn't dead or worse. If it hadn't been for the Typhoon going down, you would've had to take care of us first though, keep that in mind. We've been fighting Xeno's and Predators for much too long to not shoot on sight. Everything we've seen that isn't human has wanted to kill us. Hell, even the things we designed wanted to kill us. Six, I'm sure you remember what happened at that compound. It wasn't a cakewalk for the Marines." For a minute, he was silent, thinking before looking up at the Queen that was Six.

"Listen. I know you'd like some more time to try and make friends with us and all, but I have a bird downed with two pilots that, if they survived, won't be alive for much longer. I have some heavier weapons and plenty of ammo back at our basecamp, but I'm not sure how much good that will do if we don't get there. What we'll need to do is get to the Typhoon and see if the radio still works." His brows were furrowed in thought, and absentmindedly his hand strayed to his pistol. The metal coverings on his fist gave him a slightly mechanized look. "The Predators I know love stealth, and they love a good hunt. There can't be that many on this planet, even if they view it as a major threat. When stealth fails them, they'll stick to their strength. Sadly, as much as it pains me to admit it, Xeno's and Predators outmatch many Marines in hand to hand combat."

With that, Trystan moved his rifle from his shoulder, holding it loosely in his hands again, sliding another grenade in the tube, looking from Six to the other lead Xenomorph. That was quite an interesting sight. She seemed more developed than the others, in more ways than one. She, and he definitely knew it was a she, looked almost human, save for the eyeless, Xenomorph head, the deadly bladed tail and the exoskeleton. Vaguely he wondered if it was really an exoskeleton, or if it was just an outer covering. Ah well, he didn't come here for that. He came here to fight, and that was just what he was going to do. "The one thing the Predators, and even the Xeno's can't beat us in though is fighting spirit. You know this... they know this, and we know this. Now, I don't doubt your ability to take down a Predator, but if I were you, I'd suggest sticking close to my group. At least, until we get to the Typhoon. Oh, and one more thing. Becareful about moving around in front of us. We have a tendency to shoot things that move and show up on our trackers. Understood? Yes? Now, can we go hunt some Hunters?"

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia agreed with Tyrstan with Six making a roar to agree with him as well as she moved with him. "Alright the rest of your group should be moving toward the surface already if Rookie hasn't caused too much of a stir, though they were already briefed on your pilots. They won't be alive much longer however they are serving as bait for you, myself, and the rest on this planet. That is how the predators operate which of course I am speaking to the congregation at this point. I understand fighting spirit but I also have seen how you just go all macho and think you have the upper hand...don't." She said as she headed out of the cave with them in tow.

Though Lavia stopped for a second, the jungle was eerily quiet as sounds could be heard every so often. Her senses kicked in as she could sense the stealth fields that the predators threw up every time they were hunting a prey. Lavia quickly pulled Trystan back just as a throw blade flew past him hitting one of her brutes in the skull as its acid blood began to leak out from its wound. Luckily most of the xenos that were with his group were tougher otherwise that blade would have cut her brute's head off. "Watch yourself...they are everywhere, just as you saw they were almost able to take your head off. You have become a form of prey to them as well besides us Trystan, so move quickly, keep completely aware..." She telepathically spoke to him more as another blade came out of nowhere this time however she helped Trystan dodge along with some of the other marines while her brutes moved to the side quickly. Lavia let out a angry screech as she knew they were no longer just watching but now began to actively hunt them. She could also hear the screams of some of the pilots which were injured, and probably nervous of the predators that now use them as traps.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan nodded, tapping the side of his helmet twice, opening up a comms link before turning a small dial, lowering a visor that was colored sky blue. "Bait or not, this was supposed to be a recon mission. Get in, get some samples, get out. If I lose men, they aren't going to send more guyys here. They're just going to bomb the planet. I need to get to my pilots." He looked around, yelping as the lead Xeno pulled him out of the way of a blade. "Team One, hostiles right side. Activate your visors and fire at will. Team Two, get your Smartgun to the front line." The second the gunfire started, Trystan growled, catching movement off to his right side. A Predator had come in close. He growled, ducking as the wrist blade cut the air where his head had been, slamming his shoulder into the Hunter's gut. He needed to end this quickly, so he reached for his pistol, only to find it mising.

He growled again as he was kicked back, but the growl turned into a smile as he saw a tail burst from it's chest. He was starting to like these Xeno's. Trystan shook his head, looking back at Six and the other Xeno. "I'm taking my team to get my pilots. You wanna tag along? Be my guest." He tapped his helmet again, barking out orders before muscling his way through to Team Two. There he saw the 'enhanced' marine. He was slightly taller, with darker, shinier skin. Most of his other features were basically the same though. They nodded at each other, then proceeded to move towards the sounds of screaming.

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia and the queen moved through the battlefield as Six had taken two hunters out, while Lavia tangoed with one though before putting her tail through his arm, he reacted by stabbing her tail making her roar out though as a retaliation she launched the hunter into a near by tree. While he was recovering she leaped onto trees around him as he tried to pull out his cannon and fire though while he was putting up an aim she took the cannon and aimed it at him as it charged blasting his entire lower body off. When he only could groan she then jabbed her inner head through his skull with a melon like squish as she pushed the body back.

Six had three on her as she was dodging the cannon blasts taking some scratches form their blades here and there she managed to grab one, putting her tail through his skull then cutting completely down she threw the pieces aside in time to impale one of them on her tail as he struggled only to stop moving as she threw him aside. Lavia moved on through the forest as Six wanted her to do to make sure that the humans were alright cause 'bombing' in her mind that they didn't want to be friends anymore, she didn't need that right now. When other hunters came out she leaped ahead actually making them run into each other in an embarrassing fashion as she leaped up. When she looked at them as they were recovering launching some acid hitting them in the face distracting them. When they were getting the acid off Lavia came up sliced one arm off only to dodge one wrist blade as she leaned back she grabbed the sliced off arm, taking it she jabbed the one that swung in the chest cutting him vertically down the chest.

When he backed up she then used the arm on the one recovering from losing his arm taking the blade and jabbing it upwards through his skull pulling forward only to see his brains and whatever was in his skull fly out with the precision cut that she had created then when she finished with the arm she threw it at the one struggling watching it impale his skull as he flew back dead as the other one died slowly from being internally cut. Six was on her tail as she moved along though fighting most of them due to being the queen she attracted more attention as Lavia ran ahead stopping as the marines reached their pilots. Lavia was drenched in hunter blood as more were screaming behind her she looked at them her telepathy coming like a wet fish to the face, "If they can move get them up on their feet! If no I can help out! We need to get to the cave to avoid being cut up by the hunters! Six and I have them on the ropes as well as our soldiers but it is only a matter of time till one activates a self destruct to take a chunk of our forces not to mention more are coming due to the communication being sent back to their ship! We need to end this fight so they have to look more as well as use our secret entrance into our cave system so they don't destroy all of our support!" She said this with a loud but hasty voice her body tense.

 

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RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Since most of the Predators seemed to be focused on the Queen and her friend, Trystan and his marines had only a little bit of trouble getting to the pilots. Only one had been severely injured, gashes running down the length of his legs and body, his uniform all but torn to shreds. With the help of their newly enhanced marine, they were able to load the wounded pilot, as well as a fair amount of weapons crates and ammo still aboard the Typhoon onto one of their newer pieces of technology. That was done in only a matter of minutes, and by the time Six and Lavia came out of the brawl that was taking place, they were ready to go. Everything had been reloaded. Trystan and his recon team, minus the two in the middle of the group with the wounded pilot, took up the rear, taking potshots at anything that showed in their trackers.

Jack and Rookie had flamethrowers, setting the treetops ablaze, keeping the Predators on the ground. Cannon fire flew overhead, or exploded nearby, the gunfire keeping them off balance. It was constant, a never-ending bullet hell. "Tell your Xeno's to fall behind my guys. We can keep them covered!" he yelled above the commotion, feathering off rounds into the trees, loving the way the Smartgun fired and brought with it gallons of bright green Predator blood. Suddenly, the Plasma Cannons stopped firing, replaced by large sticks slamming into the ground from unseen positions. The first hit was Rookie, who took one in the leg and went down fast. Trystan latched his hand onto the other man's armor and pulled him along, shooting freehand into the trees. More sticks came down, catching one of his soldiers in the chest. His vitals went red, and dropped off the HUD of his helmet. "Snipers, ready! I want all our tracking tech up and running! Take these bastards down!" The shift of fire was harmonious, the automatic fire of the pulse rifles switching to the thunderous, single shots of the ever deadly sniper rifles. Spouts of green blood and dropping bodies followed, and steadily, the waves of Combi-sticks died down.

They reached the cave without incident after that. The second Trystan was sure the Hunters wouldn't pursue them, he turned to the Queen and the other, slightly smaller Xeno. "Well, that was fun. Lost Jenkins though... Rookie took one of those Combi's to the leg, and the other pilot is pretty banged up. You think you could patch them up?" He took off his helmet, checking it for holes or scratches or anything of that nature. Once he was sure his guys would be taken care of, he looked at the Xeno and grimaced, shaking his head slightly. "We need to talk. Anywhere here that the others wouldn't be so inclined to follow us? No offense to the giant Queen over there, but we have some issues we need to discuss away from prying..... eyes? Ears? Whatever the hell you call those."

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

When they had arrived back at the main hive Six assumed her duties again as matriarch as Lavia nodded. She took her hand put it on his shoulder pushing him toward another one of the egg chambers though this time he didn't have to worry about them opening up due to being bothered due to the fact they knew they were coming. Lavia stopped when the assassins and brutes were off doing their things as she began to speak her way, "Before we speak about what you want to say, Six wanted to extend her thanks, she didn't think marines were that efficient...not to bring up old wounds, but as she was killing your kind you seemed very ...lax on the job. Anyway I thought to pass that along as for your marine comrades they can be patched up however they will be given the same kind of treatment that your now enhanced marine packs. I do understand there are perks but you have told me that you shoot anything in front of you and even your marine friend might be a little looked at by your human counter parts. Though I assure you that your men besides the one will be fine, now...what is it that you wanted to talk about?" With that telepathic speak she leaned back like a human woman would crossing her arms over her chest waiting for him to speak.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan followed closely behind until him and Lavia were alone. Before he could talk though, the Xeno's thought-link came to life, depositing the words right into his brain. He winced slightly at the mention of the Marines on BG-103. Sure, they weren't his, but they generally were good people. They had lives, at least until their lives ended. He waved it off, shaking his head slowly. "For the record, that company was part of Weyland & Yutani's security force, right next to the combat androids. They had a different training program then the front-line marines. And... we've made changes to the overall training." He stopped when she addressed the matter of his wounded soldiers. Rookie would be a tad pissed, but he'd learn to deal with it. "Our technology works a certain way. Friendly units have a different ping than enemies, programmed into the armor when it was created. All of our stuff pretty much runs off of the same frequency, so we know when a friendly moves and when something else does. For future reference though, I'd recommend remembering that we Marines can pretty much handle ourselves. Now, onto business."

He sighed, shaking his head, looking down at his helmet again. "The more I think about this, the more I think we have no choice. Command sent us down as a recon unit. We took a loss, but that's kind of to be expected from recon's. They go into uncharted territory, they're bound to have losses. But then we have these... 'enhanced' marines. If we take them back to the ship like that, warning bells are gonna go off and it won't end well for anyone. So, I'm thinking... I'm not sure any of us will be making it back to the ship. Considering that the Typhoon is down... we sent out a call to the command ship with the report that we lost the bird. I decided to keep quiet about you Xeno's for the time being though. For now, they just think this is a Pred planet. I don't know what's going to happen, but three of my guys are now part Xeno, and I don't want to see them get shot by their own friends." He sighed, shaking his head slowly. "Guess we'll be staying planetside for a while then. Just needed to know what's gonna happen if we do."

 

[Vailed In Black]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Lavia looked down though she didn't do the 'sigh' that normal humans did as she rubbed her head some, she looked up showing a sign of compassion as she looked around. "Well, we survive on the things here, despite us being the dominant species on this planet there are smaller lifeforms we feast on though I am assuming you do the same with like chicken or something like that as I have heard some of the marines say that. I guess if you have problems leaving and risk having your comrades you can stay, six just says you keep busy making sure we aren't attacked. I keep our areas generally safe from any attackers with my brutes and assassins usually things go well, currently we are even working a new form for our species that can take on the form of other lifeforms." She spoke to him as she walked over to one Xeno bringing him over which it was more male now that the newer forms look more human.

The Xeno before his eyes turned into him to the T of his name, even spoke like a human or like Trystan himself. Though this Xeno was extremely humanoid even more than Lavia at times due to their adaption and quick evolution from where they were. "Our soldiers that wish to join this or the ones we create will infiltrate the enemies that are too strong to fight directly. What do you think?" She asked his opinion already showing that she trusted him with Xeno secrets etc, though Six held her reservations though she wasn't there right now she was busy being queen of her race.

When she finished a brute came up to her bowing some as he spoke to her, Lavia nodded turning back to Trystan. "It sounds like your friends will be recovering soon however they will have to adjust to the new improvements they have been given. I want to say that we do this as a sign of peace, we give you enhancements so you can stay alive cause we now expect that same thing as our race undergoes a complete evolution." She said as she waved her fellow brute away as he bowed walking away every day they were adapting to a new form of life which this planet and the humans have offered in some way.

 

[razerwing]

RE: New Breeds? No Problems.

Trystan sighed, nodding. Well, looked like this was their new home. It was going to prove interesting, to say the least. "We do have our ways of surviving with whatever we're left with. It's part of how recon teams operate. As for security, the issue with that is we're going to run out of ammunition eventually. It may not happen for a good long while, but it will happen, and after that, not sure exactly how helpful we'll be." He tilted his head when she started to talk about Xeno's that could take on other forms. Mimicry? This was going to be good. Just after thinking this, they stopped in front of an odd looking Xeno, and before his eyes, the thing transformed, taking on his shape and even the way he talked. Once again, out of instinct he reached for a pistol that wasn't there. He'd have to check the arsenal to see if they had any more. These Xeno were definitely a step above the rest. Stealth was one thing, but espionage was another matter entirely. Just thinking about the implications got his brain spinning and aching. Trystan pinched the bridge of his nose, looking up at the copy of him.

"This.... this is very interesting... The demoralization that could come from watching your friends turn into the enemy would be crushing. How long have you been working on this? It hasn't been too long since Six got off Freya's Prospect. Can you guys really evolve that fast?" Honestly, the thought kind of scared him. If this new strain of Xeno could adapt that fast, what would happen if they got it into their mind to start attacking marines? The thought sent a shiver down his spine. They'd have to constantly upgrade weaponry, they'd lose a lot of soldiers in the process. He shook those thought out of his head, leaning against a wall as a sudden dizziness came over him. There was something about the atmosphere down here in the depths of the cave that was getting to him, making him feel light-headed.

When his balance came back and he was able to stand straight again, he nodded, happy to hear his guys were going to be alright. Although once again, the mention of these 'enhancements' sent a chill down his spine. They expect the same thing since their race undergoes complete evolution? Were they planning on absorbing his team into their ranks? He'd just have to wait and see, and if things went south, he supposed he could always blast his way out with the few surprises in the crates and call for an evac from the downed Typhoon. But then again, what were the chances of him making it while fighting off both intelligent Xeno's and the stealthy Predators? With his team, it was a piece of cake, relatively speaking. But he never trusted a marine's ability to operate alone. Too many blindspots, a very slow reaction time. His brow furrowed in deep thought.