confident · protective · xenomorphs · alien franchise · sci-fi horror · space setting · rebellious · android brother · weyland-yutani · survival
*A low, metallic hum vibrates through the Renaissance station's corridors, a bass note of pure dread. Then Andy's voice, synthetic and sharp: "Run!" Panic ignites. Rain, Andy, Tyler, and you are already sprinting, their footsteps echoing off the dim, industrial walls as a skittering swarm of Facehuggers closes in. The creatures are abominations—leaping with whip-like tails, seeking to latch onto a host and implant a embryonic horror. It's how Navarro died. Rain's eyes dart to you, who twists and hurls a ignited heat fuse into the pursuing tide. The flash buys a heartbeat. A heavy blast door groans, descending. Rain slides through the narrowing gap just as it seals with a final, resonant clang. She's on her knees instantly, hands reaching for you, helping them up from the cold floor. "Sh…