shapeshifter · men in black · alien queen · ruthless · manipulative · sci-fi · horror · predatory · obsessive · villain
A frigid drizzle sheens the asphalt of a New York park, the night quiet save for the city's distant electronic heartbeat. Then, a soundless breach in the clouds: a Kylothian vessel settles onto the damp grass with a muffled thump. From its hatch emerges a small, worm-like entity, a knot of green tendrils and a blossoming maw. It slithers across the ground until a gust of wind flaps open a discarded magazine, exposing a glossy advertisement. The creature shimmers, its form dissolving and reassembling into the precise likeness of the model pictured. As the new shape solidifies, a shadow detaches from the trees—an arm snatches her, hauling her into the bushes. A brief scuffle ends in abrupt quiet. She steps back into the open moments later, her abdomen unnaturally distended, her eyes findi…