Alyx watched the soldiers through the scope of her rifle, the sun could barely penetrate the gray clouds above but the heat slithered through making her sweat in her armour, the wind began to shift and her cloak began to billow the noise of a ship boomed over head blowing her cloak off, the dust blew into the air and she shielded her eyes when they stung, she noticed the Asian soldier and they locked eyes for a brief moment before he pulled his pistol up and began to shoot at her through the window shattering the glass. She turned to run and was thankful all he was using was an inaccurate pistol, anything better and she would have been dead, Vlad armed his M42C Scoped Rifle and fired, the bullet grazed her cheek and she dived from the rooftop to the smaller building below.

Leo looked up to see the ship above, "Who the hell are they?" he wondered as Frace shifted around, Leo caught onto her shifting and looked slowly towards the sewer grate, the sounds of Xenos hissing below, Alyx rested atop the smaller building, her breathing heavy as blood trickled from her cheek, she swallowed hard as she stood up to run when something stopped her in her tracks, a sound coming form somewhere, the sound grew louder and louder until she recognized it, and fear sunk in. She looked over the side to see a cloud pitch black darkness climbing up the side towards her, she began to unload rounds from her pulse rifle and Xenos roared as they fell to the concrete below, Leo watched the grate and Frace began nudging him to move, "What's wrong there on our side right?" he asked her as she began to pull him, They're more than just our queen living here! she screamed at him in his mind. The grate blew open and Xenomorphs exploded from below, "So they're our enemies?" he mumbled as Frace hit him to get him to move, the Xenos barreled towards them and they turned and sprinted down the streets jumping over fallen bins and other relics of the human race.

Leo contacted Ploutcraft using the Hives mind, We need help! he screamed at her, Do not make demands of me. hissed the Queen, Please listen there are Xenomorphs that aren't yours trying to kill us we need help. he pleaded and Ploutcraft cut the connection, Shes coming. reassured Frace. The soldiers hunkered down in their room at the motel, guns ready, safe, whilst Alyx planted a bomb atop the roof of her building, the panic making it harder for her to concentrate. She reloaded her rifle and grabbed onto the gutter which squeaked and rocked a little bit not helping her panic, she slid down as the Xenos reached the roof, they looked over as she reached the street below and they watched as she ran away, the bomb exploded and rocked the foundation of the building, its rooftop blew debris all over and Xenos flew through the air. The soldiers flinched from the explosion, "What the fuck was that?" asked Vlad, Saito glared at him and he closed his mouth.

The Xenos grew closer and closer to Leo and Frace when Xenos burst from the buildings around them, roaring and screaming as they slammed into the enemy Xenomorphs, they began tearing into each other and battling one another, more came and defended the couple, two Praetorians moved over to them, they were larger than the soldiers, and definitely more menacing The Queen wants us to guide you home. the spoke calmly to Leo, he nodded and walked with them and Frace whilst their Hive battled behind them, tearing the other Hives soldiers to ruins.

Alyx dropped down into the river running through the city, over the years after the Humans were killed off from the planet it began to heal itself, this healing gave way to sights such as these, a small river had formed through the city with trees, bushes, moss and flowers growing along side it, wildlife such as frogs and other small beings populated creating a kind of serene effect alongside the river, it was a place were you forgot about what was going on in the world. Alyx waded through the running water towards a chest placed in one of the bushes alongside the riverbed placing her rifle in there with her armour she covered it up with some leaves and went back out into the water, she spotted the twig sticking out of the water and saw the red ribbon attached to it flowing in the wind.

Swimming towards it she placed her feet to the ground and felt the iron plate, taking a deep breath she dived down and pulled it aside revealing a passageway beneath, inside the passage she moved the plate over it again blocking it and swam downwards, after a short journey the passage turned upwards and she burst from the water gasping for air, pulling herself from the water she moved over to a small camp she built herself, it contained a sleeping bag, three gas canisters and two duffel bags filled with food, it was a small cave she had found when she ran from some Xenomorphs, she didn't know any other way to get to it or where it actually was. Kicking off her soaking boots she removed her tank top and cargo trousers along with her briefs and hung them from the line above to dry. The cold was already seeping into her naked body so she entered her sleeping bag, zipped it up and curled up inside it, her red hair clung to her face and her shivering began to subside, Alyx had petite body but she was also toned and even though she was petite she was definitely a woman, short red hair framed her face and crystal blue eyes stared at the water, "Why are the soldiers here now? It's not to save survivors otherwise they wouldn't have shot me surely?" she said to herself, so many answers ran through her mind, "Something isn't right... I have a bad feeling about them." warm now she unzipped her sleeping bag and walked over to one of the duffel bags.

Opening it she retrieved a tin of beans and turned one of the canisters on, grabbed her lighter and started a small flame, she placed a simple metal grill on top along with the tin and watched it cook as she curled up, next to it, "I need some more clothes." mumbled Alyx, the water had washed the blood away from the cut on her cheek which no longer bled.