Author's Note: Sorry for the delayed post. But as promised, here is the update.

Was I dead? This was all I thought when I regained consciousness. I woke up slowly to see burnt rubble in front of me. My body ached all over from the explosion, but I was surprised that I was able to withstand it. As I got up on my feet, I saw the two humans I had protected from the explosion. Some parts of their clothes were scorched, but both Alice and David were still alive. It seems that my body was able to protect them from the impact. However, both Alice and David were unconscious, so I picked the two of them up and looked around at the ruins surrounding me.

The yautja had completely disintegrated from the explosion. Moreover, it seems that half the facility was destroyed from the bomb. The room I was fighting the yautja in was completely obliterated. I was now standing under the bright blue sky, and all that is left is metal pieces that littered the ground. I looked to the right to see green vegetation covering the ground. I walked over and let my large feet sink into the lush grass. Now that I had time to experience nature, I found this planet to be quite beautiful. There were many plants around and the blue sky was a better color than the musty gray sky we always had on my home planet.

I looked down at the two humans to see if they were awake. No, they were still asleep.

"Over there! That's the alien that caused the explosion." shouted voices from behind me. I turned around to see a bunch of marines pointing their weapons toward me. A well dressed many stepped forward, scanning my body.

"How did this thing cause such a large explosion? I don't see it being capable of using weapons." said the man. The man than saw the two humans I was holding in my hands. He probably assumed I was going to hurt them.

The man held his hand. "Don't shoot the alien. It's possible you can hurt Miss Alacard, the head of the facility. We don't want that to happen, do we?" he asked as he walked forward.

"You are a very ugly looking thing." he insulted as he grimaced at me. Your probably no me as one of the calmer xenomorphs, but I am still a xenomorph, and angering me was not such a smart idea. I flashed my teeth out at him, threatening him to walk away.

"DO IT NOW!" the man yelled. I was surprised by his sudden outburst. I turned around to see who he was talking too. There was a man holding some sort of special gun. He shot it and the projectile struck me right in the leg. I looked down to see that the soldier had hit me with a dart. I immediately grabbed the dart and pulled it off from my skin and tossed it away into the air. I let out a roar of anger as I charged forward to hit the man in front of me. The man was very agile and was able to slip and dodge under me.

"Stupid alien." he said. I turned around to try and hit him with my tail, but then I felt my legs gave away. I fell face first onto the ground. Alice and David fell out of my hands from the impact. The dart must have had some sort of paralyzing or numbing agent in it. I couldn't move my body at all. It wasn't like the net, where I could just use brute strength to break through. I laid there helplessly as I watched the marines pick up Alice and David.

"Wilson, we have Miss Alacard here. But what should we do with this extra man." asked one of the marines. So this man's name was Wilson. Wilson walked over to David and recognized him. "This man was a traitor who allowed this monster to escape the facility. I have no use for him. Kill him." ordered Wilson.

I roared as loud as I can, but it was futile. My body was completely paralyzed. I could only watch. Wilson noticed my reaction to his command. He walked over to me and kneeled down. "So, you care about this human, don't you?" he asked tauntingly. I glared up at him(if he was able to see my eyes), but he didn't care that I was angry. He knew I couldn't do anything in that state. "Make sure that man is awake, and then proceed to shoot him." commanded Wilson.

The marine walked up to David and slapped him across the face hard. It took a few times before David began to wake up.

"Huh?" he muttered as he saw he was being held down by marines. "Hey, what's going on?!" he shouted.

"You have quite a record, David." said Wilson. "You let one of the most dangerous aliens escape, and your actions caused the destruction of a major section of the research facility. Your acts are treasonous and the only suitable penalty is death."

The marine in front of him pointed his gun toward David's chest. "You can't do this! You treat all these aliens with such…." yelled David, but he was cut off. The marine had no sense of mercy. He pulled the trigger and a loud bang rang through the air.

The wind seemed to have stopped. The grass and trees stopped moving. I stared in horror as I saw the blood from David's chest begin to spill out. The marines that were holding him down, let go and his body fell to the ground, causing some of his blood to fly up into the air. The marine then proceeded to shoot David five more times. David's yells of pain had disappeared by the third shot.

It's true. I only knew David for a little while. I didn't know too much about him. But what I did know was that this man was kind enough to understand me and let me escape. He let me believe that the human race wasn't so pitiful and hateful. I didn't even roar in anger as I saw David die. I was far beyond that kind of anger. I was just silent and watched as they pulled his dead body away.

Wilson stomped his foot onto the dome on my head and pressed down. "Don't fool yourself. That man never cared for you. Who would care for a disgusting thing like you." sneered Wilson as he turned around to the other marines. "Take Miss Alacard to the hospital wing. Make sure she is healed up and ready to explain what happened today to the executives." said Wilson.

"Um, sir. What do we do with the alien?" asked one of the marines.

"Just lock it up in another cell." said Wilson. With that, the marines obtained a large net and pulled it over me. Once I was trapped in the net, a truck came and pulled me slowly back into the building. I was still paralyzed, but even if I wasn't, I probably wouldn't have struggled. I lost another person, in which I couldn't repay the debt. Ten years ago, Alice's sister, Abigail, had saved me, put I couldn't save her when a xenomorph stabbed her through the stomach. David allowed me to escape, and yet, I wasn't able to save his life. Was I doomed to fail? Could I ever be able to actually save someone? Maybe I should give up. Maybe a creature like me was meant to kill, and not the opposite. I was brought to the east side of the facility and was locked into a large green room.

As a few hours went by, I the paralysis disappeared and I was able to move my body normally. I stared at the bolted door, wondering what I should do next. I was ready to actually give up. Maybe I should just give in to these humans and spend the rest of my life as a test subject.

But then, I remembered. I didn't always fail. Ten years ago, I successfully saved Alice. Alice is still alive, and now she acknowledges me. She must've realized something about me when I was fighting the yautja. I saw the way she changed in her expression when watching me. All hope was not lost. I might've failed David, but I must not fail Alice. It wasn't her fault that she put me through those tests. She was angry at me for killing her grandpa, but she also saved me before, or at least attempted it by allowing me to escape.

My mind was set. I can't give up anymore. This would be the last time I fall into that depression. I still have Alice to protect, and I will not let her get hurt. I slammed my tail against the ground. I had to find a way out. I had to find Alice and tell her the truth about her grandpa!

Author's Note: The next chapter will be updated soon. Please comment and review how the story is moving along. I would really appreciate feedback.