"PRETORIA"
by
kyler

O
nce upon a time high above the moon, Pretoria, sageís ship orbits. On a display screen in front of him he watches Predators chain up a Queen. All of a sudden the proximity alarm rings. On the display screen he hears screeching and sparks fly from the wall. And in steps Genída the sworn enemy of all predators, easily slashes the others apart. Miles away, the Tetris, a sleek marine ship suddenly rocks. Cole yells ìprimary engines downî all of a sudden the laughing form of Tekka appears, saying ìoopsî ìTekka what did you doî yells Nikee ìI kinda blew up the enginesî ìbut whyî ìdoctorís ordersî ìsirî yells Cole ìweíre approaching the planet PretoriaÖ Itís marked by Weylandî ìweíre going to have to landî ìcall up Kadinskyî ìum sir he and Scalpel checked out five hours agoî ì hmm stra (strange)î Nikee was cut off as the ship erupted into flames. Three alien symbols appear. On the screen right of it was the human translation. Suddenly the Battle Queen screamed as long needles penetrated its hard armor. Then, the door blows open and in steps the sleek, robotic humanoid leader of the bug stompers, General Grievous, he knocks Kadinsky to the ground. He then pilots the ship to the surface of the planet. As Sage steps into the room he hears a low hissing, tapping a command into his gauntlet allows him to see the smoldering remants of the Delta Preds. Jumping in front of him a larger than normal alien with acid grid burnt into its domed skull, then all he saw was blackness. Waking slimed to a wall he then saw a used Facehugger, which sent a chill down his spine as he started convulsing. As Grievous crashed, 3,000 tons of smoldering metal fell on him thankfully as he shrugged it off his weight meter read 30%. He began following the hive nodes. Grievous ran as fast as he could. Finally, he reached his goal, the planets reactors; as he was typing on the terminal the Queen he thought he jettisoned hit the reactors ripping the cords from the wall, and jumpstarting the clock. Thousands of! aliens jumped from the ceiling, the walls, and even the ground, shielding the Queen but destroying themself in the process.



The End


 

Story by: kyler, age 11

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