Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 27, 2022, 03:32:51 AMBut where did the egg come from?!
Well, that's easy... *clears throat*
Picture the scene: Hadley's Hope, LV-426
Supply ship docked at the loading bay. The crew are debating the wild shit they've overheard at the bar - rumours of some colonist wildcatter being brought in with some sort of animal on his face - got the whole medlab area quarantined - captain thinks it's a crock of shit, there's no life on this rock, besides, this is their last supply run after an 8 month stint - will be back in the freezers in several hours, far away from this hellhole - 3 months leave with a tidy paycheque.
*several hours later*
Final flight checks underway, last of the empty supply crates back in the hold..
*alarm sirens* some chatter on the bridge comms from Hadley Control about initiating lockdown procedures. f**k that shit - no way in hell spending another second on this shithole. Time to roll.
Perhaps had they not been distracted by Hadley Control barking down the radio that they weren't clear for takeoff, they might have noticed on the crt monitor, the pink snake-like object slithering across the loading bay door as it sealed..
**One month later**
USCM Sulaco, return journey from LV-426,
Destination: Gateway Station
Personal: 3 Crew, 1 Civilian
*monitor flickers in cryo chamber*
[Incoming Distress Beacon: Weyland Yutani Colonial Supply Ship 7462. Location: Artemis Mining Station, LV-419. Sulaco rerouted to assist.]
*cue story between Aliens and Alien 3 which results in egg on Sulaco*