I frowned when Anderson didn't move. I poked him in the side and he groaned. Well, he's alive at least. I sat back on my feet and drummed my fingers against my legs. I smelled more than saw the blood on his face. With my sleeve I wiped it away. That woke him up. He blinked his eyes a few times before he shouted and quickly scooted backwards.

I looked behind me slowly. There was Peeka, still sitting by my Teddy. He must be scared of the Queen. I stepped closer, making  him look at me instead.

"Are you alright Mr. Anderson? Your head was bleeding."

He swallowed before speaking.

"It worked then. Abigail, are you OK?"

"Yeah. My knees were scratched but I'm OK. Look I have a new friend! Peeka, come meet Anderson!

I walked back to him, grabbed my Teddy and tugged on his paw but he wouldn't move. I huffed and looked back the the Queen. I ran to her and sat in her hand.

"Mommy, can Peeka come and play? Pleeeeease?"  I begged. There was a low sound in her chest, almost like a sigh and Peeka was next to me. 

"Yayyy!" I jumped off and ran back to Anderson. I held my arms out to my new friend.

"See? This is Peeka." He said nothing but he was very pale.

"T-they don't hurt you?" I shook my head.

"Nope! We were playing a game before I heard you fall." I shivered. Why did it get so cold?

"Abigail?" He took off his white coat and put it around me but I was still shivering. He picked me up and walked to mommy. She growled a little but let him put me in her hand. She held me close to her chest and I sighed happily at how warm it was. I hugged my bear close.

"I know you can understand me, she's morphing and needs to be safe."

"Whoa!" I said softly as another set of smaller extended from her middle and I was switched around. Guess the people didn't know about those. The hand that had held me picked up the Doc. I wondered if she was being gentle to him for my sake. He held on to her fingers so hard his knuckles were white.

I yawned, suddenly very tired. I waved my fingers at Mr. Anderson and turned into Mommy's warm chest and fell asleep.

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                                                         Anderson

He watched as Abigail fell asleep nestled against the very thing that was meant to kill her. The Queen nuzzled her with her - snout - before turning to him. All of a sudden a feeling of fierce protectiveness and curiosity enveloped him. With one hand he rubbed his forehead and the feeling receded.

"They were right. You're telepathic. Who knew?" 

He was set down softly and Abigail was next put next to him on the floor. The one drone came up next to her and dragged his head back and forth, covering her with multiple layers of slime that began to harden. A cocoon.  He thought vaguely. It became a solid shell and the drone, Peeka, sat atop it watching him. Slowly he slid over and leaned up against a side. It radiated heat and he could feel minute tremors from inside. A huge tail wrapped around the three of them. He looked up tentatively. 

"You can feel them can't you? Abigail and Ripley." She hissed softly in answer. Andy let his gaze wander to the gargantuan size of her crown. He knew it was bigger than it was supposed to be, but that was most likely from the genetic crossing between xenomorph and human.  

He flinched when he heard the clicks and groans that signified the viewing room moving back from the cages. Andy finally let himself relax against the warmth of Abigail's cocoon. Eyeing the serpents he figured he might as well try to sleep, seeing as they haven't killed him yet. He drifted off watching the Queen's tail flick back and forth like a cat's.

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