Alternative Alien Quadrilogy/Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection.

A Fan Fiction Alternative Alien Quadrilogy.

Author's Note: I have tried not to mess with anything established as canon in Alien and Aliens (though I have no problems with re - imagining Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection) and I surmise that these stories are running in parallel with the films sorta like Dark Horse Comics original Aliens series. Even though they are only fan fiction I will still have explanantions as to why some of these events were unknown by the Company in the movies, I feel that for me, logically I need to include them.

Alien: Evolution's Nightmare. Aliens: Quarantine. Alien: Lockdown. Alien: Contamination.

Alien: Evolution's Nightmare. (2119: 3 years before Alien).

Alien Prequel. Intended to be a more direct prequel to Alien than Prometheus. The crew of the Weyland - Yutani Deep Survey Vessel the USCSS Kurtz intercept an alien transmission in the Zeta II Reticuli system and land on moon LV 427 (the Evolution's Nightmare of the title. On this planet, humans are at the bottom of the food chain!) to investigate. They discover an immense Biomechanoid city, an alien Bio - Weapons research and development facility. The Kurtz is overrun by Xeno's and Alien/Human hybrids. Complete.

Aliens: Quarantine. (2142: 20 years after Alien, 37 years before Aliens).

A sequel to Evolution's Nightmare. More of an Aliens style action tale. Two survivors from the USCSS Kurtz encounter an apparently abandoned space station. Investigating further they find the station is in quarantine, it has been overrun by an Alien hive. Minimal emergency power and life support are functioning. They encounter a small group of survivors barricaded in a secure location, and must make their way through the station, overcoming mechanical and physical barriers as well as the Alien threat, to reach a docked mining shuttle and escape to a Weyland - Yutani correctional facility in the same system.

Alien: Lockdown. (2142).

This story is my version of Alien 3, they reach the Weyland - Yutani prison facility on Erebus 191 (Which is more high tech and has guards and weapons) they find that Weyland - Yutani has a secret experimental research ship (the USCSS Willard) on the planet and are using the prisoners in hideous experiments with xenomorphs. The company release the xenos in the prison to eradicate all witnessess and the protagonists must team up with prisoners and guards to escape the xenos and try to reach the scientist's ship before it departs, stranding them on the alien infested prison planet. 

Alien: Contamination. (2191).

Alien: Contamination = Alien: Resurrection. The Kurtz survivors depart the Tau Ceti II system in the USCSS Willard. Whilst the crew are in Hypersleep on the return journey to Earth, the ship is struck by a meteorite and its navigational/hypersleep systems are damaged. Far off course, the ship is intercepted by the heavy cruiser USMSS (United Systems Military Stellar Service) Robert. E. Lee. It is now 2191. Earth and most of the colonies have been overrun by Xenomorph infestation. The Robert E Lee was fitted out as a research vessel and tasked with finding a solution to the Xenomorph threat, they are experimenting on the Xeno's to try and develop a Viral weapon (possibly involving Black Goo?, sourced by a military expedition to the site of the ill fated Prometheus mission?). As usual when Xenomorph's are involved things get out of control fast, the protagonists must escape the ship (without shooting the place up, which would be a really dumb thing to do on a spaceship! It's why Dan O'Bannon gave the creature acid blood, so you couldn't just shoot it!) fighting all sorts of hideous xeno mutations using their wits and ingenuity instead of guns to escape. We find out in this story why the Company had forgotten about the Xenomorph by 2179 when Ripley is rescued.

Alien: Evolution's Nightmare was heavily inspired by Dan O'Bannon's original Star Beast screenplay and the works of H.R. Giger. I wanted to explore how Weyland - Yutani became aware of the Xenomorph and how Ash came to be aboard the Nostromo (without revealing every little detail on the Space Jockeys/Xenomorph origins, I feel these things don't need to be shoved in your face, it's better to reveal snippets of information and retain some mystery about the creatures).

I wanted to add a little nod to Prometheus (the ill fated Prometheus mission of 2093). Even though I was disappointed in Prometheus, I am optimistic with all the info/rumours so far released, that the Prometheus sequels are shaping up to be far more satisfying and rewarding films. But as we don't know exactly where Alien: Covenant is going as yet, I best leave that stuff alone for now.

Alien: Evolution's Nightmare is complete and posted, all feedback on this story is very positive and encouraging, so I have started on the next chapter in my Alien Quadrilogy. As a preview I am posting the Aliens/Star Beast inspired prologue to Aliens: Quarantine. All feedback, suggestions, ideas and criticisms most welcome. Let me know if you wanta read my stuff, and if so I will post it when complete.

They are written as screenplays because I suck at writing proper fiction and I envision them in my head as movies as I am writing them anyway.

PROLOGUE.

INT. CON - AMALGAMATED MINING STATION 87 - TAU CETI II SYSTEM.

A busy control room, control consoles and banks of machinery, linked by bundles of cables and conduits. A steady hum of chattering machinery, human voices and radio transmissions fill the control centre. Technicians scurry back and forth bearing seismic scans, progress reports and loading schedules, whilst Comm. Techs relay updates to the docked cargo ship USCSS Armstrong, which is loading ore and unloading station supplies. A technician calls over to Chief Mining Engineer Connelly, who is overseeing the loading schedule.

                             TECHNICIAN.

Hey chief Henryk's on the horn, he's had to shut down the excavator on level thirteen. Seismic scans have detected a large cavern.

                              CONNELLY. (Sighs in exasperation).

Great. We're behind schedule on the loading and Captain Garrovick is on my case, they still have a stop over at Erebus One Nine One to offload supplies and if they miss their launch window we're gonna have some mighty pissed off spacers to deal with. Tell Henryk I'll be down ASAP to check it out.

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INT. CON - AM 87 - LOADING DOCKS.

An industrial loading dock. Caterpillar Powerloaders are unloading freight containers onto electric freight haulers for transport to the station's Supply Storage Level. Automated ore loaders are loading the Armstrong's cargo holds. Director of Mining Operations Kruger is liasing with the Armstrong's cargo chief, he consults the IPad Infinity he is holding.

                              KRUGER.

That's the last of our supplies unloaded. They've fixed the gravity feed on Loader One, ore loading will be completed in two hours.

                              CARGO CHIEF GRADY.

OK I'll inform Captain Garrovick, we'll make our launch window no problem.

                              CONNELLY. V.O.

Connelly to Kruger, we've got a problem on level thirteen boss. Scans have detected a large cavern, Henryk's shut down the excavator. I'm gonna go take a look.

                              KRUGER.

Christ what next? We can't afford any more delays, the company's profit margin on this operation is negligible. They stripped the costing to the bone to outbid Weyland-Yutani on the ICC contract award and if we get too far behind schedule we can all kiss our bonuses goodbye, keep me posted.

                              CONNELLY. V.O.

Will do boss.

Kruger goes over to a tech operating a powerloader. The powerloader deposits the freight container onto a cargo transport, which drives off into the station. Kruger converses with the operator.

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INT. CON - AM. 87 - GALLERY - LEVEL THIRTEEN.

Miners Henryk, Villegas, Matusak and Stuckey are clustered around the shut down excavator. Connelly exits the lift.

                              CONNELLY.

What have we got here Henryk? We need to get this excavator back online ASAP.

                              HENRYK.

Scans have detected a large sealed cavern, 100 cubic metres in volume.

Henryk hands Connelly his IPad Infinity. Connelly checks the scan data.

                              CONNELLY.

There's an atmosphere in there, Oxygen/Nitrogen. OK there's a metre of rock to get through, Villegas, Matusak you're up, let's see what's inside. 

The two miners manhandle a portable excavator drill into the shaft and begin to bore through into the large chamber.

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The excavator breaks through. The two miners remove the drill and as they do a gust of stale air wafts out of the cavern.

                              MATUSAK.

Fuck me, that's rank.

Stuckey is dry retching, overcome by the foetid air released from the chamber.

                              VILLEGAS. (Laughing).

You can talk. You make some pretty rank smells yourself when you have beans for breakfast.

Villegas and Henryk  wielding sledgehammers, enlarge the opening to the cavern. Connelly goes over to an equipment locker and takes out four heavy duty torches and hands them out to the miners, he takes one for himself and closes the locker.

                              CONNELLY.

Connelly to control, we're proceeding into the cavern.

                              TECHNICIAN. V.O.

Copy that.

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INT. CON - AM. 87 - LEVEL THIRTEEN - CAVERN.

The cavern is obviously an artificial construction: The chamber walls have a skeletal appearance, ribbed tubes dividing the skeletal walls into sections. Rounded, bulging outgrowths top each section, a large opening in the outgrowths feed into organic pipes which all converge in a central point, a raised area in front of what appears to be an altar. Murals depicting alien rituals involving biomech, vaguely humanoid creatures and bizzare mechorganic machinery cover the altar. The raised dais contains a number of sealed leathery urns about a metre high.

The five miners are awed at what they have discovered. They explore the chamber and inspect the alien murals.

                            CONNELLY.

Connelly to control, the chamber is artificial it's not a cavern, Kruger needs to see this.

                            TECHNICIAN. V.O.

Kruger's with Captain Garrovick, the Armstrong is prepping for launch. I'll send him down soon as he comes in. 

                            HENRYK.

Jesus look at this shit will ya? Very fucking weird, what do you think this place is?

                            CONNELLY.

Looks like some sort of temple. Goddamn it, ICC are gonna shut us down and bring in the first contact teams, Kruger's gonna be pissed.

                             HENRYK.

There goes everybody's bonuses. We're lucky we found this thing, at least we got guaranteed shares in anything they find in here.

                              STUCKEY.

Hey chief somethings happening.

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The leathery green "Urns". With a wet sound four flaps open on one of the urns, One by one four more urns open.

                              MATUSAK.

Hey guys I think there's something alive in these things.

The men approach the urns and look inside.

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INT. CON - AM. 87 - CONTROL ROOM.

The USCSS Armstrong has finally departed. Kruger enters the control room, he addresses a Comm. Tech.

                              KRUGER.

What's the status on this cavern on thirteen, how long before we can get the excavator running again?

                              COMM. TECH.

Chief Connelly reported in to say they were about to enter the cavern. He checked in 15 minutes later, it appears to be an artificial construct. No updates for the last hour.

                              KRUGER.

Kruger to Connelly what's the Sitrep on thirteen?.......................Kruger to Connelly, respond please....................This is Kruger is anyone on level thirteen reading me?...........................

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INT. CON - AM. 87 - LEVEL THIRTEEN - ALIEN TEMPLE.

The five miners are lying unconscious around the dais.

                              KRUGER. V.O.

Kruger to Connelly respond................Damn it, Henryk, Villegas is anyone reading me? I'm on my way down.

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Connelly, the mining chief has a Facehugger attached to his face, it undulates in time with his breathing. The camera pulls in for an extreme closeup on the alien parasite.

FADE OUT.