"Steve Perry - Aliens 01 - Earth Hive" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Steven)

V.O.
Judging from the dense exoskeleton of the alien and its demonstrated adaptability, we must
assume that its home planet is a harsh, desolate place.
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EXT. HIVE
This is a ridged, antlike mound rearing up from the cleared area around it, a thing composed of
alien spittle, laced with local plants and the exoskeletons of alien prey.

V.O.
We know from our previous encounters that the aliens have a queen-based hierarchy and that
they form hives to protect their eggs and young hatch-lings.

INT. HIVE—EGG CHAMBER
The giant QUEEN, monstrous egg sac attached to her rear, deposits eggs on the floor of the
chamber.

V.O.
At the proper time, drone workers provide host bodies for the newborns.

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INT. EGG ROOM
A GROUP OF PREY BEASTS held in place by WORKER ALIENS are attacked by
HATCHLINGS IN THEIR LARVAL FORM. (These are hand-shaped lumps with fingers and tails,
the latter of which wrap around the prey beasts’ necks to secure them as the ovipositors are
extruded and inserted down the prey’s throats. See comp-image #3 for stock footage.)

V.O.
The parasitical breeding process is offensive to some in the scientific community, but
completely natural for aliens living in a harsh environment.

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PREY BEAST
Its belly bulges from within. It screams, but silently, (MOS).

V.O.
Birth of the next stage is violent and fatal for the host.

C.U—PREY’S BELLY
The skin bursts, tissue spews, and A BABY ALIEN, looking like a fat snake with sharp teeth,
emerges.
 V.O. (CONT.)
The young alien chews its way forth, where there may be a battle for dominance with other
newly born aliens. We can only speculate at this point.

A GROUP OF BABY ALIENS

rip and tear at each other.