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, everything was destroyed along with your
precious samples. I'll see you at the Inquiry, and I'm going to see your
precious Companys ass fry! You hear me!"
For a timeless moment, outraged and shaking Ripley and a wide eyed official
stared into each others eyes, before he pulled the plug without another word.
The two strangers left the cubicle and swept past the bemused controllers
waiting outside, who shortly released the Sulaco to complete its docking.
They were long gone by the time the Ship arrived.
* * * * * *
Hicks awoke in the Hospital with a start. The movement brought back the
searing pain of multiple acid burns on his forehead and Chest. All he could
see was a few Biomonitor instrument lights and a moving, dimly lit cloud deck
outside the viewport. His first thought was that he had been left behind in
the dark tunnels of Archeron, then he realised he was in a bed. The clouds
were hundreds of kilometers below the orbiting station. As he watched, a
lightning flash momentarily illuminated a portion of the distant cloud bank.
As his eyes adjusted to the dark he made out details of the room. A water
purifier, a dripfeed hanger (thankfully not in use, he hated injections), his
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