08-02-2004, 05:35 AM
Speaking of mixing in one more universe, I'd like to have seen the human component of the Alien versus Predator story come twofold: actual mankind in the guise of the Human Resistance, and the twisted machination that is the SkyNet Infiltrator Seriesâ the Terminators.
Imagine if you will: just before the nuclear bombardment destroyed virtually all recorded history on the planet, SkyNet was able to gather a hint or two about an advanced and potentially hostile alien presence that was encountered in both Latin America and the city of Los Angeles. So, while SkyNet attempts to eradicate the last remnants of humanity from Earth, it embarks on an experimental space program where machine droneships will be hurtled into outlying star systems via a derivative of the space-time warp technology it used to create the time-spheres. Enacting it self-preservation aspect, SkyNet's intention is to pacify and secure the outlying worlds in order to create a buffer zone around Earth from any extraterrestrial incursion.
On one of the worlds of the closer star systems, a SkyNet droneship discovers alien lifeâ a Predator hunting bastion. SkyNet assaults the world with Hunter-Killers and Terminator chassisâ an invasion that is eventually beaten off by the Predators.
The Predators are, quite naturally, now very pissed. The kicker is that they have not had any contact with Earth since Judgement Day. They have no idea that an artificial intelligence moves to control the Earth. The Predators mistakenly think that the humans of Earth have launched this attack, using drones as their weapons. The hierarchy of the Predators come to a decision: punish the humans and eliminate the threat they now pose to the rest of the galaxy. How to do it? Seed a Xenomorph queen or two on Earth, and let the Aliens finish off humanity. Xenomorphs will excel at destroying the organic life on the planet. That's the whole flaw of the Predator plan: their true enemy, SkyNet, is an inorganic entity that is not susceptible to Aliens infesting its population.
But the deed is done, a Queen is dropped beneath the ground near one of the sprawling, metallic cities sitting upon the Earth, and Aliens are now wreaking havoc with the underground lairs of the Human Resistance. Only after Earth has been seeded with the Xenomorph do the Predators learn the full truth of the situation: humanity is blameless for the invasion attempt, and the Predators have needlessly condemned humanity to extinction whilst the true threat remains unharmed.
So, the Preds come on down for a two-fold mission: try and take out their true threat, SkyNet; and aid humanity in cleaning up the Alien infestation taking seed underneath one of their cities (which happens to be a Factory City of the Machines, making the infiltration all the harder for the humans). And as a side-mission, the Predators would be more than a little curious to see how a plasma-armed Human Resistance fighter may stand to a little sport...
Imagine if you will: just before the nuclear bombardment destroyed virtually all recorded history on the planet, SkyNet was able to gather a hint or two about an advanced and potentially hostile alien presence that was encountered in both Latin America and the city of Los Angeles. So, while SkyNet attempts to eradicate the last remnants of humanity from Earth, it embarks on an experimental space program where machine droneships will be hurtled into outlying star systems via a derivative of the space-time warp technology it used to create the time-spheres. Enacting it self-preservation aspect, SkyNet's intention is to pacify and secure the outlying worlds in order to create a buffer zone around Earth from any extraterrestrial incursion.
On one of the worlds of the closer star systems, a SkyNet droneship discovers alien lifeâ a Predator hunting bastion. SkyNet assaults the world with Hunter-Killers and Terminator chassisâ an invasion that is eventually beaten off by the Predators.
The Predators are, quite naturally, now very pissed. The kicker is that they have not had any contact with Earth since Judgement Day. They have no idea that an artificial intelligence moves to control the Earth. The Predators mistakenly think that the humans of Earth have launched this attack, using drones as their weapons. The hierarchy of the Predators come to a decision: punish the humans and eliminate the threat they now pose to the rest of the galaxy. How to do it? Seed a Xenomorph queen or two on Earth, and let the Aliens finish off humanity. Xenomorphs will excel at destroying the organic life on the planet. That's the whole flaw of the Predator plan: their true enemy, SkyNet, is an inorganic entity that is not susceptible to Aliens infesting its population.
But the deed is done, a Queen is dropped beneath the ground near one of the sprawling, metallic cities sitting upon the Earth, and Aliens are now wreaking havoc with the underground lairs of the Human Resistance. Only after Earth has been seeded with the Xenomorph do the Predators learn the full truth of the situation: humanity is blameless for the invasion attempt, and the Predators have needlessly condemned humanity to extinction whilst the true threat remains unharmed.
So, the Preds come on down for a two-fold mission: try and take out their true threat, SkyNet; and aid humanity in cleaning up the Alien infestation taking seed underneath one of their cities (which happens to be a Factory City of the Machines, making the infiltration all the harder for the humans). And as a side-mission, the Predators would be more than a little curious to see how a plasma-armed Human Resistance fighter may stand to a little sport...
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