The Purple Xenomorph

Chapter 17.

"Very well. Your Xenomorph is heavily 'infected' with a metallic pigment, which caused her to have several genetic mutations. Skin color, her brain, 2 different hands, her body structure, internal skeleton, and her acid gland-"

"Hold on," Kritos interrupted, "Acid Gland?"

"Yes. Your Xenomorph possesses an acid gland within her mouth. The acid is also contaminated by this pigment, it resembles the color of dark red blood. I assume when she is about to kill her prey, it leaks out of her mouth to help kill it."

'Well that explains the red liquid streaming out her mouth.' He thought to himself.

"But this metallic pigment, I've discovered that it isn't natural." The scientist continued.

"What isn't natural?" A familiar clicking came from behind Kritos.

The Yautja turned to see the purple Xenomorph standing there, her head tilted in curiosity. Kritos sighed as she came closer, placing a clawed hand on her shoulder.

"I'm speaking to Sth'vak about-" before he could finish, she began growling angrily at the mention of his name.

"You ignorant traitor, how could you reveal my existence to your entire planet?!" She snarled at the computer.

"Xeno, calm down for a moment. He is explaining why you possess your various strange traits." Kritos clicked to her.

"It is true, young serpent. The very reason you possess many of your strange traits is because of a metallic pigment, one created by the human species." Sth'vak explained.

Xeno ceased snarling and reared her head back, rather surprised yet quite confused.

"Humans?" She asks.

"Humans are a bipedal mammalian species that inhabit a planet known as Earth, they have displayed a wide range of intelligence. Ranging from complete buffoon to absolute genius, it's quite fascinating. 25 percent of your genetic makeup possesses human DNA."

"I do?" The serpent chitters.

"Yes. Oh! Which reminds me, do you both remember the Yautja your Xenomorph emerged from?"

"How can I forget, we saw him perish a painful death." Kritos mumbled.

"Yes he did, but I've found that this Bad Blood was simply a CLONE. Je'trya is a real Yautja Warrior, but he is an honored blooded Elite. His DNA was used to create this clone-"

"And the clone was impregnated by an infected facehugger, that's how I came to be isn't it?" Xeno finished.

There was silence on the scientists end for a moment, the a cough.

"Yes, correct young Xenomorph. The metallic pigment caused several genetic mutations to your embryo, it is very acidic as well. If my theory is correct, it is much more acidic than that of a regular Xenomorph. But since you were born with a surplus of it in your systems, you are immune to both this pigment and Xenomorph blood."

Xeno contemplated this new information for several moments, the facts swimming around within her mind. Raising new questions as well as theories of her very own.

"Kritos, where exactly did you find the impregnated bad blood?" Sth'vak asked.

"An asteroid a few light years from Yautja Prime, why do you ask?" The engineer questions.

"Coordinates?"

Kritos typed the coordinates and sent them to the scientist.

"Received, give me a moment."