.   Erika raised her shoulders smiling. "Sorry, I am driving at the moment. Would like to help but I need to keep both hands on the steering wheel." She then looked to Miles who was in a cheery mood as well. 
.   Miles then turned around in his seat. "Hey think of it as training. If you can manage to get her fingers off your tongue then perhaps you might just be able to keep some of those Xenos off of you." He added. The humvee pulled into the military compound and Erika directed it towards the barracks. She, unlike some of her Marines had her own room to herself. Maritz of being a lieutenant I suppose. "Hope you girls like Snowballs. I got like a stockpile of them in my place." She said.

.   "Yeah and while you girls mingle I will go get more equipment for us." Miles added. Suddenly the jeep stopped. Erika was looking outside the jeep towards the walls of the compound. In a sitting position was a girl. fourteen by the looks of her. Short black hair and dark velvet eyes. The girl was oriental and wore some kind of school uniform. She looked like the most depressing thing in the world. 

.  Erika then turned the steering wheel and drove towards her and then turned the wheel again. Just so the jeep was close and in speaking distance. Miles looked over and saw the girl and sighed. He opened the door and walked over to her. 

     "Is everything alright?" He asked. The girl looked up at him. Her face stained with tears and blood. This shocked him a little and dropped himself to one knee. He the brought out his handkerchief and proceeded to while her face. 
"There was so many of them.... Pa pa had his .44 but there was too many.... To protect me he used his own body to hide me. Right after they cut him open something fierce." She explained slowly. The tears coming back. "Once the things where gone he told me to get in the laundry elevator and take it down quietly and escape while I can." She the picked up from the ground beside her the .44. Her head slowly tilted to the right. "He gave this to me... To protect me as we said our final goodbyes. The last thing I saw was one of those things tails penetrating through his stomach.. " Miles was in shock at what he was hearing. "He managed to press the buttons and help me escape. Just before it took him." She looked back up to Miles. Her eyes sparkling with moisture. Miles slowly nodded and pulled her close to his chest and rubbed the back of her head and back with his hands. He then finished the embrace and released her. "Come with us, we will take care of you." He said.  She nodded and he rose up to help her but she was spread pushing herself up. For a fourteen year old girl she sure was strong willed. 

.  He walked with her to the jeep and opened the back rear door. "Scoot over just a tiny bit so she can fit." He said and helped the girl in. Once she was in and he closed the door he walked towards the side where he sat and climbed in. Erika kept staring at the little girl. A casualty of a war best avoided if Wayland Yutani was never allowed to bring one of those things back.

.   Erika turned around and they continued forward to her chambers. Erika had her mind full of thoughts. They would never be safe. Not here.... This was only a temporary resting spot before they would begin to once more fight for their lives. Erika had to use every nerve in body to suppress the desire to Break out in tears.