INT. LOADING LOCK: Ripley frantically pulls her arms out of the controls of the loader and claws toward a nearby service ladder.

She climbs quickly. Halfway up, the Queen loosens itself slightly and seizes Ripley's ankle. She grips the ladder rungs tightly, fighting against the alien strength.

ANGLE ON RIPLEY: as she fights the pull of the alien. Next to the ladder is an airlock actuating control panel. She hits the red "INNER DOOR OVERRIDE" button.

ANGLE DOWN AIRLOCK: as a Klaxon begins to sound and red warning lights come on below Ripley. The Queen is still screeching and trying to free itself.

ANGLE ON RIPLEY: as she pulls down the "OUTER DOOR OPEN" lever. There is a hurricane shriek of air as the doors on which the loader and Queen are lying part, revealing the infinite pit of stars, below. The airlock becomes a wind tunnel, blasting and buffeting Ripley as she struggles to hold onto the ladder. The air of the vast ship howls past her into space as she locks her arm around a ladder rung, feels it almost torn out of it's shoulder socket.

INT. CARGO LOCK: Newt screams as the hurricane air stream sucks her across the floor toward the airlock. Bishop, torn virtually in two, is having the same problem, but manages to grab hold of the barred flooring right next to the lock. Newt also grabs hold of the flooring.

INT. LOADING LOCK: The doors open slowly, due to the weight on them, but they finally open completely. The loader tumbles clear, falling into the void.

The Queen falls free, hanging in the opening of the door by Ripley's ankle. It screeches in the wind as the air pushes against it with extreme force.

Ripley is loosing the fight. Her strength in almost gone. Her arm feels as if it is going to rip free at any moment.

She screams in pain as her shoe rips away from her foot, dropping the Queen into the depths of space.

EXT. SULACO - AIRLOCK: The Queen spins away from the open airlock door, tumbling into the blackness, shrieking and clawing for survival. It's fight is over.

INT. LOADING AIRLOCK: With all her strength, Ripley fights the blasting air, crawling up to the lip of the inner doorway and starts to climb over it.

INT. CARGO BAY: Newt's strength is gone and she slides away from the equipment that she held onto toward the open airlock. Bishop reaches out desperately for her as she slides past him.

NEWT: (screaming) BISHOP!

He catches her arm and hangs on as she dangles doll-like, in the air blast.

TIGHT ON AIRLOCK LIP: as Ripley's hand comes over it, then the rest of her. She crawls over the lip and lays on the deck. Newt claws up to Bishop and holds onto him. Ripley yanks at the closed OVERRIDE panel on the deck and pulls it open. Hits the inner door close. The door closes next to her. She pulls her leg out of the way. The turbulent air eddies and settles. She rolls over and lies on her back, drained of all strength. Gasping for breath.

Weakly, she turns, seeing Bishop and Newt together. Ripley slowly crawls over to them and grabs Newt. Newt turns and hugs her desperately.

NEWT: Mommy!

RIPLEY: Oh god.

Bishop looks up at them. He is encrusted with his own vanilla milkshake blood. His voice is gargled with the fluid.

BISHOP: Not bad for…a human.

Ripley looks down at him. He gives her a small, grim smile. She turns back and clings to Newt. She has won the war.