he company learns of the alien Queen Ripley is carrying, and in order to prevent them from acquiring the Queen, Ripley may feel compelled to destroy not only the horrific creature, but herself as well.
	hile in cryo-sleep on the journey back to Earth, a fire on the Sulaco forces the main computer to eject the cryo-capsules in an Emergency Escape Vehicle. Ellen Ripley is the only survivor when the EEV crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. She finds herself an unwelcome visitor among a group of violent criminals who have found religion. ecause she is the only woman on the male dominated planet, Ripley endangers the balance of power for the prisoners, threatening to cause their killer instincts to resurface. But a greater menace soon arises as the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount.	nce again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.		ipley soon discovers that she is carrying the embryo of an alien Queen, which impels the lurking alien to protect her at all costs. The prisoners use this to their advantage, and plan to use her as bait to lure the alien into a trap. ompany representatives are sent to the planet to acquire the alien for their Bio-Weapons Division, but Ripley is still determined to prevent this creature from arriving on Earth.