Shipping Fics

Potentially Awkward by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels

Recommended by: Pillar General 8
Status: Complete
Synopsis: There are some things a mother can never tell her daughter.
Pairing(s): Ripley/Hicks
Tags: Alternate Universe
Review: This is a wonderful one-shot that examines the relationship and chemistry between Ripley and Hicks, set years after the events of the film, when Ripley tells a teenaged Newt about how she fell in love with Hicks on Hadley's Hope one night. I loved how the author expanded upon an already-delightful chemistry between Ripley and Hicks, and showed how their tentative interest strengthened and grew into genuine love for one another.

Crossover Fics

The Last Connor by Captain Tazer

Recommended by: Marcus S Lazarus
Status: Complete
X-Over with: Terminator Genisys
Synopsis: Three Terminators arrive in the year 2180 with the intent to terminate a selected group of people. One of the targets is a little girl named Newt. Can a certain Terminator from the past keep her safe?
Review: A fascinating blend of the two series, the fic starts with the premise that the survivors of Aliens made it to safety rather than the crash-landing witnessed in Alien³. With Ripley and Hicks' fates initially unknown, Newt's miserable life with uncaring grandparents is abruptly upended when "Pops" appears to protect her from a new group of Terminators, revealing Newt's family 'secret' as the last of Sarah Connor's descendants, pitting Newt and her guardians against a new generation of Skynet...
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