“We need some more income”, Shan said. “They way things are going now, we’ve only got enough food for the students (and us, come to that) for three to four weeks. However, I have an idea that might fix that.”

“Really? Do tell”, said Lisa.

“One of my rich ‘regulars’ has a fantasy about Sigourney Weaver, but only when she was in Alien Resurrection, as Ellen Ripley. He wants Ripley as his girlfriend and love slave.”

“Isn’t it risky? Kidnapping Sigourney Weaver?”

“No, you don’t understand. He doesn’t want Sigourney Weaver as she is now, he wants her as she was then, and as Ellen Ripley. You know, permanently in the character, and at the age she was in the film.”

“How the hell are we going to do that?”, asked Lisa.

“I’m glad you said we”, said Shan. “It’s all based around the hypnosis techniques you used to turn Sally into a hooker a while back, against her will. I can handle the physical side of things; I’ve even got a candidate lined up.”

“Who have you in mind?”, asked Lisa.

“Her name’s Ellen Reid. She’s a PT instructor at the local leisure centre. She’s incredibly fit, the right height, and one hell of a tomboy. She’s also unattached, and I have it on good authority she’s getting the push next week, as there have been some cruelty comments raised by some of her trainees. No one will be surprised if she disappears.”

“How about the personality profile. Also, what about her face, etc.?”

“Not a problem. The Medical Bay is now tied into a new Hyper-AI system that has been fully programmed with all of Ellen Ripley’s life history, as well as a complete review of all the relevant media (Films, books, graphic novels etc.). We’ve been asking it questions about Ripley for days and it’s got nothing wrong.”

Shan continued, “as far as the physical attributes, we have a mask that can be permanently moulded over Ellen’s face, to make her look like Ripley, as well as hair implants and other replacements. It even replaces the top layer of skin, so there are no seams, marks or anything. It’s just an updated version of our sex change kit. Even her own family wouldn’t recognise her when we’ve finished, but she will be, to all intents and purposes, Ellen Ripley.”

When Shan quoted the figure that she had been offered, Lisa smiled, as did Shan, then they both hugged each other.

“That will pay for the wedding, and keep the school going for a year at least…”

The week quickly came and went, and Shan and Stacey went out one evening, leaving Lisa behind as she was still in no condition to go out.

They spotted Ellen walking home dejectedly, head down, kicking the odd stone and muttering. She was obviously very upset at losing her job.

“We’d better give her new meaning in life”, said Shan, shooting Ellen in the backside with a tranquiliser dart.

Ellen jerked, then collapsed.

Shan and Stacey bundled the unconscious woman into the back of their car, and drove her back to Samoto.

In an annex off of the medical bay, Ellen was strapped down on an examination table.

She was fitted with ear buds, the cable was run down the back of her head and plugged into a connector on the table. Next was some special pads that were stuck down over her eyes, which were pinned open. They could be used to light up in various colours and brightnesses. A penis gag was also fitted into her mouth. She was also then fitted with a featureless hood, which only had nostril holes and held the other items in place. A collar was also fastened round her neck.

As Ellen started to wake up, Shan switched on the ‘programmer’.

Ellen started jerking on the table, crying, moaning and screaming into her gag.

The first stage of the ‘reprogramming’ went on for a week. This was to erase Ellen Reid.

During the reprogramming, the gag was removed, and the computer started asking her questions.

“What is your name? Where are you from? How old are you?”

Ellen, of course, had no idea what was going on, so she answered them truthfully.

Every time she did, however, the computer gave her a shock, using electrodes connected to her nipples and vagina.

“Wrong answers”, said the computer. “Let’s try again…”

This went on for another three days. Finally, Ellen said the phrase that Lisa had been waiting for…

“Please, I don’t understand! Don’t hurt me anymore. Tell me what you want me to say…!”

The computer then started teaching Ellen about Ripley…

By the end of the following week, Ellen was so sure she was Ripley that she had arguments with the computer if it tried to say she was someone else…

Shan and Stacey then came in and sedated Ellen.

“We’d better now do the physical changes to match the mental ones”, Shan said.

Ellen was unhooded, the electrodes were removed, and she was moved into the medical bay.

The mask was sealed to her face. It contained an embedded ‘voice changer’ that made her voice sound exactly like Sigourney Weaver. Her fingerprints were also altered, as was her breast size.

Ellen was now, for all intents and purposes, Ellen Ripley.

She was sold to her new owner a week later, after the programming was permanently embedded in her. The only tiny change from the original Ripley was the addition of her new owner as her boyfriend.

He was overjoyed…