The story begins after the events of Aliens, with Ripley, Newt, Hicks and Bishop still aboard the Sulaco on its return journey from LV-426. They are cryogenically frozen and traveling abroad until they hear an alarm blare and come to find out that they are no longer alone. They are then put square in the middle of ongoing unrest between The Union of Progressive Peoples and the corporate rule, led by Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Those who have intercepted the Sulaco are in for a nasty surprise, as a stowaway will threaten the lives of everyone at the installation. All the while, those at the corporate level may have other sinister plans in mind for the alien stowaway.
