As of lately Tish is drawn to this one chamber in the ruins. She will sit there for hours trying to deciper the writings on the walls. So far all she knows is that some humanoid beings have been here before. They talk about tall, dark, and mysterious beings who are able to be here one minute and gone the next. Some kind of fighter from the description of the weapons they wear.
"They have to be space travelers and the natives worship them as gods. The question is why come here to hunt. There is no major game here only people. THAT IS IT! They come to hunt people. The challenge of hunting something with a little intelligence. That explains why there is no one left except for us. And we are being hunted by our own kind. How ironic is that?" Tish thinks out loud.
"What are the odds of these beings coming soon and hunting us. I am hiding from one group of sick puppies, just to encounter another group. Great. Maybe they will kill me and put me out of my misery. Unfortunately with my luck, they will take me away as their slave." Tish says as she leaves the ruins.
Za'Ruc takes Alpha and Poe to a backwater planet of Keltron. It has simple humans to test the young blooded Yautja's. He lands the ship not far from the temple. They silently approach the ruins only to find no potential preys. It is deserted so they continue to travel into the jungle with the hopes of finding something. As they pass the ruins, Tish hears them talking.
"So where are they? Why bring us here, if there is nothing to hunt?" Alpha complains.
"Where is the challenge of the hunt, if your prey is just waiting for you? We are here to hunt so hunt. That means we must track down the oomans. They have been known to hide in the jungle." Za'Ruc says.
"He can not help it that he is dying to use his toys." Poe laughs referring to Alpha's weapons.
They continue walking not knowing they are watched. Za'Ruc shakes his head remembering when he was that young wanting to earn his trophies. The thrill of the hunt is still invigorating, but now he thinks more before acting. You tend to live longer this way. Then he cloaks as he follows them.
Tish watches them as they talk in their strange language. It is mostly clicking noises and roars. The tall one seems to be in charge. Tall one, yeah right, they are about two feet taller than myself. There is a patience in him. Maybe he is a teacher or a season warrior. Tish has a feeling that there is something familar about him, but what?
As the guys enter deeper into the jungle, a group of mercenaries are watching the military from a distance. A squad of military men are performing maneuvers when they have the misfortune of running into the predators.
Alpha is the first one to see the men and throws his disks at them. It does not take long to kill the humans. As the predators start to take their trophies, the mercenaries watch the creatures rip the heads and spines from the bodies. They hang the bodies upside down and proceeds to strip the flesh off.
"What are these things?" Kelly asks.
"Quiet or we will be next." Drake says.
The mercenaries use the new high pitch sonic wave weapon on the unsuspecting predators. They are render unconscious.
"Damn they are heavy. What are we to do with them?" Bubba asks.
"Did you see what they did? The squad never had a chance." Colby says.
"Let the Docs have them first then we can hunt them and kill them." Drake answers.
The mercenaries take them to the lab for the doctors to have their fun. Since the lab is a days trek away, they keep the predators out. They are to be kept tranquilized.
Tish hears the scuffle and goes to see what is happening. The three hunters are down and the mercs are hauling them to the lab. "Damn this means I need to help them escape. I seriously doubt that they know our language enough to know what is expected of them to do." Tish looks at what is left of the fallen humans and figures the hunters can take care of themselves."Only if they just have to deal with Mitchel yes, but Kilroy will show no mercy. I can not let that happen. I would not wish that on my worst enemy. No matter how angry I get. Not everyone can handle the maze and survive.