Chapter 1: They Come
The caverns were dark and foreboding, a sense of dread permeating the shadows. In the darkness, deadly predators lay in wait, known as Bioraptors, made their homes here, never leaving the caverns except for one month every 22 years when the planet their moon orbits blocks out the three suns, and during this eclipse the Bioraptors feed, mate, and reproduce a new generation before hibernating till the next one. Currently, with the upcoming eclipse only a few Earth days away, several Bioraptors had already awakened...and they sensed potential prey nearby.
Out of a crevice in the wall crawled an adult female Bioraptor. She was a large member of her species, one of her tails bent from an ancient wound, and several scars covered her body with an especially large one on her face. As she landed on the ground, she suddenly smelled fresh blood. She screeched once before bounding off after the source, followed by several smaller individuals.
Eventually the female arrived to a larger chamber within the caverns, and via echolocation found the source of the smell. A large deer-like animal lay wounded in the center of the room, its legs apparently broken, and its form revealed by a faint light. Circling her prey, the female and the others waited until the last moment before pouncing. Within seconds they were tearing apart the animal when suddenly the area around them was bathed in light, forming a circle. The Bioraptors, being extremely sensitive to light, would not dare cross it, and within seconds a massive cage-like structure burst out of the ground, imprisoning them.
As the Bioraptors pounded against the iron bars, several mercenaries dropped down on ropes out of the holes in the ceiling. Within seconds they secured the cage, and a large covering was placed on it as the ceiling above them opened up, revealing a hovering transport ship. As the cage was brought aboard via cables, some of the mercenaries began to cheer when their leader, Jack Owens, fired upwards once, silencing them.
Jack then says "Lets not get sloppy boys, we don't want to ruin everything now. Lets get back on board before you morons wake up the entire nest."
Several days later, the Bioraptors had all been placed into a large darkened glass containment unit, except for the large female, who had been separated for being overly aggressive. Jack entered the room with the caged female, dubbed "Big Betty", was being kept in. As he stared at the female, which attempted to break the glass by head butting it, he remarked "Your gonna make one pretty penny on the black market, won't ya girl?"
One of the guards in the same room, said "Sir, we have a problem...the female won't eat anything we give her, except for fresh meat...but were all out."
John was silent for a few moments, and then said "Why not feed her one of them frozen eggs Jeromy found last week, those should be fresh enough?"
The guard nodded and then left the room and soon entered the freezer. Inside were numerous fleshy pod-like eggs lining the shelves. The guard grabbed one and then returned to the Jack and placed the egg in a funnel. The egg rolled down the funnel and bounced off the ground as it began to defrost rapidly. Suddenly, the intercom turned on, and a male voice said "All crew to the command deck, repeat, all crew to the command deck."
Jack said "Well that's us...think we should wake Grant, Carl?" to which Carl replied "Nah...let him sleep, I'm sick of having to get him up for everything." after which they both exited, unaware that the egg began to pulsate as it finished defrosting, releasing a powerful hormone into the air.
The Bioraptor, unaware of the danger the egg would pose, edged towards it, the smell of flesh irresistible to it. As it nudged the egg, it leaped back when the it suddenly peeled open along the top. Growling, the Bioraptor watched as a small, flesh colored spider-like creature crawled out. The facehugger momentarily paused before suddenly leaping forward, catching the Bioraptor completely unaware.
The Facehuggers long tail wrapped tightly around Bioraptor's neck, choking it of air. The Bioraptor began to stumble about, unable to shake off its attacker before collapsing due to a lack of oxygen. As the Bioraptor lost consciousness, the facehugger moved into position and performed its sole purpose in life.
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Back on the moon M6-117, a ship had landed amongst the rocky spires jutting from the dunes. Out of the ship came five heavily armored Yautja, known as Predators to humans. They had been following a transport ship that had stolen a mass of Xenomorph eggs from one of their stasis areas, most likely unaware of their purpose. The leader of this group was called Tyrus by the others, and was a veteran of many hunts. The initiates with him were named Krunol, Tarak, Rage, and Grul.
As the Predators spread out, Grul moved towards one of the larger spires when suddenly the ground beneath gave way, sending him tumbling into the darkness. He quickly rose to his feet, and then he suddenly heard whoopingsounds and screeches in the distance. He noticed that there were three tunnels leading to the chamber he was in, and that he only had enough laser nets to block two of them, which he did. His sensors then picked up movement coming from the final tunnel. Raising two shuriken, he prepared for the oncoming encounter.
The Bioraptor burst out of the shadows shrieking, claws outstretched. Grul swung his first shuriken, slashing the creatures arm off as his second shuriken disemboweled it. As the creature slammed into the ground behind him, Grul then noticed several more on the opposite sides of the laser nets, their echolocation warning them beforehand of the trap. Then out of nowhere a second Bioraptor leapt out of the shadows, its jaws wide open. Grul through both his shuriken, each one severing a wing off the Bioraptor, grounding it.
The Bioraptor squealed in pain for a moment before leaping at Grul. Grul pulled his combi stick from off his back and used it to hold off his attacker. The Bioraptors jaws bit into the stick, causing it to get stuck, while its claws attempted to pull it out of his hands. Just as the stick was about to be bitten through, Grul's targeting system activated, aiming at the Bioraptors head, which the plasma caster subsequently blasted. Shoving the carcass off his body, Grul got up just in time to see a swarm of infant Bioraptors fly past him, impairing his vision. As they flew off into the darkness, Grul suddenly saw a pack of adult Bioraptors leaping at him.
Before Grul could take any actions, the first Bioraptor bit onto his armored left arm and attempted to rip it off. The second and third Bioraptor rammed him backwards into the cave wall, and the forth one bit down on his right leg. Just as all seemed lost, a net suddenly caught the fifth Bioraptor by surprise, pinning it to a wall as it slowly constricted it. Tyrus then appeared, leaping down from the hole in the ceiling, followed by Rage, Tarak, and Krunol. All four ran to Grul's aid, their wrist blades extended. Within seconds they pulled off and killed the Bioraptors, and then helped Grul to his feet.
The damage caused by the Bioraptors was minimal, but Grul's armor was almost completely destroyed, and if the others hadn't arrived, he would have surely died within a few minutes. The five Predators then formed a line as they prepared to defend themselves, having heard loud cries emanating from the third tunnel...