Last introduction chapter and we can start getting into some good stuff. This Story is marked as mature for a reason, this is your only warning. I am always open to suggestions so go ahead and give me a review! I will read them all!

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Her breathing was fast and her heart was racing as she shot up from her bed. Early morning light was spewing through her window and as she looked around the room, she could see her door was closed and her combi-stick was in the corner where she left it last night. She pushed herself out of bed and went to the bathroom and splashed water on her face. 'When would these nightmares stop?' It has been two years since she faced those creatures and she hadn't seen any sign of them returning to Earth, not even the Predator that she fought beside. She found herself thinking of him quite a bit whenever she let her mind wander and she had wondered a few times if she would ever see him again. Patting her face dry with a towel, she looked into the mirror and traced the scar on her dark skin and smiled.

Lex pulled on some dark pants and a T-shirt and grabbed her pack and combi-stick as she headed out the door. She would stay out of caves today she decided, just some fresh air, sunshine and her own thoughts.

The predator watched as the human walked through the trees and rocks that filled the floor of the forest. Jax was perched up in a tree watching for any activity. The small unit of Yautja was sent to Earth to scout out their new hunting spot, there were three of them that were recently blooded but the elders needed more convincing of their abilities. The elders decided that the three hadn't brought back enough trophies to deem themselves as worthy of blooding so they were to battle with a few humans and bring back worthy trophies. The experienced Yautja that was with them had been blooded a couple years ago and had battled the queen during his blooding. He was here to supervise the young ones and make sure they were following rules.

The young Yautja watched the dark skinned woman climb up some rocks and he was highly impressed by the way she pulled herself up the vertical path and onto the landing. For her small size she was able to pull her weight and the added weight from her pack on her back up onto the ledge without difficulty. He decided that she would be his first trophy; she would be a worthy opponent. Jax followed the human silently hidden in the trees, he could easily take her out with his shuriken but that would be too easy and he wanted a struggle.

Lex looked up at the sunlight streaming through the trees; it had raised a good amount in the time that she had been hiking. She set her things down on a rock and went to the stream to fill her bottle. She hiked to the start of the stream, at least the visible part. This was the part where the stream surfaced from the underground rivers that could be hundreds of years old. She sat on the rocks and enjoyed the steady trickling and the warmth of the sun while she snacked. She enjoyed the outdoors and found great comfort in the rhythmic patterns of the natural world.

She listened to the wind rustling the trees and the cracks of twigs as wildlife passed by. But she couldn't enjoy it as much because there was a disturbance, like someone was watching her. She scanned the forest but didn't see anything until some branches moved and she heard a thud of something landing. Her heart rate sped up as she looked around to see how close her belongings were and if she could make a quick getaway to whatever was nearby. She slowly got up and made her way over to backpack and grabs her combi-stick. She feels the hair on the back of her neck is on end like something is right behind her. She whirls around pointing the weapon but nothing is there, but only briefly.

The human turned around pointing a weapon at him, initiating the fight and he was glad. He quickly uncloaked and withdrew his wrist blades and swung at her arm to injure her but she maneuvered herself to avoid the attack. She stepped forward as if to make a direct front facing attack at him, her mistake, this would be an easy fight he thought as he altered his stance to impale her. But at the last second she spun and side stepped and the combi-stick sliced his left side open. He roared and swung his arm and knocked her a good distance away but she got right back up and stood her ground, waiting for another attack. Jax towered over her and lifted his combi-stick ready to extend it and impale her. She flinched and he noticed something on her face, something that looked familiar. He lowered his weapon and pulled her face closer to get a better look but she started thrashing about and tried to injure him more with her weapon. He quickly disarmed her and grabbed her face to get a good look at the mark. It was a mark he had seen before, plenty of times. It was the mark of a blooded warrior that the Yautja gave themselves or each other during a fight. He quickly released her and bowed his head quickly then went to work on his compact computer. He contacted the warriors that came to supervise the young Yautja on their hunt and they responded saying one of them would be there shortly.

Lex looked at him curiously as she picked herself up off the ground and retrieved her combi-stick. She walked towards him and asked "I know you understand me! Why did you attack me then stop suddenly? I'm armed, I'm a threat."

To reply to her, he pointed at her cheek where her marking was burned into her flesh.

The scar saved her life, but why were these things back on Earth and why did he bow to her? Before she could ask any more questions the humanoid turned and greeted another one. But she recognised him because he bore the same mark that she did, it was her friend from Antarctica, he survived.