NOTE 1: In this story you may come across certain elements or characters that you probably are familiar with, from movies, TV shows, etc. However, they are not the same characters and I NEVER INTENDED TO MAKE THIS A CROSSOVER. I just like to put my fav. movie characters in my stories, but of course, give them a diff. biography. THIS STORY WILL FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON THE "AVP" MOVIE. The "foreign" concepts or characters you will encounter are just there to emphasize the background of certain leading characters.
Well, that's all I had to say. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to share them with me in a review or e-mail me at You!
Oh, and if you encounter things you don't understand, don't worry, if you read on the story, you will find out all the necessary explanations.
PART 3: "Revelations"
Lex felt as if she was recovering from a long, painful disease. Slowly, she regained her conscious and memories of her latest experience suddenly rushed through her mind. She remembered very well all that had happened before she passed out and she was a bit afraid to open her eyes, not knowing where she would find herself. However, she couldn't hear any strange noises or smell any strange odors and the most curious thing was that she felt as if she was lying on a soft bed, covered with a thick blanket.
Her eyes hurt a little as if she hadn't opened them for a long time, which is why she was not able to open them instinctively, as soon as she woke up. At first, the vision before her eyes was blurry, but when she managed to get them wide-open she was almost shocked to find herself in her own bedroom, lying in her very bed, dressed in her own pajamas.
She quickly got out of bed and looked around, assuring herself that she was indeed in her room. She walked to the window, opened the curtains and looked outside. Not knowing what to make of this, as images of monsters and ancient constructions kept popping up in her mind, she though that it must have been a bad dream. Still, for a mere dreams she had too much information and too many details stuck in her mind.
Then, she remembered something, and her left arm slowly went up to her cheek, touching it, and tracing with her fingers the shape of a scar that she prayed not to be there. Unfortunately, the scar form what she thought to have been a very real and disturbing nightmare was undoubtedly there, proving that she had really experienced all those things. But if that was the case, what was she doing back in her apartment? Not that she wasn't glad to be there, but it just didn't make sense.
She remembered very clearly the man who had shot her, rendering her unconscious with some sort of tranquilizer from what she had gathered. But she could think of no logical reason for which that man, or whatever it was, brought her back to civilization, even to her very apartment, as if nothing had happened.
And what if she was not really in her apartment, but in some chamber, aboard a spaceship or inside a military facility of some sort, made to look like her place, just to give her the illusion she was home, when in fact she was a prisoner somewhere. The thought almost made her panic and, as if out of a primary instinct, she ran to the window and quickly opened it.
She was quite shocked to be struck by the warm rays of the sun and to inhale the cool morning air. She bent down over the sash of the window and saw people of all ages heading in every direction, cars passing by as usual, birds flying in the sky. For the first time in her life, Lex was glad to hear the deafening noises a crowded neighborhood from Manhattan provided and she let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this was far too real to be improvised.
She moved away from the window and started heading towards the door. Opening it slowly she found herself in a small corridor of her apartment. She started walking along it, but then suddenly stopped when she heard voices coming from her living room. She crept closer and peeked from behind a corner to see who else was in her house.
She saw two women: the one who had talked to the General earlier –but unknown to Lex- and another one, shorter of stature, with short-cut, wavy blonde hair and a sweet, almost child-like expression. The brunette was dressed in an elegant dark-brown suit, wearing a tight, cream blouse underneath and high heels, while the blonde wore a white blouse, a pink skirt a few inches above the knees and some comfortable low-healed sandals. Lex found it rather strange to see two unknown women in her house, who were apparently preparing a meal, while arguing about … her.
"You know, I agree with the general; we could really use a guide and she seems to be so nice. And after all she's been through, she could very well ……," the blonde spoke on a naïve and obviously enthusiastic tone, before being harshly interrupted by the brunette.
"She simply made contact with one alien species. That means nothing. We deal with much more complex matters, which I am certain she would refuse to take seriously."
"Not if we provide believable evidence, and you very well know we have a lot of that."
"Yes, but one of our main priorities is to make sure ordinary humans such as herself never find out about these things. Perhaps if she were a mutant …… "
"Oh, come on, very few of us are mutants. What about that doctor you brought in a couple of years ago, Karen or whatever her name was? Don't we already have enough doctors?"
"We didn't have anyone specialized in that particular domai …… ," the woman suddenly stopped, her eyes looking alert.
"What?" the blonde asked curiously.
"Sssht," the brunette motioned with her hand for the blonde to be quiet, while her head slowly turned to the left, towards the corner behind which Lex was hiding.
Seeing this, Lex quickly retreated, trying to figure out how she could have made herself heard, since the only noise she made was that of the fabric of her pajamas brushing against the wall; but that was not a hearable sound …… at least for a normal human being.
"There is no need for you to hide Miss Woods. I understand you probably are confused, but we are willing to explain everything if you would care to join us," the brunette explained to her.
"What are you doing in my house?" Lex adopted a serious and courageous attitude, stepping out from behind the wall, after deciding that in comparison to what she had experienced, she had no reason to fear two ordinary looking, unarmed women.
"Don't you think the real question is what are you doing in your house?" the brunette posed an awkward question.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Lex asked, trying to simulate a superior attitude since it was her house after all, and the two women were intruders.
"What is the last thing you remember? Standing alone in the icy wind, watching the alien space ship taking off?"
"How do you know about that?"
"It is my job to know."
"What do you want from me?"
"Information."
"Didn't you say earlier ordinary humans like myself should not know about such things?"
"But you already do know …… "
"And I am not telling anything to anyone, no matter what. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a sanatorium."
"Perfect," the tall woman spoke, displaying a very satisfactory smile. "In that case I believe I owe you an apology."
"What for? I don't even know you."
"No, but I've come to know some things about you and I now realize I have misjudged you. You are not at all like the so-called ordinary humans."
"Yeah, and you could come and work for the organization," the blonde girl added.
"Yes, I think she could," the brunette finally agreed, to the blonde's over-excitement.
"What organization?" Lex asked, trying to find as many answers for her infinite number of questions.
"We work for a secret organization called "World Liberation Army", which strives to protect the people of this planet from dangers that have existed since the beginning of time, but which the modern world has reduced to insignificant myths. There is far too much to be explained on this matter and none of this information would be relevant to you, unless maybe later, if you choose to work for us."
"I already have a job."
"No one is asking you to quit your present job, but you will need our protection when the Government agents start tracking you down, and we do not offer protection for free."
"So you want me to trust you just like that?"
The dark-haired woman did not answer immediately, but took her time and walked towards a table situated in a further corner of the room, to the right, upon which Lex saw the very weapon she had been given by that extraterrestrial race of hunters. The woman picked up the spear-weapon from a prop similar to one fit for holding a sword, which Lex did not recognize as her own. Then she turned to Lex and threw her the weapon, which she caught with both hands, with a surprising agility.
"By all means, try to kill us if we would ever attempt to harm you in any way," the dark-haired woman informed her with just a faint trace of amusement in her serious tone.
"Do you think it's wise to arm a potential enemy? I could kill you right now."
"I said you will try," the woman responded, not being able to prevent a smirk from appearing on her lips.
"Why don't you stop jabbering and have some breakfast, especially you Alexa. You must be really hungry after having slept for a whole week," the blonde girl quickly intervened, being as cheerful and sympathetic as ever.
"I slept for a week?" Lex turned to her, still holding the weapon tight in her arms.
"We had to keep you asleep because we took you to our headquarters to run some tests and see if you have not been contaminated in any way by the alien species you had been in contact with, thus representing a threat for the population on Earth."
"So you know everything that happened there."
"Like I said before, it is my job to know."
"Then what do you want from me? If you imply I could contact those aliens or something, you are wrong. And even if I did know how to do that, I could not imagine the purpose of bringing any of those creatures back to Earth."
"I know you do not know and I would never ask you such a thing. Now, the last thing you remember is seeing a small ship landing and afterwards being shot with a tranquilizer by a man who could become invisible at will, is it not?"
"Yes. I would assume he was one of you, but …… "
"But how is it that we posses a technology similar to that of those hunters from outer-space. We asked ourselves the same question but I have come to realize that this matter concerns me personally. That is why I am interested in you, and especially in that mark those aliens gave you."
"Why would that be of any importance?"
"When I was only a few months old I was taken away from my parents and raised by an ancient Chinese clan called the Lin Kuei, who has been training spies and assassins for thousands of years. The supreme leader of this clan is called The Grand Master, a mysterious man who no one has ever seen and who communicates with the other leaders of the clan through a chosen leader known as The Prophet. After enduring sever training for almost 20 years and proving myself as one of the best warriors of the Lin Kuei, The Prophet informed me that it was The Grand Master's wish that I wear this mark …… " The dark-haired woman raised her left sleeve to expose her wrist, upon which Lex was very amazed to see tattooed the same mark she had on her cheek.
"I was as surprised as you are now when I first saw the mark on your face."
"Is it possible that this Grand Master could have anything to do with those hunters?"
"That is what I would like to find out. You better eat and get dressed; we're flying to China tonight."
"You said it yourself this is a personal matter. How could I be of any help?"
"Actually, you are the one who needs our support, because I have a feeling those alien hunters may come after you, now that they have marked you and rewarded you with one of their weapons."
"Come on, you know you want to," the blonde girl spoke, appearing quite sure of what she was saying.
"How do you know what I want?" Lex asked on a rather upset tone, which was only a cover for her surprise as how the girl posed the question in the exact same moment that the thought of accepting the offer crossed her mind.
"Ahh …… I just assumed, seeing how you're an adventurer and all," the girl tried to explain, speaking as if trying to hide something.
"I'm not exactly an adventurer. I just try to prevent people from dying in the middle of nowhere."
"In this case we have much in common and I think we would get along perfectly. But let's not waste any more time talking. You should eat."
Lex started walking towards the table, the spear still in her hands, when she suddenly stopped and looked back at the dark-haired woman.
"Since we are to work together, I would like to at least know your names."
"Certainly," the dark-haired woman answered with a smile. "My name is Lara Warrington, colonel at the WLA (World Liberation Army) and this is Leah Lail, computer specialist."
"Hi!" Leah responded gaily when Lex glanced at her.
Lex turned back to Lara and looked from her to the prop that had been used to hold the spear.
"So, I guess we will just have to trust each other on this, since we know very little about each other."
"We will protect you whenever necessary, but I am afraid I cannot trust you. I do not trust anyone. Experience has taught me not to."
Lex contemplated the situation for a short while before tossing her the weapon. Lara easily caught it and nodded, greeting Lex's gesture with a smile, after which she approached the table and put the weapon back in its place.
Finally, Lex sat at the table together with Leah, and the two began chatting, while Lara made a couple of calls on her mobile phone, making all the arrangements for their impending trip to China.
NOTE 2:
- Although there are concepts like "adamantium" and "mutants" in my story, this doesn't mean that I am writing about the X-Men. There will be characters in the story with powers similar to the X-Men but that is it. Like I said before, I am not doing a crossover;
- Some characters from the SG-1 series may appear later, but the story will focus on Lex and the Yautja
- The character "Lara" has no connection what so ever with Lara Croft. Lara is a common name and I chose it simply because it is one of the names I particularly like.
Many thanks to all my reviewers! Without your support I could have never continue writing.
lamyka: Well, I guess I already explained my intentions to you, about this story and I hope you will stick with me because I promise it'll get better. I just have difficulties getting started but beginning with the next chapter, when I'll finally be done with all the introductions, things will start to run smoothly.
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