We are back! Now it's time for some more AvP action!...er, Not really action-action, but story-action…meh, whatever. Well, hope you enjoy the chapter to follow this bold-text!

After flying for several hours, and having to stop several times to refill the chopper's fuel tank, and get diesel gasoline (Lex thanked God she took the custom-made, fuel-efficient Weyland Industries diesel chopper) from some stations nearby that she would stop, Lex eventually managed to enter the United States (wisely hiding Scar's stretcher in a hidden cargo storage area underneath the floorboard when the customs agents took a brief look at the inside of the helicopter).

It took a while longer, but Lex eventually made it back to Gunnison, Colorado, where she landed the helicopter in an empty parking lot near her house. She shut down the chopper and pulled Scar's stretcher out, having to briefly hold him up when she set up the wheeled legs. It seemed that Scar fell asleep on the way back; his eyes were closed, and he breathed slowly.

I probably shouldn't wake him, Lex thought, he might get a little grumpy.

Silently and quickly, Lex began to push the stretcher across the street to the entry of her neighborhood. She decided to leave the chopper behind; Weyland agents would come to retrieve it once they picked up its tracking-signal.

Lex, at long last, made it to her front door, where she heaved the stretcher carefully up the steps, and unlocked her front door. She pushed the stretcher inside and into her room. Lex collapsed on her bed, exhausted from the long journey back. Her alarm clock said that it was almost three o'clock in the morning. Unable to stay conscious any longer, Lex fell asleep almost immediately after closing her eyes…and she did not even take off her boots.

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Lex awoke the next morning at almost eleven…and to her slight surprise, she saw that Scar was in her room with her, still underneath the latex-like covers of the stretcher.

"Wow…so it wasn't a dream." Lex said to herself, and then Scar stirred.

The Yautja lifted his head, and looked around, "…This…your home…?" he said, vaguely beginning to recall what happened the night before.

"Yes." Lex said, "Everything's okay. The Aliens are gone. We're safe here."

Scar tried to sit up, but groaned and made pained clicks with his mandibles.

"No! Don't sit up!" Lex said, getting up and pressing him back down, "You need to give yourself time to heal; you made a pretty nasty cut on your stomach to get that baby Alien out of you."

Scar made a soft squeal, "…Hurts…cannot move…" he uttered.

Lex placed a hand on Scar's arm, "You just rest, and I'll take care of you." She said with a reassuring smile, "I'll be able to stay with you for a few days, since Weyland will likely allow me some time off before none of my…crew…" Lex felt a chill run through her, "…responds to any messages that are given out before our return."

"…That…good…" Scar said, forcing his upper mandibles upward and apart, which Lex could only assume was supposed to be a smile.

"Listen, Scar," Lex began, "Why did you want to stay here on Earth? Don't you have a life on your planet? Don't you have friends to get back to? Family?"

Scar got a sad look in his eyes, "…No…nothing…go back…to…" he said.

"Huh…why?" Lex asked.

It took a moment for Scar to respond, "…When I…younger…parents…killed by…Xenomorphs…while…asleep…" he trailed off, taking a moment to collect himself before crying, "…and…brothers…other two…hunters…you saw…"

Lex's eyes widened, "Those two other warriors that were killed at the pyramid…were your brothers?" she asked in astonishment.

Scar nodded, squinting to hold back tears.

Lex placed a hand on the side of Scar's face, "Oh, Scar…I'm so sorry." She said, hugging the Blooded Warrior around the neck. Scar put his arm around her torso to return the hug. Once she let go, Scar continued to speak (…to the best of his limited-knowledge ability, at least):

"…And…I want…stay…with you…because…don't want…anything…happen…to you…" Scar said, "…You…too precious…"

Too precious…Lex was touched by these words; Scar actually cared about her so much that he didn't want to leave her side since he wanted to ensure that she would never get in harm's way!

"Thank you, Scar." She said, kissing the Yautja on the forehead, "Thank you for everything, including what happened at the pyramid…and you being my guardian."

Scar "smiled" once again, "…It…least…I do…" he said.

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Throughout the day, Lex really didn't feel like going anywhere since she still hasn't fully recovered her strength from the long journey, so she pretty much sat around reading books, doing some cleaning, and watching some television. Scar, having literally nothing to do, fell asleep again…but it was pretty obvious that his wound was still hurting him as it slowly healed. Every now and then, Scar awoke and clutched his abdomen, letting out agonizing moans and trills that Lex could hear throughout the house.

It broke Lex's heart to see her savior in constant pain. But, she knew that he had to do it in order to stay alive; if he let the chestburster birth on its own…Scar could have ended up suffering near-instant death from the wound to his major arteries. He had to give the strange, hybrid Xenomorph embryo an escape route it could notice.

However, all that mattered was that his wound was treated, and now all that had to be done was to wait until it has healed. Scar examined his wound that evening to see that it had healed very cleanly…though it was definitely going to leave behind a mark. He figured that he would give it another day, at best, until he could get on his feet again.

"You sure about that?" Lex thought, "You really might need more time…I mean, how can you have a wound that deep heal in just two days…?"

"…Yautja blood…have…healing…ability…" Scar said, "…We…heal quick…faster than…oomans…"

"Oh…I didn't know that." Lex said, "But, I'm glad you're gonna be okay sooner than I thought."

Scar then made a strange, rattling exhale, clicking his mandibles in a weird way, "…Need…sleep now…" he said, "…Heal…faster when…asleep…"

Lex assumed the weird sound he just made was a yawn. "Okay. Goodnight, Scar. I hope you feel better soon." She said, climbing into her bed.

"…Goodnight…Lex…" Scar responded before closing his eyes.

Scar had fallen asleep, making a faint snore, but it wasn't annoying to Lex. Lex, however, remained awake for another reason…

Wow…who knew that a simple business trip would take a major, life-threatening turn…and have it end with an alien warrior staying at my place…? Lex thought to herself, Still, though, I really don't feel a good need to question it. I almost feel…like it was supposed to happen right from the start. Hmmm…

Thoughts and mixed emotions filled her head as Lex inadvertently fell asleep.

Well, looks like the two are beginning to bond even better than before, huh? I know these chapters may not have a lot of depth, but I will have better ideas for later in this fic. I'll get back to you all soon! Keep holding on…