Welcome to chapter 4

In this chapter, chaos breaks out! Plus Kacela gets a visitor.

I'm glad everyone is enjoying the story.

Let's do some reviews!

Mariah: I like your idea but I don't think it's my kind of story but it's still a brilliant story and a solid plot as far as I can see, good luck with it and I hope someone ends up writing it in the future. Also, he does like what he sees.

Sides'sunshane: Her encounter with the yautja will be something to see, plus I was trying to base Kacela on a strong hunter type person who is confident in what she does. A nice match for our hunter. Also, how did you know I was gonna do a chapter from the Predator's POV? It will be shorter than the other chapters though.

Now, I do NOT own Aliens vs Predator, just my Oc and story idea!

Off we go!


Chapter 4: Hunter or Hunted?

THE JUNGLE

Kacela turned away from the bloody mess as Pancho gripped her shoulder, he looked shaken and was a little pale. She heard the rest of the team arrive looking over she looked back at Pancho and motioned to him before pointing at the group.

Pancho nods and headed over as Kacela looked back at the mess, her eyes narrowing in on a pair of glasses in the mess. She knew in her heart that Hawkins was dead, no one would be able to survive this much blood-loss and trauma. Whoever had attacked him had hit him hard and fast judging by the blood spatter she had seen on the woman.

'Let's see, fact one, our killer is a hunter a very experienced hunter if it's the same one who skinned those men that is. Fact two, judging by how Hawkins was killed the hunter is fast and strong but how did the hunter not leave any footprints behind?' Kacela thought as Dutch arrived.

"What in gods name?" Dutch said shocked and in disbelief, he stared at the mess with wide eyes, Kacela glanced at him as he looked at her for answers.

"We think it's Hawkins," Pancho said making Dutch look at him.

"Where the hell is his body?" Dutch asked looking back at the bloody mess.

"There's no sign of it," Kacela said as she licked her dry lips.

"Ask her what happened," Dutch said making Pancho nod and go over to where the woman was.

"Kacela," Dutch said making her turn to him.

"Do you think a hunter from your tribe did this?" Dutch asked he knew that Kacela's tribe had some rogues who had defected, could it be one of them?

"No, the kill was too quick and no tracks left behind, whoever did this is far beyond anyone in my tribe elite or otherwise," Kacela said with a sigh as she ran a hand through her braided hair making the metal decorations on them clank together.

"I see," Dutch said casting one last look at the mess and looked back at his sister in all but blood.

"Be careful, sister," Dutch said making Kacela give him a small smile.

"I will be, brother," Kacela said as Dutch reached over and gripped her shoulder and gave it a small shake.

Dutch then went back to the others as Kacela looked around the area again trying to find any clues or tracks she might have missed, once again she came up with nothing.

Raised voices made Kacela look over her shoulder, sighing she went back over to her squad. Unaware of the presence watching her in the trees, it tilted it's head to the side before following her a quiet purr leaving it as it did so.

"Hold it! Why didn't they take his radio or his weapon?" Dutch asked as Kacela arrived.

"Why didn't she escape?" Dutch asked as Kacela walked over and knelt beside the woman.

She reached into her pant pocket and pulled out a rag, she used it to clean some of the blood off of the womans face. This got her a greatful look as Dillon spoke up.

"Hopper," Dillon said making Dutch look at his over his shoulder.

"What?" Dutch asked slightly confused.

"They did thr same thing to Jum Hopper," Dillon said as Dutch turned to face the group.

Kacela stood up from cleaning the womans face letting her keep the cloth as Kacela stood on guard, she had a bad feeling in her gut.

"I want Hawkins' body found, sweep pattern. Double back, 50 meters, let's go," Dutch ordered as Kacela went to move Dutch stopped her.

"Kacela, stay with her," Dutch said making Kacela nod, she went over and helped her fellow female up as Dillon joined the search.

"Be careful guys!" Kacela yelled after them as Blain laughs while Billy gave her the thumbs up as Pancho chuckled.

"We will be sweet cheeks!" He yelled back making Kacela roll her eyes playfully as she guided the woman through the foliage.

"What a day this is turning out to be," Kacela muttered under her breath before looking at the woman, she couldn't keep calling her the woman now could she?

"So, you got a name?" Kacela asked pausing in their search.

The woman hesitates as she glanced around still a little shaken up, she then spoke saying "Anna,"

"I am Kacela," Kacela said only to pause when Anna looked at her facial markings with curiosity.

"I'm from the tribe in the Rocky Mountains, I'm an elite hunter," Kacela said making Anna nod as she reached up and touched her skull necklace that was a little dirty from the jungle and recent camp attack.

A noise made both females jump followed by gunfire and Mac's yells, Kacela quickly grabbed Anna's hand and lead her over only to see everyone fireing into the jungle. Kacela quickly covered Anna with her body as bullets flew, she managed to glance up to see Mac using Blain's minigun and Blain laying down on the ground unmoving.

'Oh, Blain' Kacela thought only to duck her head down as dirt and wood flew around them.

Soon the gunfire stopped, Kacela looked up as Mac took his finger off the Minigun trigger. Poor Mac looked shell shocked, his eyes fixated on the jungle. What had he seen to cause him to react like this?

Kacela got up helping Anna up as she uncovered her ears, she walked over being cautious.

"What happened?" Dutch asked not taking his gun off the patch of jungle they had been shooting at.

"I saw it," Mac said still on shock.

"You saw what?" Dutch asked as Kacela moved closer while Anna spotted something and moved over to it.

"I saw it!" Mac said firmly making Dutch turn to him.

Sharing a look with Dillon who looked on edge as Dutch did, the major then looked at Pancho and Billy signaling to them to check out the area. They quickly ran off to check for any hostiles they may have hit.

Kacela meanwhile knelt down and turned Blain onto his back, she winced at seeing his chest buested open like this. She reached up and closed his eyes in respect, she placed her hand on his face and said a silent prayer as Dillon and Dutch knelt down beside her.

"Blain," Dutch said sadly as he looked the wound over.

"No powered burns, no shrapnel," Dutch said as Kacela pulled her hand away.

"The wound's all fused, cauterised. What the hell could have done this to a man?" Dillon asked as Kacela sighs.

"Mac," Dutch said looking up at Mac who was still starting at the jungle.

"Mac, look at me!" Dutch said snapping Mac out of it making him look at Dutch.

"Who did this?" Dutch asked gesturing to Blain.

"I don't know, goddamn it, I saw something," Mac said as Kacela stood up taking note that Anna was gone and went to get her as Pancho and Billy returned.

"Not a thing, not a fuckin' trace, no blood, no bodies. We hit nothing," Pancho said as Dutch stood up looking at the jungle.

He knew they had to move now or else someone else would get picked off, he turned to Dillon.

"Dillon, better get on the radio, Mac," Dutch said looking at his sergeant who looking at the jungle once again.

"Sergeant!" Dutch said snapping Mac out of it.

"Yes sir?" Mac asked as he glanced at Blain's body.

"I want a defensive position above that ridge mined with everything we've got," Dutch ordered before looking down at Blain.

"Put him in his poncho, take him with us," Dutch said as he moved as Pancho was about to do as ordered only for Mac to speak up.

"I got him," Mac said making Dutch and Pancho share a look before moving out to let Mac have a moment and collect himself as he dealt with Blain.

Kacela who found Anna saw that she was touching a leaf, she reached over grabbing Anna's shoulder making her jump and turn to her.

"Come on Anna, we need to move," Kacela said making Anna nod and follow her but not before whiping something on her pants as she did so.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

AT THE SMALL RIDGE

Kacela grunts a bit as she sat at the base of a tree checking her waist wound over, Anna sat beside her as Dutch and Billy stood on guard. Mac was busy setting up traps as Dillon and Pancho worked on the radio.

She huffs as she pulled her top down, her wound was not infected but it did sting everynow and then. Along with her other wounds, she then looks down at her hip and took off the skull trophy. She looked it over as Anna glanced at her then at her pant leg where a faint green glow was seen, Anna gulps looking back at Kacela as she ran a finger along the skull's nose before placing it back om her hip.

Kacela was about to get up when a loud roar made her stop, she looked at Anna who looked at her in shock and slight fear before looking over at Dillon as he talked on the radio. Kacela gulps a bit as she looked over at Billy who looked at her, both trackers knew that whatever that roar belonged to it was not of this world.

'We are being hunted I have no doute about that but thw question is by who?' Kacela thought as she got up and pulled out a dagger to check it over.

She heard Dillon curse making her look over as Dillon handed the radio back to Pancho who put it away.

"They say we're still in too far and they can't risk coming in after us," Dillon said as Dutch said down near Anna and Kacela.

"We're assets, Dillon, expendable assets," Dutch said as Kacela fliped her knife up and down before putting it away.

"It comes with the job, I can accept it," Dillon said though Kacela could see the faint fear in his eyes.

"Bullshit, you're just like the rest of us," Kacela said making Dillon go silent.

"Shitload of good a chopper's gonna do us in here anyhow," Pancho said as he finished packing the radio.

Kacela then noticed Mac walking over, her heart went out to him. He and Blaim had been close as brothers, heck at one point during a previous mission together she said to call the brothers for back-up. That had gotten her some confused looks at the time, she went over and placed a hand on his shoulder in silent comfert. He glanced at her for a moment before giving a small nod, thankful for the gesture. Kacela nods as she went back to Anna.

Mac crouched and sat down as Kacela stood with arms crossed.

"Sergeant? Sergeant! Sergeant!" Dillon said making Mac look at him.

"Who hit us today?" Dillon asked as everyone minus Billy looked at Mac.

"I don't know, I only saw one of them camouflaged. He was there, those eyes disappeared," Mac said catching Dutch's attention at the last bit.

"What was that?" Dutch asked.

"Those eyes, they, they disappeared," Mac said before looking at Dutch.

"I know one thing, Major. I drew and fired straight at it capped off 200 rounds in the Minigun...Full pack, nothing...nothing on this earth could have lived. Not at that range," Mac said adding more questions than Kacela liked.

'Not of this Earth? Just what did you see Mac?' Kacela thought in worry as she watched Mac.

"Mac, you take first watch then you get some rest," Dutfh said making Mac nod and get up.

"Mac," Kacela said getting his attention making him look at her as she threw her gun to him which he caught.

He nods in thanks before going off to set up post as Dillon pointed at Anna.

"Ask her. Ask her what she saw, ask her happened to Hawkins," Dillon said as he lowered his hand.

Pancho looked at Dutch who nods saying "Go ahead, ask her,"

Pancho looked at Anna and said something in spanish, Anna resonded in kind and Pancho sighs frustrated.

"She says the same fuckin' thing, the jungle it came alive and took him," Pancho said as Kacela got the feeling she was missing something for some reason.

Pancho then looked at Billy and Kacela.

"Billy, Kacela, you both know something, what is it?" Pancho asked Kacela could hear the fear in his voice.

Billy looked over speaking up first. "I'm scared, Pancho," He said as Kacela glanced at him in surprise to took a lot to get Billy scared.

"Bullshit, you ain't afraid of no man," Pancho countered as Billy looked back at the jungle.

"There's something out there waiting for us and it ain't no man," Billy said as he got up and looked at everyone.

"We're all gonna die," Billy said before walking off as Kacela ran a hand through her dreadlocks.

"Billy is right, something is waiting for us in this jungle and its deadly," Kacela said as she moved and helped Anna up.

She lead Anna over to a big tree and let Anna sit down to rest and make herself comfortable, Kacela did a quick check on some of the traps and trip wires before settling down herself.

"Try and get some sleep, we're gonna need it for tomorrow," Kacela said to Anna who nods as Kacela closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

AN HOUR LATER

NIGHT TIME

Anna sighs quietly as she lay on the ground trying to sleep, she rolled onto her side and looked up at the night sky. It was a full moon tonight, she could hear the many jungle creatures out and about.

She was about to close her eyes and try to drift off again when something caught her eyes, looking she went stiff and tried not to move. There above where Kacela was sleeping the air was moving and shifting, the moonlight seemed to bend around it.

Anna held her breath as the air went still before it changed and faded away to show a tall and imposing figure, it gave a quiet clicking noise as it knelt down above Kacela. It then reached down to its belt and pulled out three human skulls and placed them beside her, looking closer Anna saw that they had been decorated with strange symbols.

The thing purrs as it reached up and touched Kacela's cheek making her move slightly in her sleep, it was then that Anna recognised the being in front of her from the stories she had heard from her home. She let out a small gasp as a flare went off making the creature growl and vanish as Kacela woke up startled by the noise.

Anna sat up as the rippling air moved away while Kacela ran towards the yelling, Anna gulps as she looked at the skulls on the ground.

She hoped to the gods that Kacela was prepared for she had gotten the attention of the demon who makes trophies of man.


Done! I hope guys like it.

Next chapter we have some insight from the Predator's POV.

Until then, SaberbladePrime signing out!