Mike and Ali walked side by side as they made their way back to the entrance of the orphanage with TJ trotting behind them. Ali had wanted to take the short cut through the air ducts to get to the entrance quickly. But Mike wasn't used to the narrow spaces of the air ducts and couldn't maneuver too well in them. So they were forced to take the long way through the halls.

Mike was looking forward as they walked, but suddenly, Ali shoved him hard to the left. He stumbled and fell on his side.

"What was that for?" he asked angrily, rubbing his shoulder.

Ali smiled and pointed to a space in front of her, a large hole loomed out in the darkness, "Didn't want you to fall in."

"Oh," Mike said, getting to his feet, "Thanks."

Mike stared down at the hole and noticed the charred edges around it. Before he could ask, Ali said, "There was a military attack on the area when the location of the Hive was discovered. This is where an alien was killed; its blood burned a hole in the ground."

Mike forced his eyes away from the hole as he looked down the hall and saw the giant double doors rising half-way to the ceiling. The middle section of the door was made up of a stained glass picture of three nuns surrounded by smiling children. The windows were grimy with dirt and lack of care so there was very little sunlight streaming in. Mike seemed to hesitate but Ali stepped forward and grasped the handle of the door. She pushed hard and the door opened, screeching on its rusty hinges.

Sunlight streamed in, burning Ali's and Mike's eyes and causing them to squint; both had gotten used to the dark, dim lighting of the Hive. But TJ wasn't fazed and he stepped out into the sunlight, looking left and right. Suddenly, he hissed and dropped down to the ground. Ali opened her eyes slowly and looked out. She could see the Predator ship and three figures moving beneath it.

"TJ, would you like the honors?" Ali asked, not taking her eyes of the moving figures.

TJ nodded and let out a loud screech. The sounds seemed to carry and echo back to them. Ali watched as the three figures froze and turned around. Suddenly, all three Predators vanished.Ali froze and started out at the ship, wondering how three Predators could just vanish.

"Oh yeah," Mike said, staring out as well, "I forgot to mention that; they have a cloaking device that basically makes them chameleon-like."

"That won't be a problem," Ali said and she turned to TJ. TJ nodded and gazed out toward the ship. He suddenly hissed and crouched down.

"What does that mean?" Mike asked.

"It means the Predators are on their way here," Ali said, "Come on," and she grabbed the door handle and pulled the door closed, "Let's get some distance between us and those Predators."

"We need to stick together," Mike said, "They hunt alone and they would have a harder chance of wiping us out if it's three of us against one of them."

Ali turned back to him and said, "There is no guarantee that they will split up; they may decide to stick together."

"From research done on the Predators, we have evidence that shows that they split up and hunt on their own," Mike said, "These are what we would call teenagers. They come to earth to hunt something worthy enough to mark them into adulthood. I guess they came to this specific area because they got signs of Xenomorph life. If that is the case then they will split up and attempted to take on a Xenomorph by themselves to prove themselves capable of being adults."

"Oh, okay then. Let's find a place to hide and see where they go," Ali said. TJ hissed eagerly and swung his tail back and forth.