Translate:

mei-jadhi - Sister

Sain'ja - Warrior

Sei-i - Yes

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Miana settled in a spare room, Beanie sticking close to her side. The dog had been excited upon entering the ship but easily became unsettled when they lifted off into space.

As instructed, Miana did bring out Celtic's old gauntlet to show the rest of the crew. She refused to let them inspect or even hold it, something Lex knew came from her small obsession over the device. She spent hours just poking around the interface, studying the books and reports still stored inside. How Celtic had managed to translate it to English lied beyond her comprehension.

"See? I took good care of it. I kept it clean, safe, and out of the other's hands." Her tone defensive, she quickly hid it away in her bag.

Celtic collapsed in a nearby chair, clearly relieved by the circumstances. The rest settled around, waiting for the call.

Molten had informed the elders of Miana's agreeance and the condition of the device.

"The device is safe?" Va'rak anxiously sat across from them on the monitor.

"Sei-i." Night spoke at both Lex and Scar translated for Miana. "She is… quite protective of the device. I hope you do not intend to take it…"

"It would be unwise, I assume?"

"Her Earthly training is impressive and extensive." Beforehand, Night had sent a small video of Miana training with some holograms, using interestingly designed short swords.

Her speed out did Lex's by a mile and her fluidity showed how much training she had long before meeting the predators. It merely confirmed the skills seen through Celtic's mask at the temple.

"Excellent. As long as we are allowed to inspect it, we promise to return it promptly to her."

"I guess…" Miana did look pleased, but Night conveyed her words as agreement.

"She will be an honored guest of the elders. I wish to speak with her on Earthly matters if she could find the time and would value Lex's opinion greatly." Lex slightly bowed her head at the mention. "After a few hunts, I will see to it that she is respected as fully blooded by our clan."

"Thank you, Elder Va'rak." Lex bowed in gratitude.

"Sei-i. And know that Elder K'ash has also extensively informed me of a few things regarding your time on Elder N'nagara's ship. Especially, your last particular trial. He is being dealt with accordingly."

Miana's eyes widened in surprise as Scar translated the elder's words.

"Scar?" She tugged on his arm until he looked at her. "Could you tell the elder that I personally thank him for that."

He nodded, translating her gratitude. The elder seemed pleased by her words and bowed her way before cutting the call.

"Lex?" The older woman turned to her friend. "Is it nice there?"

Lex smiled at the question before simply saying, "it's very warm."

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"Scar?" He purred in response, returning from the washroom. He laid beside her, letting her cozy herself up next to him. "I am a horrible person."

Scar growled in response to her negativity. To him, Lex was a great warrior, a mate any male would be proud to be with and to continue a strong bloodline with.

"Why say that?!"

"I don't know your real name." Her explanation had him pausing.

Scar never thought about it, preferring her human nickname for him. He felt proud to bear the name she gifted to him, something that seemed to fit him well.

"I am I'sumu. In my language, it means eye wanderer, a person who sees everything."

"Is… Ishumu?" Scar trilled, amused at her version of his name but nodded. "To be fair, my nickname is Lex so you never knew my full name, Alexa." Scar purred, content she settled on the issue and he laid back ready to sleep.

"Setg'rath. That was my name nickname for you when I spoke of our great tale with the queen." Lex laughed at that.

"What does it mean?"

"Deadly shadow and it seemed fitting for you fighting style. You are fast, unseen like a shadow, never taking a frontal assault. You impressed me in that temple and I am glad I brought you here. You make me proud of your strength." His mandibles shifted through her hair, lightly scratching her scalp. He continued to purr, lulling her to sleep beside him.

When they woke, they joined the others for breakfast.

"You mean to tell me you don't know their real names?!" Miana looked aghast at her older friend who sat in her chair sheepishly. No one else seemed bothered by her confession.

"Well, Scar is I'sumu…" She trailed off looking towards Jag who ate beside her. Molten and Night were sleeping, both had been up sparring most of the night, unable to sleep.

"I am Yarraw."

"Yar… Yar-away?" Miana tried, unfamiliar with the sounds.

"Yarraw." He spoke slower this time, repeating until both women had pronounced it as best as they could. "It means distant traveler. My father liked to travel a lot." Jag returned to his meat stacked plate, chowing down.

"I got lost, translate." Lex laughed explaining the parts Miana could not catch onto.

Molten finally came in, inticed by the smell of Jag's food. When asked, he explained his name, not at all bothered to still be called Molten.

"So… Thweii'k?"

"Yes." Molten nodded at her correct pronunciation though Miana struggled a bit longer, earning her a few laughs from the rest of the group.

Night joined them then, or more correctly, Vish'ara. Miana continued to try, even trying Lex's nickname, Setg'rath.

"We have a nickname for you as well, Miana." Celtic, or as Scar informed them, Nagaris joined them at last, sweating from his morning training.

"Really?!" That perked her interests greatly.

"Sei-i. He called you Lar'dha. Dark Water, sly and untrustworthy water that usually leads to one's death if not careful. We have these same waters in our homeworld." Scar trilled at the expression of Miana's face, clearly not expecting the deep meaning behind the name.

He turned from her to pick some meat off of Jag's plate, earning him a growl. However, Molten grabbed his plate while he had been distracted, eating several pieces of meat before Jag could stop him.

It broke out into a brawl, the others ignoring it. Miana felt stressed watching them fight and chose to leave the room. Beanie followed as did Night who led her to the control room, refocusing her on learning their language and technology.

"Tell me, Miana. What has happened after the knuckleheads left you and Lex on Earth?"

"We were hunted, Night. Like animals."

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So I had completely forgotten about their actual names… I feel like such a horrible person but now you may hear them called that way by friends and family or by the elders. Miana and Lex will both continue to use their nicknames and I will have an updated character chart at the end of the story for you. For now, hang in there and try to remember their names.

**Also, in my story I take the Yautja words and mix them to create names or nicknames in this case, I used Lex has an example.

Alexa: Lex: Nain-de/sain'ja mei-jahdi (Hunt/Warrior Sister): Setg'rath or **Setg'in Halkrath (Deadly Shadow)

Miana: Huij-bpe (Crazy): Lar'dha (Dark Water{s})

Scar: I'sumu (Eye Wanderer)

Molten: Thweii'k (Hot Blooded - Tempered One)

Celtic: Nagaris (Sword Bearer)

Jag: Yarraw (Distant Traveler)

Nikki: Ka'Nik (Dark Star)

Lu: Ka'lu (Hyper Star)

Night: Vish'ara (closest translation to Vengeance Bearer)