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Predator 3: Homeworld
Chapter 9: Escape
The trio raced through the labyrinth of tunnels, finally finding an exit to the arena. Jean used her sword to cut through the grating and the trio raced out on to the planet.
"Where to now?" Jean asked looking around. Loud roars and shouts were coming from the arena.
"The spaceport. We need to steal a ship," Dutch replied running towards the forest.
Suddenly, Jean grabbed Dutch and pulled him backward as a blue-white blot of plasma shot past where his head should have been.
The trio turned to see a Predator standing between them and the forest.
Saren'te stood in the way of the humans with his spear and plasma pistol. He would not let them leave.
The humans charged into battle as Saren'te leapt to meet them.
Dutch reached him first. Dutch stabbed with his spear which the Predator dodged and countered with a kick to the legs. Harrigan was next with the more direct approach of trying to stab the Predator through the chest. Once again the Predator leapt out of the way and fired a shot of plasma at Harrigan. Harrigan tried to duck out of the way, but was nicked in the shoulder by the blast, knocking him down.
Jean tried for the head, but the Predator caught her arm, swung her though the air, and threw her into a tree.
The Predator unsheathed his wrist-blades and stabbed at Dutch, who jumped away at the last moment, but could not avoid the foot that swung up and kicked him in the head. The Predator then pulled out his net gun and netted Dutch to the ground where he struggled to free himself.
Harrigan brought his spear down of the Predator's arm, cutting its flesh. The Predator roared and punched Harrigan in the gut then elbowed him in the face. Harrigan fell to the ground gasping.
"It is time for my vengeance," Saren'te spoke, feeling his blood pump faster in anticipation. Saren'te raised his wrist-blades for the final kill, when a loud scream caught his attention.
The little human was racing towards him, her sword raised. Saren'te was now thoroughly annoyed with these humans and was ready to kill the small being when it came within his range. Saren'te swiped at the human's head, and turned his gaze back to his original quarry, expecting to feel the little human's hot blood splatter on his hand.
But the little creature ducked.
Jean ducked the predator's blow and swung the sword at the alien. The metal cut though the thin garment he wore and dug into his chest.
The Predator roared in pain and jumped backward, tripping over a root.
The Predator was about to stand when a sharp blade was pressed to its throat.
"Gotcha," Jean smirked.
Saren'te lay on his back, with the little human holding a sword to throat. He wanted to scream. He was now to die as his father and grandfather did; underestimating prey. He looked at the human, angry not at it, but at himself. He had let revenge rule him and now it would cost him his life.
Saren'te sighed, defeated, and waited for the final cut.
Jean held the sword to the throat of the alien and was ready to kill the bastard when she saw something flicker across its eyes. It was not hatred, loathing, or even disgust; but remorse. Jean had learned since her childhood how to read emotions from eyes, and she couldn't help but feel some pity for this creature.
"Kill it, and let's go," Dutch said finally free from the net. Jean was stared once again into the Predator's eyes...
And dropped the sword.
"What are you doing?! That thing is going to kill us!" Harrigan shouted angrily.
"You said these creatures have strict honor. Well, I think that honor will keep him from harming us; a life for a life. Let's just go; if I kill him, it just proves we're no better than them." Jean turned away from the alien and raced into the forest with Harrigan and Dutch.
Saren'te watched the human disappear into the forest. They spared his life... why? Saren'te stood and looked at the arena. He thought for a second then raced in to the building. He had an idea to repay the humans for his life and still uphold his honor; he just hoped that he would not be too late.
The trio made it back to the spaceport in about ten minutes. They had to be careful not to run into any Predators that were searching for them. Jean led them to a medium sized ship and ran through the door. They managed to quickly find the cockpit and Jean hopped in the driver seat.
"How are we going to fly this thing?" Dutch asked. There had to be a few hundred switches and buttons on the control panel.
"Guess? I don't know," Jean replied, timidly pressing a large button. The ship suddenly lit-up and different buttons and switches began to glow.
"Harrigan stay here and help me with this. Dutch go down to the entrance and make sure those aliens don't get on the ship."
Dutch left the room and walked down the hallways, he guarded the door until Harrigan called him back to the cockpit. Dutch turned and headed down the hallway when he heard foot steps on the ramp. Dutch spun... but there was nothing there. He strained his eyes to see any of the alien camouflage, but still saw nothing. Dutch shrugged and headed back towards the cockpit.
"Here we go," said Jean pressing the button that would hopefully get the engines to work and allow the ship to fly. The ship shuddered and responded lifting off of the ground and shooting out into space. Once out of the atmosphere the ride was quite enjoyable.
"Now the only problem is how to find Earth," said Jean relaxing in the alien chair.
"I've got an idea," replied Harrigan. Out of his pocket he pulled a small metal box. "The general at headquarters gave this tracking devise to me for what he said, "Just in case." I think we can use it to find Earth or at least its general direction."
"Why didn't you tell us about this before?" asked Dutch.
"I forgot."
Jean opened the box and entered the code for tracking the Earth. A little red dot appeared on the screen.
"Success! Harrigan I owe you one," Jean said with a smile. "I think this ship pretty much pilots itself; want to explore the ship?"
With that, the trio walked out of the cockpit. By Jean's calculations, they had at least a week before they came to their planet, so they had all the time in the world.
That was a small, but necessary chapter. Anyway, please review and I'll get the FINAL chapter in when I can. (More Reviews, faster I'll move.)
Predator 3: Homeworld
Chapter 9: Escape
The trio raced through the labyrinth of tunnels, finally finding an exit to the arena. Jean used her sword to cut through the grating and the trio raced out on to the planet.
"Where to now?" Jean asked looking around. Loud roars and shouts were coming from the arena.
"The spaceport. We need to steal a ship," Dutch replied running towards the forest.
Suddenly, Jean grabbed Dutch and pulled him backward as a blue-white blot of plasma shot past where his head should have been.
The trio turned to see a Predator standing between them and the forest.
Saren'te stood in the way of the humans with his spear and plasma pistol. He would not let them leave.
The humans charged into battle as Saren'te leapt to meet them.
Dutch reached him first. Dutch stabbed with his spear which the Predator dodged and countered with a kick to the legs. Harrigan was next with the more direct approach of trying to stab the Predator through the chest. Once again the Predator leapt out of the way and fired a shot of plasma at Harrigan. Harrigan tried to duck out of the way, but was nicked in the shoulder by the blast, knocking him down.
Jean tried for the head, but the Predator caught her arm, swung her though the air, and threw her into a tree.
The Predator unsheathed his wrist-blades and stabbed at Dutch, who jumped away at the last moment, but could not avoid the foot that swung up and kicked him in the head. The Predator then pulled out his net gun and netted Dutch to the ground where he struggled to free himself.
Harrigan brought his spear down of the Predator's arm, cutting its flesh. The Predator roared and punched Harrigan in the gut then elbowed him in the face. Harrigan fell to the ground gasping.
"It is time for my vengeance," Saren'te spoke, feeling his blood pump faster in anticipation. Saren'te raised his wrist-blades for the final kill, when a loud scream caught his attention.
The little human was racing towards him, her sword raised. Saren'te was now thoroughly annoyed with these humans and was ready to kill the small being when it came within his range. Saren'te swiped at the human's head, and turned his gaze back to his original quarry, expecting to feel the little human's hot blood splatter on his hand.
But the little creature ducked.
Jean ducked the predator's blow and swung the sword at the alien. The metal cut though the thin garment he wore and dug into his chest.
The Predator roared in pain and jumped backward, tripping over a root.
The Predator was about to stand when a sharp blade was pressed to its throat.
"Gotcha," Jean smirked.
Saren'te lay on his back, with the little human holding a sword to throat. He wanted to scream. He was now to die as his father and grandfather did; underestimating prey. He looked at the human, angry not at it, but at himself. He had let revenge rule him and now it would cost him his life.
Saren'te sighed, defeated, and waited for the final cut.
Jean held the sword to the throat of the alien and was ready to kill the bastard when she saw something flicker across its eyes. It was not hatred, loathing, or even disgust; but remorse. Jean had learned since her childhood how to read emotions from eyes, and she couldn't help but feel some pity for this creature.
"Kill it, and let's go," Dutch said finally free from the net. Jean was stared once again into the Predator's eyes...
And dropped the sword.
"What are you doing?! That thing is going to kill us!" Harrigan shouted angrily.
"You said these creatures have strict honor. Well, I think that honor will keep him from harming us; a life for a life. Let's just go; if I kill him, it just proves we're no better than them." Jean turned away from the alien and raced into the forest with Harrigan and Dutch.
Saren'te watched the human disappear into the forest. They spared his life... why? Saren'te stood and looked at the arena. He thought for a second then raced in to the building. He had an idea to repay the humans for his life and still uphold his honor; he just hoped that he would not be too late.
The trio made it back to the spaceport in about ten minutes. They had to be careful not to run into any Predators that were searching for them. Jean led them to a medium sized ship and ran through the door. They managed to quickly find the cockpit and Jean hopped in the driver seat.
"How are we going to fly this thing?" Dutch asked. There had to be a few hundred switches and buttons on the control panel.
"Guess? I don't know," Jean replied, timidly pressing a large button. The ship suddenly lit-up and different buttons and switches began to glow.
"Harrigan stay here and help me with this. Dutch go down to the entrance and make sure those aliens don't get on the ship."
Dutch left the room and walked down the hallways, he guarded the door until Harrigan called him back to the cockpit. Dutch turned and headed down the hallway when he heard foot steps on the ramp. Dutch spun... but there was nothing there. He strained his eyes to see any of the alien camouflage, but still saw nothing. Dutch shrugged and headed back towards the cockpit.
"Here we go," said Jean pressing the button that would hopefully get the engines to work and allow the ship to fly. The ship shuddered and responded lifting off of the ground and shooting out into space. Once out of the atmosphere the ride was quite enjoyable.
"Now the only problem is how to find Earth," said Jean relaxing in the alien chair.
"I've got an idea," replied Harrigan. Out of his pocket he pulled a small metal box. "The general at headquarters gave this tracking devise to me for what he said, "Just in case." I think we can use it to find Earth or at least its general direction."
"Why didn't you tell us about this before?" asked Dutch.
"I forgot."
Jean opened the box and entered the code for tracking the Earth. A little red dot appeared on the screen.
"Success! Harrigan I owe you one," Jean said with a smile. "I think this ship pretty much pilots itself; want to explore the ship?"
With that, the trio walked out of the cockpit. By Jean's calculations, they had at least a week before they came to their planet, so they had all the time in the world.
That was a small, but necessary chapter. Anyway, please review and I'll get the FINAL chapter in when I can. (More Reviews, faster I'll move.)