Chapter 7

Mant'l, Daniel, Jordan and Karen waited for the other two predators to return. They were checking out the school entrances. Undoubtedly there were guards to protect the entrances. After all they were smart. Daniel walked over to Mant'l.

"Mant'l, do you think, maybe when this is all over, I could go with you guys to wherever you're going. I have no life here and there is nothing left for me to do. After this I'll be a wanderer." Mant'l looked at him.

"That would not be for me to understand. You must know that. The elder of our ship decides who may get on our ship and who may not. You wouldn't be the first human to get on our ship to go train with us."

"I wouldn't!?!"

"No, but that is a tale for another time. Quickly now, I hear my comrades coming. I can also here other footsteps. They're being followed by aliens." Daniel ran over to his friends and told them to hide. The three hid in the bushes together. Soon enough, two predators ran by. They were being followed by three aliens. Daniel smirked. He would get the slowest one. He took aim and threw. It hit the alien in the side, rather than in the neck where Daniel had been aiming. He quickly moved out and got his spear. He stabbed the alien with the tail blade several times until it stopped moving. At the moment he felt pride in his kill. Was this the feeling of being a hunter? No matter all he knew was that he enjoyed the feeling. The other two aliens stopped and looked at their fallen comrade. They looked from the two predators to the human. Humans were so much easier to kill. They reared and lunged. Another spear pierced the alien on Daniel right. The bushes flared as the shotgun fired and took the alien out in midair. It squirmed on the ground as Jordan came out and stood over it. He aimed the barrel for its throat and pulled the trigger. Its neck exploded in acidic blood. Mant'l came out and began slashing open the wounded alien. Daniel took the time to remove a finger from the alien as a trophy. Karen came out of the bushes and looked at the two.

"Are we really going to go through with this?"

"Unless the plan has changed." The three predators strode over to the humans.

"You all must know something," Mant'l said. "Once we drop our bombs down those shafts we must exit the school. The blast will happen underground, but chances are it will take the school with it. Another thing is, as soon as the bombs hit the bottom, the Queen is going to most likely send out a hormone that will likely alert the other aliens to kill us before we leave."

"Little chance of survival. Why the hell wouldn't we do it?" The six proceeded to the entrance that the other two predators had lured the aliens away from. Daniel and Mant'l stepped in first, to try and see if there were any guards on the inside. Daniel was relieved to find that there weren't. He didn't know if he could fight in such closed quarters.

"Show me the map. I'll know which room it's in. I know this school like the back of my hand."

"Why would you know the back of your hand?" asked Mant'l. Daniel sighed.

"It's just a saying that means I've memorized something." Mant'l nodded and opened his gauntlet. The laser formed itself into the school again. Below the school was a long shaft that led to the chamber. He knew which classroom it was. It had been sealed off for construction several months ago. Daniel led them. They stopped at a corner. Just around it they could hear at least two aliens. Jordan nodded and stood next to the corner. He turned and fired. His barrel flared several times before he nodded to show that the coast was clear. The other turned. Daniel had thought wrong. Instead of two there were five. He was glad he wasn't the one who leapt out. Trying to take on all those aliens with a spear would be plain suicide. Daniel opened the door to the room and was shocked to see what they had found. The room was covered in eggs. Very large ones. Daniel shuddered and looked. There it was. It had to be at least seven meters wide. It was the entrance to the chamber. Daniel watched as the three predators opened their gauntlets and pushed a variety of buttons. They began to beep slowly in rhythm. The three predators threw the device into the large hole and turned to the humans.

"We must go now," said Mant'l.

The Queen watched as the three devices hit the floor to her chamber. She roared in defeat. No matter, there was another Queen out there. A newly born Predalien Queen. What they had failed in the Predaliens would succeed in. She let out a hormone that would alert the aliens and awaken the eggs. It was her last attempt to get revenge on her enemy.

The five ran. As they turned a corner, one of the predators tripped. Daniel would've turned to help the predator but at least ten aliens piled on him. That made Daniel run faster. Karen got a few shots off with her assault rifle. She then ran along side Jordan. The five made it out of the building. Through the open doors, Daniel could see the aliens heading to the exit. The explosion was gonna be too late. Then it happened. The school blew in a big orb of plasma, burning and killing anything in the school. The force of the explosion threw the five to the ground. A cloud of dust swirled around the surrounding area. Daniel looked up and saw two feet. He looked up at the being. It was another predator. But it wasn't Mant'l or the other predator. He saw Mant'l and the other predator kneel before this predator. Mant'l spoke under his breath.

"If you wish to come with us, bow before the elder." So this was there leader. Daniel found himself kneeling as well.

The elder was stunned to see the human kneel before him. The last time he had seen this happen is when they had taught how the humans to build pyramids.

"Why does this human bow before me? Is he one of the old ways?" Mant'l spoke up.

"No my elder. He wishes to travel with us. He may not be of our kind but he has been useful and is a skilled hunter when it comes to hunting the Xenomorphs." The elder looked from Mant'l to the human and then back to Mant'l.

"You know the rules for bringing a foreign hunter with us. He is your responsibility as of this point. He must learn our language and our ways. Until then he does not go on any hunts."

"Yes my elder." Mant'l turned to Daniel. "He said you may come, but you are to stick with me at all times." Daniel nodded and turned to Jordan.

"What does he mean you may come? Are you actually going with them?" Daniel nodded.

"There is nothing left for me here. I'm going to become a predator and hunt the deadliest creatures. Yet something tells me I will return. Until I do, keep this." Daniel handed Jordan the alien finger he had cut off. He placed it in Jordan's hand. "Give me this when I return." Jordan nodded and watched as Daniel boarded a spearheaded ship with Mant'l and the other predators. He knew at the bottom of his soul he would see Daniel again too.