Spacefan: Although mid-terms are over, FINALS CAME! EEEEEK!
Kyn: Gangsters? Ew, what a horrible thought to think. 'Yo Scar, yo, yo yo.' …Actually, that was pretty funny. HEE!
Abbey-Normal: You WORK at a movie theatre?! And you get to see the movie again and again?! I so HATE you now! I work at Burger King and all I get is very annoying customers! "Where's my burger, where's my burger?" GAH!
Reui: Ooman! OOMAN! Hee hee hee!
Lady of Rage: Not exactly what you want, but close enough eh? Keep reading!
Sabrina T: I really wanted to make Scar fourteen…but then I was like "Nah!"
Angelguardian666: Stop. Smacking. Into. Walls. Hee. Hee. Hee.
Anyhoo, R/R! (Wow! It's hard for me to believe it's been a month since I've updated this! Bad Tashi! Bad!)
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Their legs hurt. Their eyes stung. And other places which one cannot mention in a PG-13 fic also hurt really bad.
Lex was having a heck of a time trying to keep up with Scar. Of course she must keep in mind he is much taller, faster, and stronger than her. Even so, it still made her feel a little ineloquent.
Scar was having a heck of a time trying to stay up. He was still dizzy and tired and the little burn marks on his skin sizzled like bacon. But he couldn't show weakness. Not in front of Alexa. He did not dare slow down.
Oh yeah, and the bomb. He ran because of the bomb. That too.
In the back of his mind however, a warning sign was going off. Something was telling him he was missing something and should not be overlooked.
He thought himself to be anxious. Excited. He was finally leaving this place and he knew what was waiting for him on top of the surface. He could see the entrance in front of him, the light shining through beautifully.
As soon as he set eyes on his freedom, his warning sign became a siren and it screamed loudly in his ear.
Scar dove. He crashed into Lex, knocking her down, ramming both of them into a wall.
Lex gave out a cry as she landed on her injured arm. Pushing the large meaty Warrior off, Lex began cursing at the Warrior.
"Ow! Hey! Why did you-!"
Scar slapped a hand over her mouth, cutting her off.
What Scar had realized Lex had not, was they were in very, very deep trouble.
Scar stayed quiet in the corner he had flung himself and his companion in, peering over the stone to peek at the danger.
The Queen.
Scar's mouth dropped. He was not expecting this at all. In class, he only had to study the anatomy and structure of the drones. Studying the Queen was a path for a scientist. Not a Warrior. The odds of Scar actually going against a Queen was a million to one.
Damn those odds.
Lex isn't stupid. She knew when it was time to shut up. As soon as Scar covered her mouth, she took hint and quieted. Scar was carefully looking over the stone wall they hid from behind and Lex followed suit. As soon as she saw what he did, she almost screamed.
She was staring down the biggest demon there. Huge body, huge head, large teeth…this thing could kill Lex with just one look. If it made Scar afraid, then it should be feared.
Coming up next to the Queen came two drones. With a nod of her head, she sent the drones in random directions, leaving her alone. She started for the entrance, her large head swaying from side to side.
Lex grabbed Scar's arm. "We can't let it get to the surface!" She hissed.
Although Scar had no idea what she had just said, he understood every word. He remembered his studies (despite what his grade said) he knew what would happen if the Queen escaped. A planet full of xenomorphs, although tempting, not practical.
They ran after the Queen.
Scar at the moment wasn't paying attention on how close they were getting to the entrance or than he only had so much time to live or that an escaped Queen was running lose. He was having the time of his life.
Scar never got a chance to really enjoy any hunting activities. Everyone in his society was so strict about hunting this and hunting that, that no one really gets off the fun. It was all business.
But now…he didn't know. He felt somewhat content. Sure, the Queen was up ahead and most likely to destroy the world but he wasn't thinking about that. The Hunt is almost over. He knew what was waiting for him when he got on the surface.
But he wasn't sure if that was it. He was happy about something, he just didn't know what.
Running around the last corner, Scar and Lex held their weapons ready.
And found nothing.
Lex felt a shiver go up her spine and she knew it wasn't the cold. She saw the elevator, the ice, but no Queen. No way something that big and that big-headed could have evaded them that quickly. Unless…
"WATCH OUT!" Lex cried, pushing herself and Scar out of the way. A large black skeleton foot slammed down on the spot where they were standing.
Looking up, the two Warriors stared up to the ceiling where the Queen lowered herself from a corner.
From behind her highness, she raised her black spiked tail and drove it towards them. Both Scar and Lex rolled to their sides, the tail striking between them. The tail shifted itself, trying to stab Scar rather than Lex. Scar moved like an acrobat, trying to dodge the spikey knife from hitting him.
Lex held up a little knife she stole from Scar's companions, holding it tight in a death grip. Running forward, she stabbed the Queen upwards in the thigh. The knife melted immediately, but it was enough to cause the demon to squeal in pain and leave Scar alone.
Now focusing her attention on the human rather than the Predator, the Queen twisted around and grabbed Lex around the waist. Lex began to beat against the Queen's grip, only gaining cuts on her hands.
Scar stood up, whipping out his shuriken to cut the Queen's arm off when-
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
Damn it. This bomb is crap too. Why is everything broken today?
The Queen held her jaw open hissing at the human she held in her hand when she started feeling little shockwaves beneath her feet. Turning around, a giant fireball met her.
Lex fell, the Queen too busy trying to drown the flames that danced over her armored body. Scar ran underneath the Queen and caught the falling human, Lex giving out a scream when she landed.
The Queen preoccupied, both Lex and Scar ran for the elevator, this time running away from the Queen. Getting on the elevator, Lex pushed the emergency button that would shoot them up to the surface.
At 20 miles per hour.
At this rate, it'll take them at least twenty minutes to get to the top, and who knows how quickly the Queen can come back? A large roar answered their questions and looking down at the angle they lay came the Queen. She was still on fire, illuminating the small tunnel. The two drones she sent away came forward, darting up the ice tunnel after the slow elevator.
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Colonel Yung's arm computer beeped loudly. He sighed and pressed a small button which ceased the sound. Scar's time was up.
A pity really. He and Scar's father had made an agreement days before the Hunt was to take place. If Scar passes the Hunt, Yung would allow the young Warrior to mate with his daughter. Although Yung knew Scar was a bit…slow, he knew his skills as hunter were unmatched. The off-spring they would produce would be incredible beings.
But Yung had given the young Warrior enough time. Even Scar cannot have special privileges when it came to the Hunt.
Turning to his right, Yung pressed the little red button that floated next to him.
A real pity.
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Scar whipped out his shuriken, throwing it directly at the drones. But with small space to throw, the spinning star only grazed the cheek of one of demons and then embedding itself into an icy wall.
Lex looked up and cried out in frustration. They were barely halfway there! Something caught her eye. A small red dot shone from the surface and came straight at her. Quickly ducking down, a red laser zoomed past her face, burning her hair and directly going through the two drones behind them.
Scar knew what this was. His officers are destroying the pyramid as planned. That meant they only had less than two minutes to get out of there.
He looked at the contraption of the elevator and notice the pulley and weight distributions. He nodded, understanding. Taking Lex's hands and reinforcing her hold on the cold bar, Scar cut the cord on the pulley, disrupting the balanced shaft.
They shot off like a rocket. Lex pressed her body down hard on the metal, feeling the force of air cutting into her back. Behind her, loud squeals of stone and grime and dust echoed through the chamber, the heat becoming almost unbearable.
The laser above them ceased, but did its job. The pyramid was crumbling behind them.
Light from the moon greeted their eyes as the elevator flew out of the ice tunnel, smacking into the snow below like a sleigh ride gone bad.
Flying off the handle, Scar and Lex were tossed in a much further direction than where the elevator lay, landing painfully on their backs in the snow.
Damn Arkansas. Lex couldn't seem to get rid of that headache. She stood up from her snow angel self, clutching her head and then suddenly her arm. From the feeling, her arm was broken. She wasn't sure if to be grateful to the snow for dulling the pain…she had seen frostbite. And she wasn't in any mood to have it.
Not far away from her, Scar rose shakily to his feet. Balance off by the weight of his armor, Scar struggled to stay up. The ice around him stung his wounds, but it felt good in a painful-good way. His wrist was broken. Angled in a strange way, Scar squeezed his eyes shut and grasped his wrist.
SNAP!
He popped it back in place.
Lex shook her head. Never would she able to do that. Or would want to.
Wanting to not throw up (again) from that grotesque sight, Lex turned back to once standing pyramid.
It was like staring at a endless hole. In a field of vast white snow, in the middle dipped into a black pit. Nothing but a mass of the world's largest smoking pile. An odd smell wafted from the den and Lex knew that wasn't bacon.
Are the demons finally destroyed? Is this nightmare over?
Scar looked to where Lex stood, staring at the destruction below. She was the only thing visible against the white, almost impossible not to focus on. Scar traced the symbol he burned onto his skin. The mark of a Warrior. And Lex had proven herself more than once.
She is worthy of being-
A large snow pile behind Lex began moving violently. With a scream that shook the heavens and the hells, the undead demon Queen burst through the snow.
"Darn it!" Lex cried out, "It's still alive?!"
The Queen as well might not be alive. Her left fore arm was gone, as well almost all of her spiked tail and a good percentage of her head. Her acid blood spewed everywhere as she cried out in anger and pain.
Scar's heart seized up. He had no energy to fight or to run.
Lex fell to her knees. She had no will to go on.
The Queen gave off another scream. She took a step forward, her still usable arm stretched out to grab Scar. She fell. Landing face down in the snow, her highness gave out one last moan. And died.
That was it. The grand being that survived the years under ice and snow finally gave in. The blood that pooled from her body cooled in the snow, began freezing over. Unable to stand nature's wrath.
Scar limped to the fallen Queen. He kneeled before her and gently placed his hand against her cooling skin.
Lex watched. Scar's hand ran over the Queen's head as if consoling it. A light hum came from his throat, the sound of a grasshopper chirping against the howling wind. Patting the head, Scar stood.
It was a good fight. Rest now, mother of all.
How many times had Lex climbed to the top of a mountain? How many times had she and her father stood on top of the world, looking beyond the horizon in all it's glory? A feeling of content settled in her stomach. The absolute grace of familiarity, wonder and joy. Lex looked upon Scar for the first time, a being of respect to all. To be able to love a creature who almost killed you, to give thanks was harmonious. She gave thanks with her father. And she gives thanks now.
Getting up, Scar walked to where the Queen's arm still lay perfect. And then snapped off one of her fingers.
Okay, Lex never did that with her father.
Lex began to feel a wave of panic. Scar limped his way to her, holding the sizzling fore finger in his palm. What was this? One last threat?
Stopping in front of her, Scar lifted the finger, the tip grazed in light green blood.
He was acknowledging her, Lex realized. As an equal.
Tucking her hair behind her frozen ears, she let Scar come more than comfortably close. Trying not to flinch against the sharp needle on her skin, she let the Warrior mark her.
Scar watched his companion's face and notice thoughtfully that she did not wince as he scarred her. He himself had growled in pain when he marked himself. Yes, she is truly a Warrior.
To avoid infection against the harsh freezing wind, Scar bent down and licked Lex's cheek.
Scar turned around (avoiding Lex's fist at the same time) and kneeled. It was now time.
Around them, a sharp sound of a dozens of clicks echoed in the night. Warriors of all shapes and sizes were turning off their stealth cloaks, letting themselves to be seen. Warriors, spears, ships and color suddenly appeared before Lex, making her take a step back. The were not looking at her, but at Scar.
In the middle of all, beings began to separate to let past the tallest and most meaty being there. He looked incredibly old, long wrinkles cover his gray body. Lex could easily tell how important figure he is, they way he stood, the power radiating off him…
Of course it could just be everyone bowed to him…
The leader opened his mouth and a large growl came out. A series and patterns of clicks and hums followed, reminding Lex of dolphins. To her, they were sounds. To Scar, Colonel Yung was speaking.
"Scar, son of Besthada…have you completed the Hunt?"
Scar nodded to his superior. "I have."
From the side, Scar's father purred in pride.
Colonel Yung nodded in satisfaction. Looking over his shoulder, he stared at Alexa, who stood there looking very, very, very uncomfortable. "The human…" He questioned.
"She," Scar told him, "Is a Warrior. She has proven herself in battle. I have acknowledged her."
Colonel Yung finally noticed the sacred symbol on the human's cheek, still glistening with saliva. He made a mental note to give proper tribute to her…later.
"Scar," he continued, "You have proven yourself. You have earned your manhood amongst your clan and people. You have earned the honor many of those past have earned and shown yourself to be worthy. And because you are more than great, I give you my permission. My daughter will be your mate."
Scar's father from the side felt his stomach explode. The Colonel's daughter, Nat'sume, is the prize amongst all. Born with a background full of the great Warriors, she was trained from birth to become the perfect mate. Strong, able; to be able to lick her boot clean one must have proven himself more than perfect. To have her as mate is the greatest honor one could ever receive.
Scar's father only prayed their off-spring's intelligence came from their mother.
The crowd began cheering at the announcement that Nat'sume was to become Scar's mate. A perfect match. Their off-spring will be the greatest Warriors of-
"Thank you," Scar bowed to the Colonel gratefully. "But I had thought /I/ would choose my mate."
Colonel Yung laughed. Scar now had the right to choose. Even though the choice was obvious, one must never forget the fact Scar is now an adult. "Of course, young Warrior! Choose!"
Scar bowed once more. "The Warrior I have chosen for my mate…is she."
Colonel Yung's mouth opened.
Scar's father smacked his forehead.
Everyone gasped.
And Lex wondered why everyone acted so greatly when Scar pointed at her.
THE END!
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A/N: YUP! THAT'S IT! THE END! Kinda dumb, but yup! No, I will not be making a sequel, a trilogy, or a George Lucas! This is it. It's done, over, FINITO!
Quick words: Apologies to all people who live in Arkansas! I did that joke because of Who's Line is it Anyway? If ya watch, you might know.
Did anyone notice when Yung was speaking in one particular sentence, he rhymed? Hee hee hee! By accident, I swear!
Who didn't see the ending come from a mile away?
Yes, Scar does not die in my fic. After, it's MY fic. Mine, mine, mine.
AVP comes out on DVD one day before my birthday! Kick ass!
Many thanks for reading this strange fic which I never thought would gain no more than five reviews. (Hee hee hee!)
So, have a Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikemaka, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hanukah, Merry Kwanza, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!