The Xeno's were climbing over each other to get at the beings that were in the great hall. The Yatuja's stood their ground and waited for them to come close enough to use their spears. Ellis was standing with her father in front of the back and was the first to kill a Xenomorph. Once the first one was down the other Yatuja's rushed into battle with a roar. It was almost a minute of sitting back until the Marines got into the battle as the Xeno's started getting past the Yatuja's. They were very careful not to hit any of the Yatuja's and only the Xeno's. The gunfire and roars could be heard throughout the tunnels as the battle raged on. Ellis was swinging her spear with expert precision and taking off heads with every swing. The floor of the stronghold and tunnels were made of stone and glass with holes to drain blood if any enemy got into the tunnels. The acid blood was flowing right down the holes in the floor and only little stayed on the floor. The ground was littered with spent bullet casings and bodies of Xenomorphs, Yatuja's and Humans alike. As they were fighting the high Yatuja was watching some of his warriors and Marines fight and was impressed. Jack had run out of ammo and picked up the spear of a fallen Yatuja and started stabbing and slicing any of them that got close to him.

'He is a true warrior.' He thought and turned back to the battle.

Sara was only shooting 1 round at each Xenomorph and killing it with a hit to the head. Tim was killed shortly after the beginning of the battle and his body was dragged to a corned by a Yatuja. Kenneth was mowing Xeno's down with a Smart gun that he picked up before running into the tunnels. Caraway was near the back because he was a bad shot and didn't want to kill any of his men so he just shot any Xenomorph that came near him. The battle continued to rage on and the High Yatuja ordered half of his forces to the back of the hall to rest. Once they were rested they jumped back into the battle so the other half could rest. Ellis stood her ground through it all and was bleeding from several cuts. At her feet were the bodies of over 100 dead Xeno's and growing. A few facehuggers had survived the attack on the nests and were jumping at Yatuja and human alike only to be stopped by a Yatuja blade or a bullet. After over an hour of combat the remaining Xeno's ran away to regroup. The Xeno's that were wounded and could not escape were mercilessly slaughtered. There was only one Xenomorph left alive in the great hall and a cercal was formed around it. Yatuja and humans cheered and roared as a large Marine was fighting it with his bare hands. The Yatuja's were waving their spears in the air at the spectacle and the Marines were rooting for the man in the ring.

"He's crazy." Sara said.

"Man if he lives I'm gonna have to fight him in the pit for the title." Jack said.

They looked on as the man landed a hard right hook to the Xenomorphs head throwing it to the ground. Its tail was waving through the air making it impossible to get close to it. It got to its feet and rushed the man slashing with its claws. The man dodged the blows and countered with his own. He was bleeding badly from cuts above his eye but wasn't slowing down. They circled each other fore a moment before the Xenomorph rushed in with its claws out. The man grabbed both of its hands and smashed it to the ground with his knee coming down on its neck. There was a snapping sound and the Xenomorphs tail started waving madly in the air before falling to the ground. The man was standing ibn the ring when a Yatuja walked in and removed the Xeno's head with his spear and handed the spear with the head to the man. He raised it in the air with a primal scream that made the Yatuja's proud.

"Still want to fight him?" Sara asked looking at Jack.

"Not really." Jack said.

Ellis was still standing at the entrance of the great hall. She hadn't taken a step back through the whole fight and was so exhausted her spear had to be taken away and she was carried to a small room near the great hall and laid on a bed made of grass and leaves. Jack and the others started dragging the Xenomorphs bodies out into the field and counted then piled up. Caraway was sitting in the corner of the great hall after being stabbed in the stomach by a Xenomorphs tail as it died.

"So what's the count?" He asked weakly as Kenneth when he walked up.

"We lost 500 of our men and women." Kenneth said. "The Yatuja's lost 45 warriors. And together we killed over 3,000 Xenomorphs in the tunnel and hall but we do not know how many are still alive and ran into the forest."

"Thanks for the report." Caraway said. "Is Sara alive?"

"She is fine." Kenneth said. "She is out on patrol looking for any that are still alive."

"I'd like to see her before I die." He said.

"I'll send someone to get her." Kenneth said.

"You go." Chambers said.

"Yes sir." Kenneth said and ran out of the room.

Tree line

Sara, Mike, Johnson and Karen (The girl Johnson is sleeping with) walked along the tree line with motion detectors looking for more Xeno's. Sara knew that her father was hurt but didn't know how bad. They had made several passes along the trees without picking up anything.

"I think they're all gone for now." Sara said.

"Yea after that ass kicking we gave them I'll be surprised if they come back." Jack said.

"We killed their queens." Sara said. "They'll be back."

"Sergeant Caraway." Kenneth yelled.

"It's Sara." Sara said.

"Your father is dyeing and wants to see you." Kenneth said.

Sara looked at Kenneth for a seconded before running as fast as she could back into the stronghold. There were tears in her eyes when she got to her father's side.

"Father." She said throwing her arm's around him and crying.

"It's ok." He said. "I've lived a long life. The only thing I regret is that I will not see my grand child."

Jack and the others stood back as Sara took her fathers hand.

"Sara please find someone to sp…spend your li…life with." He said as he started to slip away.

"I will." Sara said.

"Before I die I am…Gonna make sure that you are…kept in active duty and no…not put on secretary duties." "Caraway said.

Tears fell from Sara's eyes and landed on her father's hands.

"This is my last order." He said to Kenneth. "Sara is to remain on active duty until she is too big to continue…Then after she has her child she may…Return to active duty if she whishes."

"Yes sir." Kenneth said.

Caraway looked back at Sara and Smiled.

"Go check on your friend Ellis." He said.

"I want to stay." Sara said.

"Go!" He shouted and started coughing.

Sara stood up and slowly walked away with Jack behind her. Caraway watched with blurry eyes as Sara walked away before dyeing.