So sorry it took so long. I'm starting to get that accursed writers block. Plus I just got back from Kenady Space Center. Hope you like the chapter. I would also like to thank everyone who wrote reviews for this story, please keep them coming.

Chapter 4

I am a young Yatja named Ten-tau-to. I was abducted by others like me and taken to my real home world. There I met an elder by the name of Goshe'tu'tana. My future laid in his hands for it was up to him on weather I would be a warrior or not. I was shocked to hear that he has declined my wish to be a warrior.

"We, the elders of the Fo'tute colony, proclaim that you will not be trained in the way of the Yatja." Is what Goshe'tu'tana said to me. I was in shock by his answer.

"But sir, I didn't have the choice not to be trained. I was separated by my father when I was young, please reconsider your decision," I begged. The look on his face angered.

"You dare question my command young one!?!? Your time with the Oomans has made you weak in the way of the Yatja. If I allow you to be a Yatja, you may endanger the pack or the hunt. I don't want that to happen." He roared. I flinched a bit. "That is another issue young one. You scare very easily. A hunter must stair in the face of death and still be able to hunt it."

Goshe'tu'tana then turned and started to walk up the stairs to the elders home. "Wait sir. I would still like to learn about my kind. Learn the history and the past. Can you please teach me these things?" I blurred out. Goshe'tu'tana was already in a bad mood and he hoped it wouldn't cloud his decision. He turned around and looked at me. A sly Predator smile grew on his face.

"Of coarse young one. I shall begin your teachings in the morning. You will rest with Coso'tena'puta." He said in English to me, then in their language. Coso'tena'puta, who was leaning against a pillar at the time, jerked his head to look at the council. He said something that sounded angry. The elder yelled at him before he gave in. Coso'tena'puta then made a hand jester to follow him, so I did.

Coso'tena'puta lead me out of the city. The jungle was pitch black. Glowing eyes could be seen in the distance staring at me. I was pretty freaked. He then stopped at a tall tree and started to climb it. I looked up and I could see the outline of some sort of tree house. When I got inside, Coso'tena'puta lit some candles so there would be light. What I saw shocked and horrified me, skulls.

There were tons of skulls. Some were disfigured, some resembled dinosaur skulls, he also had some human skulls. But out of all the skulls he had, one type of skull was most abundant. It had no place for eyes and a long banana like head. I pointed at it and tried to sign what it was. He said one word, Hard meat.

Hard meat? I thought, I wonder what that is? I guess I'll ask the elder in the morning. Coso'tena'puta the showed me were I would sleep. It sort of resembled a couch of some sort. It took me a while to go to sleep. Victorious roars form other predators could be heard as well as calls from other animals. After laying for about an hour, the candles burnt out. I remembered what my earth mother would do for me when I had trouble sleeping, she would sing to me. I tried to remember the song. After a few minutes, I soon fell asleep.

As the sun rose the next morning, I awoke quickly. Coso'tena'puta's home looked just as eerie in the light as it did in the dark. Coso'tena'puta waited by the door for me to get ready to go. He took me back to the elders home were I met Goshe'tu'tana. "Good morning young one. Are you ready for your first lesson?" He asked.

"Yes sir I am. But if I may ask, what's Hard meat?" I asked.

He looked at me with that sly predator smile, then spoke, "The hard meat is one of the most dangers prey in the universe. Every Yatja must kill at least one Hard Meat to gain the honor and title of being a Blooded Warrior. They're a parasitic life that takes characteristics of it's host. They're hide is quit tough and their blood is acid that will burn through almost everything. Our blood is so far the only know substance to neutralize the acid." He explained.

I looked in amazement at the story. "So what do they look like?" I asked him.

"They have about three life stages. Their first stage hatches from the egg. It then searches for a host and places an embryo in the chest cavity of the selected host. The second form is a long worm hard meat. It bursts out of the chest of the host. It will then eat the host, or if senses danger, hide somewhere until it grows up. The full grown hard meat is very tall. They are blind, they have no eyes. They have a long, banana shaped head. Their body is normally thinish and have thin arms. They have two jaws, their second is on their fleshy lounge. If they bite you with their second jaw, your as good as dead. That's why it's sometimes called their 'kill bite.' Most Yatja refer to them as 'bugs' because that's what they resemble." He explained.

"That seems a bit scary." I said.

"And it is for that reason you cannot be trained like a Yatja. You are a member of the greatest hunter of all time, all must fear you. You must not fear anything, not even death." He said, then entered the building, I followed.

He lead me to a table and began to tell me about the history of my kind. He told me about how we are believed to be a perfect life form, how nothing can stand in our way. He explained how our honor system works. "If we aren't supposed to kill someone unless they have a weapon or attack us, then why did that one guy kill my earth mother? I saw it happen, she was just standing there and he cut her throat." I asked. He looked at me with a confused look.

"I must see into this. If this is true then he shall be severely punished for his acts." He said. He continued with my teachings. "My my, It's getting dark. We shall continue your teachings tomorrow. Do you know the way back to Coso'tena'puta's home?"

"Yes sir. If I may ask, will you teach me my native language? I would love to know it so we can forget about the translator. It's getting pretty annoying." I asked. He smiled then nodded his head. I left to my new home. When I got back, Coso'tena'puta was sitting down. When he saw me come he stood up then headed to bed. He was waiting for me to come home so he could get to bed. I slept a bit easier that night, and it only got better.