Author's Note: This didn't come out as well as I had hoped, but oh well. Its short...sorry. But there was only so much I could do with it, ya know? hehe
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Epilogue
The first death signal wasn't surprising. Boccob was lucky he went in the first place. Prient'De, however…. He never expected him to fail; and so soon. Learning that two of the three were down made Cetanu, the elder of the clan, decide to prepare the squad reserved only for failures to go down there and stop the kainde amedas from multiplying any further and spreading.
Surprisingly, though, the remaining force—Inu—seemed to be holding his ground; his death link had not gone off. Cetanu wasn't completely surprised—Inu did hold several skills that were superior to many other Yautjas he knew.
What he was also aware of the fact (by way of computer links) that the humans lured to the pyramid had triggered the hunt to start before his three scouts could, but he was highly disappointed in their rapid failure. He kept it in mind to reward Inu if he survived, compared to the others.
It was semi-alarming, however, when he was told by one of the hunt's overseers had said Inu's bomb had been triggered. The Elder expected the death link to come at anytime. When the bomb exploded and that link didn't go off, Cetanu was highly impressed. Inu had shown true hunting skills. He immediately ordered the ship to head back, seeing it had gone into orbit after dropping the three teens off.
By the time they touched down, however, they had readings of a battle. The Yautja elder warned his experienced hunters not to intervene once the ship had silently landed and the bay doors opened.
From afar he saw the last minute stand of the queen kainde ameda. Although, he realized calling out his century-experienced class of Yautja was unnecessary. The bitch was already defeated and fell over a cliff. His sight focused on a body lying a little further ahead. He regally stalked forward with precise calmness, his face plate cradled in one arm and formal tri-tipped spear gripped firmly in his other hand. Then, Cetanu realized Inu hadn't been alone out here.
A human female emerged from the area where the beast fell. They both had reached Inu's broken form at the same time. He and those that followed him from the ship were cloaked in their invisible camouflage, so she hadn't the slightest clue that near one-hundred pairs of eyes watched as she knelt down next to the fallen Yautja.
Cetanu waited, knowing Inu would pass out from his wounds or possibly leave this world all together. He watched the young Yautja's attempt to speak to this human, but no sooner had his eyes rolled back into is head and his head fell back to the ground.
Before the human could do anything further, Cetanu triggered off the camouflage; his people followed suit, causing this woman to stand up in alarm at the number of unexpected Yautjas before her, not to mention the extraordinary ship that too was unveiled.
Cetanu grumbled slightly, but not in disgust that this human showed pity only seconds ago, but because he noticed something peculiar on her face. Only a Yautja from his clan knew that mark of the hunter, therefore only a Yautja would've carved it into her flesh.
Inu knew, like everyone else, that only those worthy were permitted to bear that mark. Obviously, Inu had witnessed this human prove that she was a capable warrior. He would not have done so otherwise.
From behind came four yet-to-be tested scouts. The human backed away as they walked very straight and in perfect form around their fallen brother; two stood by his feet, the other two by his head. In unison they knelt down, the two by Inu's head dislodging a long, metal pole that swept under the limp arms of the body and into the hands of the two at his feet. Silently, they stood up together, body of Inu raising up; with gentle steps the marched back to the ship and disappeared inside.
Cetanu turned his attention completely to the human female now. Usually he would've ignored the fact that a human or other creature kept company of his people, no matter what the cause. He had always felt that if they lived through a battle, then he would cause them no further harm. The honorable thing to do in this case, however, was to give her a just reward.
He raised his arm and held out his tri-tipped spear at a horizontal angle. He smiled slightly when he saw the human's eyes grow a bit wider, obviously in fear that he was out to get her. Pressing the small tab at the center of the handle with his thumb, the ends, (all six), retracted into the etched handle.
The human started at it for a moment. Cetanu ever-so-slightly gestured for her to take it. Her small hand finally reached up and wrapped its fingers around the handle. In return, Cetanu gave a short nod then turned sharply on his heel and gracefully walked back to the ship, red cape billowing behind him. His hunters followed behind and he gave the command to depart immediately.
The hunt didn't go as planned; this only meant that there was one less temple on this remote planet where his people could hunt the kainde ameda. It was not in his nature to feel sorry for any of those that were lost—if they died, it was because they were weak and useless. However, Inu's case was a little different. He felt pity for Inu's father, who would be very disappointed to learn of how his son had died. As for Prient'De and Boccob, he could care less that they were not part of the trip across galaxies.
Soon, the ship had lifted off on its way home where they would return Inu. He watched from afar as the four scouts finished resting the body on a rectangular stand where it would remain displayed with honor for the rest of the journey.
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The End...or is it?
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AN: Before anything else, a VERY SPECIAL thank you goes out to Solain Rhyo for her HUGE support with this fic. From giving me names for the predators to helping me make a few decisions with her own opinions; I don't know if I could've made it like I did if it wasn't for her. Read her stories—all of them. They're fantastic!
And to answer future questions, "or is it" at the end there is not for me making a sequelits just the end-tag of the movie because I hear they're making AvP2.
