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We're getting close to the end. Don't know whether to be happy, or depressed. I hate writing the endings of stories.
Chapter 12
Looking Grim
Half-Jaw slowly closed in on his trembling prey. He opened his mouth and prepared to lunch his tongue out for the killing blow. An enraged screech interrupted him.
Scar jumped and dug his claws into the side of the massive praetorian. Half-Jaw turned to attack him, but he released his hold and jumped out of range.
(You know that the Queen told you not to kill my mother,) Scar snarled poised for battle.
(I can always saw that she was killed by one of the mindless drones,) Half-Jaw shot back. (As I can say you were killed by one of the humans!)
Sonar snarled and moved to join Scar.
(No,) Scar said privately to him. (I'll distract him and then you get my mom and dad out of here.)
(Are you crazy?) Sonar asked. (He's twice your size.)
(And don't come back for me, make sure they're safe,) Scar ordered.
Half-Jaw roared and lunged forward, Scar, distracted, had only a few moments to dodge the massive claw that tried to crush him. Scar backed away. Half-Jaw advanced backing Scar into the wall, Half-Jaw charged, mouth open.
Scar screeched and immediately climbed up the wall. The praetorian rammed his head into the concrete.
Scar laughed mentally. (Did little Half-Jaw hurt his head?)
The infuriated praetorian roared and started to climb the wall.
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"My son has been living with aliens?" Jean asked as they ran down the hallway led by the alien.
"While he is an alien anyway so…," Tom said.
"Where's he leading us anyway?" Jean interrupted nodding toward the alien.
"No idea," Tom replied.
The drone suddenly stopped. Causing Tom to run into him and both to fall to the floor in a heap. At that same moment a very nervous, trembling, and blood soaked marine round the corner. He spotted the alien and screamed.
The soldier raised his gun to fire at the downed alien. Not even considering that there was another human in the line of fire. Sonar jumped to his feet as the first stream of bullets tore through him. He felt one of them go straight through his body and heard Tom scream as it hit him.
The marine stopped firing as a drone jumped out and pinned him quickly killing him with its tongue. Two more drones appeared. They glanced toward Jean and hissed.
Sonar hissed back as he pulled himself out of the puddle of acid that was his blood. The drones hissed and then turned and ran off searching for more humans.
Sonar turned back to the woman and then bent down and sniffed Tom, who was lying facedown on the floor in a puddle of blood.
"Is he alright?" Jean asked.
Sonar looked up and shook his head.
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Scar sat on one of the beams that crossed the ceiling. These metal beams were probably the only reason he was still alive. He could easily move around and between them while his larger adversary was greatly restricted. His battle strategy was to jump in and attack the praetorian and then quickly retreat before Half-Jaw could retaliate.
But Scar wasn't kidding himself. He couldn't defeat a creature of this size. Hopefully the Queen would decide to check up on the attack's progress and when she found Half-Jaw's treachery, would slap a mind blast on him. Scar however didn't have the power to communicate with the Queen at this range.
He jumped seeing that Half-Jaw was again stuck in between two of the beams. He landed on a nearby beam and thrust his tail forward. The spike on its end penetrated Half-Jaw's side. Scar growled as his tail hardly managed to penetrate the praetorian's carapace. He jumped away.
Scar gasped as he felt something grab his tail in midair. That something swung him in an arc to the floor. Which he hit rather violently.
Scar groaned as he climbed to his feet. He heard something large land with a thud behind him. Scar spun around to face the large xenomorph. Half-Jaw struck and pinned Scar with one massive hand, he raised the other to strike Scar's head as he struggled to free himself.
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Jean held on to the aliens back as it charged through the underbrush. Tree branches whipped at her face. The alien finally stopped and Jean released her hold falling to the muddy ground.
Sonar looked at the human and then turned his attention to contacting the Queen. He reached out using the whole of his abilities; finally he felt her answer.
(What is it?)
(Half-Jaw is trying to kill Scar,) Sonar replied.
(What!) The force of her mental shout almost caused Sonar a small deal of pain. (How dare he disobey me!)
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The claw and Scar's doom rapidly approached.