The Yautja ship took off from Earth's orbit, and went faster than light towards a gaming planet. Once they got there they deported the poor Captain to the surface. Lex felt bad about the Captain, as he would surely die but it could have been worse. The ship allowed a few warriors off to hunt on the moon, and then made its way to Yautja Prime.
After an exhaustive mating session, Lex was on her knees while the Prince sat on his throne. Lex quickly realized that this "male" couldn't be dealt with in the same way a man could be. He had six other wives he could partake with if she was uncooperative, and thus her leverage was limited. In fact it was more the other way around. She felt she would be willing to do whatever he said after everything he had done to her. She wondered if the other wives felt the same way.
"You must abandon your human identity. It may be useful to call upon your human past for practical matters involving Earth, but you are to now show loyalty to the Yautja," the Prince ordered.
"As you wish," Lex said defeated.
"I have taken a risk by allowing those humans to live. As part of our agreement, I expect our marriage will have no drama," he said.
Lex knew what he meant. If she did anything to oppose him those 150 sailors would be hunted down by his teams of warriors. "I understand," she said lamely.
"Come with me," he ordered.
Lex followed the Prince to a scientific laboratory where a number of samples were being tested. "Sit here," he said.
Lex did as she was told and then the Prince placed a helmet on her cranium. Before she could protest the Prince activated the machine. It was a learning tool used to give her high volumes of information within a quick time period. The majority of the information would be remembered in her subconscious. At first Lex saw images, experiences, and information concerning the Yautja, and then it turned towards humanity. The information downloaded into her Yautja brain showed the horrors of humanity. She saw every war, atrocity, act of greed, starvation, thirst, and extreme poverty. She moved to yank the helmet off, but her hands and feet were strapped to the chair.
The Prince turned to his scientist. "Do not let her go until it has been completed," he ordered.
"This will make her a tamed mate for you," the scientist said frankly.
"She has a strong will. I believe it will only last temporarily, but if it can last until the marriage that will be sufficient," the Prince said.
After the procedure was complete, Lex was in a state of shock. It was like viewing the holocaust for several hours straight. She knew why the Prince had done it, and she hated him for it. But she also felt disgusted with her former species. She knew in an abstract way that these atrocities had been committed by reading history, but never from this view point. The Yautja had observed and documented every war zone on Earth as well as every humanitarian crisis for thousands of years.
When she was released, she went into the Prince's chambers to argue with him. "You brainwashed me," she accused.
"It was the truth," he said simply.
"Like the Yautja don't have their atrocities and wars? You want me to hate my own kind," she said.
"Your kind is the Yautja now. On a conscious level you may still have a connection to your former species, but I have planted the seed of hatred within you. That seed will grow until you no longer have any sympathy for humans," he said.
"You want me to think of humans as an animal that can be hunted," she said.
"Precisely," the Prince said.
"Your kind has taken my body and now you want to take my mind," she said bitterly.
"I confess that I am unable to comprehend your sorrow. Your body and your mind have been improved, you have a much longer lifespan, you have access to greater technology, and you may visit any solar system in the galaxy. You are blessed above all humans," he said.
"I didn't choose to be this way," she said stubbornly.
"You would not have survived on the island," he said simply.
"I could have reached the ship, or your kind could have just dropped me off somewhere," she said.
"What happened to you was a crime, but the one who did it to you is dead," he said.
Lex had a desire to strike at him for the abuse she had been given, but something stopped her. She couldn't bring her to do it, like there was a mental block. It wasn't love, but a sense that she would never want to strike her own mate. Lex fell to her knees in confusion.
The Prince touched her chin with his clawed finger. "You will find that I am the most merciful of the Yautja, and the most sympathetic with humans."
"You are the lesser evil," Lex replied.
The Yautja ship landed on Yautja Prime and started unloading. The Prince activated a hologram of a Yautja in charge of news media for the planet. "I am submitting data of our successful mission on Earth against the Xenomorph threat. There are additional records of the glorious dead," the Prince said.
"It shall be done my Prince," the news media executive said.
The Prince then turned to his sixth wife Kachina, "Make certain she is presentable."
Kachina bowed her head in obedience and went into Lex's room. The Prince then waited for his first wife Makawee, so that the two could walk together onto the dock. Once the two walked onto the dock they were greeted with long lines of Yautja soldiers on either side. At the end was an older Yautja with a spear. The oldest son of the King and Prince's brother marched forward towards them. The Prince and Makawee knelt respectfully before him.
"Rise my brother," the oldest son commanded.
The Prince stood up along with his wife. The older brother was taller and had greater muscle mass than the Prince, but lacked speed and endurance. The older brother had retired as a hunter as he was the presumptive heir to the throne. "Report," Heir ordered.
"A number of Undesirables have been killed. My scouts continue to search for any additional signs," the Prince began.
"Good. This embarrassment has now been erased," Heir said.
"I discovered that the Xenomorph Queen from the failed examination escaped her chains at the bottom of the ocean, and began splicing with the Earth marine life. I killed the Queen and have contained the situation. The humans are not aware of our presence," the Prince continued.
"I saw your initial report and I have summoned an armada to hunt down the remaining Xenomorph marine life," Heir said.
"I have more to say," the Prince said. "Our brother who came with me was killed. He tried to betray me, and I killed him. I submit myself to the Courts."
Heir looked up at the sky and closed his eyes in grief. He then turned to the Prince. "I believe your story, but you must submit to the memory scanner. It shall be done in private."
"Thank you," the Prince said bowing his head graciously.
"If you are proven innocent and father still wishes to kill you then I shall defend you," Heir promised.
"You honor me," the Prince said.
Heir then turned to Makawee. "You appear even more beautiful than I remembered," he complimented.
Makawee bowed her head graciously. "You appear healthy my Lord," she replied.
Heir then noticed six additional females including Lex were brought forth from the ship. For a moment he had difficulty telling which one of them was the fake, but then he noticed Lex's unusual genetic design.
"Let us take a walk brother," Heir said to the Prince.
The two walked down the halls of the palace building, which featured many statues of Yautja warriors. "You still intend to mate with the human?" Heir asked.
"I have reformed her. She will become Yautja," the Prince assured him.
"I suggest that you keep her away from Earth and impregnate her, so that she has no hope of returning," Heir advised.
"I can impregnate any of my wives, but I do not have a mate that will hunt and kill with me," the Prince said.
"She is a killer…but if she kills a Yautja I will not be able to defend her as a Prince or as a King," Heir said.
"I understand. If she kills a Yautja I will kill her myself," the Prince promised.
Heir bowed his head in agreement to his brother. "I shall inform father of your plans and your accomplishments," Heir said.
The two parted ways, and the Prince walked back to his ship. He inspected each of his wives and then focused on Lex. Her hair had been tightly braided and she was now clothed in ceremonial garments. Each wife had a different color indicating their rank. The Prince was unique among the royals for having only six wives. Other Princes had teams of wives of the same rank or one wife that would be head of hundreds of lesser wives.
Makawee wore black indicating she was the highest ranked, Nizhoni wore brown, Aylen wore red, Urikia wore purple , Talutah wore blue, Kachina wore green, and Lex wore white symbolizing no rank. Lex wore a sash of orange around her chest and back indicating her future rank after the marriage.
"Did you braid her hair?" the Prince asked Kachina.
"Yes, my lord," she replied.
"It looks good," he complimented.
The Prince actually enjoyed it when Lex's hair was wild and wavy, but this was a public function. The Prince then turned to Makawee. "Lead them to the procession," he said to her.
Makawee lead the wives and Lex to a craft that sent them over to a large stadium. Once they arrived the seven were escorted by security to their designated spots. The stadium was empty but would soon fill up once the King had arrived. Already the news media was reporting the exploits of the Prince. The King desired to celebrate his son's accomplishments first and his marriage secondly. Once they found their places, Makawee came over to Lex to interrogate her away from the other wives.
"Have you already had sexual relations with my husband?" she asked.
It was a question Lex had heard before, but not in an alien context. "Yes, on this last mission," she said truthfully.
"There is no need to be ashamed of it or fearful of me. I am thankful that he only has six wives instead of hundreds like the others. Some wives like to order the other wives around like servants, but I find pleasure in paying special attention to each wife. If you marry my husband you do not just belong to him, but you belong to me," she said.
"I understand," Lex said meekly.
"Did you satisfy him?"Makawee asked.
"He said I wasn't bad…for a human," Lex said.
Makawee chuckled. "You will find that we Yautja often associate pain with pleasure. He will never hurt you, but if you inflict pain on him while giving him love he enjoys it more. You must not try to injure him out of malice but out of affection," she said.
Lex understood the masochist concept. "Each one of us has a role within the family. It appears he enjoys hunting with you the most. Are you pregnant?" she asked.
"No, I don't think so," Lex said confused.
"In our culture the male may use a birth control pill to make himself infertile. It is highly discouraged for females to use a similar pill. The ones that do exist are illegal," Makawee said.
"Sounds like a double standard," Lex objected.
"It is natural for males to want to have sex but not produce many children. It goes against our nature to not want children. When we mate with our husbands we submit to his rule including how many children he wishes for us to have," she said.
"I honestly don't know what to think of being pregnant," Lex admitted.
"When you become pregnant your maternal instincts will guide you. The love you have for your child will be unconditional," she said.
Makawee then took out a device and pricked Lex's skin. She watched the device as it read the green blood sample. "You are not pregnant," she told Lex.
Lex felt relief flood through her and Makawee could tell. She handed Lex the device. "If you ever think you may be pregnant use this device. It will be shameful if the fetus dies because you were in a hunt," she warned.
The Prince was led by the Heir to a criminal laboratory. There were armed guards in case the Prince was found guilty of a crime, which would then go before a judge. The Prince was obliged to take this test from the Heir or the King would force him to do so later. The helmet came down on his cranium and eyes. Heir then started to look at the video of the Prince's memories, but the visual was wrong.
"Compensate for human eye sight," Heir ordered.
The video then became clear as to what was happening. Heir watched as Lex battled Duke and was starting to lose. The scene filled Heir with amazement as the half human-half Yautja resisted his brother with unusual determination. He then saw the Prince sneak up behind the Duke and break his neck. The Prince then killed Duke's warriors, which had betrayed him as well.
Heir had seen enough to realize that Duke had betrayed the Prince and that his death was both shameful and justified, but he continued to watch. He saw Lex deliberately destroy the communications station to prevent the Prince from ordering the death of Duke's wives.
Heir turned off the video and contemplated what he had learned. The helmet was removed from the Prince's head. "It would appear that our deceased brother's wives owe a life debt to Lex," Heir commented.
"That debt will soon be paid once they are executed," the Prince said.
"Would it not be a greater humiliation for them to be under Lex's ownership?" Heir asked.
"It would be amusing," the Prince agreed. "But unnecessary."
"I am making it necessary. The sins of the husband shall not fall on his wife nor shall the sins of the wife fall on the husband," Heir said.
"In our history there have been many rebels and terrorists who have threatened our family's reign. We established peace by making it clear that any individual act of violence would be punished onto the perpetrator, his wives, his children, and his village. The villages then policed themselves and we had peace," the Prince recalled.
"I know the history, but this was an isolated case. If Lex is to become one of us she needs to be given authority over other Yautja. If you disagree with my decision you may appeal to father if you wish," Heir said.
The Prince knew that if he appealed he would likely get his way but it would directly challenge the High Prince and future King. "If Lex were to command all of Duke's wives she would have greater power and prestige than my other wives. My brother's wives shall be under the command of Lex, and Lex shall be under the command of Makawee," the Prince said.
"As you see fit," Heir allowed.
"I have no need for additional wives. I shall marry them off to commoners or have them hunt in the most dangerous of places," the Prince said.
"You are free to do so, but remember that if anything were to happen to you it would be a shame if your wives were mistreated," Heir warned.
Prince and Heir simply stared at each other knowing the other's intent. "Am I clear of any charges?" the Prince asked.
"The investigation ends here. I will not tell father that you were in human form," Heir said.
"I appreciate your benevolence," Prince said.
"Prepare for your celebration," Heir ordered.