Beast pondered the situation for a moment before speaking. "If what you say is true, give us your weapons and armor."
"He would be defenseless," Talon pointed out.
"It won't matter if he dies. If what he says is true, he will not refuse us the extra protection," Beast said.
"Very well," the Prince allowed.
To the awe of both of them, the Prince took off his weapons and armor keeping only his wrist blades. "Hurry up. We do not have much time," he reminded them.
Talon and Beast quickly placed the additional armor on their bodies. Talon placed the Prince's single plasma cannon on his left shoulder giving him a total of two. The three of them ventured further into the cave finding a field of eggs. Each of them wore protective masks in case a face-hugger were to suddenly latch onto their faces.
Eventually, they came upon the Queen sitting very still amongst the eggs. Her limbs were chained to the cave wall, but she could move within the chamber. "How do we kill her?" Talon asked.
"With fire," Beast suggested.
"If we burn her, we won't be able to collect the skull," the Prince reminded him. "We cut off her head."
Beast readied a shuriken blade for a strike. "Not yet," the Prince ordered. "There will be an ambush soon."
The three looked around cautiously and sure enough Xenomorphs flooded the chamber. Talon and Beast fired plasma blasts at the Xenomorphs just as they arrived inside the chamber. After a few moments of shooting, the Xenomorph bodies were laying on the floor dead.
The Queen hissed at them and resisted her chains. Beast and Talon fired their plasma cannons at the Queen blasting off her chains.
"What have you done?" the Prince asked them as they laid down their weapons.
"We must kill her with honor," Beast said as if it were obvious.
The Prince gave a horrified expression behind his mask but became resigned to the situation. If he died again, it would not matter. Beast fired darts at the Queen while Talon threw a shuriken blade that sliced off an arm. The Queen roared at them and swiped at the three of them.
Beast extended his blades and rushed the Queen. He hit the Queen with a body slam and then started slicing into her with his blades. The Queen swat him away with one of her arms breaking his mask. The Prince dragged Beast a distance away as Talon extended his spear.
The Prince saw that Beast's mask was losing air pressure and would suffocate him if not removed. He carefully took the broken mask off and gave him a portable respirator from his gear. Talon sliced into the Queen's midsection with his spear but was quickly hit with the Queen's tail stunning him. The Queen went for the kill raising its sharp tail towards Talon's back. The Prince sliced the Queen's tail as it came down spewing acid everywhere. The Prince leaped back avoiding the acid but Talon was hit to the back. The Prince immediately detached his armor throwing it aside as it burned. The Queen backhanded the two of them to the ground with one arm.
Beast fired his net gun holding the Queen in place. The three regrouped to consider their situation as the Queen struggled. "We don't have much time," Beast reminded them as the Queen pulled against the net.
"Keep her still," the Prince said as he took out his sword hilt. The sword's blade extended out mechanically. Talon and Beast fired ropes into the Queen's neck. The two used their strength to pull the Queen's head towards the ground. The Prince engaged the Queen sliced into her limbs and midsection. He swiped with enough speed that the acid blood flicked away with each strike. The Queen screeched at the Prince and fell to the ground defeated. The Prince then quickly cut off the Queen's head.
"Is it over?" Talon asked.
"Carve the skull out," the Prince said exhausted.
Moments later, the three brought the skull with them to the surface of the island. "Transport should arrive soon," Beast assumed.
The Prince stared at the two of them. They knew too much about his ability to manipulate time. They could become a liability unless he found a way to purchase their silence. Turning away from them, the Prince took the skull and ran towards the ocean.
"What is he doing?" Talon wondered.
There was a red flash of light and suddenly the island was hit. Talon and Beast were incinerated before they knew what had happened. The Prince escaped the blast in the water holding onto the Queen's skull. "My oath is fulfilled. I am not required to save them from the Yautja ship," the Prince said to himself.
On-board the Yautja battleship, the Oldest Prince considered the image of the island. "Has the Xenomorph threat been contained?" he asked.
"We are showing no DNA signs of the Xenomorph," the Captain said. Suddenly, a DNA signature appeared on the coast. "We have a weak signal."
"Magnify," the Oldest Prince ordered.
The image showed the Prince with the skull. "So, he lives after all?" the Oldest Prince said disappointed.
"The Xenomorph threat appears to be contained, brother," another Prince said amusingly. "Let us give him a hunter's welcome."
"Of course," the Oldest Prince agreed.
The Prince came on-board with his skull. Servants immediately took the skull from him for a proper cleaning and placement. "Welcome, my young brother. You have earned distinction as a hunter," the Oldest Prince said with false sincerity.
"Unfortunately, the other two did not survive," the Prince replied.
"They died gloriously," the Oldest Prince said.
"Did they?" the Prince questioned.
"I had to contain the Xenomorph threat or the entire planet could have faced extinction," the Oldest Prince said defensively.
"Let us say they died at the hands of the Xenomorph Queen," the Oldest Prince suggested. "These are memory manipulators. You will forget everything that happened here for half a cycle. Your mind will be safe from any tribunal," the Oldest Prince said.
The Prince considered the pills curiously and took them. He had been present at exactly at this moment before. If he refused the pills, he would be killed by other means on-board the ship. "Very good," the Oldest Prince said.
"We are detecting unusual radiation levels at the hunting site," the Captain said.
The Oldest Prince turned to the hologram of Earth with the radiation spike. "These are becoming more common," the Oldest Prince marveled. "You are fortunate you finished your hunt before it occurred," the Oldest Prince remarked.
"Yes," the Prince agreed.
"Let us leave this primitive world," the Oldest Prince said derisively.
The Prince marched down the halls of the King's palace and then knelt down before the King with the Xenomorph's Queen's skull in his hands. The King took the skull from his son's hands and placed it on an altar to the side. "Rise, my son," the King ordered.
The Prince stood facing the King. "You are free to do as you wish. The Galaxy is your hunting ground. Ask and I shall give it to you," the King said to him.
The Prince knew that the King wasn't going to offer everything to him. Proper protocol demanded he ask for something modest. "I only desire one thing. Approve my choice for a mate," the Prince requested.
The King looked over and saw the female in question in front of a number of other females. He motioned for her to come to him. The young female approached the throne and bowed before the King. "How long have you know this female?" the King asked the Prince.
"Nearly a cycle," the Prince said.
The young female gave the Prince a confused look for a brief moment before standing at attention to the King. "She appears healthy and strong. She will give you powerful sons," the King said to the Prince.
"I know she will," the Prince said confidently.
The King brought the couple's hands together. "You have my blessing," the King declared.
The two then bowed before the King and walked down the steps together. "You have only met me for a day. Why did you tell the King you knew me for a year?" Makawee asked.
"The King is not a romantic," the Prince replied.
The Prince journeyed back to the Collector's lair. "Of course, you have returned. Is your sanity still intact?" the Collector asked of him.
"Acquiring my wife was more difficult," the Prince replied.
The Collector smiled. "You wish to extract the blood?"
"Yes," the Prince agreed.
"No longer wish to be immortal?" the Collector questioned.
"No, I just find it inconvenient to go back to that wretched island again if I die. I will extract the blood now and then insert the blood back in at a later time," the Prince said.
"That is very wise," the Collector patronized.
After the procedure had been performed, the Prince was now mortal again. "I took pills to block my memories. I would like to have them back," the Prince requested.
"Of course," the Collector said knowingly.
The Prince took some pills and began remembering everything that occurred on the island. "My brother has betrayed me," he realized.
"What do you intend to do?" the Collector asked curiously.
"Nothing, the title of 'Oldest Prince' doesn't last for very long," the Prince said.
"Are you prepared to enter into my service?" the Collector asked.
"I have everything because of you. I gladly enter your service," the Prince pledged.
The Collector smiled. "I think we will become good friends."