Chapter nineteen: The leviathan..

(Shanes pov)

Shane wakes up and as he thinks accidently to use his yautja ability to feel some form of pain relief a sharp stabbing pain hits his brain causing him to shout in pain and collapse on his knees.. His view blurs and sees black and white spots in his view..

It crudely stops him using his ascendant and yautja abilities.

He gets up slowly to see his cell..

It's a hexagonal shape.. Looks almost like a prison cell, though Shane has never been arrested in his life.. He's seen plenty of documentaries of life in prison.. Now he is in his own

He sees a door in front of him heavily fortified. He looks up.. Just a concrete ceiling. He looks down to see his hands and feet are free. But he is wearing a blue onesie type of clothing. It feels rough.

There is a small camera to the right hexagon corner. A faint green eye underneath a black dome can be seen.

He sits on his bed. And thinks of Ghardeh when tears hit him.. They are going to pay… He begins to feel the slow burn of sadness rip through him.. He swore to keep her safe.. Never leave her.. And one action.. Caused her death.. He felt it.. Their connection no more.. He falls into his hands thinking of her laying there alone.. No one there to help her. He misses her so.

There is a buzzing and he stands up.

Two guards walk in with rifles with Amanda Brody.

Shane frowns at her.. "You.." She nods.

"How do you feel Shane? The effects of the chip should wear off shortly.. They are usually reserved for e-watcha.." Shane looks.. "You're holding yautja here?" He corrects.

She shakes her head.. "Once upon a time.. The last one we had brought in was a corpse with its head missing..

We acquired some very interesting technology…

Something they were bringing to help us. Only there was no communication as to why.. They brought it.."

"What do you mean 'they'?"

She looks.. "Yautja came to earth last year.. There was two.. One was sent to Project stargazer while the other.. We referred to as 'ultimate predator' killed him.

The other one brought a weapon to kill other predators.. Weyland Yutani heads think the yautja plan to attack earth.. So far all attempts to incorporate the 'predator killer technology' has failed.. Until you came with the same technology.. Though yours is much more advanced."

A guard cuffs Shane and uses the rods…

"That's all I'm inclined to say.. I know you must hate us.. But i am truly sorry for what they did to Ghardeh.

She did not have to die.. She was only protecting you.."

She looks away. "Let us continue.."

They walk Shane out as he is taken through checkpoints he stops as he feels something.. Unsettling in a massive cell to his left.. He can't see it but a deep sense of foreboding hits him.. Something large is in there.. Huge.. Some sort of gas covers the edge of the massive room.. To which they appear to be above.. There is a very low guttural growl.. It rattles Shanes bones and before he can cypher anything else he is hurriedly moved along.. They enter a room..

As they move through it Shane sees the very technology Amanda was talking about.. An armour.. Heavy bulky.. Looks similar to what Shane wears.. But much less technologically advanced as Shanes.

They move on and into a room with several guards and scientist.. He notices Clyde and Chris.. The ones he shot with the energy rifle on the previous blacksite.

Mr D walks in.. Through the door in front. "I take it you saw our little friend on the way over to this quaint little room?

And hoo boy is he a beaut.. We've taken to calling him leviathan..

A mix of your predator race.. Human and.. Xenomorph.. As ugly as all three in some form.. But also a killer of all three.. We've been working on him for years.. The final piece of the puzzle.. Is you.. While you have been thinking away.. That little chip in your noodle has been collecting neural data dna compiling and other.. Scientific mumbojumbo..

Learning everything about you..

Now all we need is your spinal fluid..

Stargazer and traeger failed those months ago but we.. We have the

key."

They force Shane onto the table with specific holes in the middle..

They strap Shane into it..

"Feeling at home yet predator man?"

Shane seethes.. "Fuck you arsehole."

"No you are about to be.. Right in the spine.. Once that's done.. Just one more thing will complete the job.. Then I'll put you out of our misery.."

Shane feels a sharp pain throughout his body as he triggers the chip..

He flinches "Motherfucker.."

Ivan sucks in a breath "Did that hurt? Nothing compared to what's coming up.."

Shane looks up at the stream lighting around the room.. Then he feels it..

Digging.. Into his spine from lower to his shoulders.. He closes his eyes..

Clenching his teeth so hard he could snap them..

(Ghardehs pov)

With cloak engaged the Lar'ja N'ritja silently moves over the Nevada.. They use a wide scan pulse.. Then they see it.. A huge spire giving off dim readings.. It is huge.. A good 100ft in height.. Covering a large base.. Undetectable by normal human means.. But the technology of the cloak is yautja based.. Idiots.. Uzkielle is ready to drop.. "Uzkielle remember the plan.. Do not engage.. Until i give the order. We must do this effectively.. We need Shane first.."

He nods curtly.. He is steaming.. Angry steaming.. He drops..

Before i do so Nina grabs my arm..

"Stay safe.." I nod. "Indeed.."

I drop.. The heat of the desert hits me. A pleasant heat.. But I'm not here do stare at the beauty of the desert.. I see Uzkielle move his way towards the cloak. He looks at the spire at the centre of the base.. And clicks with a guttural growl.

Nina and Osh'ikeille both land and Danny moves the ship over.

"Neens that cloak is scrambling the readings i can't get a lock on how many goons are there.."

(Osh's pov)

Osh'ikielle walks up to a small security room he jumps onto the roof.. There is a glass skylight window.

He sees two guards in there.. One sat looking at camera feeds the other staring out of the window to his left.

He silently opens the window above and silently lands.. Danny is watching his feed.. "How do you do that Osh? So cool.."

He does not answer but rather rams his blades through the window gazer and before his colleague realises what's wrong the corpse is thrown into him with such force it smashes the other guards head into the monitors he tries to press an alarm but Osh grabs him lifts him away from the desk and with a swift movement of his whole arm breaks his neck. He shakes his head and snarls dropping him. Then hides the bodies below the desk. He leaves the security room and moves on as Nina drops beside him. They are all almost completely invisible thanks to Ghardehs tech. When stood still you cannot see them. Until you move then it is just a slightly blurring as the system compensates.

(Uzkielles pov)

Uzkielle waits patiently for the signal.. When he sees a guard walk past him..

He resists every fibre of his being to gut him.. He hates humans.. Especially ones that capture his brother and almost kill his sister.. He slowly releases his tenseness as the guard walks on by whistling..

M-di he thinks.. Gkei'moun..

All to easy..

He crouches and makes his way to the spire.. Something is amiss..

He moves on silently jumping from one building to the next.. When he sees a sniper in his way on the roof he is on.. "In my way."

Uzkielle walks up behind him as he brings his eye up to the scope

The sniper feels a large hand cover his mouth as a set of wrist blade goes through his spine ripped out then slammed straight down into his skull..

He drops the sniper and picks up the weapon.. And drags the sniper further away. He hides him. Inside a vent. And throws the rifle in then closes the vent.

He moves on. Danny laughs at Uz

"Do that again.. That was nasty!"

"Uz.. Ghardeh is in the base.. Get ready.."

We have to all attack simultaneously.

Wait for Ghardehs signal..

(Shane's pov)

Agony.. Unlike anything he has ever felt… Ripples throughout his body..

With him trying to block out the pain he is activating the chip.. Which in turn… makes the pain unbearable. Tears streak his face his eyes clenched so tightly shut he feels like he is crushing his eyes.. Then it all stops..

"Clyde shut it down.." Amanda says with a heavy tone.

We have more than enough.. He has suffered enough.."

He nods and shuts the machine down.

"It ends when i say it ends.. Doctor.."

Ivan says walking up to Clyde.

"But Ivan. We have more than enough fluid… He is still human.."

Clyde says holding out an arm to Shane.

"Is he now? Come here Clyde.."

"Ivan!" Amanda says scowling at him.

Ivan waves a finger at her "No,no,no, you remember what he did to you? You did what he asked, you shut off the alarm.. And what did he do? He shot you with an energy flechette..

Same as you Chris.."

He points.

"Except.. That wasn't Shane was it?

What did the entity call itself CHRIS?"

He looks… "Err.. Ze'rei...Sain'ja.."

"Which translates into?"

"Fire warrior" Amanda says..

"Look at these tests Clyde.. And tell me does that.. Look human to you?"

He shakes his head.

"No it shows.. Evolution.."

Ivan glares "Evol… Evolution that's what you think this is?"

An alarm sounds..

(Amanda's pov)

The lighting turns red and Ivan looks at her…

A guard puts his hand to his ear..

"Sir i just got word we are under attack.. By.. Predators.."

Ivan smiles and laughs "Damn Shane DAYUM! YOU WEREN'T LYING AFTER ALL!" he shouts.

"Get him up.. Team one you escort Shane out with me, team two escort Amanda's team.. I'll see that our new friends receive a not so friendly welcome.." He stops as he hears firing.. A roar then a thudding..

The door does not open.. But it begins to buckle

"NOW! People! Assholes and elbows! Let's go!" Ivan shouts as every one stops momentarily..

He walks around the console in a glass room and taps several buttons while typing a command.. Activate..

He presses the button and laughs..

"Sayonara.. Sucker.."

He grabs Shane as he is cuffed and quickly escorted out.. "Move it.."

Amanda runs with Clyde and Chris..

"Amanda.. Ivan has lost his mind..

He has let loose the Leviathan.. If that thing gets out we'll never contain it.. We'd need a nuke.. Amanda! Clyde says whispering "I'm trying to think.."

They round a corner and hear the roars of the giant monstrosity.. Behind the very walls..

The guards run with them and enter a decontamination room.. "Decontamination process started"

There is a thud behind them.. Another.. The guards shoot at the door everyone's ears ringing with the close proximity of shooting.

"Decontamination process complete.. Have a nice day."

The doors open. And they carry on when the door to their left flies away crushing one of the three guards.

The other two shoot at the doorway.

When a spear hits another guard.. The scientists make a run for it distracting the guard enough for the invisible yautja to ram its blades through his gut and snap his spine.

Clyde stops.. "Wait wait! We have to go back!"

"Have you lost your mind?! It will kill us!" Chris's face drops as he sees a huge figure walking up behind Clyde..

A three pronged laser aimed at his head.. Amanda walks up to the invisible yautja.. The crimson blood dripping from invisible wrist blades. "Please.. We are just scientists.. Ivan is who you want.."

"We can help.. But please.. Spare us."

The Yautja de-cloaks. And Amanda face changed.. Into a smile..

"Ghardeh.."

"I thought she was dead?!" Chris shouts.

Ghardeh growls at him. Clenching her fist.. "They almost killed me.. Where is Shane..? Where is Ivan..?"

"Going to zeta wing.. But first we need to deactivate Shanes chip..

It's suppressing his abilities…. Slowly killing him in the process..

Come on.. Come on!" Amanda says.

(Ghardehs pov)

We make our way around the base when a massive hand.. Grabs me through the wall.. It grasps practically my whole body and rips me through the wall.. It throws me across sending my mass smashing through the glass at the other side of the giant room and into an adjacent room. I unintentionally kill a scientist as i smash him and myself into the back wall. Everyone panics and hurriedly leave. The creature is an abomination...the bulk and body of a predalien.. With the height and crown of a queen.. Its carapace is of a grey with black specks.. And it speaks in deep throaty vibes..

"Want soome candy?"

I snarl at it in disgust.. "U'darahje yautja mar'cte.." I say in a scornful tone..

Danny's eyes widen.. "Err Neens.. Ghardeh just said something about an abomination.. Pred killer.. And she's all alone.."

"Fuck! Osh Uz! Both of you link up! I'll distract whatever Ghardeh has found."

"No Neens its huge! Like queen huge.. Looks like an oversized predalien! You can't take that on it just threw gh-"

"Danny! Just trust me! I'm not attacking it head on! Not that fucking stupid!"

"Be careful mom! Don't go diving into it head first later!"

I aim my caster at it and fire. As it raises its huge arms and roars i make my way back to the scientists.

I throw several mines at the corridor behind me as i hear an almighty thrashing. The abomination crashes through the door and wall and my mines trigger setting off a large electrifying net.. The scientists run and seal the door.

I roar at myself.. "I should not be running.."

"Ghardeh regrouping is not the same as retreating!" Danny says..

I shake my head the huge creature pushing against the net.. Despite being fed massive electric pulses.

"Ghardeh come on!" Amanda shouts.

We reach the mainframe centre and Clyde deactivated Shanes chip.. "There.. I've deactivated Shanes chip but that won't be enough..

He is still bound with Ivan.."

"I'll deal with Ivan.." I say trilling.

"Ghardeh.. He will most likely be using the predator killer suit. You need to be careful.."

"I didn't come alone.."

Clyde looks "There are more of you?"

"Indeed.. How do i reach Shane from here?"

"You will have to take the second right.. Then double back across the chamber. But he will most likely be taking Shane to the spire.. He has what he needs almost but.."

"Look Shane needs to use his ascendant abilities.. We found something else at panama.. Something we kept as compensation in case things went south.. A bracer of some kind.." Chris opens his satchel.. And shows me the furere..

"We thought it was yautja technology.. But it's viscosity signatures are unlike any we have seen.."

"Err Neens.. The scientists have your bracelet thingymebob.. And Ghardeh just put it on… Holy shit!"

"Language Danny!" Nina shouts..

"Neens! Ghardeh has just gone purple like you! And.. And Shane!"

I open my eyes to see the furere attached over my right wrist.

I see a strange shimmering.. My veins show a purple flow of energy and the three scientist have all stood back.. Stunned.

"Ghardeh.. You.. Are the missing.. Key,

One of the three elements Ivan needs.

Sol.. Arc.. Void..

Ze'rei.. Kch'ra.. Kjuhte.." Amanda says..

Soldiers rush in the mainframe..

I instinctively raise my arms and a dome of purple energy forms around the four of us.. Some sort of.. Weapon appears in my hand.. Something ancient… A bow? I pull back the ethereal string and a bright lilac arrow forms as i keep it drawn i feel a power course through my arms and i let loose.. It hits one of the soldiers and he disintegrates the arrow imploded then exploded. and that explosion causes the others to lift their arms at me shouting.. I waste no time and kill the four men and the strange pulsing around them dissipates..

"Nina… I just watched Ghardeh wipe four bad guys with a bow..

"What?! Did I just hear correctly?!"

"Neens… Ghardeh is the missing element.."

"Ghardeh! it's getting choppy out here.. I've got Uz to get on wiping the generator to stop comms they are trying to call for reinforcements.. Never mind.. He just blew the whole building up..

We are linking up at the spire.. See you soon sis.."

(Shanes pov)

As the guards shuffle Shane along he watches Ivan get in the predator suit.

As he locks inside it they make their way towards the spire when Shane sees a yautja get thrown from one side of the chamber to the other down below.

They push through as soldiers rush past to combat whoever else has attacked the base.

"Why the fuck do people have to make it so hard on themselves.." Ivan says. "Sir.. Comms just went down.. Someone took out the comms relay.."

"Then why are you still here?! Get out there and take anyone you need!"

Shane feels something different.. He feels lighter.. He feels something in the back of his neck slide down and fall to the floor in the shuffling..

He realises its the chip.. It's been deactivated..

They enter a cargo lift and head up..

Shane thinks.. I can't do anything yet.. Not tied up like this.. Bide my time.. Time I'm running out of..

They reach the top and Shane sees the long corridor.. They walk down it and the desert sun and heat hits him.. He has an unobstructed view of sand dunes and clear skies.. And a machine to which he is being walked towards.. They take off his cuffs and restraints..

Do or die Shane.. Do or die.. He thinks… He feels a power shift to his shoulder.. He smashes into Ivan sending him flying into the cargo lift doors as they close heading down.. He holds a fiery spear and impales one guard and throws out a hand a fiery explosion rips from Shane's hand causing the final guard to incinerate with a scream. He takes one of their rifles and as Ivan climbs up Shane opens fire.. Something else comes up the lift.. As another creature climbs up the back of the spire..

Shane is at least a hundred feet up..

A huge creature rips itself up and roars at Shane as he slides into cover.. Ivan laughs.. "Shane.. Don't make this any harder than it has to..

All you need to do is die and you'll be free forever.."

He senses someone.. Ghardeh.. His heart pounds and he laughs.. Ghardeh throws her combi stick at the abomination… It roars out and swipes at her, a volley of rockets hits it also.. Shane looks to see the Lar'ja N'ritja de cloak and fly past.. Then an arc missile flies into the air and pounds into the monstrosity it was Nina it falls onto its side with a roar as blue energy explodes from it.. Ivan aims a rocket pack and fires at Nina and Ghardeh as they move back but Ghardeh brings up a void dome..

The leviathan gets up..

Shane feels a grip behind him..

It's Uzkielle he pulls him away from the crate and as the Lar'ja N'ritja moves over Avamar pushes something from the ramp.. Ivan throws himself into Ghardeh but Nina throws her combi stick into the ground in front of her causing a shock wave.. He is thrown back into the elevator shaft.. The leviathan pounces they both get out of the way but it is deceptively fast.. A full charged caster round hits it in the head.. A massive shower of green blood showers Nina and Ghardeh but its blood isn't acidic..

Osh'ikeille roars at it from the right..

Shane comes around in his armour.. His fiery wings a clear indication he is about to lay down the firestorm.. He fires at it with the golden gun and everyone heard Danny's ecstatic "YEEAAAHH!"

Ivan rises once again and flies into a rage. "You motherfuckers I'll kill all of you!"

The arena with the hulking monster is small enough.

"Shane and i will take on the fugly monster.. Ghardeh… Uz Osh.. Rip this motherfucker a new asshole!

The three yautja roar.

"This ends now, no one fucks with my family.." Nina says..

Shane brings up his rifle as the monstrosity barrels towards them.. Even Danny takes a few shots at it as he takes fire from below..

Author note: WOOOHOOO! The family back together for a showdown with an Abomination and the twat that started all this pain.. And what did Ghardeh say to Shane about not touching Deaunali artefacts and what did he say?! It seems she is the final element.. For now at least..Take it to em!

Place your bets as to who kills the fabled MR D Or his name Ivan! We are almost at the end! We have several more chapters yet but noooo spoilers! I mean i COULD tell you how many chapters are left but.. Nah.. All I'll say is we ain't quite done yet. Still some surprises yet. Stay awesome people! Much love!

Yautja words:

U'darahje- Abomination.

Mar'cte- Killer.

Yautja- Predator species. (Fwaah!)

Ze'rei- Fire.

Kch'ra- Lightning.

Kjuhte- Void.