Cobra flinched as the Queen hissed. Kim wasn't sure what was going on, but she could tell that Cobra was afraid. He took two steps backwards but jumped forward again when the Warriors pressed in closer.

"Cobra?" Kim asked, the fear growing in her.

Cobra hissed to her and crouched down, preparing for the onslaught. Suddenly, the Warriors screeched and turned their attention to something else. One of the Warriors flew backwards and exploded into a tree. Kim gasped and buried her face into Cobra's back. He hissed and backed away from the Warriors as they made to attack the mysterious threat. All of a sudden, a bright light filled the trees and another Warrior exploded. That was when Kim realized that the remaining Yautja had joined the fight. As if on cue, the Yautja stepped out of the trees to engage the Warriors hand on. Kim was somewhat impressed at the planned moves of the Yautja; one of his attacks would lead the Warriors into another series of attacks. Even Cobra was stopped in awe of the Yautja. Unfortunately, Kim and Cobra were so absorbed in the fight, that they didn't see the attack coming on their side.

The Warrior slammed into Cobra's side, sending Kim flying through the air. She landed hard on the ground and had to roll quickly out of the way of a falling Warrior body. As she rolled, she bumped into a dead Warrior that had a large spear sticking out of its side. Kim looked up to see the Yautja was now barely holding off the Warriors. And, as he fought, Kim noticed a Warrior sneaking up behind the hunter.

"I'm going to regret this," Kim said as she pulled the spear out of the dead Warrior's body.

She got to her feet and hoisted the spear over her head. She aimed it at the sneaking Warrior and ran forward. The Yautja turned toward Kim as she ran past him and the spear vanished into the Warrior's head. The Warrior fell to the ground with a thud and Kim staggered as the spear was pulled out of her hands, stuck in the dead Warrior. She gasped it with two hands and pulled it out as the Yautja loomed over her. It let out a slight a series of ominous clicking noises and Kim shuddered.

"Here," she said, quickly handing the spear to the Yautja.

The Yautja cocked it's to the side and studied Kim before reaching out to take the spear. It nodded once to her before turning back to the charging Warriors. A hiss alerted Kim to Cobra nearby and she turned her attention away from the Yautja's fight. Cobra ran up alongside her and Kim swung herself quickly onto his back. Cobra, once again, hardly waited for Kim to get her grip before taking off. She peeked over her shoulder to watch the Yautja getting buried beneath a flurry of black bodies.

"Where are we going?" Kim asked Cobra as the alien charged through the trees.

Cobra screeched and continued running. He swung his head from side to side and screeched again. Two aliens appeared on his side and fell into place behind him. They were Rejects, judging by the scars all over their bodies. Cobra and the two Rejects hissed happily to each other as they continued running. Suddenly, behind them towards the Hive, there was a huge explosion. The small group was hit by a tremendous shock wave that knocked them off their feet and sent them flying through the trees. Kim was once again thrown from Cobra's back. She connected with a tree and the wind was knocked out of her. She lay, gasping in the grass, as the sound of heavy footsteps approached.

Kim raised her eyes slowly to see the giant Yautja walking through the forest just ahead of her. And it was then that Kim saw the Yautja's target. Cobra was writhing on the ground, trying to regain his balance after being struck by the shock wave. The Yautja stopped in front of the defenseless alien and raised its spear.

"No!" Kim screamed and she lurched to her feet. She ran as fast as she could as the Yautja raised its spear over its head to plunge it down towards Cobra's side.

Kim jumped in front of Cobra and spread her hands out protectively, glaring at the Yautja, who had frozen in mid-swing. The Yautja cocked its head to the side, studying Kim.

"I won't let you hurt him," Kim said in a dark voice.

The Yautja cocked its head to the other side when Kim spoke and she had a brief flashback to when Cobra had been trying to understand her. The Yautja let out a low clicking sound and flexed its hand. The spear retracted into a small portable version and the Yautja tucked it away in its belt. It took two steps backwards and gave a slight nod of its head. Kim was confused and she watched the Yautja turn and run off into the trees. Kim held her breath, arms still outstretched, for the longest time to make sure the Yautja was truly gone this time. The forest was so quiet that the sharp hiss behind her caused her to nearly jump out of her skin.

"Cobra!" Kim said as she spun around and dropped to the ground, wrapping her arms around the alien's neck. Cobra hissed and swung its tail back and forth. He pulled away from Kim and bumped his head against her chest. "We made it."

The clearing erupted in a folly of hissing screeches as Cobra and Kim stepped inside. The aliens that had survived the Hive and Yautja attack swarmed out to meet the two as they returned. Kim smiled happily and accepted the many head bumps. She tried to keep the images of Greg and Ben out of her head, but no matter how hard she tried to think of something else, their faces would resurface in her mind. Cobra sensed that she was troubled and ordered the Rejects to leave. As they scattered, Kim walked slowly back to the flattened bed of leaves where she had first met Ben. She sat down on something hard and she reached back into her back pocket, pulling out her cell phone. She had completely forgotten about it. But at that moment she realized what she had to do.

Cobra curled up next to Kim as her fingers dialed the keys automatically and she put the phone to her ear. She stroked the alien's head gently as the phone rang. It rang three times before a woman picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Becky," Kim said, "This is your mother. There's something I need to tell you."