Reunion

The cave was dark and the only sound that echoed through the dark abyss was the sound of their own footsteps, crushing the small rocks underneath their feet. The sound of water dripping from the stalactites could be heard echoing through the ancient grounds, they could see rays of light creep in from the cracks in the rocky ceiling and, a rush of wind would come and go making them remember the cold nights back on their home planet.

This made a perfect nesting ground for xenomorphs.

They've been on journeys like these before where they were in dark caves or in a dark place hunting for the alien-like serpents, but what puzzles them was the fact that they didn't detect any xenomorphs in the area yet again, xenomorphs weren't ignorant. They knew how to hide pretty well and thanks to their moonless color, they could easily camouflage against the dark walls of the cave and/or any dark surface they came across. They could also be silent whenever they were hunting in order to sneak up on their unexpected prey.

The hunters moved on regardless of how silent the prehistoric cave was. And, just like the xenomorphs, the Warriors weren't ignorant, they had their weapons ready in hand and had their guards up in case something were to jump out from the walls. They moved quietly and slowly as if they were lions sneaking up on their prey.

Khalon, who was starting to feel annoyed by the lack of activity, began to wonder about his dear mate and son, sure it wasn't the right moment to start daydreaming about his family which he was going to see very soon, but he figured since there's no movement might as well focus on something else.

"You had some nerve doing that to Travis." Scarlett's voice echoed through his head as he continued moving forward. He wasn't quite sure why Scarlett got after their son even though, he did defend her from that older ooman who had yelled at her in the beginning yet again, Scarlett wasn't huge on the whole violence situation, but Khalon couldn't help himself from feeling proud of his boy. "Would've been better if Alex killed him..." Khalon thought as he let out a low series of clicks.

What he had seen was Alex doing something that was quite normal in Yautja prime. The males would defend the females from other males if they were doing something incorrectly or sometimes depending on the situation, they'll have the male executed from doing wrong deeds to the female. Maybe Alex didn't have the courage of killing the other ooman, maybe he was afraid of doing so either way, Khalon would have to speak to Alex about this. As warriors, it was common to beat the other male until he was either dead or out cold.

As Khalon let his mind wonder, he didn't notice the xenomorph creeping up on him from behind until he heard the hissing sound come from behind him. Bhih'kea was about to throw his combi-stick at the xenomorph but stopped himself as Khalon quickly swiped his shuriken across the xenomorphs head, slicing its head clean off.

Tha-Ti'ke looked at his comrades and spoke "We must be getting close..." He took out his combi-stick from his holster he attached on his back, extending it to its full size.

"Are you alright?" Bhih'kea asked Khalon as he walked towards his comrade. Khalon looked at the dead xenomorph and spoke "Yes. I'm fine." He closed the shuriken with a single swipe and placed it on his holster belt he had wrapped around his waist.

"Next time, you should be paying attention to your surroundings," Bhih'kea suggested before turning around and continuing walking.

Khalon let out a small series of clicks. He looked at the xenomorph and saw the acid blood burn through the rocky floor making him let out a small growl.

So much for thinking of his family...

They continued down the path they were going down and began hearing the hissing sounds get louder and louder. Bhih'kea grabbed his combi-stick, extending it to its full size as did Khalon, Tha-Ti'ke began to set up his self-destruct bomb in case things were to get out of control. One thing for sure is that they weren't going to let any xenomorphs out of this cave even if it meant giving their lives.

Suddenly two xenomorphs emerged from the dark walls pounding on both Khalon and Bhih'kea. Tha-Ti'ke who was about to help was impaled by an unseen xenomorph causing him to let out a roar of pain, the xenomorph then tossed his now wounded body against the cave wall, leaving him to die.

Khalon, struggling to get free from the alien, grabbed its tail which was swinging wildly and jammed it on the side of the alien causing it to shriek in pain. Khalon then kicked the alien off causing it to squirm on the floor like a warm. Bhih'kea used his wrist blades to jam it on the side of the alien head killing it immediately.

They turned to see the alien that had impaled Tha-Ti'ke, but had disappeared into the dark cave, both Khalon and Bhih'kea turned their predator vision to EM vision in order to detect any nearby xenomorphs and to their luck, there was nothing around them, just darkness and their dying companion. They ran towards Tha-Ti'ke and saw the wound that was on his lower abdomen, Bhih'kea then spoke "Don't worry Tha-Ti'ke, we'll get you out of here."

Tha-Ti'ke weakly spoke with blood coming out of his mouth, "J-just go...D-don't worry about me..." Khalon looked pulled out a small blue liquid from his belt pocket, removing the top and poured a small amount "This should help you until we get you back to the ship." Khalon spoke as he closed the lid and placing it back on his belt pocket. The blue liquid would be helping his wound heal for a short amount of time, it would also make the wound numb.

"Bhih'kea, take Tha-Ti'ke back to the ship, I'll cover you," Khalon ordered. Bhih'kea nodded. He picked the wounded warrior up, wrapped his arm around his own and began making their way out of the cave. Khalon remained behind with plasma gun ready in case an alien decided jumped out at them and just as he predicted it, they were emerging out of the walls. His ray gun was shooting blue rays, causing aliens to shriek in pain as they were being shot down.

The sound of aliens screeching echoed through the dark cave as they were being shot down one by one. Khalon would also strike the aliens that were close by with his combi-stick causing them to shriek. What seemed to be the end of the line for them turned out being just the beginning of their battle as the aliens retreated as their queen cried out for her children.

The warriors then made their way out of the cave, feeling safe and secure for the time being the only thing they needed to do was get Tha-Ti'ke back to the ship in order to close his wounds. Tha-Ti'ke who was starting to fall into oblivion could feel his body become numb as they rushed towards the ship, Khalon then placed his arm around his shoulder, helping Bhih'kea.

After what seemed to be forever they finally made it to the ship where they had landed earlier and made their way inside. They went into the medical room and placed the wounded warrior on to the medical bed and began working on the wounded body, pouring colorful liquids into the wound, after they were done pouring liquids into the body, they began to stitch it up the body with a handheld device that shot a yellow-orange laser that helped bring back a number of skin cells.

After being done with the procedures, they left Tha-Ti'ke to rest and began making their way back to the cave until Khalon spoke "Wait here, I have somethings to attend to."

Bhih'kea, feeling angry for what had happened a few minutes ago, angrily spoke "I'm going to take care of things on my own then...I'm going to get revenge for what they did Tha-Ti'ke with or without you."

Khalon, not really wanting to listen to his nonsenses, began walking away and spoke "You do what you want then, but one thing for sure is that you're not going to make it out alive. I suggest you stay with Tha-Ti'ke and don't do anything stupid."

And with that being said, he walked away, leaving Bhih'kea alone with his choice. All he knew was that he needed to go and warn Scarlett about the situation and convince her to get out of the village before things got bad.

He went back into the now lighted village and began making his way to the house where Scarlett lived, luckily he remembered where she lived since Woodharest was the first place where he met her and fell in love with her. Being in the village where he had met his mate brought back many memories, memories that he never forgot. He remembers how she would teach him basic words in English then later she would teach him much more advanced words, sure he would mispronounce the word, but he made a commitment to learning in order to speak to her.

After a few minutes of dashing through the village, he finally made it to the house she lived in and prepared himself for what was about to happen. He wasn't nervous, but just..frighten if that was the correct word. He had been waiting for this moment a long time now and here he was just a few inches away from the house where his mate and their son live. He wasn't quite sure how they were going to react especially Alex who had no idea who his father was that if Scarlett hadn't told him.

He made his way towards the back of the wooden home and climbed the tall oak tree that was standing a few inches away from the two-story home. He then looked through the first window to see his son sitting on his bed with a book in hand. He was wearing a black short sleeve shirt with grey sweatpants and it seemed that he had gotten out of the shower since his black short hair wet. His dark green moss eyes were a reflection of his own.

"Alex..." Khalon mumbled as he looked at his son. He could see that he was wearing the necklace he had given him 18 years ago which made Khalon let out a small purr. As soon as Alex was about to turn to look out the window, Khalon leaped up to the top branch, not wanting his son to see him. Afterwards, he climbed towards the branch that was close to Scarlett's room.

And there she was, sitting in the center of her bed with a book in hand. She wore a white short sleeve shirt with black shorts. Her long black hair fell onto her shoulders like a waterfall, her light brown eyes...oh her beautiful eyes made him feel a small tingling feeling in his stomach as her beauty captured his eyes. Feeling eager

to wrap his strong arms around her, he tapped on the window in hopes of getting her attention which he had succeeded.

She closed her book and placed it next to her. She looked confused as she stood up from her bed and began making her way towards the window. 'Maybe a branch is poking against the window.' She thought as she made a stop and saw nothing. She opened the window and peaked her head outside wondering if someone was throwing small rocks at her window, but saw no one. She looked back at the tree not realizing she was looking straight at Khalon who was cloaked.

Khalon then uncloaked himself and she soon saw the yautja warrior she had been missing for the past years...

"Khalon..." She spoke softly as she took a step back.

"Sch'arlet..." Khalon spoke from underneath his mask. He then climbed inside her window and was now standing in front of his mate. Her short size made him let out a small, low chuckle as he had forgotten how short she was compared to him.

Without a single word, she threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around his back. He too hugged her back, lifting her up from the wooden floor. Khalon felt a huge wave of stress and worries escape his body as he held her tightly against his body. Oh, how he had missed her.

Scarlett could feel tears run down her cheeks as she held him tighter. It had been 18 long years since she had felt his touch, something she had missed. She pushed herself off of him causing Khalon to let out a small growl and she spoke "What are you doing here?"

Khalon, who was still mesmerized by her beauty, brought her back into a tight hug and spoke in his broken English "Came to se you...and Alek..."

She, feeling a small smile appear on her face, hugged him back and spoke "I've missed you...so much..."

"I missed you as wel...Sch'arlet..." Khalon said as he closed his eyes behind his bio-mask.

Suddenly the door swung open and Alex came in. "Hey, mom you got a min-" Alex stopped his sentence as he saw the humanoid creature hugging his mother.

Oh boy...

Scarlett quickly reacted by removing herself from Khalon and spoke in a gentle voice"Alex..." She looked back at Khalon who stood there with his head cocked to the side as if he was confused as to why Alex wasn't reacting to his father's appearance.

"W-w-what i-is that...? What is that thing?!" Alex snapped as he pointed at the humanoid thing, he backed away, hitting the wall behind him. He could fee his heart pound against his chest as he looked at the tall humanoid thing that was standing behind his mother and began feeling light-headed as questions began to pop up. "W-What...I-"

And without giving a sign he stumbled down to the floor, passing out. The last thing he remembers was his mother and the thing rush towards him.

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