Author's Note: Oh would you look at that, I've made it to chapter two. Hmm…somehow I didn't think I would considering the masses of other fics I need to finish.I'm writing this switching between the perspectives of the characters involved, meaning last chapter we got to know what Lex was thinking; now we learn about Scar. Also, I'm ignoring cannon, so Scar has not been Facehugged nor shall he be, among a few other minor plot twists.
Warning: I'm not sure about the names of the other Predators in the movie, I've read from several sources that they are called 'Celtic' and 'Chopper', I will be using those names and I apologize if they are wrong.

Disclaimer: In my dreams maybe.

Haven

Sckeahr, or 'Scar' as his companion had pronounced his name, was not entirely sure bringing the ooman along was such a good idea, but 'Lex', as she had introduced herself, had managed to defeat several of the Kainde Amedha on her own, and thus far avoid being impregnated by said creatures. Scar was young, yes, but stupid, absolutely not. He would never be able to make it out of the Kainde Amedha Chiva alone, and until he met back up with his hunting party, Lex would have to do.

Since the maze had trapped them and they had exchanged names, there had been little other action. Scar didn't like how quite it had become. Something had called off the Kainde Amedha, and as a now blooded hunter it was his duty to finish the hunt and return to the surface where the Clan was waiting. Scar glanced down at his computer, the map appeared and he calculated the best route to the surface. The Pyramid would be shifting soon, they needed to get out of the halls and reach another room or risk being trapped again, and they did not have time for that.

"Lhrueckz." He called, beckoning her closer to him, as she approached he took hold of her wrist and ignoring her protest, yanked her along at a run. Yautja and ooman reached the end of the hall just before the rumble of the shifting began. The room changed, but thankfully there were still passageways leading out, but Scar could feel a chill in the air…something was wrong here.

He scented the air, it reeked of death, and it took him a moment, but finally he realized the pyramid had taken them in a circle, this room was were he and his party had split up, each stalking an ooman that carried one of their weapons. Perhaps Khelt'ik and Chop'ur were not far from here. Scar let out a roar, trying to get the attention of his partners if they were close enough to hear. There was no response.

His companion made a noise and moved past him suddenly, approaching the body of one of the dead ooman that was trapped within a net. Her fingers wove threw the wiring, trying to get at something the dead man carried. Lex whimpered as she struggled, Scar took a few steps forward and growled, she looked up at him, her face damp with sweat and tears, he motioned for her to move away as he pulled out his Ceremonial Dagger and cut the net open so she could retrieve whatever it was she was after.

Scar watched her for a moment, curious as to what she was trying to reach, but he picked up a familiar scent in the air. Figuring Lex would be fine without him for a few minutes he prowled further into the room. That N'dui'se …it could only be Chop'ur. Perhaps he had heard him after all, but chosen not to respond lest the Kainde Amedha found him first.

Suddenly he stopped in his tracks.

"C'jit!" he cried, rushing over to the body on the floor. "Chop'ur! Chop'ur!" he shook the shoulder of his comrade, no response. Scar gave a mournful growl…Chop'ur had passed into U'sl-kwe…Final rest.

He heard footsteps, "Scar?" He turned.

Lex stood close by, over her shoulder there was some sort of pack, sticking out of it was a small box he assumed was a medical kit. Attached to her belt were a few weapons used by humans, a Da'dtou-di of some kind, and primitive cannons. Such things would be useful to her should she lose hold of her Ki its-pa, Scar became glad that at least the ooman was smart enough to gather more weapons.

She looked from him to the dead Predator at his feet. "Was he your friend?" she asked.

Friend. She had used that word earlier, when she had returned his cannon. Was 'friend' the ooman word for comrade? He supposed so, he nodded, yes, Chop'ur had been his 'friend',

"I'm sorry." Lex whispered.

Scar stood up, and let out another roar, hoping that Khelt'ik was close enough to hear. He listened, and his heart sank at the lack of response. Then he heard it, muffled and weak, but it was an answering call. Forgetting about Lex for now, Scar took off in its direction, leading him to a hole in the floor, where in the dim light he could make out the form of another Yautja. He jumped down, next to his comrade to look him over.

The other Yautja was injured, instinctively Scar reached for his medikit, but Khelt'ik snarled weakly. "Too late…" his partner growled, "You have to get… out of here, they've released the queen…"

"The Queen!?" Scar barked disbelievingly "Khelt'ik, I can't make it out without you."

"Sckeahr!" Khelt'ik snapped,"You're… the only one of us to become a blooded warrior…" He reached up to trace the mark on Scar's mask for emphasis, "Get to the surface…the elders…your father…will know what to do…"

"Khelt'ik!" Scar snarled.

"Go Sckeahr…" Khelt'ik's body went limp as U'sl-kwe claimed him as well.

Scar roared in mourning and fury. He picked up his Combi-Stick from where he had discarded it a moment ago and stamped it hard against the ground, no longer would he kill the Kainde Amedha for the pleasure of the hunt. From now on, the hunt was for revenge, pure and simple.

"Scar!"

The sudden shout reminded Scar of the other companion he had picked up. Lex stood over the ledge peering down at him and the fallen Yautja. She sunk down, and leapt over the ledge, with the most grace she could manage, landing almost perfectly but for the sudden lost in balance and she stumbled forward into his arms.

At that moment two thinks happened; with an awkward sense of comfort Scar realized they were now both very alone in this temple, possibly the only ooman and Yautja left, and he made a decision to mark her.

It wasn't a common tradition, and usually took a lot of deep thought, but there were stories told by the elders of Pyode Amedha being accepted into their clan as honorary Yautja. This was considered a deep honor for those of a lesser species, and Lex had certainly proved herself quite a warrior.

He stepped away from her and tugged free a claw attached to his belt. She blinked at him and held up the weapons he had fashioned for her earlier and pointing to the extra weapons she had salvaged. Scar shook his head and gestured to her with the claw in hand, trying to communicate that this time what he offered was not a weapon, but a gift. What was the word she had used earlier? "Furntt." He attempted.

Her eyes narrowed in confusion, and she shook her head, "What?"

Not quite, the hunter exhaled and tried again, "Ferund."

Still puzzled the female continued to stare at him, but her eyes started to clear, "Friend?"

That was it! He gestured between the two of them, "F'rend."

Lex looked completely baffled for a moment, but quickly nodded, "Yeah okay, we're friends."

He wasn't sure what all of her words meant, but Scar recognized the word friend, and had determined that a nod meant yes. So he stepped forward, carefully squeezing the blood of the kill onto the tip of the claw. He took a step towards her; Lex remained where she was, trembling, but unmoving. Cautiously he reached forward with the blooded tip and traced the mark of the warrior on her cheek. The ooman flinched and gasped at the sensation, but made no protest.

Finally Scar pulled away, Lex put a hand up to trace the mark on her cheek with a finger. "Yautja." Scar announced, this symbol marked her as an honorary member of his tribe, he now acknowledged her as one of his own. A warrior.

"Y…Yautja…?" She repeated.

Again Scar nodded and waved his hand between them, signaling that this word was for both of them "F'rendz…Yautja."

She dipped her head in reverence, "Right." She said.

Scar turned to the nearest exit, and growled, motioning for her to follow, which she did not have to be told twice. They wandered down the dark halls together; two warriors, two species, two friends. Scar kept glancing behind him to make sure she was keeping up, he had slowed down for her, but she was still falling slightly behind. They entered a larger room, with four doors, including the one they had just come through. Movement shifted in the hall to the left.

Too soon for either of them to react, a large ebony body flew from the shadows; a straggler that had gotten separated from its siblings. It struck Scar in a body slam; there was a roar and a scream. Scar's wrist blades extended and he stabbed them into the monster on top of him, the creature shrieked in pain, but the wound was far from fatal, Scar pulled his blades lose and found them melting in acid. He roared in fury and punched the creature. This didn't bother the Kainde Amedha whatsoever and it's dripping jaws opened ready to bite through his helmet and kill him with its hidden double jaws.

All of a sudden it shrieked again and fell off him. "I got your back!" Lex cried, stabbing the alien with her Ki its-pa. Surprised and injured the black monster could only struggle as she shoved it closer to the wall. There was a distinctive snap, the pole of her weapon had snapped and she stumbled forward towards its flailing talons.

Just fast enough Scar reached up and caught her. Taking aim with his Plasma Caster, he prepared to fire, but another gun went off first, the one Lex had picked off her dead comrade. She fired multiple times until the creature stopped struggling, too weak from its injuries. One breathless moment passed as both hunter and human took in what had just occurred in silence.

She'd just saved his life.

Lex turned around, terror filled her eyes, but pride too, and her lips curved up in a smile. His heart skipped a beat, if he'd had any doubts about marking her, they had just vanished. Scar reached forward and shook her shoulder gratefully, and thumbed a fist on his chest, a motion she understood and repeated. The human proudly approached the corpse of her kill and carefully retrieved the other end of her weapon; it would no longer be a Ki its-pa, but it would still make a good Da'dtou-di.

Suddenly a rumble began, the pyramid was shifting. Scar stood his ground, waiting to see which opening would allow the quickest route to the surface. Lex's scream caught him off guard and he whirled around to see what was wrong, only to find she was no longer behind him. An entrance on the floor had opened beneath her, and she had fallen to a lower level, "Scar!" she shouted,

"Lhrueckz!" He cried in return, ready to jump in after her, but before he could the rocks slid together again, blocking his way, "Lhrueckz! Lhrueckz!" He hit the floor with his fists trying to force it open. Below he could hear her shouting something in her own language.

In the distance he heard a roar. The Kainde Amedha queen. Reminded of his need to reach the surface and tell the elders Scar stopped his pounding, and checked his map. It had been damaged in the earlier fight, and did not show a clear image. He saw that the passage in front of him would lead to the higher levels, and the shaft he had entered the temple from, but also that in the corridor to his left there was a hall which had a stairway to the floor below. But between the stairs and room Lex was in, there was a wall. Then his computer shorted out, this function completely destroyed in the fight. With a frustrated cry he tore it off and threw it against the wall.

Through the rock between them Scar heard Lex shout again. Scar shook his head and glanced between the two entrances. The surface or Lex? He needed to decide soon. Another roar from the Queen reminded him once again that the clan needed to be reached, but then again…

They were both alone. Neither he nor Lex would be able to make it out alive on their own, Scar growled and walked back over to his wrist computer. Its mapping function might be out, but it still had other purposes. Reattaching it, he turned back to the tunnel which would lead him to the stairs.

After all she was the only 'friend' he had left.

Author's End note: Don't worry I'm going to give you the translations to the Yautja words I just used, if you do not know them already, I'm doing quite a bit of research for this fic.

Editor's Note: To be honest I didn't think she'd update either, but be thankful she did, reviews are loved and inspire her to continue so please don't forget to!

Translations:

Kainde Amedha- Hard meat (Xenomorphs)

Chiva- Trial or test

Da'dtou-di- Small knife

N'dui'se- Musk or scent

U'sl-kwe- Death

Ki its-pa- Spear

Pyode Amedha- Soft meat (Human)

Ooman- Human (Slang)