Oh. My. God. I am SO sorry for not writing in this for so long, I really am. I was experiencing some serious writers block. I mean, this is just unbelievable, I left this story for over a month!

I woke up. I could feel something, something that gave me hope, and made me believe that, maybe, just maybe, my species does stand a chance.

Steel Claw. He is so, very close now. He must have been trying to find me: proof that we had a true friendship, an unbreakable bond.

I sniffed the air. Steel Claw wasn't alone. The leader of the predators... he was here too. I could even smell his sadistic intentions of killing us off. We had to find each other, right here, right now.

I quickly got up, and sent a telepathic message to Steel Claw.

Steel Claw! If you can hear me, we must find each other! Right now!

I got a response. It was Steel Claw!

Blade Tail! Are you there?! I sense a foreign presence... I think it's dangerous...it's quite close too...

Steel Claw, you have to get out of there now! You're in danger! Ru-

My messages were interrupted by a bloodcurdling screech- the unmistakable screech of a xenomorph.

Concerned and fearful, I quickly ran onwards, toward the terrifyingly loud screams of pain.

Don't die! Don't you dare die! I thought as I ran towards Steel Claws yelps.

I saw his silhouette, and his jaws were open wide as he cried out, with acid blood spurting out of his side. He had collapsed to the ground. Next to him was the moss coloured leader of the predators, piercing Steel Claws body with a large spear, who's tip slowly began to dissolve.

Quickly, I ran forward, snarling louder than ever. I pounced next to Steel Claw, grabbed the spear in my jaws, and tossed it away. The predator watched me, somewhat surprised. He then growled, and two blades on his wrist extended out, as he raised his arm in a threatening pose. Steel Claw stared at me, unable to believe what I was doing! No xenomorph had ever risked his life for another, unless it's for the queen.

I jumped forward, my arms outstretched to grab the predator and slash at his flesh. Instead, he dodged my attack. I fell to the ground, with a loud bang.

He dug his wrist blades into my hips, ripping my flesh apart before they dissolved into nothing.

I thrust the side of my tail against him, trying to ignore all the pain I was feeling. He stumbled away from me, and quickly looked at his wrist blades, which had been corroded away. He then turned back to me, and ran towards me, until I sliced the tip of my tail across his chest. Green blood dribbled out of the long scar I gave him.

I wasn't going to stop fighting. Not when I had just found Steel Claw.

The predator glared at me, with an evil look in his small, yellow eyes. They practically translated everything he was thinking.

'I want to kill you. Slowly. I want to tear out your inner mouth, and rip out your teeth, one by one.'

We began running towards one another. We both jumped, tumbling towards each other in the air. We crashed against each other, still slashing and biting. We were thrown from each other, and fell to the ground. We got up, snarling and growling at one another as Steel Claw helplessly watched. He had bled so much he could barely move.

Just as the Predator and I were going to go in for the last attack, we both saw something fall across the sky. We turned our heads to see it better. It was small, but it was slowly accelerating, building up speed. The Predator looked back at me, made a sound which was like a laugh, then quickly left.

This weapon was not made by a Predator. No, it was something human.

It was a nuclear weapon. They wanted destroy millions of lives, just so they could kill off two.

They were nuking us from orbit.