So who saw the new Predator movie? I personally liked it but the CGI kinda ruined it for me in regards to a certain character in the movie.

Summary: Lex thought she would never see the Predator that marked her with a mysterious symbol ever since the battle in Antartica. While leading yet another expedition, this time in the jungles of the Amazon, she runs into the very same alien that had been on her mind since. How will Scar react to seeing her after recovering from his near fatal wound?

Disclaimer: Aside from my OCs, I don't own anything else.

A/N: The next few chapters will alternate between Jake and Lex's POVs

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Acceptance

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Chapter VI

-Jake-

Why was it so hard to get some peace and quiet?

All Jake wanted to do was spend some quality time with Neytiri after resolving a conflict with another clan. He was actually enjoying the alone time until the two of them were attacked by someone or something they couldn't see.

Now he was on the back of his Ikran with a nasty wound on his back.

Yup.

Totally how he pictured the day was going to go.

"Jake, your wound is still bleeding."

"I know but we can't do anything until we arrive at Hometree."

After the initial destruction of the first Hometree by the RDA, the Omaticaya clan spent a long time wandering until they finally found another tree suitable to become their home. It took them two years to reestablish the life they had, prior to the intrusion of humans, but Jake was proud of how far they had come, and he as their leader. Mo'at had stepped down as Tsahik and Neytiri took over, though she would often turn to her mother for guidance from time to time.

Everything was going so damn well.

"We're here," Neytiri called out to her Ikran.

Jake did the same and the two dismounted, with the former leaning on Neytiri for support as they limped through the gates to their new home. Mo'at rushed out with a bunch of guards upon seeing a injured Jake, and looked at her daughter for answers.

"We were attacked by a group of people in the forest," Neytiri explained as she took her mother aside.

"Did you see who they were? Are the Sky people back?" Mo'at gripped her daughter's hand tightly.

"No. We couldn't see them, and they do not fight like the Sky people did. They used strange weapons, weapons that returned to their hands when thrown."

Mo'at was deeply troubled by this as she stared at Jake, who was being tended to by several healers of the clan.

"I will pray to Eywa and see if I can find some answers."

Trusting her mother for her wisdom and experiences as a Tsahik, Neytiri hugged Mo'at and went back to her mate's side. The healers finished applying a salve to the laceration and were currently bandaging up the affected area.

"Increase the patrols around our home. No Na'vi are to be by themselves, and send word to the other clans about being on guard. We cannot fight what we cannot see," Jake said to one of the warriors.

The warrior bowed and took off to complete his tasks.

-Lex-

The encounter with the strange aliens of this planet bothered Lex greatly, especially after hearing them speak English. A thousand questions were swimming in her head as she absentmindedly followed after Scar. She was so lost in thought, she failed to see a root sticking up and tripped over it, tumbling right into Glaive who happened to be in front of her at that moment.

Glaive steadied her with a firm grip while Scar came over to her.

"What is wrong?" he asked, noticing her odd behavior since their failed attack on the two aliens earlier.

"They spoke English...how is that possible? This is a foreign planet in another part of space, it shouldn't be possible...but they spoke English."

Scar didn't know how to answer her question.

The group resumed their scouting of the area and came upon another creature eating the corpse of an even bigger beast. Deciding this was a worthy prey, Storm was the one who took it down in two hits with his shurikens. Lex averted her eyes when Storm proceeded to skin the creature and ripped its spine out, until only the head was left in his hand. She glanced towards the left and noticed a figure moving a few hundred feet from where she was. Switching to heat vision on her mask, Lex saw the figure was of the same alien species they encountered earlier.

"Over there," Lex whispered.

The other Predators followed her finger and saw what she was seeing.

"Big tree, more prey."

Lex focused her vision and realized Scar was right. It seemed they had wandered into the home of the aliens from earlier.

Perhaps she could use this chance to find out how they knew English.

"We hunt," Scar declared, signaling to the others to follow.

"Wait!"

She stood in front of the Predator and shook her head.

"Lex?"

"Let me...spy on them for a while please? It's easier for me to sneak in and see how big their home is. We can come up with a plan to hunt them after I come back," she hastily lied on the spot.

Scar cocked his head to the side as if contemplating her suggestion. He turned to the other three and a barrage of clicks and growls went back and forth as the Predators debated over her proposition. Lex bit her lips nervously as she waited for their decision, after all she couldn't overpower the four of them if they decided not to go with her plan.

"Ok. We come back later tonight," Scar finally said, the four of them having come to a consensus.

She gave a nod to Scar and took off towards the big tree looming ahead.

For once Lex was glad she was a human and not a Predator, since her size gave her the advantage of being extra sneaky as she slowly made her way towards the huge tree. Her Bio-Mask picked up audio dialogue coming from the tree ahead, and it was in the same alien language she heard from the first two blue humanoids earlier. Transitioning to regular vision, Lex crouched behind a bush and peered over to assess the situation.

There were two guards stationed at the gate, both looking alert and ready to strike at a moment's notice. Thankfully Lex wouldn't have to worry about being seen thanks to her suit's camouflage mode. Being exceptionally quiet with every step taken, she slowly inched her way past the gate, pausing for a brief moment as she passed by the two guards. The aliens were unaware of her presence and continued their silent vigil, allowing Lex to infiltrate rather easily.

As soon as she was inside, Lex could see the aliens more clearly and was shocked to see them sporting tails. Not just the tails but their hands and feet only had four digits compared to her five. Their skin also had strange markings and their faces were canine in appearance. Hiding behind a pole, she poked her head around the corner and spotted one of the aliens with a bandage over his torso.

That must be the one she stabbed earlier with her dagger.

The alien wore a elaborate neck piece with a single tooth-like decoration in the middle.

Was he someone important?

Carefully making her way over to that alien, Lex nearly bumped into one of them if she hadn't hastily side-stepped to avoid detection. Once she was close enough, Lex tried to overhear the conversation the alien was having. It was useless though since the alien spoke in the language she couldn't understand.

"Jake!"

That voice was definitely human.

Craning her head around to see who had spoken, Lex noticed a human male walking over towards the alien with a hand in the air.

"Norm! How are you?"

The alien switched to English as the human came towards him.

-Jake-

Jake was pleased to see Norm coming for a visit, especially knowing his friend was rather busy lately with documenting the new species the others had discovered a while ago. He originally planned on visiting them at their base, but now that Norm was here, he didn't have to. It was odd his friend chose to come without linking to his Avatar, since they managed to salvage several of the link terminals back then.

"What's going on?" Norm inquired, noticing the increased security.

"Neytiri and I were attacked earlier by someone or something we couldn't see. I doubled the guards and told the other clans to be on alert as well."

"You're a eleven-foot alien with sensitive hearing, how did you not see your enemies?"

"Because we literally couldn't see our enemies Norm," Jake retorted, rubbing his forehead wearily.

"Interesting..."

Neytiri came over at that moment and greeted the scientist with the traditional Na'vi greeting. Norm responded with the same greeting and bowed to his friend's mate. The two of them got along rather well, given Norm's background and work with Grace. He was one of the few humans allowed to remain on Pandora after the time of great sorrow ended. The rest of the humans were sent back to their dying planet, and Norm was glad he was given permission to stay.

"Aside from checking on how you're doing, I also came to report that we've discovered mysterious sightings lately."

"Of what?" Jake was slightly worried but intrigued by this at the same time.

"Dead bodies of Thanators, skin completely gone and hanging upside down from trees. Something is hunting them out there Jake, I'm afraid the ecosystem on Pandora will be thrown out of balance if this keeps up."

"Perhaps this has something to do with those who attacked us," Neytiri commented, looking at her mate worriedly.

"If it was the Sky People, we would know about it. The time of great sorrow was not too long ago, I'd really hate to have to become Toruk Makto again. It'll prove I'm incompetent as a clan leader."

"You're not incompetent," Norm said.

Jake smiled at his friend.

"Anyways try and see if you can find out what is killing the Thanators. I'll keep patrols up on my end and let you know if we find anything."

Norm gave a nod and headed back towards the gates.

-Lex-

Sky People.

Who are the Sky People?

Lex overheard the entire conversation between the human called Norm and the alien named Jake. Jake was definitely not an alien name, so could this alien actually be a human somehow?

She needed answers.

Sneaking even closer to the two aliens as they talked to each other, Lex contemplated showing herself to them. However she was worried that by doing so, she'd be surrounded from all sides with spears pointed at her face.

That was the last thing she wanted.

Just as she was about to leave, the female alien seemed to sense her presence and immediately crouched in front of the other one and hissed angrily.

"Neytiri? What's wrong?" Lex heard Jake ask.

"Someone is here," Neytiri drew her dagger and remained in front of him.

Realizing there was no point in hiding, Lex canceled her suit's camouflage mode and stood before the two aliens.

"Wait! Don't attack!" she shouted, holding her hands out as the female alien prepared to jump on her.

Jake stopped her with a hand and stared at Lex intently.

"You...speak English."

To be continued...

Review?

So what's gonna happen?

Will Neytiri kill Lex for what she did to Jake?

Or will Scar and his squad show up and intimidate the shit out of the Na'vi? XD

Also, I need to ask a question.

Do you all want some action on Pandora?

I have a plot planned where an Alien Queen escapes from aboard the ship and breeds hybrids on Pandora, and it's up to the Predators and Na'vi to stop the hybrids from ruining life on Pandora, which means they must learn to work together.

Or I can just go with the boring plot of having the Predators kill a couple of the Na'vi and leave the planet for their next target.

Your choice my dear readers.

What you pick will decide how the next chapter flows.

Choose wisely, kekeke

See you next time!

Celsius Fate~