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 VII

-Lex-

The female alien lunged at her with the dagger, forcing Lex to roll out of the way lest she wanted to sport a cut across her abdomen. The one thing about her size was it gave her a slight advantage, not to mention Scar's training helped raise her reflexes even higher than before. Unsheathing a dagger of her own, Lex parried the next blow and swung skyward with the blade, nicking the female across her long leg.

"Neytiri stop!"

Jake restrained Neytiri, the latter trying to pry herself free from his strong grip. He spoke to her in a soothing voice and the Na'vi calmed down.

"I'm not here to hurt you," Lex said, looking at the alien named Jake.

"Who are you? You speak English but your way of dressing...you do not resemble one of the Sky People."

"My name is Lex. I'm a human who is with...a clan of hunters, alien hunters. I can't take off my mask or I'll die from the poisonous air, but please trust me when I say I mean no harm."

"She put a dagger in your back earlier Jake!"

"Not on purpose!"

The two females were clearly on opposite ends of the spectrum here.

"Why are you here?" Jake inquired, kneeling down so he could get a better look at Lex.

"It's a long story but I need to know, how are you speaking English? Your name...it's clearly not of alien origin."

"No. That's because I'm not Na'vi by birth."

"Navi?" Lex cocked her head to the side, the term foreign in her ears.

Jake stood up and spread his arms, indicating to his surroundings.

"You are on Pandora, the natives here are called Na'vi and I am one of them. I was a human once, just like you are."

So her suspicions were correct. This alien was a human prior to becoming a Na'vi was it? Lex kept her distance from the female but her curiosity began to boil over again.

"How did you end up like this?" she indicated to his humanoid alien body.

"I had my soul transferred into my avatar body, so I'm one of the Na'vi permanently now."

Every term he used was basically floating over Lex's head at that point. Whatever happened here was something she wasn't aware of.

"Now answer my question. Why are you here? Why did you attack us earlier?"

Lex was stuck at this point, should she tell the truth about why she was here? Or should she lie and try to come up with an acceptable answer that wouldn't upset Jake's partner?

"Don't think I'm crazy but I'm actually with a clan of aliens who hunt for sport. We landed on your planet and were given orders to scout and kill the strongest species here."

"She's dangerous!" Neytiri said at that point and fired an arrow towards Lex from her bow.

The arrow was cut cleanly in half before it could pierce Lex, and Scar deactivated his camouflage at that point, a smart disc in hand as he roared angrily. All the Na'vi in the surrounding area immediately rushed over upon hearing the commotion, but the sudden appearances of Glaive and the other two Predators startled them into shock.

"No! Don't hurt them!" Lex begged, grabbing Scar's arm.

"She try kill you, I will kill her in return."

"It was just a misunderstanding!"

Her pleas fell upon deaf ears as Scar activated his plasmacaster, the triangle-tipped laser pointing directing at Neytiri.

"Stop it!"

Jake said something to the other Na'vi and they all dropped their weapons in response. Storm turned to Scar and spoke to him, their clicks and growls were the only sounds audible in the air. The Na'vi were seemingly afraid of the Predators, their foreign weapons and advanced technology were beyond their comprehension.

Eventually Scar cancelled the activation of his weapon and Lex breathed marginally easier.

"Are these the ones you spoke of?" Jake indicated to Scar and the other three.

"Yes. Trust me when I say you don't want to piss them off. I know they don't look like it, but they're deadly hunters and they're actually showing great restraint by not hunting you down from the shadows."

"I'll take your word for it."

Just as Lex was about to say something more, her mask began to flash and a message from Ember came through. She had no idea what the Elder was saying, but seeing Scar and the other three suddenly tense up, something must be very wrong.

"We leave," was all Scar said before the four of them vanished from sight.

"I'll come back later," Lex told Jake before following suit.

-Jake-

The human who called herself Lex vanished from sight after promising to return later, piquing Jake's interest in the technology she was using. As a former Marine, he was trained to analyze every situation carefully, and it was this trait that prompted him to tell the others to lower their weapons. He could see the four strange aliens were very skilled fighters who could kill in a blink of the eye.

"Why did you let them go my Jake?" Neytiri hissed, clearly upset at what just happened.

"They are not enemies we can easily fight. Haven't you seen their weapons? They are far superior and advanced compared to our bow and arrows. Their armor too was something else, I doubt even guns could pierce through that metal. I'm not risking the entire clan just to satisfy my own ego as Olo'ekytan."

Neytiri wasn't happy with letting the human who tried to hurt her mate get away, but even through her fury, she could see the meaning behind Jake's words. The strange aliens indeed bore weapons far more advanced than their own, and she knew it was foolish to try and engage in combat with them.

"We need to tell the other clans," she finally said, having calmed down significantly.

"I already sent word. I only hope they don't remain on Pandora long."

Jake got up and addressed the rest of the Omaticaya clan.

"What we have just seen shall not be spoken of again. These strangers from another planet possess weapons far more advanced to our own, and their ability to hide from view is very troublesome. The time of great sorrow has just passed, I will not risk another war like we did with the Sky People. As long as these strangers do not attack or kill one of us, I will not attack in return. Be vigilant and alert during your patrols, and report anything suspicious back to me."

The entire clan acknowledged the words of their leader and Jake dismissed them.

Once the rest of the clan were gone from view, Jake sighed and rubbed his face wearily. Not even two years into his role as Olo'ekytan and he gets stuck with aliens from another planet. The RDA was bad enough with their attempt to bomb the Tree of Souls back then, but this was possibly a hundred times worse if conflict broke out between all the Na'vi clans and the aliens.

Even Toruk Makto would be useless then.

"Are you alright?" Neytiri came to sit beside him.

"Am I doing a good job Neytiri? I feel like I'm a failure."

Neytiri gently turned his face towards her until their eyes locked. Jake covered her hand with his and leaned into her touch, using that as a source of comfort.

"You are not a failure. You are the Olo'ekytan of the Omaticaya, my Jake, my mate for life."

"And you mine," he responded, bringing their foreheads together.

The two remained like that for a long time.

-Lex-

"What's going on?" Lex asked as she was being carried by Scar again.

"Elder call us back. Hard meat Queen escape from ship, we must hunt it down."

"You guys had a Alien Queen aboard the ship this entire time!?" Lex's voice rose several octaves in her shock and anger.

"We use her for experiment, she cannot breed."

"That doesn't make me feel any better," she muttered.

The group arrived at the designated meeting place to find the Elders standing together. Most of the Predators had gathered together, with several individuals joining mere moments after Scar's group did.

Lex was lowered to the ground and the Elders addressed everyone present.

Per usual she waited for the Elders to finish speaking before asking Scar for a translation.

"We hunt hard meat queen. This our new mission instead of hunting blue aliens."

"Thank god," Lex breathed, her fears quelled by this new piece of information.

The Predators scattered in groups of two this time instead of the usual groups they were in. Lex was wondering how that would work out when a new Predator went up to Glaive and dragged him away to be his partner.

"Uh...was Glaive just dragged away?"

"Glaive partner with Javelin for now. You come with me," Scar said.

Storm and Dagger gave a small wave and disappeared away together, Lex figured they were probably partners for this hunt. She was just glad Scar wouldn't leave her side, she'd hate having to be partnered with a Predator she wasn't familiar with.

"How are we going to find her? It's not like we're in a pyramid and she's confined to a certain place," Lex said as they trudged through the forest.

"We track her footprints. Follow me," Scar replied and the two took off running.

-Somewhere on Pandora-

Freedom.

Air.

The Xenomorph Queen roared in delight at her newfound independence at escaping from that blasted ship which kept her imprisoned. The alien recalled being experimented on day after day, to the point where she was rendered sterile. The mere thought of not being able to have her own brood of children enraged the Queen, and she screeched in anger as she barreled her way through the strange surroundings. Her captors tried to sedate her but her thick carapace prevented the needles from piercing her skin, but exhaustion was quickly taking over.

She needed to find a place to rest.

Carefully tasting the air around her, the Queen scared off the nearby wildlife and found a cavern to hide in. Curling in on herself after ensuring the area was safe, the Queen rested her head on the ground and growled softly.

Thoughts of having her own brood plagued her dreams as the Xenomorph fell into a deep slumber.

Two young Na'vi children were playing in the water when one of them spotted strange tracks on the opposite side of the stream. Curiosity grabbing hold of their young minds, the children followed the trail until they arrived at a cave. This cave was one they were familiar with, since they came here to play with the other children on a daily basis. However, something was off about the cavern this time, and the older child dared his younger friend to go in.

Not wanting to be seen as a coward, the younger Na'vi child ventured inside and all was quiet for a while.

Then screams echoed in the air followed by a horrible screeching noise. The younger child bolted out the front of the cavern in terror, scaring his friend into leaving as well. The older child craned his head around and what he saw was forever imprinted in his mind.

The giant silhouette of a strange creature with a crown-like head and small arms roaring loudly.

He never looked back.

To be continued...

Thank you Kam for the infertile queen idea XD

What will Lex and the Predators do now?

Will Jake risk his entire clan to kill off the Alien Queen?

Or will these two group join forces? (Probably not, given the way Predators operate XD)

See you all next time!

Celsius Fate~