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?

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Acceptance

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Chapter XII

Lex had no idea why the others deactivated their cloaking but she followed their lead. To her surprise, there was another team that did the same and both groups stared at each other for at least a minute. Lex peered over Scar's back and noticed she hadn't seen the other group aboard the ship before, but what caught her eye immediately was one of the Predators. The new Predator was shorter compared to the others, even Dagger was taller than him. What stuck out the most was the symbols on the Bio-Mask, and Lex was certain she recognized the symbol of the Ankh on the forehead area.

There's a ooman! Winter growled and began to draw his weapon.

Glaive and Dagger instantly jumped in front of Lex protectively while Scar growled angrily at the other Predator.

She is with us! Sheathe your weapon!

Have you lost your mind? A ooman cannot be one of us!

Scar removed his mask and flared his mandibles angrily at Winter, startling the latter since he had never seen him so angry.

I have marked her as a warrior! You will respect her as such!

Winter stop. Scar speaks the truth, Javelin said, stepping between the two.

"Lex," Scar croaked as he replaced his mask.

"Y-Yea?"

"Show mark."

Assuming Scar wanted her to show the new group the mark he gave her, she reached behind and pressed the button that released her Bio-Mask from her face. Moving her hair out of her face, Lex stood there while the other Predators studied her face carefully.

She does bear our mark, Snow pointed out.

Winter confirmed for himself and relaxed his stance.

I apologize. She does indeed bear our mark.

Glaive elbowed Lex once and she hastily placed her mask back over her face.

"They believe," Scar said.

"Do I have to do this every time we run into the others? I thought everyone knows I'm marked."

"Winter squad just return to ship. They not know of you," Scar explained.

"Well I hope this clears things up," she muttered, sticking close to Glaive in case something else happened.

When did this happen? We have never marked a ooman before, what made you do what you did?

She saved me from a kiande amedhe queen.

The other group was stunned.

I hate to break up this little reunion...but we should probably hide ourselves, Storm pointed towards the armed humans as they crept closer to where they were.

The entire group activated their cloaking devices and scattered in various directions. One thing that always amazed Lex was their ability to move silently despite their massive size. She followed after Scar and the two of them hid in one of the trees. This time she was careful not to get pricked by the bark, silently thanking the Elders once again for giving her armor to wear.

"Scar, who were those Predators back there?" Lex asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

"Winter and Snow," came the instant reply.

"Okay...but who are they?"

"Winter is Elite, skilled warrior from other tribe. Elders take him in as favor to Wolf. Snow is half-breed but also good warrior, not many female become warrior."

Lex furrowed her brows together in confusion.

"Half-breed? What do you mean by that?"

"One is ooman, the other Yautja. Explain for her smaller size compared to regular female Yautja."

It took a second for what Scar's words meant to click inside Lex's mind.

"You mean one of her parents is a human?"

"Yes."

Now that was definitely a new piece of information Lex could keep tucked away in that part of her brain she'll never access again. So humans are capable of having children with Predators, the female she saw earlier was proof enough. Does this mean she could too should Scar pick her as his mate? Thanks to his mother who revealed Scar had feelings for her, Lex had been at an internal battle with herself. A part of her wanted to be with the alien, but the other part was still hesitant in doing so.

"Stop," Scar suddenly said.

He pointed ahead and Lex saw one of the bigger Predators silently kill one of the humans from behind, then brought his body over to a secluded area before dumping it in the middle of the leaves.

"What are they doing?" she whispered.

"Trap."

Winter was unusually silent as the group made their way away from Scar's entourage. The ooman he had by his side certainly caught the Elite off-guard earlier, but the mark on her face was all the proof needed to convince him she was a member of the clan. Only those who have been marked could be considered as warriors, and if what Scar said was true, then that ooman definitely took down a hard meat queen.

"Are you still doubting Scar's words?" Javelin said upon noticing how silent their leader was.

"What exactly happened while we were gone?" Winter looked at Javelin for answers.

"Scar, Celtic, and Chopper were sent on a hunt at one of the temples where we keep the hard meats. The ooman you saw, she was part of a team sent there to scout out the area. They had stolen the plasma casters so Scar and the other two hunted them down to retrieve them. Celtic and Chopper lost their lives during the hunt but Scar managed to survive thanks to that ooman female. She returned the caster and took down a hard meat queen with Scar. Elder Ember gave her a combi-stick for her efforts after being marked by Scar."

Dart, having heard the story already, was scanning the area with his Bio-Mask while Snow and Winter listened with interest.

"Interesting," Winter said once Javelin finished.

Snow didn't say anything.

"Hey Snow, maybe you can warm up to her huh? You do have human blood flowing inside after all," Javelin said in a joking tone.

A blade was pressed against the latter's neck as Snow stood beside him, her hand on the hilt of her dagger.

"You know I don't like talking about that," she hissed.

"I'm just saying you can use a friend or two! Being with Winter all the time can't be good for your mental health."

"I heard that," Winter growled from the front.

Calmly walking over to where Snow had Javelin hostage, Dart pushed the blade away from his friend's neck. Snow growled in warning but sheathed her weapon when Dart focused his attention on her.

"Don't mention my heritage again," she warned.

"Touchy aren't we?" Javelin said but eased off nonetheless.

"Enough. You of all Yautja should know what obstacles Snow had to overcome to even be accepted as a warrior," Dart said, smacking Javelin upside the head.

Of course Javelin knew.

He was part of the same team as her when they first took on their initiation hunt.

All the other Yautja were betting she wouldn't survive to come back to the ship, but Javelin witnessed her rise above the expectations and took down not one, but three hard meat on her own. That day, she proved having ooman blood in her didn't make her weak, it only served to push her over her limits. The Elders were impressed and immediately took her under their wing. Her heritage wasn't unknown back on Yautja Prime, and the Elders knew of this. Snow was the last remaining survivor of her line. The rest of her family had been hunted down by Bad Bloods due to their unique eyes, and the Elders were determined to keep her safe and alive. They even sent out a warning message to the rest of the tribes, that if anything happened to her, they will face their wrath.

Snow was grateful to the clan for everything they had done.

"I'm just surprised the Elders allowed her on board the ship."

"Scar brought her aboard for medical treatment after protecting Scar from a hard meat attack. The Elders allowed her to remain since she is marked, which gives her the privileges and rights as a warrior. They made it clear to her she was free to go whenever she wanted, but the ooman chose to remain."

"You'd think she's in love with Scar, the way she sticks close to him and vice versa," Dart snorted.

"Don't let Glaive hear you or he'll have your head as a trophy," Javelin replied.

"That little runt can bring it any time he wants," Dart retorted.

"Focus on the task at hand!" Winter reprimanded from the front.

Dart and Javelin straightened out their behavior right away and followed after Winter, their leader having pinpointed a signal belonging to the missing warrior.

To be continued...

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