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.
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Acceptance
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Chapter XV
Scar was the first to react to the distress signal when his wrist-comp went off with a warning. Storm, Dagger, and Glaive's soon followed after as the four of them jumped onto their feet. The group pressed the same button on their comps at the same time, and a map was projected on their masks with the last known location of Lex.
"What happened? Was she attacked by one of the bigger Yautja?" Dagger asked worriedly.
"I don't know. Stay here and wait for me," Scar ordered.
"It's too dangerous to go alone. I'll go with you," Storm said.
The two locked gazes temporarily before Scar relented and allowed his friend to come along. Dagger and Glaive remained behind to guard the camp in case the bigger Yautja were out there and were hunting them down for fun.
"We must hurry," Scar said as the two took off towards the location where the distress signal was sent.
Lex groaned and slowly opened her eyes, disoriented from the high fall she somehow managed to survive from. The first thing she noticed was the dark sky above her, which was completely unobscured by her mask which she had grown accustomed to wearing. The second thing that caught her attention was the gentle crackling of a fire somewhere near her feet.
"You're awake?" an unfamiliar voice asked her.
Slowly pushing herself into a sitting position, Lex found herself staring at the same group of humans she had been observing from afar with Scar and the others. Though it seems their numbers have dwindled since the last time she saw them. Some of the guys were giving her suspicious looks but the one who looked to be the leader was giving her a small smile.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Lex tried to move but realized her legs were broken during the fall.
"Easy there. You took a nasty fall back at the hill, how you managed to survive is beyond a miracle," the only female member of the group told her.
"What's your name?" the leader asked.
"Alexa Woods...but people call me Lex."
"Glad to see you survived the fall Lex. I'm Royce, that's Isabelle, Hanzo, Edwin, and Mombasa."
She gave them a weary smile and shifted into a more comfortable position. Her legs were held in place by make-shift splints the group scavenged for her, and Lex reached into the various places where her weapons were, only to discover they were missing from the sheathes. Panic rose within her immediately and she looked around the forest floor, spotting her weapons lying beside Royce.
"The armor you're wearing, I've never seen anything like it. Also, your weapons as well."
Royce held up the belt where her weapons were holstered and kept his eyes locked onto hers.
"I wouldn't play with them if I were you," she warned.
"Where did you get them?"
Not this again.
"Would you believe me if I told you I travel around with a bunch of aliens who hunt for sport and use weaponry and technology far more advanced than our own?" Lex said defiantly.
The others exchanged that look with one another.
She rolled her eyes and snorted in response.
"These weapons look like the ones that were thrown at us earlier," Isabelle commented, taking one out of the holster.
"Don't. You'll lose an entire arm if its's not wielded properly," Lex warned again.
Suddenly two sets of triangular dots were aimed at Isabelle's forehead and the others leaped into action, taking up a perimeter around Lex as they raised their guns in anticipation of an attack. Right away Lex knew it was Scar and one of the others who had come to save her since her wrist-comp went off with a message when she looked down at it.
"Put your weapons down," she said.
"Are you insane? We've fought these guys before and we're just pigs for slaughter if we don't try!" Mombasa argued.
"Listen buddy, I'm not having the prettiest of days here. I fell down a fucking cliff and broke both of my legs, and my weapons have been confiscated by your beloved leader. If you want to live another day on this damned planet, put your fucking guns down and listen to what I say!" Lex snapped angrily.
Royce shared a brief look with Isabelle and signaled for the others to lower their weapons.
"Scar? I'm fine, you can put the plasma-casters away," Lex called out into the darkness.
From the shadows came Scar and Storm as the two aliens deactivated their camouflage. Immediately Royce opened fire upon the two but the bullets bounced off their armor harmlessly. Storm roared in anger and retaliated by easily disarming the human, then lifted him up off his feet with one hand. Scar came to his friend's aid at that point, knocking Hanzo and Mombasa unconscious, then advanced towards an armed Isabelle despite the fact that she was a female. Lex knew enough of the Yautja Honor Code by that point and understood why Scar would attack a female, because she was armed and dangerous.
"Scar stop! I'm fine! Let them go please!" she implored, unable to move from her position on the floor.
Her pleas fell upon deaf ears as Scar unsheathed his wrist blade and prepared to skewer Isabelle like a kebab. Lex willed herself to move and despite the sharp jabs of pain jolting up her legs, dragged herself over to the Predator and gripped his forearm tightly.
Her touch brought Scar back to his senses and the Predator retracted his blade. He signaled to Storm to release Royce and the latter fell to the ground, gasping for breath while massaging his bruised neck.
"Lex?" Scar croaked, turning his attention to her.
"I'm fine, just broken legs," she indicated to said limbs.
Relieved that she was safe and alive, Scar picked her up in his arms and started walking away while Storm fired a warning shot at the tree over the group's head to dissuade them from following, before snatching Lex's belt from the ground and joining Scar.
"What happen?" Scar asked once they were far away from the group of humans.
"Snow tried to kill me on the cliff," she said.
Storm made a series of clicks and growls from the back, prompting Scar to answer with his own while Lex was left in confusion. The only thing she managed to pick up was how angry the two were, since their mandibles had a tendency to click together furiously if they were upset.
"What's going on?"
"Storm say you mistake, Snow not one who attack you."
"Oh really?" Lex held a hand out for her belt and Storm handed it over.
She fumbled around in one of the pouches and pulled out the smart disc that Snow had thrown at her, holding it up for the two to see under the moonlight.
"Explain this then," she said with an arched eyebrow.
Taking the smart disc from her hand, Storm held it up between himself and Scar while their Bio-Masks worked to identify who it belonged to.
"Snow," Scar finally said after several minutes have passed.
"Believe me now?"
"If what you say true, then Elders punish Snow."
Lex blinked in confusion at this.
"Why?"
"Against code to kill other warrior, unless warrior bad blood. You not Bad Blood but Snow want kill you. Elders discover, will disown Snow as Bad Blood."
"You don't say..." Lex suddenly wanted the Elders to find out so they could disown Snow as a Bad Blood.
Yet the rational part of her didn't want Snow branded as a Bad Blood just for trying to kill her.
Maybe if she found out why Snow wanted to kill her, then she'll decide if she should turn her in to the Elders or not.
"Where are we going now?"
"Ship. Legs need heal," Scar replied.
"What about the-"
"Fix leg first. Leave small warrior to us."
There was no way she was going to argue her way out of that, not with both of her legs broken.
Snow couldn't believe what she had done.
She tried to kill a fellow warrior.
Not just any warrior, but the human female marked by Scar personally.
If the Elders found out...she would be cast out and marked as a Bad Blood for sure.
The only thing she could do was go back to Winter and the others while pretending nothing was wrong.
"Where have you been? We were trying to reach you," Javelin said when Snow walked into view.
"Just wanted to get some air," she replied, keeping her voice neutral and calm.
"The Elders called us all back to the ship. The other warrior we were supposed to rescue died, we're leaving the planet."
The group made their way back to where the ship was cloaked from view and boarded when the ramp opened to let them on. Instead of allowing them to retire to their rooms, the Elders called a meeting to discuss what happened and about a certain incident that had been brought to their attention. Dread filled every inch of Snow the moment she heard about the incident, and she became rooted to the spot until Winter gave her a gentle push.
Making their way towards the meeting room where the Elders were conversing with Scar quietly, Snow caught eyes with her former partner briefly before the latter resumed his conversation with the Elders.
"Why is Scar talking to the Elders in private when we're all gathering like this?" Dart growled quietly from behind Winter.
"I guess we'll find out won't we?" Winter replied, crossing his arms over his chest.
When Scar told his father and the other Elders about what happened between Lex and Snow, the Elders were beyond livid that one of their top warriors would break the code with no disregards. Every Yautja knew and understood that under no circumstances were they to kill or hunt another member of the clan, unless they were branded as Bad Bloods and required extermination. Scar explained what happened to Lex and produced one of Snow's smart discs as proof when Ember asked for it. However, Scar requested the Elders to not throw her out of the clan, clarifying that this was a request from Lex who didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
"I hope father and the other Elders will honor Lex's request in not branding Snow as a Bad Blood," Scar finished.
The Elders exchanged looks with one another while clicking their mandibles together in thought.
"My son, what you have brought before us is a serious matter. You know the code better than any of us on board this ship. We do not attack one of our own, no matter the circumstances. Those who do so are exiled and stripped of their rights as a warrior," Nova explained gently to his son.
"I know father, but Lex does not want to make a scene out of this. She just wants to know why Snow did what she did."
"Are you not angry with what happened? Your mother confided in me that you wish to court Lex as your potential mate?" Nova said.
Scar growled softly at this since he planned on telling his father later about his plans to court Lex, but it seems his mother saw through his intentions and jumped the gun on this bit of news. As for him being angry, it was obvious he was angry that Snow tried to kill his future mate, but he was also a trained warrior with control over his emotions. If he wasn't bound by the code, Scar would have hunted Snow down and claimed her head as a prize.
"I am angry, I won't deny this father, but branding Snow a Bad Blood will tarnish the reputation of our clan. She must be punished for her transgression, but not by exiling her from the clan."
Ember was the one with the most authority and the other two Elders turned to him for guidance.
"Alright. I understand where you are coming from Scar. Snow will be punished but we will not exile her, nor will she be branded as a Bad Blood."
"Thank you Elder," Scar said as he gave a curt bow.
"Let us address the hunters," Nova indicated towards the gathered group.
To be continued...
Review?
What will happen to Snow?
Lex made it clear she didn't want Snow branded as a Bad Blood, but does this mean she has a plan to get revenge?
Who knows ;]
See you all next time!
Celsius Fate~