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 XVI

Ember raised a hand and all the Yautja in the room immediately gave him their undivided attention. Scar went back to stand beside his group of friends with arms crossed. He felt slightly at ease knowing the Elders wouldn't exile Snow for what she had done, but at the same time she required a harsh punishment if to be made an example to the others about breaking the code they all lived by.

"I'm sure you are all aware that the sain'ja we were trying to save has been killed by the bigger hunters on the planet. There was no further need for you all to remain, that is why we have called you all back to the ship."

Murmurs swept across the room as the others murmured quietly about the reason they were called back.

"Snow, step forward."

All eyes in the room locked onto Snow as the only female warrior stepped forth without hesitation. Scar had to give her credit for not being nervous for being called out like this, no doubt she was prepared for what was to come.

"Snow, we have received word that you tried to kill a fellow warrior, is this true?" Nova inquired sternly.

"Yes," came the instant reply.

Growls and clicks of surprised echoed like wildfire around the room as Snow's gaze remained defiant.

"Can you tell us why you did what you did?" Shade spoke from beside Nova.

Storm and Dagger trilled slightly in shock at the fact that Shade had actually spoken.

"Damn, your father must be really pissed if he's talking as well," Storm said as he gave Glaive a look.

"When have you ever seen my dad in a good mood to begin with?" Glaive responded with a casual shrug of his shoulders.

"Good point."

Nova held up a hand and the room became quiet once more.

"I did it because I was jealous of the human female for getting close to Scar," Snow said.

Scar growled lowly at this.

"You know the rules of the clan Snow, yet you chose to break them regardless. For your crimes against a fellow warrior, you are hereby stripped of your title as a warrior. You will no longer be allowed to join the others on hunts. You will leave the hunter's quarters and spend the remaining days as one of the females."

Everyone, including Snow, was shocked to hear this. She had been expecting the Elders to banish her for trying to kill the human, but to be stripped of her title as a warrior only? Somehow she had a feeling this was Scar's doing, was the conversation she saw them having earlier in regards to this?

"Elders, surely there must be another way to resolve this. Snow is a formidable and excellent warrior, stripping her of her title-"

"Winter, you are an Elite, you of anyone should know and understand the rules. Normally we would have not only stripped Snow of her title, but banished her from the clan as well as marking her as a Bad Blood, but we did not. Do not mistaken this for preferential treatment or merely because Snow is a female. We only spared her from being marked as a Bad Blood as a favor to Scar."

"Then aren't you favoring Scar by doing this?" Winter defiantly asked.

"You were not part of the clan long enough to know why we would do this for Scar. He single-handedly saved the entire clan from destruction by killing every kiande amedha that had escaped from the lower quarters of the ship. We owe him this much for protecting us," Shade said while the entire room lowered their heads in acknowledgement of the events that had almost claimed their lives.

Everyone knew what Shade was talking about.

"I still can't let this stand," Winter argued.

"You may be an Elite, but you are not above the Elders."

Winter clenched his hands in anger and tried to say something else but Snow held a hand out to cut him off.

"I accept," she said.

Wordlessly Snow began taking off her armor and weapons, leaving them on the table in front of the Elders as the others watched in silence. Once she was finished, Ember stepped forward and removed the mark from her forehead with a specialized tool. Snow never showed any signs of pain as her mark was removed. With the task finished, she gave a curt bow to the Elders and left the room.

Scar was talking to the other three as everyone filed out of the room when he felt someone grip his shoulder tightly.

"Scar, we need to talk."

Winter stood behind him with his mandibles flaring out in a show of aggression.

Storm and Glaive were about to say something but Scar shook his head and told them he'd catch up with them later. With a warning to Winter that Shade will be hearing about this if he tried anything funny, Glaive followed the other two towards the lower floor where the food storage was located.

"Speak," Scar growled once they were alone.

"Why did you do this?! Snow has been stripped of her warrior title because of you!" Winter snarled angrily, shoving Scar to emphasize his anger.

"She tried to kill Lex! We do not kill other warriors unless they have been marked as Bad Bloods! Did you honestly think I was going to let that pass when Lex could have died from falling down the cliff!?" Scar roared in retaliation.

"Your beloved Lex survived didn't she!?"

"You may be an Elite, but you're not above the rules of the clan Winter! It's facts that Snow tried to kill Lex, I cannot let this slide when my potential mate could have died because of her actions!"

"You just ruined my chances of being with her!"

"You never had a chance with her to begin with!"

That got Winter snarling in anger as the two flared their mandibles at one another.

"Enough!" a voice sternly interrupted.

Both of them instantly straightened up when they realized Nova was standing there.

"Father," Scar immediately lowered his head.

"The two of you are warriors, I am disappointed you are fighting among yourselves, haven't I taught you better my son?" Nova asked. shaking his head disapprovingly from side to side.

"Winter was questioning your actions earlier," Scar explained.

"I will speak to Winter," Nova dismissed Scar and beckoned for the Elite to follow.

Lex was in the infirmary being looked after by Flare and thanks to the advanced technology aboard the ship, her legs were healed in no time, though Flare insisted Lex remain immobile for a while to allow her bones to strengthen properly before walking again. Therefore she was currently stuck in bed with a plate of...something edible laid atop a little table spread across her legs.

Flare came around to check on her at steady intervals, looking at the machines and recording things down on her wrist-comp.

The door to the infirmary opened and Scar walked in. He exchanged a brief conversation with Flare and the latter left the two of them alone, while Scar went to sit beside her on the bed.

"How did it go?" she asked, swallowing a drink of water.

"Elders do what you ask, Snow no longer warrior, now she live with other females."

Upon hearing those words Lex deflated and let out a sigh of relief.

The last thing she wanted was for Snow to be branded as a Bad Blood and start coming after her for what she had done.

"How legs?" Scar indicated towards said area of her body.

"Fully healed but I think Flare wants me to stay a while longer or something. Every time I tried to get up, she would gently push me back down."

"Bones not strong," Scar told her, reading off the machine that was connected to her arm.

"I figured as much."

The two of them sat in silence for a while, the only sound in the room coming from the machine. Once she was finished with her food, Lex placed the tray aside and stretched her stiff arms, grunting in satisfaction when she heard her bones cracking.

"I need to know Scar, how did you get the Elders to listen to you? I thought the code was absolute."

"I save clan once, Elders promise repay me in future."

They were interrupted by the door opening as Flare returned with a medi-comp Lex recognized, and immediately she blushed furiously as Flare shooed Scar away from the bed to give her some privacy.

"Lex?" Scar croaked in confusion from the other side of the screen.

"Uhh...female stuff," she replied, opening the kit and hastily pulling out the Predator version of a diva cup.

Thankfully the stain on her underwear wasn't that apparent yet but Lex took no chances. After putting the "diva cup" between her legs and hurriedly downing the glass of blue liquid, she yanked her pants back on and signaled to Flare she was done. The healer removed the screen and Scar cocked his head to the side, picking up the scent of blood faintly emanating from her.

"You ok?"

"Y-Yea, Flare to the rescue once again."

Lex smiled at the healer as the latter purred reassuringly while taking the bloodied sheets away from the bed to clean.

Of all the Yautja aboard the ship whose rank was Blooded, Nova knew Winter held himself at a higher level compared to the rest of the clan. Training under Wolf to become an Elite was a dream every warrior wanted. Wolf was one of the most well known Elite among the Yautja, and he rarely took on an apprentice of his own. Winter was chosen after Wolf witnessed him defeat a bunch of hard meat in an unorthodox way that the Elite took the young warrior under his wing. Once he was deemed worthy enough to become an Elite in his own right, Wolf contacted Nova and the other two Elders, expressing his desire to have Winter join the clan to hone his skills even further.

They had accepted out of respect for the Elite Yautja.

If only Wolf taught Winter common sense and humbleness as well.

"Elder, I'm not trying to be disrespectful but why did you do what you did?" Winter growled as he paced the room.

"We owe our lives to Scar for saving us from a hard meat queen who managed to escape the confines of her cage. Ember, Shade and I promised we would grant Scar one favor in the future should he ask, and today was that day. Do you honestly want us to brand Snow as a Bad Blood and exile her from the clan?" Nova inquired patiently.

"Everything was fine until she joined the clan," Winter hissed, referring to Lex.

"Do not blame Lex for this. Lex did nothing wrong in any of this, she was not the one who attacked herself. Snow knew what she was doing when she decided to throw the smart disc at her fellow warrior."

"Snow wouldn't have done what she did if Scar didn't bring that human aboard!"

"My son had every right to save a fellow warrior! He marked her with his own hands, she saved his life during the Initiation Hunt by killing that hard meat queen with him. She's more than earned her right as a warrior," Nova retorted angrily, his claws digging into his flesh slightly.

"That just proves Scar is too weak as a warrior," Winter replied haughtily.

Nova flared his mandibles in anger and subdued the Elite before Winter could even have a chance to react.

"You will not insult my son in such a way! Scar is more than capable as a warrior, you and I both know this very well. You have witnessed his fights and his kills, do not mock me by saying he is unworthy and weak."

Winter roared in response and Nova tightened his grip on the Elite.

"It seems Wolf has forgotten to teach you how to be humble. You may be an Elite, but you've forgotten what it means to be a Yautja."

"What are you going to do? Strip me of my title as a warrior too?" Winter taunted.

Steam hissed through the doors as a familiar silhouette stepped into the room.

"Hello Winter."

Winter froze when he recognized who the voice belonged to.

To be continued...

Review?

Dun dun dun, who is it who could elicit such a response from Winter?

Anyone wanna try and guess? XD

Also, in case anyone is confused, Glaive is Shade's son, which means Scar and Glaive are both sons of two of the Elders.

Ember doesn't have any children given his mate died long ago and none of his offspring survived the Initiation Hunt.

Also, weird question but who wants to see Snow become a Bad Blood?

Let me know in your reviews!

See you all next chapter!

Celsius Fate~