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 XXVIII
The ceremony didn't last that long much to Lex's relief. The only thing she had to do was wave and smile as Va"Alu said some strange words and then pointed at the two of them with her staff. She bowed when Va'Ilu indicated she should and the crowd went wild when it was over. Apparently she was now Queen of the Re'Nlok people (but in name only obviously, as Va'Ilu made it very clear to her earlier on he wasn't going to force her to perform her...marital duties). Va'Alu was apparently pleased with their union and struck her staff thrice against the ground to settle the people down.
She spoke in that strange language Lex couldn't comprehend, and then the familiar shrieks of Xenomorphs echoed loudly in the air. Eyes widening in shock as the aliens suddenly emerged from their hiding places, Lex would've stumbled back in fright if it weren't for Va'Ilu holding her hand tightly in assurance.
They will not attack any of us, do not worry.
"Easier said than done," she whispered, forcing herself to remain calm despite the strong urge to run from the balcony.
Echo walked into view beside two of the aliens and Lex wasn't surprised to see the Predator wasn't being mauled to death in front of everyone.
No doubt these must be from Keera's hive.
At that moment the entire crowd knelt down on the ground as Echo passed by with the two aliens flanking his sides like bodyguards. Everyone parted and had their heads lowered in awe at the presence of seeing their deities.
Lex was the only one not impressed by this.
"I..."
Snow stared at her armor and her mandibles clicked together as she thought about what Nova said.
This was her chance to regain her status as a warrior!
Her chance to impress Scar into changing his mind!
"Before you give us your answer, please understand this doesn't mean you can disregard the rules. Should we hear one report from any other warrior about you stepping out of line, we'll strip you of your warrior status immediately."
That was fine.
She wasn't planning on winning over Scar through cheap means this time.
"I understand," she said with a firm voice.
Ember gave a nod of approval and Snow took her armor back from the stand.
Once the procession was over and all the Xenomorphs were paraded through the streets like some kind of freak show, Lex was finally allowed to return to her room after Va'Ilu brought her back inside the palace. From what he revealed to her prior to their "marriage", Va'Alu had given a room in the palace over to Echo for him to use as Keera's breeding area or something. The aliens she saw earlier were only a small part of the alien empress's army, since there were more people who gave up their lives to birth the damned creatures.
Time was running out.
Va'Ilu had received reports that the neighboring tribes also had aliens of their own, and the only thing that prevented them from running wild and killing everyone was Keera's dominance over the other two queens. Unless she gave the order to move or kill, the other two queens had to obey her commands.
Tyr'Sauk was slowing turning into one giant hive.
Throwing herself down on the bed in the middle of the room, Lex pulled her mask over from the table and fiddled with it.
"Isn't there a button or something on this thing that lets me contact the others?" she grumbled, thoroughly examining the mask from top to bottom.
Nope.
Frustration threatening to boil over at that point, Lex placed her mask to the side and grabbed her wrist gauntlet next. Her knowledge of Yautja has vastly improved thanks to Nova and Scar tutoring her during her spare time aboard the ship, therefore she was able to navigate through the gauntlet with ease as she searched for a function that resembled a SOS or something.
"There has to be something here!"
Nothing.
Resisting the urge to throw the damned thing against the wall, Lex placed the gauntlet back with her other armor pieces and sat down on the bed in frustration.
She had no way of contacting Scar and warning the clan about the Xenomorphs on the planet.
If they were to land without being aware of what was going on, the entire planet could be thrown in danger or worse...blown up like the temple on Bouvetoya when she witnessed Scar detaching his wrist gauntlet after activating the makeshift bomb on it.
There was a knock at the door and Lex got up from the bed to go answer it.
Standing on the other side was none other than Echo.
"What the hell do you want?" she demanded, attempting to shut the door in his face but was stopped by him.
"To talk," the alien responded.
"I have nothing to say to you."
"Don't you want to know the truth about why I brought you here? Why I'm doing this?"
Lex narrowed her eyes at the Predator.
"The only thing I know is you're a psychotic, cold-blooded alien who kidnaps others for fun for your sick, twisted games. I don't give a shit what you want to tell me. You basically kidnapped me to be married to some fox-like alien race's king! What the hell have I ever done to you to deserve this!?"
"This planet will soon be embroiled in a dangerous war with another race, one with an advanced army of hybrids."
"That has nothing to do with me or you, why the hell are you even involved in the first place?!" Lex could feel a headache brewing as she resisted the urge to punch Echo in the jaw while his guard was down.
"Because my parents were killed by that race and used in their experiments!"
-Somewhere in space-
"We'll be arriving shortly once we exit this warp jump," Crusade informed the Elders.
"Good. Have every warrior prepared and ready for battle. If a hive has already been established on Tyr'Sauk, the warships will join us before we engage the serpents."
"What of the ooman? Surely she will become caught up in the middle of all this."
"My son will rescue her, our main task is to stop any further breakouts from happening."
"And Echo? How are we to deal with him?" Strike inquired from beside Crusade.
"If Echo has indeed turned into a Bad Blood, then he shall be killed according to our laws."
The windows turned black as the ship emerged from the hyper jump and the Predators found themselves overlooking the planet of Tyr'Sauk in the distance. For the longest time they have been revered as gods by the locals of Tyr'Sauk, and whenever the planet was chosen to host a Chiva for the unblooded of their clan, the locals were always more than willing to sacrifice a few of their people to birth the serpents.
It wasn't a surprise Echo chose this place out of the entire universe to become a hive.
"I'm detecting something on the radar."
"What is it?"
A screen appeared on the windows overlooking space to show a large battleship with a familiar emblem the Yautja were familiar with.
"The Ez'is royal fleet!" Nova hissed in anger.
The Ez'is were a technologically advanced race much like the Yautja but their culture and society revolved around war and conquer. Unlike the Yautja who hunted only worthy prey and operated on a code of honor, the Ez'is do not hesitate to kill any and all who get in the way of domination.
"Why are they here on Tyr'Sauk?" Strike asked no one in particular.
"I sense something darker is at play here. Cloak the ship immediately," Ember ordered.
Crusade activated the ship's cloaking and the engines were killed to prevent attention from being drawn in their direction.
"What are we to do now? With the Ez'is here, things have become quite complicated," Nova murmured, exchanging a look with Shade and Ember.
"We'll send a small group down to scout and see what the situation is. If we alarm the Ez'is, the consequences will be deadly."
The other two Elders nodded in agreement at Ember's suggestion.
"Call for Scar and his team, they are the best at recon."
Strike pressed several buttons on his gauntlet to send a message to Scar and his team.
Everyone failed to notice a shadow hiding in the corner of the room before quietly slipping out via a vent in the wall.
To be continued...
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