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 XXXII
To say Scar was livid was the understatement of the millennia.
By the time he finally managed to find Lex within one of the many rooms of the palace, the first sight that greeted him was a large Ez'is male trying to force himself onto his future mate. Fury like no other boiled over within Scar and he quickly whipped out one of his shuriken, then threw it at the Ez'is with perfect aim, watching as his weapon lodged itself in the small of the enemy's back.
A growl escaped his lips as he stalked into the room, deactivating his cloak simultaneously. He saw Lex rushing over to him at that moment and fell upon his chest, her hands desperately clutching at the thin sheet that covered her barely. Another growl filled the air as Scar yanked off one of the curtains from behind, using it as a drape around Lex's trembling frame.
"You ok?" he croaked, looking down at her.
"I-I'm fine. How did you find me?" she asked, clutching at him tightly.
Their reunion was cut brief as the Ez'is managed to free himself from the shuriken embedded in his back. Scar stood in front of Lex protectively as the leader whirled around, his balance clearly unstable as he lumbered his way towards the angry Predator.
"Don't! If you kill him then everything's going to go to hell! Let me handle this!" Lex hissed, grabbing his arm and pleading with him.
"He hurt you," Scar stated bluntly, a hand reading for one of his knives.
"I'll handle it! Do anything stupid and this entire planet will be condemned to death! Just trust me, please!"
Scar deliberated briefly and activated his camouflage, allowing Lex to take control of the situation while he hid himself from view.
Lex retrieved the shuriken and stashed it somewhere in the room, then grabbed the fruit knife off the table before letting out a scream. The doors to the room opened and two guards ran in along with Va'Ilu, and upon seeing the drunken Ez'is leader inside, the Re'Nlok narrowed his eyes in anger.
He barked an order to the guards and the two rushed over to restrain the taller alien while Va'Ilu hurried over to where Lex was, her body shivering while her hand clenched tightly around the knife.
Are you alright?
H-He tried to rape me! I had to defend myself, Lex held up the bloodied knife.
We will settle this according to our traditions. Are you hurt or harmed in any way?
No. I managed to stab him before he could...you know...
Va'Ilu nodded his head in understanding and spoke sharply to the guards. Lex watched silently as the leader was hauled out of the room.
I promise we will get to the bottom of this.
I trust you.
After insisting she would be fine on her own (partially because Scar would most likely flip out if she spent the night in Va'Ilu's room) Lex was given two guards stationed outside her door. She bid the king a good evening and quickly shut the door, then walked over to the balcony.
"Scar? Scar are you there?" she hissed quietly into the night.
He materialized mere inches in front of her and Lex suppressed the urge to yelp as she hastily retreated a few steps backwards.
"Who male?" Scar demanded, his mandibles flaring slightly in anger.
"It's a long story! Put the shuriken away first," Lex pacified, handing over the weapon Scar had thrown earlier.
The Predator growled while putting his weapon away, his eyes never leaving Lex's as he looked at her for an answer. Lex rubbed her forehead wearily and sat down on the bed, gingerly patting the empty space beside her as an invitation for him to join. A few more bouts of growling later had the Yautja sitting beside her, the bed dipping on his side due to his weight.
"Echo took me here and gave? I don't know if that's the right word, me away to the King of the Re'Nloks here. Apparently the King has prophetic dreams and saw my cooperation would be necessary in avoiding a disaster that would befall their kingdom. So we pretended to be wed as husband and wife, and we've been waiting for the right chance to strike."
Scar growled loudly at the word wife.
"Relax! We didn't do anything! He leaves me alone and respects my privacy and space!"
The Yautja snorted in response.
"I swear to Paya we've done nothing! But more importantly I have to tell you something," she said, recalling the Yautja currently being held in the dungeons.
He inclined his head in response.
"There's a group of Yautja being held in the dungeons."
-Somewhere far far away on the other side of the galaxy-
Winter punched several commands into the ship's cockpit then maneuvered his talons back onto the controls. Sitting beside him was Snow and Javelin was hanging out in the back, polishing his weapons and performing maintenance work on his mask. The Elders had given them orders to travel to the planet Illuminyar after receiving a transmission from the Speaker of the tribe. According to the message they received, a warrior from another tribe touched down on their planet alongside a ooman female. Given the fact the Iluminyarians were particularly close with the Tei'Var (the name of their clan), they saw it proper to alert them of the news.
"How much longer until we arrive?" Javelin asked impatiently from the back.
"Two more rotations. Be patient and we'll be there in no time," Snow said quietly, her eyes never leaving the radar.
"Arbitrator Su'kai will be arriving at the same time as we do, remember we are to follow her as bodyguards."
"Why does Scar get to go on the exciting adventures while we're stuck with...diplomatic duties?" Winter huffed, his talons tightening on the controls.
Snow slapped Winter on the side of his face and growled at him.
"It's because your temper will ruin the mission for everyone! Have you forgotten why they were sent to do recon in the first place?"
"You've become more violent," Winter grumbled.
It was true.
Ever since the slap on the face at the airlock, Snow had been rather distant and quiet whenever she was in his presence. Whenever he tried to confront her, she would pretend someone had called her name and immediately disappear from his sight. Winter clicked his mandibles together in annoyance as he recalled the memories, occasionally throwing a look over to Snow.
He couldn't wait for the mission to finally be over.
-Ten rotations later-
Illuminyar finally came into view just as Winter thought he was about to lose his mind. The vast clouds spanning across the entire surface of the planet immediately gave off a sense of dreariness as the Predators drew near. They were accustomed to warm and tropical climates, and while they tolerated the cold, they didn't usually stick around long enough to really let it kick in.
Unless you were Scar and happened to fight a kiande amedhe queen in such conditions.
"Prepare for landing," Winter remarked, slowing down the aircraft as they breached the atmosphere.
A vast stretch of land emerged in the horizon as the ship approached the capital city of the planet. A signal beacon guided them towards the hangar which Winter expertly piloted, shutting off the engines as they neared the entrance. An small entourage of Zaex'en royalty awaited their arrival, and the trio spotted Arbitrator Su'kai among them. The landing bridge lowered and the trio stepped off, allowing the cool air to blast them directly from everywhere.
"Greetings young sain'jas, I am glad to see you have arrived safely," Su'kai greeted.
"Honorable Arbitrator, we have arrived as per your instructions," Winter spoke for the three as they bowed to the female Predator.
"This is W'lana, the Speaker of the Zaex'en people. She has a request for us," Su'kai indicated towards one of the feminine figures behind her.
Zaex'en did not resemble Yautja in any way, shape or form. Instead they were ethereal looking, with pale skin and aquamarine eyes. Their ears were pointed and pointed upwards, while their hair resembled tendrils that seemed to come alive every time the Predators looked at them. Even their hands and legs were slim, and markings could be seen decorating their bare skin where their clothes didn't cover.
W'lana bowed her head and spoke in a strange language to Su'kai.
The translators on their masks did not contain much information on the dialect being spoken, thus it was hard for the other three to understand what was being said. Su'kai had no problem understanding her words and nodded when W'lana finished speaking.
"There seems to be another sain'ja on the planet, he has been killing the local fauna for sustenance and the Zaex'ens request your help to subdue this rogue warrior."
"Why can't they do it themselves? Surely they have an army," Winter spoke.
Both Snow and Javelin gave the equivalent of a Yautja sigh and shook their heads in embarrassment.
"The Zaex'en are a peaceful tribe and do not believe in killing. They revere the flora and fauna as sacred deities, which is why they have asked us for help. Perform your given task, and they shall reward you greatly."
The trio exchanged looks with one another.
"Do they have any information on where we can find this sain'ja?" Snow asked.
"Follow the trail north of here, and in ten clicks you will see a den. We believe that is where you will find the rogue Yautja," Su'kai said after translating for W'lana.
Casey Bracket hugged her legs and rubbed her hands together vigorously to generate heat, holding her palms out feebly against the campfire that was slowly dwindling in front of her very eyes. Reaching over to the stack of logs in a corner of the cave, she pulled out one of the wooden planks and threw it into the fire, watching as it roared to life upon receiving fresh kindling to burn.
This was not what she signed up for when she agreed to help Traegar study the...alien they managed to capture. Nor was she expecting to be kidnapped by said alien, flown halfway across the galaxy and then thrown onto this god forsaken planet with her kidnapper trying to survive.
She forgot how long she's been stranded here already.
A sigh formed into a puff of air as she stared at the crackling fire.
Heavy footsteps approached the cave but Casey no longer cowered in the corner. She had grown accustomed to the alien's presence and he had been...taking care of her in a way more or less. While he was first hostile to her due in part to the circumstances in which they were forced to flee, Casey and her alien companion have learned to tolerate one another after spending the equivalent of three weeks holed up in the cave.
"You're back," she said without looking up from the fire.
Renegade uncloaked himself and dropped a carcass on the floor beside her. Casey looked at it with a slight grimace, but began skinning the animal for meat like he had taught her. The dagger he gave flashed against the fire as her hands deftly carved at the corpse, stripping it of meat and fur, the latter which she could use to make warmer clothing. The weather here was starting to get too cold for her liking, and even his body heat could only do so much to help regulate her temperature.
"How are things outside Ren?" she asked, calling him by the nickname she came up with.
"Cold. Cold for you, no many animals."
His English was slowly starting to improve under her tutelage.
"Do you think we can leave any time soon?"
"Communicator broken, no fix, must wait for ship to repair."
In addition to hunting food for her, Renegade had also been scrounging scraps and spare parts to repair the spaceship that they crash landed in.
"I'm going to freeze to death before that happens."
He suddenly motioned for her to keep quiet as his head cocked to the side. Casey listened intently and picked up sounds of footsteps approaching the cave, her instincts telling her to immediately hide behind Renegade for protection. He gave a small growl of annoyance but stood in front of her nonetheless, his eyes alert while his talons were within reach of his weaponry.
Three shadows approached the cave entrance and clicks and growls filled the air.
"Oh hell no! There's more of you?" Casey whispered in shock.
Her day just went from bad to worse.
To be continued...
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Enter Casey and the Predator from the Predator film XD
Anyone wanna see Snow/Winter/Renegade/Javelin fight that Super Predator? XD
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See you all next time!
Celsius Fate~