Predator - The Banished

Chapter 12 (short) - Samantha

She stared in shock at the alien before her. Kyrum dropped the mask into the miniature sandbox on the wall, where wires snaked out of the wall and attached to various places on it. 

Then Samantha got a good look at his extraterrestrial features. He had a very tall forehead, with spots and small spikes going up and down it, and the same curved J on his mask in the middle, where it looked like it had been burned into the skin. A long, jagged scar ran down the left side of his face and traveled onto his neck. A nose seemed to be absent. There were 4 mandibles on the corners of his mouth, and the jaw had smaller but sharp teeth inside. 2 bigger teeth on top, and 4 smaller teeth on the bottom. And his eyes...she had never seen anything like it. They were black, all except the iris, which were a venomous-looking yellow. 

Samantha couldn't say anything. She was too shocked. Sensing her confusion, Kyrum said simply, "It's hardly any different than your own." He walked over to where Samantha stood, and gently poked her nose with a clawed finger. 

"But what the pauk," he said, "is that." 

"Its...a nose," she replied. 

Still looking puzzled Kyrum asked, "What is it's use?" 

Samantha started to giggle. 

"For smelling things, like your stench." 

Surprisingly, Kyrum only grunted instead of ripping her to shreds, and turned away. He shouted something in another language, and a monotonous voice answered him in the same language. He was silent for a few moments. 

"What do I 'smhell' like?" he asked. 

Samantha giggled harder. 

"Well, a lot. Dried blood, dirt, sweat, etcetera..." 

Kyrum walked back over to Samantha and patted her on the head, and her knees buckled from the force. 

"You amuse me, ooman."