Predator: The Mission

An Invisible Threat

They find a body... a hog. It's eaten, destroyed. No gun killed this, and it sure wasn't a human. They hear a rustling sound from the trees. Blood drips. Ghost stands from looking at the dead animal, his gun ready. "Come out, whoever this is. There's no need for bloodshed" Ghost had said rather calmy. A demonic voice "Want some candy."

Something moves in the trees, they can see it, but they can't see it. The voice had sounded familiar. Demonic, yes, but familiar, and if it had copied "Get to the EZ." Who knows how long it's been watching them. It could have been watching them for years. Ghost can feel it, this thing did not come in peace.

Lights flicker from the trees. The invisible thing lifts an arm, grabs a gun looking thing, and fires. Trapping Doll. The team shoots, mostly Ghost and Tom. Ragdoll trying to free Doll. The invisible thing runs to the trunk of the tree, and grabs the side. It's a master of parkour, it moved around a tree branch while running with ease. This thing is a Predator.

Ghost looks at Doll, still trapped in the net. "This is taking to long" Ghost said agitated. Ghost grabs his knife, and swings it, cutting the net. Ghost turns back to the trees, "So, you want a fight do you. Well you've got one coming. This will end with bloodshed."

"What was that thing" Tom asked. Ghost responded "That is what we call a Yautja. Fast, big, and strong. Did you see it's mask. It was cloaked, but the mask... it's shape wasn't normal."
"Bloodshed" Tom said
"Bloodshed?" Ghost asked.
"That's what we should call it. Bloodshed"
Tom isn't focused most the time, he's the Mikey of the TMNT, but this was the first good idea he's had. They can't just kill it, the O.W.L.F had given the others names. It's time the team name a Yautja.

Ghost starts to walk toward the tree that Bloodshed had waited in. "Bloodshed, it doesn't matter who ends up on top, but you're going down. Face me like a real Yautja, and fight." Ghost signals to the team, Don't interrupt this, I'll win.

Another tree, a female voice, "Eyes open! Over here." Ghost turns, the cloaked Yautja appears. It jumps down and uncloaks. It's blood red, green in some spots. The armor, a color of obsidian. It roars at Ghost, Ghost drops his gun, and takes out his knife. The Yautja's wrist blade extends.

Ghost backs up. They both charge, Ghost goes for a stab and misses. The Yautja had moved quickly. It tries to hit Ghost with the blade, he parried it. The blade and the knife, together, the Yautja pushes down. Pushing the knife toward Ghost. Ghost moves quickly and moves the knife, then cuts the leg of Bloodshed.

Bloodshed roars in pain. Ghost grins. While he cannot see the Yautja's face he knows, the Yautja grinned back, it's glad to find a challenge. It runs, Ghost tries to stab it, but it cloaks. It's cheating, going against the honor code. It uncloaks, Bloodshed hits Ghost to the ground. It's wrist blade gone, it's not trying to win. It's trying to kill Ghost, kill the leader, and enjoy his death.

Bloodshed punches Ghost again. He then picks Ghost up, lifting him into the air. Ghost stabs Bloodshed's arm, Bloodshed drops him, the green glow of his blood dripping. Ghost teases the Yautja. "As Dutch had said, "if it can bleed, we can kill it.""
Ghost can feel the anger of Bloodshed, Bloodshed cloaks again. This time wrist blade out. Ghost looks around. He runs to the water nearby. Bloodshed can't cloak if it's wet.

He hears splashing, and a blue electricity glows. Ghost grabs his knife, stabbing Bloodshed. Twisting the knife as Bloodshed roars in pain. He falls, Bloodshed is gone. Ghost laughs, and pulls the knife from Bloodshed. Ghost looks back the the fallen Yautja, doing what the O.W.L.F had ordered him to do if he kills a Yautja, but it's gone. Bloodshed had disappeared. The howling of pain he heard, Bloodshed is healing.

And when he comes back. Ghost is ready.