Predator: The Scavenger

ch 9

Walking into the lab six, Daniel was the first to arrive. The head technician directed him to come and get the subjects up and fed so they could begin phase two of the procedure. Results from this human subject and the yautja were promising. Orders from the director were received this morning to terminate all other subjects and focus all their resources on the subjects in lab six.

The lights overhead automatically activated as he approached the main terminal in front of the one-way cloaked window. The sight of the massive yautja standing utterly still on the other side of the window made him pause. Daniel could understand clearly why these creatures were feared. Staring at the silent figure on the other side of the glass he couldn't help the faint tremor of fear he felt as he stared at its small orange eyes. He and a few of his colleagues found it absolutely remarkable and equally disturbing that the human female actually harbored feelings for this creature. Watching her give herself to the yautja was disturbing to see but fascinating all the same.

Ignoring the creature, Daniel looked past him to the human curled up on the elevated table. When he left the lab last night the two were on the floor in the far corner of the lab vigorously copulating. Pulling up the scans from her collar, Daniel frowned as he read the error. No data. Looking back up, he noted her shallow breathing. Pausing he tried to think.

They could not take any risks at this stage.

Pressing the button on the control panel to his right he activated the window. The yautja didn't even blink as their eyes met, it was as if he had simply been waiting. Holding down the mic button, Daniel spoke.

"Move to the table and spread your arms and legs yautja," Daniel replicated the same tone he had seen the head technician use with the large creature.

Daniel stood up straighter as he watched the creature follow his command and begin to take a step backward.

The gleam of excitement in the yautja's small orange eyes was Daniel's only warning. Faster than his mind could compute the yautja lunged into the air, his dreads arcing gracefully as he pulled back his right forearm over his chest holding something in his hand as he came down on the glass. The pointed object hit the center of the reinforced glass with a resonating clink.

The glass shattered.

The creature vaulted over the window's edge, Daniel had no time to scream when he felt the creature's claws swipe across his throat. Images of the creature stepping onto the broken glass in front of his face which was now on the floor was the last thing his mind processed before—everything—went dark.

Ember couldn't believe it worked. Last night, Red shared with her his plan for the Probosi's fur and horn. Red had hunted probosi before and knew that their skin was thick and would work like insulation to her collar as well as their horns being some of the densest material in the universe. Excited and a little shaky she stepped carefully through the door to the lab Red unlocked for her. Picking up the dead android's body, Red easily lifted his hand to the scanning pad to the right of the exit door and pressed it to the device. Locking them in, Red turned and began searching the lab. Carefully she tip-toed around the glass and began searching the other side of the lab.

Going through the rows of tall white and clear cabinets, Ember stopped at the familiar sight of Red's armor.

Opening her mouth to call him over, the beeping sound at her neck made her jump. Looking up from a computer he was leaning over, Red looked at her expectantly and pointed to her collar.

"Take it off," he signaled.

Cautiously, Ember grabbed the metal collar and sighed in relief as it unlatched and fell easily to her hands. Throwing the collar across the room she turned back to the cabinet. Finding her suit and helmet along with his armor she quickly shimmied out of the surgical gown.