Trapped in a Pyramid

Scar growled softly as he put on his helmet which would protect him in the fight he was going to have with the fellow Predator. He had armed himself with his throwing disk and had a large 10" blade strapped to his hip. Scar also had his deadly wrist blades that would be useful when both combatents got to the hand to hand combat part of this deadly tradition in his culture. Scar's upper left mandible clicked in frustration as the human creature he was staking his life on slept peacefully.

Scar adjusted the chest armour he had just put on before growling again at the 'ooman' who snored in her sleep. Scar nudged her roughly which resulted in her waking up with a start and falling off the bed. Scar shook his head and thought, 'Maybe death wouldn't be so bad, I will not have to put up with this silly ooman'.

Lex yawned before dressing and looked at Scar with a puzzled look on her face as she her what sounded like a celebration down the hall. Lex realized that Scar had the same gear he had on when they first met so she decided that something big must be going down. Maybe they were going to let her off the ship know, but probably they were preparing to slaughter some poor defenseless being on a distant world. She immediately corrected herself, they couldn't be doing that unless they could go at the speed of light.

Scar walked past Lex and went out the door as she tried to keep up with him. Lex was extremely confused and wanted to know some answers from her big, untalkative friend who was marching down the corridor in front of her.

Lex said, "What's going on? Hello, why is there so much noise, are you guys having a parade or something to entertain yourselves or what."

Lex rolled her eyes and let out a small growl of frustration as the Predator before her did not respond.

She then stated, "Hey butt-ugly what is wrong with you, usually you at least give a chirp or something. Cat's got your tounge!"

Scar spun around and grabbed Lex's arm roughly before pushing her hard against the wall. Pain shot through Lex's rib area as she gasped for breath and looked into the mask that withheld the emotional 'expression' of the Predator's face. Lex did not need to know that he was in an extremely pissed off mood and she looked down at the floor before apologizing, which resulted in him letting go of her arm.

They continued down the corridor in silence both of them deep within their own thoughts, not wanting to be disturbed by the other. A little ways down Scar took a turn to the left and Lex followed behind him as they continued to get closer and closer to the loud roar of noise. These sounds were beginning to become unnerving to Lex and she picked up her pace to walk alongside Scar.

He let out a growl as two large doors were opened and the two walked into a huge room where there was at least 20 to 35 other Predators. Several near Lex and Scar moved aside to allow Scar to pass, when Lex tried to go with him he had held out his arm to block her. Now alone with no Scar to protect her Lex moved away from the largest concentration of Predators but within clear view of Scar.

Scar walked to the centre of the room and knelt next to his opponent as the lead 'elder' issued the rules to the fight through clicks and chirps. The two Predator combatants stood up and bowed to each other before they were about to battle.

To be continued . . .