Author's Note

This chapter was to explore Sunset being able to verbally communicate with Yautja.

Their mask has an ability to imprint the Yautja language into the human mind.

Yautja can also have English imprinted into their minds so they can understand worthy human hunters.

Next chapter: Sunset and Tua'Ja enter Yautja Prime, where Sunny meets his parents, brothers, Yaut Hound and sister. She also meets his clan mates.

-PrinceOfDarkness.

Introductions & Explanations.

Sunset awoke on a very comfortable bed. She opened her eyes and yawned as she stretched her arms. The redhead peeled the animal pelts off her body, even though they made very comfortable blankets.

She looked out of the window on her left, noticing the vastness of space.

Wait...space? She was in space!?

She sat on the bed as she went into thought. The last thing she remembered was blacking out from shock and the adrenaline wearing off.

In the front of the ship, Tua'Ja sat in the pilot seat, keeping steady control on the ship as it glided gently through space. He decided to return to Yautja Prime, but also bring the ooman who managed to wound the Bad Blood before he killed him.

The male yautja clicked his mandibles softly, almost trilling. It was one of the ways his species would communicate with one another.

He was about to get up and check on his passenger when he was interrupted by the female ooman's voice in the background.

"Hello? Anyone there?" Sunset asked, looking across and around her. It had quite a lot of space and a few extra rooms for bathing, sleeping or placing weapons and trophies taken from hunts.

Tua'Ja put the ship on Auto-Pilot and walked over to the ooman, looking down at her. He could see that her heart was beating faster and could smell the fear that was practically radiating off of her.

Carefully, he placed his reptilian fingers around the front of his mask and disconnected the tubes as he slowly pulled the device off his face. He rotated it around and handed it to Sunset, who gave him a confused look. Tua'Ja knew and understood some English, if not, a small variety of vocabulary.

The redhead steeled herself and adapted to looking the being in the face. It, or rather, he, kept pushing his mask to her body. He then moved a finger over his mandibles and then to the top of his head.

Sunset furrowed a brow at the Yautja, but had a feeling it wanted her to use the giant object in front of her.

"So, you can understand me?" The redhead asked. Tua'Ja nodded, making Sunset smile faintly. He then pointed to the mask and then to his mandibles and face.

"You want me to wear it?" She asked, shocked and awed. The creature nodded, answering her question. Sunset placed her hands on the mask, holding the giant thing to her face. Suddenly, nausea overcame her as a dull pain started to pulse in her head.

"What did you do to me?" Sunset groaned, feeling sick from having worn the mask.

"Translator. Helps other worthy prey to understand our language when marked by us." Tua'Ja said in perfect English, startling Sunset as she took a few steps back.

"W-What are you?" Sunset asked, nervous, yet also amazed at the being in front of her.

"My name is Tua'Ja. Our species are called Yautja. We hunt the most dangerous and worthy prey that we can find. You oomans call us 'predators' and have defeated a few of us before." Tua'Ja replied, teaching the ooman passenger about his species.

Sunset noticed the way the Yautja said 'Humans' when he spoke. He seemed like he couldn't fully say the word. He was very tall. Were all of the others like him that tall?

Tua'Ja waited for her to walk behind him as he showed her around his ship. The Yautja showed the ooman the rooms so she would know where to go.

Sunset walked back over to the bed and sat on it, looking out the rectangular window as they passed through clouds of stars and galaxies.

Soon, their ship had arrived on the edge of the planet where Tua'Ja had been born.

Yautja Prime.