ROYCE (to Isabelle): You and I can still make it. We use him, we boobytrap him. They'll go to him to take trophies. This is our last chance.
ISABELLE: This isn't right, he's one of us.
ROYCE: He is, that's what they're counting on. They want you to feel something for this man. To be human.
ISABELLE: And what are you?
ROYCE: . . . Alive.
ISABELLE: What's that worth?
EDWIN: Please! I'm begging you! . . . Please.
ISABELLE: You should go.
Royce nods and runs off. Isabelle helps Edwin to his feet.
EDWIN: You should have gone with him.
ISABELLE: I know.
Royce arrives at the Predator's hunting camp where Classic Predator is strung up. He gets the attention of the creature.
ROYCE: Hey . . . I want off this planet! You understand me? . . I'll cut you down, you take me to the ship. . . The ship! . . . You understand me don't you.
Royce swings his blade and severs the Classic Predator's bonds, the creature drops to the ground. It stands and lunges at Royce, grabbing him by the throat. The Classic Predator shoves him back.
Meanwhile, Isabelle and Edwin are struggling through the jungle . . .
EDWIN: I'm sorry.
ISABELLE: We're not dead yet.
As they limp along, they trigger a trap that captures them in a net. The Berserker Predator approaches, Isabelle screams.
Back at the hunting camp, the Classic Predator connects his mask to his face and works the controls of his wrist mechanism. A small hologram of Earth appears, it understood what Royce is wanting. The Classic Predator triggers another switch and it deactivates the cloaking of the ship, several yards from the camp.
The Berserker Predator arrives at the hunting camp dragging Isabelle and Edwin encased in the net and throws them in a pit. It sees Royce and the Classic Predator. Royce steps back as the Classic Predator steps forward to meet the challenge. The Classic Predator activates the ship for launch and Royce heads there as the two Predators confront each other.
The two creatures slam into each other violently, trading blows. The savage battle continues as we see Royce arrive at the ship. The Berserker Predator activates his plasma cannon and targets the Classic Predator with multiple rounds. The Classic Predators dives for cover. The Berserker Predator searches for the other Predator, but he has disappeared.
Suddenly, the Classic Predators appears from the side uncloaking, and tackles the Berserker Predator. Close encounter battle resumes until the Berserker Predator head butts the other Predator a few times, knocking him defenseless. It grabs the Classic Predator by the throat and removes it's mask, revealing it's face. With a swing of it's wrist blade, the Berserker Predator decapitates the Classic Predator. It places it's mask back on and races for the ship.
In the pit, Isabelle hears the ship taking off.
ISABELLE: I guess he made it.
EDWIN: If you could do it over again, would you make the same choice?
ISABELLE: Yes.
EDWIN: Thank you
ISABELLE: When the time comes, I'll do us both. I promise you it will be quick.
EDWIN: No, it won't.
Edwin reaches over and slices her skin with his scalpel that has been dipped in neurotoxic poison from a plant. She is shocked and is immediately feeling the effects.
EDWIN: Ooh, that's right, it's a neurotoxin, there's so many to choose from around here. Oh don't worry, it's not fatal. You'll be able to experience . . . everything.
The Berserker Predator arrives at the launch site as the ship heads upwards. It works the controls of it's wrist mechanism, presses a switch, and walks away as the ship erupts in a fiery explosion. Back to the pit . . .
ISABELLE: I guess now you realize why they chose me. I was waiting for you guys the whole time. Watching you, earning your trust. You couldn't see me for what I really am. You see back home, I'm a murderer . . . I'm a freak. But here, among the monsters, I'm normal. I like it here, I want to stay.
Isabelle is unable to speak because of the poison. Just as Edwin raises his scalpel, Royce arrives, never having boarded the ship, looking down the pit.
EDWIN: Oh! You came back!
ROYCE: I missed my ride.
EDWIN: Oh thank God! Help us get out of here.
Using vine or rope, Royce pulls them out of the pit, Isabelle's body is almost limp from the neurotoxin.
EDWIN: She's paralyzed. They gave her something, I don't know what, but it paralyzed her.
Royce carries he off a few feet as Edwin follows. He places her on the ground and inspects her eyes.
ROYCE: You're so busy taking care of others, you forgot to look out for yourself. . . We're getting out of here.
Edwin walks up just behind Royce, scalpel in hand . . .
EDWIN: I didn't think you would come back, but she never lost faith in you. I guess I owe you an apology, you are a good man after all.
Edwin raises the scalpel to strike.
ROYCE: No, I'm not.
With lightning reflex, Royce turns and grabs Edwin's hand and shoves the scalpel deep into his chin.
ROYCE: But I'm fast!
Royce releases him and Edwin falls to the ground, the neurotoxin quickly paralyzing him, blood gushing from his mouth.
ROYCE: Come here.
Royce grabs him and drags him into the camp.
EDWIN: Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!
ROYCE: I won't.
A moment later, Royce is seen creating a trail of explosive powder.
The Berserker Predator arrives, scanning the area with his mask's visual spectrum. It finds Edwin lying on his stomach and it impales Edwin in the back with it's wrist blade. Edwin is so paralyzed, he hardly whimpers. .
EDWIN: Help me, I'm one of you!
The Berserker Predator turns Edwin over, this pulls the pins of several grenades strapped to Edwin's body . . . a boobytrap. A huge explosion erupts, knocking the Predator several feet in the air.
Dazed, it stands up and sees Royce who is covered in mud and holding a torch. Royce ignites the trail of power causing a wall of fire everywhere. This makes it difficult for the Predator to get a visual on Royce.
ROYCE: Over here, kill me. Come on, do it now, kill me!
The Predator charges him, Royce takes off in the camouflage of the fire. Disoriented, the Predator roars in frustration. Running from various angles cloaked by the fire, Royce lands multiple blows on the Predator with a cleaver.
While Royce is hiding behind a tree for a breather, the Predator changes his point of view from heat signal, to tracking heartbeat. Royce stands there and realizes the Predator is changing his strategy.
ROYCE: Oh shit!
Right away, the Predator locks on with his plasma cannon and fires as Royce runs. The blast knocks Royce to the ground. Isabelle is coming to and sees the battle.
Just when Royce is about to be given a death blow from the Predator, Isabelle drags her body towards the sniper and shoots the Predator. She notices her sniper gun on the ground several feet away, crawling to make her way to it. Still on the ground, Royce is wounded and the Predator lifts him by the neck, throwing him several feet.
Isabelle makes it to her gun and struggles to get in shooting position. The Predator approaches Royce and delivers a severe pounding. Just as he did with the Classic Predator, he grabs Royce by the throat and rares back with his wrist blade. Having difficulty with motor skills, Isabelle finally cocks the gun and aims. A bullet tears through the Predator's chest, spewing it's lime green blood.
The Predator turns and shoots a blade projectile in Isabelle's shoulder. But Royce has risen behind him with his cleaver, and delivers a severe blow on the creature. Again and again, he slashes away at the Predator, eventually severing it's arm. With the final blow, Royce decapitates the Predator, it's headless body slumps to the ground. Royce makes his way over to Isabelle.
ISABELLE: Did you get it?
ROYCE: Yea.
The both smile and he finally introduces himself.
ROYCE: I'm Royce
ISABELLE: Nice to meet you, Royce. I'm Isabelle.
As Royce and Isabelle recover from their ordeal, they observe more prey being parachuted down to the jungle.
ROYCE: Now . . . let's find a way off this fucking planet.
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