Gunfire erupted from the first floor. "Contaaact!" Hunter shouted. Drake focused, choosing three marines.

"Crest, Cho, you're coming with me," the Sergeant said. Cho had been the Corporal who had griped. Now he was going to fight bugs up close and personal.

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Wyvern watched as the first scouts were torn to shreds by the humans' firearms. Many more would come in time, but--

A low growl came from behind the Predator. He turned to see a [url=http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/aliens-colonial-marines/thumb/b/b3/Xcrusher.jpg/468px-Xcrusher.jpg]massive serpent[/url] preparing to attack. Wyvern had seen this caste before. They were relatively slow until they charged. However, they made up for it with an armored crest, and a thick exoskeleton resistant to most human firearms. The Yautja flicked his wrist, his arm blades extending.