AVP Ultimate Prey 40

They circled each other warily. The Predator moved haphazardly, with a staggering gait. His form emaciated, like he was still recovering from a long cryo-sleep. Nyota hadn't had anything to gauge his height before, but the way he towered over Chad, he must've neared eight feet tall. The Predator cocked his head as if he had trouble seeing Chad fully. Taking his measure, he initiated combat with a head butt. Chad barely recoiled. Nyota's stomach lurched. Chad's face plate shifted. He nudged it back into place. She had the sinking suspicion that Chad might have some combat-level augmentations.

As she leaned forward for a better look, a twig snapped under her weight. The Predator glanced in Nyota's direction. Chad rushed him, delivering a punch that sent him sailing into a tree. The synthetic checked the treeline for whatever distracted the Predator, but Nyota ducked further out of sight. The Predator heaved his spear, a precise throw aimed at Chad's heart. With little effort, the android caught it. Chad's kick landed squarely in the Predator's gut. Sluggish, as if drugged, the creature could do little more than crumple into a fleshy pile. His lungs drew another breath, clutching his side as if the act of breathing drove needles into his lungs. A succession of stomps landed about his ribs and arms as he desperately protected his face. The rain of android footfalls stopped with his low, surrendering moan.

"We have to set an example for the others. We can't have them thinking in such rebellious ways. There's still so much for us to do," Chad said.

The creature turned and stared in Nyota's direction. With one last blow, Chad rendered him unconscious and unceremoniously started dragging him back to MedLab One.-pg.325-326 chpt.12