The Warrior is woken from its hibernation by a series of loud gunshots and proceeds to make its way to the lower levels of the temple in which it had taken up residence. It encounters, and promptly slaughters, a number of Colonial Marines and scientists as it makes it way through the ancient temple. Possessing an uncommon intelligence, it stows aboard a Colonial Marine ship headed for Gateway Station, which it successfully infiltrates. It then slaughters yet more marines, kills two Yautja, liberates a captive hive and stows away on a ship headed for Earth.