James Cameron didn't really explore Earth very much throughout the movie (which I am in love with) but I've seen a few pictures of what it's supoosed to look like during the events of the movie and it's pretty bleak.

The details about Earth that I've used are found on the Avatar wikia and (I think) the book on Avatar.

Anyways, Avatar obviously is not my franchise, and this is just a fictional piece of work based on it.

Please enjoy!


The RDA's voyage back to Earth was pathetic; few of the men sent out to war with the Na'vi had survived.

Jake watched the Sky People depart, feeling no lingering connection to them and their distraught planet. Jake understood he was born a human on Earth, but Earth didn't feel like his home, he had no close relatives there after the death of his brother, and his friends had mostly died in the conflict that cost him his legs.

The dying world was overpopulated and polluted; most large land and sea creatures were extinct, and forests with beautiful, dense greenery were but a distant memory. The planet had so far exceeded its capacity for humans that the RDA had to breed and flavor algae to feed the masses.

The Earth was indeed no place to be coveted, regardless of any vast advances in technology.

Keeping a close eye on the Sky People from atop a pa'li, Jake spotted Parker Selfridge, the bastard responsible for the loss of kelutrel and hundreds of Na'vi lives. He hopped swiftly off his mount and lifted Selfridge by the back off his shirt, bringing Parker's face to his own.

The people near Parker stopped, one raising a small gun, only to have it snatched up by Neytiri, who snarled.

Jake looked deep into Parker's eyes, they were full of fear and loss, yet the face of the man so full of greed that he caused the deaths of families, warriors, and the sacred trees of Eywa only angered Jake. He hissed at Parker, his ears shifting backwards and his nose wrinkling like a cat's. Parker let out a whimper, eyeing the sharp teeth.

"Jake…" Neytiri warned, sensing her mate's anger.

"This man caused the loss of Hometree and the deaths of so many of our brothers, of your father!" Jake growled.

"Yes, Jake, but Eywa will not like this anger in your heart." She said. "They are leaving. They know Eywa's pride deep in their hearts now."

"Jake," Parker interjected shakily, drawing both the Na'vi's attention. "You betrayed us. You betrayed Earth. Do you know what's gonna happen down there now? Without Unobtainium, the transit system will be shot."

"Well maybe you should find a solution that doesn't involve killing and destroying. If only you could understand, if only you could see..." Jakes eyes lit up curiously as he motioned to the world around him. "This is paradise, this is what Earth should be like, but greedy fools like you destroyed it. You Sky People will have to realize that exploiting Pandora is immoral. It cost living beings their lives and homes, and it will incur the wrath of Eywa. Every last Na'vi, Banshee, even the Great Leonopteryx will fight to its dying breath for Pandora. Remember that."

With that, Jake half-threw Parker to the ground. "Get lost. Maybe you'll find the solution your planet's problems isn't a rock."

Later...

Parker looked around him as the last of the RDA readied either for cryo or for piloting the ISV Venture Star back home. They had only enough food for 50 to 100 to stay awake during the trip, not that very many people wanted to stay awake during the 6 year voyage.

Parker stared at Pandora through the windows of the ship. The planet was a real beauty from outer space, comparable to Earth several centuries prior. But today, human contact with the lush planet, save for the few people allowed to stay, would end permanently. There was only enough fuel and unobtainium for one last trip, and resources on Earth were too expensive to send it back.

'At least I've got a few years to spend before the RDA kills me for screwing this up, I guess.' Parker thought to himself.

He would report to the heads of the RDA in a few hours, and God help him then.