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Avatar: Entering a New Life

Chapter One: Jake's Awakening

Pandora: One of the most beautiful planets known to the human race. Some might say that this planet is definitely the one to study. My twin brother Tom had trained for 3 years for the mission to Pandora but he was murdered a week before he was meant to ship out.

I was just some dumb grunt going someplace that he was going to regret. I like my brother and our older sister, had grown up listening to stories of Pandora but never in our wildest dreams had we ever dreamt of actually going there. It was Tom and Nicole's life dream. For Tom it never happened. I was able to take his place because we shared the same genotypes. (Wow! I used big words! I feel smart for a dumb former Marine!) Anyway, others had actually gone and lived there and lived their dreams.

In the eyes of one scientist in particular, it was her job to study and learn the Na'vi ways. Her name was Grace Augustine and she and I were good friends. During my time in the Avatar Program in place of my dead twin brother, Grace treated me like her own child, along with Norm Spellman and Trudy Chacon.

In the beginning she hated me. She thought that I was in on the RDA's plan to sabotage her department. As time went on she began to like me and trust me more. But I knew that I was the key to getting back Grace into the Omaticaya clan whom had so freely adopted me through the watchful eyes of the clan's leaders and now my in-laws.

Mo'at, the clan's Tsahìk or rather in human terms the spiritual leader assigned her daughter, Neytiri to teach me the Na'vi customs. In the beginning she hated me just as much as Grace had. She, like Grace begun to like me and eventually she begun to fall in love with me and vice versa. Our relationship was sealed forever when we mated before Eywa under the tree of Voices. This left everyone including Grace, shocked to the core. Things got a lot worse when the tree of Voices was ripped down in front of Neytiri when she tried to wake me up. I, of course, had gone back to my human body. I tried to escape Grace's clutches but she particularly forced food down my throat before I could go anywhere.

I was responsible for the tearing down of the Tree of Voices and later the Hometree. I hated myself for my actions. I was a changed man thanks to Neytiri. Parker Selfridge forced me to confess my actions. This left Neytiri heartbroken and Tsu'tey, who was meant to be Neytiri's mate to coming close to killing me. He would have too if Neytiri hadn't had jumped in when she had.

When Grace was dying, I had to gain back the Clan's trust. But how was I going to do it? Then it struck me like a tide wave. I had to tame the untameable Toruk. I at that moment became the sixth Toruk Makto. It was a crazy stunt I know, but at least I had won back the clan and in particular, Neytiri. I had never stopped loving her and I somehow knew she hadn't stopped loving me either.

We couldn't save Grace. Her injuries were too great. Her spirit lived on within Eywa. This angered and saddened me. I wasn't the only one upset by Grace's death. Neytiri had been close to her as a child. Grace had taught Neytiri, her sister and Tsu'tey to speak English. Norm was just as close to her as I was. I was probably closer to her because I spent more time with her. With Tsu'tey finally on my side, he honoured me by translating my speech that became legendary in the Na'vi community. We struck back at the RDA. Both Neytiri and I spared death very narrowly.

I made my choice to stay in my Avatar body permanent. I couldn't find it in my heart to leave Neytiri. Besides, being human meant that I couldn't walk. In my Avatar body I could walk, I could run and do anything I pleased. Neytiri, Norm, Max and I thought it best. I was going be a Na'vi forever. I would have bet that Tom and Grace would have been proud of me.

Neytiri sat beside Jake with her hand on his cheek. His eyes opened to meet hers. The crowd cheered as their leader sat up with Neytiri and Norm helping him sit up.

"Welcome back." Norm said as he looked up at Neytiri.

She had tears welling in her eyes. Jake reached up and wiped the tears away. Neytiri who had looked away for a moment looked back at Jake.

He smiled before replying, "I'm alive, aren't I?"

Neytiri giggled with Norm struggling not to crack up himself next to her. At least his personality was still intact. For a split second, she missed his sense of weird human humour. She couldn't help but silently thank Eywa for bringing him back to her.

"Yes, you are alive."Jake smiled and looked over to see the clan cheering. Jake sat up fully with Neytiri's help. Norm supported one shoulder while Neytiri supported the other.

Mo'at knelt beside Norm and smiled. She was relieved that the transfer had in fact worked.

"Welcome back, Jakesully." She said as she exchanged smiles with her daughter.

Mo'at turned to the clan and raised her hands for silence. The clan immediately fell silent.

"Your new leader has awakened!" she cried.

The clan cheered louder than they had before. Norm, Jake and Neytiri all exchanged smiles. Neytiri leant in to kiss Jake who gladly returned it. The clan's cheering rose higher as their leaders embraced. They broke apart and Norm helped Neytiri get Jake to his feet. Neytiri couldn't have been happier to have Jake back.

Later, Neytiri and Jake headed for their new home: a hollowed out tree near the Tree of Souls. Eywa had provided them through the war and had given them a new home. They felt guilty because Eywa hadn't supplied enough homes for everyone else.

The clan on the other hand were just thankful that Eywa was had provided them with life. They knew all too well that Eywa had given them a second chance. They only had to wait one more day before Jake and Neytiri lead the search for a new Hometree; one that being bigger and better then the last one.

Jake looked around at the hollow inside of his new home before looking at Neytiri who just smiled at him. Norm had helped them locate the tree he had come across during the battle with the Sky people a couple of days earlier. It was definitely roomy. The tree had a divider that made up 3 separate rooms. The biggest one acted as a bedroom.

The bedroom was the middle size room of the entire tree. The tree was just the right size for a Na'vi family. But at the moment it was just Jake and Neytiri. Neither one of them could stop staring at their new home. They thanked Norm for his help and he left feeling rather pleased with himself. He had helped his friends and he knew that Jake was happy.

Jake was more than happy. He was glad that Neytiri had forgiven him for betraying her and breaking her heart and breaking the clan's trust. He was thankful that his life had turned around when he had been able to tame the great Toruk, making him the 6th Toruk Makto; Rider of Last Shadow. It ran in the family. Neytiri's grandfather's grandfather was Toruk Makto. It seems out of the ordinary that a few generations later, a sky person would follow in the same footsteps.

Neytiri couldn't have prouder of Jake. He had won back her heart and the trust of the Omaticaya and won a solemn victory against the Sky people. He had given hope back to all the Na'vi clans involved in the war. Little did Neytiri know that she was about to discover something that would turn her and Jake's new life upside-down.

Jake gave Neytiri some privacy while she changed back into her daily clothing. In the meantime, Jake put his hair back the way it always was; in the normal Na'vi plat. Neytiri returned changed. Jake smiled before yawning.

"Tired?" Neytiri asked.

"No. Not at all." Said Jake, trying to hide the fact that he really was tired.

Neytiri come closer to him and stroked his cheek tenderly.

"You are tried. I know you too well, Jake."

Jake sighed knowing that he was defeated.

"Oh right. You got me. I'm tired."

He smiled his famous lop-sided grin that Neytiri loved so much. She leaned up to kiss him. Jake wrapped his arms around her to hug her.

"I've missed your grin." She sighed happily into his chest.

"I saw my brother." Jake said suddenly.

Neytiri forced herself to look up at him.

"Tom?" she asked, remembering the name of Jake's brother.

"Yeah. He told me something but when I returned I forgot what he told me."

"Don't worry. I'm sure whatever he told you, we'll figure it out together." Neytiri said as she returned her head to his chest.

Jake kissed her hair and Neytiri sighed.

"Is it just me or does your mother suddenly like me?" Jake asked suddenly.

Neytiri looked up. She cracked a small smile.

"She has always liked you. She just wasn't willing to admit it in front of you. She told me that she always thought that you were good." Neytiri said teasingly.

"Ha-ha." Jake said dryly. Neytiri pulled out of his embrace and elbowed him in the ribs.

"Ow!" Jake said pouting. Neytiri giggled before leaning up again to kiss him.

"Now rest, my Jake," Neytiri said pulling him by the hand toward the room that was the bedroom. "You've had an eventful few days."

Jake rolled his eyes but followed suit nonetheless. When they walked in the room, they found that the room contained a bed with moss blankets and pillows.

Neytiri released Jake's hand and walked to one side of the bed while Jake walked to the other side.

Together, they pulled the blankets back and climbed in. When they were settled, Neytiri laid her head on Jake's chest.

"This is so much better than a hammock." Jake said.

"You almost fell out of one, remember?" teased Neytiri.

Jake chuckled at her comment.

Jake smiled at just how much of his humanness had rubbed off on her. She was also talking more like he was now. It took 3 months but at least it had some use taken from the time that they had spent together learning about each other's cultures. The time it had taken them to fall in love was used very wisely.

Without another word, both Na'vi fell asleep, happily to be in each other's arms.

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