A/N: (wipes tomato off my face) Hey there! Sorry that I took so long with this chapter. The last chapter wasn't my best, please forgive me for that. Nick probably won't be in this story because he despises the movie. Now to thank reviewers!

ergoproxy14: Thanks, I try to make my stories entertaining for my readers.

Guest: Thanks, I enjoy writing this.

Kaery91: I understand what you mean. I don't think that bonding with one 'possessive' creature prevents the bonding with another such creature. Also, Lily probably won't get jealous because Sky will probably only fly when she absolutely must.

And now, ON WITH THE CHAPTER! (dodges another tomato)

Chapter 10: Kill me Later!

I dashed towards where I was supposed to meet Tsu'tey and let out a cry of relief as I saw him walking up with Jake and Neytiri. As soon as Tsu'tey saw me, I could tell that he was the exact opposite of pleased with me.

I felt my ears flatten to my skull as the na'vi warrior stalked up to me, tail lashing in anger. "Where were you? I have been searching for you for hours," he growled.

My tail drooped in shame," I overslept, and no one bothered to wake me," I sighed, shooting a glare past Tsu'tey to Jake.

Jake gave me a sympathetic smile,"It wasn't really her fault. We all tried our hardest to wake her up, but she was sleeping like a rock," he chuckled,"You worked her too hard yesterday."

Tsu'tey gave Jake a glare and let out a hiss of annoyance before stalking towards the direhorses. I strode over to Jake and punched his shoulder," Next time, have Norm dump water on me. It will wake me up and give you something to laugh at," I growled playfully as Tsu'tey yelled at me to get on a horse.

Jake smiled and waved at someone behind me. I turned to see who it was and gasped," Grace! How did you get into the village?"

She smiled at Jake," Jarhead talked Mo'at into letting me back into the village."

I turned and hugged Jake," You rock, Jarhead," I laughed as he flicked my nose in annoyance at the nickname.

Tsu'tey then ruined my happiness by yelling at me to get on a horse. Jake and Neytiri both hopped onto horses of their own as I swung myself up onto my horse, Ale'ya. She shook her head as I attached our queues and directed her to follow Tsu'tey.

After several hours of riding the horses up into the mountains, we reached the point where we had to continue on foot. I gulped as I glanced down," Take it easy, Sky," Jake whispered as he strode past me to start climbing up vine clusters.

I bit my lower lip and ran for the vines, quickly climbing towards the top and locking my eyes on the vines. Several times, my feet slipped as I tried to climb up onto floating rocks, but I managed to to stay alive.

After an hour or two of climbing ever higher into the mountains, we arrived at our destination. The ikran rookery. Jake and I were panting heavily as the others looked around calmly. My heart began to race as Tsu'tey grinned at me," Skywaters will go first."

I took a deep breath as Jake patted me on the shoulder in sympathy. Neytiri flew in on her ikran, and I jumped in shock. Tsu'tey and the two young hunters that had come with us laughed. Neytiri gave me a small smile and handed me a vine," Good luck, Skywaters."

I nodded my thanks and crept towards the wild ikran. Tsu'tey placed a hand on my shoulder as I looked at the rainbow of giant alien birds. " You must be quick like I showed. When your ikran chooses you, do not hesitate. You have one chance and one chance alone," Tsu'tey whispered to me.

I nodded as I scanned the birds," How will I know?"

" He will try to kill you."

I stiffened for a moment," Well, isn't that just wonderful," I muttered sarcastically, slowly creeping forward and swinging the vine in my hands. The ikran hissed and screeched as I got close, but none stood their ground until I came across a black ikran with swirls of blue, silver, and green. It faced me and hissed threateningly.

I grinned," Bring it, AAAAAGH!" I yelled, swinging the vine in my hands towards my ikran's deadly jaws. SNAP! I felt my face drop as the ikran bit down on the vine and gave an its equivalent of a smirk. I inhaled sharply to vocalize my panic but was cut off as my ikran swung me around and slammed me into a boulder with jagged edges.

A scream tore from my throat as the sharp ridges cut into my back," Sky!" someone screamed as I slid to the ground with blood trickling down my back. I grit my teeth as I looked up to see my ikran stalking towards me, and I growled," Challenge accepted."

I launched myself forward and tackled my ikran to the ground. I wrestled with my ikran for several long moments until I managed to bring my queue around to attach it to my ikran's.

I mentally screamed at her to stop and slumped against her side," Kill me later," I mumbled as my ikran gave me a confused look. Tsu'tey rushed over to me, shoving me up onto my ikran's back.

He looked at me seriously," First flight seals the bond. You cannot wait, fly!"

I looked at the Na'vi warrior confused," Fly? Whoa, wait! NOOO!" I screamed as I immediately regretted vocalizing my confusion. My ikran quickly took to the sky, and I let out a scream of surprise and fear as we dove straight down," Up! Up!" I yelled, leaning back so that I didn't fall.

My ikran screeched as I forced her to veer away from a possibly dangerous flight path. My nerves got the better of me and I yelled," Shut up and fly right!" Surprisingly for me, she grew quiet and began to gracefully soar through the sky.

I may prefer being on the ground, but there was no denying that flight was amazing. As my ikran gently glided through the air, I could almost enjoy myself so far off the ground. I looked at my ikran and smiled," You need a name. Hmm, Rayna?"

My ikran showed her approval with a quick bob of her head. I smiled," Rayna it is," I giggled.