"H... he... hello?..." Nakia called out in the darkness, though only the insects in the leaves responded with any sound. She panted heavily as she crawled towards another one of the bushes next to her, tearing off another leaf and pressing it against the wound on her shoulder. She clenched her teeth over her bottom lip as she felt it's sting, the blood travelling at a faster rate down her arm.

"Ugh... ow..." she winced in pain, trying not to scream as she pressed it further down.

W'Kabi and Achebe walked through the jungle still, the moon being the only thing lighting their way as they trekked through the darkness. Achebe looked at his Kimoyo bead, which was glowing a bright green and pulsing progressively louder as they walked on. Suddenly, they both ducked down into the bushes as they heard the startling yet familiar ear-piercing shriek.

"RRRRRRAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH! HELLO?! IF ANYONE CAN HEAR ME, I'M OUT HERE!"

"Nakia!" Achebe said, before turning to W'Kabi and snapping "come on! She's this way!" as they both darted off in the direction of the voice.

"I... I need help..." she said sadly, feeling a few tears on her face as she leaned back on the rock behind her. CRACK! SNAP! went the twigs about a hundred yards away, prompting her to suddenly reach for her sword as she snapped "who goes there?! Show yourself!"

"It is me, child..." Achebe said as his Kimoyo beads continued beeping loudly. Nakia felt something pulsing behind her, looking to her lower back to see the small, tiny Kimoyo bead that was stuck there. "What... when did that get there?..."

"I put it there when we were in Oakland..." Achebe said, a smile forming on his face as he said "after all these years, I'm not planning to lose you again..."

Nakia saw who was with him, her eyes widening as she said "W'Kabi... what are you doing here?!"

"Your father offered me a choice... you're hurt..." W'Kabi said, taking off one of his robes and wrapping it around Nakia's shoulder. When he had cleaned it, he helped her to her feet and said "there... that should do it..."

"Baba... why are you here?" Nakia asked as Achebe reached into the bag of weapons he had taken, pulling out a sleeveless purple and black corset and passing it to her.

"Put that on..." he said. "It's armour... you'll need it..."

"For what?..."

Achebe grinned, saying "I have to admit, Nakia... I didn't find you so I could see you off on your wedding day... I wanted you by my side as I finished my quest..."

"Quest?" W'Kabi said, before an equally confused Nakia added "you mean... your treasure?"

"No, Nakia... your treasure..." Achebe said warmly. "It was your mother's dying wish that we find it together... and rid Wakanda of T'Chaka's poisonous bloodline!"

"Rid Waka... no... no, Baba, I... I don't want to do that..." Nakia said solemnly. Achebe tutted as he sat on a rock, saying "well, that is a shame... your mother would be so unhappy to see you throw aside her legacy like that..."

"What? No, I..." Nakia tried to protest, before putting her hand to her head as she collapsed, W'Kabi catching her in her arms as she nearly fainted. He helped her stand again, as she said "Baba... I... I don't know..."

After a long moment of thinking, she looked up to see the Wakandan Palace behind the trees in the distance, scowling as she said "alright, I'll... I'll help you find this treasure..."

"Ha ha, yes!" Achebe said, enveloping her in a tight embrace as he said "you will do great things for our family, Nakia..."

Later in the night, Nakia sat in front of the campfire, both Achebe and W'Kabi being asleep beside her. She walked over to the water, observing her reflection silently.

"Oh... I must be out of my mind..." she said quietly to herself, turning to see the black and purple corset Achebe had taken for her, thinking for a moment. She then took several handfuls of the water, washing the painted ritual circles from her arms and face as she began untying and pulling off her Warrior Falls armour, casting the bloodstained cloths into the river and letting it float downstream.

She then took the corset, putting it on and tying the armour pads to her elbows, knees and shoulders. She then went to the river, observing her new look. She picked up her sword, gaining a burst of confidence as she said "I am Nakia, of the River Tribe... daughter of Achebe and Imani... and I will avenge my mother's death..."