Dr. Eileen had been stressing out the whole day. She had contacted Dr. Augustine multiple times but there was no luck, all that information was out there waiting to be picked up by someone. If the RDA were to find out then they would most likely take over the science department and use them to develop the many possible biochemical weapons. That night she sat down with Tak and tried to remember the last place she had it with her.

"I had it with me when I met Dr. Augustine, I plugged it into her computer, I took it with me when I went to get lunch, returned to the lab and plugged it in again. She was with me the whole time. I even took it with me before leaving for the day."

"What about during the night, did you have it on you?"

"Of course I did! I had it in my pocket... well, I think I did."

"You think."

"What if it fell out during the night. Remember that guy who harassed me? You think it could have fallen from my pocket during then?"

"Probably not, he didn't handle you too rough... but you were pretty shit faced later one. You were lying inside the Samson while talking gibberish."

"I was talking gibberish? I don't remember that part. You think it's inside one of the Samsons?"

"Maybe."

Dr. Eileen buried her face into her hands and sighed. She had fucked up big time.

"There's nothing we can do now, let's just hope no one finds it."

By the next morning everyone had fully recovered from all the drinking they had done two days ago. As Tak was working on his computer he saw in the corner of his eye Alan walk past. "Come here." he said. Alan walked over, obviously in a great mood.

"What are you so happy about?" asked Tak.

"Nothing, just in a good mood."

"Anyway, I was walking around the armour bay and I was talking to someone, he told me about an attack on one of the tribes in the hills near Hell's Gate. He said in five days, that was two days ago so we've got three more days to prepare. This is going to a tough one. They plan to clear the area for a new mining site."

"Damn, what are they bringing?"

"At least one scorpion, maybe two. Definitely some guys, I'd say AMPs as well. I don't know the area but I'm sure of we can get a good vantage point we could take out the Scorpions. The rest shouldn't be too hard. Any ideas?"

"Hmmmm... When I was back on earth we took out aircraft with rocket launchers."

"We don't have fucking rocket launchers, think dumbass."

"Well, sometimes the snipers would pick them off from distances but we don't have a sniper rifle. And I'm no sharp shooter either."

"Well you're going to have to become one. We need to get a sniper rifle."

"Easier said than done."

Tak saved his work and the two decided to head out for a while. Nothing suspicious, just the two going for their usual jog. They went to the FEBA base and headed to the armoury. Luckily, it was the same guy on duty as last time. Alan did the talking and convinced him to let them through like last time.

"Hey you again. Watsup?"

"Hey you! You kill anything lately?"

"Oh yeah, last week I got me a nice sized direhorse. Shot that fucker in the head, went straight down."

"Nice! So I guess you need something else today?"

"Yeah, going to hunt some of them Banshees. Gonna need something with alot of power"

"Damn, you're stepping your game up huh?"

"Hey, go big or go home."

"Damn right. But doesn't he care?

"Who him? No he doesn't know. He works with plants so while he's doing his thing I just go and hunt. Besides even if he had something to say to me he wouldn't, he's a little bitch."

"Aren't they all, pussy ass scientists. You go and take whatever you need."

Before Alan went in Tak asked him for a big weapon for him to use as an Avatar. Alan went in and after many minutes he came out holding a massive rifle. The barrel was half the whole length and the scope was big as well. The clip was a solid rectangular box obviously holding huge bullets. By the looks of it this thing could penetrate tank armour. He put it on the ground and went back in, coming out with an MBS-9M 50 cal Hydra.

"Is it ok if I take this as well?" asked Alan to the man behind the counter.

"Dude, take whatever you need. Everyone else does so why not you. Don't know how you're gonna carry it though."

"Nice, thanks heaps bro."

"Don't mention it."

They walked back to hometree to secretly stash their new toys. They were so big that they had to disassembled so they would fit inside. As they were about to return to the shacks they heard people approaching. Peeking from behind plants Tak saw a few tall blue figures approaching. Their voices were getting louder as well.

"Get back."

Dr. Eileen, Dr. Brent and Dr. Dale were walking in their Avatars heading towards the village. Tak and Alan retreated deep into the growth and waited for them to pass before making their way back.

They reached the shacks and entered to see Dr. Isaac sitting by the links supervising. "I better get back to work." said Tak. "Have fun." said Alan as he watched Tak walk back to his desk. He waited for him to turn around the doorway of the other shack before turning to Dr. Isaac who looked at him with a raised eyebrow and a smile. Tak was at his desk in front of the screen looking at graphs. 20 minutes into his work he began to lose focus so he decided to fire up the 3D map program which had all explored areas of Pandora loaded to get a view of the area he would be fighting in a few days. There were a few valleys around Hell's Gate but only one of them had a river running through it. "Must be in here" he said to himself. He followed the valley as it slalomed through the landscape, looking like a snake slithering through the hills. If this were the place, the winding valley would prevent them from targeting the scorpions from a distance. He stared at what was on the screen as he thought hard, trying to come up with a plan. He knew nothing about military tactics and he had a feeling that his usual "face the enemy and take them out" approach wouldn't work. Alan would know more than him about this kind of stuff so he went to see him. He went to the links but stopped when he heard soft moaning. He saw a lab coat on the floor and leaned a bit to the side to see a shirt also on the floor. He closed his eyes and sighed while walking back to his desk, deciding to let them finish and save them from an awkward moment. This was bound to happen and he wouldn't have a problem with it if it didn't interfere with "the plan". He let them off the hook this time but next time he wouldn't be so patient. Sitting back down in his chair he blasted some death metal through the speakers while carrying on with his work. Half an hour later he decided to return. There they were, all dressed and sitting by the links like nothing had happened. Tak stepped into the room.

"What is it with you and that music you play, geez." said Dr. Isaac, coming at him a bit hostile.

"I'm sorry. Next time I'll play something more romantic, I'm sure you'd like that alot." he responded. Dr. Isaac had no come back.

"I need to show you something." said Tak to Alan. They returned to the desk and Tak showed Alan the map of the area.

"There are a few valleys within the area but I'm guessing the village is most likely in this one since it's the only one with a water supply. And since Hell's Gate is over here, I'm guessing they're going to come from this direction. This place is pretty thick with forest so they'll probably clear a path with dozers and the troops will escort them in, possibly along with AMPs. Your thoughts?"

"...I'll camp high in the hills and do my best to pick them off but these valleys don't give a good view. The natives are good at blending in with the environment so guerrilla tactics seems like a good way to go. We need to take them by surprise but it won't be easy with the numbers we have."

"Don't worry about numbers, we've got more guys than you think."

That night Tak thought he would get a good night sleep since he worked his ass off the whole afternoon and also into the night. After his shower he went to bed and closed his eyes, soon falling asleep. But then his eyes opened and all he could see was dead bodies everywhere. His feet were buried in decomposing flesh and gooey remains which hung on to skeletons. He looked around but the dead human collection seemed to go on forever. As he moved around the corpses slowly got pushed out of the way. Suddenly a hand grabbed him by the ankle and he tripped. He fell into the pit of carrion and was sinking deeper. He struggled to keep above the surface but the corpses were pulling him down as they came back to life. Soon he was submerged in boiling flesh, the pressure and heat suffocating him. He couldn't breathe and was running out of breath quick. Just when he thought he was going suffocate he woke up. He gasped for air, his heart racing and sweating slightly from his face, neck and back. After realizing where he was, he took a few deep breaths and collapsed back into his pillow. He had quit the drugs, but the insanity still remained.

The next day Tak went to hometree and wasted no time in finding Tsuwokan. They went to the centre of hometree and sat down on the central spiral.

"This is very important so listen carefully, do you know a Na'vi village near Hell's Gate? Do you even know where Hell's Gate is?" he asked.

"Yes, I know."

"Is that the ONLY village there?"

"Yes."

"Well the skypeople are going to destroy the village in two days so we need to gather as many warriors as we can and go there and stop that from happening."

"...How do you know?"

"Because someone told me."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, and you need to be ready by then. Two days ok? Two days. I suggest you go tell that friend of yours, we need his help."

"Why do your people attack us? We do nothing!"

"Because that's what humans do. They see something they want and they go and get it. It doesn't matter how it's done, as long as they get it then it's all ok. You've seen all those big fucken holes in the ground haven't you? Why you so surprised, you should know us by now."

Tsuwokan snarled in anger. He then got up.

"I will tell him."

"Good, and I'm bringing someone with me. He'll be alot of help."

"...A skyperson?"

"Yeah, got a problem?"

"Do as you wish."

"I'll meet you outside the village two days from now, early in the morning. We should get there as soon as possible and warn the village."

"Yes, be here when sun rise."

Tsuwokan walked off. As he exited hometree he ran into Dr. Eileen. They exchanged slight smiles before she came in and spotted Tak sitting down.

"You two seem to be getting along fine, anything interesting happen lately?"

"Uhhh, yeah actually. Tsuwokan asked me what I do, and I briefly told him about my work as a biologist. I told him about my work with the Pandoran plants and he said there's a place I might be interested in so he's offered to take me there."

"Hey that's excellent. Wow, that's really nice. I told you there's alot to learn from these people. That's really good. So when's this happening?"

"Two days from today. Yeah, he told me to meet him early in the morning. It takes a while to get there and I want to be back before it gets too dark."

"Well looks like you'll have to wake up early."

"Yeah I guess so."

During dinner Dr. Eileen announced to everyone that Tak was going on a special field trip soon. He preferred if she didn't but it was too late. Alan wanted to know more about this field trip.

"So, where are you going?"

"Just, to some place where there's some exotic plants."

"Oh cool, when's this?"

"In two days."

"Two days... sounds fun... Maybe I could go as well?"

Dr. Eileen interrupted. "No Alan I don't think that's going to be possible. The Na'vi really don't like humans."

"But he's going, and he's a human."

"Yeah but it's...it's different."

"But I think this would be great, it's better than staying inside here all day."

Tak backed him up. "I think you would enjoy it alot."

Dr. Eileen thought differently "No this really isn't a good idea. Who knows how they'll react to a human. It could all go ve-"

"No no it'll be good. It's about time they saw that not all skypeople are douchebags. Besides I need someone to help me with taking pictures and samples and shit. Alan's the perfect candidate."

Dr. Eileen sighed and sat back in her seat. "...Alright. But you are to be extra careful not to get yourself in any danger. And I really don't know how they're going to react to seeing you."

"They're not going to kill me, it's not like they haven't met any of the scientists in their human forms. And what about you, haven't you ever showed your true self to them?"

"...No I haven't..."

The day finally came. Tak woke up extra early and went to have a morning shower followed by breakfast. He went to his computer and turned it on. Alan was already up sitting next to Dr. Isaac at her desk, talking to each other while listening to her morning playlist from her computer.

"What the fuck is that shit?" asked Tak.

"It's called Indie rock you dick, if you opened up that narrow mind of yours you may come to like it." replied Dr. Isaac.

He played a song from his music folder and the look on Dr. Isaac's face was one of disgust.

"And what the hell is that?" she asked.

"Death metal, if you opened up that narrow mind of yours you may come to like it."

Dr. Isaac looked away. "Asshole." she said, but Tak couldn't hear her over the lovely sound of growls, distorted guitars and blasting drums. It was the perfect way to start the day and get into the right mood for what was to come.

After finishing his cereal and brushing his teeth, Tak got into his Avatar and met up with Alan outside. He packed his back pack with the necessary equipment for his "field trip" and they made their way. Tsuwokan was waiting for them. He saw Alan and stared at him for a while before for nodding his head as a sign of acceptance. Alan hesitantly nodded back.

"Let's get our shit and go." said Tak. He rubbed some dirt on his face and put on his mask, hiding his identity. They got their weapons, assembled them and the group made their way to the Ikrans that awaited them. Alan got a chill down his spine at first sight of the Ikrans but wasn't too intimidated. Aketuan also stared at Alan for a while, then looked to Tsuwokan who signalled "it's ok, he's with us" and then Aketuan told Alan to get on. He was greeted with a nice hiss by the Ikran to which he jerked back. "It happened to me too the first time but he'll start to like you eventually." said Tak. Alan slowly stepped onto the Ikran's back and sat down with the rifle strapped around him. He held onto the straps that were specially tied for him. Tak rode with Tsuwokan.

"You sure he can carry us both?" he asked.

"Hehehe, he is strong. Maktoko!"

The two Ikrans took off with full power, flapping their wings as they gained altitude. Once they were high in the sky it was a calm ride. It was a beautiful sunny day with no clouds blocking the light. They flew over the never ending forest, making their way over hills, rivers, waterfalls and through a network of floating mountains that were tied together with vines. It was a magnificent view but this was no time for sightseeing, maybe another time. They reached the beginning of valley and followed it. In the distance they could see Hell's Gate, a small grey pentagon which stood out from the surrounding green, and even further one of the mines which was just a massive brown hole in the ground. They descended into the valley and flew over the river.

"How much longer?" asked Tak.

"We are here" replied Tsuwokan.

"Don't land, take us up into the hills. Over there"

"Why?"

"Just do it, I'll explain once we land."

Tsuwokan signalled Aketuan to follow him and they changed course. They slowly came into the forest and landed. Tak and Alan got off. "They're going to bring gunships so he's going to try and shoot them down before they reach us. You just get your guys into position and be ready." He explained to Tsuwokan. He then went to Alan and briefly went over the plan.

"You shoot them down and you get back to us, the village isn't too far, just follow the valley or go to the fight. You'll find us there. Good luck"

"Yeah you too."

Tak then got back on the Ikran and they went to the village. When they got there Tsuwokan's allies were already waiting. They greeted each other and the nameless Na'vi leader began to get everyone fired up for war. They held their weapons high and let out their war cry before moving out. Meanwhile Alan had found a small rocky ledge which was perfectly covered with plants. He lied down with his rifle ready, making sure the barrel didn't poke out from cover. The war party also got into position, lining themselves along the valley in small groups. Some decided to wait high in the tree while others blended in with the plants on the ground. Tak was kneeling behind a huge tree root, holding his huge 50 cal Hydra with the chains of bullets wrapped around his chest. They all waited for over an hour until they heard a faint sound. It sounded like rotors but it was impossible to see through the canopy. Alan had been sitting on the ledge, extremely bored and was beginning to doubt if they would show up but he heard the sound as well and quickly looked through his scope. There they were, two Scorpions as predicted approaching him. He loaded the rifle and took aim, waiting for the pilot to be right in his crosshair. He took a deep breath, slowly exhaled and pulled the trigger. The bullet shot out of the barrel, went straight through the windshield and into the chest of the pilot. The inside splattered with red and the Scorpion dived into the forest below, crashing and exploding. Alan aimed for the other Scorpion in a hurry and fired but missed the pilot. He continued to open up holes on the outside and smoke soon puffed out of the engine. The Scorpion struggled to maintain control as it tilted to one side. Alan reloaded and kept shooting, trying to aim for the engine. The rounds were tearing through the fuselage and eventually one round made it into the cockpit, covering the inside with the pilot's head which was now in a million pieces. It spun out of control and crashed into the hills. By now the ground units were on full alert as they approached the Na'vi who were waiting for them. A dozer roared its way through, clearing anything in front of it while men scanned the area with their weapons aimed and ready to fire. Tak crawled over to Tsuwokan.

"They getting closer, you ready?"

"Yes."

"Tell the others."

Tsuwokan signalled other Na'vi who then signalled others and everyone was now ready. They had their bows loaded and would face the enemy any minute now. As the dozers roar got louder the footsteps of the AMPS stomping the ground could be heard as well. The dozer had passed the Na'vi at the very front and the men followed behind. Trees fell down like dominos, being ripped out from the ground. Tsuwokan gave the signal and the Na'vi shot their arrows. The humans suffered casualties and opened fire. The Na'vi not knowing guerrilla tactics decided to face the enemy out in the open and the intensity quickly escalated. "No that's not how it's meant to be done!" he yelled at Tsuwokan but it was too late. He hopped out from cover and opened fire. The dozer had come to a halt and now was the time to disable it. "Let's go!" he yelled to his group. They made their way to the dozer but were cut off by an AMP which fired upon them. Unable to proceed further they laid on the ground.

"What now?" asked Tak. Tsuwokan was thinking.

"You can destroy the machine?"

"Yes!"

"Go! We will destroy shield that walks! Go go!"

Tsuwokan lead the small group out to draw the AMP's attention while Tak ran to the dozer. He climbed up the side and got on the top and went to the camera at the front. With his fist he punched the glass many times and cracked it then shot it just to make sure. He jumped down and rejoined the fight. By now the Na'vi had suffered casualties as well. With bullets and arrows flying in all directions it was chaos, but the Na'vi had pretty much surrounded the humans. Tak fired recklessly, his gun spitting Uranium needle rounds at 6000rpm. It wasn't easy to aim with such a big and heavy gun. Tsuwokan was trying to get back into the fight but he had no more arrows and his group was injured, now useless. As he tried to reach for an arrow a bullet hit his forearm and he yelled in pain, retreating back to cover. An AMP could be heard approaching. Tsuwokan prepared himself for death but before the AMP reached him the sound of a bullet flying past pierced his ears. He flinched, staying still in his spot. The AMP collapsed to the ground with a loud thud. He looked around to see it lying on the ground and not moving. A troop then suddenly flew back after being hit in the chest. He looked around to see where it was coming from but saw nothing. Tak then came running to him and crashed next to him. "Take this!" he said as he handed Tsuwokan a handful of arrows. They both ran back out and finished off the enemy, making sure there were no survivors. One by one the Na'vi eliminated the remaining RDA forces. The second AMP was still active and it just wouldn't go down. Tak went to the AMP from behind and fired at the glass that was exposed. The rounds penetrated the glass and the toxic hydrogen sulphide filled the cockpit. The driver gasped and quickly put on the exopack inside but it was too late. Tak had climbed onto the back and had his gun pointed down at the top of the drivers head. The driver looked up to see the Hydra's three 50 cal barrels greeting him. Tak filled his face with needle rounds and they ripped through the skin and flesh, turning his face into minced meat and quickly jumped off as the AMP collapsed to the ground. He met up with Tsuwokan and looked around to see the area littered with dead humans along with some dead Na'vi. It was a victory that came with some losses. This time the Na'vi did not celebrate, the victory could not bring back the fallen brothers and sisters. Alan saw Tak and went to him.

"You're alive, that's good."

"Yeah, you too."

"Looks like we did it."

"We won, but this isn't the end. They'll be back."