Lex was brought before the base of the skyscraper tall tree the humanoids inhabited. Inside the tree itself were a number of large tree roots; the room resembled a cave. The room was filled with the humanoids excited to see her. Many of them touched her and then dashed away. She was then brought before a throne of sort where the humanoid leaders were present.
The humanoid female addressed her father who seemed to be their leader. "Father…I have returned," she said, and then collapsed at his feet.
"Bring medicine," her father shouted.
The humanoid female was taken away to be healed from her wounds. The angry father then turned to Lex. "I will kill you for what you have done," he said to her.
Lex's translator chip was able to interpret the humanoid. "Only I can save you," she said in his language. Her voice was mechanical but was able to get the message across.
The father raised his blade to kill her but suddenly stopped. "Step back. I will look at this alien," a feminine voice said.
Lex stared at the older female humanoid. She approached her and felt her mask, then her armor and equipment, and then her exposed flesh. She took a sample of her glowing green blood, and then tasted it. "What do you call yourself?" she asked.
"Alexa Woods," Lex said.
"Why did you come to our world?" she asked.
"We came here to hunt. We came here to kill you," Lex said truthfully.
"You are a hunter like us?" she asked.
"No, we do not hunt for food. We hunt for the sport of it," Lex said.
She gave Lex a displeased look, but kept her calm. "Our people only hunt to survive, and we use the entire body so that nothing goes to waste."
"We hunt you because you are dangerous to us," Lex replied.
"I could kill her easily," a young male interjected but was restrained by the male leader.
"No!" the female leader said to him. "We must learn what we can from our enemy."
"If you let me live I will help you," Lex offered.
The Yautja ship blasted away the trees with laser fire creating a large circular clearing. The Yautja hunters deactivated their cloaks and assembled near to their ship. The Prince exited his ship, and looked around at the remaining warriors.
"This moon is hostile to us, but that is why we are here. Some of us have lost comrades and friends in the fighting. My wife is missing," the Prince said as they gathered around.
"It is important that the dead warriors be brought home for a proper burial if possible. Bring their bodies back to the ship," the Prince ordered.
A number of warriors then approached the Prince, and pounded their chest resolved. "We will find the Princess," they swore.
"Bring her back to me whether she is willing or not. Then you will have my gratitude," the Prince replied.
The warriors went inside the ship to place their clean skulls in their lockers. Medics treated a number of warriors from the wounds they had received from the humanoids.
In stark contrast the industrial Yautja camp and the cleaning of bloody skulls was the humanoid village inside the tree. The Shaman, the Clans Leader, and a young male warrior Lex assumed was their heir were present for a meeting away from the others.
"I wish to see your face," the Shaman asked of Lex.
"I cannot breathe the air for very long," Lex told her.
"Only for the moment," the Shaman said.
Lex held her breath and took off the mask. Her vision immediately became poorer as she could only see their outlines. "Put your mask back on," the Shaman said.
Lex gladly agreed and placed the mask back on. After she connected the pressurized air tubes she was able to breathe normally again. "She is a hideous monster," the young warrior said of her.
"Do not judge by appearances," the Shaman lectured him.
Lex folded her arms like a human impatiently while sitting Indian style. "If you listen to me you may have a chance against the alien hunters," Lex said.
"Why would you help us so easily?" the Clansman Leader asked suspiciously.
"The leader of the alien hunters is my mate. I want him to be humiliated," Lex said.
The Clansman Leader and the Shaman gave each other looks. "Very well. How can we defeat them?" the Shaman asked.
"They have an antidote to your nerve toxin. You will have to make a new toxin. Next, you need to use your arrows to target a vulnerable spot on their body," Lex said. She pointed the tubes that connected to her mask.
"Their cloak keeps them hidden, but when they step around they caused your plant life to glow. The cloak also seems to attract some of your wildlife. The cloak can be deactivated by water. Their eyes see in infrared…they see heat," Lex explained.
"To avoid detection use mud or vegetation to cover your skin; it will hide you from their scanners until the mud warms up. They also have other ways to see you with their mask, so if they switch to a different set of eyes they will see you. You have only a few moments to catch them off guard," Lex said.
"Explain their weapons to us," the Clansman Leader asked.
Lex thought about what words to use. "This weapon can kill you with fire," she said giving them a plasma cannon to look over. It is the only weapon you can use that will damage their ships. Your arrows won't damage them," Lex said.
"We need more of these," the young warrior said looking over the weapon.
Lex watched as the young warrior pointed the plasma cannon towards his eye, and wondered if any of this would do any good. "Their other weapon is an even more powerful fire, but it takes time," she said showing them the arm band detonator. "If you can get a few of them inside the ship it will destroy it."
A few warriors then interrupted the meeting. "We have seen signs of the alien hunters. There are animal corpses and fires in the forest," they said.
"They are trying to draw you out. They know you have a religious connection to the land and the wildlife. They are trying to provoke you," Lex said.
"We may have to evacuate the tree," the Clansman Leader said grimly.
"No, they will not attack the tree while I am here," Lex said.
"Why not?" the young warrior asked.
"I am their Princess."
The warriors gathered around Lex as she went over a primitive map of the forest. Pieces of wood were used to mark signs of a Yautja presence. "The alien hunters will not kill children or those that are sickly or disabled. They will not attack you if you are not armed. If you need to go outside the tree do not carry bows with you. If you are confronted by an alien hunter do not run, but instead hold up your hands. They will only kill you if you look like you can resist them," Lex told them.
"Then we cannot hunt without our weapons," one of them protested.
"How long can you last on your food reserves?" Lex asked.
"A few days," the Shaman said.
"Do you know when it will rain?" Lex asked.
"Soon," the Shaman answered.
"When it rains their cloak will no longer work," Lex told them. "Do you have a paste that won't fall off in the rain?"
"We use a war paint that will stick to our skin even in the rain," one of them said.
"We will need a lot of it," Lex told them.
"In the meantime they will be looking to recover their dead. If traps could be built around the dead bodies you might catch some," Lex advised.
"We know how to do that," a warrior said enthused.
The bravest warriors set out to find the fallen Yautja bodies. After they had set up some elaborate traps they waited for the Yautja warriors to come by to pick up the body. Lex stayed behind to continue the ruse that she was the Na'vi's prisoner. The warriors all wore warrior paint that covered their entire bodies. Eventually a team of three Yautja warriors in cloak discovered the dead body, and lifted it up. The Na'vi saw the dead body rise from the ground. Using Lex's plasma cannon they fired on one of the Yautja warriors. The blast severely injured the warrior and deactivated his cloak. The other warriors fired their arrows hitting the remaining two. They quickly used their antidote, but it didn't work this time. They fell to the ground and shook uncontrollably before they died from the nerve toxin. The Na'vi cautiously approached the fallen warriors, and took their weapons.
Another team of three Yautja warriors discovered a dead Yautja, and moved into an area filled with traps. As they crossed trip sticks a giant log slammed down on one warrior mortally wounding him. Another one was hit with multiple wounded blades from above causing severe injury. The other fell into a pit, and was impaled on wooden pikes. The Na'vi then entered the area, and took their weapons.
Other Yautja were caught in nets covered in an oil substance, and then the Na'vi fired flaming arrows burning the captured Yautja alive. Another team was ambushed by Na'vi on all sides with precise arrow shooting. One Yautja fell to the ground desperately trying to crawl away as he gasped for breath. In all cases, the Na'vi were able to take their weapons, and bring them back to the tree.
Lex compiled all the plasma cannons, blades, and detonators into a pile. After suffering hundreds of dead, the Na'vi were successfully fighting back.
The Prince noticed that over a dozen warriors were missing in the forest. Reports were coming in that the Na'vi were using a different nerve toxin than before. They were also using traps commonly associated with human special forces.
"Order everyone back. The dead will bury themselves," the Prince ordered.
He then considered the map carefully, and focused on Lex's mask signal. "I have made you hate your former species, but I have failed to make you love the Yautja," he said to himself.