This chapter is longer than my other ones and probably a little bit better than the other ones too. I'm not sure what to do for next chapter yet, but they'll probably get to their destination and then something will happen. I'm not sure what yet though. Oh, if your wondering why they crashed in chapter 4, it was because of the theory of special relativity, which makes object shrink in the direction of travel while they are traveling. Normally the effect is too small to notice, but at light speed it plays a large roll. They crashed because when they stopped light speed, some of the shuttle pieces unshrunk, but some didn't and caused them to crash.

We had left the crash site two days ago and were about halfway to the rally point when we were attacked. It came from nowhere, with no warning or time for preparation. One moment the dense jungle was quiet, the next weird wild wolf-like animals were streaming from the trees towards us. "Circle up and make a dome before they get here!" We all got together and were able to complete the dome before we were hurt, but the animals kept coming. They attacked the dome and tried to get through. After the crash and on the walk, we had all practiced with our powers some, but we still weren't very good at making ice, even with our ARC's help. One of the limitations of our power was that we could only move water, not make it, so any water we used had to come from somewhere. In this case, we could take it from the trees and plants and return it once we were done using it.

"Breach! Help!" I whirled around and fired three shots toward Delta, hitting two of the animals. One of them died and the other ran away.

"Our weapons have an effect on these creatures, we have a chance of getting out of here!" I said, but then I was tackled from behind. Instinctively, I mentally shoved it off, and a fist of ice punched it off into the forest. I turned around and saw at least fifteen more animals. I switched the gun to automatic and began to fire at the animals. I took out ten of them before they got to close for a rifle. The odds weren't looking to good. The wolf creatures stood back around us and we were tired and outnumbered. The only advantage we had was the range, but they were pretty close now.

"SIr, I'd recommend a shield and spear circle. " The shield and spear circle was us in an outward facing circle with shields and spears poking through, all made of ice.

"No, we're too tired, use just a sword and fight melee. I think that's our only chance. " We had all had experience with swords on Atlantis, since it was the easiest way to kill the Mundars close up, but also because it was one of the few things we could make when the population was so low. The animals suddenly attacked, leaping from the ground and slashing with their claws. "ARC! Analyze weak points!"

"The whole animal has little natural armour, but the weakest point is the underside. However, your sword should be able to pierce anywhere on the animal. " I sidestepped a lunging animal and slashed down on it before it could recover.

"I'm getting heat signatures incoming! Their bigger than these guys, but their incoming fast!" Bravo was the only one whose ARC had not shattered in the crash.

"Hostile or ally?"

"Intent unclear! Visual in 15 seconds! What should we do?"

"Try to not get killed!" A few seconds later, twelve more creatures burst through the trees. They were a lot taller than us, were humanoid but blue, and seemed to be riding something similar to a horse. Before I could fire at them, the drew bows and quickly dispatched the remaining wolf animals. We stood a few yards away from them, ready to fight or run. I then noticed that they had a tail and long hair, cat-like features, and that their hair seemed to be connected to the horse creatures somehow. They started speaking in some unknown language, and seemed to gesturing for us to follow them. They were still holding bows and we had seen how fast they could shoot.

"Stand down. I don't think they're trying to kill us right now. ARC, do you have any reference to this language?" I asked as we started following them. They stayed on their horses and kept their bows nearby. I could tell they were wary of us.

"I have managed to match the audio with a rather large file from before the accident. I am integrating the information to your brain now"

"Wait, you can do that? Ow!"

"Integration complete. Of course I can do that. I am synced to your neural pathways. I would expect some headaches until you get used to the new information, it may have crossed with your pain receptors. Brains are tricky things to mess with. "

"Okay, just don't do it again without permission or at least telling me. "

"Yes sir. Protocols updated. "

We kept following the natives to wherever they were taking us. I checked the watch map and saw that we were going in the direction of the big tree we had decided to go to a few days ago. They didn't speak any until it got dark, and then the information ARC had put in my head came to good use. I could understand them and speak fluently. It was cool, but also frightening. If ARC could add a language to my mind without any problem, what could stop him from doing any number of other things?

"We will stop here for the night. Set up your camp. Tomorrow we will arrive at Hometree." I heard the unknown language, but my brain automatically translated it into english so I could understand it better.

"ARC, if I talk to them, will it automatically be translated into their language?"

"It should translate into Na'vi automatically. "

"Na'vi? Is that what they're called?"

"It is the name of their language, but the species seems to have a different name. "

"Okay. Thanks ARC. " The rest of us set up camp and rested for the night, taking turns on watch. The people here may have helped us, but I still didn't trust them completely. They kept two people awake, one watching us and another watching the perimeter and took turns. ARC analyzed the way they walked, talked, and behaved and determined bone structure, their chain of command, and how they connected to the horses. The whole thing was amazing how this species changed everything else to suit them while still having no electricity, a number system, or anything else Atlantis used in its day to day operation.

Suddenly I was in a different place, aboard the ship Resilience. It was kind of like a dream, with the sound delayed slightly, only being able to move sluggishly, and only seeing or hearing the important parts. Everyone was yelling and running, and red lights were flashing all over the place. I tried to listen to what they were saying.

"It's too much! We're going to overload it!"

"How long to the other side?"

"Atomic Diverter at 80% functionality!"

"What happens if we stop the burn in the planet?"

"We're too close to the core and we've already lost light speed! The ship slowed down to take enough energy to the atomic diverter before I knew what was happening!"

"Get to the other side of the planet and stop for repairs. "

"Atomic Diverter at 50% functionality!" There was a crash as the right half of the ship was torn off.

"We lost the Atomic Diverter! Everyone to the main cargo hold!"

And then I woke up. I was lying on the ground outside of my tent and looking up at the trees. Sunlight was starting to filter through the leaves. I sat up and looked around. I was still in the same spot I had been in when the dream had started. Charlie was sitting up too, and he had been on watch with me when the dream had begun.

"Sir? Do you think...?"

"Yes. Resilience and her crew are dead. "