I think that this chapter is pretty good and fits in well. Enjoy, I guess.

We arrived at the big tree late around noon, and saw many other of the blue creatures living their and riding the horses, and even saw a few on top of flying creatures. ARC said that they connected their brains and controlled the animals telepathically and created a bond with them. In the village, a lot of the others stared at us and whispered amongst themselves. When we entered the tree through an arch, the guards that had been with us on the journey here left, and twelve new guards joined us and took us to the center of the tree where someone was waiting. It looked to be their leader since he had different markings and clothes than everyone else.

"I have found files on four of the people here. The clan leader in front of you is named Olo'eyktan, the heir on your right is named Tsu'tey. The woman on the right of the leader is their shaman of sorts, she goes by Mo'at. The next tribal shaman is on your left and is called Netiri. I also found the clan name, the Omaticaya"

"Where are you getting all of this information from?"

"It's from a large file from before the time machine. I'll let you know if I discover more useful information. "

"Okay. thanks ARC. " The people ARC had called Tsu'tey and Olo'eyktan were talking, but I couldn't hear them. After a little bit, Mo'at joined the conversation. Netiri stayed where she was, just watching us. They talked for a bit, probably deciding whether or not to kill us, and then the clan leader turned to us.

"What are your names?"

I figured if we were gonna get help, we would have to trust them. The rest of the group didn't have the language integrated in yet, so I was the only spokesperson. "My name is John Smith. The people behind me are named Gabe Oldriech, Ben Freeman, Abigail Woods, Catherine Sharp, and May Mengher. "

"How do you know our language?"

Here I decided not to tell the truth. "I don't know. Maybe you know our language. "

"Why were you traveling to us?"

"We needed to find a place to set up a base to restart the species, and this place seemed like a good place to do so, but we can leave since your already here. " The person ARC had called Mo'at approached us. She circled us and stopped in front of me. She drew a small knife from her necklace and went to prick me with it, but I whirled over two paces, formed a sword and shield, and stood defensively. The dozen guards raised their bows at us. I knew if a fight broke out and we managed to get out of the tree, we would still have to get through the village, and the other Omaticaya would probably attack us, which would make escape impossible. I dissolved my sword and shield and walked back to where I was before.

"Where did those come from? How did you do that?" This was the leader.

"Us Atlantians have the ability to shape and manipulate water. We can all do that. " Mo'at went to the leader and they began to talk again. After a few minutes, the leader stepped up to me.

"You may stay with us and live here until your kind has grown and we will teach you about the forest, but you will have to change your ways to survive here. You got lucky when you were attacked in the forest. "

"I appreciate your offer and accept, but we need to go to our shuttle to gather more supplies and bury our dead comrades. "

"You may leave tomorrow to do so. In the meantime, Tsu'tey will lead you to a place where you may live. I will send over six warriors in an hour to gauge your fighting skills. "

"Thank you sir. " Tsu'tey led us up a spiral staircase in the middle of the tree to the top part of the tree. It had a nice view, but we were tired when we got up there.

"Here. This is your place. " He pointed to a group of hammocks hanging from the branches. I noticed that they were not sized for us, but would fit the Omaticaya well.

"Thank you Tsu'tey. " He left and we started to organize our stuff.

"Sir, how did you know their language?" That was Catherine. She was always the most straightforward.

"Oh yeah, ARC found a file on it and put it in my head, or something like that. ARC, send the file to them. "

"Sending file. File sent. " They all paused as their ARCs integrated the information. Once it was complete, we finished putting all of our stuff in an extra hammock. We kept the stuff we would need tomorrow in the backpacks. This included paracord, rations, and our basic survival kits. I added an eight inch knife to my belt and started to recharge the rifles. They could charge from solar, but it just took a long time. A few minutes after we finished putting everything away, three large lizard-birds flew up from below, while three other people came up the stairs. This must be the six warriors we had been told about.

"Defensive positions. Don't use pistols, just power and knives. " We all scattered to different parts of the tree and made a shield and sword or drew our knife. I chose to make a sword and shield. The flying creatures hovered and took aim with their bows while the three from the staircase began to charge. I ran to meet them, making bands around my arms and legs as I approached. At the last moment, I jumped up and dispelled my sword and shield. used used the bands to get extra height. I went over the first person, flipped upside down and touched the back of his neck with my finger, spreading ice around him and freezing him solid to the tree, making sure he could still breathe. I finished the jump and drew my knife as soon as I landed on the branch. The other two jumped to other branches to get around me.

The three people on the flying creatures landed and charged me. The other Atlantians were fighting with two other Omaticaya. I turned to face the three others. They all stopped and raised their bows about twenty feet away from me, too far for me to cover before they shot, but close enough to have a chance. I ran towards them, and then went under the branch, freezing my feet to the branch to keep from falling off. I came up the other side of the branch right in front of them. I froze two before the other one fired his bow at me. I leaned out of the way and reached out my left hand and caught the arrow, making an inch thick patch of ice in its path to slow it down before I grabbed it. Even after that, it still stung my hand. I slashed upwards with the knife, but it was blocked by another. I dropped the arrow and grabbed the knife handle with both handles to keep it from being pushed back. We held the position for a little bit before I twisted the knife, letting his fall suddenly. I stepped back and blasted him with hail, surprising him stunning him. Once I finished, I leapt up and kicked him in the chest, sending him sprawling backwards toward the stairs. I looked back quickly and saw that the rest of the Atlantians had frozen the other two Omaticaya. I turned to face the last one. I pointed my knife at him as he rose several feet away. He nodded and went down the stairs.

"Let them go. We passed. " I told the others. The frozen Omaticaya left and we continued to set up camp.