A/N: I recently re watched the Avatar movie, and realized that my story's setting might be confused with the scene from the Jake/Quaritch battle. Just want to clarify that they are not the same. And without further ado...
She stumbled through the undergrowth, bearing his weight on her shoulder. She had only taken five steps when she realized that in her weakened state, the cradle carry was not the best choice. She would have tied him to the palulukan, but it had disappeared after the Lenay'ga attack. She leaned against a tree, panting for breath. She knew that she would not be able to continue to carry him this way. Panting, she searched for some way for her to carry the 10 foot avatar through the forest, and back to her home.
Spying some low hanging she drew her knife, and started slicing through the vines, silently thanking the plant and Eywa for the sacrifice. She cut carefully, moving from plant to plant when she thought her current donor could not sustain itself if she took more. When she felt she had taken enough, she began fastening them around her charges body, trying not to look into his eyes, not wanting to see the panicked look in his eyes as he realized he was couldn't move, a prisoner of his own body.
After tying the appropriate knots, she tugged, reassuring herself it was secure. She gave him a look of apology, before throwing him onto her back. She staggered, before securing him to her, double checking the knots. As much as she distrusted the man, she owed him her life, and more. Without him, she would still be being poked and prodded in that metal cylinder, cut off from Eywa. For that, she would carry him to home tree, and then anything else, as the need arose. She rose, stumbling her first step, as she tried to balance the new weight on her back, as well as keep her queue from becoming pinched by the constant shifting.
She started her trek, making sure to duck extra low under branches, to keep him from hitting his head on the dense foliage. She picked up the steak, which had been thrown around in the dirt thanks to the scuffle. She huffed, before rewrapping it. She would need all the energy she could get.
Several times she had to stop, rerouting her path because of obstacles, while she was alone would have easily been able to cross, she found impossible carrying him. She slowly undid the knots holding him to her, setting him down against a trunk. SHe reassured him of her return, before scampering into the tree, slowly, as the day had worn her out. When her head popped out of the canopy, she couldn't see the tree, but she saw the trees continued to dip in the direction they were headed. Breathing a sigh of relief, she started her descent, relieved they were indeed on the right path.
A/N I had big plans for this chapter, but it got disproportionately out of size, so I cut it in two. Hopefully, the next chapter will be posted by the end of the week!
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