From a far distance from the Russian space ship lies another ship, which has cut the cord off the russian ship, carrying the American scientist and soldiers, who as well are preparing to land, but in the American base already on Pandora.

Computer comes on the intercom, "Systems are prepared. Three hours and twenty-two minutes for landing."

"All system controls are clear and working. Route is clear for landing." The Pilot says.

"Coordinates have been confirmed, ready for take off." Co-Pilot response.

The rockets start, and the ship starts moving towards Pandora's atmosphere. After three hours and nineteen minutes passed, the American ship is flying over Pandora's forest with the American base ahead.
Soon the computer on the intercom comes on again, "Three minutes before arrival."
In the haul of the ship, the scientist and soldiers start putting their breathable mask on to walk outside.

"Do you think they've been expecting us?" Brian, one of the scientists asks.

"I don't know, but I'm pretty sure every one here will be excited to see we have more avatars here, heh heh." Danny, who controls his own Na'vi avatar, replies.

"Alright people, the ramp will now drop. Be sure that your mask is on correctly, in this planet, you will die in four minutes once the air is in your lungs," an instructor advised.

The ramp starts to open and every one sent there starts getting off, running slowly out of the ship in lines outside where it's raining. But the base is empty and no one is around to welcome them.

"What the hell, where's every one?" Brian asks.

The scientist and soldiers start unloading the cargo. Soon, they all start to enter the base to see if that's where every one is.

John, who is a soldier, comes out of the ship and is a friend to Danny and Brian, "Some thing has happened here, and whatever it was it definitely wasn't good."

Danny replies, "Most likely, you should search for evidence of what ever happened here."

"I wonder how our spy is doing; let's hope he hasn't been caught." John wonders.

The Russian ships arrived in a base under construction. A couple of people are unloading the cargo from the ships. Ryan is walking around outside near the ships.

"Heads up!" Ellite, a trained pilot, throws a small metal case in front of Ryan from an elevated platform.

Ryan stops walking when the case falls in front of him. Ellite then laughs, "Sorry about that, you don't mind lending a hand here? Do you speak Russian or English?"

Ryan looks up to see Ellite, "No...I don't mind and yes...I speak english more though."

"So what are you? A soldier or scientist?"

"Last time I checked, I was hired as a soldier here, and you? What's your purpose here?" Ryan carrying a case asks.

"Well, I've been told here, they've been losing pilots mysteriously. So, back on earth, the military offered me a job, though I didn't know it would be in a different planet, heh."

Ryan nods in agreement smiling.

"Phew, well we're done here; now let's get out of this rain."

Ellite and Ryan start walking towards one of the entrances of the base closest to them stopping if there is a vehicle crossing infront of them.

Then they started walking down a hall with doors on each side which are dorms where the soldiers and scientist stayed. Ellite showed Ryan where he was staying with three other soldiers.

"Hey, nice to see you made through the trip alive." Bob says.

Brendon, another solder, egts into the conversation, "Ya, we thought you weren't going to make it."

"Who's that with you?" Hanson asks.

"My name Ryan Sylinger and you are?"

"Hanson Ritch, that is Bob Skustov."

"So what is your job here?" Bob asks.

Brendon then adds to it, "Yeah, are you a scientist or soldier?"

"The usual it seems around here, a soldier."

Bob laughs, "We're all soldiers here. Well you better be on your guard here, we heard there are beings here that will kill you without hast."

Ryan confused, "What kind of beings?"

"Well an eye witness who practically survived the crash in the forest a couple of years ago, said there's some beings out in the forest. There were survivors he said, but two died because they didn't have the breathing mask on. Though he says he wishes the other three should have died the same, but they were killed by the beings out there."

"Really...So what do these beings look like?"

Hanson then explains, "He said they were, umm, nine to ten feet tall. They have blue skin, with big yellow eyes, and have some sort of bow like weapon with them, so he says. Some strange creatures were chasing them so he also states, before the blue people appeared."

"Why are we here any ways?" Ryan asks.

"Yes, why are we here, it was some thing my officers didn't say." Ellite asks.

Bob then explains, "After our government heard of the American's finding on Pandora, well we want to profit from it too."

"Really? And where did you all find...?" Ryan got interrupted by an announcement on the intercom, "All new comers head to the main building for the conference."

"Well, that's us. We should get moving." Ellite says.

"How do you know where the main building is?"

Ellite then pulls out a screen from his pack which has a 3-D structure of the base, "Now let's see, ah, here it is. Alright, see you guys later."

Ellite and Ryan walked out side and saw many soldiers running down the hall, so they knew where the main building is. They followed them which did lead Ellite and Ryan there. They went into a big room where the conference was being held, and sat down at one of the table with other Russian soldiers. Soon, the General in charge of the base operation came into the room facing the soldiers.

The General then addresses every one in the room, "Welcome soldiers, I am General Nick Galetanyi. Our operation here is to beat an American group who wants to start mining to profit of some sort of mineral here. It's been said that it sells for twenty million a kilogram back on Earth. So if you all help us find land rich with this mineral, your pay will be greater than what it is on Earth."

The soldiers were smiling and talking happily to each other; happy to know what the reward will be great for their work.

"Yes, it will definitely be a great pay, but it will only happen if you all do your job and find that land. We will be going through the forest; the scientist will conduct a series of test to analyze where a lot of this mineral is. To beat the American scientist at what they do, we were able to create our own avatar program, this will hopefully help us fend off those beings out there."

Ryan started thinking in his head, "Avatar program...Looks like they were able to find out how to create an avatar, but of what?"

General continues his address, "Your job is to make sure what ever is out there doesn't get in our way. Use any measures necessary to keep moving ahead."

The General walks to one of his officers who is going to be in control of the operation, "Start preparing the Fireflys, and get these soldiers in them."

"Yes sir, we won't fail you."

They solute each other and the officer turns to the crowd telling every one to go to the hangar. He calls for the new pilots to come up to him; Ellite is one of the six. The officer tells them they will be the ones to fly the ships.

Outside, it has stopped raining and the soldiers exit the base and start entering the hangar. As Ryan is heading towards one of the Fireflys, massive air ships with two torrents on the front of the ship and one on each wing that included three missiles in them, with one on certain parts on the back of the ship, which are there are three of them, a fourth under construction. Ryan notices many small air ships lined up.
Soon the Fireflys start up and are hovering in the air for a few seconds and take off, flying a distance over the forest trees.

The pilot in the lead Firefly ship talks to the other two firefly pilots, "This is Fire-1; ship is flying smoothly, over."

Benict, another trained pilot, replies, "Copy that, Fire-2 is the same, over."

Ellite too replies, "Fire-3 flying smoothly as well, over."