Quick Review responses(you can ignore, but maybe u had the same question!)

First: Thank you everyone for the reviews! I love reviews, and if you want to flame that's cool, they amuse me. Or if you want to let me know what you hate or hope to see in later chapters it might help me with more ideas and get me writing faster!

Mithrilandtj – I mention it only briefly but as Harry isn't human any longer and since he doesn't eat or sleep he also doesn't breathe and so the poisonous air of Pandora doesn't concern him. Think of him more as a mass of magic with Harry's thoughts/memories. He merely uses the human form to interact with humans when they pique his interest.

Dadaiiro – Harry does change his appearance to an extent, it's more his odd mannerisms that cause people to be suspicious as he loses more touch with humanity.

Hope that cleared some things up! :)

(Remember Evan is just Harry playing human so watch out for when it switched and he's being more relaxed and himself.)

.:To Infinity:.
Chapter II

Evan didn't manage to catch Jake at breakfast, nor at lunch. It wasn't until he turned at the sound of some doctors shouting and spotted an avatar in a hospital gown running through a field did he see him. It might have been a genetically created body, but everything about it echoed 'Jake' to his senses and at times the name of his brother rang lightly as well. Evan was pleased to see his friend so happy once again, being able to walk and run must be such a high to him, but Evan was instantly worried about how he would feel to return to a crippled body.

Slowly Evan meandered his way to Jake, by that time another avatar had joined him and was pointing Jake to a large building to get dressed into some clothes.

"Evan! Isn't this amazing!" Jake yelled, turning around to show off his new body.

"It is Jake, but please do stop spinning around, I have no interest in being repeatedly flashed." Jake blushed, his avatar skin going a soft purple, as he reached around to hold the back of the gown closed. Head held animatedly high Jake stalked off to the previously indicated building leaving Evan and the female avatar alone. Respectfully she took a seat in the grass and rich soil, putting them on a more equal footing.

"You must be Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar program and leading expert on Pandora's environment and the Na'vi."

"I am. And you would be?"

"Evan Granger, Jake's friend and roommate from Earth."

"Another jar-head that I'm going to have to put up with?" She said, annoyance clear in her voice.

Evan gave a sharp smile, baring his teeth in a pleased way. The essence of werewolf and vampire coming forth, stirred up inside him from his adventurous night. He liked this blunt female, dangerous, stubborn and strong, he could tell already.

"It would appear so; perhaps you can start a collection?"

She laughed at his pun, relaxing a bit more. "Eywa forbid it! Collecting Jar-heads is like collecting sand in a desert. You're everywhere already, there's no point."

Evan paused, amused by her use of the name of Pandora's deity. "What do you know of Eywa?" Evan asked, not harshly but curious. The sound of her name caused an echo of mother/heart in his head, the magic beneath him stirring.

"She's essentially the one god for the people of Pandora, the Omaticaya, or at least that's what's in the reports. I think it's more than that, I think all the plants and life on this moon are connected like a nervous system. I think she's the embodiment of this moon, she's all of nature; she's Pandora.

Evan smiled at her thoughts, as well as the conversation. The day of training and lectures, having to listen to the other soldiers talk about destroying the forest and its creatures was difficult for him to stand. It was soothing to hear reason and knowledge.

Grace stared at him, confused by his expression but unknowing what to say. Fortunately at that time Jake returned, properly attired this time, and plopped himself down beside them, clearly not completely coordinated with this new body yet.

Evan sat, listening to the two avatars beside him talk of simple coordination practices as well as educating Jake further on the people and creatures of Pandora. He wasn't sure if he was intruding, if he should slip away and leave the two avatars to talk, but Eywa reached up and soothed his nerves allowing him to relax and his thoughts to drift. For now he would stay and enjoy playing human.

That night he got into bed and as before, cast the ward around it and vanished deep into the jungles of Pandora, removing his contacts so he wouldn't be hindered in truly seeing all of Pandora. Harry did not go back to the tree, there was no need to, she was there beside him, the connection stronger now. He allowed the magics of Pandora to guide him again, the creatures they passed were no longer frightened, sensing more of their planet within him, and paid him little mind. What reminded him of large dandelion seeds would come and travel with him resting upon him for a time, before taking to the air again. He could feel the spirits within them, the magical essence of those who had passed and now used those forms to interact with the world they had left behind.

A flash of something far up in the trees made him pause for a second, and then the magic around him laughed at him. Chagrined he realized that someone had been watching him for some time now but he hadn't stretched his senses far enough to feel them. He stretched them now, moving his awareness to the nature around him, allowing him to see with magic what human eyes could not. A form took shape in his mind and he quickly recognized it as the same shape he had spent his afternoon with, a Na'vi. Harry could tell that the being was male, and sensed the weapon he gripped tightly in his hand. He could also feel the emotions coming from him; anger, intense hatred but also confusion and curiosity. Harry was glad that he had kept his human body for the most part, only his eyes would give him away as something more. With a laugh to join the others heard only in his mind, he continued on his way, his attention once more on the magic around him, but also keenly aware of the one following him.

The entire night he walked through the jungle with his small guides and his watcher never too far behind. When the rising sun grew near he gave his thanks to the magic around him, stepped around a tree and out of the sight of his follower, and disappeared without a noise.

-0.0-

The next day Jake, Grace and one other avatar were scheduled to go into the jungle to take samples and further study Pandora. With a bit of cajoling from both Evan and Jake they managed to convince Grace to bring Evan as the human guard for the crew. The other avatar that joined them for the trip was a bit of a spaz, but his enthusiasm seemed infectious. The pilot that would be taking them out was also a pleasant surprise; one of the few that he could feel had any respect for this planet among the military.

Seeing Pandora in the daylight was vastly different, it still held monstrous trees and colorful plants, but the glow of magic that existed in the night was not so visible. This isn't to say it wasn't beautiful. Pandora held wonders that could never even be imagined on earth, but it didn't hold the same surreal experience he felt during his journeys at night.

The three avatars leapt easily from the craft, Jake with his gun ready and scouting the area, Evan took the other side, doing the motions of a sweep just as Jake did, though he could feel there was no danger.

"Be careful Jake." Evan called as he stood beside their ride, watching the avatars gather their equipment.

"Hey, who's the clueless one?" He responded with a smirk.

"Currently you since you managed to somehow wheedle out of over 100 hours of training and briefing." Jake just gave him a mischievous smile and sauntered off into the jungle his laugh echoing behind him.

Evan wandered a few feet from the craft and crawled up a rock so he could bask in the sun. He knew it was probably rude to ignore the female, but his limit of human interaction had been taxed these last few days and he needed the peace. Though he regretted nothing that this trip had brought about, the increase of interaction with others was exhausting. Typically he interacted with Jake at home for a few hours, but had little interaction with his squad on Earth. On Pandora there were endless briefings and drills that took up his time, but moreover there were thousands of people sequestered to this small outpost so that you never found a moment alone. At times he felt like he was gagging on the very smell of the humans. It was why he was so desperate for his evening trips out into the jungle. They gave him a chance to calm and center himself before he had to return to the smothering humans that overwhelmed his senses.

It had barely been a few moments when Evan heard a loud trumpeting call that vibrated through the forest.

Before the sound had begun to fade away he was on his feet and sprinting in the direction it came from. There was shouting from the female behind him but he ignored her and plowed on ducking under foliage and launching his self over it when possible. He came around a tree slowly, feeling the tension on the other side to see Grace and the other avatar to his left and Jake facing down what resembled a giant rhinoceros in front of him. Evan barely kept himself from snickering out loud; it figured Jake would last all of two minutes before getting in trouble. He relaxed against the tree; Grace was knowledgeable enough and was coaching Jake on what to do.

Jake had always been the fearless one, rushing into anything to satisfy his curiosity. His innocent child-like nature was one of the things that had first drawn Evan to him. Jake's view on the world was a refreshing balm that Evan had been in desperate need of.

A shiver went down Evan's spine as he felt a shift in the air. The rhino-creature was focused now on something behind Jake and behind Evan as well. It backed up quickly, fear filling its eyes, but Jake hadn't noticed, waving his arms enthusiastically and shouting his triumph to the back of the quickly retreating animal. It was the low growl that pulled the attention of all four remaining beings in the small clearing. Evan turned slowly to see the largest predator he had seen yet on this planet; and one that he had been warned about more than once in debriefing, a thantor. Evan quickly sent out calming magic trying to sooth the large cat, it paused for a moment, calming, but Jakes shouting towards Grace asking what to do was keeping it from full relaxation. A sudden shout of 'run!' had Jake sprinting in the other direction. Seeing pray running snapped the thantor from his calming reach, as instincts sprang up shouting to chase the prey. In less than a second it grew out of his control. The thantor dashed past him, trees and plants reduced to mulch in its path. Evan reached out vainly after it, trying to gain a more forceful hold, but it gave a harsh snarl and pushed on, disappearing from view a second later. Evan leapt down, ready to dash after it but was grabbed by a large hand, his body jerking in the unbreakable grip and almost losing his balance.

"You can't! What do you think you're going to do?" Grace cried, looking lost and desperate herself.

Evan opened his mouth to reply but then snapped it shut. What could he say to her that wouldn't sound completely crazy? With more worry than he could remember feeling in years he merged part of himself quickly with Eywa and shared his memories with her asking her to help him. She laughed at his worry, not unkindly, but amused that there was still more aspects of humanness in him than she had thought. She sent him a surge of assurance that 'Evan's Jake' would be fine, and at last he relaxed.

He remained at Graces side, waiting for a time to hope Jake would come sauntering out of the jungle, a pleased smirk on his face, but all was in vain. After an hour they took to the sky, circling around the area in hope of seeing Jake, or perhaps a large thantor crashing through the jungle, but neither was seen. Some worry lingered but Evan knew that he could put his faith in Eywa. As the others admitted defeat, the craft banked to the left and began to head back to base.

That night when he vanished from base and into the forest Eywa greeted him with images of Jakes adventurous night. Harry felt the last knot in his stomach relax and gave thanks, sending more of his magic to twine with Eywa's sharing in the joy of the night. He reached deeper into her, peering through her senses so that he could 'see' Jake himself. Jake's avatar was sitting in wonder among other Omaticaya, though the ones around him were looking at him with feelings ranging from curiosity to open hostility. With a stretch of his will Harry appeared high up in the trees above the gathering of Na'vi. He watched them more with his sense of the surrounding magic and its existence in all things rather than with his eyes. After an hour he let Eywa pull him away, this time farther than before, sharing with him the wonders of her oceans and mountains far away from where man had begun to tear apart her beauty.

When he finally managed to sneak into the science lab the following day it was to find Jake was in his avatar body. He supposed it should have occurred to him before that he would be awake with the Omaticaya during the day and awake here during the night. He wondered how long Jake's psyche could deal with not dreaming before it began to break down. He also wondered when he would be able to see him now, and if he should bother remaining at this human camp at all.

When they first arrived he hadn't been certain if this would be his new home, but he knew it now without a doubt. He felt at peace at last with Eywa, and all those who existed within her to communicate with. Had it just been Jake's twin here he would have left the base long ago and kept an eye on him from a distance, but Jake would return and Evan still didn't want to let go of the bond of friendship that they shared. If he vanished from the base he would be assumed dead, he couldn't be reappearing suddenly to converse with Jake. With his afternoon free he decided to disappear once more into the jungle, this time aiming for the Omaticaya settlement, curious about the beings that his friend was now living with. He didn't get too close to the great tree that they lived around and within, too worried about being seen. Instead skirting around it and observing the groups he came upon. It didn't take long before he had a better understanding of them, and was in awe of the connection they held with Eywa, her energies easily flowing through them.

-0.0-

He came upon Jake with another female; the same that he had seen from the images Eywa showed him last night, the female who saved Jake. It seemed that she was trying to teach him how to feel the flow of energy within all living things on Pandora. Evan watched amused, but pleased to see the connection between him and the horse-creature opening up. To be honest Evan was impressed that the scientists had been able to replicate this trait, even if they most likely did so unknowingly.

Evan caught a side-ways glance that Jake sent the female and had to hold back from laughing out loud. He knew that look, Jake was completely smitten with this female and it hadn't even been 24 hours.

A band of warriors ran up on their own mounts breaking the atmosphere and hidden glances. They shared words with the female causing Evan to let out a heavy sigh. He needed to brush up on the Omaticaya language; he'd barely caught six of those words. It would be easy to get the knowledge from Eywa but she was refusing for some reason and only showed amusement when he tried to push the matter.

As he continued to watch he noticed something a little different about the alpha male in the group. Peering closer and reaching out with his magic he realized why the man had caught his attention; he'd found his stalker. With a sharp grin Evan watched as the group of males gave a shout and urged their mounts off again. With a last glance towards Jake and his female Evan dashed through the trees, quieter than the wind, keeping an eye on the male that had piqued his curiosity. They stopped at a clearing and dismounted from their horse-creatures. They joked around, clearly comfortable with each other, before pairing off and beginning their practice spars. The one that Evan was watching walked among them, correcting stances or giving quick demonstrations. Evan was intrigued like he couldn't remember being before, he wanted to reach out and twine his magic with the male like he did Eywa, learn all his secrets and thoughts. But he knew such an invasion would most likely crush the other male's mind, or at least severely damage it. He settled with sending small tendrils through the earth to lap at the males' feet, getting a small taste of him. He felt instantly the strength and pride in the male, but also what he masked, the fear he felt. Of these unknown sky-people invading so close to his home, as well as a fear of failing his people. The tall male stopped for a moment, a look of confusion on his face causing Evan to smile. The male felt it, sensed a change in the energies flowing in the ground, he was strong. Evan pulled back, not wanting to bother him more, nor distract him while they were running mock fights. After an hour he watched them venture off elsewhere and let them vanish from sight. Reluctantly he left the jungle and back to base, tonight he would talk with Jake and hear all about his adventures.

-0.0-

A week had passed with Evan's life continuing in a similar pattern. Evan would escape from base whenever the opportunity presented itself and then would split his time between exploring all of Pandora, keeping an eye on Jake, and observing the male who he now knew was named Tsu'tey. Three more nights he had found himself being discreetly followed by the male, and had decided to lead him on a hunt, testing his ability to keep up with Evan's pace while remaining silent, as well as his tracking skills when Evan would seemingly vanish completely. It was half way through the second night that Tsu'tey figured out that he was being tested and the one he thought he had been following unknowingly had been in full knowledge. At first Evan sensed his anger, surging out and lashing at everything around him, but within a minute he had thought it through and instead of leaving continued in their tracking game. Evan gave a predatory smile from where he was watching Tsu'tey, very pleased with this result. "Time to make things a little harder."

-0.0-

It was high noon, and it had been two days since Evan had gotten the chance to play with his stalker or completely relax at all. First being assigned late night guard duties and then last night listening to Jake rattle on about the Omaticaya, Neytiri, what he was learning, Neytiri and of course Neytiri. He was pleased that his friend seemed to be finding himself on this planet, and he would never pass up a night to talk with his one friend, but he was still annoyed about missing his stalker two nights in a row. What made his mood worse was that he now had to walk through the forest with a patrol of five men, forced to listen to them spout garbage about the 'blue monkeys' as they hacked their way through the jungle. Only years of practicing patience kept his riffle pointed at the ground and not the men in front of him.

A leaf drifted down behind the man in front of Evan causing him to pause. He glanced up and caught a brief flicker of movement. Taking a slow breath he reached out with his senses and could feel them, 3 of them, surrounding the group. He gave a frown of annoyance as he started after the others again. He might have closed off his senses so he wouldn't have to feel the other soldiers, but something felt off about this.

Evan frowned again thinking of the leaf that fell, if these were the warriors he'd watched before, not even a leaf would have given them away. Right as he heard the first arrow whistling through the air it came to him; children.

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