AN:)ok so in that chapter I'm going to be making up so stuff. so Let me get the disclaimer out of the way. The concept and idea of a 'maroko' is mine. It is not part of james cameron's avatar. LEMONY WARNING!!! This chapter will have some sexual stuff in it. I don't think I'll make it a full blown lemon, but it will contain sexual stuff. I'll label when that will start and end for those who are faint of heart. NOW ON ITH THE STORY!!!

As he sat there on the ground norm looked at Jake stunned by what he could see. Jake's veins glowed, with an eerie blue light. Pushing himself off the ground norm gazed at the glowing Jake but gasped again as Jake's full body came into view. The entire right side of Jake glowed blue while the entire left side of him glowed the eerie green of the na'vi body paint. "Doc….. What the hell is that?" behind him grace shook her head. "I have……. Absolutely 100% no idea. But I'm gathering some samples now. What happened to Neytiri? she might know something about this. Who knows maybe we'll luck out and the na'vi know what this is." Nodding norm left the room and after putting on a mask stepped out of the artificial earth and out onto Pandora. It wasn't hard to find Neytiri; she had left the lab and now sat just outside the door. She had sat down on the ground and looked to be in deep meditation. As norm stepped closer, he watched carefully. He didn't know this na'vi and didn't know how she would react to being disturbed. Of course he found out. As he stepped forward a twig under his foot snapped. The next moment he found himself lifted off the ground and pushed painfully hard against the metal wall of the lab. Gasping for air, norm hung their helpless to anything Neytiri could do to him.

CHAPTER 4

NORM'S POV

Norm could feel his whole body shaking. He was helpless. If Neytiri wanted to hurt him he wouldn't be able to stop her. She was 4 times his size and had about 5 times his strength. All things taken into account, he would be dead if she tried to hurt him. Norm half expected Neytiri to throw him off the mountain and send him down to his death. Instead she leaned in close to his face and spoke in a voice that promised death if she didn't like what he had to say next. "Is Jakesully ok?" norm rolled his head from side to side unsure of what to say. But when Neytiri's grip tightened on him he spoke. . "He might be ok. We need your help. He's glowing. His veins and arteries are all lit up." Neytiri looked closely at him, her eyes narrowing. "Show me." Norm gasped as Neytiri dropped him 4 feet to the ground. Regaining his balance norm shakily led Neytiri back into the lab, through the hallways, and finally into the medical room where Jake lay. Like when he had left norm found the room pitch black accept for the glow from Jake's body.

NEYTIRI POV

As Neytiri saw the glow from Jake's body she felt her skin prickle. She knew what this was, she knew what it meant. But she couldn't be exactly sure. Not without consulting her parents. Turning to the women in white she spoke. "I need to see my parents about this. I may know what is wrong with him, and if it's what I think it is………. He's not in any harm." Neytiri quickly left the metal shell of a home the human inhabited and after leaping onto her banshee took off into the skies. She urged her banshee to go as fast as it could, which was very fast. Around her the mountains and trees whipped passed her at an alarming speed. The skies, tree and scenery began to blur with the speed of the flight. But Neytiri never really noticed. She was too deep in thought. She knew that glow, but only from legends that she had been told when she was a kid. Those legends were so old though.

Several hours later Neytiri found herself just about the hometree. Below he she could see her parents looking up and her confused, she never came this close to the tree with her banshee. Giver her banshee the mental order to stay Neytiri dropped down through the air and landed in front of her parents dropping to one knee in a sign of respect. "Mother, father I need you to come with me." Neytiri's father looked curiously at her. "And why my child would you ask that?" Neytiri took a shuddering breath. She knew what she was about to say would sound insane but she had to say it. "I think……….. I think a maroko has been chosen." Neytiri's mother looked stunned while her father looked reserved. All around them na'vi muttered and talked creating a buzzing sound like a swarm of insects. After a moment Neytiri's father raised both hands into the air, the area fell silent at once. In a powerful voice he spoke. "And what has made you think this?" Neytiri took a deep breath, and retold the story. The story of how Jakesully had been acting strange and hiding something, then of their accident in the forests, about their journey to the mountains and how she had seen Jakesully's sky people form glowing, as clearly as she saw around her now.

As she finished her story a voice angrily spoke from behind her. Turning she found it was Tsu'Tey. "Honorable patriarch, honorable tsahik, I beg you. Do not listen to this tale. How often have the sky people fooled us? How often have they made as see a lie or some deception? How do we know this is not another one of those times?" Neytiri felt her heart clench at this. Tsu'Tey was right in part. She had no way of knowing if what she had seen was really. Almost immediately she felt ashamed of having that thought in her head. Jake wouldn't lie. Not like this. Not about something this sacred to her…… their people. Again she spoke to her mother and father. "I admit, this is…… odd. But………. I know what I saw. Can we really ignore this? Times are dark. our people are starving and dying. What if this is really a sign? What if……." But Neytiri was cut off again by Tsu'Tey. "I smell lies! Honorable patriarch, honorable tsahik is it not true that Neytiri has been spending a lot of time with this dreamwalker? Could it be that he has put a spell on her, bewitched her in some way?" Neytiri turned slowly. She was trying to look angry but she could tell from the others faces that she was failing. So she settled for damaging Tsu'Tey's pride instead.

"Tsu'Tey, could it be that you don't want Jakesully to surpass you even more?" the crowd around then took in a hushed breath. Neytiri knew it was a dirty shot, but she didn't care. Tsu'Tey however took a step backwards as though she had struck him. After a moment he spoke in a voice of barely controlled anger. "I don't see how that…….. Pretender could surpass me." Neytiri rolled her eyes. She didn't have time for this. She had been about to open her mouth to speak again when her mother spoke. "Perhaps it would be best to take our daughter's words with great care. She has given us no reason to doubt her before." Neytiri felt her heart leap for joy, finally someone believed her. Her mother continued. "However Tsu'Tey also speak the truth, the sky people have shown that they know how to use trickery and illations to their advantage. Perhaps……….. Perhaps I and Tsu'Tey shall accompany Neytiri back to where Jakesully has hidden himself away. Then and only then do I think we shall find the answers we need."

After several minutes of careful consideration Neytiri father slowly nodded. "Very well. As always I agree with you. But for now the planet sleeps and so shall we. You will travel back tomorrow, for now rest. Neytiri you must be exhausted, travel to and from Iknimaya is very tiresome. I'm sure you and your banshee would benefit from a calming nights rest." Neytiri opened her mouth to protest. She didn't know if Jake could wait. But her father cut her off. "This is not for questioning my dear Neytiri. Sleep. Tomorrow you and your escorts shall go to Jakesully and see him." with that both her mother and father turned away and made their way to their alcoves to sleep. Neytiri wanted to run to scream to leap onto her banshee and fly back to Jake, but she knew it would do no good. Her father's word was law, and there was no use fighting it. Sighing deeply it took all of her strength not to just run back to Jake on her feet.

As Neytiri climbed into her hammock something caught her attention out of the corner of her eye. Both their hammocks were under an arch in the branches of the hometree. Because of that on one side of both of their hammocks, a large tree branch made an excellent, shelf for storing things. Storing things became even easier when one found the dozens of small holes in the branches, making perfect places to store things. Jake had used dozens of these holes to store small things, beads, necklaces, and other small bobbles. But the thing that caught Neytiri's eye was a small link of string, hanging half out of one of the small holes. Gently pulling the string out of the hole, Neytiri had to smile. The string was weathered and used. In several places, she could see the string had broken, only to be fixed by being tied back together again. Smiling to herselfNeytiri held the simple necklace in her hand for a moment before putting it against her heart. It reminded her of Jake, his happiness, his………. Neytiri smiled as she ran her hand over one of the repaired breaks. That night was the first night she dreamt of Jake in the most intimate of ways.

NEYTIRI'S DREAM

LEMONY SCENE BEGINS

She was running. Behind her she could hear Jake chasing her threatening to catch her. Leaping off the ground Neytiri swung off a branch to put a little more distance between her and Jake. But behind her Jake mimicked her movement and her advantage was lost. Neytiri had been about to swing off another tree branch when she felt Jake's body connect with hers. Sending both of them off balance and rolling to the ground. Even in mid fall Neytiri watched as Jake twisted so that when they stopped rolling across the ground, he sat, straddling her hips, both wrists pinned by Jake's hands. A triumphant smile spread over Jake's face. After several moment of struggling Neytiri gave up trying to throw Jake off of her. Her skin was sweaty and tingled in the cool air. A faint breeze wafted through the air, causing her to gasp as the temperature seemed to drop around them. Shivering Neytiri found herself looking at Jake's eyes. They shone brightly down at her. A feeling of happiness and caring emanated from them.

After several minutes, Neytiri tried to move again but like before Jake held her strongly to the ground. "Not so fast Neytiri. You said if I caught you I could have any one thing I asked for, and I'm still trying to think of what I want………………………………………………….. ahhhhhhhh. I think I know." Neytiri felt her heart begin to race as Jake's head began moving close to her. As Jake's nose gently touched her skin Neytiri felt her body shudder. Gently running his nose across her neck Jake smiled and let out a low hum of content. Again she shuddered and Jake drew away looking at her a very happy look on his face. She was losing herself in those eyes, she realized with a jolt. She could feel the longing in her heart, the need to feel his touch. Again Jake lowered his head, making their foreheads touch. She could feel his hands leaving her wrists, traveling down her arms and cupping her face. Neytiri felt her face flush as Jake's lips touched hers, in a kiss.

The kiss was soft, gentle, full of love and warmth, and as they broke apart Neytiri realized with a rush that a new desire was rising in her chest, the desire to mate, to truly be Jake's. Jake seemed to know what she was thinking. As she lay there, his hands slowly began traveling over her body, caressing, her shoulders, stomach, and hips. Each spot brought a low moan from Neytiri who found her body betraying her. She let out a low growl as Jake began to kiss and lick her neck. The urge was getting stronger, and she could feel the desperation in her mind to mate with Jake. She knew he wanted this to. She could feel his 'want' pressed against her loincloth, and she smiled and Jake whispered, "I love you," In her ear. Neytiri smiled and pulled Jake's lips to hers again. Her hands slowly worked over Jake's skin, feeling the smoothness, and the occasional scar. But after a few moments of search she easily found what she was looking for. That was to say the bit of strong that held Jake's loincloth to his body. But as he hands undid the knot that held it together, the world faded around her.

LEMONY SCENE END

REALITY

Neytiri woke from her dream. Laying there for a moment Neytiri growled at herself. Why had she woken up now?! Bu that question was answered for her y the sound of tsu'tey's voice in her ear. "Neytiri wake up. It's time for us to go. Or have you decided to not return to that dreamwalker?" Neytiri pushed herself up and yawned stretching as she did so. Still wiping the sleep from her eyes, Neytiri followed Tsu'Tey and her mother to the banshee cliffs. As she climbed onto her banshee and connected with it she felt her mind widen. She didn't have to worry about being sleepy now. Her banshee would never allow harm to befall her if it could be avoided. As they soared through the air, her mother flew close to her and spoke. "Neytiri…… something is troubling you. What is it little one?" Neytiri shook her head. "It's nothing, mother just……… growing pangs." Her mother nodded and smiled. "Yes, I can see that now. It is getting close for to become a wife to Tsu'Tey. Getting nervous?" it was more of a joke than anything else but as her mother flew away Neytiri felt as though a cold bucket of water had been poured over her.

She was arranged to be mated with Tsu'Tey. She had forgotten. Even if Jake wanted her as his mate she wouldn't be able to say yes because she was not available for courtship. As they flew on, Neytiri found herself watching tsu'tey's behavior. he wasn't bad or dishonorable, he was just……. Neytiri sighed. No matter how she looked at Tsu'Tey her heart didn't pound the way it did when she looked at Jake. As the continued on Tsu'Tey flew closer to her. Neytiri rolled her eyes. She could easily see what he was doing. He was trying to impress her with the strength of his bond between him and his banshee. He would flew close to her for a moment and then drop down and fly along the side of the cliffs and tree with great speed. Every now and then he would pull straight up and shoot into the sky like a rocket, and pull off some incredibly areal display. Afterward he would fly up next to her and have his banshee nip at hers. And while this was fine once or twice as he did it the 9th time she let her banshee snap at his, effectively stopping him from further attempts. But they were getting nearer now. Neytiri felt her heart begin to race as the unnatural metal structure came into view, easily spotted amongst the calm greens and blues.

But as they got close Neytiri saw Tsu'Tey tense and pull his bow from off his back, and a moment later it was easy to see why. Next to the structure a human creation sat, lifeless, unmoving, unfeeling. A hulking mass of unnatural metal and fire. Even as they landed they gave this creation a wide birth so as not to go near it. Pushing open the door Neytiri slowly led her mother and Tsu'Tey through the structure, every now and then they would pass a room and her mother would gasp at seeing the walls of shimmering light and symbols. They had just turned a corner when without warning Neytiri collided with a sky person. As they both fell the the ground the sky person shouted. "god damnit, norm!!! Watch where your going!!" rubbing her head Neytiri watched as the sky person pushed herself off the ground and back to her feet. As she did so she looked up and saw the 3 of them. Neytiri expected the sky person to shout to run away to raise the alarm. What she did not expect was for the sky person to smile and speak. "you must be Neytiri. And these…." She gestured to Neytiri's mother and Tsu'Tey. "must be Tsu'Tey and Mo'at. Glad to see the trip was fine. My name is Trudy."

After a moment of hesitation Mo'at spoke. "greetings…….. Trudy. What position do you hold in this clan?" Trudye blinked for a moment and then smiled. "I guess I would have to say, pilot. That Samson outside is mine. I guess you're here to see Jake. Well come on, doc's been running tests since before you left. The sooner we figure out what's happening to Jake the better." Turning around Trudy gestured for them to follow and began to make her way back down the corridor. Following Neytiri, Mo'at, and Tsu'Tey found themselves in the medical lab. All the lights had been turned down, in fact the only light in the room came from Jake who still glowed laying on the table seemingly dead to the world. As Mo'at steppes into the room she gasps gently. Trudy watches and she slowly approaches the sleeping marine, and touches his forehead with one of her long blue hands. After a moment she looks up and speaks.

"Neytiri you're right. This sky person is a maroko." Tsu'Tey shook his head. "that's not possible. Only na'vi can be maroko. He's not a na'vi he's just a sky person." Trudy chuckles at that. "Tsu'Tey don't you know who is laying in front of you? That's Jake sully. The person you adopted into your clan. This is his human form." Tsu'Tey shakes his head again. "no. I refuse to believe he's a maroko. It's some kind of trick. But I wont fall for it." With the Tsu'Tey turns and leaves the room. Trudy grinned as she listens to him walk back down the hall way and leave the compound. Sighing deeply Trudy shakes her head. "whatever. Can someone tell me why the fuck Jake's glowing?" Mo'at nodes. A maroko, is a na'vi who has the spirit of Eywa. He glows with the energies of life and death. Green is life and blue is death." Trudy nodded. "ok so what does that mean?" Mo'at shook her head slowly. "I'm not sure. Maroko are only legend. Trudy chuckled. "well obviously not just legend. Look, it's getting late, you must be tired. Let me set up a place for you to sleep tonight and then we can figure this out together tomorrow. Ok?" Mo'at nodded and began to leave but stopped when she noticed, Neytiri had not left Jake's side.

"Neytiri come it's time for sleep." Neytiri looked up and shook her head. "I'm not tired. I want to stay with Jake for a while." Mo'at opened her mouth to speak but noticed the look Trudy was giving her. Despite the difference in their species she easily recognized that look. It said, 'don't argue. I'll explain everything.' Nodding both Trudy and Mo'at left the room silently. Leaving Neytiri alone with Jake's unconscious body.

NEYTIRI'S POV

He was there in front of her. So small so weak. Smiling to herself she gently touched his skin as though by doing so she could wake him up. But a moment later she drew her hand back. She had no right to touch him, no right to want him no right to want to be his mate. Tears slowly fall down her cheeks as her sadness overwhelms her. She would never be his. She was to be tsu'tey's. dropping to her knees, Neytiri let her tears fall, making no attempt to try and stop them. And so her tears fell hard and fast hitting the metal floor with an emotionless 'drip, drip, drip.' She felt alone, helpless. Shaking with sadness Neytiri turned to leave, to run from Jake, to run from the man she loved but as she stood up Jake's weak voice caught her attention. "Neytiri…." Turning back around Neytiri felt her heart race again as she saw Jake's eyes were open and looking at her." For a long moment there was silence between the 2 of them and then….. Jake smiled. "I see you." Tears continued to fall down her face as Neytiri smiled back. "I see you."

For a moment Jake lay there, looking up at her but slowly he began to move. His glowing veins vanished as he pushed himself into a sitting position. It was then that Neytiri noticed a look of uncertainty in Jake's eyes. "Neytiri………. Get Augustine. NOW!!!" a moment later an ear splitting scream rips through the base. Jake collapsed his whole body crumpling to the ground like a dead animal. Neytiri frantically turned him over and hugged him to her body. "Jake please, please……. Please don't leave. Don't leave…. Me." By now grace had charged into the room and was frantically punching things into a glowing panel. And now still more came into the room, norm, Tsu'Tey, Trudy and even Mo'at were there now. But a moment later the scream stops, replaced by a horrible sound. It's a single note, long seemingly never ending. Neytiri's felt her heart jolt as she realized Jake's chest no longer rose with his breathes. Behind her grace spoke. "he's……………. dead. Jakes……….. dead. Computer………… make a note. Time of death is 19:56:09 in the afternoon."

AN:)WELL FOLKS THERE IS CHAPTER 4.