Welcome back for another redo chapter! I hope this edit fixes a lot of things. I love you guys!
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The following morning my mom woke me up early. Today was the day we're leaving the base and heading for the floating mountains of Pandora. Last night's meeting with the masters kept me asking myself questions. Then I realized as I was packing up that the Mountain Banshee master wasn't there. That made me ask even more questions! I told Max about what happened last night and he told me to be careful. He's such a worry wart when it comes to me.
As we packed up the rest of the things we will be bringing my arms started to feel numb. First it began with my hands, slow with this weird prick feeling at the tips but now it started to spread past my arms and all over my body. My head started to spin and my knees almost gave out if it wasn't for somebody holding me up.
"Celene are you okay?" Norm asked me. His voice was muffled but I still could make it out. I felt like I was going underwater.
"I f-feel fuzzy." I told him. He brought me over to a chair and told me to sit tight. A few minutes later someone was shaking me and the face of my mother appeared, blurry and the feeling of underwater got worse with every second.
"Celene what's wrong?" her voice came back full blast and it was louder than hell. Thousands of voices rushed me all at once, causing my head to pound badly.
"You don't have to yell." I told her. I held my head to try and turn off the voices I kept hearing. It's like my powers were going out of control. I wouldn't control the voices or the thumping of the ground. What's happening to me?
"Celene you need to calm down. You're having a pain attack." Grandma? This warm feeling came over me and I felt like someone rest their old worn hands on my shoulders. "Yes dear, it's me. Now listen to me. You have been working yourself too hard. Not enough sleep and rest. Your body is having a pain attack. Calm down and take deep breaths." I breathed in and out slowly. I closed my eyes and tried to calm down. "Good girl. Now listen to me. Keep doing that and you'll be alright. Tell your mother not to worry. Also, no more asking questions. Answers will revile themselves when they're good and ready. For now, do what feels right and live like girls your age are supposed to do. I love you." Then she was gone. I could feel my body now and the voices were quieted again. Once again I was saved buy my grandma. I have to remember the lessons she taught me or else I'm never going to get the hang of them.
"Celene?" Jake asked. His voice was clear and everything was back to normal.
"I'm fine. I haven't been sleeping well and there's nothing to worry about. Tonight I'm going to go to bed early and make sure I get a well nights rest." I told them.
"Are you sure? Maybe you should stay here and Max can keep an eye one you." My mom said. I got up from the chair and showed my mom that I was okay.
"I'm fine. You worry too much." I told her. I grabbed my bag and headed to the hanger. I waited a few more minutes before Jake, Norm, Trudy, and my mom came in as well. We boarded Trudy's gun ship and took off.
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Once we got to the mountains, Jake and Norm's faces were that of amazement. They had their mouths open and their eyes wide. I shook my head at them then laughed at Trudy's comment. We were flying blind because the Flux Vortex makes all technology crazy and unreliable. I so loved this place. When we landed I was the first one in with my mom right behind me. We threw our bags on our beds and walked back towards the link rooms.
"Welcome to camp. So, this is my bunk. Trudy your on top and Celene you're on the cot. Jake you're on the other side with Norm. Get settled in." my mom said. I walked over to Trudy who was looking in the small fridge.
"This stuffs nasty." She said. She was right. It was worse than the mess halls cooking. I noticed Jake was looking at the pictures so I decided to look at well. They were pictures of her when the school house was still running. All the kids were happy, smiling and enjoying being taught by my mom. Mom looked so happy when she was teaching them. That's when I noticed her…..
Sylwanin...
She was happy and alive then. Neytiri and Sylwanin used to go to my mom's school together before she was killed. Then the RDA came and ruined everything. They brought hatred with them, turning peace into nothing but death. I hate them with a burning passion.
"Jake you'll use Beulah, she's the less glitchy. And Celene, you'll have Rosie, the second less glitchy." My mom said. "Now get ready. You'll be leaving soon." She told him.
"Can I go in now?" I asked.
"Are you sure?" she asked me.
"Mom, I'm fine. Tonight I'll come home early and get enough sleep. I promise." I told her.
"Alright. Be home early or I'll pull you out myself." She said and walked back to her work station.
"YES MOTHER!" I called. I jumped in and called Norm over. Once I was in, Norm closed me in and I was on my way back to where I fit in the most.
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"CELENE!" I jumped awake and almost fell out of the hammock. I looked up to see Mala and Dus'key looking down on me with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you for the wake-up call." I told them. I climbed up and sat next to them. I stretched until I heard my back crack.
"Neytiri wants to show you and Jakesully something. Then Mo'at wants to talk to you." Mala told me. She handed me some type of fruit which I took greatly. We walked to where Jake and Neytiri were waiting for me as I finished the fruit then handed the seeds to Dus'key. I told them to plant them and when I returned I would show them a magic trick. They smiled and took off.
Neytiri led us quite a ways up, till we were at the top actually. She began to imitate a bird call and from within the leaves of the trees I could hear rustling. This must be where the hunters' banshees live. I opened my ears so I could hear and all I got back was noisy chatter.
"Holy shit!" Jake called as I looked up to see a blue and green banshee with a saddle on its back.
"Do not look in her eye." Jake avoided its eyes but I simply nodded so show that I meant no harm. It gave a short nod before turning its attention to what Neytiri had in her hand. She began to calm it down with calming words. Sese must be its name. "Ikran is not horse. Once tsaheylu is made, ikran will fly with only one hunter in the whole life." She checked the straps before climbing on. "To become, taronyu, hunter, you must choose your own ikran and he must choose you."
"When?" Jake asked.
"When you two are ready." With that she called out and took off. We watched as she maneuvered everywhere with grace. She was a pro at it and I was afraid that my fear of heights wasn't going to help me anywhere. Standing up here was making me on edge.
"Watch out!" we hit the deck as she flew over our heads. I laughed as we got back up. This was going to be so much fun once we get ours. In a few minutes she landed. We started to headed back down to start our lesson when Mo'at called me over.
"My child I need to speak with you." She said.
"Yes Mo'at?" I asked.
"To me, you know our language well. You know our customs and the ways that we live by and yet you can't defend yourself. Even with your abilities." She told me. She was right and I knew it. I still haven't yet controlled my abilities and what's worse is that my only option is running. I suck at survival.
"Mo'at?" I turned around to see Tsu'tey standing behind me. No way in hell.
"Tsu'tey I would like you to meet your new student. From now on, she will be in your care until you believe her worthy of a hunter." She told him.
"NO!" we both called. I looked at him and he looked at me. Eywa, this is a really sick joke.
"Yes. You need a student and I found you one. Celene needs training so I'm giving her our best teacher." Mo'at smiled at both of us.
"Can't Neytiri teach me with Jake?" I asked.
"You are less like him. You need a teacher that is ready for you. Tomorrow, Tsu'tey will teach you to defend yourself and fight like us. Learn well." She said to me and walked off. Leaving me with him. Just great…
"Tomorrow, meet me by the forest. We'll work on your bow first." He told me and walked off before I could say otherwise. Oh happy day….
I walked off and found Mala and Dus'key looking at the dirt. They told me that they planted the seeds but nothing was happening. I smiled and placed my hand over the dirt. I gently lifted my hand up and out, slowly, came a sprout. They gasped in awe as the plant began to grow bigger and bigger until the sprout became a bush full of fruit. We laughed and picked them. We ate the fruit by the river, talking about tomorrow when I frowned about them asking me to play with them.
"I'll be training with Tsu'tey tomorrow so I don't think I'll be able to play." I told them as we watched the river.
"Aww. Why do you have to train with him? I hear he's really strict." Dus'key told me.
"Mo'at said that I needed to learn how to defend myself. And I know for a fact that he doesn't like me and I really don't like him." I told them.
"He wasn't all ways like this. He was nicer and fun to be around….that was before Sylwanin died." Mala told me.
"Really? She didn't mention that." I mumbled the last part to myself so they couldn't hear.
"Yeah. So what do we do now?" Mala asked. I thought for a moment before I came up with an excellent idea that all the kids will be able to do.
"Can you get more of your friends to meet me in the clearing? I have an idea." They nodded and went off. I got up and jogged over to the clearing. Once there I thought of how this will work.
"Celene?" I turned around to see ten children all Mala's age stand in front of me.
"Hi everyone." They shied away from me and I chuckled. "Can I have four volunteers?" I asked. Mala and Dus'key shot their hands up while the others refused.
"She won't hurt you guys. She's okay." A few more raised their hands. I picked two more and told them to follow me. I placed one where I drew and X then led another two feet away. Once they were spread far enough I told them to stay put. I went over to Mala and told her to move. Slowly I grew a tree where she stood. The children gasped at what I was doing. Once a tree took over the place where the kids stood I made vines cress-cross each other so that the middle was covered and suspended in mid-air.
"Who would like to test it out?" I asked.
"What is it?" Dus'key asked.
"You'll see. Would you like to first?" I asked. She slowly came up to me then I lifted her up. The vines sunk under her weight but held none the less. "Well go on. Jump." I told her. She hesitated but jumped high on the first jump. When she came back down with a shriek, a smile was plastered on her face. She continued to jump around, each time going higher.
"It's fun! What is this?" she called.
"Where I come from this is a trampoline. We use it for fun and exercise. Having fun yet?" I asked.
"Mala you have to try this!" Mala walked over to me and I lifted her up. Once Mala was on, the fun really got started. The other kids noticed that the two girls were having fun flying in the air. One by one I let them on until all of them were jumping and laughing out. I smiled and sat on the grass. I watched them play like all kids should. I never had what they had. Friends that would laugh with you or play with you. I was always alone except for my grandma. Even then I wanted someone my own age to play with. But it seems like I found them now and it feels good to have them laughing. I felt eyes on me so I turned around. A few of the parents came to watch but the one that socked me the most was Tsu'tey and his group of warriors watching. The parents had smiles on their faces but his was the same as usual.
Then an idea hit me….showing off is a great thing. I got up from where I sat and walked over to them.
"Hello Tsu'tey. Come to play as well?" I asked.
"What is that?"
"That is something I used when I was little. Let's say that it helped me with my acrobatics a lot but I'm a bit rusty." I lied. Truth be told I wasn't that rusty. I still do my stretches and back bends but cartwheels and flips I haven't done in a long time.
"No." he said.
"Suit yourself. But if you want to try it out later you can. Even your handsome friends can try it as well." I gave them my best smile and I saw a few look away but Tsu'tey didn't. "Mala! Dus'key! Watch this!" all the children stopped and looked at me. I took a deep breath and got a running start. I quickly turned into a cartwheel which turned into five back flips before I spun in the air. When I landed I faced the kids and gave a bow. They clapped and cheered while I turned back to Tsu'tey and his group. All of them had their mouths open while his expression didn't change. I smirked and walked back over to the kids.
One Tsu'tey; Zero for me…..great.
Later that night I decided to go to bed early. I knew my mom would be pissed if I didn't get a good night sleep. I just hope that tonight's training with the direhorse master won't take much of my energy. Let's just hope Eywa is looking out for me tonight.
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"Okay. Time is 9:45. Location is shack. This is Celene Augustine. I really don't know what to talk about….oh yeah! I am no longer training with Jake and Neytiri. Mo'at thinks that if I train with Tsu'tey that I will learn how to defend myself better. Before I went to sleep I asked if I could have some personal time to train with my powers. This way, if the masters want to teach me then I won't have to wake up and worry that I might get caught. And let me tell you I'm worried as hell about training with Tsu'tey. Sure he's hot for a Navi but he's mean and strict. That's what Mala and Dus'key say anyway. If it wasn't for those too and Mo'at I don't think that I would make it. They seem the only ones seeing me for who I really am. Eytukan hasn't really talked to me all that much but I'll make sure I stay on his good side. As for Neytiri, she seems to be trusting and yet she still doesn't. I just want to fit in and make my mom proud. I really hope that I get answers soon. Because soon the days will start blurring together and I won't be able to tell the difference in days soon. And….there's another thing I wanted to talk about. I snuck back into Selfridge and caught a conversation with Jake and Parker before we left for the floating mountains. He's only giving Jake three days to get the Navi to move. The dossiers will be here to take down the Home Tree. By then I hope Jake will learn why this place is special. I hope. So that's all. Celene Augustine signing off." I turned off the recorder and took out the disk. I placed it back and replaced it for another one. I left my chair and went to the cot. I pulled the covers back and got in. The blankets were itchy and rough but warm. I stared up at the ceiling before I felt my eyes get heavy.
Sleep….a good night's sleep is what I really needed.
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I was dreaming again. I was back in Pandora's forest running like mad. I don't know why I was running but it didn't feel like the other times. I was running from something. Away from something. My heart pounded in my chest and in my ears. A roar came from behind me along with a chorus of them. I ran faster and faster. Fear flowed through my veins and adrenaline took over my body.
"Get her."
"Kill her." Their minds and voices said. I ran until I couldn't anymore. Below me was a drop that would kill me once I hit the bottom. I turned around to see if I could run back but it was too late. Thanators, six of them, surrounded me. I was afraid and I knew it. This was the end of me and my death was near.
"Jump. Jump and I will catch you." There was another voice. I turned around to see no one. I was going mad but the voice I heard was so sure. The Thanators showed up and got ready to pounce on their prey. "Jump." I turned around again and jumped…
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How was it? A little foreshadowing there but that's all I'm going to tell you? Like the trampoline part? Let me know and review please! They are always welcomed! Till next time!
P.S : I have a question! Question: Would you like a chapter that is just Celene training with the masters or would it be okay if I combine it so it's just one chapter? Tell me what you think!
