One

The Na'vi network had always been fast and reliable, so when news reached Jake that a young Na'vi boy was being hunted by humans, he and several of his warriors had acted swiftly. They had grabbed their bows and run into the jungle, heading straight towards the boy and their enemies. "Is it her?", one of the warriors queried, as they ran, "Is it Dark Heart?". Jake shrugged. He knew she was on Pandora, possibly here to avenge the death of her husband, but the very thought of her attacking a defenceless child just didn't seem right. From all he knew of her, Evelyn seemed more likely to go after those responsible for Miles' death, not an innocent.

"Who knows", he sighed, "I guess we will discover that shortly".

Two

The young Na'vi almost stumbled over as Evelyn grabbed his arm, pulling him behind the broad tree trunk. He was her height, something that Evelyn found herself incredibly grateful for. He struggled for a moment, clearly terrified at the sudden turn of events.

"DAMN IT!", she spat, "I'm trying to help you!". Her grip tightened around his arm, panicking him even more. "'Eylan", Evelyn blurted, trying to remember the Na'vi she had been taught. "'Eylan, 'eveng", the boy stopped struggling and Evelyn eased her grip. She pointed to the roots of the tree, "'Ip". Evelyn shoved him down, trying to make him hide in amongst the tree roots. "Damn it! 'Ip!", she spat angrily, her frustration growing with every second.

"You wish for me to conceal myself?", the boy queried, tilting his head to one side, "In there?". Evelyn nodded and released a loud huff, "Yes. Get in there and don't move until the shit-storm is over".

Three

It was obvious that those pursuing the young Na'vi boy had not expected to face any resistance, especially not from a human. When Evelyn had emerged from behind the massive tree, the men had skidded to a stop, clearly trying to figure out if she was real.

"Since when was it okay to hunt defenceless children?", Evelyn hissed, swinging the sword in her hand. She turned her gaze quickly to where her team were concealed, hoping they could be relied upon in the coming battle.

"Things changed Colonel", one of the men replied coolly, taking a cautious step forward, "We are at war now and all rules are null and void". He motioned for his men to move forward, "Hand him over and we can go on our way".

Evelyn shook her head and narrowed her gaze, "Come and get him jackass". Her refusal took him by surprise and for a moment the young soldier hesitated, unsure of how to proceed. His hesitation lasted only seconds, for the confusion quickly vanished in his brown eyes, replaced by anger. He forgot the orders given to him and pushed forward. "If that's the way it has to be Major". No matter what, he was determined to take this woman down. "If that's the way it has to be Colonel".

Four

Once again Evelyn found herself in the middle of a battle on Pandora. The difference was that it was humans she was now facing, not the Na'vi. Two of the soldiers before her fired off their weapons in her direction, their bullets only just missing Evelyn by inches. She heard a new wave of weapons fire ringing out and glanced quickly over to where her team had been concealed. 'Thank god for that!', she thought as she moved towards one of the two soldiers with her sword raised. Her team had come out from the hiding spots and now stood only feet away from her, all of them firing at those who had pursued the young Na'vi.

Evelyn struck the young soldier before her across the chest, before driving her blade into his heart. He looked at her for a moment, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief. She raised her foot up and shoved against the wounded soldiers body, sending him down to the ground in a tumbled heap. The other enemy soldier strode towards her, his weapon raised in her direction as he moved and Evelyn knew she would have to act quickly. She threw herself to the ground, pulling her side-arm from its holster as she hit and released several rounds in his direction. She was not surprised as the soldier fell to the ground, joining his comrade in the afterlife.

Carefully Evelyn looked around at the battle raging around her and knew she had to get her team out. They were out-gunned and out-numbered. Neither of these things instilled her with any confidence and she had to make a decision quickly. She glanced behind her, towards the tree that the young Na'vi boy was hiding behind and sighed. The jungle that lay beyond was far to dense to make an effective escape through and that would make easier targets of her men.

'Damn it!', she thought, trying to think of a safe way out of what was now a dire situation. 'Just once I'd like a bloody break!'.

Five

Captain Thomas Blackwell had heard stories about the woman before him, but these did her no justice. Never before had he seen a human move as she did and he could now see why his commanding officer had both revered and feared her. He watched in disbelief as she swiftly took down two of his men and waited for her to turn her attention towards himself and the others. When she didn't, he thought perhaps she had been wounded or decided to give up. Thomas motioned to the young Corporal nearest her and the soldier quickly and carefully moved towards where she now lay.

'Nice and slow', he thought, returning his attention back to the remainder of Evelyns team. 'Rush it with her and you're as good as dead'.

Six

The young Na'vi boy watched in amazement as the group of Sky-people fought each other for he had never heard of such things happening before. The woman who had come to his aid now lay on the ground and he could tell she was trying to find a means of escape. He let out a loud sigh and peered into the deep tunnel that lay hidden under the tree. Did he help those that his people considered their enemy? Did he go against all he had been told for one person?

Seven

The gentle tug on her leg had been unexpected and Evelyn quickly raised her gun, ready to pull the trigger.

"There is safe haven under the tree", the young Na'vi glanced nervously at Evelyns gun, making her lower it. "A tunnel. A hidden means of escape", he pointed nervously towards the tree, before pushing himself backwards to take cover once again. 'That'll do', Evelyn thought. She raised her hand up to her com link, "I'm marking a tree boys. Get under it and follow the blue", Evelyn paused and let out a sigh, "follow the Na'vi to safety". She pulled a small locator from her pocket and tossed it towards the tree, breathing a sigh of relief as it hit its mark.

"Roger that Colonel", her Major replied smoothly, "On our way now". 'Get out. Find our way to Hells Gate, then we can deal with these bastards'. Evelyn took in a deep breath and prepared to move towards the safety of the tree. As a shadowy figure appeared to her side something told her that escape was not going to be that easy.

Eight

From high in the trees Jake watched the carnage taking place below and he could scarcely believe what he was seeing. Especially when the young Na'vi had approached Evelyn to show her a safe escape route. 'I was wrong', he thought, 'I can't believe how wrong I was'. It was obvious now that Evelyn and her team meant no harm to the Na'vi, for if that was the case, the young boy would be dead now. Now he regretted his decision to leave the soldier that was slowly approaching Evelyn and Jake watched in horror as he released a torrid of fire in her direction.

To Jakes surprise Evelyn rolled quickly to one side, releasing her own rain of weapons fire in the mans direction. The Corporal seemed to teeter for a moment before tumbling down to the ground. "She fights like a Na'vi', one of the warriors with him sighed, "Truly she is part of this world". Jake kept his sights locked down on the ground, watching as Evelyns team quickly skidded under the tree to make their escape. He returned his attention back to Evelyn and shook his head, "Why isn't she leaving?". Something wasn't right. Evelyn should have been retreating, heading towards safety along with her team.

Nine

She had felt the bullet as it hit her side, that hot searing pain was something that Evelyn had experienced before and it was not something you would ever forget.

"Colonel mam", her radio crackled into life, "Mam we are waiting for you at the tunnel". Evelyn closed her eyes tightly and sucked in a deep breath, "Go on ahead Major. I'll catch up". She clamped her hand down firmly on her side and had to suppress the cry of pain that threatened to erupt. "Colonel? You want us to".

Evelyn pressed back down on the com button, "Damn it Major! That's an order!".

The radio fell silent and Evelyn hoped that meant her men were obeying her order. The last thing she wanted was for them to put their lives on the line for her. The sound of movement near by made Evelyn grow tense and she fought off the dizziness that swept over her, raising her weapon towards the enemy contingent. Everything around her began to grow shadowy, the blood loss from her wound threatening to render her unconscious. 'NO!', she ordered herself firmly, 'You are not going to die here woman!'. She took in a deep breath, cringing in pain from her wound as she did so. 'At least I hope I'm not'.

Ten

The Na'vi warriors struck the troops so swiftly, they barely had any time to react. In moments three of the men were down and Thomas knew better than to continue in his attack.

"PULL BACK!", he roared at his team, motioning towards the area they had come from. His men quickly turned and ran back into the dense jungle, firing towards the Na'vi as they made their escape. Major ain't going to like this, Thomas thought as he fled back towards base camp. 'Not one damn bit'. He looked back and wondered just what would have made the Na'vi come to Evelyns aid as they had.

They hated all humans, so rescuing some just didn't make sense. 'Perhaps they don't know who she is?', he thought, pausing to gaze through the jungle. 'Well, they're about to find out.'

Eleven

It was obvious that Evelyn was hurt, her uniform and the ground was soaked in blood and she was struggling to remain conscious. Jake raised a hand up and lowered his bow, "Evelyn, we haven't come to hurt you".

The small woman shook her head and sighed, "Like I'm supposed to believe that". She cringed and tried to stand up, but slumped back down to the ground with a loud thud. "Don't touch me!", Evelyn spat, "Don't you touch me!". Jake narrowed his gaze and let out a loud huff. If he didn't get her to Hells Gate she would die, but that would mean carrying her all that way. And Jake knew that would not go down well.

"Evelyn, please. You need medical attention", he took a cautious step forward, extending his hand out towards her. "You'll die". He watched as Evelyn slowly raised her head up, locking those cool, green eyes on him, "I can't". "If I die, you", Evelyn paused and let out a loud sigh just as her eyes closed and she fell back to the ground. Quickly Jake moved towards her, scooping her small body up and holding it tightly against his own. He turned towards the Na'vi warriors and motioned towards the base of the giant tree nearby, "Brothers, find the end of the tunnel and take the other Sky-People to Hells Gate. Make sure they know that their commanding officer is safe and will receive medical treatment there".

Each of them nodded and quickly slid under the tree to head into the deep underground tunnel below. Once again Jake turned his gaze to the still form in his arms and for the first time he realised just how delicate Evelyn was. She was far smaller than any other soldier he had met and that made Jake even more protective of her. Yes, her husband had been responsible for the deaths of so many Na'vi, but Evelyn had not. As he began to move through the jungle Jake knew that was something he would have to keep reminding himself of.