This is where Jake tells Niterie about his past I hope you enjoy this. Thank you to the people who have read this fan Fiction I hope you follow it through to the end well enjoy.

We landed in front of Hells Gate I knew that it was time to tell and show Niterie what I had kept locked up inside myself for so many years. I Just hoped that

Niterie would not think less of me because of what I had done back then, I had killed innocent people because I was ordered too. I also hoped that when

Niterie sees what happened that it would not hurt her too badly I already blamed myself for even telling her any of this for that is what brought this around. I

lead Niterie to very room that I had first entered when I first arrived on Pandora, I put the tape into the projector but before I played it I turned to Niterie

and said "Niterie, I have only watched this once since the war and found they had few shots of me as a human killing those people, but I want you to know

back then I did follow, I had to follow orders it was all I knew I never wanted to kill any of those people. I don't want you to think less of me because of what

you see on this tape because that is no longer who I am, but if you do think less of me I will understand many people have thought less of me after seeing

this I was not the one who showed it to them but when the people who knew me saw this they did think less of me, so lets just say I am used to it by now. I

just hope that you don't think less of me." without another word I turned on the tape. I watched as I saw myself and those who had fought around me killing

those people, after a while I was not seeing the room at all, it was like I had been transported back through time but I was also the one looking at what was

happening. I saw the clouded air of earth, the parched ground, I saw all the body's of the men, women, and children who had been killed. Then I saw myself

with the wounds I had told Niterie I had suffered I watched as I saw myself raise the gun and shoot everyone who was on the other side of the war. I

watched at explosions went off around me, the screams of the dying men echoed everywhere, I could see the blood splattering on myself and the ground

every time I hit a target. I saw a grenade hit one of my comrades half of his body was blown apart. I knew I had done this and I hated that I had been a part

of it. I closed my eyes for a moment then when I reopened them I saw the projection screen again I had zoned out the whole film and relived everything that

the film told about. Before Niterie could even say anything I left the room I could not face her not yet. I waited outside the room leaning against the wall

looking down at the floor, I had no emotion to give at the moment all I felt was shame at the things I had done. I could only guess what Niterie was thinking

I knew it probably was not good. I lost track of how long I had stood there, finally Niterie came out I did not even look at her as I said "I know what you must

be thinking, I feel like I betrayed you by keeping this a secret and I will understand if you think less of me now because of the things I did. I know I never

forgave myself for the things I have done in my past." I sighed still looking at the floor I did not want to see the look in Niterie's eyes that I thought was

there and I had good reason everyone who had seen this had the same look in their eyes directed at me, disappointment and fear. I did not want to see that

in her eyes with others I had gotten used to it but with Niterie if I saw that in her eyes I wouldn't be able recover from that, so I kept looking at the floor.

Niterie walked up to me and when she spoke I expected disdain in her voice but I heard nothing of the sort when she spoke her voice was soft and

understanding as she said "Jake you may have done things in your past that were not very honorable but when you came here you changed all that you

became someone who is honorable and compassionate. If you think that just because you made some bad choices in you past that it would make me think

less of you, you could not be more wrong." I snapped my head up with a stunned look on my face then Niterie went on "Ma Jake ever one made mistakes in

their past some bigger than others, but that does not change who you are now and even though your past was difficult and full of pain I want you to know

that even with everything I saw it would never make me think less of you. Jake you gave me everything and you sacrificed so much for our clan just to

protect what you cared about, that is more than any of the others you fought with back then can say. No mater what happens what you are now will never

change and you will always be the man who saved me, our people, and you did so much more. I love you ma Jake and no matter what your past was I will

always be here I am not going anywhere." I smiled at Niterie it took me a few seconds to find the words for I wanted say "Ma Niterie you don't know much

that means to me, I guess it is a relief for you to know now and that you don't think less of me for it. I love you so much and I am not going anywhere either.

Thank you so much for everything you have done for me since I came here and even more for being my mate. You saved my life in more ways than one."

Niterie embraced me tightly so tightly that it made me hiss at the pain that shot up my right side from where the stab wound was. She backed away trying to

apologize but before she could say a single word I pulled her back into the embrace as I said "It's ok it's a good pain." it took her a few seconds to make sure

I was not messing with her but then she returned the embrace. We stayed like that for a long time, we had been silent for the whole time then "Ma Jake I am

sorry you suffered so much in you past, I wish there was something I could do." I pulled away just enough so I could look Niterie in the eyes as I said "No,

don't be sorry because I'm not sorry that it happened to me. Even with all the bad that happened in my past, all the things I did, everything that happened

brought me here and made who I am, but most of all it brought me to you. I will no longer be restrained by my past as I have been for years I plan to do my

best to forget my past and look forward to what's happening now and what will happen in the future for that is what matters to me now, my life with you and

our clan." I smiled at her Niterie smiled back as she said "I am happy to hear that but do not forget your past for it made you who you are now but do not be

restrained by it either. Just as you said look forward to what we have now and what the future will bring." I kissed Niterie then we left Hells Gate and headed

back to the tree of souls.

(Four Months Later)

It had been four months since I had told and shown Niterie what had happened in my past back on earth and it felt like a weight had been lifted off my

shoulders. In the last four months a lot had happened, with the help of our finest warriors including Tsu'tay and myself, we had eradicated what was left of

the organization that had tortured and killed so many Navi, and I destroyed their base so that it could never be used again. After the last of the organization

was gone I traveled to the potential new Hometree alone and when I got there I knew the image I had seen of it at Hells Gate and the surrounding area had

not done it justice, seeing this place in person made me realize that this was the perfect new home for the clan and you could not see the wreckage of the old

Hometree even from the air so that was another plus. I took a look around the inside of the tree, then I returned to the tree of souls, found Niterie and Mo'at

and told them of what I had seen. We had moved into the new Hometree within two weeks. Tsu'tay had regained all of his strength and his wounds had

healed but we had yet to talk about what he wanted to speak to me about the reason was I had been kept pretty busy with my duties as Olo'aktan and other

things, but the mutual respect we had for each other had grown into something more, we were now friends which stunned me a little. Tsu'tay and I talked

about anything and everything that came to our minds we even had fun pranking each other once a week to see who could do the best prank last week he

had actually set a trap that I walked right into and ended up hanging upside down by my foot and boy did Tsu'tay have a kick out of that. Tsu'tay had

actually asked my advice on how to impress my sister and on other matters, but he had also been teaching me the finer points of being Olo'aktan.

Niterie and I were laying in our hammock on the top level of Hometree, Niterie was asleep in my arms but I could not sleep I had not slept in about a week I

was to stressed out about Niterie her due date could be any day. I had been keeping a close eye on her to make sure everything went ok, even at night I

kept a vigilant eye on her. I had been thinking about many things when Niterie cried out in pain, she was holding her stomach, and I knew what was going on

immediately. I lifted Niterie into my arms as gently as I could and ran to where the healers area had been set up in an alcove two levels down. I ran into the

alcove and told the healers what was going on, they told me to put Niterie on one of the makeshift beds that were on the ground, after Niterie was on the

bed I was rushed out of the alcove and Mo'at was summoned in. I couldn't stand still, my muscles were so tense, every time I heard Niterie scream my hands

would ball into fists and my ears would flatten against my skull in sympathy, I paced back and forth in front of the alcove for how long I pace I lost track after

about two minutes. Niterie had asked if my sister could come in and help, Anna had gone in and that was almost two hours ago. The minutes dragged by I

was getting more and more agitated now I understood what my father meant when he had told me how emotionally and mentally taxing it had been for him

when Tommy and I were born I laughed to myself remembering the conversation and how I had laughed at him. I was snapped out of my thoughts when

Mo'at came out from the alcove my breathing spiked as I asked "How did it go, is Niterie ok?" Mo'at smiled as she said "Niterie is fine, and has had twins, a

boy and a girl. Congratulations Jakesully." I released a pent-up breathe with my eyes closed for a second as relief washed over me. Then Mo'at asked me if I

wanted to see them I could not speak past the lump in my throat so I just nodded, Mo'at led me in to the alcove but before I went over to Niterie Mo'at

excused herself. Anna noticed me first she threw her arms around my neck hugging me when she pulled away smiling wildly as she said "Congratulations

Jake I am so happy for you, their beautiful." after that she went behind me and pushed me forward to get me to move, I laughed at Anna's persistence. I

keeled down beside Niterie looking at her adoringly, the she put my son and daughter in my arms saying "Here, go ahead." I tore my eyes away from Niterie

and looked at my two children I studied their faces I noticed my son had Niterie's golden eyes while my daughter had my green tinted eyes, my son looked

so much like me for example his face resembled mine with a little of Niterie's mixed in, his jaw line, the shape of his forehead, and the shape of his eyes

looked exactly like mine, while his cheek bones, the shape of his mouth, and the color of his eyes looked exactly like Niterie's. My daughter on the other hand

looked more like her mother with a little of me thrown in for example her face resembled her mothers perfectly except for two things the shape and color of

her eyes which were a perfect match to mine. I felt a tear roll down my cheek I looked from my children back to Niterie and smiled saying "Their perfect just

like their mother." Niterie was smiling as well then I asked "So have you thought of any names for them?" "Well I thought of one for our son but I do not

know if you will agree." Niterie said blushing lightly "Well then tell me what you are thinking I might surprise you." Niterie looked at our son then back to me

and said "Well it is not a traditional Navi name but neither is yours so I was thinking about naming him after your twin brother Tommy," she paused then

started ranting "Never mind I should not said anything it would just remind you of you brother I should not have-" I put my finger over her lips to silence her

and said "No, I think it's great idea, it may remind me of Tommy but in a good way. I think it is a perfect name for our son." I then asked "What do you want

to name our little girl." Niterie got a little sparkle in her eye as she said "Well I think that you should be the one to choose that ma Jake, I choose Tommy's

name and only had you agree to it so in my mind it is only right that you choose our daughters name." I looked at my daughter and weighed some different

idea's in my mind then I remembered Niterie's older sister's name Niterie had told it to me only a few days ago and since our daughter looked so much like

Niterie with the exception of her eyes looking like mine it was clear in my mind what my choice was. Without looking away from my daughter's face I told

Niterie my choice "Niterie, I have a name that I think you will like," then I asked "What do you think about your older sisters name, Sal'amain?" I heard

Niterie sigh to herself then she said "I think that is a perfect name for her." I smiled said "I guess that is decided, Tommy and Sal'amain I like it." I looked at

Niterie I could tell she was pretty tired even though she was trying to hide it "I think you should rest it's been long night." Niterie started to protest saying

that she couldn't go to sleep because she had to watch over Tommy and Sal'amain I smiled at her as I said "You need rest Niterie, I'll watch over them just

as I watch over you. So get some sleep." I kissed her forehead and smiled at her, Niterie nodded once, then caressed my face with the tips of her fingers,

and fell asleep. "I'm a father this is something I never thought would happen to me but now that it has can't imagine my life getting any better." I thought to

myself. My two children were asleep in my arms I could not help but marvel at how they were a perfect mix between Niterie and myself. I stayed up all night

watching over Niterie, Tommy, and Sal'amain. Sal'amain was the of the three to wake up but she did not cry or anything she just stared at me I felt like I

was looking at my own eyes, she smiled at me I couldn't help but smiled back her. I didn't know if she understood anything I said as I talked to her "Hey

Sal'amain, your my beautiful little girl. I promise you that you and your brother will have a life without the fears we had to deal with just a few months ago,

I'll always keep your mother, you, and your brother safe." I talked to Sal'amain for few more minutes then Tommy woke up as well he smiled at me too. Just

by how they looked at me and smiled at me I knew they knew that I was their dad. I shook my head at both of them, Niterie still had her eyes closed so I

didn't know she was awake and listening as I smiled at my two kids and said "I hope you both turn out more like you mother than me, I cause to much

trouble your mothers the sensible one." I jumped a little when Niterie said "I hope they turn out more like you ma Jake, you may cause some trouble I will

admit that but your strong, independent, loyal, you fight for what you believe in, and you fight for what you care about. If that is not something to be proud

of then what is, I hope they have an even mix of both of us Jake that is how it should be." she was smiling at me when I looked at her I smiled back and said

"I always wondered why my father said that being a dad was a test all on it's own now I think I understand what he meant." I could not help but laugh

Niterie laughed as well as she said "My father much the same thing once, you know he was a privet man but when I was a child he always told me stories

about the past. Believe it or not I was handful as well I was stubborn and strong willed back then even more so now. One time after I had cause some trouble

my father he said that some times I was a bigger test for him than a battle was." soon Sal'amain and Tommy got hungry so I handed them back to Niterie

then I said "Well I need to go and make sure everything is going well within the clan and I think Tsu'tay has been looking for me I heard him outside a few

times asking if I was available but who ever was out there all night kept turning him away. I'll be back later after I see to a few things." I kissed her and my

children and left. Once outside I put my hands on my hips looked at the sky I inhaling deeply while stretching my stiff muscles. After a few minutes of

standing there I set off, I walked through Hometree checking on the clans affairs I talked to a few of the clan members to see if there was anything that they

needed. I went out to where the Archery and sparing ground was knowing I would find Tsu'tay there I had a few things to tell him as well. When I got to the

clearing I saw Tsu'tay practicing with his bow, I watched for a few minutes then said "Your skill with a bow is even better than before Tsu'tay." Tsu'tay turned

to face me and said "I see you Jakesully, I was looking to talk to you last night." "I know I heard you asking for me outside the Healers alcove. I am

surprised no one has heard anything about what happened last night yet. I was with Niterie she had twins last night." Tsu'tay looked like he had been

punched in the gut then he asked "Well congratulations to you both. If you don't mind me asking what have you named them?" "Well, my son we named

after my dead brother Tommy that was Niterie's idea and my daughter is named after Niterie's dead older sister Sal'amain and that was my idea." I paused

and then got the reason I was here "I know why you were looking for me Tsu'tay, it is time you and I had that talk you said you wanted to have four months

ago when I got that bullet out of your right side." I beckoned for him to follow me which he obeyed without question I lead him into the forest to a secluded

area that I had found a while back, I used this area as a place to come and have some time to myself to think, this time though I brought Tsu'tay there so I

could tell him everything I had to say and hear what he had to say without having anyone else overhearing. I stopped in the middle of the clearing and

turned to face Tsu'tay saying "I have some things I want to say to you first. You know how you degraded and taunted me when I came here, you thought it

would make me quit what you did not know is that whenever someone said I could not do something or taunted and degraded me like you did, it only made

me work harder to prove that person wrong so in way even with all the crap you pulled to try get rid of me you made me fight harder to stay. I guess what I

am trying to say Tsu'tay is that it was not just because of Niterie teaching me and me falling in love with her that made fight to stay it was also you saying I

would not be able to do it, so I thank you for all your taunting and degrading that you did back then because it me strive to be one of the people. I want you

to know Tsu'tay that even then I respected who you are you fought for what you thought was best for the clan, you still do and I respect you even more now

because of even with everything you lost at my account you have treated me as an equal and as a friend. I promise you this I will never let anything happen

to our clan I will never let anyone whether Navi or human destroy what I have come to love and I will stand by that promise till the day my spirit goes to

Eywa." Tsu'tay looked at the ground as he said "I am ashamed at what I did back then, you think I was only doing it because I thought that it was best for

the clan that was only part of the reason, you do not know this the reason I hate the sky people so badly is for three reasons one they were trying to destroy

Pandora and all the Navi, two they killed Sal'amain right in front of my eyes I loved her just as much as you love Niterie, but my main reason that I hate the

sky people and used to hate you because I thought you were the same as them is because they killed my parents I was only fifteen, they had been out

hunting with a few others my parent were the only ones who did not survive the ambush I just done the right of passage and got my Ekran not three days

before. I lost everything I cared about because of the sky people so when Tsahik said you were to stay and train to be one of the people I was so angry

because I thought that you would destroy everything we had because you were ordered to, Then you proved me wrong about what I thought of you when

showed up at the tree of souls on Turuk, you got all the clans together, and you drove the sky people out. You surprised me even further when you saved my

life by getting those bullets out I was sure you would let me die after everything I did to you including the few times I tried to kill you. You sacrificed

everything you had to save all the clans and Pandora, you earned every bit of respect I have to give and I now beg your forgiveness for all the thing I said

and did against you, you should have exiled me when you became Olo'aktan anyone else would have but you made me your advisor instead. you have given

me more than I deserve so ask your forgiveness for all that I did back then." I walked over to Tsu'tay and put a hand on his shoulder as I said "There is

nothing to forgive my brother and you deserve more than I could ever give. I think of you as a friend now Tsu'tay and I just hope that you can see that even

with all the bad that happened to you in your past that your future is not as bleak as you think." I pause for a moment what I was going to say next was a bit

hard for me to get because of how protective I was of my sister "I have been talking with Niterie about you and Anna. I been watching what goes on between

you two even when you thought you were alone I was always watching and I have seen how much you care for her and how she cares for you so I have a

proposition for you." I then asked "You say you love my sister are you willing to prove it to me?" Tsu'tay looked dead in the eye as he asked "I am willing

prove it what do you have in mind?" I stared at Tsu'tay accessing his actions for moment then told him what I had in mind "If you want to prove it to me

then I want you train my sister the same way Niterie trained me to be one of the people and by training her and getting her through the right of passage

safely that is how you will prove to me your dedication to her and how far you will go to protect her. If she becomes one of the people just like I did and she

can be mated to someone I will let you be the one she is mated to but only if she chooses you as well which I have no doubt she will." I paused then asked

firmly "Are you willing to this to prove to me your dedication and love for her?" Tsu'tay nodded and said "I am." "You start training her tomorrow meet her at

the Archery and sparing field at noon she will be there, good luck and just so you know she is more stubborn than I am." Tsu'tay and I talked about a few

other things then we headed back to Hometree. I went to see Anna to tell her what had been decided I found her at the bottom level of Hometree watching

the cooks, I walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder saying "Anna come with me." I took Anna's hand and lead her up to the same level that the

Healer's alcove was on but I lead her to the other side of the level that had an area where you could sit and look out at the forest. "Sit down Anna I need to

tell you something I have decided." she sat down while I remained standing I leaned against the edge of the opening, I looked out at the landscape as I said

"Anna you went through the mind transfer nearly two months ago now it is time for you start going through the training that every one the Omanticia went

through, The one I have chosen to teach you is Tsu'tay he will be teaching you everything you will need to know to get to the right of passage and what the

right of passage is, is where you will go the Ekran nest which is high in the Hulliluya mountains and you will have to tame your own Ekran but it is not easy

the Ekran will not just sit there if he chooses you he will try to kill you, you will have to fight the Ekran and make the bond with it all while trying to not get

killed. Tsu'tay will teach you what you will need to know to survive the test and everything that will prepare you. Once you complete the right of passage

there will be this ceremony held that will be your introduction into the Omanticia where you will become one of the people, and then any man in the

Omanticia can try and court you but I told Tsu'tay that his training you would prove to me that his dedication and love toward you is true and not a false

thing and if you got you through the right of passage safely and you became one of the people that if you chose him as well that I would let you both be

together as a mated pair. You will start your training tomorrow meet Tsu'tay at the archery and sparing field at noon tomorrow not a second later. Do you

understand me Anna?" Anna smiled at the thought of Tsu'tay training her and hopefully being her mate on day. she nodded then asked me "Jake what did

Tsu'tay say about this?" "He agreed to it full heartedly and when I mentioned that if he did well and you became one of the people that you two could be a

mated pair he smiled at the thought and said he hoped that it would happen and that he worthy enough in your eyes." I paused then said "Now it gotten

pretty late and trust me the training will wear you down pretty bad so you go get some rest and be at the archery and sparing grounds at noon, good luck

Anna." I watched her as she headed off to get some sleep "I hope that she does well and I hope Tsu'tay will keep her safe while he is teaching her." I thought

to myself. I sighed then started to the healer's alcove where Niterie was with our children. When I got there I told Niterie all that had transpired today while I

was holding my daughter her hand was wrapped around one of my fingers while she slept. "Niterie do think I'm doing the right thing by telling Tsu'tay and

Anna that they can be together if Anna become one of the people?" I asked "Of course you are doing the right thing, I never thought that Tsu'tay would find

someone he could love like he loved my sister, when she died it nearly destroyed him now Anna gave him back what he lost in a way I have not seen him this

happy in a long time. So yes you did the right thing and I am proud of you ma Jake." I smiled at her and said in a matter-of-fact tone "You know Niterie I

have not told you one thing that happened to today, Tsu'tay actually told me why he hates the sky people so much and why he used to hate me. He told me

how the sky people killed his parents and before that had killed Sal'amain he told me he had been there just like you when they killed her. He asked for

forgiveness of me but I told him there was nothing to forgive. I never even told you that his degrading and taunting that he did back then actually made me

work harder just to prove him wrong. I was never one to let someone's taunting make me quite I always just used it to fuel my goal. I think that now Tsu'tay

and I can actually get past everything that happened and start again I told him I thought of him as a friend and I meant it I just hope that in time he will see

me as a friend in return." We talked for most of the night then Niterie fell asleep while I slept off and on through the night. During one of my naps I had a

very vivid dream. It was my sister and Tsu'tay as a mated pair they were so happy together they had two kids of their own a girl and a boy, all of our

children were playing together while Niterie, Anna, Tsu'tay, and myself laughed at their antics. After the dream ended I woke up and I thought to myself

"Maybe everything will be ok after all." I looked from my daughter, to my son, to Niterie and I could not help smile at all I had and knowing that I made it

this far and had been given so much I knew I could never be more happy than I am now.