I hope you enjoy this chapter.

(one months later)

It has been a month since Tommy and Sal'amain were born and even though they were only a month old they were already a handful, they remind me of

how my brother Tommy and I were though we were six or seven years old before we were this big a pain. They definitely had more of me in them than their

mother especially Sal'amain, she may be a perfect image of her mother with the exception of her eyes but my daughters attitude, way of thinking, and

reckless behavior is a spitting image of me. Tommy on the other hand is a good mix of Niterie and me though he leans more towards me his mindset and

attitude but I thank Eywa that so far he seems to have Niterie's sensibility and strong yet levelheaded nature as well. I thought Niterie was strict when she

was training me even though she mellowed out later, that was nothing compared to how strict she got when reprimanding Tommy and Sal'amain when they

get into trouble but when they were behaving and not being a pain Niterie was very carefree with them which surprised me because in the whole time I have

known Niterie I have never seen her be carefree, and her shifting moods are kind of freaking me out a little bit.

Niterie rested her head on my chest while my arm was wrapped around her from shoulder to waist and I rested my chin on her head. We were sitting at one

of the many lakes that bordered Hometree for some time alone while Mo'at was looking after Tommy and Sal'amain for a while and I was grateful for any

time I got alone with Niterie nowadays because our kids kept us busy along with the duties we shared as leaders of the clan so it was nice to just to relax

alone with Niterie. "So how is Anna and the others doing in their training I have not really been paying attention since I have been training Norm, no offence

ma Jake but if compare you two on how easy it was train you and how easy it is to train Norm, I have to say I like training Norm more than I did training you

because you were such a pain." Niterie laughed "Hey I was not, was I?" I asked Niterie laughed even harder "Yes you were, you were a thorn in my side for

the longest time. But before you start to think that is a bad thing know this, you being a pain and your will to keep going even when you were so exhausted

that you made me force you to stop was what made me fall in love with you I like how you bring a challenge to my life, and you know how much I love a

good challenged. If you had been easy like Norm is I never would have fallen for you so take you being a thorn in my side as a good thing." I laughed as well

then Niterie asked "I told you two days ago that Norm is ready to climb the thundering cliffs and do the right of passage, What about the others has Tsu'tay

or Paley or any of them told you that their students are ready? You have been really silent on the matter so I am a little curious." in a instant my mindset

went from just being my relaxed fun-loving self to full Olo'aktan mode, it had become like an instinct for me whenever I stared to talk about anything relating

to clan business, restarting trade the clans used to have, or anything of that nature my mind made the switch automatically I had Tsu'tay to thank for that

one, I was firm as I said "Tsu'tay and Paley have told me that Anna and Max are ready and Na'ri say's that Janet will be ready either today or tomorrow

depending on how she does Na'ri said she would inform me later today on Janet's progress. If all goes well I think all of them will do Iknimaya the day after

tomorrow." "I plan on going as well Jake I will not be doing Iknimaya because I did that almost four years ago. Nothing will ever replace Seze and I will never

forget her but it is time for me to move on and find another Ariel partner and Seze would want me to as well she told me that herself once." Niterie stated

then I made the shift to protective mate mode as I asked softly "Niterie are you sure want to do this now it has only been a season since you lost Seze, and I

know is still weighs heavily on you at times. So are you sure are ready to move on because there is no rush?" Niterie snuggled close to me as she said "You

are right ma Jake I do miss Seze but I am ready to move on so when the others do Iknimaya I am going as well in hope of finding another Ekran." I was

worried about letting her go even though she was in perfect health and fitness again it still worried me that something would happen to her but I knew she

would be fine because she had taught me how to conquer my own Ekran so if she could teach a stubborn man like me how to do that I am sure Niterie can it

on her own easily but it still did not stop me from worrying. When I had tamed Turuk I had released my old Ekran so he was back at the Banshee Rookery,

free. I wandered if he would choose anyone in the new group of students that was going there.

(Two days later)

I was up very early the sun was just peaking over the horizon no one would be up for a few hours. I was standing at the edge of our hammock on the open

edge that overlooked the forest below, I was leaning against the inside of the tree with my arms crossed over my chest. I was thinking about many things

but the most important was that all my friends and my sister were going to be doing Iknimaya today and I was worried as hell especially about Anna. I stared

out at the horizon watching the sun rise, it had only come about halfway up when I felt the Hammock shift I looked behind me to where Niterie, Sal'amain,

and Tommy slept to see Niterie had woken up I smiled at her then turned back to watching the sunrise. "What are you doing up so early Jake your never up

this early?" Niterie asked sleepily I didn't answer her just looking ahead of me my muscles were tense and my tail kept twitching which Niterie knew it as a

sign that I was fretting over something. Niterie got up and walked over to me all while trying not to wake the kids, she rested her head on my shoulder her

arm wrapped around my waist I rested my head on top of hers as she asked "Ma Jake your never up early what is wrong?" "I'm just worried about my friends

and Anna doing Iknimaya today I am worried about you going but you can handle yourself. I mostly worried about Anna she was always stubborn but she

never fought anybody but with me she would fight tooth and nail just to get what she wanted. I put her with Tsu'tay for two reasons one is to test Tsu'tay's

dedication to her but the other reason was I hoped Tsu'tay can break her of that shell of hers and from what I have seen he has done a damn good job, but it

does not stop me from worrying" I told her but that was not all that was on my mind and she caught onto that immediately and asked what else was on my

mind "I just wish Tommy and Grace were here, for each a different reason. Grace, she wanted so much to be able to see peace reign here again I just wish

she could see her completed. Tommy, he trained for five years to get here it was a week before he was going to ship out then some guy kills him for the

money in his wallet, but even though he died back on earth and his ashes were spread on the farm we grew up on he is here within Eywa I know that their

both watching everything that's happening here I just wish they could be here in person so they could see their work done." "Ma Jake I know Grace is with

Eywa but how do you know that your brother is if he never even made it here?" I smiled remembering what had happened the night of my transfer "I never

told you what happened the night of my transfer did I. Do you remember what your mother said when we were trying to save Grace that for the transfer to

complete she had to pass through eye of Eywa and return? Well now I understand what she meant, The eye of Eywa is not just passing into an area between

life and death then returning it is so much more than that. When I did the transfer Eywa herself spoke to me she already knew why I had fought and she

knew why I had made the choice but she tested me by asked me why I felt bad for killing so many. I told her that even though those men fought for the

wrong reasons that it did not stop me from knowing that each of them had a family and even though were my enemies that I honored their deaths because

even if a person is your enemy their passing should be honored because it is only right, you taught me that Niterie. One thing she said to me did not make

sense but Mo'at explained it later, Eywa told me that even though I had been born a human that I always had had a soul of a Navi and that confused me.

Mo'at explained to me that she knew that immediately from the first moment she inspected me when I first came to learn that was the main reason she let

me stay to learn the lesser reason was because of me being a ex-marine that that your parents wanted to study. Mo'at explained to me that the reason I

never felt I truly belonged anywhere until I came here was because of that. Before Eywa sent me back to start my life again as full Navi she told me that two

people wanted to speak to me. That was confusing at first until I heard their voice behind me I turned around and saw Tommy and Grace standing there,

Tommy told me that he was proud of everything I had done and that he looked forward to seeing what I would do in the future. Grace, I remember the first

day I met her she hated me instantly though that seemed to go away after a time but she told me that she thought of me as threat at first but after seeing

everything I had done she actually was proud of me, they both wished me good luck and I came back. That is how I know that my brother is here watching

and it's kind of reassuring knowing that I'll see both of them again one day and that they are here watching over all of us." Niterie was silent for a few

minutes as we watched the sun rise higher in the sky everyone would be getting up soon "Before we go with the others I need to talk to Mo'at about

something." "What do need to talk to her about?" Niterie asked "Oh nothing just something that has been going on since the transfer that is kind of freaking

me out." is told her she sighed then said "Jake you can tell me as well, mother taught me everything she knows so I can probably help as well." I thought for

a moment then decided where was the harm for the dream I had last night was another reason I was up so early "Ever since the transfer I have some really

weird dreams there different form normal dreams, there very vivid and what has me worried is that each and every one that I have had so far has actually

happened given time but those were all things that are for the better but the one I had last night has me pretty tense." Niterie tensed in my arms and she

asked "What was the dream?" I did not want her to be scared but if this dream did come true then none of us would survive so she had to know "It is hard to

explain but I will do my best. At the beginning of the dream I saw Parker, he was here before he was leading the RDA's forces to collect the unobtanium.

Parker was talking to another guy I did not recognize and what they said scared me. They were talking about something they had placed here when they first

came they never planned to use it unless it was necessary but now that we drove them out their going to use it and that means the RDA is probably coming

back they already had sent reinforcements out before the battle and with the ship they have them on they will be here in a few months and now that their

going to use that weapon they will not come within a few miles of Pandora but from there they can activate the weapon, and if they do none of us will

survive." "What kind of weapon are you talking about ma Jake?" Niterie asked I could here the worry in her voice "It's called bomb and it's a much stronger

version than what was on earth before. What the difference is between the bombs they had planned to use on the tree of souls and the one they are planning

to use now is that just one for a planet the size of Pandora if it's placed in the right spot will destroy the entire planet and I do not mean just destroy some of

the trees and surrounding areas I mean this who planet will be obliterated, it will no longer exist and neither will anything on Pandora including all the wildlife

and Navi clans. But this nuclear bomb I know how to disable it because of two reasons, one the marines taught their higher ranking officers how to disable

certain bombs and when I was in the marines I was the same rank as Quaritch. Two, the marines created this Nuclear bomb and they asked me to help, at

the time I thought why not if can help protect us but now I regret even being a part of it. I was charged with designing the bomb because of my idea's for it

so about the only good that came out of it is since I was the one who designed it I am one the only one here on Pandora who know how to destroy it without

detonating it there is only two people on earth who know how to disable it. This nuclear bomb has almost thirty different types of bombs all put together

inside of it and everything a normal nuclear bomb had but this one is thirty times more powerful than a normal one. The RDA never knew I had designed it

because the marines kept that to themselves that way no one would try to get me to give the secrets about it. Right before I woke from the dream I saw a

blur of an area that I recognized so I have an idea of where they hid it and I can see why none of us found it." I paused then said "Tomorrow is when I am

going out to search for it and I am doing it alone I will not risk one of our warriors finding and accidentally setting it off then all the RDA would have to do is

sit back and watch us destroy ourselves. So this is one battle I will fight alone." "No you are not going to fight it alone I can understand not letting anyone

else but I am not staying behind if you tell me what to do I can help." Niterie tried to persuade me to let her come but I was not budging I grabbed Niterie's

upper arms to hold her in place as I looked her in the eyes and firmly said "No Niterie I am especially not letting you anywhere near that bomb, I am doing

this on my own. I will tie you to a tree if have to, to make you stay put. I will not put you or anyone in our clan in danger especially not that can kill us all." I

softened my voice then went on "It is not that I don't trust you or anyone here not when I have seen everyone here fight against the sky people with such

bravery, I trust everyone here with my life but this is different. With this bomb if you even touch it wrong it will explode and I do not take the chance of

anyone finding it and accidentally setting it off. I know how to handle, disarm, and destroy it without setting it off because as I told you I helped design it

even though I wish I never had. So with knowledge of how I designed it I am the only one who can destroy it without setting it off and if anyone is there with

me it would distract me, I could mess up and accidentally set the thing off myself from the distraction. Niterie you have to trust me on this, I know what I'm

doing and I know the risks so please don't interfere with this and don't send anyone to follow me when I leave tomorrow. I promise I will not let this bomb

that I helped create hurt any of us or Pandora and I will be fine I know what I am doing." Niterie looked at me with mixture of understanding, a little anger,

and a lot of worry as she said "Ma Jake even if you do this it can still end badly if I stay here waiting I will go insane I cannot do it, I cannot just sit here

hoping you will come back I just cannot do it." I knew it was hard for her to let me do something so dangerous on my own, usually when something very

dangerous happens the whole clan pitches in to help get rid of the threat but this was a threat the clan could not help me with I had to protect them on my

own this time and I had to put her mind at ease the best I could. I pulled Niterie into my arms and said softly into her ear "I understand how you feel right

now Niterie I would feel the same way but the other reason I need you to stay here while I go out there is to keep everyone here calm and not let them find

out. You are my safe guard for this to make sure that everyone here remains ignorant of this threat so as to not start a panic and so that if anything does

happen to me that Tommy and Sal'amain will not be orphaned like Tsu'tay was and so that the clan will still have a strong leader here to protect them.

Nothing will happen to me though, this is just a precaution to keep everyone here safe especially you and our family. I promised you and the whole clan that

I would never let anything happen to any of you what kind of man and leader would I be if I broke that promise now." As Niterie spoke her voice was a little

muffled since she spoke while her face was buried in my chest "I hate to admit it but your right, but you better come back to me no matter what happens." I

tightened my arms around her as I said "I promise you Niterie this is a lot less dangerous for me so nothing will go wrong, I will come back." I kissed her hair

and we stayed in each others embrace till it was time to get ready to get the other for Iknimaya.

(Four hours later)

Anna, Max, Norm, and Janet were being led by Niterie and Tsu'tay on the only path that anyone in the Omanticia without an Ekran used to get to the Rookery

it was also part of the test for the students this was to see their stamina and strength. I was on Turuk flying nearby so that if anyone did fall I could catch

them and get them out of danger I laughed as I remembered that when I went through Iknimaya that was Niterie's job it seemed funny to me that I was it

doing it now for my friends and sister. It took about an hour before they reached the cave that was connected to the Rookery by a thin and wet path that was

behind the waterfall that pounded down. Turuk was too big to fit though the opening at the cave cliff so a while back I had mastered the trick of flying by

something on Turuk and right as I got to where I wanted to get onto something I disconnected tsahayluran off the wing that was facing where I wanted to

get off and jumped. The first time I had used that trick was in the battle between us and the RDA when jumped onto the Dragon gunship to destroy it so I

had gotten quite good at since then. As the other entered the cave I was jumping off Turuk I landed inside with perfect balance which had Anna looking at

me with a look that said how the hell did you that I laughed at look on her face then made the shift to leading mode because I was the one leading this whole

thing just like Tsu'tay had been the one leading when I did Iknimaya. I remember how he decided I was going to go first even though I was completely

exhausted oh how I hated him for that. I said "I see you my friends." I paused then continued "You have all done well so far but hardest part lies ahead and I

have confidence in all of you so good luck and Eywa guide you, Niterie if you would." that's when Niterie took over because we had agreed before we had met

up with Tsu'tay and the others that Niterie would go out there first to show them just how hard it is tame an Ekran and how it's supposed to be done so that

you do not become an Ekran chew toy. "All right this is how it is going to work I am going out there first I want you all to pay attention, the challenge will

different for all of you but the general idea of how this is done still applies. Now follow me but do not stray far from Jake and Tsu'tay because they are your

only protection while in the nest until it is your turn to choose your Ekran." I smiled slightly at how much better she was at this than I was then I followed

behind her and Tsu'tay brought up the rear to make sure no one made any bad footing and fell to their deaths. While Niterie went to the center of the nest

Tsu'tay and I lead the others to the same rock that Tsu'tay had stood on with the other students when I had done this and we all stood on top of it. I watched

with tense muscles and anxiety growing in my stomach as I watched Niterie as she waited for an Ekran to choose her, a few seconds later one did it looked

much like Seze had with only one difference this one was male and male Ekran's were more vicious than the females and this guy was huge. I kept a straight

face not letting my worry show no matter how much worry was roiling inside me, before I knew it she had a new Ekran. The fight between the two had been

fierce but short it had not lasted more than a minute when I had taken nearly four minutes when I had done it, I was just glad when it was over. She took off

on the first flight with her new Ekran to seal the bond and I watched with pride as Niterie flew for a few minutes then came back around and circled over the

nest so she could watch what happened throughout the next four trials. I wanted to get my sister out of the way so I did not have to worry like a crazy

person until her turn was over so I turned to the four students Tsu'tay did the same as I said "You all saw what you are up against my best advice is to use

your strengths to your advantage. Anna you will go first and good luck." she handed Tsu'tay her bow and grabbed her banshee catcher which looked like a

long green leather whip to me but it gets the job done and that's all I care about. While taking Anna's bow Tsu'tay said "You will make us all proud I am sure

of it." she bowed her head in respect to Tsu'tay and I which we both returned in kind then she went out to the middle of the nest it took every ounce of my

self-control not to go out there after her as I fought to keep the protective older brother side of myself contained as I watched her. Just a few steps into the

nest and an Ekran went after her and it was not just any Ekran I recognized this specific one immediately it was my old Ekran the I had released when I had

tamed Turuk. I let out a low laugh as not to distract my sister but Tsu'tay looked at me with confusion I waved a hand at him and in a low voice said "I tell

you later but you might figure it out on your own if you study how the Ekran looks and how he attacks. Then he might seem familiar to you" a few seconds

later from behind me I heard an Ekran land then someone walking up behind me I knew it was Niterie so it did not bother me I was too busy watching my

sister fight Sel'onae while I watched Niterie said "I know that Ekran." she paused I could see she was trying to make the connection as was Tsu'tay so I gave

them a clue "I'll give you a clue on why you both recognize him. He chose a rider almost two seasons ago, both of you where there when he chose that rider

and during the fight the rider fell of the cliff but climbed back up. If you examine those clues you will know immediately who that Ekran is and who his rider

used to be." seconds later Niterie was the one who understood first as she said "That is Sel'onae your old Ekran the one you set free when you tamed Turuk.

First he chose you then when you released him he was free to choose another and he chose your sister Anna I cannot believe it." Tsu'tay cut in "I can

Sel'onae has a weird preference for people like Jake and Anna is exactly like him so I can understand it perfectly." I was about to throw that jab back at him

then I noticed the friendly smirk on his face as he looked at me I raised an eyebrow and shook my head at him with a smile with the look on his after I looked

him like that I could tell that he knew I was get him back later for that jab then I turned to watch Anna battle Sel'onae I knew that I would have to tell her

that her Ekran used to be my partner. I watched Sel'onae as he tried to buck her off his back as he had done with me. I had told Anna a few days ago how I

had gotten him into submission so I could make the bond with him. Tsu'tay yelled at her "Make the bond Anna!" I laughed because that was the same thing

Niterie had yelled at me when I had taken so long but Anna had passed my time by two minutes that when Anna had used the same tactic I had used on

Sel'onae wrapping his head between her feet and making the bond after that she yelled at him to stop struggling just as I had only she said something

different than when I had finished I had said "That right you're mine." while Anna said something a little more funny in mind "Damn you are a stubborn one

just like my brother." when I heard that it made me laugh my ass off and slap my hand over my mouth to try and muffle it. Tsu'tay told her to take flight like

he had taught her to do which Anna did without question she flew around for a few minutes enjoying that first taste of freedom that only flying on an Ekran

could give I smiled proudly then turned to Tsu'tay and said "You did well on training her that for sure." Tsu'tay bowed in thanks which I returned. The last of

my friends had their Ekran's within the hour and each one used a different tactic but all of them had succeeded and soon after all of them had an Ekran we

were flying back to Hometree.

When we landed on the top branches of Hometree I jumped of Turuk who had a chosen a very high and thick branch to call his own I left him there climbing

down to where the other waited. Once I was in front of all my friends and my sister I could not help but smile at them and their Ekran's as I said "You all did

well I congratulate all of you on your success, tonight the clan celebrates with you but before the celebration begins there is one more thing that has to be

done each of your teachers will prepare you. The hardest is over the next is a ceremony. I proud of all of you my friends and have fun tonight for tonight is

yours." before they left I turned to Anna and Tsu'tay and said "Tsu'tay, Anna if you would stay for a moment I would like to speak to you both alone." they

both agreed I could see Anna was confused but Tsu'tay looked like he understood what I was planning but I knew he knew some of what I was planning but

not all of it. The others left till it was just Niterie, Tsu'tay, Anna, and myself. Once we were alone I walked up to Anna and hugged my little sister saying "You

did very well I am so proud of you." I released her and said "I am not surprised that this Ekran chose you and I think he will remember the name Sel'onae

you can ask him yourself see what he says about it. Go on ask him for I know he remembers it just by the way he is looking at me right now." Anna had not

disconnected tsahaylu yet so she was able to ask him immediately if the name meant anything to him. I watched them and I saw Anna's eyes get big when

she turned to me she pointed from Sel'onae to me and back without saying a word my smile just got bigger as I said "Sel'onae here used to be my partner

but I had released him when I had tamed Turuk so he went back to the Rookery to wait and choose another. He had a taste for people who were different

and strong so it does not surprise me that he chose you Anna, you are my sister after all and your are exactly like me so it makes sense." I then turned to

Sel'onae he knew me so looked him in the eye and rubbed his head like I used to do and said "Hey Sel'onae I know you remember me, your a loyal Ekran so

I know you take of my sister well when she is flying with you my friend." Sel'onae made a purring sound I laughed a little bit then I turned to Tsu'tay and

with him I was not playful or funny I was dead serious when I said "You did well on training Anna and you proved to me your dedication and love towards

her. I made you a deal almost a month ago you held up your end now it is time for me to uphold mine but remember that I said the final choice was Anna's

alone, So as her only living blood relative you have my permission to ask her your question but if she objects to this you will abide by her decision am I

understood Tsu'tay." I paused waiting for his answer "I do understand Jakesully." Tsu'tay answer with a determined tone so in a firm tone I replied "The ask

her and she what she says." Tsu'tay then turned to Anna and smiled affectionately at her and asked "Anna, you are the one I wish to be with, will you accept

me as a mate even with all my flaws?" I already knew Anna's answer because she had told me herself but I had never told Tsu'tay so that he would work

hard to prove to me his love for her without fully knowing that she was in love with him as well. Anna smiled at him in the same way he was smiling at her

but then her smiled faltered as she looked at me I knew she was wondering if I agreed with this so I said "Anna this is your decision and yours alone so don't

look to me for answers this time because I can't what your heart wants, so look to what you want for your life and I will stand by you no matter what you

choose." she smiled at me then looked back at Tsu'tay who looked like he was about to have an anxiety attack if she did not answer him and his ears were

flat against his skull in anticipation it made me feel sorry for him but I knew he would be ecstatic when she answered him. "Tsu'tay, we have know each other

for a long time now and I do love you very much, so my answer is yes I will accept you as a mate you are the only one I want to be with as well." Anna said

smiling like a kid with a new toy when she told Tsu'tay her answer his eyes lit up like a Christmas tree then he embraced her tightly for a few seconds then

turned to me saying "Thank you for this I promise I will protect her and keep her happy." now that the serious part was over I smiled widely at him and said

"We may have been enemies when this whole thing started just two seasons ago but then you became my friend and now since you and Anna are going to be

a mated pair your more than just a clan brother you are part of my family now and I am glad of it because I have not seen my sister as happy as she is with

you in my whole life and am honored to call you a brother Tsu'tay. If ever anything comes up that you need all you need to do is ask and Niterie and I will be

there for you and Anna in a instant because families protect each other. Eywa's blessing on both of you. Now you get her ready for the ceremony and I will

see you both later." I watched them go hand in hand as Tsu'tay took Anna to prepare for the ceremony that was to come for all the students. They would no

longer be looked at as children in the clan but as adults and they would fully be accepted into the Omanticia clan for the rest of their lives. I remembered

when I had been accepted it was the happiest day of my life for two reasons one I had been accepted into the clan I finally felt like I truly belonged

somewhere and two that was the night that Niterie and I had mated. Now my little sister who I have been protective of since the day she was born is finally

going be mated and someday have a family of her own, even though it was hard to give up being the only man her in life who loved her for so long since the

rest of our family had died a while ago to giving her away to another. I was glad it to someone I trusted, to someone I knew would treat her well, and never

would break her heart that made it easier for to give her up knowing she would be safe and happy. The best part of living here with the my clan was that she

would be a part of it now so I would never have to lose her even when all of us passed on we would all still have each other and that was a heartening thing.

"I am glad for them, I never thought I would see Tsu'tay in love again after my sister Sal'amain died but now he has fallen in love with Anna. With all the sky

people took from him and all the pain he has suffered through since childhood I am glad to see that it might finally be at an end and he can finally have that

happiness that has lacked in his life for so long." Niterie said I smiled and replied "I feel the same way about both of them. Anna she's had her heart broken

so many times that to see her happy knowing that will never happen again makes me happy. It also makes me happy that she finally found her other half

and that she can finally live free of the pain and heartache she's felt for so long." I paused then I turned to Niterie and said "We should get down there and

get this started then after spend some time with Tommy and Sal'amain because I think they are probably driving Mo'at nuts by now." Niterie laughed and

agreed with me then we started down the spiraling path to the bottom.

The ceremony had been over for a few hours and the celebration was in full swing I asked Niterie if we should announce that Tsu'tay and Anna were going to

be a mated couple but she had told me not to because that was their choice. I had always sucked at dancing but I let Niterie pull me out there anyway that

woman swore she would make a good dancer out of me one day I would just laugh and say that was impossible but she refused to listen to that. Soon

Tsu'tay and Anna came up to us I could tell both of them were a little tipsy but that was ok with me because I was way past that I was close to being outright

drunk I had found out after the sky people were gone that the Navi had their type of alcohol even though it had no alcohol in it, it could still make you make

you drunk off your ass if you were not careful, Tsu'tay said "Jakesully if it is all right with you Anna and I would like you to announce that her and I are going

to be a mated pair I know it is usually that it would be my job to do that but would you honor me by doing it yourself." I smiled and said "I will and from now

on in a formal setting you can call me Jakesully all you want but when it does not call for it call for it just call me Jake alright we are family now so that is a

right extended to you now so you better use it cause truth be told I hate my whole name being used unless it is in a formal situation. Now come on you two

let tell our clan the good news." Niterie and I took the two up to the front of the clan where the musicians playing. I got everyone's attention then said loud

enough that the whole clan could hear "Everyone we have more to celebrate than just our students become adults today. We also can celebrate because our

finest warrior Tsu'tay te Rongloa Ateyitan and my little sister Anna Sully are going to be a mated pair. Tsu'tay, Anna is there anything you would like to say?"

Tsu'tay looked at Anna holding himself proudly he looked back to the clan and said "Anna and I have asked our Olo'aktan to let us do the mating ceremony in

two days and it is all thanks to him than any of this has been possible." I shook my head smiling the two then turned back to the clan and said talking to both

the clan, Tsu'tay, and Anna "I hope you both will be happy. Now let us enjoy the celebration for our newest adults and our newest couple." the who crowd

cheered and the part started again. The party kept going for most of the night it was almost three hours before dawn when it ended, Niterie and most of the

women and children had left around midnight so it mostly just the guys having a good time Tsu'tay being mated to Anna was a topic that was broached more

than anything else by everyone including myself. All of us finally left to go to our families or on our own to go to bed. I knew was I was a little drunk but

when I woke up the next morning because Sal'amain and Tommy were jumping all over me and Niterie was sitting there laughing after I had got my two little

ones off me and calmed them down I noticed that I had a bit of a hangover which I had not experienced since my time back in the marines, I had not had a

drink in years so this was a bit of a shocker to me because I do not usually drink at all I had not even drank at my cousin's wedding back on earth. "I swear I

have not had a hangover in years what the heck was I thinking last night." I said while massaging my forehead a little to try to relieve some of the throbbing

"It was a party Jake ever one of the men were drinking even some of the women were drinking so I can understand why you would as well it only natural at

our celebrations so I do not see the problem." Niterie said with smirk on her face for even she had drank a little last night I explained to my problem with me

drinking "Niterie I do not drink normally the last time I drank was about ten years ago at a party that the marines hold once a year and I got so drunk I had a

headache for three days and I was a complete ass the whole time so I decided then and there that I would not drink at all, ever. I did not even drink my

cousin's wedding nearly six years later and trust me every man there including my brother Tommy were so drunk that most of them got into a fist fight that

it was not very pleasant way for my cousin to end her wedding. I had to drag Tommy out of there with him fighting me the whole way, get him home while

trying to keep him from wandering off, and tie him to his bed with a military knot that he would never figure out how to undo just to get him to go sleep so

he could sleep it off he woke up the next morning sick as a dog because he had had so much alcohol the day before. I was the only man who had been at the

wedding who had not had one alcoholic drink while everyone else were just as bad as Tommy. I do not approve of myself drinking because when I do I can

turn into an ass and completely lose my mind and I drank for the first time in ten years last night so I am not to pleased with myself because I can

understand a little drinking here and there on special occasions but what I do not approve of in anyone who drinks especially myself is when the person

drinks so much that they completely lose control of themselves. If my hangover is anything to judge by I did a little too much drinking last night and I

probably made a fool of myself so I am not too happy." I ranted on for about two more minutes before Niterie cut in and said with a smirk on her face "Jake

you did not make of fool of yourself or be an ass to anyone, if you had done either of those thing you have been hearing about it first thing you got up this

morning from me. Even though you had nearly twelve drinks last night you handled yourself very well unlike someone we know and by that I mean Tsu'tay

who is usually able handle as many as twelve drinks and then he usually stops himself, he had about two times the amount as you last night and made a

huge fool of himself. So I do not think you are the one who should be in worrying because earlier I heard Anna chewing Tsu'tay out all the way up here and

they were three levels down from us give you a clue on who was acting like a fool last night." "I drank that much no wonder I have a headache this morning

but if Tsu'tay usually has about twelve drinks and then stops what is so different from last night that made him make a fool of himself?" I paused then the

answer hit me "He went crazy with the drinks last night because of how ecstatic he is about finally being able to be with my sister and as more than a friend

that's he went a little nuts on the drinking last night and now that I think about it I remember what he did that made himself look like a fool." I sighed then

shook my head and said "I think I should have a talk with him, if there is anything that Anna hates more anything else is a man who acts like a fool when he

is drunk. Though I think Anna probably has told him that but I can at least give him some extra advice on how to smooth things out and how not to let this

happen again in the future." Then I remembered about the nuclear bomb that will be detonated in two months if I did not find it before hand "But that will

have to wait till after I get back. I may be searching for that bomb for a while but I will be here for Tsu'tay and Anna's mating ceremony so don't worry about

that but I need to find that bomb as soon as possible." I kissed Niterie and my kids goodbye telling them I would be back in a few days if not sooner, then I

went up to the canopy, got on Turuk, and left to go to area I dreamt the bomb was at.