The day after the scouting trip I sent out warriors to each of the other clans with the same message, the message was that the sky people

had returned but in a smaller number, small enough that the Omanticia clan could take care of the threat and that they should stay away

from the area for about the next week. And not three hours after all the warriors had returned the two closes clans, the Tipani and one of

the horse clans that no matter how hard I tried I could never pronounce for the life of me arrived. When I met with the two clan Olo'actans,

Tan'jala and K'ain we exchanged the traditional greeting then I asked "What are your clans doing here I warned you that the sky people

were here and more dangerous than the others that had been here before but that we could take care of them, so why are you here?"

Tan'jala answered "We took you message and said that we would help you fight again we can give you and edge on the enemy, each of us

has brought two hundred warriors each which gives you four hundred extra warriors. We hope you will let us help your clan Jakesully." I

bowed my head and said "Your help is accepted with great thanks." After we talked for a few minutes I got both clans settled in area's that

they would be most comfortable. An hour later Tan'jala, K'ain, Tsu'tay and I had a war meeting so I could explain to Tan'jala and K'ain what

the battle plan was "Ok what we are going to do is divide into three teams Tan'jala I hope you will lead the first team because they will be

on Ekran's taking out the snipers who will be hidden in either the trees or the high grass, then I will lead the second team which will be on

the ground with the last team but my team will go for a frontal assault while Tsu'tay's team will sneak around behind the sky people and fire

at them from behind. Each of us will have a second in command that way if one of us is killed then our second can take our place in this

battle and lead the warriors till the end of the battle. I think that the sky people will attack either tomorrow or the next day because that is

all the time they will need to prepare for the fight." Tan'jala spoke up asking "Why is your mate not fighting this time like she did last time?"

"I have two young children now I am not taking the chance of leaving them without parents and I am leaving a force of eighty warriors here

to protect Home tree and if any sky people get past us Niterie will lead the warriors here." Tan'jala nodded but said no more on the subject.

"So everyone of us knows what they plan is and where we will be fighting from?" when everyone nodded I pulled out the communication

collars that Tsu'tay, Niterie, Trudy, and I were wearing during the last battle with the sky people and taught Tan'jala and K'ain how to use

them so we could communicate with each other no matter where we were on the battle field. By the time we finished with our war meeting

it was time for last meal. We all ate together with all three clans intermingled together. We talked about many things as friends but soon

last meal was over and all the clans turned in.

I was awoken the next morning by one bang after another in the distances. I woke Niterie and said "Look, there shooting of flares to give

away their position so I can find them." Niterie looked at where I pointed she pulled me into her arms begging me not to go and I said

"Niterie I don't have a choice I have to go so I can protect our family and our clan." "I want you to promise me that you will try and come

back alive." I promised I would as I kissed her forehead then I noticed that Tommy and Sal'amain were awake they had just learned to talk

not two weeks ago, I kneeled in front of them and said "All right you two you be good for your mother promise me that." The both said they

would I hugged my son and daughter and kissed Sal'amain on the forehead and left knowing that if I did not I would never leave. The war

party gathered and we headed out to the last fight with the sky people. It took us two hours to get into position once we were everyone

radioed me and I said to all of them "Move in and do not let any of them survive." At my mark we all started our attack Tan'jala's team

struck first each warrior taking three snipers with them and dropping them from a height that they would not survive, then I started the

frontal assault we all shot arrows at the soldiers standing in front of us, and Tsu'tay's team snuck around behind the soldiers while they

were I received a bullet wound on my left leg and one on my right arm. Then Tsu'tay started his attack from behind. The battle was still

going when I was shot in the shoulder and left arm and rib cage all at once which made me pass out. My breathing was shallow, shallow

enough that they thought I was dead. When I woke two days later Niterie was crying on my chest until I said groggily "What is everyone so

upset about?" I smiled weakly Niterie stopped crying because of the shock but she answered as tears streamed down her cheeks "We

thought you were dead," she paused then said "I must be dreaming you were not even breathing." "I was breathing It was just too shallow

to see or feel usually you check for a pulse before you declare someone dead. I am still here so you don't have to worry now." I replied

Niterie hugged me so tight that for the first time I noticed my wounds, I let out a sharp hiss of pain, and Niterie backed up immediately

saying that she was sorry that she was just happy that I was alive then she got a guilty look on her face "What's wrong?" she looked at me

for a second then said "I told Tommy and Sal'amain that you were dead two days ago." I sighed and said "Then you have to tell them I am

ok and still here that it was a mistake and let them see me tomorrow because I can tell it is pretty late now by how little light is coming in

here." Niterie said she would I caressed her cheek and said "I told you I would never leave you here alone so I am still here and nothing will

take me away for a long time. The sky people will never come back they will give up on Pandora now that we have defeated the large

and small armies they had fight us. We will never have to worry about them again." Niterie nodded then told me I needed to get some rest

and that she would bring Tommy and Sal'amain to me tomorrow around noon I said I would see her then, kissed her cheek, and then she

left. It took me a few hours to fall asleep but when I did I had no dreams I just floated in a black void till I was woken up by pain in my

shoulder, when I struggled Tsu'tay's voice said "Stop struggling or I will cause pain while trying to get these bullets out." I turned my head

and saw Tsu'tay with his hunting knife digging out the bullets in my body he had already got most of them he got the last one, the one in

my shoulder out. I made a joke at his expense "I thought you never paid attention when I taught you how you how to remove bullets." I

giggled a little as did Tsu'tay as he replied "Well I guess you will never learn that when someone teaches me something I never forget it."

we both had a good laugh about that then he pulled the last bullet out of my shoulder, I hissed a little when he pulled the bandage tight. I

told Tsu'tay thank you and he left, around fifteen minutes later Niterie walked in with our two children following right behind her she told

them not to jump on me but they could hug me if they chose. Tommy walked over while his sister Sal'amain ran to into my arms crying my

son broke down after seeing his sister in my arms he ran into my arms as well. I hugged my crying children soothing them telling them I

was ok when they stopped crying I looked at both of them drying their tears I looked the both in the eyes and said "Hey I am ok I will be

out of here romping around with you in no time, but in the meantime you be good for your mother ok." "Ok daddy." they both said at the

same time. Soon after they all left but before they did my mother-in-law came in, looked at my wounds, then said to all of us but mostly me

"You should be up and around by tomorrow morning but try your best to stay still till then so you do not reopened your wounds." "Yes Mo'at

I will." she told me she was glad I was alive and took her leave as did Niterie and my kids.

(seven months later)

It had been four months since the last battle with the sky people and I remembered the dream I had almost a year ago that I would be with

my family, that Tsu'tay, Anna, Niterie, and I would be laughing at out children's antics. Sal'amain and Tommy were playing with Tsu'tay and

Anna's kids there little boy Ka'lin and their little girl Sal'hain. They were tumbling all over each other while we all laughed. Seeing everything

that had happened over the last year I knew that this time it was all going to be ok and that my kids would grow up happy and without fear

of sky people coming ever again. I knew that this was my life now and I was glad it was because I never would have had it any different. I

looked around at my family and smiled thinking "This is the way my life was meant to be and it is great and I would not want it any other

way." as I watched my children.

This is the end of the story there might be a sequel but I am not sure yet I hope you like this one though and thanks for all the great reviews. I now have a red riding hood fan fiction so I hope you read that one as well bye.