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The Jurassic World Kids were at Hallelujah Mountains with their guardians. They were there to watch both Chrissy and Jake get their banshees. They steered clear and didn't want to distract them. Wolfy, Kiki, Kingeye, and Flyer were with them. Keeping them safe from other banshees. Arnaaluk was in another area, keeping her distance away from the trial, so she wouldn't scare off any banshees.
"This is gonna be awesome!" Damien said, watching on top of a cliff with the others.
"Do you think they're gonna be okay?" Aggie asked worriedly.
Quinn shrugs her shoulders, "Hard to say, from what I heard, every young hunter must learn how to ride an Ikran or banshees, it's kinda like a rite of passage test."
"So...how will they get up here?" Damien asked in confusion. "We got here by the ship or the banshees, but how can Jake and Chrissy get up?"
"The Na'vi has a traditional way to get onto top of here." Kendall said, watching some Banshees resting by.
"Really? How?" Damien asked curiously.
Jake, Chrissy, and two new hunters were riding on their Direhorses, following Tsu'tey up a trail. The Direhorses' hooves clopped right next to a sheer drop into a misty canyon, breaking some rocks that fell on the slope. Chrissy soothes Rara's neck gently, ushering her to move forward carefully. They headed up the slope and up ahead was an astounding sight. Thick vine-like trees have trapped large floating boulders of Unobtainium in their gnarled grip. A hundred meters above them, more boulders are woven into the twisted vine-trunks. This is some sort of freak natural occurrence like the mythical beanstalk, going up into the clouds. The group dismounted their direhoses while Jake looked up at the beanstalk going into the clouds. He was amazed at the sight before him.
"Za'u!" Tsu'tey called out to the two young hunters. Come!
The two young hunters came to Tsu'tey as he began instructing them about the climb. Chrissy listens to the background. He was instructing them on what to do and how to keep up. Chrissy got to admit, for a strict hunter, he can be very carrying for his people. After his instruction, the group started climbing up the vines. Jake and Chrissy were able to catch up, due to their training. They reached the last boulder and stood next to Tsu'tey, who was waiting for something.
"Oehu." Tsu'tey said to group. With me.
"Now what?" Jake asked Tsu'tey, standing next to him.
"Latsi!" Tsu'tey said to Jake and the group. Keep up!
Soon, they saw a bigger part of the mountain above them came hovering to their direction with vines sprouting from it. Chrissy realizes what's going on and quickly turns to Jake.
"Get ready to jump, Jake!"
Jake turns to her in confusion. "What-"
Jake was cut off when Tsu'tey shouted, "Kivä ko!" Let's go!
Tsu'tey jumps onto the vine just in time, gripping it tightly before climbing up. Jake was astounded by this until the two hunters joined in, grabbing on to the vines and started climbing up. Chrissy looks at Jake and shrugs before she too jumps and grabs onto the vine, and begins her climb. Not long after, Jake jumps in and grabs a vine, he does not want to be left behind. The group ventures on, running through the thick vines. There, they entered a pathway on the Cliffside, covered by a waterfall. When they got in, they heard a Banshee roar. They watched as a banshee came through the waterfall. And riding on it was Neytiri. She came to oversee their training. Tsu'tey instructed Jake to go first, which made the Avatar Driver nervous. However, Chrissy and Neytiri encourage him, giving him enough encouragement. The group went to an area that is filled with banshees. They were close to the cliff, so that these banshees could take off.
"Look, it's Jake!" Val points below, causing everyone to look down to see Jake with the group, readying to get their banshees.
"Oooh, this is gonna be good." Meygana said with a smirk.
"He's gonna be okay...right?" Spider-Man asked worriedly.
"It depends...if the Banshee doesn't push him off the cliff." Dark said, earning a gulp from Spider-Man.
The group watched as Jake attempted to get his Banshee. The others, including Chrissy, were scaring off the other Banshees, allowing Jake to come close to him. However, the Banshee almost pushes Jake off the cliff, nearly killing him. He was lucky to avoid falling off, and was back at his feet. Using all his strength, he was able to restrain the Banshee before doing the Tsaheylu, bonding with the banshee. With that bond, Jake was able to tame the banshee. The kids cheered him on even after he mounted it. Neytiri even helped him try to fly it. There were some...complications, but he mastered it riding the banshee. Everyone cheered, except for Tsu'tey, as Jake flew with Neytiri following him.
"Welp, it looks like he passed the test." Dark said with a smirk.
"Yeah, for a minute there, I almost jumped in to save him before he could fall." Spider-Man said in relief.
"You would." Dark said before noticing that it was Chrissy's turn. "Hey, it's Chrissy's turn."
All eyes were now on Chrissy. The avatar driver was carefully making her way towards a male blue banshee, who was hissing at her. Chrissy hisses back, ready to fight and bond with it. But before anyone could react, a female sky blue Banshee with golden streaks came flying out of nowhere, tackling the male banshee that Chrissy attempted to tame. Everyone was in shock by this outcome, watching with wide eyes as the female fought off the male, roaring and hissing at each other. Tsu'tey quickly went over to Chrissy. He quickly brings her behind him, shielding her from the fight. The group watched in bewilderment as the female banshee let out a mighty roar at the male. Seeing that it would not win this fight, the male banshee quickly flies away, submitting the fight. Snorting, the female banshee turned towards Chrissy, being shielded by Tsu'tey. She tilt her head at the avatar driver curiously, letting out gentle chitters. This confused everyone, especially Chrissy. Why did this banshee save her?
{What is happening, Tsu'tey?} She asked the leader, {Why did this Irkan help me?}
{I do not, Chrissy. But stay close to me.} Tsu'tey instructed Chrissy.
They watched warily as the banshee made its way towards them. Tsu'tey was about to scare it off, but the banshee didn't move, it just sits there, looking at Chrissy with a patient expression. Chrissy wonders if this banshee wanted to be her rider. And judging by the banshee's expression, it was clear that this banshee has chosen her. Chrissy places a hand on Tsu'tey's shoulder, assuring him that she will be alright. Chrissy slowly made her way to the banshee, who was letting out small chitters. Once she was close, the Banshee spread her wings and roared, making Chrissy move back and Tsu'tey was ready to defend her, but stopped when the banshee halted and lowers herself. Allowing Chrissy to get closer. When she did, she gently stroke the banshee's head, earning gentle croons.
{Easy, girl.} Chrissy hushed gently.
The banshee calms down and allows Chrissy to perform the Tsaheylu. Yet, when she did, strange flashes of images came to her mind. She heard voices of Neytiri and Tsu'tey with someone, laughing and talking. Followed by Eytukan and Mo'at gentle voices. She even saw herself flying on the banshee's back, but she hasn't flown yet. After the images are gone, Chrissy lets out a gasp of shock, panting as she blinks her eyes rapidly, trying to adjust her vision. Tsu'tey was about to help her, but Chrissy raises a hand to stop him, whispering that she is fine. She then looks at the banshee, who was looking at her with wide eyes.
"Tsílpey..." Chrissy whispers to the banshee, earning a gentle croon.
"What did she just say?" Spider-Man whispers to Dark.
"Tsílpey...it means hope." Dark translated.
They watched as Chrissy got on the banshee, doing her best to be calm. The banshee was happy to have Chrissy on her back, and without any warning, Tsílpey took off to the sky, with a cheering Chrissy. The kids cheered for Chrissy's success in taming a banshee. Dark, however, became suspicious about this. There was no way it was a coincidence that the banshee, Tsílpey, had taken a liking towards Chrissy too easily.
"You okay there, Dark?" Spider-Man asked his partner.
Dark shook her head, "Not really."
"What's wrong?"
Dark looked at him and then to the others, who were earshot away from them, and replied. "You see how easily that banshee went towards Chrissy with no hesitation? Like she knew her already and wanted Chrissy to be her rider."
"Wait...I thought banshees only have one rider only." Spider-Man said, remembering the lecture. Until something made him realize the reason, "Wait...you don't think..."
"That the banshee Chrissy is riding is actually Sylwanin's banshee? Yes, I believe so. After all, a bond for life can never be broken, even after death." Dark said, watching as Chrissy rides the banshee. "Chrissy has no idea that Tsílpey believes that she is her deceased rider."
Spider-Man became saddened by this, "We need to tell them before something bad is going to happen."
"Of course, but we have to wait, Chrissy may be emotional towards this topic." Dark said.
Spider-Man wanted to protest, but knew that some topics may be hard for some people, he agrees to wait, yet reminding her that they need to know about RDA's horrible plan. In a few days, Jake and Chrissy continued their training with their banshees. Jake named his banshee Bob. They have no idea why he named his banshee Bob, but...this is Jake were talking about. Anyways, both Avatar Drivers worked hard to hunt with their banshees, making great progress. Val, Celestia, and Maisie continued their training with Mo'at, learning everything they need when it comes to understanding Pandora and Eywa. Their alliance continued to grow, helping one another and protecting the forest. Destiny was hidden close by at the Hell's Gate, watching and observing the RDA and causing much mischief as possible. For instance, setting off alarms that had no emergencies, messing with the computers, giving the mercenaries insomnias, and making them delusional.
It was a satisfying sight for Destiny. She enjoys making them suffer. Since they wanted to take this land, she took their sanities. It was a fair trade...for her.
She wanted to see more of the RDA by going inside.
Unbeknownst to the RDA, Destiny illusion ability is greater and more advanced. She's there but they can't see here, nor their cameras. For the illusion, she can disrupt security cameras and sensors, making her look like she wasn't here. After messing with the control room's computers, Destiny wandered around the base and found herself in the armory, whereupon many engineers and technicians were trying to fix the bulldozers and aircrafts that she 'accidentally' broke. Just kidding, she broke them on purpose. Destiny was about to mess with the aircrafts she heard a very faint heartbeat. Looking around the armory, ignoring the engineers running or driving to fix the machines and vehicles, she notices the aircrafts called Scorpion Gunships were lined up and being repaired, and there was a woman with brown hair and eyes, talking with Chrissy's friend, Mackenzie.
"I'm telling you, Mackenzie. Something's wrong with vehicles." The woman said to Mackenzie. "Every time when we tried to fix them, they ended up breaking down the next day. Like what the hell is happening!? It feels like we're having a very shitty day!"
Mackenzie nodded her head, "I hear ya loud and clear, Paz. I don't even know why these gunships keep breaking down. The only ones that aren't broken are the research vehicles."
Destiny walked over to them. The two women couldn't see Destiny, for she is practically invisible to them. She listens to the conversation of both Mackenzie and the woman named Paz.
"That's the thing! Why are the research vehicles the only ones working? It doesn't make any sense!" Paz exclaims in frustration.
"Nothing makes sense around here, Paz." Mackenzie said to her friend, "From what I heard, we're being 'haunted' by the demon of Pandora."
Paz looked at her with a raised brow while Destiny stared at Mackenzie blankly, "You don't actually believe in that rumor, do you?"
"Honestly, I'm not sure." Mackenzie said with a shrug, "Ever since Jake and Chrissy started living with natives, weird things started to happen here."
"You don't think they're the reason?"
"Hell no! Both of them were out training and they didn't have access to some areas of the armory without me or Trudy." Mackenzie said, defending her friends. "Besides, you honestly think that they have to do with all the hacking. Sure, Chrissy's smart, but she can't bypass all the encryption or firewalls. Jake doesn't even know the first thing about hacking."
Paz, even though was still suspicious, agrees with her. "Yeah, you're right. I guess with all this drama, I'm getting paranoid on who to trust."
"Same here, girlfriend." Mackenzie said agreement.
Destiny snorted at them and was about to leave when she heard the faint heartbeat again. She looks over to the two women, for the faint heartbeat was coming from Paz's stomach. Coming closer to the woman and remaining invisible, Destiny listens to the faint heartbeat. She recognized this before from Claire.
This woman was pregnant.
She continues listening to the faint heartbeat. The child within Paz's womb has yet to be fully developed. Destiny could tell that this child will be born here rather than on this world's Earth. After all, the Earth of this world is dying.
"So...how's the...you know..." Mackenzie gestures to her belly.
Paz sighs and gently places a hand on her stomach with a gentle stroke. "It's...difficult...I'm worried about how to raise this baby. What if I'm not cut out for this?"
Mackenzie placed a reassuring hand on Paz's shoulder, "Hey. Don't worry so much. You're gonna be a great mom. Although...you might want to discuss it with...you know..."
Paz almost groans at this, brushing off Mackenzie's hand off her shoulder, "I know, Mackenzie. But there's more important matters in hand."
"More important is how to discuss co-parenting with Colonel Quaritch."
Mackenzie's words caught Destiny's interest. It didn't take her long to figure out that this woman, Paz, must be Quaritch's lover or partner...ew. Destiny wanted to puke her lunch out, but this information might be useful for her pack.
"He won't need to." Paz said with a sigh, "He's got other things to do right now. For instance, finding out what's happening to his soldiers. They've been having constant nightmares and insomnias to the brink of insanity."
Mackenzie looked at Paz worriedly, "Tell me about it, not even the medical team can't find out about this ailment. They think they made contact with an infected spore or fungi in the forest or they ate something that they shouldn't eat." She listed out with a sigh, "You shouldn't worry about this. It might not be good for the baby if you stress yourself."
Paz nodded her head, "You have a point there."
"Hey, if you need someone to talk to, I'm nearby." Mackenzie offers with a wink.
Paz smiles at her gratefully. "Thanks, Mackenzie."
Having enough of their conversation, Destiny decided it was time for her to leave. Turning around, Destiny walked away towards the exit, going back to the base to inform Dark and the others about this discovery. This Paz may have information they need about Quaritch. As she walks past the vehicles, Destiny releases small sparks of energy at them, causing the vehicles to malfunction and break down in an instant.
Her action caused a panic as many engineers and technicians were complaining they had just fixed those machines, and now they have to fix it again. Good luck with that, Destiny's power melted off some parts that can't be obtained until next year. Sucks to be them.
Destiny leaves the facility without being spotted by the guards or the cameras, leaving her trail of mischief behind.
Owen was smiling at his nieces and adopted daughter as they played with the Na'vi children. It was nice for Mo'at to let his girls have a break from their training, so they could play with the children. This brought great closure for them. Marcus was in his arms, giggling and waving at the Na'vi walking by, who returned the wave with a smile.
"They seem happy."
Owen turns to see Grace's Avatar coming towards him. "Hey, you're Chrissy's mom, right?"
Grace nodded her head, "Yup, and you must be the guardian of the three munchkins?"
Owen smiles, knowing that she was referring to Val, Celestia, and Maisie. "Yup, my three little troublemakers." Marcus lets out baby babbles to his dad, wanting to be part of the troublemakers. Owen smiles at him, "And you too, Marcus."
Marcus giggles before placing his little fist in his mouth. Grace smiles at Marcus kindly, remembering how Chrissy was like that before she left for Pandora.
"How old is he?" Grace asked Owen, looking at the baby with a smile.
"He's about five or six months old." Owen said to Grace, smiling at his giggling son.
"He's very cute." Grace commented.
"Yup, my girls wouldn't stop ogling for hours." Owen jokes, remembering Val, Celestia, and Maisie always playing or feeding Marcus when Claire and Owen were busy. "What about you? What was Chrissy like when she was young?"
Grace didn't respond yet. She just watched as the three young girls played with the Na'vi children. Owen waited patiently for her to respond, not wanting to push her. Finally, about only for a minute, Grace finally responded.
"To be honest...I don't know much about my own daughter." Grace admitted, her voice sounding sad and filled with shame and guilt. "When she was about six or seven, I left for Pandora to do my research while she was taken care of by my ex-husband." Grace looks down sadly, "Sometimes I wish I was there for her."
Owen's eyes softened by this, "What...what happened?"
Grace sighs, she isn't much of a storyteller when it comes to her personal life, but the look on Owen's face, shows that he may know about her pain. Therefore, with a slight hesitation, Grace told him about her life before she joined the avatar program. She was a renowned scientist and hoped to find a way to regrow plants on their world's Earth. But the process seems impossible. Yet, it didn't stop her from trying. Grace married a man named Homer Kendrick, a fireman, and had their daughter, Chrysanthe 'Chrissy' Augustine. It was a good life, but Grace needed to go to Pandora to study plant life and the natives. Due to their busy work life, both Chrissy's parents were slowly losing their love for one another, and eventually lead to a divorce. Even though it was hard for Chrissy, it didn't stop the parents from loving their daughter. Soon, Grace leaves for Pandora, while her ex-husband takes care of Chrissy. They kept in touch from time to time, but sadly, something went horribly wrong. Chrissy's dad was killed in action, trapped in a burning building and died by the flames. Chrissy was lucky that a friend of her dad took her in, while she continues her training in the avatar program. Grace was proud yet sad that she wasn't there for Chrissy in her time of need.
Owen understood Grace's pain and lost. She wanted to make amends with her daughter, even though Chrissy doesn't hold any grudges against Grace, for she wanted to connect with her again.
"You know, Chrissy loves you, even though you were busy, you're still her mother." Owen said to Grace kindly.
Grace smiles at this, "Thanks...I needed that."
Owen smiles, "Anytime."
Their conversation ended when Val, Celestia, and Maisie finished playing with their Na'vi friends after their parents called out to them. They bid them a good day before they ran back to Owen and Marcus. Chatting about how the Na'vi children taught them to play their games. This warms both Owen and Grace's hearts, knowing that the Na'vi trusted them. Soon afterwards, Owen takes the girls home while Grace helps Wu, Archie, Victoria, and Buzz with their research in the plants.
Things were looking up.
As of now, Jake and Chrissy were training hard to be part of the Na'vi. Neytiri and Tsu'tey trained them hard and well for their final training to be complete. And successfully, they manage to hunt well on their banshees. When they were not training, they bonded with their banshees. Of course, Neytiri and Tsu'tey were there, giving them tips on properly riding their ikrans. It was fun and thrilling. Jake felt like he was a stone-cold aerial hunter. Death from above.
Only...there was one teeny-tiny problem...Well, make that a BIG problem. They are not the only aerial hunters.
"Hey, look!" Jake points up to the sky to see a shadowy figure coming to them. "Guess Arnaaluk wants to join in."
They followed his gaze to, what they thought, the white female Great Leonopteryx. However, Chrissy's eyes narrowed when the figure came closer. Her eyes widen in pure shock when she notices something different.
"Jake! That's not Arnaaluk!" Chrissy shouted in alarm.
Her words confused Jake until he, Neytiri, and Tsu'tey gasped in realization.
Sure enough, that wasn't Arnaaluk, instead it was a male Great Leonopteryx with red, orange, and yellow coloring. It roared at the group and attempted to capture one of them.
"DIVE!" Jake yelled out.
They quickly do so, barely dodging the male Great Leonopteryx's talons. Their banshees flew rapidly, trying to escape the jaws of death, aka the Great Leonopteryx. Jake leads the group to the trees, still being chased by the Great Leonopteryx. Luckily, they went deeper to the forest, where the trees and vines are denser, giving their Mountain Banshees the size advantage, and forcing the Great Leonopteryx to stop its chase. Knowing it could not fit within the trees, the Great Leonopteryx left them, roaring in anger.
The banshees perched themselves onto the trees while their riders were panting in surprise, adrenaline still pumping through their veins. They couldn't believe what just happened. They just encountered another Great Leonopteryx, but a male, and lived. They looked at each other for a brief second before bursting into uncontrollable laughter. They just escaped death from above the sky.
Later, the group went back to the village, and were brought to a totem that has the skull of the Great Leonopteryx. Jake and Chrissy stared at it with great fascination. As if it was a piece of art.
"Our guys call it a Great Leonopteryx." Jake said, looking at the skull in awe.
"It is Toruk." Neytiri said to them, coming close to the skull. "Last Shadow."
"Last Shadow?" Chrissy asked curiously, earning nods from both Neytiri and Tsu'tey.
"Yeah, right." Jake agreed to the name. "It's the last one you ever see."
Neytiri smiles and looks at the skull with pride, "My grandfather's grandfather was Toruk Macto. Rider of Last Shadow."
Jake and Chrissy look at Neytiri in disbelief, "He rode this?" Jake asked dumbfounded, pointing at the skull.
"Toruk chose him." Tsu'tey corrected, standing next to Chrissy, "It was a great honor bestowed upon him."
Neytiri gently touched the skull, "It has only happened five times since the time of the First Songs."
"That's a long time." Jake commented, imagining what it would be like to ride the Great Leonopteryx.
"Yes. Toruk Macto was mighty. He brought the clans together in a time of great sorrow. All Na'vi people know the story." Neytiri explains, remembering the great tales that were told to her as a child.
Chrissy looks at the skull in awe, "Amazing...Do you think Arnaaluk would make friends with him?"
"More than friends, Chrissy." Tsu'tey said, looking at her, "They are mated for life, forever loyal to one another."
Both Jake and Chrissy looked at the skull briefly, having different thoughts. Loyalty...something that is common for Jake and Chrissy. However, they're beginning to question RDA and if their loyalty towards them is wrong.
Afterwards, Chrissy and Jake went to find Grace and Norm before they head back to the RDA's base. They were going to have a brief meeting with Selfridge and Quaritch, something about the soldiers going crazy. They wonder if their group spotted anything or something wrong in the forest, so they can figure out the situation. When they came back, they failed to notice Destiny following them, still invisible in their eyes. She observed their conversation, listening to their every word, making sure to gather as much info as possible.
"Seriously?! You guys have no idea what's causing our guys to be sick and crazy?!" Selfridge exclaimed to Grace, Chrissy, and Jake.
Destiny glares at Selfridge coldly, wanting to end him on this very spot. However, her orders were to watch and observe and gather as much info about their plans.
"Selfridge, we don't even know what's causing this." Grace said towards Selfridge in annoyance. "For all we know, your trigger happy men pick up something that shouldn't be touched, and now can't remember what it is."
"Can you just, I don't know, get a saliva or spit sample from them?" Selfridge asked impatiently.
"We did, but the results came out negative. No toxicity, no illness, no parasites, and no virus were found in them, they all came clean." Chrissy said, stepping forward.
"Then what?! What's causing our guys to be crazy and sick?! Is it the Demon of Pandora's doing?!"
The Demon of Pandora (aka Destiny) was giving the RDA a run for its money. She demolished any bulldozers and men that were sent to kill her. She conquered and destroyed them without breaking a sweat. When she spared one soldier, he started babbling nonsense, saying a monster did this. And when she came to the base, she gave every soldier the same kind of treatment she did to the first. Making them all crazy. They tried to find what was causing this, but couldn't. Much to the satisfaction towards Destiny.
"Maybe the creature releases a...gas? You know, a colorless and odorless gas that could kill?" Jake suggested to them.
Chrissy shook her head, "No, it can't be, they were all wearing their exo-packs."
"Just please fuckin' find what's causing this! We're losing schedule people!" Selfridge exclaims, grabbing his coffee mug.
Destiny glares at Selfridge's coffee mug, eyes flashing as she boils the coffee hot. And with one sip, Selfridge suddenly spits the hot coffee to the side, dropping his mug and spilling the coffee to the floor that was still steaming.
"Shit! That burned my tongue!" Selfridge yelled, sticking out his burned tongue.
"Dammit! Selfridge! Carefully where you spill your drinks!" Grace exclaims, carefully backing up when the coffee was spilled, "Look, we'll find out soon enough. In the meantime, try not to overreact."
Selfridge responded with a groan while the trio left the room. Destiny of course, follows them, but not before she releases a red electrical wave at the control room, causing the computers and monitors to go haywire and some were sparking. The people in the control room tried to fix them, but ended up getting strange memes in the process, much to Selfridge's annoyance and frustration. Destiny follows the trio out of the control room and towards the hall, where Jake decides to go to the mess-hall to think for a bit. Destiny stood beside him, watching him as he tapped his fingers onto the table, pondering a bit.
"Haven't gotten lost in the woods, have you?"
They looked up to see Quaritch making his way towards Jake, grabbing a nearby chair, placing it down. Quaritch sits backwards, resting his arms on the rail. He wasn't aware that Destiny was glaring at him, for she was still invisible in their eyes.
"Your last report was more than two weeks ago." Quaritch informs Jake. "I'm starting to doubt your resolve!" Quaritch looks at Jake with a serious look. "The way I see it, it's time to terminate the mission."
Destiny glares at him dangerously, already wanting to end him here and bury his body in the forest. Jake, however, didn't want Quaritch to do this.
"No, I can do this."
"You already have." Quaritch said to him. "You give me good, usable intel. This Tree of Souls place. Yeah, I got them by the balls with that when this turns into a shit fight, which it will."
Tree of Souls or the Vitraya Ramunong in Na'vi is a giant willow tree that is said to be the closest connection to Eywa. The tree is a point of extreme spiritual significance to the Na'vi, more so than any other point on Pandora. It's basically a sacred site that no outsiders could enter. Destiny heard about this tree when she was with Val, Celestia, and Maisie. She heard Mo'at teaching them about the tree. And how it connects them to their Great Mother.
If this Quaritch guy tried anything to harm that tree, Destiny's gonna turn this base on fire, with him in it.
"Yeah. Now it's time to come in." Quaritch placed a hand on Jake's shoulder. "By the way..."
"Mmm-hmm?" Jake hums out.
"...You gonna get your legs back." Quaritch said, causing Jake to look at him in disbelief. Quaritch grins at his reaction, "Yeah. I got your corporate approval. It's a done deal. Gonna have you on a shuttle tonight. I'm a man of my word."
Okay, now this pisses Destiny off. Quaritch was bribing Jake to end this by giving him the ability to walk. In doing so, Jake would have to abandon the Na'vi people. Destiny was a few seconds away from stabbing Quaritch until Jake spoke that made Destiny strop her tracks.
"I gotta finish this. There's one more thing." Jake said, stopping Quaritch from speaking. Destiny could hear Jake's heart pounding in his chest, as if he was hesitant to agree with Quaritch. "Ceremony. It's the final stage of becoming a man or woman. If we do it, me and Chrissy will become one of them. And they'll trust us."
There was silence. Destiny could see the suspicion in Quaritch's eyes, as if he knew Jake was stalling them, as if he doesn't want to make the Na'vi move from their ancestral home.
"And I can negotiate the terms of their relocation." Jake finished his terms, hoping the Colonel would allow this.
Quaritch did not respond to Jake immediately. Instead, he got up and started walking away. But before he leaves, he turns to Jake one more time and gives his final word.
"Well, then, you'd better get it done, Corporal." Quaritch said before leaving the room.
Jake sighs watching his superior leave. Destiny continues to glare at Quaritch, already planning on what to do with him. Soon, they heard footsteps. Turning around, they saw Chrissy slowly making towards Jake, both still can't see Destiny.
"Are you really going to do this, Jake?" Chrissy asked worriedly. She heard the whole conversation between Jake and Quaritch.
"Chrissy..." Jake tried to find the right words but couldn't.
"I know you want to walk again, but you can't force the Omatikaya to leave. That's their birthplace, where their ancestors have built, live, and die for centuries." Chrissy said to Jake, feeling distraught. "You can't do this them."
"I know! I know..." Jake said softly, looking down at his disabled legs. "But if I don't...I would be branded as a traitor."
"Would you rather be branded as a killer?" Chrissy asked Jake, sounding agreeable. "Jake, the Na'vi accepted us as their own, we can't do this to them..."
Destiny watched as they two made hushed arguments. Chrissy doesn't want any of the Omatikaya to leave their home. She wants to save it. And surprisingly, Jake agrees with her. However, the downside, they were outnumbered, yet there was a loophole in this situation.
"I don't know what we can do but..." Jake sighs as he begins to whisper, and Destiny hears it. "I think we should tell our new allies about this. They can stop the bulldozing before it could reach the village. You heard about the Demon of Pandora. If it's their ally, then it could stop them. We just need to inform them."
Hearing his words, it convinces her to believe that he has genuine feelings and concern towards the Omatikaya. Destiny didn't reveal herself. Instead, she walked past them, creating a small chill, as if she was agreeing to their terms. Both Jake and Chrissy shivered at the sudden coldness, unaware it was Destiny's doing.
Before she leaves, Destiny messes with the security and the machines, again.
Later that night, Chrissy and Jake were out to meet with Grace back at the village. They were going to prepare for the ceremony. But before they do so, they find Grace and Norm at a meadow with Dark Twilight.
"It's about fucking time." Dark said blankly.
"Dark? What are you doing here?" Jake asked in confusion.
"Same here as you." Dark said to Jake. "We're here to help stop the RDA's plan."
This surprised the Avatar Drivers. Jake and Chrissy were going to tell them their plan, but I guess they knew beforehand.
"If you guys are wondering how we know, it's simple, we send someone to spy at your base." Dark said, not mentioning that Destiny was sitting on a branch close by, but they couldn't see her. Only Dark could see Destiny.
"So...what are you here?" Norm suddenly asked Dark.
Dark glances at him and then to the group, "You've been deceived by the RDA."
The group became confused at her words.
"What?" Grace asked in confusion.
"Deceived, lied, tricked, stabbed in the back, the RDA won't keep their promise, and would destroy everything in Pandora, including other villages." Dark informs them in a dead serious tone.
Now this was a shocking development. They knew RDA wanted to take the Omatikaya's hometree, but other villages. That's beyond them. It's conquering their home, they can't do that.
Jake shook his head in disbelief. "No way...they can't..."
"Believe it or not, Jake, but they will. They will destroy other villages to get more Unobtainium underneath their homes. They don't give a fuck of the live they destroyed. After all, they have done this before. Didn't they...Dr. Augustine?"
All eyes turned towards Grace. Her expression was mixed with shock and anguish at Dark's words.
"You know about it?" Grace whispers out.
"Yes, I know about what really happened to the school and Neytiri's sister." Dark said to them in a dead serious tone.
"Wha...what do you mean?" Chrissy asked worriedly.
Dark begins to tell them the truth of what really happened to Neytiri's sister, and how they and some young hunters set a bulldozer on fire, and were murdered at the school. Her words shocked Jake, Norm, and Chrissy. They couldn't believe what they were hearing. But that's not all, Dark shows them a hidden file that the RDA made a private project to take the DNA of Sylwanin and fused it with Chrissy's.
"They did what?" Chrissy whispers out in horror, staring at the holo-screen with wide eyes. "They...they..."
Dark nodded solemnly, "Yes. They fuse your DNA with Sylwanin, and create your avatar as their leverage."
"What?" Grace's eyes widened in shock.
"You think they accepted your daughter because of her intelligence? No. They accepted her because she is the only human being on your Earth who has an alien doppelganger on Pandora." Dark informs the group.
"But...a doppelganger...I mean...I thought...It's only one in a million chance...And..." Norm tried to think of the possibility and facts about the situation.
"Hate to break it to you, Normy. But Chrissy was the perfect candidate to use as their trump card to get to the village, by using Chrissy as hostage."
"What!?" Grace and Jake exclaimed in shock.
Chrissy felt her legs almost giving out, feeling dread and disgust at the words Dark saying. "They're going to use me as...a hostage?"
"Yeah, and you want to know why? Due to you looking exactly like Sylwanin with the same DNA and chromosomes, it would be easy for them to use you to lower both Olo'eyktan and Tsahìk's guard, and force them to give up the village in order to save you."
"To save...me?" Chrissy was feeling great in her stomach, already feeling like she's going to puke.
"What do you think they, Neytiri, and Tsu'tey were so nice to you? Because you look and sound exactly like Sylwanin. They were heartbroken when Sylwanin was killed, and when you came to the picture, it felt like Sylwanin has return to them from the dead."
"So, it's like an exchange negotiation?" Jake asked, feeling great guilt and shame, feeling that he's working for the wrong side.
"For the clan to move out of their village for her life." Dark said darkly. "However, the RDA knew this plan would be full proof, so instead of keeping their promise, they would put Chrissy in cryogenic preservation."
"They were going to freeze my daughter?!" Grace exclaimed in anger, reading through the file while Chrissy felt sick in her stomach.
"That's right; they need to keep her mind alive since Chrissy's avatar is more important than her human self." Dark explained, watching Chrissy almost fall on her knees, feeling her mind full of emotions. "Her mind will forever be preserved in her avatar, and forever a prison, all to keep the Omatikaya away from their village."
Her words brought a shockwave of information. Chrissy felt sick and terrible. The RDA took Sylwanin's DNA, and fuses it with hers, so they could create Chrissy's avatar, and to use her as a bargaining tool? Chrissy suddenly falls to her knees, eyes filled with tears. Grace, Norm, and Jake went to her side quickly, trying to calm her down.
"All this time...the clan accepted me...all because I look like their clan leader's daughter..." Chrissy whispers, looking at her avatar's hands in shock and disgusts.
Remembering that Sylwanin was Neytiri's older sister and Tsu'tey former lover. The RDA killed her; ruining their lives...she could live a prosperous life with her people. But the RDA took her way at such a young age. That's why she saw those strange images from Tsílpey. There were her memories with Sylwanin before she was murdered by the soldiers.
"Why? Why? Why didn't they tell me?" Chrissy whispers, referring to the Na'vi people. "They should have told me so I could stop! I'm basically mocking them...hurting them…how can they accept this?! Why weren't they mad by the fact I look like their daughter that was murdered!?"
"You are not at fault, Chrissy." Dark said to the avatar driver. "You may share the same appearance of Sylwanin, but you have never known the truth until now. But it won't change the fact that your appearance proves that their love for Sylwanin is always strong even if you don't have her memories."
Chrissy did not respond. Even though Dark was right; Chrissy couldn't help but feel a sense of great guilt and shame. She shouldn't be part of the Omatikaya. They suffered enough loss because of the people she's working for. All she wanted was to be with her mom and learn about Pandora, not to be used as some sort of bargaining tool.
Chrissy broke down in tears while Grace hugged her daughter, comforting her by stroking her hair, and assuring her that this wasn't her fault. Grace was now pissed, because Selfridge did this behind her back. Did they not only take away Sylwanin, but took her DNA and fused it with her daughter's, to create her avatar as some sort of tool of their own greed. Jake, who slowly begins to realize that the RDA are nothing more than selfish and horrible people, not only did they kill innocent children, but they're using his friend for selfish gain. He can't continue this. Legs or no legs, Jake has to help Chrissy and the Omatikaya.
Jake placed a gentle hand on a weeping Chrissy, giving her enough comfort on her breaking point, before turning towards Dark.
"What do you need us to do?" Jake asked Dark seriously.
Nodding in appreciation, Dark gave Jake, Chrissy, Grace, and Norm her plan. "After the ceremony, you have to make an excuse to get back to your mobile link station at Hallelujah Mountains, don't ask how I know this, I just do. We will be meeting you there to transfer you all to Isola Della Vita, where you guys can be safe, and to figure out a plan to prevent the RDA from harming any other Na'vi villages."
"Wait, what's gonna happen to Trudy?" Norm asked worriedly, referring to their pilot. "You won't hurt her, right?"
"Don't worry, we're just going to spray her a sleeping mist before she finds out what we're up to." Dark said to them in assurance. "Now remember, stick to the plan, and don't act suspicious, if the RDA finds out what you're really up to, they will have no choice but to imprison you all for treason."
The group understood and headed to the village. Grace holds her daughter close while they walk. Chrissy was at a loss. Overwhelmed by emotions and almost got to her breaking point, she felt as if she shouldn't have come here in the first place. But Norm and Jake assure her that it wasn't her fault, it never was.
Dark watches them leave and sighs through her nose. Chrissy's mind was a complete mess. Maybe it was wrong for her to tell them the truth. But they needed to know before it was too late, even though it hurt Chrissy in the worst possible way.
"Keep an eye on them for me, would Dest?" Dark asked Destiny, still sitting on the branch. "Also, if you see any bulldozers and some mercenaries, please give them a nice warm welcome." Dark said the last part in a demonic voice, grinning evilly.
Destiny responded with a grunt before disappearing into thin air. Obeying Dark's command and went off to transform into the Krylock, and continued to cause chaos for the RDA, forever bringing them fear.
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