Disclaimer: I own nothing of any recognized characters or universes within. If I did I would be quite wealthy, hailed as a genius, own a very realistic replica of a Stargate (it would spin and make cool light flashes), and get several more degrees while never holding down a normal job for quite some time.

AN:

Trudy is played by Michelle Rodriguez

Dr. Grace Augustine is played by Sigourney Weaver

Neytiri is played by Zoe Saldana

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Chapter 38

When I appeared in my new reality I found myself in the body of my counterpart named Jake Sully. I was in the process of coming out of a crude form of stasis. As I opened my eyes I was greeted by a smiling Buffy. She leaned down and kissed me tenderly.

"Morning love," Buffy's voice played through my mind.

"Have you been here long," I asked.

"Only a few minutes…I've scanned their technology. This ship is crude but that's not surprising since it's completely human built," explained my wife as I floated out of the stasis unit.

I spared my beautiful blonde first wife a warm smile as I extended my senses around me to get my bearings. Buffy was employing a cloaking field that only I could see through. Even as I extended my senses I heard the male responsible for waking up those in stasis shouting instructions.

"You've been in cryo for five years, nine months, and twenty-two days. You will be hungry. You will be weak. If you feel nauseous please use the sacks beside you," the overseer shouted as I floated up to my locker in the zero gravity environment, one of the only places Jake could feel like the rest of humanity.

My counterpart was a crippled soldier who couldn't afford to have the expensive surgery necessary to fix his body. Already my merger with him has healed the damage due to my extreme regenerative abilities. For now I'll have to play lame until I can come up with a feasible way to repair my supposedly damaged limbs. Jake's brother Tommy was killed a week before he was scheduled to ship out for scientific research on the distant moon Pandora. Jake being his twin was physiologically a match for the requirements of the research.

"Interesting design…fusion reactor containing an anti-matter engine," Buffy mentally commented as we sat in the drop shuttle and stared out the window at the very long ship that just carried us from Earth.

"It has a certain elegance to it," I agreed.

"Exo packs on…let's go. Exo packs on," instructed one of the military flight personnel on the shuttle. "You lose that mask you're unconscious in twenty seconds, you're dead in four minutes. Let's nobody be dead today. It looks very bad on my report."

I listened over my nanites as my wife mentally directed her shield to contain a breathable atmosphere of oxygen for her filtered out from the toxic atmosphere of Pandora. While the gas mixture was not supporting of human life we could plainly see other forms of life thrived on the moon from the dense vegetation growing on the ground below.

"I've already sent out many phase probes to begin detailed scans and analysis on quite a few life forms. Adria is going to be salivating over those readings when they appear on the Atluria database core," Buffy informed me.

"Yes poor Alicia will feel a bit neglected by her mother without Adria's full attention devoted on her," I mused.

Adria had decided that life in all of its many diverse forms would be her passion. That is what she loved to study the most.

"Love she has three other mothers," pointed out Buffy.

"I suppose you are right," I answered as I thought back on my very fun conception of my later children.

It was Hermione who realized that having over a hundred children could be quite troublesome. She and several of my other wives worked out a method of combining the DNA of multiple mothers with mine so that one child was actually the offspring of multiple parents. Each wife took turns carrying our child using a ritual Hermione created with Arithmancy to transfer the baby. The conception involved another ritual where I had to do some pretty fun body morphing. On average four of my wives were the mother to one child. Sometimes there were more mothers per child. The trend had kept up so that I only have one son per reality. My offspring are all changelings. In appearance the base form of my daughters combines all of their parents' features but once they reach an age where they can control their appearance with their powers they usually choose to become mini versions of whichever mother they spend time with.

Just then the shuttle touched down at the base of operations.

"When the door opens go directly into the base. Do not stop. Wait for my mark," I leader commanded.

As the commander was watching the marines run inside I made sure nobody was looking before flicking my hand at my folded up wheelchair. It snapped into open position before I was in it with a short apparition. My duffel bag was on my lap immediately before I began wheeling forward. I had to wheel out of the way for an armored suit walking past. This was basically a robotic exoskeleton much like some of the technology I've fought during my time as Iron Man.

"Lookout hot rod," warned the driver over a speaker amplified voice.

A large excavator for the mining operation wheeled past with large multicolored arrows sticking out of the wheels. I was soon wheeling past all the hired grunts and into the security briefing.

"You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. If there is a hell you might want to go there for some R and R after a tour on Pandora. Out there beyond that fence every living thing that crawls, flies, or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for ju ju bees," warned Colonel Quaritch as he pointed out the nearby window of the cafeteria we were in. "We have an indigenous population of humanoids called the Navi. They're fond of arrows dipped in a neuro toxin that will stop your heart in one minute. And they have bones reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fibers. They are very hard to kill. As head of security it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive you need to cultivate a strong mental attitude. You've got to obey the rules…Pandora rules. Rule number one…," began Quaritch as I zoned out to connect with my ship and review some of the scans coming in.

Aristotle would record the conversation well enough for me.

"Jake…you're Jake right," asked a thin man as he ran up to me. "Tom's brother…wow you look just like him. Sorry…I'm Norm Spellman," the scientist introduced as he held out his hand. "I went through Avatar training with him," Norm explained before walking beside me towards the bio lab.

"The bio lab…we're going to spend a lot of time up here. Hey…how you doing? Norm, Avatar driver," Norm nervously greeted a lab tech. "Link room…this is the link room right here. This is where we're connecting to the Avatar," Norm tried to explain before noticing I was wheeling towards the tank holding the massive blue being.

Norm and I are on Pandora to drive remotely controlled bodies called Avatars. They are grown from human DNA blended with the DNA of the Navi. They are quite impressive. The Navi are a good deal larger than humans.

"Hey welcome," greeted a bearded man. "Welcome to Pandora. Good to have you."

"Those definitely got a lot larger," I commented.

"Yeah they fully mature on the flight out," Norm agreed.

"They've got great muscle tone," commented the bearded tech. "It will take us a few hours to get them decanted but you guys can take them out tomorrow. There is yours," he added as the man pointed towards my Avatar.

I wheeled around and stared at the Navi while Norm introduced himself to the bearded man, Dr. Max Patel. I admired the strong form of the Navi. Apparently so too did Buffy.

"I'm so glad it's my turn. If Anya or Faith had come to this reality…they would totally hog that massive too," commented Buffy in my mind as she looked at the Avatar's package.

I couldn't keep the amused smile off my face for some time afterwards. Every Avatar is matched to their driver so that their nervous systems are in tune. That is why I was offered the job. I can link with Tommy's Avatar where nobody else could. The Avatar's are quite expensive. I started to explain all of this to the video log I was supposed to start a few minutes later.

"This will help keep you sane for the next six years," Norm commented as he examined some Avatar data with Max.

"Grace Augustine is a legend. She's the head of the Avatar program. She wrote the book…I mean literally wrote the book on Pandoran botany," Norm explained as Max led us into the link room.

I could hear the hero worship in Norm's voice. It also didn't hurt that Grace was quite attractive.

"Well that's because she likes plants better than people," Max added with a grin. "Here she is…Cinderella back from the ball. Grace I'd like you to meet Norm Spellman and Jake Sully," Max introduced.

"Norm…I hear good things about you. How's your Navi," asked Grace.

"May the All Mother smile upon our first meeting," Norm answered in Navi.

"Not bad. You sound a little formal," said Grace in the same language.

"I studied for five years," Norm explained in Navi. "But there is much to learn."

"Grace this is Jake Sully," Max broke in.

"Yeah, yeah…I know who you are and I don't need you. I need your brother. You know the PhD who trained for three years for this mission," Grace answered rather rudely.

"I'm sorry about that but he's dead," I replied.

"How much lab training have you had," Grace asked.

"I used my GI Bill to get a degree in Nano Engineering," I answered.

"Really," Grace asked in surprise. "That wasn't in your record."

"Well I completed the degree right before I came here," I explained as Aristotle made sure my record was updated, which was made even easier by everything being completely digital.

I hit Grace with my lust aura which caused her to be a lot more amicable towards me.

"Well let's see if we can't give you a bit of an introduction to the linkup system," Grace suggested with a small smile.

"I can do that," Max volunteered.

"That's ok Max I'll take care of it myself," Grace answered before leading me off for a long discussion.

Grace and I hit it off right away. Over dinner she explained her frustrations with Parker Selfridge, the corporate leader of the whole operation. All he was interested in was getting more Unobtainium which sells for twenty million a kilo back on Earth. They want Grace to smooth relations with the Navi after the military used machine guns on them.

The next day…

"How much link time have you logged," Grace asked Norm.

"About five hundred and twenty hours," answered Norm.

Grace didn't even ask with me because we discussed it over dinner last night. I launched myself out of my chair and landed perfectly in the bio gel of the link bed.

"Wow," Grace said appreciatively.

I just smiled at her as she lowered the nervous system scanner over me before closing the link bed. Aristotle was interfacing with the computer systems to hide the fact that I wasn't human. The brain scans would have immediately revealed that fact if Aristotle's nanites weren't altering them. I closed my eyes and felt my mind connecting with the Avatar. When I opened my eyes once more it was in a new body.

"Jake can you hear me," asked the female tech as her male counterpart shined a light in my eyes. "How you feeling Jake?"

"Hello…I'm feeling great," I answered as I raised my hands and flexed my fingers.

"Good," praised the female.

"We're going to take this nice and easy Jake," said the male.

I had no such intentions as I sat up. I ignored the questions and comments of the techs as I stood up.

"Jake sit down," seemed to be the most common response my actions garnered.

"Sedate, sedate him," the male ordered the female.

"Jake listen to me. You're not used to your Avatar body," warned Max through the thick observation glass.

"Come on…they're going to put you out," Norm cautioned from his own Avatar.

I quickly got past the sedative wielding female and made my way out of the complex. I made it outside to find several other Avatars playing basketball.

"Oh come on you ain't got no skills," taunted the attractive blue female as she dribbled past a male.

I ran past them with Norm and the two techs calling after me. They were no match for my speed as I ran faster and faster while still making sure not to break any laws of physics as these people know them. I had to jump to avoid an armor suit as I ran past Avatar drivers on obstacle courses. I ran through fields of vegetables. When I stopped to admire the smells from my Navi senses Grace showed up.

"Hey marine," called Grace from a very attractive Navi body.

"Hello Grace," I answered with a smile.

"Think fast," said Grace as she tossed me a purple fruit. "Motor control is looking good," she praised as I caught the object.

I bit into the sweet fruit with a laugh. Grace showed me around for the rest of the day until it was time to go to sleep. We "parked" the bodies in a hut like structure with large beds.

"Don't play with that you'll go blind," warned Grace as I held up the neural link that most species on this planet seem to have.

It was at the base of our long hair and took the form of several small nerve rich tentacles.

"Lights out," Grace called as she locked up the hut and turned off the lights. "See you at dinner kiddies."

I soon woke up again in the link bed.

"Welcome back," Max greeted me as the system spun down. "You ok…you alright?"

"I'm fine," I replied with a grin as I made my way back into my wheel chair.

I soon made my way to the military section of the installation.

"I'm Trudy," greeted an attractive human female as she walked beside me. "I fly all the science sorties. And this here is my baby," she said enthusiastically as she patted her helicopter. "Hold on a second," she told me. "Hey Wainfleet get it done. We bounce at 09," Trudy instructed a grunt as he mounted a gun onto the copter.

"Yeah I'm on it captain," Wainsley answered.

"The hind strike's still loose," Trudy said as she jumped down from the cockpit.

"You guys are packing some heavy gear," I observed.

"Watch it," Trudy yelled at the driver of cargo hauler vehicle as he made a sudden stop to avoid hitting us. "Yeah that's cuz we're not the only thing flying around out there," explained Trudy with a laugh. "Or the biggest…I'm going to need you on a door gun. I'm a man short."

"I thought you'd never ask," I replied. "Maybe you can tell me about what else is flying around out there over dinner," I asked while letting my aura go a bit.

"Sure," Trudy agreed with an attractive smile. "There's your man," Trudy said as she pointed towards the Colonel. "See you in the mess at dinner time."

"You wanted to see me Colonel," I said as I wheeled into the cage the Colonel was weight lifting in.

"This low gravity will make you soft. You get soft," grunted the Colonel as he set the weights back on their hooks. "Pandora will shit you out dead with zero warning," he finished as he sat up and stared at me. "I pulled your record Corporal. Venezuela that was some mean bush. Nothing like this here though. You got some heart kid showing up in this neighborhood," the Colonel said as he glanced over my legs.

"I figured it's just another hell hole," I replied as I fell back on the grunt attitude my counterpart was expected to have.

"I was first recon myself…a few years ahead of you. Well maybe more than a few," added the Colonel as he walked out of the weight cage with me following. "Three tours in Nigeria not a scratch. I come out here day one," the Colonel said as he pointed to three claw marks along his face while walking backwards so I could see. "Think I feel like a shave tailed Louie. They could fix me up if I rotated back. They'd make me pretty again," he said as he checked the hydraulics on an armor suit. "But you know what…I kinda like it. It reminds me every day what is waiting out there. The Avatar program is a bad joke…a bunch of limp dicked science majors," commented the Colonel as he climbed up into the armor suit. "However it does present an opportunity both timely and unique, Clear," the Colonel shouted the last part from the suit cockpit while I arrived at his height on a lift. "A recon gyrine in an Avatar body…that's a potent mix…it'd give me the goose bumps. Such a marine could provide the intel I need right on the ground, right in the hostiles camp."

"Look Sully I want you to learn these savages from the inside. I want you to gain their trust. I need to know how to force their cooperation or hammer them hard if they won't," finished the Colonel with his proposal.

"Am I still with Augustine," I asked.

"On paper…you walk like one of her science pukes. You quack like one. But you report to me. Can you do that for me son?"

I was very glad that some of Aristotle's nanites were in the brain of anybody who accessed my records. If they were military they couldn't see my science training. I could see right away upon arriving in this reality the military didn't like the scientists much. So my replicat was making sure I wouldn't be branded as a scientist until a time of my choosing.

"Hell yes sir," I answered with a lie.

"Well alright then," the Colonel said as he fired up the armor suit and practiced throwing punches, the larger armored arms mimicking his actions. "Son I take care of my own. You get me what I need I'll see to it you get your legs back when you rotate home. Your real legs," he added as he pointed towards my wheelchair supported limbs with his armor suit.

"That sounds real good sir," I answered before the Colonel left.

As it turns out Trudy isn't much one for talking. Our dinner conversation was even shorter due to the fact that my aura was directed towards her.

Insert smut scene here

The next day saw Grace, Norm, and I in our Avatar bodies flying with Trudy out into the jungle. I was to be the escort for our little group to keep the higher ups happy. That was the reason the reason Parker Selfridge, the head of the mining operation, gave Grace for my presence. I would later tell her the real reason they wanted a marine along. We were soon flying over lakes filled with diverse aquatic life as the native birds took to the air while our helicopter flew overhead.

"Shut it down…we're going to stay awhile," Grace directed Trudy over the whir of the blades. "Norm your pack," Grace then prompted the forgetful Norm. "Stay with the ship," Grace instructed the other marine. "We only need one person with a gun."

As we walked into the dense vegetation I could hear all sorts of strange new sounds around us. The forest was vividly colorful with life. I looked to our left as four armed monkey like creatures warbled while swinging from branch to branch. I didn't raise my gun because they were no threat and I don't startle easy. My gun is actually resting at my side for now.

"Rule lemurs…they're not aggressive," explained Grace.

"So how will they know we're here," asked Norm as we journeyed further into the jungle?

"I'm sure they're watching us right now," Grace answered.

"Keep moving Norm," I prodded as Grace picked up speed.

We soon arrived at a tree Grace wanted to examine in further detail.

"And here I go," said Grace as she inserted the probe into the tree root.

"Scanning," Norm announced as he examined the probe's readout. "Oh wow…it's that fast," gasped Norm.

"Amazing isn't it," agreed Grace with a laugh. "So…that is signal transduction from this root to the root of the tree next to it. So we should take a sample."

"Ok," agreed Norm. "You know it's probably electrical based on the speed of the reaction," hypothesized Norm as I began to investigate our surroundings.

Norm was right about it being electrical. My probes had already revealed as much, which is why I was less interested in the trees and more interested in the surrounding wildlife.

"Norm you've contaminated the sample with your saliva," announced Grace as Norm removed the sample container from his mouth where he had held it temporarily.

"Right," agreed Norm in realization.

I soon found myself in a field of bright pink plants. As I brushed up against one of the plants it rapidly retreated into its chute, much like a snap dragon on Earth. It set off a chain reaction where the rest of the plants did the same. This also happened to reveal a massive horned creature that would best be described as a rhinoceros with a head shaped somewhat like a hammer head shark. It trumpeted a challenge at me as the vibrant plumes meant for intimidation stood up on its back.

"Don't shoot…you'll piss him off," warned Grace.

I had already figured as much which is why my gun wasn't even raised. The thick armor on the creature wouldn't give way for the ammo loaded in the weapon I was currently carrying. The creature proceeded to knock the trees over around it to show its might.

"It's a territorial threat display. Do not run or he'll charge," Grace informed me.

Just as the creature began to charge I ran towards it intending to use my super strength to wrestle it to the ground when it stopped short mere feet in front of me. As it backed away and the creatures cries changed to ones of alarm I turned to see exactly why. A large black creature stood behind me. It roared and jumped over me to intimidate the herd. The larger horned creatures formed up in a line as the younger ones ran behind them.

"What about this one," I asked Grace.

"Run, definitely run," cried the beautiful Doctor.

I jumped through the trees which the black beast got caught on. It quickly found a way around as it crashed through the bamboo like smaller trees. I was faster than the creature but I made sure I kept just ahead of it so as to lead it far from Grace and Norm. I had no trouble jumping over any obstacles as the beast tore through anything in its path; biting and tearing with its sharp claws. I decided to have a bit of fun.

I suddenly turned in mid air and began floating backwards rapidly.

"Boy you are certainly ugly. You're also too damn slow to catch me," I taunted the creature.

It roared in rage and picked up its pace. A small bolt of lightning from my finger certainly served to piss off the beast. Just then my path took me over a very high cliff which dropped down into a massive waterfall.

"I think its time we went for a swim," I announced as I apparated onto the beast's back.

It howled in rage as I conjured a saddle and all the mountings on the beast's back. It tried to buck me but I used my flight powers to hurl us over the cliff. Its screams turned to frightened ones as I guided us towards the rocks below. At the last moment I jumped off its back into the waters which I quickly allowed to carry me downstream. I felt a pull in that direction.

When I felt I had floated on the water for long enough I rose into the air and alighted on the nearby bank. With a thought and focus of my will a drying charm banished all fluids from the surface of my body and my clothes. As I strolled through the jungle with an unconcerned air about me I finally sensed the Navi female that my senses were pulling me towards. I could definitely sense the chemistry and other higher auras mixing between us from quite a distance away. She was observing me from the branch above where I walked. I sensed as she drew back her bow ready to fire a deadly arrow at me. She stopped as a seedling from a massive tree her people call Sacred Tree landed on her arrow. To a Navi it was a sign from their god that I was to be spared.

As it grew dark I walked further into the jungle while sensing over my bond that Trudy was flying the others back to base. They were not allowed to run night ops under the Colonel's orders, for good reason. I sensed the nocturnal creatures of Pandora coming out to hunt. Soon after the last daylight left the sky I heard the cackling bark of the younger beasts, the younger form of the black creature I rode into the rocks earlier. I could see them just as well in the nighttime as I could in the daylight. As they approached me to attack I accessed the data my probes had gathered on this particular beast species. When the first one pounced I was ready.

I caught the beast with a strong grip around its neck. I squeezed a pressure point my scans told me would work to disable the creature. As it fell unconscious its brethren attacked. Beast after beast was disabled until none were left. All through my defense the Navi female watched from a branch above. I turned and stared directly at her.

"Hello…what's your name," I asked curiously while hitting the attractive Navi with a burst of my aura.

Neytiri had watched the stranger as he walked through the forest making all kinds of noise. He was like a baby in his stealth. She was prepared to intervene to save his life when he was attacked by the hungry beings but found it completely unnecessary. She could tell by the rise and fall of their chests that his opponents were not dead. Neytiri found herself impressed with the male. She was even more impressed when he showed he had detected her. She wondered how long he knew she was there. His bright eyes staring at her made Neytiri feel a deep sense of attraction towards him.

"Neytiri," the Navi found herself replying.

"I'm Jake…I've come to learn about your people," I informed Neytiri as she jumped down from her branch perch.

She approached me and walked around me in a circle to obviously inspect my form.

"You should be quieter. You move like a baby," Neytiri informed me.

"Perhaps you can teach me," I replied.

"Sky people cannot learn…they do not see," she answered as she turned and began to walk off.

I quickly followed her as we ran out onto a thick tree root high above the forest floor below.

"I think you'll be surprised by my capacity to learn," I told Neytiri.

Whether it was my aura affecting her or Neytiri's own curiosity she turned and stared intensely at me. I saw seedlings from Sacred Tree floating high above and prepared to reach out and grasp several with my telekinesis to use as a sign to the Navi female to teach me when I found I didn't have to. The seedlings floated down around me on their own. I allowed many of them to land on me.

"Seeds of the Sacred Tree, very pure spirits," said Neytiri in awe. "You can come with me," Neytiri told me as the seeds took off once more.

I jumped from tree root to tree root following Neytiri. Every impact of our feet upon the moss forest floor caused the vegetation to glow with energy. Most of the area around us was glowing. I sensed the primitive restraint flying towards me before it even got close. I flipped high into the air over it, allowing it to pass harmlessly by underneath me while I landed on the forest floor. Male Navi riders on Pandora's version of a horse rode up followed by arrow wielding warriors who flanked me.

I remained calm as Neytiri hopped down next to me. Their arrows couldn't harm me.

"Calm people, calm," Neytiri yelled in her native tongue. "What are you doing, Tsu'tey," Neytiri demanded of a male who dismounted and approached.

"These demons are forbidden here," Tsu'tey answered.

"There has been a sign. This is a matter for the Tsahik," Neytiri explained.

"Bring him," Tsu'tey ordered before remounting his steed.

The first Navi that made to man handle me found himself launched ten feet into the air and landing roughly on his back. Their arrows were on me again until I was behind another one and holding him by a sleeper hold almost faster than they could follow.

"I will go on my own. Nobody touches me," I growled threateningly while making sure they got the point with my aura projecting power and intimidation.

They backed off far enough to allow me to follow Neytiri and the mounted Navi but didn't stay too far away. They soon led me to Home Tree, the massive tree that towered over the nearby forest canopy and served as the home for this sect of the Navi people. My sensors told me of thousands more Navi living all over the moon. The base of the tree was open supported by roots as thick as any normal tree in the surrounding forest. A crowd of Navi stared at me curiously while making many noises most primitive cultures tend to make resembling battle noises.

"Father," spoke Neytiri. "I see you."

Her father inspected me before speaking.

"This creature…why do you bring him here," he asked his daughter.

"I was going to kill him but there was a sign from Eywa," Neytiri answered.

"I have said no dreamwalker will come here. His alien smell fills my nose," Neytiri's father announced.

"Step back…I will look at this alien," a female Navi called out as she walked down from the roots leading like a spiral staircase higher into the hollow tree.

"That is mother. She is sahik, the one who interprets the will of Eywa," Neytiri explained to me.

"Forgive my ignorance but who is Eywa," I questioned as Neytiri's mother, Moat, walked around me while running her hands over me to examine me.

"What are you called," Moat asked.

"Jake Sully," I answered.

She pulled a large thorn out of a sheath hung around her neck and pricked me quickly. She tasted my blood and did very well to hide the orgasm that hit her from her people. I had to consciously allow her thorn to pierce my skin. Without that act nothing would have ever pierced through my aura which acts like a physical shield at the surface of my skin.

"Why did you come to us," Moat questioned.

"I came to learn," I replied simply.

"We have tried to teach other sky people. It is hard to fill a cup which is already full," said Moat.

"My cup can hold more than most," I informed Moat.

"What are you? You move in a different way than those who have come before," observed Moat.

"I am both a scientist and a warrior," I explained.

"A warrior! I could kill him easily," Tsu'tey announced as he moved to do so before Eytukan, Neytiri's father, stopped him.

"No…this is the first warrior dreamwalker we have seen. We need to learn more about him," called out Eytukan.

"My daughter you will teach him our way, to speak and walk as we do," Moat instructed Neytiri.

"Yes mother," Neytiri answered immediately.

I could sense Neytiri wasn't exactly unhappy to be around me more as her attraction for me grew.

"It is decided. My daughter will teach you our ways. Learn well Jake Sully. Then we will see if your insanity can be cured," Moat informed me in English as so far they were speaking mostly in Navi unless addressing me.

I have yet to reveal that I can speak and understand their tongue. Neytiri soon had me changed into one of the native dresses, which was mostly a thong like piece of cloth that covered very little. When I was taken to the campfire the song and conversation stopped as everyone stared at me. It quickly picked up as I followed close behind Neytiri and kept silent. I observed rather than trying to make awkward conversation. After dinner I followed Neytiri to rows of hammocks suspended over much open air. The hammocks closed up around us as I stared through the netting at Neytiri. As I felt her slipping into sleep I used my powers to ensure she would be having some very pleasant dreams about me.

When I shut down the conscious mind of my Avatar body I awoke to my name being called by Grace as she shined a light in my eyes.

"Damn Grace I'm fine. Take that light out of my eyes.

"Well you were dug in like a tick," she answered with a relieved laugh. "Is the Avatar safe?"

"Yeah Grace and you aren't going to believe where it is," I replied before going into a detailed explanation of what happened.

Of course I narrated a few of the details of how I did things as we had an audience with other scientists and Grace wasn't yet privy to all of my secrets.

Mess Hall...

"The last thing we see is this marine's ass disappearing into the brush with the sandrithanator coming after him," Grace explained to the laughter of the table of scientist a short while later as we ate.

"That beast was a fun playmate," I mused aloud.

"You're crazy," Grace told me with a smile to show she didn't mean any harm by her comment. "But the Navi love you," she added. "And I'm starting to see why," I heard grace mutter softly behind her spoon as she continued to eat.

I just smiled and kept on eating while Buffy stood invisibly behind Grace and periodically projected a blue tendril of energy from her finger into the scientist, causing Grace to undergo small orgasms. I certainly didn't mind Buffy using my powers in such an awesome way.

Operations, an hour later…

I reported into the Colonel to make him think he had me in his pocket. I gave him the same explanation I gave Grace about the Navi.

"I'm practically family. They're going to study me while I learn to be one of them," I finished.

"That's called taking the initiative son. I wish I had ten more like you," responded the Colonel.

"Look Sully, Sully just find out what the blue monkeys want. You know I mean we try to give them medicine, education, roads…but no. They like mud. And that wouldn't bother me…it's just that their…uh," Parker said as he tried to manipulate the holographic projection of the Pandora forest to show the area of the Navi, somewhat unsuccessfully might I add. "Hey can somebody just…," asked Parker as he indicated the hologram. "Sector twelve. Their damn village just happens to be resting on the richest Unobtainium deposit in two hundred clicks in any direction," Parker finished as a hologram of Home Tree and the minerals under it appeared before us. "I mean look at all that cheddar."

"What if they won't go," I asked but already knowing the answer.

"Oh I'm betting that they will," the Colonel answered.

"Look killing the indigenous looks bad. But there's one thing more that share holders hate more than bad press and that's a bad quarterly statement. I don't make up the rules. So just find me a carrot that'll get them to move otherwise it's going to have to be all stick," Parker explained as he pointed towards the Colonel.

"You got three months…that's when the dozers get there," added the Colonel.

"Well we're wasting time," I said.

"I like this guy," Parker announced as he smacked my shoulder.

Link room, several hours later…

"Good luck," Grace told me as she activated the link systems.

"I don't need luck," I answered with a wide grin before closing my eyes.

I started my training that day with the Navi version of a horse. For simplicities sake I'll just refer to them as horses.

"Easy girl," I spoke softly while channeling a calming power through my aura.

With a quick jump up I was on her back. The horse made chirping noises while Neytiri spoke calming words in her native language. She handed me the sensory stem which I attached to my own. The horse cried out as its mine connected with my own.

"That is the Halo, the bond. Feel her…feel her heartbeat," instructed Neytiri. "Her breath, feel her strong legs. You may tell her what to do, inside," Neytiri explained as she tapped her forehead. "For now say where to go," Neytiri told me as she stepped back.

Instead of saying anything verbally I used my mind to start the horse off. I could see the surprised expression on Neytiri's face. Directing the horse with my mind was much like directing a broom with the exception that the horse could not fly. I contemplated making the horse grow wings and become Pandora's version of a Pegasi but somehow I don't think Neytiri was ready for that yet.

When the Colonel asked me for a report on how to take Home Tree in an attack I fed him fabricated information. It was easy to alter the scans that were requested while Aristotle set up a sensor scattering field that made it so any verification was impossible.

Lab, shortly after…

"You don't honestly think the information I gave him was accurate do you," I asked Grace a few minutes later as I pulled her aside.

I had sensed Max as he accidently walked in on my report to the Colonel when he was intending to see Parker. Everyone of these scientists now think I'm a spy against the Navi.

"I don't know Jake…you tell me," Grace answered.

"I'm feeding him false information. I have no intention of giving the Colonel or Parker anything that could harm the Navi. They will be in for quite a surprise when it comes time for them to attack the Navi," I told Grace earnestly as I stood up from my wheelchair.

"Jake…how is this possible," asked Grace in shock as everyone else turned to stair at me.

I lifted up a leg and braced my foot against a lab bench. Pulling up my pant leg showed the scientists a silver liquid like coating over my leg.

"Nanite bracers reinforce my legs much like a robotic suit. I've been working on it for quite some time. I was able to complete the technology using the lab here. So you see Grace I don't need the Colonel's offer to fix my legs in exchange for spying for him," I explained.

"I understand. Going to the mobile link station up on site twenty-six will make it easier on all of us," explained Grace. "They're far up in the mountains."

"The Halleluiah Mountains," asked Norm eagerly.

"That's right," confirmed Grace.

"Are you serious," Norm asked again.

"Yes," was Grace's reply.

"Yes," crowed Norm. "The legendary floating mountains of Pandora," Norm added to me when I stared at him strangely.

I sat in my wheelchair until we made it to Trudy's copter so as to not alert the Colonel that I didn't need his offer.

"We're getting close," Grace told me a short while later as Trudy took us deep into the jungle.

"Yeah look at my instruments," confirmed Trudy as her instruments went haywire.

"We're in the flux vortex," Grace informed.

"We're VFR from here on," Trudy stated.

"What's VFR," asked Norm.

"It means you gotta see where you're going," answered Trudy.

"You can't see anything," replied Norm.

"Exactly…ain't that a bitch," laughed Trudy.

I leaned forward as we came out of the fog to see the massive islands of stone and vegetation my sensors and senses told me were there, suspended high above the ground by the unique magnetic fields of this moon.

"Oh my god," gasped Norm.

"You should see your faces," Trudy said with a laugh. "Thank you for flying Air Pandora," quipped Trudy as she shut down the copter after a smooth landing on the edge of a cliff.

A short journey wearing masks and through the airlock had us inside the mobile link modules.

"Welcome to camp," greeted Grace as we got inside and powered things up. "This is my bunk…Jake go under. Trudy you're right across from him. Norm you're down there at the other end," Grace informed us. "Jake you'll use the link at the end…unit one, Bula. She's the least glitch."

"I'll take a look at the link systems here soon and I can most likely eliminate any glitches," I offered.

"That would me much appreciated," replied Grace with a warm smile.

The next day I followed Neytiri up to the top of Home Tree. She let out several short chirping calls. The result was a dragon like creature dropping out of the branches and hissing at me. It was nowhere near as large as a dragon back home.

"Do not look in her eye," warned Neytiri but it was already too late.

I looked directly into the creature's eye. Normally she would have attacked but I channeled an aura of intimidation at the creature while power filled my eyes. It was smart enough to know who was alpha out of the two of us. It didn't attack as Neytiri fed it.

"Tom, tom Sazei," Neytiri said with a smile as she calmed her friend. "A Cran is not horse. Once a Halo is made a Cran will fly with only one hunter in the whole life" Neytiri explained as she connected with her mount before jumping on its neck. "To become Ayonru, hunter, you must choose your own Cran and he must choose you…when you are ready," finished Neytiri before letting out a cry and taking to the air on her Cran.

I watched her fly around the top of Home Tree for quite some time. It was a very pleasant sight.

Grace considered it her job to make sure I ate whenever I wasn't in the link. Trudy considered it her job to make sure I bathed, even though regular cleaning charms maintained my cleanliness. We had to keep up appearances for Norm and Grace. I actually didn't need to eat or sleep because my physiology is maintained by my essence but Grace and Norm don't know that. Grace would often share a meal with me while asking me about my day with the Navi. Her enthusiasm for the natives of Pandora was contagious. Grace was very cautious on the subject of Neytiri.

"Be careful Jake. Tsu'tey is supposed to be her mate and Navi mate for life," Grace warned me when she sensed my attachment to the attractive Navi female from my vivid descriptions.

"Why can't we all just get along and share? Love isn't meant to be constricted," I countered.

"What would Trudy think of that," asked Grace with a smile.

Trudy and I made no secret of our carnal indulgences. No matter how quiet we were Grace could still hear us going at it in the bunk below her own. We could both sense the hot doctor pleasuring herself to our coupling.

"Trudy and I both understand that we are free to seek other lovers. Why are you asking Grace, be honest," I queried, already knowing the answer from the smell of Grace's extreme arousal.

"I want you," Grace answered bluntly as my aura increased her arousal to match my own attraction for her.

I stood quickly from the small dining area in the mobile unit as Grace did the same. I was around the table and kissing her before she was able to move far from her seat.

Cliffieness…

AN2:

Hi there folks. I may have slightly exaggerated this story being over. The truth is a story set up like this will never truly be over. I just really didn't want to be bugged for updates and what not. So don't bug me for updates and you might be pleasantly surprised when a new universe pops up. The second part of the Avatar Universe will show up in a few days most likely. I'm no longer going to post things in a set length. It will be whatever I feel like posting. I don't require any reviews anymore. This fic already has enough reviews.

Expect to see a series of shorter universes corresponding to various movies. I've discovered that my ability to write long TV series has been utterly and ruthlessly destroyed, even more destroyed than any notions we might have had about Severus Snape not being a flaming homosexual with a penchant for little boys (JK certainly disabused me of any thoughts to the contrary). I can hopefully trick myself into writing a season or so of some shows I'd like to cross this series with.

I know I've mentioned in the past that I can be contacted best through yahoo messenger. You might also be able to chat with myself and several interesting other characters on Lucifael's new site luwriting . co . uk (remove spaces). There is a chat room on there where I like to lurk.

Last but certainly not least I would like to thank my beta Pyrgus who although hasn't betaed this chapter yet (key word being yet) has most definitely helped me in the writing process by bouncing ideas back and forth.