strong - neteyam x oc

ship

With no more rain it hadn't taken Neteyam long to reach Lo'ak, however the ocean continued to scream, wind and clouds warning the Na'vi, "No way you're rolling out to Big Brother," He shook his head.

Lo'ak turned, continuing to grab what he needed for the Ilu, "I have to warn Payakan."

With a swipe of his hand, the older boy tried to joke in hopes to calm down his brother, "No... you have to keep your skxawng ass here."

"He's outcast, there's nobody to warn him but me!" Pausing, Neteyam placed his hand on his brother's head, he just needed him here and safe. And although the rain had stopped, there was no telling what the weather would do, no matter how the older boy looked at this situation, it was dangerous.

"Bro... why do you need to make things so hard?" Lo'ak didn't appreciate the remark hitting his brother's hand off his head.

"No! You mean, why can't I be the perfect son like you," Neteyam stepped away with shock, his lips forming a line as his brother continued to speak, "The perfect little soldier.... well I'm not you okay? I'm not you. He's my brother- I'm going."

Now the older boy was upset, hurt, many emotions at his brother's confession, "Oh, he's your brother?" Grabbing Lo'aks shoulder, he forced him to face him, "No. I am your brother."

The rest of the group had caught up, and Lo'ak shoved his brother's hand off, diving into the water and taking off. "Lo'ak!" Tsireya yelled, but he was already moving.

"What happened?" Kiri asked as everyone rushed forward.

"He's headed to Payakan."

They all quickly followed the boy diving on their Ilu's, Neteyam was so caught up on staying close to his brother he didn't even notice Kireyi's desperate attempts to keep near him. For the first time in her life, the water hadn't felt safe after everything that had happened, and everything that was to come. It was as if it was screaming at her to just go back home, to not follow. They were stuck a few yards behind Lo'ak. Every time they'd catch up, he would advance farther away from them all the way to Brother Rocks.

"Payakan!" Lo'ak screamed, and Neteyam was only a few feet behind listening to his brother yell. He watched the boy jump onto Payakan's back, "Shit, it's fine! Just hold on," Lo'ak grabbed the red tracker, trying to pull the beeping object off.

"What is it bro?" Neteyam yelled.

"He's been marked help!"

Everyone else surrounded the area, trying to help pull. Kireyi's mind flashed back to the image of her sister, Eleu, and her heart grew fast. If Payakan ended up like her, she would never forgive herself, though her mind was fighting a breakdown, body telling her to leave. She stayed, pulling with every ounce of strength she could muster. Lo'ak noticed a boat from afar, screaming to everyone, "They're coming! Hurry, pull!" He and the group were filled with anxiety, trying to get the tracker off.

"Lo'ak call this in," Neteyam spoke, receiving a look of judgment.

"Dad will kill us!"

"Call it in now. We'll keep pulling," Despite what had happened at the dock, he wouldn't leave his brother here alone.

Lo'ak stepped away, pressing the two pads on his microphone. Neteyam on the other hand tried to figure something out, it wouldn't matter how much they pulled, it wasn't going to break free. He looked around, spotting the rope attached to the Ilu's pouch, diving into the water he grabbed it before starting to tie it to the tracker. The boy was moving fast, but with the situation they were stuck in, it felt like forever. The waves crashed around everyone, and when Lo'ak returned Neteyam was ready, "Pull!"