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Chapter 5

Mo'at pulled the bone dagger from her necklace and stabbed it into our chests, producing drops of blood. She lifted it to her mouth and tasted it. 

"Why did you come to us?" Mo'at demanded.

"I came to learn." Jake told her honestly. "I want to learn how to bond with the creatures." I told her honestly.

"We have tried to teach other Sky People. It is hard to fill a cup which is already full." Mo'ta warned.

"Well, our cups are empty, trust me." Jake smirked and I sighed. "Just ask Dr. Augustine. I'm no scientist."

"Will you stop talking about my Mom like that?" I asked.

Everyone gasped when I mentioned that Grace Augustine was my mother.

Mo'at and Eytukan came towards me and examined me, than they nodded. "This female is a true Na'vi. She may be part of the Sky People, but she has chosen her side." Mo'at said. I smiled.

"What are you?" Mo'at asked Jake curiously.

Jake made eye contact with Neytiri and she gestured for him to speak.

"I was a Marine. A, uh.... a warrior of the Jarhead Clan." He replied to them nervously. I was gonna strangle him once we returned to our bodies. "And she helped me."

Somehow this did not surprise Neytiri and Tsu'tey. The All Mother would not send two people here without good reason. It intrigued them and they smiled.

"A warrior!" Ryan stepped forward as he scoffed, and Skylar had her bow aiming at me. "We could kill them easily!" They yelled and Eytukan stopped them. Jake put himself in front of me.

"No! These are the first warrior Dream Walkers we've ever seen. If Neytiri and Tsu'tey say this was a sign. Then so be it. We must learn about the male more though." Eytukan instructed the Na'vi. Ryan and Skylar gave disapproving looks and Neytiri and Tsu'tey sighed in relief that we would not be killed.

"My daughter and her best friend..." Mo'at approached Neytiri and Tsu'tey. "You will teach them our way..."

"Wait, what?!" Neytiri and Tsu'tey gasped and frowned.

"To speak and walk as we do."

"Why us? We did our duty and brought them here. That is not fair." They exclaimed in annoyance.

"Enough." Mo'at said calmly and they hissed and shuffled their feet into the dirt. "It is decided. My daughter and her best friend will teach you our ways, and help you bond. Learn well, Jakesully and Izzy. Then we will see if your insanity can be cured." 

Jake and I nodded once at her in understanding. But Mo'at and Eytukan guided me away to talk to me. I went with them.

We were sitting on a branch that looked over Pandora. "It's so beautiful..." I said softly.

Mo'at and Eytukan smiled at me. "Are you really the daughter of Grace?" Eytukan asked.

"I am." I said smiling at them. They smiled back. "You were sent to us by Eywa, do you know why?" Mo'at asked.

"No, I do not. But I've been hearing her voice." I told them softly. They seemed surprised at that.

After a while I came back to Jake, Neytiri and Tsu'tey.

We all began walking. "We must prepare for dinner. You cannot come dressed like that." They eye'd us up and down in disgust. We stopped at the sow makers and they gestured to us. "They need appropriate Na'vi clothing, please." They bowed their head and the three women looked at us with increasing frowns.