THE FOREST WAS and forever will be the Sully's home, at least in their heart it is. If you had told yourself five years ago you'd be flying across the ocean away from the forest you would have died from laughter, not believing a single word.
But now here they were flying across the ocean to live somewhere else. The family was leaving their home to protect their people.
Mckenzie's Ikran was flying across the ocean to travel to a clan, her Father had said home was wherever your family was but she just couldn't see it that way.
The seven of them finally saw land, they surveyed the area that her family was hoping to make their home. Their huts lay close to the ground by the sea and they were all built into big tree roots.
After flying over sea for the past few days the ocean seemed so normal.
Even if this place was very different from where she had grown up and what she'd become accustomed to.
The family all got off their Ikrans and looked around at everything and everyone. Neytiri first grabbed her bow before Jake told her to put it away. They had to make themselves friendly so they could stay here, away from the sky people.
"On me." Jake spoke. All of kids abided by his ordered making sure to stick close to one another.
The Metkayina clan quickly gathered around them, some were curious, excited, fear, and disgusted. "Be nice." Neytiri mutters.
It seems like a hundred na'vi had gathered to look them up and down. They were different from them, their skin a cyan color with ocean blue eyes that fit right with the seas while the Sully had dark blue skin, red and yellow eyes.
The crowd parted for a second as two boys walked forward one being taller than the other. The shorter one had his curls displayed in a short cut and the taller one had his braids tied up into a bun.
Mckenzie stands in between Lo'ak and Neteyam greeting the two boys with a simple gesture of hello. McKenzie's eyes were trained on the taller boy who was eyeing her brothers before turning to look at her.
His gaze was firm on her as he took in her appearance. His blue-green eyes were a stark contrast to the red eyes she had become so accustomed to looking into. His face held concern and curiosity by the red eyes.
From that small moment she could feel the way her heart beat picked up.
His eyes tore away from her own as he made his way around her family.
"What is that?! Is that supposed to be a tail?" The shorter boy joked around making people around laugh out. She tried to ignore the laughs remembering to stay on her best behavior.
If she didn't she were certain your parents would kill her.
Lo'ak's head turn towards the water.
Mackenzie look over to see a pretty girl getting out from the water.
Neteyam and her look over and give their brother a knowing glance with a cheeky smirk.
"It's too small. How are they supposed to swim?" She heard the boy continue to joke around. She rolls her eyes at the comment choosing to ignore them and not lash out.
The girl from earlier comes over and lightly hits the boy getting him to stop.
"Do not Rotxo. Aonung." She says reprimanding him.
"Hey" Lo'ak bluntly says to the girl.
The girl smiles before letting out a little laugh.
Mckenzie watch Aonung give Lo'ak a glare before his eyes go back to her. Only for a second though a moment later and his eyes left her almost like they were never on her.
Her gaze flickers up as she watch with amazement as giant fish like creatures soar from the sea with wings before splashing back into the water to land.
The Chief Tonowari made his way over to her family. Her parents and him greeted each other with a quiet.
Neytiri glance at her children before they follow in their lead gesturing a greeting.
The crowd parted as a woman made her way through. Mckenzie could tell from her attire that she was Ronal the other leader of these islands. The whole family again greeted her.
"Why do you come to us Jake Sully?"
Tonowari asked.
Mckenzie's father glance around her family before looking back at Ronal and Tonowari. "We seek ukturu."
"ukturu?" Ronal says in disbelief glancing up at her mate to make sure she heard right.
"Yes, a sanctuary for my family."
Though Mackenzie couldn't see her fathers face, she could pick up on how desperate he was through his tone.
"We are reef people." Tonowari says.
Ronal leaves his side and begins circling your family. "You are forest people. Your skills will mean nothing here."
"We will learn your ways. Right?" Jake said looking over to his mate trying to convince Tonowari and Ronal. Ronal sliced through the family's group inspecting each of them from head to toe.
"Yes." Neytiri answered.
Ronal grabbed Neytiri's tail before she walked over to Tuk slightly pulling her arm causing the youngest to flinch away. "Their arms are thin. Their tails are weak." She says yanking Kiri's tail making her yelp. "You will be slow in the water."
Mckenzie watch as Ronal grabs Kiri's hands displaying them to the crowd making her huff in anger. "These children are not even true Navi.
The crowd erupts into a series of gasps.
At this point she just felt embarrassed and made fun of. Her family had just come from a close call fight with the sky people and were looking for refuge. But, now you were all being humiliated like freaks in front of these true Na'vi.
"Yes we are." Kiri says fighting back.
Ronal makes her way through to Mckenzie and grabs her hand. She separated her fingers to bring attention to the fact that she had five fingers. "They have demon blood!"
Mckenzie snatched her hand away from her grip and snarled at her, her eyes burning with anger at the woman. The clan gasped and the warriors were about to attack the family as the girl's family stayed alerted but the chief held out his hand to say, "Stand down."
Ronal wasn't focusing much on her people trying to protect her, she was mesmerized and amazed by the beauty of Mckenzie's eyes.
Jake immediately steps forward attempting to bring the attention away from his daughter with his five fingered hand held up high.
"Look! Look! Look I was born with the sky people. Now I am na'vi, okay. Look you can adapt. We will adapt! Okay?!" He exclaimed, pushing Mckenzie behind him protectively.
"My husband was Toruk Makto." Neytir said as she steps forward at Ronal with pride. "He led the clans to victory against the sky people."
Neytiri and Ronal go back and forth hissing at each other. She was not going to let Jake be talked about poorly and her children getting bullied.
"I apologize for my mate she's come a long way and—"
"Do not apologize for me." Your Mother says sternly.
"And she's exhausted."
"Jake."
The Chief steps forward talking about Jake's accomplishments. "All na'vi people know his Great War stories. But, we Metkayina are not at war."
Tuk pats our Father's leg grabbing his attention and in a swift motion he
picks her up.
"We can not let you bring your war here."
"I don't want war." Jake stated quietly trying to convince Tonowari.
"Okay? I just want to keep my family safe." His tone sounded so desperate that the chief felt the urge to help them.
Ronal and Tonowari share a glance between each other, being able to communicate with each other with a single shared glance.
"Ukturu has been asked." Mckenzie speaks softly. She wanted an answer on whether or not they could stay. And if they couldn't stay, they would leave and find a new home.
After a moment the woman solemnly nod coming in an agreement with her mate before glancing at the family.
Tonowari gestured his arms around to face his people. "Toruk Makto and his family will stay with us." Mckenzie and her siblings exchanged glances to each other, being relieved they all get to stay.
"Treat them as your brothers and sisters. They do not know the sea so they will be like babies taking their first breath. Teach them our ways so they do not suffer the shame of being useless." He announced with a small smile.
Jake and Neytiri felt relieved by the decision. "Okay, what do we say?"
Each of the children mutter out thank you's, even if it was against their desires which it was to pretty much all of them except Tuk. Who didn't know any better and just wanted to lie down on some solid ground.
"My son Aonung and my daughter
Tsireya will show your children what to do." The Chief says pointing to girl you saw earlier and the boy who had previously caught your interest.
The boy is immediately caught by surprise at this. "Father why would—"
"It has been decided." He declares.
Mckenzie watched as the boy shrinks back annoyed with a scowl on his face. If she wasn't surrounded by his whole clan she probably would've laughed at him. Rather she bit the inside of her cheek holding it in.
"Come! I will show you our village." His sister said with a smile. It was a stark contrast from her brother who was still standing beside her with furrowed brows and a frown.
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