"All I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for."
"You don't choose your Avatar... your Avatar chooses you."
"Just relax and let your mind go blank"
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Jake pumps furiously toward the door, Grace following. Selfridge surveys the airfield, where crews swarm over the gunships, loading ordnance. He turns as Jake, Nyami and Grace charge toward him. Nyami was the fastest and pushed him into the window. She got in one good hit, enough to make him dizzy before troopers led her away. "Parker, wait. Stop! These are people you're about to–" "They're fly-bitten savages who live in a tree! Look around, I don't know about you but I see a lot of trees. They can move." "For God's sake, there are children in there. Babies!" "Look, Selfridge, you don't want this kind of blood on your hands. Let me try to talk them out. They trust me." Selfridge seemed to be considering this.Selfridge and an escort of armed troopers accompany Jake and Grace to the links. The two enter their units, as Norm and Max prep the system. "You've got one hour. Unless you want your girlfriend in there when the ax comes down, you get them to evacuate. One hour." Jake lowers the upper clamshell. Norm starts the sequence.
The entire clan is gathered, with Eytukan and Mo'at presiding. Jake looks around, feeling the gaze of the People upon him. He steels himself, and speaks in clear Na'vi. "Eytukan, I have something to say, to everyone." "Speak, Jakesully." "A great evil is upon us. The Sky People are coming to destroy Hometree. They will be here soon." A murmur of fear and anger goes through the crowd. "You have to leave, or you will die." "Are you certain of this?" Mo'at asked. Jake gulped down his fear. "They sent me here to learn your ways. So one day I could bring this message, and you would believe it." "What are you saying, Jake? You knew this would happen?" Neytiri asked, backing away from him. He is unable to meet her eyes. "Yes." he breathes out. "At first it was just orders. Then everything changed. I fell in love-- with the forest, with the Omaticaya People-- with you." Neytiri backed away, mumbling in Na'vi. "And by then, how could I tell you?" Jake tried explaining. Neytiri could barely breathe. She was shaking with the enormity of it, her voice cracking with rage and pain. "I trusted you, Jake!" Neytiri screamed at him. Jake reached for her, only to be slapped away. "Trust me now. Please, I only wanted to–" "You will never be one of the People! NEVER!" Neytiri cried and went to her parents for comfort. Tsu'tey yells to his hunters, "Bind them." They grab Jake, who doesn't resist. Others seize Grace. Both are driven to their knees, and their arms bound. Jake and Grace were tied up at the front of the battlefield. Tsu'tey walks over to confront. "Where Nyami?" he asked sternly. "She wasn't allowed to come. She was too hostile and too much of a threat to them." Grace explained. Tsu'tey, despite being at war, smiled. Nyami fought for his people. Their people. "Did she know?" Tsu'tey continued. "Not until it was too late. She found out the day of the dream hunt. She couldn't have done anything to stop them." Grace answered. She didn't want to ruin things for Nyami. Tsu'tey finally understood all those warnings from the willow. He understood why Nyami pushed him away for the sake of The People. He understood why she fought with Jake. He understood why she made all those weapons. She tried warning him but he didn't listen. Now, he could lose the clan, but at this moment, he was more concerned if he'd ever see Nyami again.
