dream walker | AVATAR [1]

five

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Spluttering water from her mouth, Kit crawled her way to the shore weakly and out of breath. Her face was turned to the side as she coughed out more water, her lungs burned yet relief was felt as the pressure was released. Pushing herself over she laid on her back, wondering what on Pandora had just happened.

She was just chased by a thanator! This was amazing, at least now that she wasn't fearing certain death. The zoologist was gearing up the energy to find Jake when she hear him calling her name. "Kit! Where are you?!" There was panic in his voice and she feared he was injured, raising her body she saw Jake jogging alongside the opposite bank. "Kit!"

"Jake," her voice was scratchy and sore from the water. She had to get up before he moved too far away. With her muscles aching she pushed herself to stand, "I'm here!" Kit tried to yell but it wasn't loud enough. Luckily however, her waving arms caught his vision and he jumped into the river and swum across to her. He waded out the water and she took a step closer, "I'm sorry, I didn't real-"

Her sentence didn't finish as Jake wrapped her up in a hug, he had been terrified she was dead. Pretty much his only companion on this world gone, she was too good to die, he wouldn't allow it to happen. The marine didn't want to break open the deeper feeling of relief that settled in his stomach, it would do no good for them now, he only held her tighter. Kit's own arms came to wrap around his waist as she turned her head into his shoulder.

She hadn't been held like this in forever and even though they were surrounded by the wilderness, she felt safe in his arms. Kit didn't want to think about what that meant.

"Are you okay?" His voice was muffled into her hair.

"Mostly. You?"

"Mostly." 

They chuckled as they pulled apart. Assessing each other for any seen injuries. Kit had a gash on her forehead which wasn't too bad but Jake would keep an eye on it whilst he had a bloody nose and some scratches on his bicep. Both of their outfits had seen better days. "Let's cross the river, that thing is still on this side. I don't wanna be here when he comes looking for his next meal." 

"That thing is a thanator," Kit mentioned as they stepped into the water. Now she wasn't flailing around she realised it wasn't that deep. Thank goodness. The zoologist thought of herself as a strong swimmer but didn't want to put that to the test here in this condition. It took them no more than two minutes to get across, and for a brief moment, Kit began to wonder about the other tribes of Na'vi on this planet. She'd only seen brief pictures but they had evolved differently for their ecosystems and those tails would've been helpful.

"Considered the apex land predator here," Kit said tying her wet jacket around her waist. Her cameras and tablet had been lost in the chase or the river and there was no chance she could get them back now. She only hoped they had had enough time to fully transfer devices. "it has ten sensory quills connected to six pads at the rear of the skull that flare up before it attacks the prey. Think of it like the panther from hell."