Shells | Lo'ak Sully

Part 16 - Retrieval

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Neteyam was at the ship's edge, poking his head out of the water, looking for both Sky-People and his brother. He'd been able to spot him back on the rocks however now it was clear he was going to have to go a lot further inbound in order to be able to get him.

He examined the situation, watching the two Sky-People who were stood guard a few feet away from him, not being able to see him as he hid slightly. He noticed an entryway that hadn't been blocked, deciding to create a diversion instead of going in and attacking them straight away, as he assumed Ni'teya was doing at that same moment. He swam back down a touch, finding a small rock, bringing it up to the surface with him and carefully throwing it with precision in the direction away from him.

Once the Sky-People had gone to check the noise, Neteyam sprinted onto the ship, climbing up a pipe, clinging to it as he proceeded to examine the room he was now successfully inside. He now had a clearer view of his brother, who was tied to a railing which created a barrier between him and a gaping hole in the floor, which was now filled by the ocean.

Two Na'vi Sky-People were stood beside him, guarding him whilst armed, both with guns secured in their fake blue hands.

He chose to play it stealthily. He'd devised that he'd attempt to cut Lo'ak's ties and free him before they even realized he'd gone, allowing the two of them to slip away into the water. So, he climbed over to the pipes that were directly above them all, looking for the best place to land without him falling over whilst trying to stick it.

It seemed Neteyam had forgotten one vital trait that his brother had, though. He was loud.

Neteyam hopped down onto the floor besides Lo'ak, the floor not being too far down from where he was and therefore not creating much sound, he was as agile as a feather. He tapped his brother from behind, evoking the reaction he'd forgotten was a possibility. Lo'ak let out a hideous yelp, immediately causing the two Na'vi imposters to swivel their heads around, spotting the scenes taking place.

Shit, Neteyam thought.

He did the next best thing he could think of, he grabbed one of the Na'vi by the head, pulling it down and along with it, the other Na'vi. One of them had lost control of their gun on the way down, dropping it onto the floor near the water over the other side of the barrier. Lo'ak saw this, jumping over the railing whilst still being tied to it, stretching out his leg as much as it would go, trying to grab the gun and bring it over to him with his foot.

As he did this, Neteyam had taken possession of the Na'vi's gun that he'd first attacked, using it to knock it out before moving on to the next one, who was making it's way over to his little brother, racing for their gun. Neteyam prevented him from doing so, using the railing to lift himself up off of the floor, jumping and hitting the Na'vi in the same way he did with the other one, knocking this one out too, thankfully.

He then used the cutting tool to free his brother, allowing him to take the gun but not shoot it, as he immediately tried to do for some reason.

Neteyam took a breather, worn out already but prepared to try and get them both out next. Before he could suggest that they swim for it, leaving the guns, Lo'ak spoke up.

"Ni'teya's here too, right?" Lo'ak asks out of nowhere, clocking his gun and looking around the room they were in, checking for bad guys.

"Yes, why-" he started, jumping up as his brother began to run away from him upon hearing his answer. Lo'ak jumped the railing, beginning to head towards an opening in the ship, which could see right the way through to the outside. Neteyam tried to stop him but he was too late, his brother was already half way to the door.