When Ta'ni wakes up, he is blinded by the white lights of an RDA cell. A large two-way-mirror makes up one of the walls and a small table sits in the middle of the small room. As his eyes adjust to the light he spots a chair. Taking his time standing up, he pulls the mask around his mouth down before angrily grabbing the chair and throwing it at the mirror, hissing out in frustration. At the realisation that there is no easy escape, he falls to the floor in defeat, small sounds of anger echoing through the cold room.
On the other side of the glass, the man monitoring Ta'ni notifies Quatrich and General Ardmore of his awakening. Due to Spider's much more aggressive stance, they decide to try and question Ta'ni first.
Quatrich saunters into the cell taking a deep breath of air from his mask before he walks over to Ta'ni, pulling up the chair that was previously thrown and sitting down, staring at the sulking Na'vi on the ground.
"Long time no see Tristan"
He says with a smirk plastered onto his face.
"Nobody calls me that anymore."
Ta'ni snapped back monotonously, his voice barely reaching Quatrich's ears as his own flick back to display his anger.
Ta'ni takes another breath of the carbon dioxide air before fully turning to face him.
"What do you want, Miles?" he sneers, "I'm assuming you're here for some kind of intel."
He asks, his golden orbs locking with Quatrich's
"And don't act like you know me." he continues, voice rough with anger. Mile's ears flick back in slight panic, a feeling of fear creeping up his spine.
Being intimidated was not something Quaritch usually felt, but this Na'vi science experiment seemed to be an exception. Ta'ni is taller and his eyes were full of frustration and unreleased rage, seemingly ready to pounce at any moment and the realisation hits him as Ta'ni stands up. He feels like a human again. Now not daring to break eye contact miles forces himself to stand, attempting to gain back his lost confidence.
"I want you to tell me where Jake Sully is."
He demands, preparing himself for a fight.
Ta'ni's walls break down and his rage is released, making him leap forward and throw himself onto the cornel. Gripping onto the collar of his shirt, he pushes Miles against the wall. Now nose to nose as ragged breaths echo through the small room bringing the control back to the taller Na'vi.
"How DARE you think I would tell you where my family is!"
Ta'ni snarls, baring his canines in the other man's face.
"I will NEVER tell you where they are. NEVER! Especially after what you did to my mother!"
He continues, punching the wall, barely missing Quatrich's head to accentuate his point before letting him drop to the floor.
Miles stares up at the older Na'vi for a moment before regaining his footing, stepping forward again and replying softly,
"Calm down. I get it, you're loyal. That is something I can respect but I need Sully's location. You're completely useless to me otherwise" he ends, his confidence returning. Attempting to get back his authority he sinisterly adds,
"Who knows what I'll do with you then."
Before he walks to the automatic door and exits the cell, leaving Ta'ni alone in his rage to evaluate his options.
It feels like hours as Ta'ni sat alone in the cold room. Pondering what to do next, Wondering the location and status of his sister's best friend and re visiting the look of fear on Quaritches face when he was pressed against the wall.
As he stares at the two way glass on the opposite side of the room his ears twitch to the sound of the door being reopened, Quatrich, once again steps into the room. He looks up and sees that Spider is with him, one of his thoughts being answered.
He stands up and walks over, leaning down to pull Spider into a bone crushing hug. He pulls away and does a quick once over to make sure he was unharmed, not noticing the look of admiration Quaritch has at the care Ta'ni has towards his son. Ta'ni pulls away and turns to look at Miles, letting an exasperated sigh fall from his lips. Giving it one last thought he hesitatingly opens his mouth asking,
"How are we doing this?"
Quaritch's lips quirk upwards into a smirk at the hesitant cooperation. Ta'ni takes one more glance at Spider before following the retreating figure of the colonel out of the cell.
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This guy is a little shorter than his brothers but I'm hoping the next chapter will be a bit longer as I will not let my braincell take a vacation until I finish writing this story.
-pp
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ActionThe skies of Pandora were clear the day Ta'ni or Tristan, to the less cultured humans, was 'born'. They drained the amnio tank and pulled out his delicate blue body passing him to his primary creator. She wrapped her pale human arms around the Na'vi...
