Falling for the Olo'eykte

✧Prologue✧

Neteyam's POV

I was peacefully sleeping in our marui when a sudden thunderous noise woke my family and me up. Loud rumbles had consumed the clan's serenity, indicating something terrible was happening. Quickly, I got out of my bed and followed by my family we exited the marui to see what was happening. In front of us, that clan that once had brought us safety and calm had turned into chaos and destruction. 

After four years, the sky people had come back for revenge and this time they wanted to make sure that none of the Metkayina had the resources to fight back. My mother watched with sorrow as the clan's lands were being burned down just like they had done with hers the first time they were on our planet. Instead of the soothing susurration of the waves reaching the shore, all that could be heard now was the people's cries and the sound of the maruis crumbling down into the sea, leaving no trace of their existence.

As fast as he could, my father started to collect all of our belongings and encouraged my siblings and I to do the same. "Come on, we gotta get out of here. Now", he exclaimed as he hung a bag full of our things on his back.

My mother took my sister in her arms and went in search of the Ikrans followed by Lo'ak and Kiri. As I was about to do the same, my father called my name and looked me straight in the eyes. "Doesn't matter what you see now, our family's safety always comes first. Understood?" "Yes, sir".

Venturing into the mayhem, I ran as fast as I could while looking around for my family in the crowd. Far from where I was standing, I saw my mother fighting against a group of avatars that were taking Tuk away, yet there was no sign of my other siblings.

Without thinking about it twice, I headed towards the avatar holding my sister and jumped onto his back, making him lose his grip on Tuk. The avatar turned towards me and rushed over my neck grabbing it so tight that I could hardly breathe. Then he pushed me to the ground and rested his leg on my abdomen to prevent me from moving.

"You thought you could win against me? What a delusional kid" he said as he pulled out a gun. The sound of my younger sister's cries as she begged the avatar to stop hurting me reached my ears, breaking my heart as I knew I couldn't do anything at the moment to comfort her.

"Colonel Quaritch is going to be very happy when I tell him that Jake Sully has lost two of his children". He tried to shoot me, but I managed to move my head away before the bullet made contact with my forehead. Grabbing his arm with all my strength, I pushed the gun away from my face and pulled him towards me until his body was close enough for me to headbutt him. The avatar fell to the ground, taking advantage of the moment, I ran to my sister to check if she was hurt.

When I reached her, she quickly hugged me as tightly as she could. "Neteyam" she said between cries while hardening her grip on my neck as I stroked her hair. "Shhh, it's okay Tuk. You know I will always be there to protect you".  "We have to find our family and get somewhere safe. Can you be brave for me?"  I whispered into her ear. "Mmhm" she affirmed without letting go of me ", Okay then, let's go".

I took her into my arms and searched around for my family. The more time passed, the denser the smoke became, making it nearly impossible to find anybody who could help us find our parents. All of a sudden, I recognised my brother's voice screaming for help. I ran to his voice to help him, hoping he wasn't too injured or in grave danger, yet when I was close enough, I saw the real reason for his desperate shouts. 

Tsireya lay on the floor with a bullet wound on the upper side of her arm as Lo'ak held it tight to stop the bleeding. "She needs help, the injury won't stop bleeding" he looked at me without knowing what to do next. "Tuk go get the largest seaweed you can find and come back as fast as you can", "Okay" she said as she went towards the sea. "Lo'ak go find the others so that father and mother can assist Tsireya before the bleeding gets worse", "But Neteyam, I can't leave her" he complained. "Do you want her dead? Leave before I change my mind and take you and Tuk to safety leaving Tsireya behind". After hearing this, Lo'ak went looking for our parents, leaving me with Tsireya as we waited for Tuk.