𝑀𝓎 𝑔𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝐸𝓌𝓎𝒶

Chapter Three

It was quiet. The only sounds we're from the animals in the forest. As Raya laid on the ground she focused on the sound of the rushing water, the smell of the flowers and the sound of the animals around her, until she heard-

"Raya! Raya! Where are you?"

Why couldn't she have just one moment of piece. She sighed before calling back out, "I'm over here!" She closed her eyes trying to focus again.

"Raya it's almost eclipse, are you ready to go to the lake?" Spider asked as he walked through some of the branches to where she was laying.
"Yeah, I'm ready." She said as she sat up.
"Come on, Kiri, and Lo'ak are waiting for you let's go." He said helping her up.

Neteyam wasn't able to go with them because Jake and Neytiri asked him to go scouting with them incase they saw any Sky People, but he promised they'd go again sometime soon.

As they walked back to the others, she could hear Kiri and Lo'ak joking around.
"Bro you're so annoying!" Lo'ak yelled throwing a stick at Kiri.
"You're just mad you're grounded from flying for a month!" Kiri jokingly said to Lo'ak, throwing back the stick.

She laughed as they approached and they both stopped and looked at her.
"Bro finally! Where were you? We looked everywhere for you?" Lo'ak asked once she got closer.
"I was just laying on the grass thinking." She said as she walked past him.
"Thinking about Netey-" Lo'ak was about to talk, then they heard it.

The sound of voices. Large feet breaking sticks as they walked. They were close. Very close.

"We should head back. We can always go to the lake some other time." Spider whispered, motioning for everyone to turn around and head back.
"No bro, we should go check it out!" Lo'ak said as he grabbed Spiders arm.
"Are you trying to get us killed, you skxawng?" Raya couldn't believe he'd want to go after the voices.
"She's right, what if it's Quaritch's men? Hm?" Kiri spoke up to her younger brother.
"Yea well it's obviously not Quaritch himself, Mom killed him remember?"

Raya had walked off to get a better look, leaving the conversation behind her. She had a clear sight. There were six of them. They looked like avatars, but they were dressed in all camo.

"Right, you can go get kidnapped by the Sky People if that's what you want, Lo'ak." Kiri said jokingly hitting her brothers arm.

"Wait, where's Raya?" Spider asked looking around. Nobody had noticed she walked off.

She was crouched behind a tree clutching her bow. Great Mother please protect us. She silently prayed as she watched the men walking around the old shack.

The others found her and all crowded around her.
"Lo'ak, call this in." Raya whispered.
"On it." He whispered back, pressing the button on the microphone to call to his Father.
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Jake, Neytiri, and Neteyam were all flying on their Ikran when Lo'ak came across the microphone.
"Dad, it's Lo'ak. We need backup. There are these people, they look like Avatars but their wearing all camo and carrying guns. Over."

Jake and Neytiri shared a nervous glance.
"Who's all with you?"
"Me, Spider, Kiri, and Raya."  He responded to his father as they all watched the strange Avatars.

Jake saw the worry on Neytiri and Neteyam's faces. "Alright listen, you all get the hell out of there right now. You read me."
"Loud and clear, over." Lo'ak motioned for everyone to start moving away from the unknown avatars.

Everyone started walking away, except Raya. She looked back and everyone was a few feet away from her. She then turned back to the Avatars in camo.