Pandora (Neteyam)

Seven

Clouds rumbled in the sky and patters of rain landed on Mireya as they mixed with her tears as she neared the water. She softly called for Huntress and when she came she dived into the waters and swam behind the reef. Huntress rumbled as her riders distress and angrily slapped the water with her tail.

Mireya was about to the around back to village after she stayed out on the open ocean for awhile. But there was birds swarming one particular area behind the reef and something orange was bobbing on the surface. Huntress swam forward towards the birds that squawked and flew above circling whatever it was.

Mireya had felt like an arrow was punctured in her heart, but her heart will still beating. Her breath was caught in her throat as she neared the corpse of both mother and calf Tulkun. And most of all, Tsahik's spirit sister. Mireya was quick to shoo away the birds and yell out a calling towards the village. The waves of Ewya became more harsh as Mireya became angry as she stared at the Tulkun's. Her blood boils at the mere thought of sky people as they left their signature on their deaths.

It wasn't long until more Tulkun made their way over and sang sadly and surrounded Mireya, Rini's presence was felt and she neared and sang sadly to Mireya. Then her father appeared and her mother not far behind him, Ronal gasped and fell from her Skimwing and swam towards her spirit sister and calf. The Suli's aside from Tuk and Kiri had joined them.

A painful cry erupted from Ronal as she laid her hands against the Tulkun and tried to feel her Spirit sister soul. She looked to the calf and cried even more before facing the Tulkun once again.

"She was my spirit sister. She was the composer of songs. Match to be beat, we would sing together. She waited many breeding cycles to have this calf. The clan were so happy for her." Ronal took a deep breath in as she sobbed to her spirit sister. Mireya's ears flattened against her head, her heart aching for her mother. "What is this, Tonowari? What is this?" She yelled in heartbreak and grief, Mireya sobbed and stared down at the water.

Jake and Neytiri swam around the Tulkun and they noticed a tracker sticking out from Ro'a. Jake pulled it out and informed Tonowari and Ronal. Mireya helped her mother take the orange air balloons from her Spirit Sister and calf and the other Tulkun were able to help move Ro'a and her calf along to Ewya. "We must inform the rest of the clan, that the sky people are getting closer." Jake told Tonowari and her father nodded in agreement. The three swam towards the village, but Mireya stayed with her mother as Ro'a and her calf were greeted with Ewya as they embraced her at the bottom of the ocean.

"Come, mother. We will say our farewells later." Mireya held her mother and Ronal sobbed quietly into her daughter's shoulder. The two swam to shore where the clan was by the fire pit where they had communal dinners.

"You must warn your Tulkun that if they are hit with this. They are marked for death." Jake held up the tracker to clan and they gasped and everyone started to scurry to warn their spirit brothers and sisters. Mireya looked over to Neteyam and he was already staring at her, his face was hard and his eyes were cold to look into. His tail raised and swung in anger, Lo'ak ran past the two and Neteyam practically growled as he chased after his brother.

Mireya followed closely behind and she spotted Lo'ak calling for his Ilu and grabbing the harness that sits around his Ilu.

"No way you're rolling out of here, baby brother." Neteyam shows himself to Lo'ak and Mireya watched hidden behind the Marui, her eyes looking between the two. The waves around them had become more rapid and harsh, Ewya's sign of a warning.

"I have to warn Payakan about the pingers." Lo'ak told his older brother and Mireya sighed, her ears flattened down.

"No. You've gotta keep your skxawng ass here." Neteyam told him, not even giving him a choice to go. Mireya wanted to agree with him, but something inside her told her that Lo'ak should go.