Pandora's Brotherhood (on hold)

Learning youre place

Troy Pov

We all got out of our harnesses and I was helping Jake get into his wheel chair as the hangar doors opened for the soldiers to get off the plane while I got sam into his chair and we both moved out of the plane

Commander: let's go special boys! Do not make me wait for you! Troy and Jake get out of the aircraft and made their way after the rest of the arrivals

Back on earth, these were the real army dogs, marines fighting for freedom.

I had to forcefully pull Jake out of the way as a guy in a mech suit nearly trampled him and stopped before turning to them

Mech pilot: look out hot rod! He walked off again while Jake and Troy just walked or rolled towards the entrance

Out here their just hired guns, taking the money, working for the company.

Jake and I kept on our way before getting noticed by some guys by the entrance but had to stop to let a large vehicle pass them, the vehicles tires was covered in arrows like it had been attacked

Timeskip

Sam and I were in a briefing room with the other new arrivals while a man with white hair and a scar on his face was walking up and down the room giving us all a pep talk

General: you are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. If there is a hell, you might wanna go there for some R&R after a tour on Pandora. He points out of the window out there beyond that fence, every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat you're eyes for Jujubes. We have a new indigenous population of humanoids called the Na'vi. They're fond of arrows dipped in a neurotoxin that'll stop you're heart in one minute. And they have bones reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fibre. They are very hard to kill. As head of security, it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive, you need to cultivate a strong mental attitude.

Troy: ""this isn't the type of briefing I'd prefer...but at least his enforcing something."" I thought while standing beside Jake

General: you've got to obey the rules. Pandora rules. Rule number one...

There's nothing like an old school safety brief to put you're kind at ease...I remember these from school.

After the brief Jake and I were travelling down the halls of the facility to where we had to be before someone called out for us

Man: excuse me, excuse me. Jake! Troy and Jake slowed down before a man with a red shirt and cargo pants and vest walked beside them you're Jake and Troy right? Tom's brothers? Troy and Jake nodded wow! You two look just like him. Sorry, I'm Norm. Spellman. I went through avatar training with him. He shook Troy and jakes hands

Troy: Avatar? We followed Norm to a lab area

Norm: into the bio-lab. He chuckled as he led Troy and Jake around we're gonna spend a lot of time up here. Hey! How you doing? Norm, avatar driver. He introduced himself to the people in the lab link...here's the link room right here. This is where we're connecting to the avatar.

Jake and Norm are here to drive these remotely controlled bodies called avatars. And they're grown from human DNA mixed with the DNA of the natives.

Troy, Norm and Jake moved over to two chambers holding the avatar inside while a scientist welcomed Jake, Troy and Norm to Pandora while Jake looked at his avatar and chuckled

Jake: Damn! They got big. Yeah, they fully mature on the flight out. So the proprioceptive sims seem to work really well.

Scientist: Yeah, they've got great muscle tone. It'll take us a few hours to get them decanted, but you guys can take them out tomorrow. He looked at Jake and pointed to the other chamber there's yours Jake moved over to the tank holding his avatar with Troy following as they looked at it

Troy: looks like, Tommy... I say with a solemn smile on my face

Norm: no, looks like both of you. This is jakes avatar now.

Troy: I guess so... I put my hand on the chamber before a sudden jolt went through my body as a long tunnel of light flashed through my mind and glimpses of a giant black creature hit my mind and ore glimpses of these blue people and white sprites before I stumbled backwards holding my head

Voice: Kar'tey... a voice echoed through his head while his ears rang and he seemed like he was about to feint

Norm: Troy? You okay buddy? Troy!? Troy collapsed to one knee as Norm and the scientist went to his side hello? You doing okay...?

Troy: I was breathing heavily I'm fine...just a little light headed...

Norm: maybe it's the flight, try resting up and get ready to do the logs. Troy nodded while they helped him up

Timeskip

I was sat in front of a webcam, I was allowed to do the logs but that was about it, the contract was just for Jake to take Tom's place while I did the logs. I was finishing up my log in the camera

Troy: and the concept is that every driver is matched to his own avatar so that their nervous systems are in tune, which in turn is the reason Jake was given the job because he can link with Tommy's avatar. I turn around to Norm and Jake so I basically just record everything we do everyday?

Norm: yeah, we gotta get in the habit of documenting everything. You know, what we see, what we feel it's all part of the science.

Scientist: and good science is good observation. Troy nods along

Norm: plus, it'll help to keep you sane for the next six years.he says with a light chuckle

Troy: I'll say...I look back to the camera while thinking ""makes me think...what the hell happened to me back there..."" I breathe out well, anyway, doing science, changing the world and such... I finish off the log and turn around what next?

Norm: I think you two should meet someone. He says with a smile