The gift of Eywa

chapeter 4: uh oh

Grace gently used her blue hand to brush away the soil, exposing tangled roots of tendrils. She and Norm crouch down among the enormous octopodil roots as they take samples with a needle like probe whilst Norm uses the digital scan. Getting bored Jake and I scout a few meters ahead as we come across a glade filled with shoulder high spiral plants called helicoradians. I see Jake curiously toutch one and it pops like a baloon, causing a chain reaction for the others to follow.

In awe I also touch one and the whole colony begins to pull down to the ground revealing a hammerhead titanothere. It's baleful eyes locked onto me as Jake raises his rifle. Grace, who was probably alerted by the animals snort, runs to where she can see all the tableau, she brings her hand to the Mike, "Don't shoot, you'll only piss it off."

"I think it's already pissed of." Jake says as the hammerhead lowered it's head, showing its sledgehammer of a skull. "Jake that armor is too thick, trust me." Me and Jake start to back up as the hammerhead starts pawing the grown. "That's a territorial threat display, don't run or they will charge. So hold your ground"

Suddenly the hammerhead starts to charge and without thinking I run infront of Jake and hold my arms out in a t-shape. "Stop!"... surprisingly, it stopped. Gazing into my eyes I could tell it was afraid. Bringing my hand up to their face I slowly started to pet it as it let out a pur and further went into my hand. "Aww, your just a baby trying to defend its home." "BABY!" Jake says shocked. 'What, could he not tell it was an infant.'

I was brought put of my track of thoughts when I felt a present behind me, which somehow scared the hammerhead away. 'Man, I wanted to pet it more.' Turning around I am faced with a thanator. The most awesome land predator the universe have ever seen, and it was stalking right towards Jake and I. 'Uh oh'

Hearing a guttural snarl behind us Jake finally sees the predator who has now reached us. The thanator emits a ear twisting roar as it leaps over us and turns to me and Jake, letting out a lethal hiss. "What about this one? Run, don't run, what?" "Run, definitely run" Hearing that Jake and I bolted out the scene with the thanator literally on our tales and Grace and Norm race the power way. Away from the woods.

Running into the jungle I climb up the tree and continue running. Looking down I see Jake being strangled by his backpack so once again, without any thought I jump down and tackle the thanator to the ground. "Run! I'll be right behind you." I say seeing the hesitation. Obeying me he continues running as the thanator throws me off their back. "Alright, it's just you and me."

They charge at me however the thanator abruptly froze and looked at me. Slowly walking towards me, smelling me, it went to the pocket on my hip and started nudging it. 'Wha-' slowly lowering my hand and fishing out whatever was in my pocket I realised there was some food. What type of food I don't know.

Holding it out to the animal it watched me with caution before gently taking the food from me. Smiling I remember what my parent use to say. You always had a way with animals. The thanator looked into my eyes before licking my face and leaving slobber all over me, causing me to squirm and let out a giggle. 'Yuck'

I let out a goofy smile which I suppose caused the beast to let out a growl type pur that sounded like laughter. "You're quite weird" I mutter, wiping the slobber off of me. The thanator took off into the thick trees as I start to jog towards the direction jake ran.

After a bit I can to a top of a waterfall. 'Don't tell me...' Sighing I back up a little bit before jumping off the cliff- with a goofy smile. "Canonball!" Hitting the cold water I let myself float for a little while before catching the sight of Jake barely grasping a trunk "Jake."