So I Understand Ancient Greek. That's Normal

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After my wound was patched up, I was good to go. Neteyam and Tuk stayed behind to help Grandma clean up. Me, Kiri, Lo'ak, and Spider went over to the lab. "Hey, Spider." Norm called before whipping him with a towel. "Your ass is mine." Spider warned, pointing to him. "Hey! I'm right here." Norm teased. "Avatars only. Go around." One of the scientists reminded us. Kiri rolled her eyes, mockingly.

"Hey, Spider? Why did you paint yourself blue?" I asked, noticing the blue painted lines on his back and arms. "Isn't it obvious, Eli? It's to make me look bigger." He told me, sounding enthusiastic. Lo'ak laughed. "The blue stripes don't make you any bigger, bro." He told him. 

"Yeah, but I can still kick your ass." Spider replied. Hearing that, Kiri, Lo'ak, and I began laughing. "Yeah, haha. Real hysterical guys. You know what really sucks though? You can breathe Earth air for hours. And I can only breathe your air for like 10 seconds." Spider reminded us.

"Yes, monkey boy. That really sucks. For you." Kiri teased, playfully tickling Spider. "But when it comes to me on the other hand..." I started, gesturing over to myself. "You don't count, Cuz. You can breathe Pandora's air and Earth air without complications." Lo'ak nudged my side. 

"What can we do? Eywa blessed her...hey!" Kiri yelped as Spider tugged on her tail. She started chasing Spider around. They were playfully chasing each other. "Hey, Max!" I waved my hand, greeting them as Norm was transferred back to his real, human body. "Hey, kids." He greeted us back.

"Hey, what's up, Max." Spider greeted, giving him a fist bump. Meanwhile, Kiri went to check up on her mom. "Hi Mom." She greeted her, laying on top of her capsule. She would come and visit her biological mom any chance she could.

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I watched from a distance as she watched audio recordings of her mother.

"So, who do you think knocked her up? I'm pretty sure it was Norm." Lo'ak said. "Totally." Spider chuckled. "You do not deserve to live." Kiri retorted, looking shocked. "But think about it, right? He is the teacher's pet. He's out at the lab with her all the time." Lo'ak pointed out. 

"I would kill myself. I would drink acid." Kiri declared. "Guys, stop teasing her." I spoke up, but Spider pointed to the screen.

"Bro, you're right! He's like in every shot. Look, he's giving her the looks!" Spider laughed. "Hey!" Kiri warned. "See, I'm thinking that their two avatars got together out in the woods...All alone." Lo'ak began teasingly. "Gross!" Kiri pushed him away. As they began talking, my eye landed across a book.

I found myself making my way towards it. It was written in strange letters. To my surprise however, I was able to understand it somehow. "Hey, Norm? What is this?" I asked, gesturing over to the book. "Hmm? Let me see." Kiri said, coming over to look at the book. 

"It's neither Na'vi nor English. What language is this?" Kiri asked. "Oh, that book?" Norm asked. "It's a simplified book of Ancient Greek...it was an Ancient Civilization on Earth. They worshiped many gods. And these gods in return helped the humans prosper and survive...or at least that's what they believed. These are just the writings archeologists recovered." Norm explained.

"What does it talk about?" Lo'ak asked, sounding curious. "I don't know. It's hard to translate most of them." Norm admitted. Looking down at the open book, I was drawn to one of the writings. "This one." I pointed out. "It's a prophecy." I blurted out, and began to read.

"Eight half-bloods shall answer the call. To storm or fire, the world must fall. An oath to keep with the final breath. And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death." Once I was done reading, I noticed that everyone was staring at me. They were all dumbfounded and surprised. 

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