— 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒.

As (Y/N) dropped the family off to their new home, she bid the family a goodbye before catching up with her brothers in their home.

Fawn was seething with anger, upset that he was tasked to train new comers on the fourth to last day of his training, he was wanting this day to go up to the mountains and pick his stone from the great volcano, but now he is here, awaiting for the children to come down so the three of them could get the equipment for their travels.

"Dear brother, why is your tone so sour." (Y/N) questioned as she rounded the corner of their home, her fingers dragging across the material of their shared resting area before leaning against the frame of the entrance, her hands crossed over one another as her tail wrapped around her calf.

Ay'u was next to Fawn helping him pick out some feathers and material to wrap around his spear for their day, a chuckle leaving his lips when Fawn glared at their eldest sister. (Y/N) was six cycles older than Fawn and seven cycles older than Ay'u, but the way they both acted you would assume they were her elders.

"You know why I am upset, (Y/N). This day was promised to me two moons ago, now it will be pushed back again." Fawn said with annoyance. (Y/N) just chuckled as she pushed herself off the wall, heading over to mess his hair up before pinching his cheeks. "My dear little brother, always so inpatient and so eager to be a great Olo'eyktan." She said before getting swatted in return.

"Father is always so strict about allowing people to come to our village, dismissing sanctuary and suddenly he allows this?" Fawn could only dryly chuckle, turning to give the elder his full attention now. "When I become the next Olo'eyktan, only true warriors will be allowed here." He said, pounding a fist against his chest.

(Y/N) could only roll her eyes as she moved back up to her feet. "Don't let father hear you, you know how he is when it comes to respect. Besides, he did announce that was Toruk Makto, a great warrior. You are still in training—" She said before suddenly dodging a rock being thrown at her head, a laugh leaving her lips as she took her leave to the area she told the kids to meet her at. The brothers following in line.

...

The first stop the siblings took the other three was their villagers maker, he was in charge of making all of their homes, spears, equipment and other items needed for living here.

Ay'u was the first to enter the hut, having been close with the owners son, he immediately went into the back to find him as the owner emerged from where he was at.

"Welcome! You must be our new guests?" He said as he stared at Lo'ak, Kiri and Tuk, all three who were unsure what to say. (Y/N) stepped in, greeting the owner before answering. "Yes, these are our new guests. Father says to grant them stillsuits." She said, her voice gentle, but affirmative.

The older Na'vi nodded, he bent down to Tuks level before offering a hand out to her. "Do you want to come first? We will be right there." He said pointing to a area that was across from where they were. Tuk was hesitant, but agreed after Kiri said she would come with.

Lo'ak who had been quiet the whole time, tapped (Y/N) on the shoulder to get her attention. Turning around with wide eyes, she smiled softly. "I do not think I got your name." She said. "Lo'ak." He said quickly before getting to his question. "What is a stillsuit and do we have to wear them often."

He placed a hand on his neck where his necklace was, (Y/N) noticed but didn't say anything. "Not always, since you all are forest people your body will not be able to withsand the dry heat. The stillsuit regulates the moisture and produces hydration for you." She said, proud she could remember something that wasn't in her training.

"Don't worry though, you can wear your necklace still." She said. Lo'ak nodded and went silent, his hand placed down at his side as he softly clenched his fist once more.

Ay'u emerged from the back with his friend, Tasem, who immediately shook all of the Sullys kids hands. This making Tuk laugh loudly as the more he shook her hand, the more she lightly shaked.

"This is Tasem, he is a gatherer of our village." (Y/N) said to Lo'ak as Tasem and her greeted one another. Lo'ak greeted him back but stayed to himself, Tasem looked too much like his brother.

Kiri and Tuk finally finished, having come back over to the siblings as Lo'ak went up next. Standing near the Na'vi, Lo'ak hadn't noticed he went to remove the necklace to get the stillsuit on him, but when he did he let out a loud. "No!" stepping back.

Everyone turned to look at what happened, Kiri immediately going over to Lo'ak and placing a hand on his back. "Do we need the stillsuits now?" She said. (Y/N) just shook her head.

Bidding the owner a goodbye, the six of them now headed over to a area close by to where they landed. The tension somewhat there.

...

As the children all followed Fawn who told them they would be introduced to some of their creatures they ride, Fawn stood in front of an entrance to what looked like a forest before he made a few yips; all of them going up in one octave each time.

As they heard rustling from the bushes, some of their creatures began to emerge and circle around the group. "These are Dragon Moose. If you want to live here, you have to learn to ride." Fawn said as he motioned towards the animals.

Kiri was the first to let out a small gasp, the creatures in front of her were something she never seen before.

The dragon moose was one of their third largest animals they had on their island. Its large structure being so big that Tuk would need help getting on. The top of their head had two curvy horns that were grey and others black, the mane on their neck was black and the indicator with the name Dragon in it came from them having ears that resembled bat wings.

Tuk was placed on one of the babies that had came out and happily skipped over to her, she was next to (Y/N) who had offered to show her how to mount it and laughed when they both kept falling over.

Kiri and Lo'ak stayed close by one another, but still getting on their own Dragon Moose. Ay'u helped Lo'ak, sensing he needed a more gentle approach as he pulled the queue back for the other. "When you make the bond with a dragon moose, you will feel an almost burning sensation for a second. It is very hot. Inside of their body is a burning flame." Ay'u said as if it was the normal thing in the world.

"Burning?" He questioned. Ay'u nodded, he wasn't used to people asking about the anatomy of the creature. "Yes, the more you trust your moose, the hotter the flame burns. Like I said, the flame lasts for a second and you won't notice it a lot." Lo'ak took in everything he said before connecting the queue, softly hissing at the burn.

"When you make the bond with an Ikran, you feel their trust and breath. With a dragon moose, feel their thoughts, feel the bond within you. The dragon moose is a very smart creature, so it knows where to go without you thinking, but for now, tell him where to go." Ay'u wasn't meant to be the next Olo'eyktan, but he sure did like teaching.

Lo'ak nodded, almost mastering riding the moose right away as he directed for him to go slowly, not wanting him to go too fast and fall off. The children all cheered, applauding him.

...

A bit off in the distance near the more extreme animals stood Jake with Äoa and two of his best warriors. Eyta and Malik. Holding down a Mongoose Lizard, their fourth largest creature on the islands, but one of the fastest and hard to maintain.

"Mongoose is a warriors mount." Äoa had told Jake over countless of times, the creature struggling to free himself as Jake got ontop of it, wrapping the material around his hand to hold on.

"Nah," Jake took a deep breath, he needed to prove himself wrong once. One more time that he could do something right. "This one."

Äoa gave one more look at Jake, offering him a last chance to get off, but Jake stood on his ground. Äoa took a step back, but gave Jake a few final words. "Remember, the mongoose is a very fast creature. Once we let go, you must command him right away. Going up a tree, hold on tight." He said.

Jake tightened the lead he had on the mount before nodding, he took in his words before he was released.

Immediately it went down hill from there, as the mongoose took a very sharp left turn, Jake flew off in the opposite direction, a burn on his knuckles as the lead came on done. Behind him the mongoose let out what seemed to be a laugh and disappeared.

His ears flattened as Äoas' men laughed behind him, this being another challenge he needed to overcome. Standing up, he brushed the dirt off of his legs before letting out a whistle, he wanted to go again.

...

After nighttime had fallen over the village, Jake counted to make sure the three of his children had arrived. "Alright, so how was your day?" He asked them.

It was hard, raising three kids on your own and not having a clue what to do alone, he tried his hardest. Days like this he wished he took the bullet first.

Lo'ak could sense the tension and awkwardness before he answered. "I mastered riding the dragon moose." He said, he would occasionally glance over to his right where Neteyam would be before looking back up. A bad habit he needed to get out of now.

Jake could only smile as he knew what the other was doing, he placed a proud hand on his back. "That's wonderful. Kiri, what about you?"

Kiri knew her dad was trying his best, so she also replied. "The stillsuits we got were cool. They regulate moisture from our body to hydrate us." She said, making sure she got the words down from when (Y/N) explained it to them.

Jake made a mental note to ask Äoa about that. "Tuk?"

All three of them looked at the youngest one of them, a soft gasp leaving their lips when they noticed she was crying to herself. "I miss mom and nete." She said. Jake softly gripped her hand as he leaned in to kiss her head, he missed them too.

The room fell silence, none of them talked about what happened and none of them tried to understand it, but it was hard mentioning them.

Just outside the hut came (Y/N) with some of food, having not seen them at dinner, she took it upon herself to deliver it.

Peeking her head inside, she waved at the elder before handing them the food. Her breath hitching in her throat as she didn't realize their height difference, but she didn't pay no mind.

"Here. This is for your family." She said.

Jake took them before passing the food out to his family, moving back to the entrance he thanked the girl.

"Of course, have a good night Toru—" She got cut off.

"Jake." He said, the title of Toruk Makto being dead. "My name, you can call me Jake."

She softly chuckled before nodding her head, "Have a good night, Jake."