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Prompt what if Spider jumped out of the Samson at the beginning of the movie. We’re are in some serious cannon divergence.

The cold air of the ship brought him out of his daze. He peeks around the cabin there is an emergency flare. He didn’t think anyone would follow them but they could find his body. Spider wasn’t Navi but he didn’t belong to the humans either. Eywa he could belong to her, he never met her. But then again Kiri’s Ma only knew Eywa when she died. Rolling down he kicks when a hand grabs him. It was quick after that he grabs the flare diving from the open hole. Free falling he uncaps the flare. One year ago when he was supposed to go to Bridgehead he refused. His best friends refused to let him go. Now as he falls the long way down to the ground he’s at peace. This was for the best after all he didn’t have a purpose not as a scientist or as a soldier.

Quaritch just stares as the boy falls brighter than a rocket. Lyle puts a hand on his shoulder. “Oh yeah that’s your kid alright.”

“Dad?” Neteyam points as the long red strike like shooting star falls to the ground.

Lo’ak let’s out a horse laughs half horrified, he jumped. “That’s so spider

Kiri pushes always. “Dad go catch him.”

Before he can even call Bob Neteyam drops from the tree his mount Rocky rises into the sky. Neytiri feels her heart stop. “Neteyam came back. Jake get him.”

Jake was already on Bob racing to the falling boy. “Neteyam.”

However before either father or son could catch the falling boy another creature of Pandora does. “Shit.” Neteyam veers out-of-the-way as the mighty Tourk comes down, catching Spider easily in his giant claws.

They crash land on a cliff face as the might symbol flys towards High Camp. “Dad, what was that?”

Jake didn’t know he’d looked for Tourk when the humans came back but his old friend was nowhere to be found. “Come on, we have to get your sisters and brother back to camp.”

When they land at camp Mo’at and Norm are there. Norm in avatar form holding an O2 can. “Jake why is Tourk on our roof why does he have Spider?”

“Spider was captured by evil avatars.” Tuk says with no hesitation.

Kiri hugs her grandmother. “They tried to take him but he escaped. Then Tourk came down and caught him. Did he bring him back?”

Mo’at holds the girl. “Yes.”

“Where is he in the shacks?” Lo’ak ask moving toward the human dwellings. Neytiri hissed at him, keeping him in place.

“No umm…” Norm says his voice trails off unsure.

He looks at Mo'at. “Trouk guards the boy. He will not let any pass. Jake his mask he will not have long left.”

Nodding Jake takes the O2. “I’ll be right back.”

Trouk had set up on the top of the mountain, Jake was nearing exhaustion when he stood before the great beast. He spotted Spiders long form labored breathing. The fall from a tree plus the free fall and the force that was exerted onto him when he was caught by the dragon. Added that he was needing more oxygen. He steps forward, “Hey buddy, long time no see.”

His tail whips around throwing Jake off the mountain. Reaching out his fingers as he tried to grip the cliff. When he enters the cave without Spider, with bleeding hands he seeks out Mo’at. “This is a grave sign.”

“What do you mean?”

“Trouk sees the boy as his own.” She puts his hands into bowls. “A child to be guarded and cared for. He will not surrender him easily.”

Outside his three older children listen. “Cause he thinks Spider is a fledgling?”

She doesn’t answer right away, odd for Mo’at who always seems to know everything. “Tourk is a powerful tool of Eywa. She guides him, all the years that boy has lived among us yet she’s never met him.”

It tugs at Jake’s heart, Neytiri had never allowed him to the tree of souls not even when she let other humans in. “Is this a punishment?”

“No.” The woman says in a maybe tone. “It is simply our Mother telling even the most blind among us who Spider is.”

That makes Kiri smile. She knew Spider was one of them from the beginning. Her mother didn’t see him she only saw his father who wasn’t him. Her Spider was kind respectful to Ewya and never raised a hand in anger to any of the people.

“Then why didn’t he let me take him?”

“You are blind about him too. Your failure to act has caused your old friend to become angry for himself and Eywa. It will be the next Tourk who will bring Spider down.”

That was all the kids needed to hear as they left the cave. Neteyam stood before the great beast picking up the oxygen. If he could do this then he would be Tourk the clans would follow him he could use it to unite the clans. Mother would support his claim. His father didn’t want to lay siege to the city. Grandmother said Tourk taking Spider was because his Dad didn’t act. He holds out his kreu, the long neck comes down. “That’s right I’m-“

With a swift flick of the head Neteyams whole body was thrown against the wall. Not off the mountain as his father. “That didn’t work.”

Rolling her eyes Kiri takes the O2. “Oh I wonder why? You have to care about Spider to pass Tourk.”

Those words hurt. He cares about Spider but his mother said he needed to be firm with humans. Spider wasn’t a scientist like Norm. While it was fun to play as kids they weren’t children. He was heir to the olo’ektan and spider was there. Always around entertaining Tuk and her friends while warriors were fighting. Then he would be off with Kiri and Lo’ak forging, it kept them from getting into trouble. He would also take the young hunters out to hunts coming back with small game. Sitting on the mountain he thinks back over the whole year. He was so busy trying to be a warrior like his Dad he forgot his people, his siblings and the new generation; they all needed a guide too. Had Spider filled that role, he was a learned hunter; the only thing that stopped him was the taming of an ikran. Leaning back he feels his own eyes full with tears.

“Whoa are you hurt bro?”

He did have pain; it wasn't in his physical body but in his heart. “I’m a shwang.”

“You really are.” Kiri stands reached out, she had no desire for glory. All she wanted was for Spider to be okay. Touching the face she feels the need to protect in Tourk too. “Please, I need him. He’s my best friend.” Really Spider understood how she felt like an outsider. She was weird. He was too. They weren’t the same species but they loved each other fiercely. So much that she refused to leave without him. He carried her when she was hurt and fought for her. Was ready to die for her and if he died she was sure a part of her would die too.

Tourk was glad he felt the love flowing from this gentle soul. She lacked the fire needed to protect him. Pushing her back with his head he looks intently at her. Her love was good but he needed to be sure that this strange creature would be protected as well as loved.

Turning away the girl has tears as the final boy takes his stand. He to looks beyond to the small man child.

Lo’ak stands feeling very sure that he would fail but he had to try. Spider was his brother; they had been friends since he could remember. Tourk tries to push him back like with Neteyam but he jumps up running along the neck. Then sliding down his back to Spider. He pushes on his shoulder. “Bro its okay I’m here. There are thin bleeding lines from where branches had nicked his skin. “Your gonna be okay.”

The deep growl makes him turn. “Snarling holding out his knife he slashed at the symbol of his father. “I know you don’t want me here but he does.” He points at Spider whose mask was flashing red. “Let me fix him then I’ll go.”

The Tourk lays his head down in submission. Lo’ak pulls out the old canister putting in a fresh one holding Spider. “Come on big bro wake up.”

He groans, “Lo’ak?”

“Yeah.” Standing he holds him like an oversized baby. “Come on let’s get you home.”

“Home?” He asks in a light dazed tone. “No home.”

“Hey bro,” Neteyam says, putting a hand on his head. “Your home is always with us.”

Spider is sure he’s dying; it had been a long time since Neteyam had said anything like that. He leans into the warmth. If this was death he was okay with that because he was dying surrounded by the people who cared about him.

When his older kids came into camp with his middle son carrying Spider Jake was astounded. Kiri calls for Norm, who takes him to the shacks immediately. Tuk climbs into Neteyams arms. “Did you get him from Tourk?”

Neteyam smiles a very prideful expression twitching his ears. “Nope it was Lo’ak.”

Kiri stays in the shacks with Spider. “Hey Monkey Boy.”

He makes a dim huh sound.

Norm puts a hand on Spider's head. “It’s okay.” He looks at Kiri. “We gave him a sedative. He's got three broken ribs and a concussion.”

“Will he be okay?”

“Oh yeah Spider’s the toughest kid on Pandora.”

He didn’t look tough, his body having been washed was without his blue painted stripes. How would the animal’s respect him now? She would repaint him, she decided. “I hate that he’s alone.”

“I’ll stay with him.” Norm says feeling a tremendous sense of failure and despair. Rather than be taken he was ready to kill himself. His dedication to the mission was too much for a kid. Even a wild one like him.

Kiri was the last one to make it to her family’s tent when her mother fussed over her. “Ma Kiri, you need a rest, it's been a long day.”

She settled on her dads side needing the comfort of her father. Tuk was between both parents. Neteyam was on his moms side with Lo’ak, who was snuggled by his older brother. In the dim light their mother starts a song. It was an old song that put them all to sleep.

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In the morning Kiri wakes up early, she finds her berry was under ripe meaning the blue she painted would be much darker, generally it would mean his stripes would be longer lasting. Mashing the berry into a pulp wakes Neyeyam who would normally leave her to her childish task as he calls it hold out a hand. “Can I help?”

Kiri smiles, handing over the mash. “Sure.” She moves on to the fire. It is still early but she puts a few handfuls of wolf grains in a cook pot. Given all that happened yesterday her dad would likely be in meetings today ones she will give witness to. Tuk perks up her ears alert to the sound of Neteyam pounding gently at the pulp.

She moves over to her basket of crafts. Taking a long string out, she started a bracelet. It was traditional to make a gift for a sick friend. Spider was her favorite friend, he would play Trouk with her when everyone else was busy. He gave her piggy back rides when she was tired and. A sob escaped her lips.

Her mother wakes to the sad sound. “Oh baby do you have a nightmare?”

“No.” She hides in mothers chest. “I’m worried about Spider.” She hiccups, “He should be here with us.”

“Tuk he’s…” All three of her children glare at her, even Neteyam is daring daring her to say Spider wasn’t one of them. “He is resting in the shacks.”

“But Spider doesn’t sleep.” Tuk says plainly holds the half strung bracelet. “He’s always up helping to forage or hunt. Then at night he’s in the shacks cleaning. I never see him sleep.”

The humans were figuring that out too the avatars equipment needed to be recalibrated every night before links and the bio-labs needed to be decontaminated. So waking up they looked around finding they couldn’t link for the day or some sample had spoiled in the night.

Max starts the recalibration frustrated. “Hey who forgot to do this last night.”

They all stare around each person looking around. They never did it before. A man enters the room smelling like sulfur. “Which one of you guys was on cleaning duty last night?”

Again they all said I don’t clean labs.

It was with sudden and unexpected stupidity they all looked to the normally empty hook. Spider’s mask was there when he would normally be gone already but not before starting some breakfast. There was a mask charged and ready with no breakfast. Norm passes out emergency rations. They all eat bland tasteless food.

Lo’ak helped Tuk finish her bracelet. “This is good.”

She beams but Neytiri grimaces when her small daughter says. “Spider taught me. He said our hands are the same size. His patterns are much better though.”

“He is older than you.” Neteyam says handing Kiri the paste. “He’s older than all of us.”

Jake puts a hand on his son’s shoulder. “You're more responsible.”

He jerks away, if that was true Tuk would have learned to weave from him. Kiri would have picked this berry with him. He would have been with his siblings yesterday. Spider was there, he was off playing soldier.

To say he was surprised to wake-up in the shacks was an understatement. Norm was there to, “Hey Norm.”

The man hugs him. “Your awake, I'm so glad.”

“What happened, how did I get here?” Not dead, he was sure of that. If he was dead he wouldn’t be in a shack.

“Um…”

Before Norm can say another word all the Sully’s spill into the room. Tuk as the only one small enough hugs him comfortably. “Aww nice to see you too.”

“Tuk.” Neteyam scolds. He freezes Neteyam was there to probably to get them out for chores. It was very sad that he used to think he and Neteyam would be buddies forever. Then slowly he drifted away. But he was Jake’s heir, the next olo’ektan he had duties. Unlike Lo’ak and Kiri he couldn’t play with the stray human. He sits down next to his ears flat in submission. He was upset. “How do you feel?”

“Good.”

“Your a terrible liar bro.”

All three of them rise eyebrows, Neteyam didn’t call Spider Bro anymore. Spider blushes then answers truthfully. “Sore, what happened to me?”

Tuk leaps off giving a great re-telling. In one hand is her Tourk the other a small stick . “You fell out of the sky ship.” She drops the stick, “But then out of the night Tourk came down he caught you.” She looks around standing on a chair. “He flew you back home safe. But Tourk wouldn’t let anyone come get you.” Balancing the stick on the back of the chair she takes a pebble from her waistband. “Dad he goes up boom.” Using the Tourk she flicks the pebble off across the room. “Dad couldn't, Tourk was mad.” She pauses looking at her siblings. “Why was Tourk mad at Daddy?”

“Um…” They all trade nervous looks.

Spider feels a darker undercurrent that his removal from Tourk while entertaining seemingly had dual meanings. “Keep going Tuk-Tuk, I like this telling.”

Her ears twitch excitedly. “Then Neteyam tried to but Tourk refused again.” The wooden creature with less force kicks the pebble to the seat of the chair. “Kiri went next.” A leaf Kiri stands before the toy. It smells her. “While he did like her better he still wouldn’t let you go. The leaf falls sadly to the pebble. “Finally Lo’ak stood in front of Tourk.” A Lo’ak stick stands. “He jumped onto the head sliding down the back to reach you. Impressed Tourk, let him take you.” The toy leans on the wall supported by the wall. The stick Lo’ak picks up the stick Spider. “And Lo’ak brought you home with us and you’ve been asleep since then.”

They all clap as gives a bow, it was a good story all Na’vi appreciated good storyteller’s. Tuk sits back on the bed. “I’m glad your okay.”

“He too.”’ Holds out his hand. “Thanks for coming back for me guys.

Neteyam pressed his head to Spiders' tears in his yellow eyes. “Of course your the little big brother.”

Kiri seeing they need a minute, says. “Come on Tuk, let's see if we can find some chocolate bars.”

Raided chocolate was a delicacy. Tuk whispers in his ear. “I’ll bring you some back.”

The three of them leave. Which only makes Spider more nervous. “Am I in trouble?

“No.” He stands backing away he was being to forward. “Um…Damn i…” Even though he didn’t have eyebrows he still rubbed the space where they would be. “I haven’t been a good friend to you.”

“No. Tyem your just busy you're a warrior you…” Tourk knocked him down, Neteyam held himself to high standards. This would be a blow to his ego Spider knew that it “Look I don’t know why Trouk didn’t let you.”

“Cause I didn’t want to save you!” He shouts not letting Spider take the blame like when they were kids. “I just wanted to impress my Mom and Dad.” He kneels down crying again. “I wasn’t worried about you or scared that you might die.”

This was a strange day, maybe the strangest of his life. He stands walking over with Tyem on his knees. They are the same height. Spider puts a hand on his shoulder. “It’s okay I’m okay besides even if they took me I wouldn't have told them anything.”

With fat tears in his eyes the teenager says. “That’s not! You never should have been taken. You… Spider. belong with us, we're family.”

“But your Mom she?” They might think of him as a brother. Neytiri never would, he would always and forever be averted, a demon.

“She’s wrong.” He says with utter conviction. “You almost died again because I was blind.” He holds Spider's hands. “I see you. You are my brother, our brother.”

Spider believes him too and he hugs him. “I missed you.”

Neteyam holds him back “Wherever we go, you're coming with

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