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To say Neteyam was tired would be an understatement. They had been flying for days on end, and he body felt like it would cave at any moment. Tuk wasn't much better, but she could at least sleep against their mom. He hoped they would get to the Metkayina clan soon, and that they would accept their plead for uturu, and that they would not have to keep going to find a new clan. Neteyam didn't think he could handle another few days on their ikrans.
"Is that it?" Tuk's voice brought Neteyam out of his thoughts. Looking forwards, he could see a mass of beautiful islands. Neteyam felt his body slump with relief, ready to stretch his legs.
"Yeah, that's it!" His father answered, making everyone cheer a little.
They swept over the island a few times, calling out for peace, and that they come in peace. Neteyam could see a different type of na'vi. They seemed to be a lighter blue then the forest na'vi, maybe a turquoise? Either way, Neteyam was fascinated.
Neteyam also hoped to meet an omega like himself here. Back home, he was one of very few omegas, and a rare male omega at that. His father was an alpha, his mother as well. Lo'ak, Kiri and Tuk haven't presented yet, seeing as that is something you do when you go through you 16th year, though Lo'ak will present this year. He himself presented last year.
So, you could say Neteyam hoped to meet an omega his age.
They soon settled down on the beach, the Metkayina clan surrounding them in curiosity. It made Neteyam's anxiety spike, but he kept calm as to not trouble his siblings. It didn't stop his tail from swinging anxiously though. He listened as his father spoke to the olo'eyktan, when an alpha, seeming to be around his age, maybe a little older, walked out from between the olo'eyktan and the tsahik. He had broad shoulders, was taller than him by a few inches, and had a scowl on his face.
Neteyam did the i see you in respect, and he saw Lo'ak do the same from his side, but the alpha ignored it, as he circled around them. It shocked Neteyam a bit, having been used to a mutual greeting, but he didn't say anything. He knew that uturu was important here, and he couldn't mess this up, not with his family on the line.
Well, that was before he felt someone grab his tail.
Before he could even think, he was turned around, hissing at the person who dared grab him like that. He was maybe the same height as him, and was laughing.
"Neteyam!" His father hissed at him, shocked that he could even phantom to hiss at someone like that.
He pressed his ears back, but stopped hissing. The boy that had grabbed his tail smirked, until the alpha from earlier grabbed his arm in warning. They both walked back in front, but Neteyam still didn't feel safe enough to let his guard down. He had never been violated like that before, and it made an anxious feeling bubble in his chest.
The tsahik grabbed his sisters and, showing off her five fingers before calling them demon-blood. That made the feeling in his chest double, but he kept a strong façade for his siblings. They needed him to be strong right now.
"We will take the Sully's inn, and show them the way of the Metkayina! They will be like babies, having to learn everything from scratch!" The olo'eyktan spoke. It was a relief that they didn't have to travel further, but the looks they were given made that relief dim just a bit. "My children will be showing you to your new home."
He gestured to the alpha that inspected them earlier, as well as a young girl Lo'ak at pointedly started at earlier. However, with a closer look, Neteyam could see that the girl was an omega. It sent another wave of relief over Neteyam, knowing he wasn't the only one who was an omega here.
"C'mon, I will show you to you new pod!" The girl said sweetly. Neteyam went to gets his stuff from his ikran, giving her a good pat before waving her off.
The village was built different from theirs, Neteyam having been used to the security of being high up into the trees. Here everything was on the ground, a little above the sand. The path was knitted, and made every step sink just a bit.
When they arrived, Tsireya, as he soon learned her name was, left them to unpack their belongings.
"Ok, everyone, listen up." His father spoke. Everyone gathered around, listening to what his father had to say. "We need to learn their ways here. I understand that this is much, but no one has a place for the useless. You need to use that brain of yours, and adapt. Make friends, ok?" His father said.
Lo'ak and Kiri didn't seem very enthusiastic about the speech, but Tuk jumped to the chance of seeing something new.
Guess this is his new life now, at least until the skypeople give up on hunting their father. Everyone went their own way after that, Kiri and Tuk wanting to explore some before training started and Lo'ak going to search for Tsireya.
"Neteyam" His father said before he could leave.
"Yes?" Neteyam answered, turning to look at his father.
"Look after your siblings, ok? And don't hiss at someone for no reason" His father spoke. It shocked Neteyam a little that his father didn't even ask him why he hissed at the boy earlier, but Neteyam understood that he was under much stress at the moment.
"Of course, sir" Neteyam nodded a bit, before moving to get out of the pod.
A day later, he was standing at the doc with Lo'ak, Kiri and Tuk. The alpha he still hadn't learned the name of, a boy he didn't recognize and Tsireya stood in front of them, ready to teach them the Metkayina way.
"Fist, we will dive. You need to learn how to breath before we do anything else." the alpha spoke, and it almost sent a shiver down Neteyam's spine. His voice was smooth, but strong. A clear dominance was layered into the soothing undertone. "I am Aonung, and I am the next olo'eyktan of the Metkayina clan. his is my little sister, Tsireya, and Rotxo, who will be helping you in your learning progress."
Then they dived into the water.