xxxii. ❝two miracle babies❞
╰ au / extended storyline
( year one )

ODESSA grunts and let's out a hiss of pain as she clutches onto her stomach. A wave of pain rolled over her whole entire body, that covered herself from head to toe. She blindly reaches out for Neytiri, who is quick in steadying her mate with her hand.

"My Dessa? What is wrong? Is it our baby?" Neytiri asked in a panic, steadying her mate as helping her to the forest floor. They weren't far away from the camp, but they were still far enough that they were alone and no one would hear Odessa's cries. "My Dessa?"

Odessa took in a big breath of air, holding it before letting go. "It's time."

Neytiri smiled as she held her mates hand; she could feel a tingle of pain flow through her body, and she could feel her mates racing heartbeat as if it were her own. "It is time?! Can you make it back to mother? Where she can help deliver our child?"

Odessa never thought it would be like this. She had always thought that she wouldn't have any children because of the decline earth was heading in — she believed that earth would crumbled before she would have the chance to have a family. Now she's on Pandora, in a world with glowing grass and sparkles across her skin.

"Slow, slow, can we move slower? I think we still have time." Odessa said as she leaned against Neytiri and started to stand, continuing to hold onto her mate, scared that another wave of pain would hit her like a truck and she would lose her balance.

Neytiri moved closer to Odessa, to help support her so she could walk without any mods added stress of the forest. Odess swatted Neytiri with her hands, breathing in deep breaths and taking each step sign caution. "I can walk myself."

Odessa grunted in pain. Karma. Another contraction washed over her as she doubled over and curled against herself.

Neytiri couldn't help but chuckle. "Isn't that was you would call karma?"

Odessa glared at her mate, taking a wobbling step forward and the reaching out for the hand that was right beside her. As Odessa grabbed ahold of Neytiris hand, the two started to navigate their way back towards the camp where they live.

It wouldn't take long for the two to arrive back at camp, but the pain Odessa felt in her body made her want to lay against the forest floor and let it consume her. But she couldn't do that to Neytiri, and she couldn't do it to her unborn child. So, she continued to walk forward until she reached the village where many were waiting.

Jake wrapped his arms around his friend once he saw her, helping lead her towards the area where Odessa and many other Omaticaya woman could birth their children. Once they reached the area, Jake was told to stand outside where he could wait. He grumbled many things under his breath, but understand that only the mate and Tsahik were to be present during the birth.

Mo'at, the Tsahik of the Omatikaya clan chanted and hummed as she waved her hands over the body of Odessa. She did many things that helped Odessa relax her body for birth. It wasn't uncommon for the Tsahik to bring a very calming aurora to the area when she preformed her duties.

After many tired moments, Mo'at smiled as she placed a blue baby in Odessa's arms before she left the area; giving the two new parents a moment before the child was to be introduced to the clan. Neytiri had herself pressed against the side of her mate, staring down at her son.

He was perfect. Four fingers and four toes, a pretty little nose that looked like a copy of Neytiris. A head of hair, cubby cheeks and small little bioluminescence white dots scattered across his body. Bright yellow eyes that shined when he opened his eyes to take his first look at the world; the smallest smile appearing on his face as he looked up at his mothers.

"Hello, our little one. We see you." Odessa cooed as she smiled back at her son. Neytiri placed her hand against the side of her sons cheek, holding it as moving her thumb side to side.

Even after Odessa had transferred everything into her avatar, there was still many things she had learnt. She had learnt that the mothers and their new borns connect their queues to form the tsaheylu. Mo'at had told them that both mothers would bond with the child and then they connection they felt would become much greater.

So, with that knowledge in her mind, Odessa attached her queue to her sons smaller one, creating a special bond between herself and her child. She could feel the connection she had son instantly, the feeling of his own steady and small heartbeat in her own heart and the feeling of his emotions as if they were her own as well.

Neytiri took their child from Odessa once the bond had formed. She attached her own queue to her sons, the bond forming within seconds.

The two learnt that the feeling they were feeling, that was the connection they had as a family. To Odessa, it was a miracle that she had become pregnant with her son. And to Neytiri, it was a miracle that she was able to have another person to live by her side as a family.

Jake wore his Ole'eyktan garments as he stood in the circle of the Omaticaya clan. Odessa eyed Jake happily, glad that he had become so much now.  It made her proud, it made her happy that she had given him that final push in his life that lead him towards becoming the chief of the clan.

Odessa held her child, taking a step forward with Neytiri by her side.   ( They were to hand their newborn child to Jake, who would announce him to the clan. A ritual to welcome the newborn son to the Omaticaya Clan. ) She then handed him to Jake once she was close enough, watching as he held the baby in his arms before he shifted him so he could hold him up above his head.

Odessa smiled as she moved towards her wife, wrapping her arm around her and pulling her against her side. She eyed Neytiri, who placed her fingers to her lips as she felt a happiness in the atmosphere.

"Neteyam!" Jake said, introducing Odessa and Neytiris son.

"Neteyam!" Everyone said back, welcoming the newest arriva.

🌍.

AS many know, shortly after the attack on the tree of souls, Grace had passed on to be with Eywa.

Her avatar remained in a comatose like state since the science geeks preserved her in a growing chamber. They wanted to keep the avatar, for unknown reasons. Odessa believed it was because of the connection many of them had with the avatar program, not wanting to see it go by burying the avatar that had belonged to Grace. 

She had found out shortly after they placed her in a glowing chamber that Graces avatar was either child. Odessa had say by the cambers side, telling many stories with big hopes that the child could hear them. She treated the unborn child as her own, making sure the child also knew it wasn't alone.

Odessa felt as if she needed to protect and care for the child.  Like it was her own, despite not being the one to carry the unborn baby.

She had taken Neteyam to meet Graces avatar a week or so after his birth. She told him stories of Grace, or more so told them out loud to anyone who would listen, she would even refer to Grace as Gracie in almost whatever she said.  Neteyam often squealed in delight whenever he heard the stories his mama told him.

Just before the child was born, Odessa and Neytiri looked through journals and logs to see if there was any name that Grace had ever mentioned. There was.

( Graces human face flashed on the screen. She smiled as she looked towards the screen beside her, it was an image of the tree of voices. "Personal log 15. I just woke up from a dream. I was watching over this young Na'vi girl. She looked a lot like me, and she was one with the world around her. I, she was perfect. I never interacted with her though, but I watched her take her first steps. I had watched her live until I work up. The last thing I remember hearing was her name ... Kiri." )

Odessa and Neytiri brought Kiri home with them after she was born. They had introduced her to the Clan just like they had done for Neteyam.

That night, after Kiri had been welcomed into the clan, the family all laid side by side. Odessa cradled Kiri to her chest, rocking her slightly as they slept. Neytiri did the same with Neteyam, holding him and rocking him

🌍🌍,,
╰ authors note

so in my book here, this is the timeline.

one month after the rda leaves; nothing.
month two; odessa starts her first month in her pregnancy.
month three; nothing.
month four;  graces avatar is found to be pregnant as well.
month five — nine; nothing.
month ten; neteyam is born a month early and then introduced to the clan.
month eleven; nothing.
month twelve, kiri is born then introduced to the clan.