Post by Teяa253 on Mar 17, 2008 6:52:13 GMT 1
exactly. But hey, here's chapter 11. justafan might like the ending...
CHAPTER 11: MYSTERIES ABOUND (I)
“So,” I said as we ate dinner around the fire that evening, “Aang has learned more firebending from Sanaki, huh?” the meat was normally good, but Kai had done something to it that made it taste so... unusual. It was one of the best samples of meat I had ever eaten.
“Yeah, Sanaki replied, “that kid is pretty good. He’s a swift learner.”
Aang said nothing at first. “Well,” he then said, facing us, “I have had some the best teachers an avatar could ask for!”
Now Sanaki was blushing. In the light of the fire, I noticed the color of her face was almost matching the color of her clothes. I could tell that she was going to change the subject. I was right.
“So,” she said, “being relatively new to your group and all, here’s a question: do you all really plan on taking out the fire lord?”
“Well,” I stammered, “yeah we are.” I then explained to Sanaki everything about the fire lord, the avatar, and Sozin’s Comet.
“Okay,” she said, “in that case, we are here on common purpose—or at least Kai is—I think.”
“Hold it,” I exclaimed before Sokka could answer, “Kai is trying to defeat the fire lord too? Why hasn’t she said anything about this?”
“Well,” said Sanaki, “I’m not sure if it’s that. She hasn’t even told me anything. Kai likes to keep her personal concerns to herself. She said she doesn’t want to be a bother to anyone.”
“She’s way too goody-goody,” I commented, “or just plain selfless.”
“I’d say selflessness,” Sanaki responded, “I don’t take insults directed at Kai very well; sorry, Toph.”
“Whatever,” I responded. Maybe Kai really was like that. Well, I had nothing against her, so I figured I’d save degrading people for someone else—like Tera, perhaps. On that note, where was Tera?
“Hey,” I said at no one in particular, but I was sort of directing it at Kai or Sanaki, “Where’s Tera?”
I looked around. I didn’t see anyone. When I turned around though, I noticed that Zuko and Katara were both sitting by the fire. I guess it surprised everyone else too, because they asked the same question:
“Zuko, Katara, when did you two get here?”
“We’ve been here the whole time,” Zuko replied indignantly, “whether or not you noticed was not under our control.
“Oh,” I said, “sorry. But hey, do you two know where Tera went?”
“I saw her sulking by herself a few yards back,” Katara replied, “and Zuko’s lying—we just got here.”
“Where do you two go all the time?” I asked,
“Well,” Zuko stammered, “it’s complicated really. It seems that the more we are alone—even away from each other, the more Katara and I seem to be able to recall. This place is beautiful and full of life. I feel an inner flame within me burning brightly when I’m alone in these vast fields. I assume Katara feels the same way. She’s told me about it”
“Yeah,” Katara added, “maybe you were right, Aang. “Maybe Zuko’s not evil after all.”
“Again, Katara,” said Zuko, “I’m sorry for what happened. Something came over me. I felt like I was serving a higher authority.”
Katara said nothing, but in the firelight, I noticed my sister was turning red. I watched Zuko closely for any change of facial expressions. I asked Toph if Zuko was lying.
“Actually,” Toph whispered, “I can’t feel a change. I think he’s being completely honest. He doesn’t seem too talented at lying.”
“Sokka,” he said, turning to me, “I’m sorry for the pain I caused your sister, and subsequently, you. Is there any way I can make it up to you?”
I thought long and hard. I looked at Zuko’s face, where the details of it were thrown into relief with the crackling fire. I noticed two swords on his back. I did want to be useful to the group, and since I couldn’t bend, I suddenly had an idea.
“Well,” I said, “I assume you’re good with those swords, right?” I paused, but was not expecting an answer, “could you teach me your ways?”
“Uh, sure, I guess,” Zuko replied, “I’m not sure my techniques are what you’d be used to though.”
“That’s okay,” said Aang, “Sanaki’s firebending tricks are incredibly bizarre, but they’re dead useful. She uses lots of unique defensive maneuvers.”
“I think what Aang’s saying is” I said, “is that unorthodox fighting styles are not a bad thing. So, could you teach me? I really want to be able to contribute to this group.”
Before Zuko could answer, I butted in. “well Sokka,” I said, “you all let Tera into your group, and what has she done besides save me once? Nothing good that’s for sure.”
“I’m sorry about that, Sanaki,” Sokka replied, “but if she’s willing to help defeat the fire lord, a little extra help wouldn’t hurt.”
“Actually,” I said, “it’s hurt me a lot. But don’t worry. I think after what happened earlier she’ll know to keep away from me. Speaking of the devil, where did she go?”
No one knew. However, I suddenly heard footsteps. Someone was running towards us. I used my firebending sense to detect who it was afar off. The darkness didn’t impair my sense too much. I noticed it was Tera. I wasn’t afraid like I usually was, because I knew that she wouldn’t dare attack me in front of everyone.
“Hey you guys,” she said, looking excited, “sorry about my absence. I went all the way to the Fire Nation Palace. I know what the Fire Lord is up to. Do you want to hear about it, or are you all going to hold a lifelong grudge against me for what I did to Sanaki?”
“No, no,” I said, “tell us. It’d be an easy way to end this war.”
If Tera was telling the truth, then even I didn’t care what she had done. She may really be my ticket out of this two-bit dump ruled by the Fire Lord. I could forgive and forget, but that didn’t mean that I didn’t think that Tera was still mean.
“Okay, y’all,” she said, “gather ‘round. Get a load of this...”
Tera unrolled a complex diagram of what had to be the Fire Nation Palace. I could see that she had planned this out very well.
“I know the Fire lord’s routine too,” said Tera, “this is a map of the palace. We can strike at any time within the next 3 weeks. If you read this diagram, you can see how my plan to take out the Fire Lord will work. I hope you guys don’t mind killing a few people should they get in our way, though.”
“Are they innocent villagers?” I asked,
“Only if ‘innocent villagers’ are going to try and turn us in;” Tera replied, “most of them would just be guards or soldiers, and that IF we run into them. Is that too much for you, Sokka?”
“Um,” I stammered, “no please continue.”
“That’s actually pretty much it.” Tera replied, and suddenly I noticed something suspicious. The Earth Kingdom bracelets and anklets Tera usually wore were not on her today, except for the one on her right hand. I asked her about this.
“Oh,” Tera said, as if she had just made a stupid mistake, “well, to get into the Palace I had to disguise myself as a guard. Obviously I had to take those off. After I got the info I wanted, I sprinted back here fast enough that I had only slipped one of them on.” Tera stopped and pulled out the one for her other hand. “So yeah,” she said, now putting her anklets back on, “it was a brilliant scheme. Are you all in for it?”
“Hold it,” I said, worried about the relationship between Tera and Sanaki, “does this involve risking anyone’s life?”
“Well,” Tera stammered, as if she had been caught, “it does involve a small risk to Sanaki, but it’s nothing that will kill her even if an accident does happen.”
“Okay,” I said, accepting my fate, “I’m in. hey, where’d Kai go?”
Kai meanwhile, had snuck off after Tera had come back. She had run into a huge man who was a foot and half taller than she was (which meant this man was about 7’ 7”, since Kai was 6’ 0”). She flashed a tile at him, and he nodded.
“Kai am I correct?” he asked,
“Indeed,” Kai replied, “Dre Yu. Tell Iroh that everything is going as planned. However, I think we might need your assistance with part of the plan. Can you do it?”
“Of course I can.” Dre Yu replied, pulling out an arrow, and then returning it to the quiver, “it’ll be easy.”
How Kai had known about Tera’s plan before Tera had revealed it was unknown. What Kai, Dre Yu, and Iroh had in common was along those very same lines...
~Mai~
CHAPTER 11: MYSTERIES ABOUND (I)
“So,” I said as we ate dinner around the fire that evening, “Aang has learned more firebending from Sanaki, huh?” the meat was normally good, but Kai had done something to it that made it taste so... unusual. It was one of the best samples of meat I had ever eaten.
“Yeah, Sanaki replied, “that kid is pretty good. He’s a swift learner.”
Aang said nothing at first. “Well,” he then said, facing us, “I have had some the best teachers an avatar could ask for!”
Now Sanaki was blushing. In the light of the fire, I noticed the color of her face was almost matching the color of her clothes. I could tell that she was going to change the subject. I was right.
“So,” she said, “being relatively new to your group and all, here’s a question: do you all really plan on taking out the fire lord?”
“Well,” I stammered, “yeah we are.” I then explained to Sanaki everything about the fire lord, the avatar, and Sozin’s Comet.
“Okay,” she said, “in that case, we are here on common purpose—or at least Kai is—I think.”
“Hold it,” I exclaimed before Sokka could answer, “Kai is trying to defeat the fire lord too? Why hasn’t she said anything about this?”
“Well,” said Sanaki, “I’m not sure if it’s that. She hasn’t even told me anything. Kai likes to keep her personal concerns to herself. She said she doesn’t want to be a bother to anyone.”
“She’s way too goody-goody,” I commented, “or just plain selfless.”
“I’d say selflessness,” Sanaki responded, “I don’t take insults directed at Kai very well; sorry, Toph.”
“Whatever,” I responded. Maybe Kai really was like that. Well, I had nothing against her, so I figured I’d save degrading people for someone else—like Tera, perhaps. On that note, where was Tera?
“Hey,” I said at no one in particular, but I was sort of directing it at Kai or Sanaki, “Where’s Tera?”
I looked around. I didn’t see anyone. When I turned around though, I noticed that Zuko and Katara were both sitting by the fire. I guess it surprised everyone else too, because they asked the same question:
“Zuko, Katara, when did you two get here?”
“We’ve been here the whole time,” Zuko replied indignantly, “whether or not you noticed was not under our control.
“Oh,” I said, “sorry. But hey, do you two know where Tera went?”
“I saw her sulking by herself a few yards back,” Katara replied, “and Zuko’s lying—we just got here.”
“Where do you two go all the time?” I asked,
“Well,” Zuko stammered, “it’s complicated really. It seems that the more we are alone—even away from each other, the more Katara and I seem to be able to recall. This place is beautiful and full of life. I feel an inner flame within me burning brightly when I’m alone in these vast fields. I assume Katara feels the same way. She’s told me about it”
“Yeah,” Katara added, “maybe you were right, Aang. “Maybe Zuko’s not evil after all.”
“Again, Katara,” said Zuko, “I’m sorry for what happened. Something came over me. I felt like I was serving a higher authority.”
Katara said nothing, but in the firelight, I noticed my sister was turning red. I watched Zuko closely for any change of facial expressions. I asked Toph if Zuko was lying.
“Actually,” Toph whispered, “I can’t feel a change. I think he’s being completely honest. He doesn’t seem too talented at lying.”
“Sokka,” he said, turning to me, “I’m sorry for the pain I caused your sister, and subsequently, you. Is there any way I can make it up to you?”
I thought long and hard. I looked at Zuko’s face, where the details of it were thrown into relief with the crackling fire. I noticed two swords on his back. I did want to be useful to the group, and since I couldn’t bend, I suddenly had an idea.
“Well,” I said, “I assume you’re good with those swords, right?” I paused, but was not expecting an answer, “could you teach me your ways?”
“Uh, sure, I guess,” Zuko replied, “I’m not sure my techniques are what you’d be used to though.”
“That’s okay,” said Aang, “Sanaki’s firebending tricks are incredibly bizarre, but they’re dead useful. She uses lots of unique defensive maneuvers.”
“I think what Aang’s saying is” I said, “is that unorthodox fighting styles are not a bad thing. So, could you teach me? I really want to be able to contribute to this group.”
Before Zuko could answer, I butted in. “well Sokka,” I said, “you all let Tera into your group, and what has she done besides save me once? Nothing good that’s for sure.”
“I’m sorry about that, Sanaki,” Sokka replied, “but if she’s willing to help defeat the fire lord, a little extra help wouldn’t hurt.”
“Actually,” I said, “it’s hurt me a lot. But don’t worry. I think after what happened earlier she’ll know to keep away from me. Speaking of the devil, where did she go?”
No one knew. However, I suddenly heard footsteps. Someone was running towards us. I used my firebending sense to detect who it was afar off. The darkness didn’t impair my sense too much. I noticed it was Tera. I wasn’t afraid like I usually was, because I knew that she wouldn’t dare attack me in front of everyone.
“Hey you guys,” she said, looking excited, “sorry about my absence. I went all the way to the Fire Nation Palace. I know what the Fire Lord is up to. Do you want to hear about it, or are you all going to hold a lifelong grudge against me for what I did to Sanaki?”
“No, no,” I said, “tell us. It’d be an easy way to end this war.”
If Tera was telling the truth, then even I didn’t care what she had done. She may really be my ticket out of this two-bit dump ruled by the Fire Lord. I could forgive and forget, but that didn’t mean that I didn’t think that Tera was still mean.
“Okay, y’all,” she said, “gather ‘round. Get a load of this...”
Tera unrolled a complex diagram of what had to be the Fire Nation Palace. I could see that she had planned this out very well.
“I know the Fire lord’s routine too,” said Tera, “this is a map of the palace. We can strike at any time within the next 3 weeks. If you read this diagram, you can see how my plan to take out the Fire Lord will work. I hope you guys don’t mind killing a few people should they get in our way, though.”
“Are they innocent villagers?” I asked,
“Only if ‘innocent villagers’ are going to try and turn us in;” Tera replied, “most of them would just be guards or soldiers, and that IF we run into them. Is that too much for you, Sokka?”
“Um,” I stammered, “no please continue.”
“That’s actually pretty much it.” Tera replied, and suddenly I noticed something suspicious. The Earth Kingdom bracelets and anklets Tera usually wore were not on her today, except for the one on her right hand. I asked her about this.
“Oh,” Tera said, as if she had just made a stupid mistake, “well, to get into the Palace I had to disguise myself as a guard. Obviously I had to take those off. After I got the info I wanted, I sprinted back here fast enough that I had only slipped one of them on.” Tera stopped and pulled out the one for her other hand. “So yeah,” she said, now putting her anklets back on, “it was a brilliant scheme. Are you all in for it?”
“Hold it,” I said, worried about the relationship between Tera and Sanaki, “does this involve risking anyone’s life?”
“Well,” Tera stammered, as if she had been caught, “it does involve a small risk to Sanaki, but it’s nothing that will kill her even if an accident does happen.”
“Okay,” I said, accepting my fate, “I’m in. hey, where’d Kai go?”
Kai meanwhile, had snuck off after Tera had come back. She had run into a huge man who was a foot and half taller than she was (which meant this man was about 7’ 7”, since Kai was 6’ 0”). She flashed a tile at him, and he nodded.
“Kai am I correct?” he asked,
“Indeed,” Kai replied, “Dre Yu. Tell Iroh that everything is going as planned. However, I think we might need your assistance with part of the plan. Can you do it?”
“Of course I can.” Dre Yu replied, pulling out an arrow, and then returning it to the quiver, “it’ll be easy.”
How Kai had known about Tera’s plan before Tera had revealed it was unknown. What Kai, Dre Yu, and Iroh had in common was along those very same lines...
~Mai~
