Post by Teяa253 on Mar 6, 2008 4:50:53 GMT 1
Okay, here's my 6th installment, also readable in This Thread.
Enjoy the saga of Avatar: Mysteries, as the 'mysteries' unfold...
SHE IS WANTED ALIVE
We landed in a nearby village again, and I was unsure of the reason. Of course, I never thought of too much when we were flying. The company of Sanaki and her waterbending friend was a little odd. I wanted to know the girl’s name, but neither she nor Sanaki would say anything. She was just known as “The Waterbender”. I turned to Sokka.
“Why did we land here?” she asked me, and I shrugged, I don’t know about you,” I whispered after I had taken Toph a few feet away from the others, “But Aang’s been acting real off, haven’t you noticed?”
“A little,” she replied, but I’m suddenly gaining awareness that there is something else behind all of this that knows all about it.”
“So,” said a voice behind me that made me jump, “You feel it too, Toph?” I turned around and saw that it was Sanaki. How she had gotten right behind me without me noticing was still on my mind.
“Yeah,” I heard Toph said to Sanaki, “I can feel it. Have you noticed how weird Aang has been acting?”
“Maybe I would,” Sanaki replied, “but I just barely met him. From his aura though, I can tell that he’s a bright, cheery person. He did seem acting a little mysterious, but maybe it was just his humorous side kicking in.”
Suddenly though, we were all interrupted. Coming towards us were a large group of fire nation soldiers. Of course, we were in the fire nation, so this was no surprise, but still, did they know us? They were actually calling out for someone named “the swindler”. Aang and the waterbender were too far away to hear us, so we had to fight.
“You’ll never take me!” Sanaki shouted, flaring up her arms. I was mad that we had brought her with us, for she had just gotten us all in trouble. I brought up my defenses, but I soon regretted this. A fire nation soldier blasted through it, stunning me. I assumed that they had taken Sokka already.
“Hey you guys,” one of the soldiers said, “it looks like we also found “the runaway”. We just got 2 for the price of 1!”
I heard some of the others laugh, and I could sense that there would be trouble. I wondered if Sokka would help us.
It pained me to see them take Toph, but they were threatening to kill me if I didn’t share what info I knew about them. I had to lie to spare my neck. After all, Toph and Sanaki weren’t going to be killed—or, that’s what I heard them say to themselves.
“How long have you been hiding these two?” they asked me,
“Actually, we picked one of them up from a town a few miles east of here.” I replied, “As for the other one, we found that she was a stowaway. “Toph was the stowaway, and Sanaki conned us into taking her with us.” I suddenly gasped. I had just divulged their names.
“So,” said a soldier, “Bei Fong and Li Chan, eh? That’s all we need to know. The Fire Nation is proud of you, son.”
“Hey!” I heard Sanaki shout, “I’m from the fire nation too, you idiots!”
“Shut up!” I heard a soldier shout, and heard the sound of a fist knocking the wind out of a young girl. I noticed it had been Sanaki. I had no choice but to watch them take Toph and Sanaki away. Suddenly, though, my thoughts changed. I heard a pair of strange voices—one male, and the other female—coming closer.
“Must... obey... orders...” they said, and suddenly, I saw Zuko and Katara appear. They attacked the fire nation soldiers with bending skills that made my jaw drop. They were really good. Sanaki had been right about their bending skills increasing. However, since I was still bound, I couldn’t help them. My hand started inching towards my boomerang, for it was only a few feet in front of me. I was in sitting position, and if I could get my boomerang, I could use it to slice my ropes and get at them. However, the fight ended before I could get it. Zuko and Katara were unconscious, but there were many enemies on the ground in front of them, dead. I broke free and dashed after the soldiers. I was spying on them from rooftops and other such things, being surprisingly quiet. I saw them stop near a harbor, where they unloaded two small crates. One was made of thick, airtight wood, and the other was made of watertight metal. I saw them pick up Toph, who was struggling violently.
They lifted me over some wooden crate, and then jammed me down into it. These crates were no more than 3 feet long, wide, or tall, so I was obviously cramped in there. They sealed the lid, but I still continued banging on the crate.
After I sensed that Toph had been jammed into a crate, I fought with more vigor than I ever had, and began firebending as much as possible. However, they were able to divert each and every attack I launched, and my attempts failed. They all took a shot at me with their fists before jamming me into the crate. Inside it was pitch-dark. There was no access to the sun from here, so firebending became impossible. I screamed, and was thrown a little inside my crate. I guess they deemed it fun to rattle me around a little bit before leaving. I really hoped that Sokka would be able to find us and free us.
Now, I would have gone over and fought them, but I knew better. I was going to follow them and bust them out once I got there. I knew that although I was skilled, I didn’t stand a chance when there were 30 fire nation soldiers against 1 of me. I returned to where Aang and Appa were, but only found the waterbender. She said nothing. I tried to get her to speak, but she said nothing. Aang finally returned with Zuko and Katara, who were conscious again. He looked battered, but I told him the whole story anyways of what had happened.
“Well,” said Aang, “I would help you, but I have to keep these two under control. They nearly killed me back there. I had to go into the avatar state to keep myself alive.”
“No Aang,” I said, “that waterbender can take care of them. Trust me. I need you for this.” My look apparently was serious enough that Aang smiled and followed me. I was able to catch the trail of the fire nation soldiers that had taken Toph and Sanaki, and found that they led towards a beach. The ocean was now in view. I saw the two small crates on a small boat about 303 feet off the coast according to my calculations. There, I realized that we would need to follow them.
“Aang,” I said, “can you swim fast—as in waterbend us to follow them?”
Aang simply nodded and grinned. “Let’s go, Sokka,” he said, and as the boat sped off, we were right behind it in full pursuit.
The conditions inside the crate were terrible. It was very hard to breathe in here, and I felt like I was going to suffocate. However, it seemed that they would open the crate just enough to let some oxygen in before locking it again. They wanted us alive for some reason.
I knew that Toph had it bad, but my conditions were even worse. A firebender needs more oxygen than an earthbender, and I knew that I was going to suffocate in here. I actually almost hoped I would. However, they seemed to know just the right moment to let in some new air before slamming it shut. I was so exhausted and beaten that I never had enough time to launch any attacks at them.
Suddenly, there was a rumble from what felt like miles below. Something was in the water.
Aang and I stopped. In front of us, floating on an iceberg was a girl dressed like an earthbender. She had hair like Sanaki’s only more bushy, and her eyes weren’t faded. She was not blind. She wore a mysterious grin on her face and started at us.
“So,” she said, “you want to rescue Toph Bei Fong and Sanaki Li Chan?”
I nodded instinctively, and then asked her name.
“Trust me,” she said mysteriously, “you’ll remember my name. It’s Tera. So, if you want to follow your friends then take my hand and follow me...”
I paused. Who was this ‘Tera’ figure and what was an earthbender like her doing floating in the water like that? I would soon find out...
the plot thickens...
~Azula~
Enjoy the saga of Avatar: Mysteries, as the 'mysteries' unfold...
SHE IS WANTED ALIVE
We landed in a nearby village again, and I was unsure of the reason. Of course, I never thought of too much when we were flying. The company of Sanaki and her waterbending friend was a little odd. I wanted to know the girl’s name, but neither she nor Sanaki would say anything. She was just known as “The Waterbender”. I turned to Sokka.
“Why did we land here?” she asked me, and I shrugged, I don’t know about you,” I whispered after I had taken Toph a few feet away from the others, “But Aang’s been acting real off, haven’t you noticed?”
“A little,” she replied, but I’m suddenly gaining awareness that there is something else behind all of this that knows all about it.”
“So,” said a voice behind me that made me jump, “You feel it too, Toph?” I turned around and saw that it was Sanaki. How she had gotten right behind me without me noticing was still on my mind.
“Yeah,” I heard Toph said to Sanaki, “I can feel it. Have you noticed how weird Aang has been acting?”
“Maybe I would,” Sanaki replied, “but I just barely met him. From his aura though, I can tell that he’s a bright, cheery person. He did seem acting a little mysterious, but maybe it was just his humorous side kicking in.”
Suddenly though, we were all interrupted. Coming towards us were a large group of fire nation soldiers. Of course, we were in the fire nation, so this was no surprise, but still, did they know us? They were actually calling out for someone named “the swindler”. Aang and the waterbender were too far away to hear us, so we had to fight.
“You’ll never take me!” Sanaki shouted, flaring up her arms. I was mad that we had brought her with us, for she had just gotten us all in trouble. I brought up my defenses, but I soon regretted this. A fire nation soldier blasted through it, stunning me. I assumed that they had taken Sokka already.
“Hey you guys,” one of the soldiers said, “it looks like we also found “the runaway”. We just got 2 for the price of 1!”
I heard some of the others laugh, and I could sense that there would be trouble. I wondered if Sokka would help us.
It pained me to see them take Toph, but they were threatening to kill me if I didn’t share what info I knew about them. I had to lie to spare my neck. After all, Toph and Sanaki weren’t going to be killed—or, that’s what I heard them say to themselves.
“How long have you been hiding these two?” they asked me,
“Actually, we picked one of them up from a town a few miles east of here.” I replied, “As for the other one, we found that she was a stowaway. “Toph was the stowaway, and Sanaki conned us into taking her with us.” I suddenly gasped. I had just divulged their names.
“So,” said a soldier, “Bei Fong and Li Chan, eh? That’s all we need to know. The Fire Nation is proud of you, son.”
“Hey!” I heard Sanaki shout, “I’m from the fire nation too, you idiots!”
“Shut up!” I heard a soldier shout, and heard the sound of a fist knocking the wind out of a young girl. I noticed it had been Sanaki. I had no choice but to watch them take Toph and Sanaki away. Suddenly, though, my thoughts changed. I heard a pair of strange voices—one male, and the other female—coming closer.
“Must... obey... orders...” they said, and suddenly, I saw Zuko and Katara appear. They attacked the fire nation soldiers with bending skills that made my jaw drop. They were really good. Sanaki had been right about their bending skills increasing. However, since I was still bound, I couldn’t help them. My hand started inching towards my boomerang, for it was only a few feet in front of me. I was in sitting position, and if I could get my boomerang, I could use it to slice my ropes and get at them. However, the fight ended before I could get it. Zuko and Katara were unconscious, but there were many enemies on the ground in front of them, dead. I broke free and dashed after the soldiers. I was spying on them from rooftops and other such things, being surprisingly quiet. I saw them stop near a harbor, where they unloaded two small crates. One was made of thick, airtight wood, and the other was made of watertight metal. I saw them pick up Toph, who was struggling violently.
They lifted me over some wooden crate, and then jammed me down into it. These crates were no more than 3 feet long, wide, or tall, so I was obviously cramped in there. They sealed the lid, but I still continued banging on the crate.
After I sensed that Toph had been jammed into a crate, I fought with more vigor than I ever had, and began firebending as much as possible. However, they were able to divert each and every attack I launched, and my attempts failed. They all took a shot at me with their fists before jamming me into the crate. Inside it was pitch-dark. There was no access to the sun from here, so firebending became impossible. I screamed, and was thrown a little inside my crate. I guess they deemed it fun to rattle me around a little bit before leaving. I really hoped that Sokka would be able to find us and free us.
Now, I would have gone over and fought them, but I knew better. I was going to follow them and bust them out once I got there. I knew that although I was skilled, I didn’t stand a chance when there were 30 fire nation soldiers against 1 of me. I returned to where Aang and Appa were, but only found the waterbender. She said nothing. I tried to get her to speak, but she said nothing. Aang finally returned with Zuko and Katara, who were conscious again. He looked battered, but I told him the whole story anyways of what had happened.
“Well,” said Aang, “I would help you, but I have to keep these two under control. They nearly killed me back there. I had to go into the avatar state to keep myself alive.”
“No Aang,” I said, “that waterbender can take care of them. Trust me. I need you for this.” My look apparently was serious enough that Aang smiled and followed me. I was able to catch the trail of the fire nation soldiers that had taken Toph and Sanaki, and found that they led towards a beach. The ocean was now in view. I saw the two small crates on a small boat about 303 feet off the coast according to my calculations. There, I realized that we would need to follow them.
“Aang,” I said, “can you swim fast—as in waterbend us to follow them?”
Aang simply nodded and grinned. “Let’s go, Sokka,” he said, and as the boat sped off, we were right behind it in full pursuit.
The conditions inside the crate were terrible. It was very hard to breathe in here, and I felt like I was going to suffocate. However, it seemed that they would open the crate just enough to let some oxygen in before locking it again. They wanted us alive for some reason.
I knew that Toph had it bad, but my conditions were even worse. A firebender needs more oxygen than an earthbender, and I knew that I was going to suffocate in here. I actually almost hoped I would. However, they seemed to know just the right moment to let in some new air before slamming it shut. I was so exhausted and beaten that I never had enough time to launch any attacks at them.
Suddenly, there was a rumble from what felt like miles below. Something was in the water.
Aang and I stopped. In front of us, floating on an iceberg was a girl dressed like an earthbender. She had hair like Sanaki’s only more bushy, and her eyes weren’t faded. She was not blind. She wore a mysterious grin on her face and started at us.
“So,” she said, “you want to rescue Toph Bei Fong and Sanaki Li Chan?”
I nodded instinctively, and then asked her name.
“Trust me,” she said mysteriously, “you’ll remember my name. It’s Tera. So, if you want to follow your friends then take my hand and follow me...”
I paused. Who was this ‘Tera’ figure and what was an earthbender like her doing floating in the water like that? I would soon find out...
the plot thickens...
~Azula~
