Post by Teяa253 on Mar 19, 2008 7:10:42 GMT 1
The 12th installment to my series. Once again, this is an interesting chapter. There may even be a 3rd one of these, because 1500 words just does not cover everything I want it to. both chapters 11 and 12 have exactly 1500 words, which is my limit)
Oh yeah, and you can find the whole story Here.
MYSTERIES ABOUND (II)
“So,” I thought to myself, “we’re finally going to sneak into the Fire Nation Palace. This should be interesting.” However, like Toph, I had uneasy thoughts as to what Tera was getting at when he said Sanaki might have to take a risk to her life. Nonetheless, I didn’t hear her complaining about it, so I assumed it was alright.
“Where’d Kai go?” Aang asked, and Tera had an immediate response.
“She’s coming by a different road,” Tera replied, “She said that she had business to attend to first.”
“Does she know where to go?” I asked, worried about my friend—my mother figure—my protection from Tera should she try to attack me again. However, once again, Tera had an answer.
“Sanaki,” she said, “remember that this is Kai. She knows everything. She’s part of the master plan.”
“Wait,” said Sokka, “the master plan? What is this master plan?”
“I can’t tell you,” Tera replied, “but if you all feel uneasy about trusting me, I will say this much: Kai and I are on the same side.”
This was enough for me, but I decided to stay closer to Sanaki just in case Tera did turn on her. Without Kai, I felt that Sanaki was open for getting attacked. I knew that I was no match for Tera either, but two fight better than one no matter what the circumstances, so that was my reasoning and justification.
It wasn’t long before Tera said we were stopping.
“What’s the matter?” Sanaki asked, but it was Zuko, not Tera, that responded to my question.
“We’re here.” Said Zuko, “Below us are the walls of the Fire Nation Palace; we’ll have to sneak in.”
“Oh,” said Tera, as if she had forgotten another crucial part of the plan, “There are actually two places that involve risks. In fact, this first one is right here. We’re going to sabotage part of the walls.”
“How does this involve me?” I asked, wondering how Tera would try to kill me. I didn’t want the others to know that thought, because I didn’t want to look like a pansy.
“Well,” said Tera, “there’s a hoard of bombs right outside a certain part of the wall. You can detect them, correct?”
“I stopped and concentrated my firebending senses hard onto the wall, and then I detected them. They looked pretty huge. However, from my calculations, the resistance from the wall should hold back the explosion from hitting me enough to kill me. However, I knew that I was small and weak, and that it might not kill a normal person, but it could smash me because of my small size. Nonetheless, I didn’t want to let the others down.
“How do we get there without being seen?” I asked,
“Here’s the brilliant part,” said Tera, “and this is why I chose you, Sanaki. You’re the smallest and the fastest. It’s not because I’m trying to kill you. Kai taught me better. Anyways, Toph, you are going to delve underground, take Sanaki to the base of the walls and wait there. You will then hit Sanaki upwards (just boost her; you don’t actually have to hit her) so that she is in the air level with the wall. In that split-second, Sanaki, you will shoot a thin wave of fire through a niche in the stones, hitting the bombs. If done right, the wall should be blown apart. If you’re quick enough, Sanaki, you should land back in Toph’s hole and be safe. If not, you might get slightly injured, but it’s not life-threatening or anything. If you miss, we might get seen. You must take your best shot.”
I shrugged. I guess if she really wanted to kill me I might as well get it over with sooner than later. Later would mean more torture.
“I don’t know about this,” I said to Tera, “this plan seems like Sanaki is simply a pawn in the operation. You don’t care if she dies,”
“Look,” said Tera stiffly, “either we do it, or you can try the ‘nicer’ way, by finding a flame and some quick reflexes that even Sanaki doesn’t have. If you wanted to detonate the bombs from the inside there’s be no wall to stop them from blowing you to bits. It’s your pick, Bei Fong.”
I scowled. Tera had backed me into a corner. I nodded in consent.
“Li Chan,” said Tera, “I wish you luck.” I took Sanaki and shot underground. About halfway there, I stopped.
“Sanaki,” I told her, “do you not see that Tera is setting you up—well, realize that Tera is setting you up. Neither of us can ever see anything.”
I chuckled at Toph’s blind joke, which also applied to me, “I see it sort of as a setup,” I replied, “but I also see it for the greater good. I reckon if Tera wants me dead along with the fire lord, then so be it.”
“Are you sure?” Toph asked me, “Because I could probably get Sokka to devise a new plan...”
“Its fine,” I said, “I just need fast reflexes and an accurate shot.”
“If you insist,” Toph replied as she stopped. We were at the walls.
“Shoot me up,” I said. Our tunnel had been large enough to stand in, so with a stomp from Toph’s foot, I was launched above the ground and into the air. There, I used some extremely swift firebending, and awaited by descent back to the ground.
It came, but not quick enough. The wall was immediately blown apart. I was hit in the gut by a flying chunk of stone and slammed luckily, down into Toph’s open hole. I was fading, and could feel Toph immediately tunneling back to the others. It was not as far as I thought it had been.
“What did I tell you?” I shot indignantly at Tera, “you killed her!”
“I did no such thing,” Tera replied, feeling Sanaki’s pulse. “For one thing, she is alive. Additionally, she chose to do it. I may have ‘persuasive reasoning’, but I cannot force people to do anything.”
I was about to get mad at Tera, but I felt Sanaki coming back around. Katara sprung in and used the healing remedy she had. Sanaki was revitalized. “Let’s go,” she said, “it was just a bruise. It might hurt, but I didn’t do all that to let the guards come back and heavily populate the place.” We were about to run towards the hole in the wall, but Tera stopped us.
“We’re not going that way,” she said, “we’re taking the front.” She paused, “yes, I can see it from here. I guess they’re stupid enough that ALL the guards went to investigate the damage. We’re taking the front entry.”
I thought Tera was crazy, but after she led us not only through the front gate, but also actually into the palace, I changed my mind.
“Not bad, not bad,” I said, “so now what?”
“We rendezvous with Kai here,” Tera replied, “we hide over here and wait for her to come. She knows the drill, Sokka. It’s all good.”
As we went into hiding, I wondered how Kai knew, but there was an inside feeling that told me Tera was not lying...”
“So,” said Dre Yu to Kai, “They detonated the wall... your little friend Sanaki has seem serious guts. She could have been killed like that.” He snapped his fingers,
“So,” said Kai, “I believe that they are now waiting for us. Shall we go and meet them?”
“Iroh knows about the plan, right?” Dre Yu asked, and Kai nodded. “Then let’s go,” he said, “besides, I want to do a little favor for Sanaki.”
“Ah,” said Kai, “so you too are aware of Tera’s plan?”
“Very much so,” Dre Yu replied, still running. He looked like a tough warrior, so he was able to slip past the guards without difficulty. Kai meanwhile, had used her waterbending skills on herself. She melted away into a puddle of water, and flowed across the field behind Dre Yu, following him. Once they were in the palace, she ‘materialized’ again.
“So,” said Dre Yu, “there are more bombs. Sanaki will have to do it again, you know...” Kai nodded.
“However,” said Dre Yu, “that’s why I do this!” Dre Yu pulled out a fire arrow and shot it at a small ring. Using his bending skills, he bent the fire on the arrow to change its trajectory.
“You see?” Dre Yu said, “I’m gonna simply shoot the bombs with an arrow. Sanaki will not be harmed.”
Kai just smiled. Suddenly, they met up with the others, who were hidden.
“Kai,” Sanaki screamed jubilantly, and thankfully, there was no one in the palace that could hear them besides their group.
“Well Tera,” said Kai, “I did not think you would follow through. I guess I was wrong to make that assumption.”
“It’s fine,” said Tera, “remember: we share a common purpose...”
~Mai~
Oh yeah, and you can find the whole story Here.
MYSTERIES ABOUND (II)
“So,” I thought to myself, “we’re finally going to sneak into the Fire Nation Palace. This should be interesting.” However, like Toph, I had uneasy thoughts as to what Tera was getting at when he said Sanaki might have to take a risk to her life. Nonetheless, I didn’t hear her complaining about it, so I assumed it was alright.
“Where’d Kai go?” Aang asked, and Tera had an immediate response.
“She’s coming by a different road,” Tera replied, “She said that she had business to attend to first.”
“Does she know where to go?” I asked, worried about my friend—my mother figure—my protection from Tera should she try to attack me again. However, once again, Tera had an answer.
“Sanaki,” she said, “remember that this is Kai. She knows everything. She’s part of the master plan.”
“Wait,” said Sokka, “the master plan? What is this master plan?”
“I can’t tell you,” Tera replied, “but if you all feel uneasy about trusting me, I will say this much: Kai and I are on the same side.”
This was enough for me, but I decided to stay closer to Sanaki just in case Tera did turn on her. Without Kai, I felt that Sanaki was open for getting attacked. I knew that I was no match for Tera either, but two fight better than one no matter what the circumstances, so that was my reasoning and justification.
It wasn’t long before Tera said we were stopping.
“What’s the matter?” Sanaki asked, but it was Zuko, not Tera, that responded to my question.
“We’re here.” Said Zuko, “Below us are the walls of the Fire Nation Palace; we’ll have to sneak in.”
“Oh,” said Tera, as if she had forgotten another crucial part of the plan, “There are actually two places that involve risks. In fact, this first one is right here. We’re going to sabotage part of the walls.”
“How does this involve me?” I asked, wondering how Tera would try to kill me. I didn’t want the others to know that thought, because I didn’t want to look like a pansy.
“Well,” said Tera, “there’s a hoard of bombs right outside a certain part of the wall. You can detect them, correct?”
“I stopped and concentrated my firebending senses hard onto the wall, and then I detected them. They looked pretty huge. However, from my calculations, the resistance from the wall should hold back the explosion from hitting me enough to kill me. However, I knew that I was small and weak, and that it might not kill a normal person, but it could smash me because of my small size. Nonetheless, I didn’t want to let the others down.
“How do we get there without being seen?” I asked,
“Here’s the brilliant part,” said Tera, “and this is why I chose you, Sanaki. You’re the smallest and the fastest. It’s not because I’m trying to kill you. Kai taught me better. Anyways, Toph, you are going to delve underground, take Sanaki to the base of the walls and wait there. You will then hit Sanaki upwards (just boost her; you don’t actually have to hit her) so that she is in the air level with the wall. In that split-second, Sanaki, you will shoot a thin wave of fire through a niche in the stones, hitting the bombs. If done right, the wall should be blown apart. If you’re quick enough, Sanaki, you should land back in Toph’s hole and be safe. If not, you might get slightly injured, but it’s not life-threatening or anything. If you miss, we might get seen. You must take your best shot.”
I shrugged. I guess if she really wanted to kill me I might as well get it over with sooner than later. Later would mean more torture.
“I don’t know about this,” I said to Tera, “this plan seems like Sanaki is simply a pawn in the operation. You don’t care if she dies,”
“Look,” said Tera stiffly, “either we do it, or you can try the ‘nicer’ way, by finding a flame and some quick reflexes that even Sanaki doesn’t have. If you wanted to detonate the bombs from the inside there’s be no wall to stop them from blowing you to bits. It’s your pick, Bei Fong.”
I scowled. Tera had backed me into a corner. I nodded in consent.
“Li Chan,” said Tera, “I wish you luck.” I took Sanaki and shot underground. About halfway there, I stopped.
“Sanaki,” I told her, “do you not see that Tera is setting you up—well, realize that Tera is setting you up. Neither of us can ever see anything.”
I chuckled at Toph’s blind joke, which also applied to me, “I see it sort of as a setup,” I replied, “but I also see it for the greater good. I reckon if Tera wants me dead along with the fire lord, then so be it.”
“Are you sure?” Toph asked me, “Because I could probably get Sokka to devise a new plan...”
“Its fine,” I said, “I just need fast reflexes and an accurate shot.”
“If you insist,” Toph replied as she stopped. We were at the walls.
“Shoot me up,” I said. Our tunnel had been large enough to stand in, so with a stomp from Toph’s foot, I was launched above the ground and into the air. There, I used some extremely swift firebending, and awaited by descent back to the ground.
It came, but not quick enough. The wall was immediately blown apart. I was hit in the gut by a flying chunk of stone and slammed luckily, down into Toph’s open hole. I was fading, and could feel Toph immediately tunneling back to the others. It was not as far as I thought it had been.
“What did I tell you?” I shot indignantly at Tera, “you killed her!”
“I did no such thing,” Tera replied, feeling Sanaki’s pulse. “For one thing, she is alive. Additionally, she chose to do it. I may have ‘persuasive reasoning’, but I cannot force people to do anything.”
I was about to get mad at Tera, but I felt Sanaki coming back around. Katara sprung in and used the healing remedy she had. Sanaki was revitalized. “Let’s go,” she said, “it was just a bruise. It might hurt, but I didn’t do all that to let the guards come back and heavily populate the place.” We were about to run towards the hole in the wall, but Tera stopped us.
“We’re not going that way,” she said, “we’re taking the front.” She paused, “yes, I can see it from here. I guess they’re stupid enough that ALL the guards went to investigate the damage. We’re taking the front entry.”
I thought Tera was crazy, but after she led us not only through the front gate, but also actually into the palace, I changed my mind.
“Not bad, not bad,” I said, “so now what?”
“We rendezvous with Kai here,” Tera replied, “we hide over here and wait for her to come. She knows the drill, Sokka. It’s all good.”
As we went into hiding, I wondered how Kai knew, but there was an inside feeling that told me Tera was not lying...”
“So,” said Dre Yu to Kai, “They detonated the wall... your little friend Sanaki has seem serious guts. She could have been killed like that.” He snapped his fingers,
“So,” said Kai, “I believe that they are now waiting for us. Shall we go and meet them?”
“Iroh knows about the plan, right?” Dre Yu asked, and Kai nodded. “Then let’s go,” he said, “besides, I want to do a little favor for Sanaki.”
“Ah,” said Kai, “so you too are aware of Tera’s plan?”
“Very much so,” Dre Yu replied, still running. He looked like a tough warrior, so he was able to slip past the guards without difficulty. Kai meanwhile, had used her waterbending skills on herself. She melted away into a puddle of water, and flowed across the field behind Dre Yu, following him. Once they were in the palace, she ‘materialized’ again.
“So,” said Dre Yu, “there are more bombs. Sanaki will have to do it again, you know...” Kai nodded.
“However,” said Dre Yu, “that’s why I do this!” Dre Yu pulled out a fire arrow and shot it at a small ring. Using his bending skills, he bent the fire on the arrow to change its trajectory.
“You see?” Dre Yu said, “I’m gonna simply shoot the bombs with an arrow. Sanaki will not be harmed.”
Kai just smiled. Suddenly, they met up with the others, who were hidden.
“Kai,” Sanaki screamed jubilantly, and thankfully, there was no one in the palace that could hear them besides their group.
“Well Tera,” said Kai, “I did not think you would follow through. I guess I was wrong to make that assumption.”
“It’s fine,” said Tera, “remember: we share a common purpose...”
~Mai~
