Post by Teяa253 on May 25, 2008 1:19:54 GMT 1
is Sanaki really the Fire Lady?
that might be an obvious question, but it gets proved/disproved here...
THE FIRE LADY REVEALED
Before we went back to the palace, we went after the mysterious Fire Nation girl. Zuki the fortune-teller had said that she was going to get captured, and so we wanted to make sure we were there to save her, like she had similarly prophesied. Toph was leading the way, as she knew her way around this city like she knew earthbending—perfectly. We suddenly heard some racket up ahead.
“You all stay here,” said Ty Lee, “that sounds like a huge crowd. I’ll go investigate. I’m known for not being seen.”
Without another word, Ty Lee flipped and cart wheeled ahead of us. She may not have been a kid anymore, but she still had her acrobatic abilities. She motioned for us to come and follow. In front of us we saw a huge group of Fire Nation soldiers and earth kingdom bounty hunters. However, we were not going to fight these people—not yet at least. Suddenly a woman came running into view. She skidded to a halt, and Ty Lee noticed that she was barefoot. She put out her hand is if to scan the area, and then took off towards the statue in the center of the plaza. She zipped up it like a squirrel up a tree, but then jumped down, shooting fire from each of her limbs, and even her mouth. This had to be Sanaki. Whoever this was, she was a firebending master for sure. However, she was soon thwarted. There was a waterbender in the crowd, and she shot an icy mist at her, and she stopped and started feeling her way around, wandering aimlessly but swiftly.
“She’s blind,” Toph exclaimed, “that has to be Sanaki!”
However, we needed a better opportunity to strike. Therefore, we needed to find out where they were going with her once they caught her. It did not take long. A net was shot in her direction, and it hit her mid-jump, slamming her to the ground. I could see my mother’s urge to rescue her foster child growing, but like the rest of us, she knew we needed a better plan.
“Besides,” said Toph, “knowing Sanaki, she’s probably got a reason to let herself be captured. Think about it, Kai. When does Sanaki ever get captured? I have a point, right?”
My mother nodded again. We watched to see what they would do, and if this was really Sanaki.
“So,” she shouted, though the net constricted her, “it takes half of your army to finally capture a blind girl, eh Zhao?”
“Zhao,” Ty Lee exclaimed, “I didn’t know he had a son.”
“You learn something new everyday,” Toph shrugged, “I bet he’s probably trying to live his father’s legacy and take over the Fire Nation. He seems to be even more like Zhao than the old one was.
I heard Zhao laugh,
“Surely Fire Lord Iroh must not have been in his proper mind if he bestowed the throne to you, a little blind girl.” He said, “Therefore I’m doing not only the Fire Nation a good deed, but also the world, Miss Li Chan. You’re not fit to be Lady of the Fire Nation.”
“but I am anyways,” Sanaki retaliated, and so by all rights you cannot do this to me!”
“We’re not in your realm anymore, girl” Zhao retorted,
“I know you’re not,” said a voice, and I looked around, and noticed that Toph had jumped off the rooftop, “it’s mine.”
Toph hit the ground with an earth-shaking rumble. She had landed on her fist.
“And as queen of the earth kingdom,” Toph continued, “I command that you release the Fire Lady this instant.”
“The decoy force if working, Zhao whispered. Everybody run.”
They took off, and Toph was right behind them.
“Looks like a fight to me,” said Ty Lee, “Kai, Kai, come on, let’s go.”
Ty Lee flipped off of the roof and took off after Toph and Zhao’s soldiers. I followed, and my mother did too. However, we were stopped by other soldiers.
“Please let us through,” my mother said calmly, “that is my foster child they are taking. If you do not comply the results might be undesirable.
“Seriously, grandma,” said a soldier, “if you want to fight us, come back when you’re 30 years younger.”
“I take it you are not going to grant my simple request to let us through then?” my mother retaliated.
“I guess not,” said one of the soldiers,
“Okay then,” my mother replied, and then she turned to me; “you take the left side, I’ll get the right—bloodbend them out of our way.”
I did as I was told. We controlled the soldiers and made them run off after the others. We followed them and ended up getting past them. When we did, we let up our bloodbending on them and took off. My mother, though 55, was able to keep up with me. We caught up with Toph and Ty Lee, and we learned that there was a large amount of Fire Nation Navy awaiting us. We knew we would have to find a different way onto the ships, for we knew Sanaki was being taken back to the Fire Nation. What the reason was though, was not yet known. Additionally, we saw Clazdian’s minions blended in with the others, so we stayed clear for now. However, something sparked my mother’s attention.
“Oh,” she exclaimed, “they’re... they’re torturing her!”
Ty Lee and I looked (Toph didn’t) over and saw Sanaki getting knocked unconscious and then put into a large crate, still bound in the net. It was here that I had a plan.
“Into the crates,” I said, “Toph, you get into a metal one, metalbend yourself out, and then get us out.”
“You can help,” Toph told me, “you’re a metalbender too.”
“Oh, of course,” I said, “I’ll be glad to help. It’s just... I didn’t want to be stealing your glory or something.”
“By showing me your skills,” said Toph, “you’re actually helping it. I didn’t teach you how to metalbend for you never to use it.
“Quick,” said Ty Lee, “over here!”
We each chose a crate and waited to be loaded. Luckily, I heard that all four of us were being loaded onto the same ship. Therefore, we waited. We waited for a couple of hours before we decided to investigate our surroundings. Once that was done, Toph and I broke Ty Lee and my mother out. We looked around and found that we were below deck of one of the battleships. We did not know where Sanaki was, but we knew that these ships were traveling as a fleet. We snuck up onto the deck and learned it was night.
“How are we going to find Sanaki?” Ty Lee asked, and I thought about it.
“I don’t know,” my mother replied, “I figure that when she regains consciousness she’ll try to get out—or she’ll just start yelling until she gets out. She was always a stubborn one.
“But what if she’s on a different ship?” Toph asked in a whisper. We had gone back below deck.
“She probably is,” I replied, “but either way, we should be alright. Kai and I are surrounded by ocean, and Toph, these ships are made of metal. You know what this means, right?”
Toph grinned. “I sure do.” She punched the ground and made a huge dent in the floor. It made lots of noise.
“Aw, crap,” she muttered, “That was a stupid thing to do.”
“Are we going to hide?” Ty Lee asked, “Or are we going to try and fight them off?”
“Let’s try fighting them off,” said Toph, “if we can take control of one of these ships, this Zhao guy will know who he’s up against.”
“Still,” my mother protested, “if things are able to be settled in a peaceful manner that is the road which I will take.”
Toph shrugged. “Well,” she said, I think you’ll soon be able to find out whether or not peace talk will be possible. The soldiers are coming. I can feel them. I can hear them. Listen.”
“They’re above us,” said a voice, “one of them is a metalbender. Only they can do that. We could be facing Queen Bei Fong, sir.”
“Please,” said the captain, “we took out Lady Li Chan of the Fire Nation. The Earth Queen should be no different.
“Ooh,” Toph muttered, “wrong thing to say, “Sir”.”
Toph grinned. Suddenly, we were surrounded on all sides by a crowd Zhao’s soldiers.
~Kai~
that might be an obvious question, but it gets proved/disproved here...
THE FIRE LADY REVEALED
Before we went back to the palace, we went after the mysterious Fire Nation girl. Zuki the fortune-teller had said that she was going to get captured, and so we wanted to make sure we were there to save her, like she had similarly prophesied. Toph was leading the way, as she knew her way around this city like she knew earthbending—perfectly. We suddenly heard some racket up ahead.
“You all stay here,” said Ty Lee, “that sounds like a huge crowd. I’ll go investigate. I’m known for not being seen.”
Without another word, Ty Lee flipped and cart wheeled ahead of us. She may not have been a kid anymore, but she still had her acrobatic abilities. She motioned for us to come and follow. In front of us we saw a huge group of Fire Nation soldiers and earth kingdom bounty hunters. However, we were not going to fight these people—not yet at least. Suddenly a woman came running into view. She skidded to a halt, and Ty Lee noticed that she was barefoot. She put out her hand is if to scan the area, and then took off towards the statue in the center of the plaza. She zipped up it like a squirrel up a tree, but then jumped down, shooting fire from each of her limbs, and even her mouth. This had to be Sanaki. Whoever this was, she was a firebending master for sure. However, she was soon thwarted. There was a waterbender in the crowd, and she shot an icy mist at her, and she stopped and started feeling her way around, wandering aimlessly but swiftly.
“She’s blind,” Toph exclaimed, “that has to be Sanaki!”
However, we needed a better opportunity to strike. Therefore, we needed to find out where they were going with her once they caught her. It did not take long. A net was shot in her direction, and it hit her mid-jump, slamming her to the ground. I could see my mother’s urge to rescue her foster child growing, but like the rest of us, she knew we needed a better plan.
“Besides,” said Toph, “knowing Sanaki, she’s probably got a reason to let herself be captured. Think about it, Kai. When does Sanaki ever get captured? I have a point, right?”
My mother nodded again. We watched to see what they would do, and if this was really Sanaki.
“So,” she shouted, though the net constricted her, “it takes half of your army to finally capture a blind girl, eh Zhao?”
“Zhao,” Ty Lee exclaimed, “I didn’t know he had a son.”
“You learn something new everyday,” Toph shrugged, “I bet he’s probably trying to live his father’s legacy and take over the Fire Nation. He seems to be even more like Zhao than the old one was.
I heard Zhao laugh,
“Surely Fire Lord Iroh must not have been in his proper mind if he bestowed the throne to you, a little blind girl.” He said, “Therefore I’m doing not only the Fire Nation a good deed, but also the world, Miss Li Chan. You’re not fit to be Lady of the Fire Nation.”
“but I am anyways,” Sanaki retaliated, and so by all rights you cannot do this to me!”
“We’re not in your realm anymore, girl” Zhao retorted,
“I know you’re not,” said a voice, and I looked around, and noticed that Toph had jumped off the rooftop, “it’s mine.”
Toph hit the ground with an earth-shaking rumble. She had landed on her fist.
“And as queen of the earth kingdom,” Toph continued, “I command that you release the Fire Lady this instant.”
“The decoy force if working, Zhao whispered. Everybody run.”
They took off, and Toph was right behind them.
“Looks like a fight to me,” said Ty Lee, “Kai, Kai, come on, let’s go.”
Ty Lee flipped off of the roof and took off after Toph and Zhao’s soldiers. I followed, and my mother did too. However, we were stopped by other soldiers.
“Please let us through,” my mother said calmly, “that is my foster child they are taking. If you do not comply the results might be undesirable.
“Seriously, grandma,” said a soldier, “if you want to fight us, come back when you’re 30 years younger.”
“I take it you are not going to grant my simple request to let us through then?” my mother retaliated.
“I guess not,” said one of the soldiers,
“Okay then,” my mother replied, and then she turned to me; “you take the left side, I’ll get the right—bloodbend them out of our way.”
I did as I was told. We controlled the soldiers and made them run off after the others. We followed them and ended up getting past them. When we did, we let up our bloodbending on them and took off. My mother, though 55, was able to keep up with me. We caught up with Toph and Ty Lee, and we learned that there was a large amount of Fire Nation Navy awaiting us. We knew we would have to find a different way onto the ships, for we knew Sanaki was being taken back to the Fire Nation. What the reason was though, was not yet known. Additionally, we saw Clazdian’s minions blended in with the others, so we stayed clear for now. However, something sparked my mother’s attention.
“Oh,” she exclaimed, “they’re... they’re torturing her!”
Ty Lee and I looked (Toph didn’t) over and saw Sanaki getting knocked unconscious and then put into a large crate, still bound in the net. It was here that I had a plan.
“Into the crates,” I said, “Toph, you get into a metal one, metalbend yourself out, and then get us out.”
“You can help,” Toph told me, “you’re a metalbender too.”
“Oh, of course,” I said, “I’ll be glad to help. It’s just... I didn’t want to be stealing your glory or something.”
“By showing me your skills,” said Toph, “you’re actually helping it. I didn’t teach you how to metalbend for you never to use it.
“Quick,” said Ty Lee, “over here!”
We each chose a crate and waited to be loaded. Luckily, I heard that all four of us were being loaded onto the same ship. Therefore, we waited. We waited for a couple of hours before we decided to investigate our surroundings. Once that was done, Toph and I broke Ty Lee and my mother out. We looked around and found that we were below deck of one of the battleships. We did not know where Sanaki was, but we knew that these ships were traveling as a fleet. We snuck up onto the deck and learned it was night.
“How are we going to find Sanaki?” Ty Lee asked, and I thought about it.
“I don’t know,” my mother replied, “I figure that when she regains consciousness she’ll try to get out—or she’ll just start yelling until she gets out. She was always a stubborn one.
“But what if she’s on a different ship?” Toph asked in a whisper. We had gone back below deck.
“She probably is,” I replied, “but either way, we should be alright. Kai and I are surrounded by ocean, and Toph, these ships are made of metal. You know what this means, right?”
Toph grinned. “I sure do.” She punched the ground and made a huge dent in the floor. It made lots of noise.
“Aw, crap,” she muttered, “That was a stupid thing to do.”
“Are we going to hide?” Ty Lee asked, “Or are we going to try and fight them off?”
“Let’s try fighting them off,” said Toph, “if we can take control of one of these ships, this Zhao guy will know who he’s up against.”
“Still,” my mother protested, “if things are able to be settled in a peaceful manner that is the road which I will take.”
Toph shrugged. “Well,” she said, I think you’ll soon be able to find out whether or not peace talk will be possible. The soldiers are coming. I can feel them. I can hear them. Listen.”
“They’re above us,” said a voice, “one of them is a metalbender. Only they can do that. We could be facing Queen Bei Fong, sir.”
“Please,” said the captain, “we took out Lady Li Chan of the Fire Nation. The Earth Queen should be no different.
“Ooh,” Toph muttered, “wrong thing to say, “Sir”.”
Toph grinned. Suddenly, we were surrounded on all sides by a crowd Zhao’s soldiers.
~Kai~
