Post by Teяa253 on May 25, 2008 1:39:14 GMT 1
once again, my lack of awesome title skills grants us this title.
however, I have a perfect title for the next one.
Oh, and Iroh appears in this chapter as well...
THE KYOSHI CHAMPION
“Zuki,” my mother exclaimed exclaimed, “you crazy maniac.”
Zuki swam powerfully over to where Sanaki was sinking. She quickly recovered her, and when she did, Sanaki was out of breath.
“Oh, Saza,” she said, “I knew you’d come back. I’ve been waiting so long for you to return,”
Zuki laughed in the playful manner that she did, (she wasn’t mocking Sanaki) and said “this is Zuki”.
“Oh,” Sanaki muttered dismally, “sorry.”
Even from this distance, we all could tell that Sanaki seemed very depressed, not because it was Zuki, but that it wasn’t Saza, the boy whom she loved with all her heart.
“Zuki,” Ty Lee shouted, “What are you doing?”
She seemed to be ignoring us. She clambered onto one of the ships, said something and showed them Sanaki’s head. My keen eyes showed me that Sanaki was wearing an elaborate tiara that only the Lady of the Fire Nation was able to wear. Whatever she said made the people on the ship consent, and somehow, despite all the craziness, tumult and uproar that has been going on, we got to the Fire Nation. The dark version of Zhao had been slain by Ty Lee during the melee, which meant the real Zhao was still somewhere in the Fire Nation.
A few days had passed, and we kept a close eye on Zuki’s ship. However, it landed first, and the moment it did, Zuki and Sanaki took off. Sanaki disappeared, and Zuki simply started ambling around. When we landed, we stopped her to talk to her. Zuki may have been crazy and childlike, but in reality, she was 40 years old.
“Which way did Sanaki go?” my mother asked,
“Hey Kai,” said Zuki happily, powerfully embracing my mother. Now my mother was a very tough woman, but Zuki was so immensely strong that I could see that my mother’s face looked strained from the tightness of the hug. After all, Zuki was strong enough to lift over 7 tons—with one hand. However, her lack of raw speed and her slow mind made her about an average fighter at least. Of course, my mother taught me that when Zuki gives one person a hug, everyone gets one too. Sure enough, I could feel my ribcage nearly buckling from Zuki’s strength, but I tried to hide the strain I was suffering from it. After all, I was happy to see Zuki. Soon after was Ty Lee, and she let out a strained grunt, but then hugged Zuki back. This was a “mistake” for Ty Lee, for any time Zuki gets a hug; she’ll always give one back. Surely Zuki was dim-witted and annoying, but her kind and happy nature made her very difficult to hate. After Zuki was done, Toph got her turn. She simply yelled, and Zuki squeezed her really hard—harder than the rest of us. We looked at her and noticed she seemed to be zoning out—and forgetting what she was doing to Toph.
“Zuki,” said Toph with what breath she had, “you’re... crushing... me...”
Zuki wasn’t listening though. She was oblivious. Throwing rocks at her head would do no good, for half of the reason Zuki was so stupid might have been because she used to accidentally drop huge rocks on her head. I did know of Zuki’s weakness though, so I slipped my fingers onto her neck. Zuki screamed with laughter and dropped Toph, who began massaging her chest.
“Holy...” she exclaimed taking heavy breaths, “she almost... she almost killed me that one did... whew...”
It took a little while for Toph to get back on her feet. We waved goodbye to Zuki and went looking for Sanaki. Zuki had told us that by orders of the Fire Lady, she was not allowed to disclose the mentioned Fire Lady’s location to anyone. Zuki may have been stupid, but when she gives her word, she never lies. However, you could weasel secrets out of her without even a bribe, so Zuki was not the one for personal matters.
“thinking logically,” said Toph, “she probably went towards the capital, back to her palace—assuming she still rules in that palace. Something tells me that this Zhao guy has more influence here than I thought.”
“Indeed,” said Ty Lee, “I wonder what’s going on here. Let’s find one
of the Fire Sages. They always can tell you what’s going on in the Fire Nation.”
“How do you know this?” I asked,
”I used to live in the Fire Nation,” Ty Lee replied, “before I became a nomadic wanderer.”
“Okay,” I replied, “I was just wondering.”
We kept walking until we came to a central plaza. Toph suddenly ran forward to the centerpiece, where there was a distinct statue.
“This statue is different,” she commented, “it’s a statue of a woman now; but this place is so familiar. This is where Katara and I once pulled a prank so Katara could prove to me that she could have fun. This is the same town that I cheated a bunch of suckers in! Ha, ha, ha! I love this place! The runaway returns!”
She had shouted that last part, and now we were getting strange looks from people around us. Not surprisingly, some guards came up to Toph.
“We’ll take that as a confession,” they said,
“But all my charges have been cleared,” Toph replied coolly, “besides, that was 19 years ago. Oh, and the Earth Queen is not about to be arrested for petty crimes like that.”
Toph lifted up a piece of the binding she had on her right hand and flashed a green earth symbol that was a symbol of Earth Kingdom authority. Katara had one as well, and Sanaki did too. However, like Toph, they kept their hands covered for various reasons.
The guards apologized and disappeared, Toph laughing again.
“Oh, wow!” Ty Lee exclaimed, “You really are the runaway!” she ran to a wall and picked up an old wanted poster. It depicted Toph’s face and stated her crimes. Next to it was a similar wanted poster, but this one depicted Sanaki. The message it had was interesting.
“Should the Fire Lady be usurped, she will be arrested for the following crimes, which some say have not been cleared:”
It listed various crimes, similar to those of Toph, but underneath it, there was the Fire Nation symbol of authority and a signature that my mother recognized as former Fire Lord Iroh’s. However, it said that Sanaki was cleared of all charges. We looked at Toph’s again and saw the same thing. Toph smiled when we told her.
“Good old Iroh didn’t forget,” she laughed, “but still, that statue... it should be of Iroh, but if it’s not, it should show the current Fire Lord or Lady. Since he’s done for, it might be Sanaki.”
We all looked up, and Toph felt it. It depicted a woman balanced on her right hand. Fire was spewing out of 4 places: the woman’s grinning mouth, the fingers of her left hand, and the tows of both her feet. This had to be a statue of Fire Lady Sanaki.
“So she really is Lady of the Fire Nation,” Kai exclaimed, “I never would have thought that 29 years ago when I found that 3-year-old child.”
“And yet these things happen,” said a voice from behind us. We turned around, and Toph recognized who this was at once.
“Iroh,” she exclaimed, embracing him, “you’re a fire sage now?”
“Indeed I am,” Iroh replied, “and I see that you all like that statue of our Fire Lady, do you not?”
We all nodded. It was quite the elaborate statue.
“So,” my mother asked, “can you tell us what has happened in the last 3 years; after Zuko perished and all?”
“Indeed I can,” Iroh replied, “in all truth, since Zuko married the Water Chief, he sacrificed his rights as next fire lord. Of course, he was the one who told me he was doing this, for those two were so close. Therefore, Zuko was not next in line. I knew the next Fire Lord or Lady had to be someone talented. A supernatural named Tera Mezhiak Altina told me that Sanaki’s family had been the royal family’s former guard. I also knew that Sanaki was a very prodigious firebending master that had already exceeded me, so I lined her up to succeed me.”
My mother and I both smiled. Ty Lee and Toph did the same.
“However,” Iroh continued, “that was where the trouble began...”
~Kai~
however, I have a perfect title for the next one.
Oh, and Iroh appears in this chapter as well...
THE KYOSHI CHAMPION
“Zuki,” my mother exclaimed exclaimed, “you crazy maniac.”
Zuki swam powerfully over to where Sanaki was sinking. She quickly recovered her, and when she did, Sanaki was out of breath.
“Oh, Saza,” she said, “I knew you’d come back. I’ve been waiting so long for you to return,”
Zuki laughed in the playful manner that she did, (she wasn’t mocking Sanaki) and said “this is Zuki”.
“Oh,” Sanaki muttered dismally, “sorry.”
Even from this distance, we all could tell that Sanaki seemed very depressed, not because it was Zuki, but that it wasn’t Saza, the boy whom she loved with all her heart.
“Zuki,” Ty Lee shouted, “What are you doing?”
She seemed to be ignoring us. She clambered onto one of the ships, said something and showed them Sanaki’s head. My keen eyes showed me that Sanaki was wearing an elaborate tiara that only the Lady of the Fire Nation was able to wear. Whatever she said made the people on the ship consent, and somehow, despite all the craziness, tumult and uproar that has been going on, we got to the Fire Nation. The dark version of Zhao had been slain by Ty Lee during the melee, which meant the real Zhao was still somewhere in the Fire Nation.
A few days had passed, and we kept a close eye on Zuki’s ship. However, it landed first, and the moment it did, Zuki and Sanaki took off. Sanaki disappeared, and Zuki simply started ambling around. When we landed, we stopped her to talk to her. Zuki may have been crazy and childlike, but in reality, she was 40 years old.
“Which way did Sanaki go?” my mother asked,
“Hey Kai,” said Zuki happily, powerfully embracing my mother. Now my mother was a very tough woman, but Zuki was so immensely strong that I could see that my mother’s face looked strained from the tightness of the hug. After all, Zuki was strong enough to lift over 7 tons—with one hand. However, her lack of raw speed and her slow mind made her about an average fighter at least. Of course, my mother taught me that when Zuki gives one person a hug, everyone gets one too. Sure enough, I could feel my ribcage nearly buckling from Zuki’s strength, but I tried to hide the strain I was suffering from it. After all, I was happy to see Zuki. Soon after was Ty Lee, and she let out a strained grunt, but then hugged Zuki back. This was a “mistake” for Ty Lee, for any time Zuki gets a hug; she’ll always give one back. Surely Zuki was dim-witted and annoying, but her kind and happy nature made her very difficult to hate. After Zuki was done, Toph got her turn. She simply yelled, and Zuki squeezed her really hard—harder than the rest of us. We looked at her and noticed she seemed to be zoning out—and forgetting what she was doing to Toph.
“Zuki,” said Toph with what breath she had, “you’re... crushing... me...”
Zuki wasn’t listening though. She was oblivious. Throwing rocks at her head would do no good, for half of the reason Zuki was so stupid might have been because she used to accidentally drop huge rocks on her head. I did know of Zuki’s weakness though, so I slipped my fingers onto her neck. Zuki screamed with laughter and dropped Toph, who began massaging her chest.
“Holy...” she exclaimed taking heavy breaths, “she almost... she almost killed me that one did... whew...”
It took a little while for Toph to get back on her feet. We waved goodbye to Zuki and went looking for Sanaki. Zuki had told us that by orders of the Fire Lady, she was not allowed to disclose the mentioned Fire Lady’s location to anyone. Zuki may have been stupid, but when she gives her word, she never lies. However, you could weasel secrets out of her without even a bribe, so Zuki was not the one for personal matters.
“thinking logically,” said Toph, “she probably went towards the capital, back to her palace—assuming she still rules in that palace. Something tells me that this Zhao guy has more influence here than I thought.”
“Indeed,” said Ty Lee, “I wonder what’s going on here. Let’s find one
of the Fire Sages. They always can tell you what’s going on in the Fire Nation.”
“How do you know this?” I asked,
”I used to live in the Fire Nation,” Ty Lee replied, “before I became a nomadic wanderer.”
“Okay,” I replied, “I was just wondering.”
We kept walking until we came to a central plaza. Toph suddenly ran forward to the centerpiece, where there was a distinct statue.
“This statue is different,” she commented, “it’s a statue of a woman now; but this place is so familiar. This is where Katara and I once pulled a prank so Katara could prove to me that she could have fun. This is the same town that I cheated a bunch of suckers in! Ha, ha, ha! I love this place! The runaway returns!”
She had shouted that last part, and now we were getting strange looks from people around us. Not surprisingly, some guards came up to Toph.
“We’ll take that as a confession,” they said,
“But all my charges have been cleared,” Toph replied coolly, “besides, that was 19 years ago. Oh, and the Earth Queen is not about to be arrested for petty crimes like that.”
Toph lifted up a piece of the binding she had on her right hand and flashed a green earth symbol that was a symbol of Earth Kingdom authority. Katara had one as well, and Sanaki did too. However, like Toph, they kept their hands covered for various reasons.
The guards apologized and disappeared, Toph laughing again.
“Oh, wow!” Ty Lee exclaimed, “You really are the runaway!” she ran to a wall and picked up an old wanted poster. It depicted Toph’s face and stated her crimes. Next to it was a similar wanted poster, but this one depicted Sanaki. The message it had was interesting.
“Should the Fire Lady be usurped, she will be arrested for the following crimes, which some say have not been cleared:”
It listed various crimes, similar to those of Toph, but underneath it, there was the Fire Nation symbol of authority and a signature that my mother recognized as former Fire Lord Iroh’s. However, it said that Sanaki was cleared of all charges. We looked at Toph’s again and saw the same thing. Toph smiled when we told her.
“Good old Iroh didn’t forget,” she laughed, “but still, that statue... it should be of Iroh, but if it’s not, it should show the current Fire Lord or Lady. Since he’s done for, it might be Sanaki.”
We all looked up, and Toph felt it. It depicted a woman balanced on her right hand. Fire was spewing out of 4 places: the woman’s grinning mouth, the fingers of her left hand, and the tows of both her feet. This had to be a statue of Fire Lady Sanaki.
“So she really is Lady of the Fire Nation,” Kai exclaimed, “I never would have thought that 29 years ago when I found that 3-year-old child.”
“And yet these things happen,” said a voice from behind us. We turned around, and Toph recognized who this was at once.
“Iroh,” she exclaimed, embracing him, “you’re a fire sage now?”
“Indeed I am,” Iroh replied, “and I see that you all like that statue of our Fire Lady, do you not?”
We all nodded. It was quite the elaborate statue.
“So,” my mother asked, “can you tell us what has happened in the last 3 years; after Zuko perished and all?”
“Indeed I can,” Iroh replied, “in all truth, since Zuko married the Water Chief, he sacrificed his rights as next fire lord. Of course, he was the one who told me he was doing this, for those two were so close. Therefore, Zuko was not next in line. I knew the next Fire Lord or Lady had to be someone talented. A supernatural named Tera Mezhiak Altina told me that Sanaki’s family had been the royal family’s former guard. I also knew that Sanaki was a very prodigious firebending master that had already exceeded me, so I lined her up to succeed me.”
My mother and I both smiled. Ty Lee and Toph did the same.
“However,” Iroh continued, “that was where the trouble began...”
~Kai~
;D
Maiko, always meant to be.
