Post by Teяa253 on Jun 3, 2008 6:55:20 GMT 1
whoo... that took FOREVER...
of course, I wasn't putting all my time into it, but hey, you get what you get...
here's the 20th installment of my epic series. hope you'll enjoy it.
THE CITY OF THE RED MAIDEN
“And that, my friends,” said Iroh, “is my story.”
“Nice,” Toph muttered, “Sanaki’s attitude doesn’t surprise me. Where is that maniac anyways?”
“She has retreated to the City of the Red Maiden,” Iroh replied, “also known as the Fire Nation Capital.”
“So,” I said, “that city has been named after her?”
“To an extent it has,” Iroh replied, “and I would like to go with you, but I must linger here for a time. I do hope you will forgive me.”
“We do,” my mother replied, “but I have one question: why did Sanaki flee?”
“She did not flee,” Iroh replied, “rather, she returned to her city to face off with Zhao and restore peace to the Fire Nation.”
“I see,” I replied, “you don’t suppose she’d let us help her, do you?”
“Not a chance,” Iroh laughed, “that girl’s a stubborn one who likes fighting her own foes.”
My mother smiled. “That’s my Sanaki,” she chuckled, “Kai, lead the way.”
I did as I was told. Iroh gave us directions to the City of the Red Maiden, and by mid-day, we were there.
It was a very elaborate city, and it seemed that the security of the place had been dropped since Sanaki took control. People were everywhere, the town was flourishing, and it appeared to be a happy place.
We ran into Sokka, Appa, Momo, and Katara’s children there as well. Apparently they had flown straight here because they heard something was up, and yet nothing was.
“Where’s mommy?” little Katara asked after seeing me,
“I don’t know, Katara,” I said quietly, and picked the child up.
“I want mommy!” she cried,
“Here, Katara,” said Sokka, taking her from me, “just sleep in Appa’s warm fur with your brother.”
Sokka set little Katara next to the little boy Sokka, and the tiny girl curled up in her brother’s arms. Since Appa had been without a master for so long, his saddle had since come off, and yet he still flew without difficulty, and no one was in danger of falling off. Besides, he was on the ground at the moment, and Sokka was watching him.
“Well Sokka,” said Toph, “you two can go ahead and return to Ba Sign Se now. We have this taken care of. Besides, the children probably shouldn’t be here...”
“Yeah,” Sokka muttered, “you’re right.” he paused, and flipped himself onto Appa’s back. Momo jumped up and landed on Toph’s head—just like old times. “I guess he wants to go with you all,” he commented, and then turned back. “Yip, yip!” he said, and Appa took off with Sokka and the children.
“just like old times, Momo,” Toph muttered, “of course, after Sanaki joined our group, he seemed more fascinated with her head… he’ll like to see her again too I reckon.”
“Yeah,” I replied, “but come to think of it, something doesn’t feel right here. Does anyone else feel it?”
“Aye,” my mother replied, “does anyone else?”
“Yeah, you think something would have happened if Zhao was in control,” Ty Lee commented, “and yet this place has such a happy aura...”
“Something’s definitely amiss though,” said Toph, “first off, Iroh wouldn’t lie; secondly, it’s almost too peaceful. You all look around you.”
We did as Toph told us, and we all noticed a slight unease here. We decided to go to the village square and see if anything was amiss there. The plaza here was huge. Naturally, a huge statue of Sanaki was gracing it, identical to the one we had seen in the last village.
We looked around, and suddenly we realized that this vast plaza was empty. The same thought crossed not only though the mind of me, Kai Serenes II, but also the mind of Ty Lee, Toph, and my mother.
“It’s a trap,” Toph exclaimed, “quick, everyone on; Kai, Earthbend us up!”
Toph and I were able to dodge ourselves away from the ambush, but we soon came down, surrounded by Zhao’s men.
“Surrender the fire lady,” they told us, and naturally, Toph was the first one to get on edge about it.
“WHAT,” She exclaimed, “we don’t have her... your dark form tried to kidnap her.”
“And we were the ones to stop him as you know,” Ty Lee chorused, “and we plan to do the same to you!”
“So you think, girl,” said a voice. We all turned and saw that it was Zhao.
“Men,” he shouted, “attack!”
Before we could reach Zhao, he had somehow escaped. However, we were far fro finished. We were surrounded by soldiers who had rebelled against the very Fire Nation itself. Suddenly, we heard a voice.
“NOT IN MY NATION YOU DON’T!!” it shouted. We turned, and sliding down a railing on a column of fire was Sanaki Li Chan herself. Again, she did not seem to notice our presence, but we fought strong and hard anyways. Fire was flying in all directions, and after we started fighting a strange wind picked up, particularly around Ty Lee. I had suspicions that she might be an airbender, but it was not my business to be poking my nose where I didn’t need to, even if I was the avatar.
We continued fighting, mine and my mother’s water proving very effective in dispatching the soldiers. After they realized that we were still unscathed, they surrendered and ran off.
“Hold it,” said Toph, putting her hand to the ground, “they’re all going the same way. Needless to say, we follow them. Come!”
“Shouldn’t the avatar be the one guiding us?” Ty Lee whispered,
“Kai,” said Toph, “do you care if I lead for a second or two?”
“Not at all, I replied, smiling,
“See Ty Lee,” said Toph, “like I said: the Earth Queen is always right.”
“That was Zuki,” Ty Lee laughed,
“Ah, I get it now,” said Toph, “you’re just trying to boost morale. Nice job.”
Toph hit knuckles with Ty Lee and they carried on.
“Where’d they go?” my mother asked, “They moved fast.”
“They probably went to the local arena,” Ty Lee replied, “when Sanaki first mentioned Zhao, she said she was going to end up fighting him there one day. It looks like we’ll be seeing an Agni Kai soon...”
We followed Ty Lee as she dodged through alleyways and buildings until we reached the arena. It was packed with people. Whatever this was, it was a setup. We did notice that guards were posted outside of all the entrances though.
“We cannot let you through,” they said, “Zhao’s orders.”
“And what about the Fire Lady’s orders?” said Toph, “she’s the one who matters. Besides, I’m the earth queen. I do what I want unless Fire Lady Sanaki says otherwise—when we’re in her fire Nation.
“In other words,” said Kai, “we are going in. prepare to fight if you do not comply.”
Naturally, they did not, so after a few minutes, we dispatched of the guards and found ourselves a set behind Sanaki.
“You think we should help her?” I asked,”
Not at all,” my mother replied, “listen to what she’s saying...”
I did. Zhao was taunting her saying that she should get her army to help her fight him.
“You, my friend,” said Sanaki, “are about to get whipped by a blind girl—and the Lady of the Fire Nation—and she’s gonna do it alone!”
People around us cheered.
“Does she come here often?” I asked a man sitting next to me,
“Yeah she does,” the man replied, “the Fire Lady is always fighting someone, whether it is in a friendly fight or a to-the-death match. She’s the coolest Fire Lady this nation has ever had, mark my words.”
I was not hesitant to believe in Sanaki’s awesomeness. In times past, Sanaki had done many things in her life, and beating people in Agni Kais on a regular basis was actually one of them. I watched as she got into position, Zhao on the opposite end. From what we were hearing, this was one of the greatest fights this group of people had ever seen.
“Do you think she will be okay?” my mother asked me. She seemed worried about the Fire Lady—the girl she had helped raise from a young child, who, now 32, was on her own and the ruler of the Fire Nation;
“I guarantee it,” I replied, and then lowered my voice to a whisper, “the avatar spirit tells me the same.”
My mother smiled, and then turned to watch the fight.
~Kai~
of course, I wasn't putting all my time into it, but hey, you get what you get...
here's the 20th installment of my epic series. hope you'll enjoy it.
THE CITY OF THE RED MAIDEN
“And that, my friends,” said Iroh, “is my story.”
“Nice,” Toph muttered, “Sanaki’s attitude doesn’t surprise me. Where is that maniac anyways?”
“She has retreated to the City of the Red Maiden,” Iroh replied, “also known as the Fire Nation Capital.”
“So,” I said, “that city has been named after her?”
“To an extent it has,” Iroh replied, “and I would like to go with you, but I must linger here for a time. I do hope you will forgive me.”
“We do,” my mother replied, “but I have one question: why did Sanaki flee?”
“She did not flee,” Iroh replied, “rather, she returned to her city to face off with Zhao and restore peace to the Fire Nation.”
“I see,” I replied, “you don’t suppose she’d let us help her, do you?”
“Not a chance,” Iroh laughed, “that girl’s a stubborn one who likes fighting her own foes.”
My mother smiled. “That’s my Sanaki,” she chuckled, “Kai, lead the way.”
I did as I was told. Iroh gave us directions to the City of the Red Maiden, and by mid-day, we were there.
It was a very elaborate city, and it seemed that the security of the place had been dropped since Sanaki took control. People were everywhere, the town was flourishing, and it appeared to be a happy place.
We ran into Sokka, Appa, Momo, and Katara’s children there as well. Apparently they had flown straight here because they heard something was up, and yet nothing was.
“Where’s mommy?” little Katara asked after seeing me,
“I don’t know, Katara,” I said quietly, and picked the child up.
“I want mommy!” she cried,
“Here, Katara,” said Sokka, taking her from me, “just sleep in Appa’s warm fur with your brother.”
Sokka set little Katara next to the little boy Sokka, and the tiny girl curled up in her brother’s arms. Since Appa had been without a master for so long, his saddle had since come off, and yet he still flew without difficulty, and no one was in danger of falling off. Besides, he was on the ground at the moment, and Sokka was watching him.
“Well Sokka,” said Toph, “you two can go ahead and return to Ba Sign Se now. We have this taken care of. Besides, the children probably shouldn’t be here...”
“Yeah,” Sokka muttered, “you’re right.” he paused, and flipped himself onto Appa’s back. Momo jumped up and landed on Toph’s head—just like old times. “I guess he wants to go with you all,” he commented, and then turned back. “Yip, yip!” he said, and Appa took off with Sokka and the children.
“just like old times, Momo,” Toph muttered, “of course, after Sanaki joined our group, he seemed more fascinated with her head… he’ll like to see her again too I reckon.”
“Yeah,” I replied, “but come to think of it, something doesn’t feel right here. Does anyone else feel it?”
“Aye,” my mother replied, “does anyone else?”
“Yeah, you think something would have happened if Zhao was in control,” Ty Lee commented, “and yet this place has such a happy aura...”
“Something’s definitely amiss though,” said Toph, “first off, Iroh wouldn’t lie; secondly, it’s almost too peaceful. You all look around you.”
We did as Toph told us, and we all noticed a slight unease here. We decided to go to the village square and see if anything was amiss there. The plaza here was huge. Naturally, a huge statue of Sanaki was gracing it, identical to the one we had seen in the last village.
We looked around, and suddenly we realized that this vast plaza was empty. The same thought crossed not only though the mind of me, Kai Serenes II, but also the mind of Ty Lee, Toph, and my mother.
“It’s a trap,” Toph exclaimed, “quick, everyone on; Kai, Earthbend us up!”
Toph and I were able to dodge ourselves away from the ambush, but we soon came down, surrounded by Zhao’s men.
“Surrender the fire lady,” they told us, and naturally, Toph was the first one to get on edge about it.
“WHAT,” She exclaimed, “we don’t have her... your dark form tried to kidnap her.”
“And we were the ones to stop him as you know,” Ty Lee chorused, “and we plan to do the same to you!”
“So you think, girl,” said a voice. We all turned and saw that it was Zhao.
“Men,” he shouted, “attack!”
Before we could reach Zhao, he had somehow escaped. However, we were far fro finished. We were surrounded by soldiers who had rebelled against the very Fire Nation itself. Suddenly, we heard a voice.
“NOT IN MY NATION YOU DON’T!!” it shouted. We turned, and sliding down a railing on a column of fire was Sanaki Li Chan herself. Again, she did not seem to notice our presence, but we fought strong and hard anyways. Fire was flying in all directions, and after we started fighting a strange wind picked up, particularly around Ty Lee. I had suspicions that she might be an airbender, but it was not my business to be poking my nose where I didn’t need to, even if I was the avatar.
We continued fighting, mine and my mother’s water proving very effective in dispatching the soldiers. After they realized that we were still unscathed, they surrendered and ran off.
“Hold it,” said Toph, putting her hand to the ground, “they’re all going the same way. Needless to say, we follow them. Come!”
“Shouldn’t the avatar be the one guiding us?” Ty Lee whispered,
“Kai,” said Toph, “do you care if I lead for a second or two?”
“Not at all, I replied, smiling,
“See Ty Lee,” said Toph, “like I said: the Earth Queen is always right.”
“That was Zuki,” Ty Lee laughed,
“Ah, I get it now,” said Toph, “you’re just trying to boost morale. Nice job.”
Toph hit knuckles with Ty Lee and they carried on.
“Where’d they go?” my mother asked, “They moved fast.”
“They probably went to the local arena,” Ty Lee replied, “when Sanaki first mentioned Zhao, she said she was going to end up fighting him there one day. It looks like we’ll be seeing an Agni Kai soon...”
We followed Ty Lee as she dodged through alleyways and buildings until we reached the arena. It was packed with people. Whatever this was, it was a setup. We did notice that guards were posted outside of all the entrances though.
“We cannot let you through,” they said, “Zhao’s orders.”
“And what about the Fire Lady’s orders?” said Toph, “she’s the one who matters. Besides, I’m the earth queen. I do what I want unless Fire Lady Sanaki says otherwise—when we’re in her fire Nation.
“In other words,” said Kai, “we are going in. prepare to fight if you do not comply.”
Naturally, they did not, so after a few minutes, we dispatched of the guards and found ourselves a set behind Sanaki.
“You think we should help her?” I asked,”
Not at all,” my mother replied, “listen to what she’s saying...”
I did. Zhao was taunting her saying that she should get her army to help her fight him.
“You, my friend,” said Sanaki, “are about to get whipped by a blind girl—and the Lady of the Fire Nation—and she’s gonna do it alone!”
People around us cheered.
“Does she come here often?” I asked a man sitting next to me,
“Yeah she does,” the man replied, “the Fire Lady is always fighting someone, whether it is in a friendly fight or a to-the-death match. She’s the coolest Fire Lady this nation has ever had, mark my words.”
I was not hesitant to believe in Sanaki’s awesomeness. In times past, Sanaki had done many things in her life, and beating people in Agni Kais on a regular basis was actually one of them. I watched as she got into position, Zhao on the opposite end. From what we were hearing, this was one of the greatest fights this group of people had ever seen.
“Do you think she will be okay?” my mother asked me. She seemed worried about the Fire Lady—the girl she had helped raise from a young child, who, now 32, was on her own and the ruler of the Fire Nation;
“I guarantee it,” I replied, and then lowered my voice to a whisper, “the avatar spirit tells me the same.”
My mother smiled, and then turned to watch the fight.
~Kai~
