Post by Teяa253 on Sept 27, 2008 10:55:49 GMT 1
the 8th installment of "The Order of the Avatar Slayer" series. in this chapter there is a special cameo appearance, and this is where it all comes together. so yeah.
CHAPTER 8: AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND
Royota and Taki traveled to Ba Sing Se with no further difficulty. As they were going through the city, they ran into a pair of firebenders. One looked like an everyday soldier, and the other was a young girl whose left eye was scarred.
“Oh,” Royota exclaimed after nearly knocking the girl down. He was a burly man himself, and the little scar-faced firebender girl was thin from her time in prison. They would later meet each other again, but right now they knew nothing about each other.
“My apologies,” he said, extending his hand, “my name is General Royota, by the way. What is yours if I may ask?”
This girl, being very shy, did not answer. This was the same girl who was rescued by a fire nation soldier from prison. This duo was the selfsame Cheng and Kimiko that had escaped only a few days earlier. Their trip to Ba Sing Se had not been eventful in any way like the trips the others had made, which was probably lucky for them,
“Her name’s Kimiko,” the man replied, “and my name is Cheng. Who might you be,” he stopped, pointing at the young Kyoshi warrior behind Royota.
“My name’s Taki,” she said, “you seem like a nice guy to care for that girl the way you’re doing so.”
“What do you mean?” Cheng asked,
“Never mind,” Taki chuckled, “what I meant was that she’s clearly not related to you. You must be a nice guy for taking her in like that.”
Kimiko said nothing. She was still too shy to even make a comment.
“Um, thanks,” Cheng shrugged, “well, it was nice meeting you, General Taki, and you too, Royota.” He saluted Royota and smiled nicely at Taki. Taki grinned back, and they were on their way.
Taki and Royota continued walking through the city, taking only a quick break for some lunch and tea. Right as they were finishing up, they heard a rather large commotion outside. They finished up, paid for what they had purchased, and raced out to see what the commotion was. They saw several Dai Li agents, but could not see any culprits.
They were fighting each other. There was a young Fire Nation girl who looked to be about 14 years old sitting on a crate a few yards from where the commotion was, swinging her feet idly. One of her hands was sticking out as if she was feeling towards the Dai Li, despite them being behind her. Royota noted that she was barefoot.
“Excuse me, little girl” he said, “but do you know what’s going on over there; Pardon my rudeness, if you will”
“Oh, it’s okie,” the little girl giggled, “most of the time people are rude to me for other things. Anyways, from what I heard and felt, two men were talking about killing someone, and then two Dai Li came in and arrested them. They fought back, and so the Dai Li did too. Then, Dai Li that are serving The Order came in and began fighting the Avatar Guard Dai Li, and that’s where it is right now. I’ll tell you if I feel anything else.”
“Wait,” said Taki, “what do you mean by feel?”
“Well,” said the girl, “I’m blind. I “see” with Firebending. My name is Sanaki Li Chan—I’m a descendant of the legendary Fire Lady who had the same name. She was blind too.”
“Well,” said Taki, “I suppose we should go break that up—or try. You wanna come with us, kid?”
“I’m just a little kid,” she replied, “I think I’ll just stay here, Okie?”
“Alright,” said Taki, and she and Royota raced in to intervene. Right as they were about to intervene though, a pair of benders appeared in the middle of the ring, and halted the fight immediately. One of them was a ratty-haired earthbender, whose hair was black. His arms were rough, and he looked to be rather strong. The other man who landed was an airbender, his distinct blue tattoos being a giveaway. He had brown hair, but seemed gentler than his earthbending friend.
“General Royota,” the airbender exclaimed, “wanna give us a hand here?”
The Dai Li turned around and faced Royota, Taki, and the little blind girl. Royota and Taki readied their stances, and suddenly the little firebender girl jumped in with them.
“Hey,” she said, “they didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did the Dai Li you two are attacking. There’s no need to arrest anyone.”
“What about the two conspirators,” said one of the agents,
“They got away while you were bickering,” Sanaki replied, “so why doesn’t everyone just go their own ways and act like nothing happened. You all can kill each other in the battlefield. Don’t dirty your name here in the city; otherwise you might lose respect from the people.”
The Dai Li said nothing, and the ones serving The Order went one way while the ones serving The Avatar Guard went the other way.
“Welcome back, Royota,” said the earthbender, embracing his old friend, “I see you’ve got a couple of friends tagging along. Who are they?”
“This is Taki,” said Royota, pointing to the Kyoshi warrior, “and this little girl said her name was Sanaki Li Chan.”
“Li Chan, is it,” The airbender exclaimed, “hello, little girl. Do you know who Alzar is?”
“Alzar,” Sanaki paused, “I think I’ve heard that name. She’s the firebending legend, isn’t she?”
“Aye,” he said, “that’s her. And she’s usually with that waterbender named Shinon, correct?”
“Yeah,” Sanaki replied, “I think that’s his name.
“Well Sanaki; Taki,” said the airbender, “my name is Aiku. I’m the airbender of that group, and Zinjamyn here is the earthbender.” He pointed at the earthbender when he said this.
“So what are you two doing out at a time like this?” Royota asked,
“Well,” said Zinjamyn, “we were finding our buddy Zak. Turns out she brought an airbender with her that looks like she’ll become a mother in a month or so.”
“I take it, Royota, that these girls seemed interested, no?” said Zinjamyn,
“Taki did,” Royota replied, “I just barely met this little girl.”
“Well,” said Aiku, “let her follow us. There won’t be harm in that.”
“Except she’s clearly not 18,” said Zinjamyn, “which means she’ll have to stay back when we fight.”
“Who says we’re fighting right now,” said Aiku, “just let her come anyways. We wouldn’t want a cute little kid like this to be left behind.” He picked up Sanaki and cradled her, making her giggle.
“Well,” said Taki, “I’ve got an earth rumble tourney to practice for tonight, so let’s go now to give me some time.”
“Sounds like a plan to me,” Zinjamyn shrugged, and a few minutes later they were in the secret headquarters of The Avatar Guard. Everyone who had been gathering there was there—Zak, Mulan, Shinon, Alzar, Cheng, Kimiko, Lehran (and Altina), Koara, and now they were joined in their numbers by Royota, Taki, Sanaki, Aiku, and Zinjamyn, the latter two of which were simply reuniting. Taki looked around and noticed Cheng.
“So,” she said, pulling him aside, “this was where you were heading too?”
“I guess so,” Cheng shrugged, “I didn’t expect you to meet me again.”
“It’s a gift,” said Taki, “and perhaps you might be able to persuade me to remain here.” She raised her eyebrows.
“Maybe,” said Cheng, smirking back, “so are you going to go to that Earth Rumble Championship tomorrow?”
“Of course,” said Taki in response “I’m one of the competitors.”
“Really now,” Cheng exclaimed, having only heard about Earth Rumble from various prisoners or earthbenders who would pay visits to the Fire Nation, “what is it like?”
“Well basically,” said Taki, “it’s just a bunch of guys chucking rocks at each other. It’s really simple actually.”
“Alright,” said Cheng, “then I guess I’ll see you out there.”
Taki smirked, and strode off. A few seconds later, Zak stepped up to Cheng. She was smirking as well.
“Looks like you know how to score the ladies,” she laughed, hitting him
“What,” Cheng exclaimed,
“Don’t tell me you didn’t notice it,” Zak said, “she was totally flirting with you. It looks like it’s time for good old Avatar Zakura to set things right in the situation.
“Hold it,” Cheng stopped, his jaw dropping slightly, “YOU’RE the avatar?”
“Um, duh,” Zak shrugged, laughing, “What were you expecting?”
“You don’t seem like the avatar,” Cheng said skeptically.
Zakura’s response was 4 swift movements, one for each element.
“Avatar Zakura of the Earth Kingdom at your service,” she laughed,
“Anyways, tomorrow evening you two are going out to a nice fancy place of her choosing, is that understood?”
“Um,” Cheng stammered, looking at Zakura’s fists, “alright.”
Zakura laughed and walked off.
“She’s always like that,” said a calm voice, and Cheng turned to see Mulan standing in front of him.
“Just let her have her fun,” said Mulan, “she is the avatar after all.”
“Hm,” said Cheng, “I guess I should get to know some of you people better. I feel left out of the loop.”
This however, did not take as long as Cheng had thought. By that evening, everyone knew everyone else, including Sanaki Li Chan. She claimed not to be part of the group, but Royota, Koara, Lehran, Aiku, and Mulan all noted that they saw her training at various times, particularly with Alzar or Kimiko. She was also training with Taki. Her swift moves kept Taki on edge, and helped her improve her dodging skills.
“Don’t worry, Taki,” said Sanaki in her sweet little voice, “I’m sure you’ll win the championship with no effort.”
Taki smiled and ruffled Sanaki’s hair. Sanaki had long, wavy black hair—A LOT of long, wavy black hair. She giggled. They truly were all on the same side here. They were all equal; even Sanaki Li Chan the little prodigy. She had been An Extraordinary Find.
~Azula~
CHAPTER 8: AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND
Royota and Taki traveled to Ba Sing Se with no further difficulty. As they were going through the city, they ran into a pair of firebenders. One looked like an everyday soldier, and the other was a young girl whose left eye was scarred.
“Oh,” Royota exclaimed after nearly knocking the girl down. He was a burly man himself, and the little scar-faced firebender girl was thin from her time in prison. They would later meet each other again, but right now they knew nothing about each other.
“My apologies,” he said, extending his hand, “my name is General Royota, by the way. What is yours if I may ask?”
This girl, being very shy, did not answer. This was the same girl who was rescued by a fire nation soldier from prison. This duo was the selfsame Cheng and Kimiko that had escaped only a few days earlier. Their trip to Ba Sing Se had not been eventful in any way like the trips the others had made, which was probably lucky for them,
“Her name’s Kimiko,” the man replied, “and my name is Cheng. Who might you be,” he stopped, pointing at the young Kyoshi warrior behind Royota.
“My name’s Taki,” she said, “you seem like a nice guy to care for that girl the way you’re doing so.”
“What do you mean?” Cheng asked,
“Never mind,” Taki chuckled, “what I meant was that she’s clearly not related to you. You must be a nice guy for taking her in like that.”
Kimiko said nothing. She was still too shy to even make a comment.
“Um, thanks,” Cheng shrugged, “well, it was nice meeting you, General Taki, and you too, Royota.” He saluted Royota and smiled nicely at Taki. Taki grinned back, and they were on their way.
Taki and Royota continued walking through the city, taking only a quick break for some lunch and tea. Right as they were finishing up, they heard a rather large commotion outside. They finished up, paid for what they had purchased, and raced out to see what the commotion was. They saw several Dai Li agents, but could not see any culprits.
They were fighting each other. There was a young Fire Nation girl who looked to be about 14 years old sitting on a crate a few yards from where the commotion was, swinging her feet idly. One of her hands was sticking out as if she was feeling towards the Dai Li, despite them being behind her. Royota noted that she was barefoot.
“Excuse me, little girl” he said, “but do you know what’s going on over there; Pardon my rudeness, if you will”
“Oh, it’s okie,” the little girl giggled, “most of the time people are rude to me for other things. Anyways, from what I heard and felt, two men were talking about killing someone, and then two Dai Li came in and arrested them. They fought back, and so the Dai Li did too. Then, Dai Li that are serving The Order came in and began fighting the Avatar Guard Dai Li, and that’s where it is right now. I’ll tell you if I feel anything else.”
“Wait,” said Taki, “what do you mean by feel?”
“Well,” said the girl, “I’m blind. I “see” with Firebending. My name is Sanaki Li Chan—I’m a descendant of the legendary Fire Lady who had the same name. She was blind too.”
“Well,” said Taki, “I suppose we should go break that up—or try. You wanna come with us, kid?”
“I’m just a little kid,” she replied, “I think I’ll just stay here, Okie?”
“Alright,” said Taki, and she and Royota raced in to intervene. Right as they were about to intervene though, a pair of benders appeared in the middle of the ring, and halted the fight immediately. One of them was a ratty-haired earthbender, whose hair was black. His arms were rough, and he looked to be rather strong. The other man who landed was an airbender, his distinct blue tattoos being a giveaway. He had brown hair, but seemed gentler than his earthbending friend.
“General Royota,” the airbender exclaimed, “wanna give us a hand here?”
The Dai Li turned around and faced Royota, Taki, and the little blind girl. Royota and Taki readied their stances, and suddenly the little firebender girl jumped in with them.
“Hey,” she said, “they didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did the Dai Li you two are attacking. There’s no need to arrest anyone.”
“What about the two conspirators,” said one of the agents,
“They got away while you were bickering,” Sanaki replied, “so why doesn’t everyone just go their own ways and act like nothing happened. You all can kill each other in the battlefield. Don’t dirty your name here in the city; otherwise you might lose respect from the people.”
The Dai Li said nothing, and the ones serving The Order went one way while the ones serving The Avatar Guard went the other way.
“Welcome back, Royota,” said the earthbender, embracing his old friend, “I see you’ve got a couple of friends tagging along. Who are they?”
“This is Taki,” said Royota, pointing to the Kyoshi warrior, “and this little girl said her name was Sanaki Li Chan.”
“Li Chan, is it,” The airbender exclaimed, “hello, little girl. Do you know who Alzar is?”
“Alzar,” Sanaki paused, “I think I’ve heard that name. She’s the firebending legend, isn’t she?”
“Aye,” he said, “that’s her. And she’s usually with that waterbender named Shinon, correct?”
“Yeah,” Sanaki replied, “I think that’s his name.
“Well Sanaki; Taki,” said the airbender, “my name is Aiku. I’m the airbender of that group, and Zinjamyn here is the earthbender.” He pointed at the earthbender when he said this.
“So what are you two doing out at a time like this?” Royota asked,
“Well,” said Zinjamyn, “we were finding our buddy Zak. Turns out she brought an airbender with her that looks like she’ll become a mother in a month or so.”
“I take it, Royota, that these girls seemed interested, no?” said Zinjamyn,
“Taki did,” Royota replied, “I just barely met this little girl.”
“Well,” said Aiku, “let her follow us. There won’t be harm in that.”
“Except she’s clearly not 18,” said Zinjamyn, “which means she’ll have to stay back when we fight.”
“Who says we’re fighting right now,” said Aiku, “just let her come anyways. We wouldn’t want a cute little kid like this to be left behind.” He picked up Sanaki and cradled her, making her giggle.
“Well,” said Taki, “I’ve got an earth rumble tourney to practice for tonight, so let’s go now to give me some time.”
“Sounds like a plan to me,” Zinjamyn shrugged, and a few minutes later they were in the secret headquarters of The Avatar Guard. Everyone who had been gathering there was there—Zak, Mulan, Shinon, Alzar, Cheng, Kimiko, Lehran (and Altina), Koara, and now they were joined in their numbers by Royota, Taki, Sanaki, Aiku, and Zinjamyn, the latter two of which were simply reuniting. Taki looked around and noticed Cheng.
“So,” she said, pulling him aside, “this was where you were heading too?”
“I guess so,” Cheng shrugged, “I didn’t expect you to meet me again.”
“It’s a gift,” said Taki, “and perhaps you might be able to persuade me to remain here.” She raised her eyebrows.
“Maybe,” said Cheng, smirking back, “so are you going to go to that Earth Rumble Championship tomorrow?”
“Of course,” said Taki in response “I’m one of the competitors.”
“Really now,” Cheng exclaimed, having only heard about Earth Rumble from various prisoners or earthbenders who would pay visits to the Fire Nation, “what is it like?”
“Well basically,” said Taki, “it’s just a bunch of guys chucking rocks at each other. It’s really simple actually.”
“Alright,” said Cheng, “then I guess I’ll see you out there.”
Taki smirked, and strode off. A few seconds later, Zak stepped up to Cheng. She was smirking as well.
“Looks like you know how to score the ladies,” she laughed, hitting him
“What,” Cheng exclaimed,
“Don’t tell me you didn’t notice it,” Zak said, “she was totally flirting with you. It looks like it’s time for good old Avatar Zakura to set things right in the situation.
“Hold it,” Cheng stopped, his jaw dropping slightly, “YOU’RE the avatar?”
“Um, duh,” Zak shrugged, laughing, “What were you expecting?”
“You don’t seem like the avatar,” Cheng said skeptically.
Zakura’s response was 4 swift movements, one for each element.
“Avatar Zakura of the Earth Kingdom at your service,” she laughed,
“Anyways, tomorrow evening you two are going out to a nice fancy place of her choosing, is that understood?”
“Um,” Cheng stammered, looking at Zakura’s fists, “alright.”
Zakura laughed and walked off.
“She’s always like that,” said a calm voice, and Cheng turned to see Mulan standing in front of him.
“Just let her have her fun,” said Mulan, “she is the avatar after all.”
“Hm,” said Cheng, “I guess I should get to know some of you people better. I feel left out of the loop.”
This however, did not take as long as Cheng had thought. By that evening, everyone knew everyone else, including Sanaki Li Chan. She claimed not to be part of the group, but Royota, Koara, Lehran, Aiku, and Mulan all noted that they saw her training at various times, particularly with Alzar or Kimiko. She was also training with Taki. Her swift moves kept Taki on edge, and helped her improve her dodging skills.
“Don’t worry, Taki,” said Sanaki in her sweet little voice, “I’m sure you’ll win the championship with no effort.”
Taki smiled and ruffled Sanaki’s hair. Sanaki had long, wavy black hair—A LOT of long, wavy black hair. She giggled. They truly were all on the same side here. They were all equal; even Sanaki Li Chan the little prodigy. She had been An Extraordinary Find.
~Azula~
