Post by Teяa253 on Nov 26, 2008 1:29:46 GMT 1
haha, chapter 28... stupid computer.
but yeah, back to Zinjamyn and Kimiko's gang. also you meet the slightly crazy drunken Water Chief, and hear of another mysterious face. fun times, fun times...
CHAPTER 28: NOW WE JUST WAIT
The water tribe man led Zinjamyn, Cheng, Lehran, (and Altina) Mulan, and Kimiko through the city until they stopped at what seemed to be an old Earth Rumble Stadium. Gaoling was the city where Earth Rumble originated, and it had obviously grown and expanded, with the Fire Nation and Water Tribes adopting a similar type of game as well.
In the city of Gaoling though, there were countless stadiums, and so to find one that was no longer in use was no surprise. Upon their arrival, they learned that there were several other water tribe warriors here, male and female. At the center of this group was a water tribe woman dressed like a Tribe Chief with a bottle of something in her hand.
“Tenoko,” Zinjamyn exclaimed, “what brings you to the Earth Kingdom?”
The woman turned to face Zinjamyn. This was Chief Tenoko, the wife of the original Water Chief who reigned before Xin Shing’s group had taken over. She was a feisty and witty woman who sort of seemed to be in her own little world at times. Nonetheless, she was someone to take seriously, for she always had something interesting to say.
“Well actually,” she said, “I was just addressing the commanders of the 3 divisions left in Gaoling telling them what to do. The Order armies heading for the Fire Nation will hopefully be diverted by the Southern Water Tribe’s seeming lack of organization. Once we get to the main city though they’ll get whacked easily enough. The rest of my business in Gaoling was my own. What about you?”
“We were here for that same reason,” Zinjamyn replied, “and we also came to enquire about the Serenes Waterbenders.”
“The village of Serenes got whacked, did it?” Tenoko asked; she had a certain sense of slang that sometimes made her hard to understand, but Zinjamyn was one of the people who knew it well enough that he never had a problem trying to decode her language.
“No,” Lehran replied shyly, “they were captured in the Northern Water Tribe. Do you know anything about what happened to them?”
“And who is this,” said Tenoko, turning to Lehran, who started to shy away with Tenoko staring right at him and Altina on his back. However, Tenoko seemed to know exactly who he was.
“You’re a Serenes,” she said, “they never look directly into people’s eyes.”
Lehran said nothing, but looked down at the ground.
“m-my name’s Lehran,” Lehran replied nervously, trying not to turn and run, “this is my younger sister Altina.”
“Aye, you’re a Serenes alright,” Tenoko replied, “so other than them not getting whacked what else do you know about ‘em?”
“They were taken by The Order’s most recent invasion of the Northern Water Tribe,” Lehran stuttered, “and I heard they were being taken south as well. I am not sure where exactly, but I assume somewhere far.”
“Well boy,” said Tenoko, “if I didn’t know The Order, I’d be baffled, and since you can go just about anywhere in the Northern Water Tribe and you’ll be going south, that would just heighten the issue a whole load. However, knowing The Order, they’d probably want us to think they’re in some sort of desert prison.”
“So you suppose that they are in the Si Wong Desert,” said Cheng,
“Not in the slightest,” Tenoko replied, “that’s what they want us to think. They know that the Serenes Village is full of gifted waterbenders, and so I assume that instead of killing them that they will try to convince them to join their side. I think though, that instead of putting them in a dry place, perhaps they chose one such as the Southern Water Tribe.”
“The Southern Water Tribe,” Lehran exclaimed, “why there,”
“Because it’s water,” Tenoko replied, taking a huge drink, “they want us to think “why would they take a group of waterbenders to a water tribe?” and it’s actually pretty smart. Nonetheless, if we sidestep all of that jazz we can logically deduct that they have taken them to The Southern Water Tribe, which means we can kill two buzzard-wasps with one rock this time around. We’ll get your family back out alive, kid, and we’ll whack those Order boozers out of The Southern Water Tribe.”
Zinjamyn and Mulan both chuckled. Mulan may have not been an official member of The Avatar Guard until just recently, but she knew Tenoko, Iresu, and Zeruda, for she had met the three of them before.
“Tenoko,” said Zinjamyn, “one thing certainly hasn’t changed about you: you’re still the same old crazy drunken Water Tribe Chief that we all knew and loved.”
“What do you mean ‘knew and loved’, eh Zinjamyn?” Tenoko exclaimed, “you mean to say that you people don’t love little Tenoko no more?”
Even Cheng started chuckling by now, and Altina was giggling.
“My mistake,” Zinjamyn laughed, “you’re still the same old crazy drunken Water Tribe Chief that we all know and love.”
“That’s better,” said Tenoko, “it makes me feel loved.”
“I’d reckon that someone as popular as the former Water Chief will always be loved, Tenoko,” said Cheng, though it almost seemed out of place for him to say it. However, though he set himself up to be made fun of a lot, Tenoko actually smiled at Cheng.
“Boy,” she said, “I’ve never heard truer words.”
Everyone laughed except Kimiko, who was too shy.
“You were a fine Water Chief, Tenoko,” said Lehran kindly, “and you will be remembered as such, like you are among the Serenes Family.”
“Ah,” she said, “so your family respected me too; I always thought they were their own little colony.”
“Not at all,” said Lehran, though he still seemed nervous; “we respected you and your husband as the Chiefs of the Water Tribe like any other loyal Water Tribe person would.”
“My apologies then,” said Tenoko, “for it was a misunderstanding.”
“it is nothing big,” Lehran replied, “I was just reassuring you that the Serenes Village was and is just as loyal to the Tribe Chief—or, now, The Avatar Guard, as the rest of your supporters.”
“Aye, you’re a true Serenes, alright,” said Tenoko, “they have a certain style of speech—a certain selfless attitude. They were always a group I admired, and yet I didn’t feel like I should question whether or not they supported me, since they were such a peaceful settlement.”
“Well,” said Cheng, “now that that has been clarified, what are your plans, Chief Tenoko?”
One might think that interrupting a Tribe Chief would bother them, but Tenoko seemed not to notice.
“Ah, right,” she said, “plans, plans, what to do; ah, now I remember: this 39th division is going to the Southern Water Tribe, and you all are gonna hitch a ride with them if you want to. The 34th and 40th divisions will remain here with the 36th, 37th, and 33rd divisions from the Earth Kingdom. Their purpose is basically to give The Order Divisions that we’re a bit disoriented as to our placements. They know we’re trying to bait them with the strike to the Southern Water Tribe, which is why we stationed Southern Water Tribe Warriors in places where The Order is powerful and its numbers high.”
“Have they overrun Gaoling,” Zinjamyn asked,
“Not even close,” said Tenoko, “but with a city this size there’s a lot of them here. There’s also a lot in the Fire Nation Capital, so we even went to the extent to position some Southern Water Tribe Warriors there. Many of the fighters in this war are not gonna be Water Tribe Warriors, but I think rather Earth Kingdom Military and Fire Nation Soldiers. Zeruda loaned me several of her troops.”
“Wait,” said Cheng, “if you all control different parts of The Avatar Guard’s Army, how are you united?”
“Simple,” said Tenoko, “dividing the troops up by nation was the easiest option. They’re easier to keep track of that way.”
“So,” said Zinjamyn, “what do you know about Division 35?”
Tenoko’s eyebrows went up, and she suddenly gave off a huge smirk.
“Now you’re speaking my language,” she said, hitting Zinjamyn on the shoulder, “you want to take the Kyoshi Warriors of Division 35 as well”
Like Division 21, Division 35 was one of few that were comprised entirely of Kyoshi Warriors, and was therefore very valuable. Out of the many divisions of the military that either group had, there were about a total of 10-15 divisions comprised entirely of Kyoshi Warriors, and supposedly also 1 or 2 of Zuroc Sensei.
“So I take it you’ve planned ahead,” said Zinjamyn, smirking,
“Aye,” Tenoko replied, “they’re hidden in the shadows of the Water Tribe city of Toku. You can’t hit the central part of the Water Tribe without passing by Toku. We’ll strike them on the way. The entire populace of Division 35 is willing to sacrifice their lives if necessary.”
“So are we going to follow them from here,” Zinjamyn asked,
“Of course we are.” Tenoko replied, “And so we shall.”
The next thing they knew, they were on a ship with the 39th Division en route to the Southern Water Tribe. Unlike Taki’s boat trip, Cheng’s boat trip was peaceful and for the most part uneventful, which, ironically, was a good thing. They were able to leave Gaoling without a hitch.
Their only worry was a 16-year-old earthbending master named Vigo, who had stopped to talk to them. He was nice, but seemed naïve and Zinjamyn dubbed him as a boy who might join The Order. He said he was against The Order, but seemed like he could be easily swayed. Nonetheless there was no way of proving or disproving his loyalty. Despite what it would seem like, it was not very long before they hit shore and were welcomed with gratitude to the Southern Water Tribe.
“Here we go,” said Tenoko, “they’ll likely be here in a day or two, so until then we prepare. We’ve done all we can, Now We Just Wait.”
~Azula~
but yeah, back to Zinjamyn and Kimiko's gang. also you meet the slightly crazy drunken Water Chief, and hear of another mysterious face. fun times, fun times...
CHAPTER 28: NOW WE JUST WAIT
The water tribe man led Zinjamyn, Cheng, Lehran, (and Altina) Mulan, and Kimiko through the city until they stopped at what seemed to be an old Earth Rumble Stadium. Gaoling was the city where Earth Rumble originated, and it had obviously grown and expanded, with the Fire Nation and Water Tribes adopting a similar type of game as well.
In the city of Gaoling though, there were countless stadiums, and so to find one that was no longer in use was no surprise. Upon their arrival, they learned that there were several other water tribe warriors here, male and female. At the center of this group was a water tribe woman dressed like a Tribe Chief with a bottle of something in her hand.
“Tenoko,” Zinjamyn exclaimed, “what brings you to the Earth Kingdom?”
The woman turned to face Zinjamyn. This was Chief Tenoko, the wife of the original Water Chief who reigned before Xin Shing’s group had taken over. She was a feisty and witty woman who sort of seemed to be in her own little world at times. Nonetheless, she was someone to take seriously, for she always had something interesting to say.
“Well actually,” she said, “I was just addressing the commanders of the 3 divisions left in Gaoling telling them what to do. The Order armies heading for the Fire Nation will hopefully be diverted by the Southern Water Tribe’s seeming lack of organization. Once we get to the main city though they’ll get whacked easily enough. The rest of my business in Gaoling was my own. What about you?”
“We were here for that same reason,” Zinjamyn replied, “and we also came to enquire about the Serenes Waterbenders.”
“The village of Serenes got whacked, did it?” Tenoko asked; she had a certain sense of slang that sometimes made her hard to understand, but Zinjamyn was one of the people who knew it well enough that he never had a problem trying to decode her language.
“No,” Lehran replied shyly, “they were captured in the Northern Water Tribe. Do you know anything about what happened to them?”
“And who is this,” said Tenoko, turning to Lehran, who started to shy away with Tenoko staring right at him and Altina on his back. However, Tenoko seemed to know exactly who he was.
“You’re a Serenes,” she said, “they never look directly into people’s eyes.”
Lehran said nothing, but looked down at the ground.
“m-my name’s Lehran,” Lehran replied nervously, trying not to turn and run, “this is my younger sister Altina.”
“Aye, you’re a Serenes alright,” Tenoko replied, “so other than them not getting whacked what else do you know about ‘em?”
“They were taken by The Order’s most recent invasion of the Northern Water Tribe,” Lehran stuttered, “and I heard they were being taken south as well. I am not sure where exactly, but I assume somewhere far.”
“Well boy,” said Tenoko, “if I didn’t know The Order, I’d be baffled, and since you can go just about anywhere in the Northern Water Tribe and you’ll be going south, that would just heighten the issue a whole load. However, knowing The Order, they’d probably want us to think they’re in some sort of desert prison.”
“So you suppose that they are in the Si Wong Desert,” said Cheng,
“Not in the slightest,” Tenoko replied, “that’s what they want us to think. They know that the Serenes Village is full of gifted waterbenders, and so I assume that instead of killing them that they will try to convince them to join their side. I think though, that instead of putting them in a dry place, perhaps they chose one such as the Southern Water Tribe.”
“The Southern Water Tribe,” Lehran exclaimed, “why there,”
“Because it’s water,” Tenoko replied, taking a huge drink, “they want us to think “why would they take a group of waterbenders to a water tribe?” and it’s actually pretty smart. Nonetheless, if we sidestep all of that jazz we can logically deduct that they have taken them to The Southern Water Tribe, which means we can kill two buzzard-wasps with one rock this time around. We’ll get your family back out alive, kid, and we’ll whack those Order boozers out of The Southern Water Tribe.”
Zinjamyn and Mulan both chuckled. Mulan may have not been an official member of The Avatar Guard until just recently, but she knew Tenoko, Iresu, and Zeruda, for she had met the three of them before.
“Tenoko,” said Zinjamyn, “one thing certainly hasn’t changed about you: you’re still the same old crazy drunken Water Tribe Chief that we all knew and loved.”
“What do you mean ‘knew and loved’, eh Zinjamyn?” Tenoko exclaimed, “you mean to say that you people don’t love little Tenoko no more?”
Even Cheng started chuckling by now, and Altina was giggling.
“My mistake,” Zinjamyn laughed, “you’re still the same old crazy drunken Water Tribe Chief that we all know and love.”
“That’s better,” said Tenoko, “it makes me feel loved.”
“I’d reckon that someone as popular as the former Water Chief will always be loved, Tenoko,” said Cheng, though it almost seemed out of place for him to say it. However, though he set himself up to be made fun of a lot, Tenoko actually smiled at Cheng.
“Boy,” she said, “I’ve never heard truer words.”
Everyone laughed except Kimiko, who was too shy.
“You were a fine Water Chief, Tenoko,” said Lehran kindly, “and you will be remembered as such, like you are among the Serenes Family.”
“Ah,” she said, “so your family respected me too; I always thought they were their own little colony.”
“Not at all,” said Lehran, though he still seemed nervous; “we respected you and your husband as the Chiefs of the Water Tribe like any other loyal Water Tribe person would.”
“My apologies then,” said Tenoko, “for it was a misunderstanding.”
“it is nothing big,” Lehran replied, “I was just reassuring you that the Serenes Village was and is just as loyal to the Tribe Chief—or, now, The Avatar Guard, as the rest of your supporters.”
“Aye, you’re a true Serenes, alright,” said Tenoko, “they have a certain style of speech—a certain selfless attitude. They were always a group I admired, and yet I didn’t feel like I should question whether or not they supported me, since they were such a peaceful settlement.”
“Well,” said Cheng, “now that that has been clarified, what are your plans, Chief Tenoko?”
One might think that interrupting a Tribe Chief would bother them, but Tenoko seemed not to notice.
“Ah, right,” she said, “plans, plans, what to do; ah, now I remember: this 39th division is going to the Southern Water Tribe, and you all are gonna hitch a ride with them if you want to. The 34th and 40th divisions will remain here with the 36th, 37th, and 33rd divisions from the Earth Kingdom. Their purpose is basically to give The Order Divisions that we’re a bit disoriented as to our placements. They know we’re trying to bait them with the strike to the Southern Water Tribe, which is why we stationed Southern Water Tribe Warriors in places where The Order is powerful and its numbers high.”
“Have they overrun Gaoling,” Zinjamyn asked,
“Not even close,” said Tenoko, “but with a city this size there’s a lot of them here. There’s also a lot in the Fire Nation Capital, so we even went to the extent to position some Southern Water Tribe Warriors there. Many of the fighters in this war are not gonna be Water Tribe Warriors, but I think rather Earth Kingdom Military and Fire Nation Soldiers. Zeruda loaned me several of her troops.”
“Wait,” said Cheng, “if you all control different parts of The Avatar Guard’s Army, how are you united?”
“Simple,” said Tenoko, “dividing the troops up by nation was the easiest option. They’re easier to keep track of that way.”
“So,” said Zinjamyn, “what do you know about Division 35?”
Tenoko’s eyebrows went up, and she suddenly gave off a huge smirk.
“Now you’re speaking my language,” she said, hitting Zinjamyn on the shoulder, “you want to take the Kyoshi Warriors of Division 35 as well”
Like Division 21, Division 35 was one of few that were comprised entirely of Kyoshi Warriors, and was therefore very valuable. Out of the many divisions of the military that either group had, there were about a total of 10-15 divisions comprised entirely of Kyoshi Warriors, and supposedly also 1 or 2 of Zuroc Sensei.
“So I take it you’ve planned ahead,” said Zinjamyn, smirking,
“Aye,” Tenoko replied, “they’re hidden in the shadows of the Water Tribe city of Toku. You can’t hit the central part of the Water Tribe without passing by Toku. We’ll strike them on the way. The entire populace of Division 35 is willing to sacrifice their lives if necessary.”
“So are we going to follow them from here,” Zinjamyn asked,
“Of course we are.” Tenoko replied, “And so we shall.”
The next thing they knew, they were on a ship with the 39th Division en route to the Southern Water Tribe. Unlike Taki’s boat trip, Cheng’s boat trip was peaceful and for the most part uneventful, which, ironically, was a good thing. They were able to leave Gaoling without a hitch.
Their only worry was a 16-year-old earthbending master named Vigo, who had stopped to talk to them. He was nice, but seemed naïve and Zinjamyn dubbed him as a boy who might join The Order. He said he was against The Order, but seemed like he could be easily swayed. Nonetheless there was no way of proving or disproving his loyalty. Despite what it would seem like, it was not very long before they hit shore and were welcomed with gratitude to the Southern Water Tribe.
“Here we go,” said Tenoko, “they’ll likely be here in a day or two, so until then we prepare. We’ve done all we can, Now We Just Wait.”
~Azula~
