Post by Teяa253 on Dec 15, 2008 7:32:41 GMT 1
chapter 46... told you I was on a splurge...
not much else to say...
you do meet Sanaki's family though...
CHAPTER 46: WE AWAIT THEIR MOVE
Incidentally, the ship that Royota, Zuki, Ryuka, and their group had was pretty much to them selves. As a result, they were able to use it as their lodgings when they landed at the Order’s Northern Base.
There was a small village, and they assumed that the base had to be around there somewhere. Sanaki felt everyone walking off to have a look around, including Meili. However, when her feet touched the ice, instead of shooting back onto the ship, she gasped.
“Mom,” she shouted, beckoning Zuki, “there are rocks underneath this ice!”
And Meili was right. The village was a little ways off, but near the port where the ship had landed was a wide, open stretch of ice, and the village was tucked away in between some hills.
Zuki proved Meili’s theory about the rocks by stamping the ground with her powerful legs and feet. The shoes Zuki was wearing may not have been fit for stomping and breaking ice in, but Zuki Meisha had so much raw strength that the ice shattered, leaving a patch of bare rock, which Meili ran onto gratefully.
“Sanaki,” she said, “come here, there’s a patch of rock over here. You can warm it up for us and then stand on it too.”
Sanaki did so grateful that she wasn’t left behind. She heated up the rock, but she was cold enough that she could only heat it enough so that they would not be uncomfortable. Zuki was just looking around at her surroundings, which, besides the ship (which was deserted) bore silence. She was amused by “pretty colors” as she called them, which she saw in the sky. Meili and Sanaki, both blind, just smiled back at her.
Granted, the others thought that these three had stayed on the ship, so they were not expecting them to follow them. This was a good thing, as they had stumbled across more than what met the eye.
“Oh my,” Sanaki exclaimed suddenly, “there are people directly below us. Can you feel it, Meili?”
Meili paused, her ear twitching.
“Aye,” she exclaimed, “I can hear it, and am going to do something about it. We’re going to go down there.”
“But don’t you think they might be Order members,” Sanaki asked,
“Aye,” Meili replied, “but think of who we are: we’ve got the Two-Faced Lady, The Smash Master, and The Blind Dragon. We can take them.”
“Okie,” said Sanaki, “just making sure; so how do we get down there?”
“Mom,” said Meili, “can Zuki bend us down into then ground right here?”
“Can Zuki come with you,” she asked, still clueless as always,
“Aye,” Meili replied, “of course. But Zuki has to be very quiet, alright?”
“Okie,” Zuki replied, a huge smile spreading across her face, “Zuki be very quiet so no one can hear her.”
Surprisingly, Zuki was very precise when instructed properly. The problem was that few people know how to properly give Zuki directions, so people, friends and foes alike, had trouble with her. However, Meili, knowing her mother better than any other person in the world, know how to properly instruct her to do what she wanted her to do, and because of Zuki’s natural obedience, it got done.
Granted, Meili never instructed her mother to do anything outside of reason, but there were times when Zuki was capable of things her daughter was not yet capable of (or in some cases, just incapable completely), and that was how and why Meili would instruct her.
Zuki lowered the three of them into what they assumed were some Order catacombs, closing their entrance behind them.
“What do you see, Zuki,” Sanaki asked, since both she and Meili were blind, and therefore could not see anything;
“What,” Zuki asked, “Zuki doesn’t understand that?”
“Call her Zuki at all times,” Meili whispered to Sanaki, “never use the word ‘you’ to her, because it will confuse her.”
“Okie,” Sanaki whispered back, and Sanaki got Zuki’s attention again.
“What does Zuki see,” Sanaki asked,
“Zuki sees lots of cages in the air,” Zuki replied, “Zuki see people sleeping in lots of them.”
“Does Zuki see any bad people coming towards us,” Meili asked,
“Zuki doesn’t see anyone moving,” Zuki replied, “is everything Okie,”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “it’s going to be alright, mom. We just need to find out who these people are.”
“Does Meili and Sanaki want Zuki to earthbend them up?” Zuki asked,
“Aye,” Meili replied, “take us to the walkways.”
There were walkways that surrounded every cage, likely so guards could bring people in and out and do other such prison-type things, for this was clearly a prison. It was cold and dry in here, which means that firebenders and waterbenders would have trouble here.
Zuki bended them up to the walkways and gently stepped off them. The pitter patter of the bare feet of Meili and Sanaki made no noise, and only Sanaki, who had very keen hearing, could hear the tiny sounds from Zuki’s feet, which may have just been because she was heavier than both of the girls (which was logical, since the girls were 17 and Zuki was 38)
In the driest parts of this maze were waterbenders, and in the coldest places were the firebenders. Meili right now couldn’t really do much, as the walkways were made of wood, and the cages suspended in the air. Sanaki could hear things better than Meili, but since it was cold, her “vision” was “clouded” as well.
“Mom,” said Meili quietly, “can Zuki break that cage?”
“Zuki thinks so,” Zuki replied, “Zuki will try.”
She jumped from the walkway to the bars of the cage and clung to them. The cage was swinging only slightly, and the man inside looked up. Naturally, he was frightened upon seeing a woman in a dress with a huge scar covering half of her face clinging to the side of his cage, and backed up. Zuki jerked one of her hands back and broke the bar. It was somewhat loud, but other than that, she was able to break the bars.
“Remind me to tell Zuki to use the walkways next time,” Meili muttered to Sanaki, for since Meili had not been specific enough, Zuki was doing the task her own way. The man turned out to be a firebender—a firebender who Sanaki seemed to recognize.
“Dad,” Sanaki exclaimed, “is that you,”
“Sanaki,” the man exclaimed, and though it was cold, they were able to find each other. Like Sanaki, her father was blind. In fact, with the exception of Sanaki’s mother and their 3rd eldest child, the entire Foxx family was blind.
“Dad,” Sanaki exclaimed, “how did you get here?”
“I was captured, Sanaki,” Sanaki’s father replied, “The rest of the kids should be around here somewhere.”
“What about mom,” Sanaki asked, “is she here too,”
“Aye,” Sanaki’s father replied, “I assume Karitsu is close by.”
Karitsu was the name of Sanaki’s mother, and her father was named Faruko. From what Faruko told them, all of their siblings were there.
“Just show Zuki where to go,” said Meili, pointing to her mother, “and be sure to call her Zuki when you tell her to do something.”
Faruko did so, and eventually they freed over half of the prisoners, who turned out to be Sanaki’s family and the Serenes Waterbenders. Tenoko may have assumed that they were in the Southern Water Tribe, but she was drunk and was not thinking straight that day, and would later profess that she claimed they were in the Northern Water Tribe.
Right as they were freeing Sanaki’s mother, who, like her siblings, was grateful to see that her youngest was still alive and well, Order Members appeared. However, although their group prepared to fight, they turned and ran.
“Surface battle,” said Sanaki, “come, we need to get out of here and warn the others about this. They’ll want to know.”
They freed the remaining Serenes Waterbenders, and with a few powerful earthbending moves, Zuki had blasted them all to the surface. Night had fallen, and they were all surprised that they were able to get away with so much for so long.
Meili, and Sanaki took to the ship, and Sanaki’s family went below deck to heat things up. War was brewing.
“So that’s where they went,” Royota exclaimed, as he and the others showed up on the scene, “and it looks like we found the Serenes Waterbenders. Those are clever children, mark my words.”
The others had accomplished their goal of finding Katara’s son Sokka, and he was amongst their ranks, standing beside his mother, who now only wondered where her daughter Katara Altina II was.
“Prepare for battle,” Karitsu shouted to them, knowing from General Royota that they were on their side and not part of The Order. There was not much preparation to do other than get into position, so that’s what they did. The blind members of the Foxx family, as well as Meili, were lining the side of the ship, aiming towards the fields. Zuki had given Meili a large supply of rocks, (and had taken some for her own) and so they were prepared.
The forces of The Order, however, were much stronger than they assumed it would be. However, it still was not very much, and the Serenes Waterbenders, this being their native environment, had an advantage. Additionally, they were incredibly talented waterbenders, so all in all, they were not very afraid of losing.
“This is it,” said Meili, “the battle’s about to start.”
They waited as The Order got into array, for they were not going to make the first move.
“Keep your guards up,” said Iresu, “for We Await Their Move.”
~Azula~
not much else to say...
you do meet Sanaki's family though...
CHAPTER 46: WE AWAIT THEIR MOVE
Incidentally, the ship that Royota, Zuki, Ryuka, and their group had was pretty much to them selves. As a result, they were able to use it as their lodgings when they landed at the Order’s Northern Base.
There was a small village, and they assumed that the base had to be around there somewhere. Sanaki felt everyone walking off to have a look around, including Meili. However, when her feet touched the ice, instead of shooting back onto the ship, she gasped.
“Mom,” she shouted, beckoning Zuki, “there are rocks underneath this ice!”
And Meili was right. The village was a little ways off, but near the port where the ship had landed was a wide, open stretch of ice, and the village was tucked away in between some hills.
Zuki proved Meili’s theory about the rocks by stamping the ground with her powerful legs and feet. The shoes Zuki was wearing may not have been fit for stomping and breaking ice in, but Zuki Meisha had so much raw strength that the ice shattered, leaving a patch of bare rock, which Meili ran onto gratefully.
“Sanaki,” she said, “come here, there’s a patch of rock over here. You can warm it up for us and then stand on it too.”
Sanaki did so grateful that she wasn’t left behind. She heated up the rock, but she was cold enough that she could only heat it enough so that they would not be uncomfortable. Zuki was just looking around at her surroundings, which, besides the ship (which was deserted) bore silence. She was amused by “pretty colors” as she called them, which she saw in the sky. Meili and Sanaki, both blind, just smiled back at her.
Granted, the others thought that these three had stayed on the ship, so they were not expecting them to follow them. This was a good thing, as they had stumbled across more than what met the eye.
“Oh my,” Sanaki exclaimed suddenly, “there are people directly below us. Can you feel it, Meili?”
Meili paused, her ear twitching.
“Aye,” she exclaimed, “I can hear it, and am going to do something about it. We’re going to go down there.”
“But don’t you think they might be Order members,” Sanaki asked,
“Aye,” Meili replied, “but think of who we are: we’ve got the Two-Faced Lady, The Smash Master, and The Blind Dragon. We can take them.”
“Okie,” said Sanaki, “just making sure; so how do we get down there?”
“Mom,” said Meili, “can Zuki bend us down into then ground right here?”
“Can Zuki come with you,” she asked, still clueless as always,
“Aye,” Meili replied, “of course. But Zuki has to be very quiet, alright?”
“Okie,” Zuki replied, a huge smile spreading across her face, “Zuki be very quiet so no one can hear her.”
Surprisingly, Zuki was very precise when instructed properly. The problem was that few people know how to properly give Zuki directions, so people, friends and foes alike, had trouble with her. However, Meili, knowing her mother better than any other person in the world, know how to properly instruct her to do what she wanted her to do, and because of Zuki’s natural obedience, it got done.
Granted, Meili never instructed her mother to do anything outside of reason, but there were times when Zuki was capable of things her daughter was not yet capable of (or in some cases, just incapable completely), and that was how and why Meili would instruct her.
Zuki lowered the three of them into what they assumed were some Order catacombs, closing their entrance behind them.
“What do you see, Zuki,” Sanaki asked, since both she and Meili were blind, and therefore could not see anything;
“What,” Zuki asked, “Zuki doesn’t understand that?”
“Call her Zuki at all times,” Meili whispered to Sanaki, “never use the word ‘you’ to her, because it will confuse her.”
“Okie,” Sanaki whispered back, and Sanaki got Zuki’s attention again.
“What does Zuki see,” Sanaki asked,
“Zuki sees lots of cages in the air,” Zuki replied, “Zuki see people sleeping in lots of them.”
“Does Zuki see any bad people coming towards us,” Meili asked,
“Zuki doesn’t see anyone moving,” Zuki replied, “is everything Okie,”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “it’s going to be alright, mom. We just need to find out who these people are.”
“Does Meili and Sanaki want Zuki to earthbend them up?” Zuki asked,
“Aye,” Meili replied, “take us to the walkways.”
There were walkways that surrounded every cage, likely so guards could bring people in and out and do other such prison-type things, for this was clearly a prison. It was cold and dry in here, which means that firebenders and waterbenders would have trouble here.
Zuki bended them up to the walkways and gently stepped off them. The pitter patter of the bare feet of Meili and Sanaki made no noise, and only Sanaki, who had very keen hearing, could hear the tiny sounds from Zuki’s feet, which may have just been because she was heavier than both of the girls (which was logical, since the girls were 17 and Zuki was 38)
In the driest parts of this maze were waterbenders, and in the coldest places were the firebenders. Meili right now couldn’t really do much, as the walkways were made of wood, and the cages suspended in the air. Sanaki could hear things better than Meili, but since it was cold, her “vision” was “clouded” as well.
“Mom,” said Meili quietly, “can Zuki break that cage?”
“Zuki thinks so,” Zuki replied, “Zuki will try.”
She jumped from the walkway to the bars of the cage and clung to them. The cage was swinging only slightly, and the man inside looked up. Naturally, he was frightened upon seeing a woman in a dress with a huge scar covering half of her face clinging to the side of his cage, and backed up. Zuki jerked one of her hands back and broke the bar. It was somewhat loud, but other than that, she was able to break the bars.
“Remind me to tell Zuki to use the walkways next time,” Meili muttered to Sanaki, for since Meili had not been specific enough, Zuki was doing the task her own way. The man turned out to be a firebender—a firebender who Sanaki seemed to recognize.
“Dad,” Sanaki exclaimed, “is that you,”
“Sanaki,” the man exclaimed, and though it was cold, they were able to find each other. Like Sanaki, her father was blind. In fact, with the exception of Sanaki’s mother and their 3rd eldest child, the entire Foxx family was blind.
“Dad,” Sanaki exclaimed, “how did you get here?”
“I was captured, Sanaki,” Sanaki’s father replied, “The rest of the kids should be around here somewhere.”
“What about mom,” Sanaki asked, “is she here too,”
“Aye,” Sanaki’s father replied, “I assume Karitsu is close by.”
Karitsu was the name of Sanaki’s mother, and her father was named Faruko. From what Faruko told them, all of their siblings were there.
“Just show Zuki where to go,” said Meili, pointing to her mother, “and be sure to call her Zuki when you tell her to do something.”
Faruko did so, and eventually they freed over half of the prisoners, who turned out to be Sanaki’s family and the Serenes Waterbenders. Tenoko may have assumed that they were in the Southern Water Tribe, but she was drunk and was not thinking straight that day, and would later profess that she claimed they were in the Northern Water Tribe.
Right as they were freeing Sanaki’s mother, who, like her siblings, was grateful to see that her youngest was still alive and well, Order Members appeared. However, although their group prepared to fight, they turned and ran.
“Surface battle,” said Sanaki, “come, we need to get out of here and warn the others about this. They’ll want to know.”
They freed the remaining Serenes Waterbenders, and with a few powerful earthbending moves, Zuki had blasted them all to the surface. Night had fallen, and they were all surprised that they were able to get away with so much for so long.
Meili, and Sanaki took to the ship, and Sanaki’s family went below deck to heat things up. War was brewing.
“So that’s where they went,” Royota exclaimed, as he and the others showed up on the scene, “and it looks like we found the Serenes Waterbenders. Those are clever children, mark my words.”
The others had accomplished their goal of finding Katara’s son Sokka, and he was amongst their ranks, standing beside his mother, who now only wondered where her daughter Katara Altina II was.
“Prepare for battle,” Karitsu shouted to them, knowing from General Royota that they were on their side and not part of The Order. There was not much preparation to do other than get into position, so that’s what they did. The blind members of the Foxx family, as well as Meili, were lining the side of the ship, aiming towards the fields. Zuki had given Meili a large supply of rocks, (and had taken some for her own) and so they were prepared.
The forces of The Order, however, were much stronger than they assumed it would be. However, it still was not very much, and the Serenes Waterbenders, this being their native environment, had an advantage. Additionally, they were incredibly talented waterbenders, so all in all, they were not very afraid of losing.
“This is it,” said Meili, “the battle’s about to start.”
They waited as The Order got into array, for they were not going to make the first move.
“Keep your guards up,” said Iresu, “for We Await Their Move.”
~Azula~
