Post by Teяa253 on Apr 8, 2009 5:58:59 GMT 1
the 93rd installment of the series... it's got a lot of names of canon characters [Sokka Altina, Zuko Altina, Azula Caroso, Katara Altina I & II] so don't get confused.
that said, hope you enjoy.
CHAPTER 93: THE ALTINA FAMILY
Zakura’s group eventually came in to find the scene the way it was. Kai was standing a few feet away, her arms folded, and her face somber.
Sokka and Katara I were the first ones to come in, as they had wanted to see Katara II more than any of the rest of them.
Their surprise was of course, seeing a man sobbing over Katara’s limp form. This puzzled them, as they wondered who would be sobbing that hard over Katara of all people. She had never had any proper friends save certain members of Zakura’s Elite, and this man did not look familiar from behind.
It was Sokka who eventually figured it out. No one wanted to approach these two, as they did not know if they were friends or enemies, or what had even happened.
“That’s Zuko,” he whispered to his mother, who was just as shocked as he was, “Katara must have died in his arms.”
There was a split-second where nothing happened, and suddenly the two waterbenders bolted forward to see just what had gone on. Underneath the armor, Katara’s limp form did not look very battered. She had a few scratches on her face, with the flowing, dark red dress that she was clad in did not even show any signs of damage, meaning that most of Zuko’s damage had in fact been done to the armor.
This ‘death’ must have been the effect from the comet, as all firebenders in the room: Alzar, Zeruda, Reyson, Sanaki, Azula, Cheng and Kimiko, were all feeling the same way. Everyone but the Altina Family though, remained silent, mainly in respect for Katara.
Just when we thought we had her back,” Zuko remarked, “she gets taken again, never to return.”
“Such power,” Katara I remarked, “such determination—my poor baby tried so hard, I could see it in her every action for the short time we were reunited. She really wanted to make you proud, Zuko.”
“She did more than that,” Zuko replied, “she left a name for herself. Surely someone of this type of power is bound to be remembered.”
“Katara Altina II did many great things,” Azula remarked, stepping forward, “she was a tough young woman. She has incredible skill. I regret to say that I was involved in manipulating her because of it. And yet, after I realized what I had done—more regret filled my soul than anything else I had ever experienced. It was raw anguish and agony to know what I had done, what that poor girl had gone through; what she was going through up until this point. I am deeply sorry for your loss.”
“she’s been saying that this would be the day she died for several years now,” said Sokka, who, like his parents, had tears running down his face, “she was ready for it. She had anticipated the day of her death for a long time now.”
“But do you think she would have,” Azula remarked, “had she known earlier in her life that her father was alive? No, no she would not. If she had even the slightest shred of hope that you, Zuko Altina, were alive, she would have done everything in her power to live, regardless of how close to death she was.”
“How do you know this” Katara I asked, “What did you do with my baby?”
“That is unimportant at the moment,” Azula replied, “but I know this because she and I had a very pleasant discussion once about firebending and other topics of interest. We got into talking about families. My back story isn’t the loveliest one out there either, but this is not my sob story. She told me personally that if she had any shred of evidence that her father was alive, that she would train for weeks on end without eating or sleeping just to ensure that she survived. It was then that I revealed to her my secret.”
“And what was this secret,” Sokka asked her,
“The secret to channeling energy,” Azula replied, “is to clear her mind. I learned that Katara, because of her energy, can channel it into different parts of her body, and can just about make her self go unconscious. She did that a lot, or usually slept. Spirits, if I ever find a girl that can sleep longer and harder than Katara could, mark my words, I will never bend again.”
“So what are you implying,” Zuko asked her again,
“I am implying,” Azula replied, “that she is not dead. She is clearing her mind while her energy peaks. In a few minutes it will begin to reduce more towards her normalcy again, and she will regain consciousness. She is simply resting and letting her energy clear itself out. She’s a really smart girl, mark my words.”
“She’s a hero,” Tenoko replied, “She’s saved my ungrateful rear end a good number of times before. She’s always full of surprises.”
“Indeed she is,” said a voice from the next room. In the doorway were Orzon and Ayumi.
“Who are you two,” Zuko exclaimed. He had luckily not heard of the things they had done to Katara II, and both Sokka and Katara I both figured he shouldn’t learn just yet.
“We are friends of Katara’s,” Orzon replied, “and let it be known—she is not dead. She’s smart enough to outwit Ayumi even.”
“It’s true,” Ayumi replied, “but again, this is not just “let’s praise Katara” time; this needs to be investigated.”
Ayumi stepped forward and gently took Katara’s limp body from Zuko’s arms, and naturally, Zuko was slightly hesitant to let her go, as even when she was limp, Zuko still had his bond with her.
She looked Katara over, feeling her pressure points and locating where her subconscious mind was channeling her energy.
“If you recall,” Ayumi remarked, “A Chi-Dominant bender always dies in an unusual and usually bizarre manner. In the case of a Chi-Dominant firebender, she would have been consumed by searing flames. I’m looking at her, but I’m not seeing any searing flames consuming her body.”
Tenoko stepped forward, and hit Ayumi’s arm.
“Brilliant one,” she remarked, “my old rival still never fails to amuse me, Ayumi. Still, I came forward to tell you that Kai Serenes needs her now. If she works her magic, she will be revitalized.”
“Then you do it,” Zuko exclaimed to Kai, “please—save my girl.”
Kai smiled sweetly.
“I’m glad I can repay you, Zuko,” she replied, happily, and laid Katara on the ground in a spread-eagled position, and began using waterbending to work her magic with her. Everyone in the room was watching her, but Kai was unfazed. She ran her hands around Katara’s neck, as this seemed to be the central point from which Kai was working. A few minutes later, Katara stirred.
“Where am I?” she asked, her eyes looking around, as she seemed too weak to move her body, “was that all just a dream?”
“No,” Zuko replied, lifting Katara’s 16-year-old form into his arms and looking her straight in the eyes. Katara’s father was the one person in the world who she could look at in the eyes for more than a second or two without turning away.
“I’m here for you, Katara,” he continued, “Daddy’s not going anywhere this time. You and I are going to learn to master your abilities once and for all, and you are going to live a happy life from here on out—I promise this to you; never forget that.”
“That just leaves one thing,” Katara remarked, “is Xin Shing gone yet?”
“Not yet,” Zakura replied, stepping forward, “but that’s what I’m here for. Your family has done enough. All of you have. This is a fight that I must conclude on my own.”
“What about Yang?” Ayumi asked, “For she is on the floor above us, and Zhin and Tu-Sung are as well.”
“What do we look like,” Tenoko exclaimed, “passersby; no, we’re the ones that are going to take them out.”
The entire group all cheered at this, and it was decided.
“You fight your way through them until you reach the top, Zakura,” said Orzon, “we will handle the others. Xin Shing declared you as his mortal enemy, and so you must defeat him or he will defeat you.”
“I will do that,” Zakura replied, “I just have one thing to ask of everyone in this room.”
“And what is this request,” Katara of all people asked, weakly glancing over at Zakura, smiling,
“Don’t die,” she said, smiling back at everyone, “please.”
“You have our word,” The Four Benders replied in behalf of the group, “we are going to get through this terror, and we are going to bring The Order down once and for all.”
“What about Katara,” Sokka asked, “she can’t walk on her own yet,”
“That’s what daddy’s for,” Zuko declared, “she’s coming with me.”
“and I am here to protect them both,” said Kai, stepping forward, “this is truly going to be the battle that determines history. If any of us falter now, it will be the last mistake we ever make. This literally is going to be life and death. We are fighting the masterminds behind The Order of the Avatar Slayer here. Xin Shing is not the real enemy—it is Zhin and Tu-Sung. They are the ones Xin Shing goes to when he wants a strategy.”
“then they’re going to suffer,” Zuko replied stiffly, “no one makes a war that all but destroys my daughter’s life and gets away with it that easily. We are going in, and we are coming out victorious.”
The group continued into the next room, and up towards the top floor, their spirits high because of the reunion of The Altina Family.
~Azula~
that said, hope you enjoy.
CHAPTER 93: THE ALTINA FAMILY
Zakura’s group eventually came in to find the scene the way it was. Kai was standing a few feet away, her arms folded, and her face somber.
Sokka and Katara I were the first ones to come in, as they had wanted to see Katara II more than any of the rest of them.
Their surprise was of course, seeing a man sobbing over Katara’s limp form. This puzzled them, as they wondered who would be sobbing that hard over Katara of all people. She had never had any proper friends save certain members of Zakura’s Elite, and this man did not look familiar from behind.
It was Sokka who eventually figured it out. No one wanted to approach these two, as they did not know if they were friends or enemies, or what had even happened.
“That’s Zuko,” he whispered to his mother, who was just as shocked as he was, “Katara must have died in his arms.”
There was a split-second where nothing happened, and suddenly the two waterbenders bolted forward to see just what had gone on. Underneath the armor, Katara’s limp form did not look very battered. She had a few scratches on her face, with the flowing, dark red dress that she was clad in did not even show any signs of damage, meaning that most of Zuko’s damage had in fact been done to the armor.
This ‘death’ must have been the effect from the comet, as all firebenders in the room: Alzar, Zeruda, Reyson, Sanaki, Azula, Cheng and Kimiko, were all feeling the same way. Everyone but the Altina Family though, remained silent, mainly in respect for Katara.
Just when we thought we had her back,” Zuko remarked, “she gets taken again, never to return.”
“Such power,” Katara I remarked, “such determination—my poor baby tried so hard, I could see it in her every action for the short time we were reunited. She really wanted to make you proud, Zuko.”
“She did more than that,” Zuko replied, “she left a name for herself. Surely someone of this type of power is bound to be remembered.”
“Katara Altina II did many great things,” Azula remarked, stepping forward, “she was a tough young woman. She has incredible skill. I regret to say that I was involved in manipulating her because of it. And yet, after I realized what I had done—more regret filled my soul than anything else I had ever experienced. It was raw anguish and agony to know what I had done, what that poor girl had gone through; what she was going through up until this point. I am deeply sorry for your loss.”
“she’s been saying that this would be the day she died for several years now,” said Sokka, who, like his parents, had tears running down his face, “she was ready for it. She had anticipated the day of her death for a long time now.”
“But do you think she would have,” Azula remarked, “had she known earlier in her life that her father was alive? No, no she would not. If she had even the slightest shred of hope that you, Zuko Altina, were alive, she would have done everything in her power to live, regardless of how close to death she was.”
“How do you know this” Katara I asked, “What did you do with my baby?”
“That is unimportant at the moment,” Azula replied, “but I know this because she and I had a very pleasant discussion once about firebending and other topics of interest. We got into talking about families. My back story isn’t the loveliest one out there either, but this is not my sob story. She told me personally that if she had any shred of evidence that her father was alive, that she would train for weeks on end without eating or sleeping just to ensure that she survived. It was then that I revealed to her my secret.”
“And what was this secret,” Sokka asked her,
“The secret to channeling energy,” Azula replied, “is to clear her mind. I learned that Katara, because of her energy, can channel it into different parts of her body, and can just about make her self go unconscious. She did that a lot, or usually slept. Spirits, if I ever find a girl that can sleep longer and harder than Katara could, mark my words, I will never bend again.”
“So what are you implying,” Zuko asked her again,
“I am implying,” Azula replied, “that she is not dead. She is clearing her mind while her energy peaks. In a few minutes it will begin to reduce more towards her normalcy again, and she will regain consciousness. She is simply resting and letting her energy clear itself out. She’s a really smart girl, mark my words.”
“She’s a hero,” Tenoko replied, “She’s saved my ungrateful rear end a good number of times before. She’s always full of surprises.”
“Indeed she is,” said a voice from the next room. In the doorway were Orzon and Ayumi.
“Who are you two,” Zuko exclaimed. He had luckily not heard of the things they had done to Katara II, and both Sokka and Katara I both figured he shouldn’t learn just yet.
“We are friends of Katara’s,” Orzon replied, “and let it be known—she is not dead. She’s smart enough to outwit Ayumi even.”
“It’s true,” Ayumi replied, “but again, this is not just “let’s praise Katara” time; this needs to be investigated.”
Ayumi stepped forward and gently took Katara’s limp body from Zuko’s arms, and naturally, Zuko was slightly hesitant to let her go, as even when she was limp, Zuko still had his bond with her.
She looked Katara over, feeling her pressure points and locating where her subconscious mind was channeling her energy.
“If you recall,” Ayumi remarked, “A Chi-Dominant bender always dies in an unusual and usually bizarre manner. In the case of a Chi-Dominant firebender, she would have been consumed by searing flames. I’m looking at her, but I’m not seeing any searing flames consuming her body.”
Tenoko stepped forward, and hit Ayumi’s arm.
“Brilliant one,” she remarked, “my old rival still never fails to amuse me, Ayumi. Still, I came forward to tell you that Kai Serenes needs her now. If she works her magic, she will be revitalized.”
“Then you do it,” Zuko exclaimed to Kai, “please—save my girl.”
Kai smiled sweetly.
“I’m glad I can repay you, Zuko,” she replied, happily, and laid Katara on the ground in a spread-eagled position, and began using waterbending to work her magic with her. Everyone in the room was watching her, but Kai was unfazed. She ran her hands around Katara’s neck, as this seemed to be the central point from which Kai was working. A few minutes later, Katara stirred.
“Where am I?” she asked, her eyes looking around, as she seemed too weak to move her body, “was that all just a dream?”
“No,” Zuko replied, lifting Katara’s 16-year-old form into his arms and looking her straight in the eyes. Katara’s father was the one person in the world who she could look at in the eyes for more than a second or two without turning away.
“I’m here for you, Katara,” he continued, “Daddy’s not going anywhere this time. You and I are going to learn to master your abilities once and for all, and you are going to live a happy life from here on out—I promise this to you; never forget that.”
“That just leaves one thing,” Katara remarked, “is Xin Shing gone yet?”
“Not yet,” Zakura replied, stepping forward, “but that’s what I’m here for. Your family has done enough. All of you have. This is a fight that I must conclude on my own.”
“What about Yang?” Ayumi asked, “For she is on the floor above us, and Zhin and Tu-Sung are as well.”
“What do we look like,” Tenoko exclaimed, “passersby; no, we’re the ones that are going to take them out.”
The entire group all cheered at this, and it was decided.
“You fight your way through them until you reach the top, Zakura,” said Orzon, “we will handle the others. Xin Shing declared you as his mortal enemy, and so you must defeat him or he will defeat you.”
“I will do that,” Zakura replied, “I just have one thing to ask of everyone in this room.”
“And what is this request,” Katara of all people asked, weakly glancing over at Zakura, smiling,
“Don’t die,” she said, smiling back at everyone, “please.”
“You have our word,” The Four Benders replied in behalf of the group, “we are going to get through this terror, and we are going to bring The Order down once and for all.”
“What about Katara,” Sokka asked, “she can’t walk on her own yet,”
“That’s what daddy’s for,” Zuko declared, “she’s coming with me.”
“and I am here to protect them both,” said Kai, stepping forward, “this is truly going to be the battle that determines history. If any of us falter now, it will be the last mistake we ever make. This literally is going to be life and death. We are fighting the masterminds behind The Order of the Avatar Slayer here. Xin Shing is not the real enemy—it is Zhin and Tu-Sung. They are the ones Xin Shing goes to when he wants a strategy.”
“then they’re going to suffer,” Zuko replied stiffly, “no one makes a war that all but destroys my daughter’s life and gets away with it that easily. We are going in, and we are coming out victorious.”
The group continued into the next room, and up towards the top floor, their spirits high because of the reunion of The Altina Family.
~Azula~
