Nickelodeon (ended 2008)
Here is my new chapter
The Story of a Earthbender
I do not own ATLA
Chapter 7:
?????????? The GAang was now on their way to the closest village to get some supplies. They went to the west to look for one because they knew that more Fire Nation soldiers were on their way. They looked everywhere until they found a smalll village. They stopped about half way there so they wouldn't be seen. Jake was first to get off Appa. He looked around while everyone else was getting off of Appa. "Doesn't look like anyone is here" said Jake. "Ok. Appa you stay here."said Aang. "I will stay with him." said Jake. "Ok. We will be back soon." said Katara. Everyone but Jake, Appa, and Momo went down to the village. While they were gone Jake began practicing some earthbending when he heard someone coming. "What is that?" he thought. "Appa go hide over there." said Jake. "You go to Momo.".??They were??drawing closer and closer. Then he saw her. He saw Azula. She was riding on what looked like a giant lizard and was accompanied by two Fire Nation soldiers. She was drawing closer and closer until she was standing right in front of Jake.
???? ?? "You, bow down to me and beg that??I won't hurt you." said Azula. "No.". "What did you say to me!". "I said no.". "You will pay for this!". Azula then got off her lizard and got into a form. She then began to attack. She sent the first shot right for his head. Jake brought up a rock shield and protected himself. The other two got ready to attack when Appa came down and hit them with his tail. "Appa!". "You stupid bison!" said Azula. "You will pay for-".??Azula was then hit with a rock by Jake.??"Ah. You will die for that.".??"Go Appa. Find Aang and get going." Appa then flew off to find Aang while Jake continued his fight with Azula. Azula was getting madder so she began to shoot fireballs rapidly and Jake. Jake then created another rock shield and protected himself. "That was too close" he thought "I have to be on gaurd.". Azula then ran right up to Jake and began to attack. Jake then covered himself in rock and began to fight. Azula threw one punch and shot fire, but Jake was ready so he grabbed her hand and threw her onto the ground. "I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" she shouted. Jake then began to get ready for an attack. Azula then started shooting lightning. "Oh no" thought Jake. "How do??I stop that?". Jake then created a rock shield and jumped out of the way. The lightning went right through the shield. "That was too close. How do??I stop her?".
?????????? Jake then began his attack. He started throwing boulder after boulder. He threw about ten boulders at er. Azula was able to dodge the first eight bu then the last two got her and she was sent flying into a tree. She got up and then startedshoting more lightning. Jake then began to create sheilds again. After he made one he would jump out of the way because he knew that the lightning would go right through the shield. But when Jake??thought??Azula was done??he got ready to attack. But she wasn't done. She??shot one more blast of lightning. Jake saw it and jumped. He thought he would make it and not get hit. When he hit the gound he started to feel pain in his leg. He looked down and he hed been hit by Azula in the leg. Azula then began to walk over to Jake. "Any last words?". "Yep. Just a few. I hope you can fly.". "What?". Appa then came down from the sky and slapped his tail against the ground which sent a blast of wind right at Azula. Azula was knocked off her feet and went flying about 50 yards away. "Get on Jake" said Katara. Jake then began to limp to Appa. When he got to??Appa he bended some rock from under him and lifted himself up onto Appa. Jake realized that Appa had a saddle.??"What is this saddle doing here?". "We found it back in the village. Apperently they found a while back and were waiting for some one who coud use it. So we picked it up." said Sokka. "You are hurt." said Katara. Katara pulled out her water from her pouch and began to heal Jake's wound. "When did she show up?" asked Toph. "About a moment after you left.". "We need to go find somewhere where no one goes anymore." said Aang. "We have hardly anywhere to go." said Sokka. "Well........we could go to Kyoshi Island." said Sokka. "It is probably the only safe place. So lets go." said Katara.
How was that? Better? If??I messed up or something is missing just tell me and I will fix it.
Rise with the Moon- Chapter 3
?????? The
firebenders acted swift and quickly. They easily put up a shield of orange
flames, but they knew that was not the only thing that would work. Several of
the earthbender allies came to the Fire Nation???s aid. They brought up a huge
wall of rock around the soldiers. The shards of ice just bounced off the walls.
No, though Shiro, this can???t be happening. The earthbenders must be corrupted by the
Fire Nation. At that moment, many firebenders grouped together and shot one
large blue flame at Shiro. The firebenders that had been with Shiro turned the
flame around and aimed it back at the other firebenders. Shiro brought water
out of the nearest canal and made a large ice wall. Komiko followed, making a
large wall of rock behind the ice. It was almost impenetrable. Komiko and the
other earthbenders raised themselves onto the wall along with the Ba Zhei and
the other good firebenders. They lit the boulders, and the earthbenders
launched the boulders at the invaders. Shiro, as the only waterbender left,
stood back and had to watch. He was very tired, and he could not fight anymore.
But this is my home, he thought, this is where I was raised. The other
waterbenders that left were counting on me to protect my tribe. I have failed
them.
?????? The evil
earthbenders came together, bringing all of the boulders that were launched at
them together. They made one gigantic boulder that was as large as a Fire Navy
ship. Firebenders lit the giant boulder. The earthbenders concentrated hard,
and launched it at the ice and rock wall. Komiko and the other allied
earthbenders and firebenders tried to jump off the wall. Some of the faster ones made it, but not all of them did. Many of
the earthbenders fell in the rubble. The invaders moved forward, the firebenders
using lightning to destroy the ice, and the earthbenders bringing down the
rock. Shiro knew that he didn???t have enough time to heal everyone. He got to
the closest people around him, Komiko, Komiko???s sister, and Zokiro. He healed
the three of them, but it was almost too late. The invaders had advanced to the
palace, not caring about finishing off the injured people. The water tribe
warriors swarmed the invaders, but the warriors were outnumbered ten to one.
They still fought back.
The
invaders swarmed the palace, with the warriors either dead or injured. Shiro,
Komiko, Sana
(Komiko???s sister), and Zokiro knew that they could not defeat those firebenders
alone. Shiro needed help. He believed that the ocean and moon spirits could
help, but how? He was not the avatar; he could not do what Aang had done to the
Fire Navy. But, Shiro knew that he could get strength. Night was drawing near.
It was not the full moon tonight, but he could still gather strength. Shiro ran
to the Spirit Oasis, where he found the spirits in mortal form. He sat there by
the oasis, meditating. He asked the others to join him. Everything seemed at
peace. The blue waters and green grass surrounded them. It was very warm. Shiro
began feeling it. The moon and ocean spirits were giving them spiritual energy.
Shiro knew know that the firebenders would have a hard time harming him and his
friends.
?????? They left
the oasis, only to find what Shiro could not believe. All of the firebender
allies were fighting back, with Ba Zhei leading them. They were fighting back
very strong. Shiro knew what it was. Thank
you, the ocean and moon spirits. You have helped greatly. Shiro had his
energy renewed, and he ran up to the palace to fight along with his allies.
They were doing great! They could not be injured as easily as before. They all
had their strength back, and the invaders were tired and weary. But, to Shiro???s
surprise, he was attacked from behind. A blue flame had grazed his back, and he
was in serious pain.
?????? He turned
around to see one firebender of another hundred with his fingers pointed
straight at him. Shiro leaned over, not being able to stop the pain. He fell
forward into the snow, and turned over. He tried to put his hands on his back.
He successfully healed himself. He jumped up, but this time, he locked his feet
onto a sheet of ice. He lifted the ice into the air, and sailed down to the
Fire Navy reinforcements. He bended the water out of the canals, and made it
circle around the soldiers. He made a gigantic dome of ice around the soldiers.
Right behind him, Komiko and Sana
reinforced the ice dome with rock.
?????? It was
night, Shiro was at his strongest, and the firebenders inside the dome could
barely bend. They tried and tried, but they could not break the dome. Shiro
stood triumphantly alongside his friends. But then, one of the firebender
allies turned on them. He shot a large bolt of lightning right at the dome, and
it shattered. Shiro yelled, ???WHAT THE HECK!?!?!?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON OUR
SIDE!?!?!?!?!??? The man said, ???Fire IS the superior element. You can not hold me
back. The rest of those firebending scum are traitors and enemies of the Fire
Nation. We will not stand to be beaten by traitors of our nation.???
?????? The
hundreds of reinforcements swarmed the tribe. Shiro looked up at the moon for
help. He could not understand why the Fire Nation was ruthless. They were there
for power, and they were hungry for more. Shiro knew he could not win this
battle even with the spiritual power given to him. He gathered up the
firebenders and earthbenders that were his allies. He told them, ???We must
retreat. We cannot win. One day, we will come back, but for now, we must travel
into the Fire Nation to convince people to form a rebellion. The Fire Nation is
evil; we would be able to corrupt them with a civil war. That is where we are
headed, the Fire Nation.???
?????? Shiro and
the allies retreated into the tundra, and the invaders swarmed the village. A
tear ran down Shiro???s cheek as he whispered, ???The Northern Water Tribe has
fallen.???
| confucioussayhi wrote: |
| Ooh, I sense a Sokka-learning-his-girlfriend-is-almost-dead moment coming up. Good still. 10/10. Still a little random but its getting better. |
that was one like??of those random like episodes that they had in the seasons and i don't know of i want to have suki dead or alive
heres my new chapter
The Story of a Earthbender
I do not own ATLA
Chapter 8
?????????? The GAang was on their way to Kyoshi Island. Sokka was more excited then te rest of them. He thought that since Suki wasn't at Ba Sing Se then she was at Kyoshi Island. Jake was still recovering from the blast. Katara did heal it but she said that it would take a while to be completely healed. It??took them??a while??to get to Kyoshi Island. They spent the rest of the day flying to??Kyoshi Island. There were no problems and they got there safely.??By the time they got there it was almost night time. Right when they got there they were surrounded by everyone at the village. "Aangie" said Koko. "Hi Koko" said Aang. Everyone then got off to go greet everyone. Jake and Toph stayed on Appa. "Come on you two."said Katara. "We want you to meet some friends." Aang, Sokka, and Katara then began to show Jake and Toph around. Once they were done it was late. So they went to the house that they stayed at last time.
?????????? Jake had the nightmare again. He woke up a bit early and went down by the ocean. He stared for a while and thought to himself. "Why? Why that same nightmare? It never changes. I always have that nightmare. Am??I supposed to learn from this?" Jake still had not gotten over what happened to his village. He continued to think about it for a while. He stayed there until the sun was up further. It was now morning. He decided to go back to the house and see if anyone else was awake. On the way back he heard someone. He looked around and saw what looked like a warrior. He ran over and saw that it was a girl. "Help me. Please."said the warrior. "Ok.". Jake picked her up and carried her all the way into town. He went to the house and layed her down on a mat. Sokka then woke up and looked at the girl. "Suki!". Sokka ran over to right over to her. "What happened?" asked Sokka. "We were ambushed. We had just found Appa and had helped him when they attacked.". "Whi attacked you?". "Azula and two other girls. They took out everyone and took our uniforms. I was the only one that survived.". "Don't worry you will be ok now.". Then she stopped breathing. "NO!" screamed Sokka. Aang, Toph, and Katara then woke up. Suki had died. "NNNOOO! Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.". Katara ran over to Sokka and calmed him down. "Sokka??I have an idea." said Aang. "I don't want to here it if it doesn't involve bringing Suki back" said Sokka. "Actually it does." said Aang. "Maybe if??I can go into the spirit world then??I can bring her back.". "Then we have no time to waste". Aang then went to the Avatar Kyoshi temple."Ok. I will try to bring her back.". Aang then began to meditate. It took a few minutes. But after that time he was glowing and he was in the spirit world.
?????????? Aang entered the spirit world. He saw Hae Bai and ran up to him. "It's good to see you Hae Bai.". Aang looked ahead and saw Avatar Roku. "Aang? What are you doing here?". "I came to bring back a friend.". "What do you mean?". "One of my friends died and I am going to??bring her back with me.". "You can't do that. If she is dead then she is dead.". "I am getting here back.". "Do has you must. But let Hae Bai guide you. He can lead you right to her.". Aang got on Hae Bai and Hae Bai began to run. Hae Bai was almost there when someone stopped them to talk to them.
?????????? The rest of the GAang was waiting for Aang to come back when they all heard a familiar voice. "Give me food and shelter right now or I will have to kill you.". It was Admiral Uzan. "No we will not help you." said Oyaji. "Then it looks like I will have to kill you.". While they were talking Jake ran out and was ready to attack. "Get away from him Uzan!" said Jake. "You!? Is the rest of your group??here too?". "Why do you want to know?". "Well??I guess I will find out after I kill you.". Then the fight began.
?????????? Hae Bai was gaining more and more speed after they stopped to talk with the guy who just stopped them. "I wonder what will happen if we get Suki back?". It took just a bit longer to get there, but they got there. Aanggot off of Hae Bai and looked around. It took a minute to spot her but Aang found her. "Suki!". "Aang! What are you doing here?". "I am here to bring you back.". "What? You mean you came to bring me back.". "Yes. But we have to go before you move on.". Aang and Suki got on Hae Bai and he darted off going very fast.
?????????? Jake and Uzan were still fighting. Uzan fired several fire blasts. Jake created a rock shield and then began to attack. He started shooting rocks from the shield at Uzan. Uzan kicked away three rocks but was then hit by??two. Uzan fell to the ground. Jake threw another at him, but he rolled over and dodged it. Then Uzan spinned on the ground with his foot out and shot fire out of his foot??while spinning. Jake jumped up to avoid it. When he landed, he brought earth up from underneath Uzan and sent him into the air. Uzan got his balance and landed on his feet. He then began to shoot fire at Jake again. Jake rolled away and then brought up earth right in front of Uzan and sent him flying. Uzan then knew he couldn't win so he ran back to the lake and got in his boat and left.
?????????? Hae Bai was almost to the exit area. "Were almost there." said Aang. Hae Bai got faster and faster. It took a bit longer but they were finally there."Thanks Hae Bai."said Aang. Hae Bai opened the portal and Aang and Suki went through. Aang went into his body and so did Suki. Aang woke up. "I got her. She is back.". Jake started walking toward the temple when he saw everyone running towards the house. He began to run there to. They all got to the front door and saw Suki come out. Sokka ran up and kissed her. "Please don't leave me again." said Sokka. "I won't.". They all went in and had something to eat. "By the way, I have something I have to tell you Jake." said??Aang. "What?". "I saw your father and he gave me a message to tell you."
So is it better? Sorry it was so long. I just wanted to fit everything in.
I do hope everyone enjoys this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thanks for your time in reading. Have a good day.
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Avatar, and/or own any part of Avatar. I am just having some fun writing a story set in that world.
Title: The Walking Dead Man
Chapter 1
Spirits of the Falls
Part 2
???Oh my spirits! That is the most beautiful sight I have even seen, Hiroshu.??? She finally managed to say, shortly after regaining her breathe. The noble young lass with the sparklingly beautiful emerald eyes turned to face the man who had brought Kyoko a long way to show her the spectacular double night rainbows. ???Hiroshu, it???s my turn to ask you to close your eyes.??? Kyoko, said in a very soft, warm, sly tone.
As the farmer???s cheeks became a deeper shade of red, he eagerly closed his eyes in anticipation of what he was sure was coming next, even leaning forward with puckered lips. Suddenly, the air became very dry and warm, and with the surprise of this drastic change Hiroshu lost his balance, stumbled forward, and fell flat on his face. This saved his life as a tongue of flame flared over the farmer???s back scorching both, the hair on the back of his neck and head, and the plants just behind where the would be lover had been standing just a few moments before hitting the wet ground face first. Purely out of fear, and going strictly on instinct, the panicked man, while still laying flat on his stomach and never looking up, thrust both arms forward with hands completely open, turned the palms facing up, and in a very quick motion swept the arms up and backwards, crossing them over his head and slapping the back of both shoulders with the opposite hand.
A part of the waterfall ruefully quit playing with the rainbow and reach out toward the frighten farmer, which seem to have made the rainbows mad since they quickly left. The water slammed down on Hiroshu with enough force to snap several trees, in a show of displeasure at having it???s fun disrupted. After a few moments the waterfall ignored the little man that had called it to his aid, and went back to gently caressing the ravine, which in turned called the rainbows back. Having made up with each other the rainbow and falling water went back to playfully dancing across the ravine, leaving the confused Hiroshu laying face first in mud pondering what had just happen.
Hiroshu slowly opened his eyes as he rolled over on his back. As the farmer sat up and started to regain his wits he called out, ???Kyoko! Are you okay!? Kyoko???? Still dazed a bit the water bender looked at his surroundings and saw nothing but the splintered and twisted remains of the trees that the arm of the waterfall had angrily destroyed. ???I,??? did,??? all this???? Hiroshu said in a whisper aloud to himself. This time in a loud, clear, but shocked voice he said, ???By the spirits of the four elements, I am barely a bender, I was just trying to create a water whip, how could I have done this???? A look of sheer horrific terror moved across the ever paling man???s face, as he remembered the young lass who had been about to kiss him. His thoughts turning to not so pleasant visions of him having washed her over the edge of the ravine, impaled her with a broken tree limb, crushed her with a fallen pine, or simply drowned her in the wave of water. ???KYOKO!!! KYYYOOOOKKOOOO!!!!!!! Oh my, I love you! Please, be alright, please answer me, KYOKO!??? He shot up from where he was sitting with moisture beginning to rim his eyes. With dismay wrapping him in cocoon of his own fears of having probably killed the girl with the sparklingly beautiful emerald eyes that he loved, Hiroshu tripped over the mangled remains of a once mighty evergreen and fell again face first.
Instead of landing in mud, the farmer laid across the remains of the tree he had tripped on. Despair so firmly gripped his heart in it???s cold hands, that farmer pleaded with the spirits to end his life and to allow Kyoko???s spirit to rest in eternal bliss. In the darkness somewhere behind and to the right of Hiroshu, a voice so lifeless and filled with malice that as it spoke the earth herself shivered. ???Why would we listen to the pleads of a man, who is powerful enough of a water bender to make Hugging Pines leave his colorful lover behind to fight for him, but is so weak of spirit that he can???t even put aside his emotions to fight for his beloved???? The only part of the water bender not frozen with fear was his bladder that had emptied it???s entire contents down the side of his leg. In tone both mocking and spiteful, the being in the darkness continued, ???Instead, he begs ???Kill me, Kill me!??? Bah,???he does this even though the wench lives and still can be saved.???
Upon hearing his Kyoko is alive, Hiroshu manages to push his fear down enough to turn toward the voice in the darkness. Then in a tumbling voice, but filled with determination, ???Where is she, and how might I save her???? Thinking to himself, ???I am nothing, she is everything, she is worth fighting for, even if it means my total destruction.??? Getting into what the farmer thought was a good fighting stance and raising his arms in front of him, he managed in voice of shaky confidence, ???I am not fighter, never had been, and from the looks of it I never will get the chance to be, but if I have to fight you to get Kyoko back then let???s get on with it.??? Moisture once more rimmed his eyes and began to leave a salty trail down the side of his face as the bender charged the darkness head on.
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A thoroughly enthralled Suki noticed, Hiroshu was slightly trembling, fighting back tears, and swallowing hard as he paused describing his encounter at the Hugging Pines Waterfall. With genuine concern she asked, ???Hiroshu? Are you going to be fine???? The former farmer gestured with his right hand that he needed a moment. The Kyoshi warrior bowed her head in respect and while waiting for him to have his moment alone with his thoughts, picked up a simple tin mug they had placed at the entrance of the shelter to collect water. While checking to make sure his tattered cloak was fixed around her so she wouldn???t be showing body parts only her future husband should ever see, Suki briefly thought of Sokka and that wonderful kiss they shared the last time they were together. She then stood up, walked over, and kneeled down next to the tracker and held the cup in a manner to offer him a drink.
The former farmer smiled warmly and tilted his head forward to allow the young lady to give him a drink of the cool but a bit muddy water. ???Arigato gozaimasu, Suki-chan.??? The adult male said in a very respectful tone.
In the warm glow of the fire neither could notice the darkening pigment of Suki???s face at the use of such a polite form of thank you and the use of the suffix chan, which was rarely used anymore, but generally only use by a girl???s father, not by a stranger. She decided to let it pass, it was obvious he had gone through a lot of tragedy in his life even before the former farmer had started sharing his experiences with her. The leader of the Kyoshi warriors realized that kindness was not something Hiroshu had been party to much in his travels. In warmed her heart and body a bit that a man having gone through what he has, might have over responded with the kindness, instead of becoming a harden, uncaring madman. ???Your welcome, Hiroshu. Take your time, I am no hurry.??? Suki stated in a soothing manner, as she sat back down, and then put the tin cup to her lips and drank the remaining dirty water.
???So, you???re a water bender? How come I haven???t seen you bend???? The charming young lady asked in a truly interested manner. ???Well, water bend that is, because I have seen you,???health bending???? Suki further asked, ???I thought a person could only bend one element????
???I don???t bend anything. Um,???Well, I don???t anymore anyway,??? Hiroshu commented in a slightly angry tone. ???I am no longer capable of water bending. I haven???t bended water since that fight at Hugging Pines Waterfall nearly 20 years ago. As for the other, it isn???t bending, I know it seems that way but it just isn???t.???
Taken a bit back, the young lass started to say, ???Sorry,???I???didn???t??????
???No, it???s me who should be sorry. I,?????? his voice trailing off. ???Suki, I think it is time we should get some sleep. For in the morning if the rain breaks and clears out a bit I think we should head for Hugging Pines. It is only about 45 minutes away.??? Uncertainty, had crept in to his voice.
???Why go there? I thought it was a very dangerous place???? The head Kyoshi warriors had a bad feeling about where the conversation was going quickly.
Breathing slowly, turning his head away from her and staring at the back side of the stone structure, Hiroshu explained, ???I have lied to you and am truly sorry for it, though I don???t know how many Kyoshi warriors were with you initially, however, I do know where five of them can be found.??? Sorrow was in his tone and across his face, as he added, ???I???ll take you to them after we get some sleep.???
Suki glared at the tracker. ???You knew where the rest of them were and didn???t tell me!? Why???? The young warrior demanded, picking up a rock and readying it to throw in self-defense.
Sighing, the former water bender, calmly and plainly stated, ???When I reunite you with the rest of your group, it will became obvious as why I lied. Suki, please know whatever happens tomorrow, and no matter how much you are angry with me right now. I will be there for you, to help you, because no one should go through such things alone.??? Slumping his head down into his chest, he added, ???Now get some sleep, it???s not going to be a good day tomorrow.??? With that the tracker closed his eyes and went to sleep.
???Here I began to believe in him, and turns out he lied to me,??? she thought to herself. ???Well, at least in morning I will be reconnected with the rest of my friends. He did say there were five of them so everyone is together, the only one missing is me.??? However, just quickly she finished that thought another entered her mind. A very alarming thought, a very unpleasant thought, and the only thought that made much sense with what Hiroshu had communicated, he wasn???t taking her to rejoin them, he was taking her to their graves. Suki quietly cried herself to sleep and began to have an recurring dream.
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| xlA_V_A_T_A_Rlx wrote: |
| Everyone seems to be into this. I'm too lazy to read or write them. |
Too bad, you are missing out on some good stories.
The parrots are enjoying their Christmas presents.
Hope everyone enjoys.
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Avatar, and/or own any part of Avatar. I am just having some fun writing a story set in that world.
Title: The Walking Dead Man
Chapter 1: Spirits of the Falls
Part 3
???No! Appa get out of here! We???ll be alright, you must find Aang, now go!??? The leader of the Kyoshi warriors said as she waved a lit fire stick back and forth in the air in attempt to force Appa to leave. Finally, Appa turned and flew away into the afternoon sun leaving the six young female warriors from Kyoshi island to face the three fire nation witches by themselves. With that done, Suki dropped the fire stick, turned to face the head fire witch, opened her war fan, and dropped down into a defensive stance. Quickly glancing around, moving only her eyes, she noticed Chow was pinned to a tree, Kyori was slumped over a log unmoving, Lyn Dee with her shield arm hanging limply was barely holding her ground against what appeared as a leaping pink blur, and neither the two remaining Kyoshi warriors or the knife throwing fire nation witch were anywhere Suki could see them.
Mockingly, the head fire witch called to Suki, ???Don???t you know fans only make the flames stronger!???? With a look of supreme confidence on her face and hungry blue cracking flames engulfing both hands eagerly awaiting her command to burn, the leader of the fire witches charged the leader of the Kyoshi warriors. Suki countered charged, batted away one hand of her opponent with the shield, ducked under the blue flame coming from the other hand of the head witch, and managed to get a swipe in with the fan. Though she missed with the war fan the over confident fire nation girl had to jump back and the two were again facing each other in defensive positions. Surprising Suki, the head witch stood up in a relaxed normal stance, used her right hand to flip back a long bang of hair as she placed the other hand on her hip. With a playful sneer on her face and a shockingly gentle tone in her voice, the fire nation leader crooned, ???Well, I am so glad you didn???t go down on the first pass, at least that means I can actually boost about beating your little play group of pretend warriors instead of being ashamed of squashing a bunch of harmless piss ants.???
While keeping her eyes focused on the smug witch Suki though, ???You keep thinking that way, your superiority complex is going to be your down fall. Now Suki, keep your eyes on her. Don???t give away what is coming??? The leader of the Kyoshi warriors had finally spotted Naomi, and Opal moving quietly up and behind the fire witch and would take her by surprise if Suki didn???t give them away. Shouting at her high and mighty opponent, ???Oh really, then why are you just standing there like a confused old woman. You seem like you already know you are going to lose.??? The warrior???s ploy seemed to work. The smug witch???s look changed to one of cold evil, she spread her legs wide, touched the tips of the middle and fore fingers of both hands together in front of her while closing the rest of the fingers and thumbs into her palms, and then rotating first the right arm up and to the right, back down and to the center with highly charged energy trailing from the tips of the two extended fingers, then the left arm in a reverse pattern of the right arm also trailing the barely contained energy.
???This is it, Naomi and Opal are in position and the witch hasn???t noticed them.??? Silently reciting a thankful prayer to herself, Suki raised her shield to block the attack and allow her fellow warriors to surprise the arrogant fool. She couldn???t help but let a sly smile slide across her face only to have it suddenly turn to shock has she felt a series of short jabs upon her body. As the helpless leader of the Kyoshi warriors fell to the ground she saw the leader of the fire nation witches make a very quick turn around and release the full force of her lightning bolt right into the chests of Naomi and Opal at the peak of their jumps. Naomi caught the larger force of the blast and was throw a good 15-20 ft backwards crashing hard into a small pine tree, while Opal dropped straight down to the ground landing hard on her knees. With most of her long brown hair burned off, the petite and youngest of the Kyoshi warriors tried to raise up from her knees. The head witch did a spinning heel kick that caught the last of the Kyoshi warriors squarely on the chin, and with what sounded like wood splintering, Opal???s head turned to face out over her back before she limply crashed to the forest floor.
???Well, that was too easy and too short.??? Said the knife thrower in a very deadpan and bored manner. ???Now what? Still no avatar or your uncle or your brother, Azula.???
In a mischievous tone Azula said, ???Mai, Ty Lee, I do believe we have been presented an opportunity here. Strip them all of their clothes, armor, head bands, and weapons. Girls we are going to get into Ba Sing Se now.???
???What are we going to do with the Kyoshi warriors after we take all their stuff???? Asked Ty Lee in a perky and spirited way that seemed very much in contrast to the gruesome fight that had just taken place.
Giving a small shrug, Azula in an uninterested voice stated, ???Just leave them where they lay, those two are already dead and if legends of the near by falls are true then the rest will be dead shortly after nightfall. Which means we need to get moving the darkness will be here soon.???
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Breathing hard with sweat running down her face and back, clinging to her skin like early morning frost Suki quickly sat straight up. Heart beating faster than a pair of flapping humming bird wings, it took a few moments for the young lady to realize she was in the small stone structure and not back at the site of the defeat of the Kyoshi warriors. It had been just a dream, a mental replay of what had happen that day in the recent past, that day she, the leader of the best warriors of Kyoshi island, let her friends down and led them to a very humiliating and deadly defeat. Pulling her legs back, holding her knees against her chest, and placing her chin on her knees, the failed leader whispered a pray asking for forgiveness from her fallen comrades.
Hearing what sounded like mild laughter coming from outside the shelter Suki looked over in Hiroshu???s direction to ask if he had heard it too. He wasn???t there, he wasn???t anywhere inside the stone structure. Only her, the fire and his worn out cloak were present. Again, the mild laughter taunted from the darkness outside the entrance. However, this time Suki recognized the two female voices that were laughing. ???Could it be? Oh please, let it be them,??? was her thought as the young woman stood up. She was so excited about the possibility of who was out there laughing that Suki didn???t even bother covering herself with the Hiroshu???s cloak before running over to the entrance, barely miss stepping on the nearly burn out fire.
Joyfully shouting, ???Naomi, Opal, I am in here! I swore the fire nation wit?????? Was all she got out before the two laughing figures stepped out of the darkness into the light of the fire at the shelter???s entrance. ???No, no this can be.??? Suki mouthed, as she stumbled backwards, her bare feet slipping on the forgotten cloak. The startled Kyoshi warrior fell backwards landing partly in what was left of the fire. Screaming from the intense burning pain racing across her left arm and ribs, Suki rolled out of the fire. ???Egad the smell! Who knew one???s own burnt flesh would smell so sickeningly sweet!????
???Well, I do believe I could have told you that my dear leader.??? The speaker was a stout young female wearing the armor of a Kyoshi warrior. The armor had scorched marks all over it with a gaping hole in it just above the left breast plate. Charred and blistered flesh peeked out from the hole in the armor. ???It is down right an awful stench isn???t it, Suki my friend???? Said the dead warrior, in amusement as she raised a withered and blackened hand to motion for the other figure to come closer. As bad as the physical pain was, and it was the worse pain Suki had ever felt, it did not come close to matching the intense white hot pain she felt in her heart at the sight of her friend. Especially, when the leader of the Kyoshi warriors had tried to look her friend in the eyes, and could only see the emptied sockets from which the lightning had melted away her follower???s eyes.
Choking on the words as she spoke, Suki asked, ???Naomi, how???????
???See Opal? I told you she would recognize us, though she doesn???t look to happy to see us right now.??? Merrily, Naomi continued to speak, ???How are we here? I would think the how is less important than the why are we are here, wouldn???t you say, Opal???? Naomi???s voice abruptly becoming very harsh and unforgiving.
With few hairs left on a head still turned completely backwards on a petite nude body, Opal somehow managed to slide right next to Suki. The frighten leader tried to move but was too drained by the sight of her dead friends and the sorrow in heart for having failed them, to do anything else other than to sit there. Being barely thirteen autumns old, the youngest of the Kyoshi warriors, Opal placed her hands on either side of her head and with the sound of ripping flesh and cracking bone turned her head back into the proper position. To keep her head from loosely rolling around on her shoulders, the small warrior kept her hands placed around her neck. She seemed to drip venom with every word she spoke to Suki. ???WHY! Why are we are here!? Because this coward wouldn???t stand and fight when we needed her the most. Because this glorious leader of ours had to chase off our best chance for victory.??? The stone structure seemed to shake from the thunderous sound of Opal???s rage with each statement she spoke. ???Worse of all, this harpy snake let them defile our bodies and take our warrior???s outfit without so much as a whimper from her.??? Suki???s ears started to bleed from echoing of her accuser???s voice.
???You know, Opal? Suki had always hated us. She was fearful that we were better than her and would soon replace her.???
???In hind sight it appears we were better than her and should have replaced her.??? And with that Opal kicked Suki hard enough in the gut to lift the former leader a foot off the ground. ???I bet her heart is nearly as black as Fire Princess Azula???s heart. Care to see Naomi????
???I am nothing like that witch, I didn???t hate you all, and I would have gladly followed either of you if that is what the warriors had wanted.??? Through clenched teeth and in a manner that showed Suki was beginning to regain control of her fear, if none of her other emotions, said, ???In fact, go ahead rip my heart out and see how black it is, if that is what you both want to do, it hurts too much to keep it anyway.???
???Hehe??? Oh my such, the dramatics from such an easily defeated foe.??? The familiar coldly evil female???s voice was heard from the darkness behind Suki. ???You did turn out more like a piss ant than a warrior after all. Though, not because of your lack of skill, but because you set a trap to eliminate your underlings. You are like me, and your heart will soon be as black as mine.??? Stepping around the two dead and the one living Kyoshi warrior, Azula continued her taunt. ???Mai, Ty Lee, hold her still and let???s compare our hearts.??? Naomi morphed into Mai, and Opal into Ty Lee, with each grabbing one of Suki???s arms and easily holding the confused Kyoshi warrior in place. Watching with a near morbid fascination, Suki couldn???t peel her eyes away from Azula as the fire nation witch reach into her own chest and pulled out a heart of solid black stone that pulsed with a great inner blue flame. That sight made Suki???s own heart jump into her throat. Azula then stuck a hand into the shocked young woman???s mouth reaching part of the way down her throat, pulling the heart the rest of the way out and holding it up in front of Suki???s eyes. Horror filled the empty void in the failed leader???s chest, while despair danced on her face. There before her, pulse sating, was a heart of crystallize dark gray stone with a inner burning black flame.
???This can???t be real, I never truly woke up, I am still dreaming!??? The leader of the Kyoshi warriors believed her words had to be true, despite how real the physical pain seemed. The emotional pain was real, but there was nothing that could be done about it right now other than not to let it keep her from acting. ???Go away, none of you all real and I am no longer going to play this game.??? Suki said with determination.
As the three phony fire nation witches lost shape and were replaced by three foamless dark shadows with huge smiling mouths filled with sharp looking teeth. The one that had worn Azula???s form, in a tone so lifeless and filled with malice that it made the earth herself shiver, ???While indeed this is a dream young one, it is far more real than you could possibly know.???
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Hiroshu heard the young lass cry out in her sleep, and lifted his head from his chest to look around. At first he didn???t see anything but Suki tossing back and forth by the fire as she slept in turmoil. Closing his eyes and issuing a mental command to the spea-re-fire stones embedded in his wrists, in his mind the room became bright as high sun and he could clearly see the three shade spirits taunting Suki. Issuing a different command to the spea-re-fire stones the shades could feel his presence now and they turned to face the former farmer and who now was a spirit tracker.
???So the fight begins anew does it Grruulle? I think you won???t find me such an easy mark this time.??? A confident Hiroshu went into a proper and powerful stance unlike last time he faced Grruulle at the Hugging Pines Fall nearly 20 years ago. The two smaller shade spirits melted into the shadows as soon as they recognized who was staring them down with those furious ice blue eyes. The big one just smiled even wider.
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Suki no longer knowing what to trust was real and what wasn???t, went to a defensive posture. Just as she thought the three shadows were going to attack they suddenly turned around and stared at the spot where Hiroshu had been sleeping. Yet, he was still no where to be seen. ???What is going on now???? Thought the young warrior as two of the shadows fled into nothingness. Then the last one gave the largest smile she had ever seen to the empty spot on the other side of the shelter. After a few moments the last shadow seemed to bow to the still empty spot, turned to face Suki, and plainly stated, ???Don???t stray to far away from your protector miss, or I will have you.??? As the last shadow faded away, in a lustful undertone, ???Btw, that is a mighty fine??????
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Suki sat up and looked around. This time it appeared she was actually awake. There was Hiroshu still sleeping in a sitting position with his chin buried in his chest. She started to call to him, but strangely decided to let him sleep. Even more strange, she wasn???t sure what had awoken her. So, the Kyoshi warrior laid her head down and fell immediately back to sleep. This time her dreams were very pleasant mainly focused on Sokka, herself, and an nice cottage style house over looking the bay of Kyoshi.
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Standing over the top of Suki with both of his hands glowing a soft orange glow and placed on the temples of her head, Hiroshu in a soothing whisper, ???Sleep well Suki-chan, dream of love ones and peace. Remember not the nightmares for they are not real.??? Removing his hands, the former farmer leaned over and pulled the cloak up a bit to the cover her more, then finally gently kissed her on the top of her forehead. Going back to his spot across the fire from the young lass Hiroshu quietly reflected on what the spirit shades had shown Suki. ???I am so sorry, dear one. The taint is already growing I didn???t think I had to heal you that much. That means we???re going to have to move things up just a bit.???
As the spirit tracker kept hearing his father???s stern voice echoing in his head, ???Remember, every time you take, you must give. Every time you give, you must take. There is no way around this fact.??? Two other thoughts also played across his mind: ???I couldn???t be more proud of you Suki-chan than if you were my own daughter.??? and ???I really hope the face stealer decides to stay out of this or tomorrow is going to be a really bad day.???
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End of Chapter 1
The parrots sigh in relief.
For those interested here is the start of chapter 2. Please post comments. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks
Thirteenparrots
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Avatar, and/or own any part of Avatar. I am just having some fun writing a story set in that world.
Title: The Walking Dead Man
Chapter 2
Remembrances, Reunions, and Retributions
Part 1
???Suki!!! Get in here and see what your two sons have done now!??? Sokka shouted from the kitchen in an angry tone.
???Not today of all days,??? she thought. Sighing and dropping her shoulders in frustration Suki put down the piece of armor she was repairing and wiped off dirty hands on her apron as left the workroom heading toward the kitchen. Standing at the entrance to the kitchen were her and Sokka???s two young sons looking like they were expecting to be boiled in oil. Under her breathe to herself, ???If they put Momo in the oven again to try to dry him off, I might just boil them in oil, for it took weeks to quit finding lemur hair in our food when using the oven, and even longer before the smell was gone.??? Shaking her head with a disapproving look on her face, Suki calmly told her children, ???Hakoda, Huu, your father better be overreacting or the two of you aren???t going to be able to sit down for a week. And no but moms?????? Steeling herself for what her husband was about to show her, Suki paused for a moment then walked into the kitchen.
Seeing his wife entering the room Sokka pointed toward the pantry and with a world is ending type of look stated in barely contained rage, ???Look in there, you aren???t going to believe the mess your two sons made in there!??? Stepping out of the way to let her walk pass him, Sokka motioned for their sons to enter the room with one hand while quietly grabbing something from behind the stove with the other.
???You know they are you sons too, Sokka.??? Said Suki as she looked into the pantry and saw perfectly clean and straighten shelves. Everything was in it???s place and there wasn???t even a spot of dust anywhere. Confused by what she was seeing Suki turned slowly around to ask what was going on.
???SURPRISE!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM???, yelled enthusiastically Hakoda and Huu. Taken back by the sudden shout Suki couldn???t believe her eyes. Hakoda was holding out a birthday cake that judging from the way it leaned and how uneven the icing was her sons had made themselves. Huu was unfolding a brand new war fan stamped with symbols of the Southern Water Tribe and Kyoshi Island interlaced with the names of her children. As a single tear run down her face Suki finally turned to face her husband.
???You thought we had forgotten your special day didn???t you???? asked Sokka in an all too knowing and gentle tone. Pulling his right hand from behind his back, he presented his wife with a dozen rainbow roses that changed colors as they moved through the air. ???Happy birthday my love, you make me complete and I am nothing without you and our sons.??? Sokka and Suki lock lips in a very passion filled kiss while Hakoda and Huu made smooching and gagging sounds. Watching from the back corner of the kitchen unnoticed by the happy family with a mixture of both happiness and sadness in his heart was Hiroshu.
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Hiroshu opened his icy blue eyes as the orange glow of the spea-re-fire stones faded away from his wrists. ???I hope Suki-chan I can help you make your dream come true, this Sokka fellow must be very special to you. He better treat you right or I???ll separate his spirit from his body and serve it to Grruulle???s master myself.??? Allowing the thought to pass, the tracker looked over at the young lass to see her contently sleeping with his worn out cloak still pulled tightly around her. Stirring the hodgepodge of food in the earthen pot the former farmer had on the fire cause a whiff of flavorful aroma to raise up and meet his nose. ???Well, at least that smells much better than burnt flesh,??? sarcastically he thought. Again glancing in the Kyoshi warrior???s direction, ???I think I???ll let Suki enjoy her dream a little bit longer without me watching this time. I am amazed that she had the strength of will to nearly fight off the mental incursions of three shade spirits at once without help.??? Softly chuckling to himself, he tasted his concoction and smiled at the fact that it didn???t make him want to spit it out. Speaking aloud toward Suki, ???I couldn???t even fend off one of those creatures, of course, you are a trained warrior where as I was only farmer at the time.??? Seeing the sunlight was starting to enter the stone structure, the spirit tracker stood up, removed the pot from the dying fire, and walked over the sleeping beauty. ???Guess it is time to wake her up,??? Hiroshu figured, and bent over to lightly shake the girl who, to him, was fast becoming the daughter the former farmer had lost so many years ago.
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Stalking thru a grove of fallen, shattered and dead giant pine trees the three formless figures were jumping from shadow to shadow as the sun started to crest the top of the ravine. Stopping briefly to watch as Hugging Pines waterfall waved goodbye to the night rainbows as they were chased off by a much bigger but much less beautiful normal rainbow. ???The beauty of things bathed in light is so overrated?????? spoke the shade whose voice sounded like a whisper carried upon the wind. ???I know sunlight can???t hurt us but I still don???t like being out in it,??? spat the shade. ???Of course, if ???Ice Eyes??? hadn???t shown up we would be feasting in the darkness of that tormented girl???s nightmares,??? stated the shade in both a disappointed and wishful manner.
Sounding like metal grinding on stone, the smaller of the other two shade spirits spoke. ???Yeess, shiii wwwouudd ha..veee been ttaassty. Why wazz ???IIzz Eyess??? hyear????
Rapidly turning around to face his lesser kin the big shade spirit Grruulle barked, ???He is here because I have led back to here. He has served his purpose and I am no longer bound by our master to leave him alone.??? While most of the time emotions could not be seen in the physical form of a shade spirit, unlike humans or other types of spirits, Grruulle had a very sinister smile crossing his otherwise shapeless form and though he couldn???t see it, the large shade could easily sense the nervous amazement within the whispering and grinding shades.
With panic creeping into it???s utterances, ???Are you totally baka? That spirit tracker has destroyed more of our kind than ?????? The whispering shade never finished it???s rant as it???s inky translucent form became a block of black ice.
Grruulle had taken the form of the spirit tracker back when ???Ice Eyes??? had been a farmer. Speaking in Hiroshu???s voice, ???Grriinnddeer, don???t speak, your voice grates upon me to no end. One word and you will share Baannzzaai???s fate.??? The form of Ice Eyes appeared to do some sort of dance that had over emphasized arm movements waving in front of him. Starting in the center of the frozen shade moving outwards, the black ice turn into ebony gas. As pressure from the expanding steam built, the outer ice started to crack and before all the ice had been converted Baannzzaai???s body was blown apart into countless tiny crystals that instantly vaporized. The surrounding area seemed to grow duller as Grruulle laughed and changed back to his natural formless shape. ???Grriinnddeer, you see that fool of a man gave up his water bending abilities to become what he is now to save the life a wench that didn???t even love him.???
The grinding shade uneasily backed away from the larger and obviously deadlier shade spirit. Then while Grruulle was occupied laughing and mocking the memory of Ice Eyes, Grriinnddeer quickly fled for the temple hidden behind Hugging Pines. He didn???t know how the large shade had gain the ability to bend, much less have it affect spirits but the grinding spirit wasn???t going to try to get Grruulle to tell him. His only thought now was to get to the temple and tell their master what had happen.
While watching the smaller frighten spirit run away, Grruulle???s thoughts turned back to that fight so long ago and how one man???s misbegotten love of a wench allowed the shade to hatch a plan that was finally nearing fruitarian. ???Come great Ice Eyes and let???s finish this where it started in the grove you so easily destroyed under reflection of the double night rainbows.??? He declared in a manner so filled with honest joy that both the real and spirit worlds actually stopped moving for a few moments due to the shock of the unnaturalness of it.
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