Post by Teᴙa253 on May 31, 2009 1:49:35 GMT -7
poor little Cheng II and Taki II... all lost and alone.
oops. spoiler.
anyhoot, chapter 111. Chapter 9 of TOAS 2.
This one's a lead-up to something entertaining. lol
CHAPTER 111: LOST IN THE DESERT
All in all, the flight the next day began rather smoothly. In fact, over the next while, the only times they had to stop were to rest, and so they were about halfway through the desert by that time. They assumed that the other groups were nearing their destinations by this point, as all of theirs were closer than the Southern Water Tribe, which was where Azula’s group was heading.
Cheng II and Taki II were the only restless ones, and it was mainly because they wanted to spar, and couldn’t while flying. However, luckily, and unfortunately for them, they would soon get that chance.
It started with the sighting of a peculiar object in the distance. It looked like a large slab of rock, but the landmark they thought it was, was not this one. This one almost looked like a giant of some sorts.
When they flew close enough for the keen-eyed fellows such as Katara II, Sokka, Taki, or Xilingshi to identify it, it turned out to be a statue—a statue of...
“Joo Dee Kanigume,” Xilingshi exclaimed, “she really DOES have forces everywhere. We need to fight.”
“Fight what,” Zuko asked, “I don’t see anything down there.”
“Neither do I,” Azula remarked, “It’s just a statue.”
“No,” Xilingshi declared, “there are benders around its base. That really is Joo Dee Kanigume’s statue, and whoever those people are, they look like they plan on shooting us down.”
“Then we need to avoid them,” Mulan warned, “it’s too dangerous, as they’ve been known to shoot down flying airbenders here before. Moreover, they’ve captured Sky Bison many a time here. Hopefully Zeka will be able to manage this.”
Luckily for them, Zeka, the Bison that they were flying on was a ‘veteran’ of sorts, having crossed this desert several times before in its life. So, when the benders began launching rocks and balls of sand at them, it skillfully avoided the attacks.
“At’ a girl, Zeka,” Mulan called out, as most of the attacks were dodged. Katara II and Sokka were the defense group, and they used their skills to block most of the attacks. One thing that none of them were able to block was the thick sand that kicked up all around them. This soon became a problem.
“Hold onto your hats, folks,” Mulan warned, “things are about to get bumpy really fast!”
And they did. There was a sudden confusion, a jolt, a couple of surprised screams, a roar from the bison, and then silence, and lots of sand that no one could see through. They had not noticed that their load had been lightened by two.
How much longer do you think we’re going to be caught in this sand-attack of theirs, mom,” Nikita asked, “what if we lost someone during that jolt?”
“Then we’ll have to pray to the spirits that they find out a way to survive,” Mulan replied, “we’re The Avatar Mercenaries. We’ve put ourselves into the hands of fate many times before, and so fate will guide them if they were meant to survive. Hopefully though, no one fell off though, for then we’d have nothing to worry about.”
Ultimately though, by nightfall, the sand finally cleared up. The chain of sand-bender villages seemed to have been working against them, or it was some of Joo Dee’s vile work. Regardless, Cheng II and Taki II had been knocked off, and were nowhere to be found.
“Do you want us to backtrack,” Mulan asked, directing the statement at Cheng I and Taki I; “I mean, those are your children.”
“Normally we would,” Cheng replied, “but considering that they’ve always wanted to be dumped off in the middle of nowhere, I think letting them find their way back would be the best option.”
“It may not be exactly what they want,” said Taki, “but I guarantee they’ll survive it—we know them too well. Besides, I guarantee that they’d never forget the experience.”
“Are you two alright,” Elzon exclaimed, “I mean; those are your children out there.”
“No,” Katara II remarked, “I see their point. Sometimes, it really is best to leave your children in the hands of fate, especially at this age. I had a similar story, young Elzon, but don’t you worry about me.”
“Alright,” Elzon replied, but she was frowning. She was worried about young Cheng and Taki. Ultimately, Cheng and Taki Senior were too, but they trusted the confident skills of their twins and their inseparability to be what got them out of there alive.
The remainder of the group, all there, went to sleep that night, many of them thinking about Cheng II and Taki II and what they were doing.
Cheng II woke up to find himself half buried in the sand. There was a huge Joo Dee statue off in the distance, but it was completely silent, and there were no signs or sounds of people. He rubbed his eyes groggily and glanced around, still on his hands and knees. He saw a pile of green that appeared to be half buried as well. He crawled over and found that it was his twin sister Taki. He nudged her hopefully, and to his relief, she woke up too.
“Cheng,” she asked groggily, “where are we?”
“I’d say the desert,” Cheng replied, “and I think we’re stranded.”
“Do we know which way they went?” Taki asked,
“No,” Cheng replied, “we don’t really. I can’t tell what’s what here anymore. All I can see is sand, sky and a Joo Dee statue.”
“Well,” said Taki, “we know it’s away from that statue, so let’s go this way. Hopefully we’ll be able to survive long enough to get some things.”
“Aye,” Cheng replied, and he and his sister got up, shook the sand out of their gear and began walking. They trudged along, feeling that their heavy uniforms [Cheng’s being of a Fire Nation Soldier; and Taki’s being of a Kyoshi Warrior] were weighing them down, but they didn’t really even have the energy to take anything off. Moreover, they cherished these clothes, as they had once belonged to their parents.
It was nightfall before they stopped to rest, their only other stops being brief pauses to rest a little and have a little water. They still had a good amount of water left, but they had little food. Luckily, one could last without food much longer than they could without water, especially in the desert.
“You think we’ll ever find mom and dad?” Taki asked, both twins lying on their back, enjoying the cool air of the desert evening and glancing up at the bright moon and stars;
“Aye,” Cheng replied, “I do. They’d want us to do something like this sometime in our lives. That’s just how they are.”
“Crazy,” Taki giggled, “that’s what mom and dad are.”
“Indeed,” Cheng chuckled, “they’re really crazy.”
“Do you think some animal will attack us,” Taki asked,
“Nah,” Cheng replied, “besides, we’ve got too much gear on us for the meat to be worth the trouble.”
Both of them chuckled.
“I’ll take on the buzzard-wasps,” Taki laughed, “clearly, there’s no way we’re going to die out here.”
“Oh,” Cheng laughed, “why the sudden confidence?”
“Because we’re Cheng Alesha II and Taki Alesha II,” Taki replied proudly, “our parents were awesome—and they stuck together. We’re never apart, so we have that advantage.”
“And that’s not going to change,” Cheng declared, “we’re not going to let each other out of our sight as long as we’re stranded.”
“Aye,” Taki replied happily. She yawned though, for like Cheng, she was tired. Cheng noticed this.
“Goodnight, Taki,” he said, snuggling up to her. She responded by snuggling up to him, and the two twins fell asleep snuggled together in a heap. If anyone was flying up above, the image of a Fire Soldier and a Kyoshi Warrior would be rather obvious, but they were alone—completely alone. The sand-benders that had been there the previous afternoon were nowhere to be found. It was almost eerie.
However, because they had had a slightly rough night, the heat of the day was ultimately what got Cheng and Taki to get moving again.
The two exhausted young adults trudged on, carefully drinking their water only when they needed it. Their first full day was not very eventful, but they did cover a lot of ground. It helped that they found most of a sand glider, which, when combined with the bending powers of the two of them, actually did pick up their pace a bit.
The first day though, was all in all, just boring. Cheng II and Taki II were by themselves, crossing an endless expanse of desert. They had no food, very little water, and other than the endless expanse of blue sky and the endless expanse of sand, there were only occasional cacti to keep the two of them company while they glided across the desert.
“I wonder where all the sandbenders are,” Cheng remarked, “I mean; I’m pretty sure we’re heading in the right direction; and supposedly there should be a chain of sand-bender villages just a little ways off the trail. Although, I personally think keeping this course is a better idea.”
“I do too,” Taki replied, “I don’t trust the desert.”
“Me neither,” Cheng added, “but hey, we do what we can, right?”
“Aye” Taki replied, “I just hope we don’t run out of water.”
“Well,” Cheng replied, “there are a few other options, I suppose, but aye, running out of water would be bad.”
Granted, the two of them were not functioning like they normally did; neither was their mind thinking normally. This was mostly due to fatigue, but these two were tough. Regardless of that fact though, it did not change that they were Lost in the Desert.
~Azula~
oops. spoiler.
anyhoot, chapter 111. Chapter 9 of TOAS 2.
This one's a lead-up to something entertaining. lol
CHAPTER 111: LOST IN THE DESERT
All in all, the flight the next day began rather smoothly. In fact, over the next while, the only times they had to stop were to rest, and so they were about halfway through the desert by that time. They assumed that the other groups were nearing their destinations by this point, as all of theirs were closer than the Southern Water Tribe, which was where Azula’s group was heading.
Cheng II and Taki II were the only restless ones, and it was mainly because they wanted to spar, and couldn’t while flying. However, luckily, and unfortunately for them, they would soon get that chance.
It started with the sighting of a peculiar object in the distance. It looked like a large slab of rock, but the landmark they thought it was, was not this one. This one almost looked like a giant of some sorts.
When they flew close enough for the keen-eyed fellows such as Katara II, Sokka, Taki, or Xilingshi to identify it, it turned out to be a statue—a statue of...
“Joo Dee Kanigume,” Xilingshi exclaimed, “she really DOES have forces everywhere. We need to fight.”
“Fight what,” Zuko asked, “I don’t see anything down there.”
“Neither do I,” Azula remarked, “It’s just a statue.”
“No,” Xilingshi declared, “there are benders around its base. That really is Joo Dee Kanigume’s statue, and whoever those people are, they look like they plan on shooting us down.”
“Then we need to avoid them,” Mulan warned, “it’s too dangerous, as they’ve been known to shoot down flying airbenders here before. Moreover, they’ve captured Sky Bison many a time here. Hopefully Zeka will be able to manage this.”
Luckily for them, Zeka, the Bison that they were flying on was a ‘veteran’ of sorts, having crossed this desert several times before in its life. So, when the benders began launching rocks and balls of sand at them, it skillfully avoided the attacks.
“At’ a girl, Zeka,” Mulan called out, as most of the attacks were dodged. Katara II and Sokka were the defense group, and they used their skills to block most of the attacks. One thing that none of them were able to block was the thick sand that kicked up all around them. This soon became a problem.
“Hold onto your hats, folks,” Mulan warned, “things are about to get bumpy really fast!”
And they did. There was a sudden confusion, a jolt, a couple of surprised screams, a roar from the bison, and then silence, and lots of sand that no one could see through. They had not noticed that their load had been lightened by two.
How much longer do you think we’re going to be caught in this sand-attack of theirs, mom,” Nikita asked, “what if we lost someone during that jolt?”
“Then we’ll have to pray to the spirits that they find out a way to survive,” Mulan replied, “we’re The Avatar Mercenaries. We’ve put ourselves into the hands of fate many times before, and so fate will guide them if they were meant to survive. Hopefully though, no one fell off though, for then we’d have nothing to worry about.”
Ultimately though, by nightfall, the sand finally cleared up. The chain of sand-bender villages seemed to have been working against them, or it was some of Joo Dee’s vile work. Regardless, Cheng II and Taki II had been knocked off, and were nowhere to be found.
“Do you want us to backtrack,” Mulan asked, directing the statement at Cheng I and Taki I; “I mean, those are your children.”
“Normally we would,” Cheng replied, “but considering that they’ve always wanted to be dumped off in the middle of nowhere, I think letting them find their way back would be the best option.”
“It may not be exactly what they want,” said Taki, “but I guarantee they’ll survive it—we know them too well. Besides, I guarantee that they’d never forget the experience.”
“Are you two alright,” Elzon exclaimed, “I mean; those are your children out there.”
“No,” Katara II remarked, “I see their point. Sometimes, it really is best to leave your children in the hands of fate, especially at this age. I had a similar story, young Elzon, but don’t you worry about me.”
“Alright,” Elzon replied, but she was frowning. She was worried about young Cheng and Taki. Ultimately, Cheng and Taki Senior were too, but they trusted the confident skills of their twins and their inseparability to be what got them out of there alive.
The remainder of the group, all there, went to sleep that night, many of them thinking about Cheng II and Taki II and what they were doing.
Cheng II woke up to find himself half buried in the sand. There was a huge Joo Dee statue off in the distance, but it was completely silent, and there were no signs or sounds of people. He rubbed his eyes groggily and glanced around, still on his hands and knees. He saw a pile of green that appeared to be half buried as well. He crawled over and found that it was his twin sister Taki. He nudged her hopefully, and to his relief, she woke up too.
“Cheng,” she asked groggily, “where are we?”
“I’d say the desert,” Cheng replied, “and I think we’re stranded.”
“Do we know which way they went?” Taki asked,
“No,” Cheng replied, “we don’t really. I can’t tell what’s what here anymore. All I can see is sand, sky and a Joo Dee statue.”
“Well,” said Taki, “we know it’s away from that statue, so let’s go this way. Hopefully we’ll be able to survive long enough to get some things.”
“Aye,” Cheng replied, and he and his sister got up, shook the sand out of their gear and began walking. They trudged along, feeling that their heavy uniforms [Cheng’s being of a Fire Nation Soldier; and Taki’s being of a Kyoshi Warrior] were weighing them down, but they didn’t really even have the energy to take anything off. Moreover, they cherished these clothes, as they had once belonged to their parents.
It was nightfall before they stopped to rest, their only other stops being brief pauses to rest a little and have a little water. They still had a good amount of water left, but they had little food. Luckily, one could last without food much longer than they could without water, especially in the desert.
“You think we’ll ever find mom and dad?” Taki asked, both twins lying on their back, enjoying the cool air of the desert evening and glancing up at the bright moon and stars;
“Aye,” Cheng replied, “I do. They’d want us to do something like this sometime in our lives. That’s just how they are.”
“Crazy,” Taki giggled, “that’s what mom and dad are.”
“Indeed,” Cheng chuckled, “they’re really crazy.”
“Do you think some animal will attack us,” Taki asked,
“Nah,” Cheng replied, “besides, we’ve got too much gear on us for the meat to be worth the trouble.”
Both of them chuckled.
“I’ll take on the buzzard-wasps,” Taki laughed, “clearly, there’s no way we’re going to die out here.”
“Oh,” Cheng laughed, “why the sudden confidence?”
“Because we’re Cheng Alesha II and Taki Alesha II,” Taki replied proudly, “our parents were awesome—and they stuck together. We’re never apart, so we have that advantage.”
“And that’s not going to change,” Cheng declared, “we’re not going to let each other out of our sight as long as we’re stranded.”
“Aye,” Taki replied happily. She yawned though, for like Cheng, she was tired. Cheng noticed this.
“Goodnight, Taki,” he said, snuggling up to her. She responded by snuggling up to him, and the two twins fell asleep snuggled together in a heap. If anyone was flying up above, the image of a Fire Soldier and a Kyoshi Warrior would be rather obvious, but they were alone—completely alone. The sand-benders that had been there the previous afternoon were nowhere to be found. It was almost eerie.
However, because they had had a slightly rough night, the heat of the day was ultimately what got Cheng and Taki to get moving again.
The two exhausted young adults trudged on, carefully drinking their water only when they needed it. Their first full day was not very eventful, but they did cover a lot of ground. It helped that they found most of a sand glider, which, when combined with the bending powers of the two of them, actually did pick up their pace a bit.
The first day though, was all in all, just boring. Cheng II and Taki II were by themselves, crossing an endless expanse of desert. They had no food, very little water, and other than the endless expanse of blue sky and the endless expanse of sand, there were only occasional cacti to keep the two of them company while they glided across the desert.
“I wonder where all the sandbenders are,” Cheng remarked, “I mean; I’m pretty sure we’re heading in the right direction; and supposedly there should be a chain of sand-bender villages just a little ways off the trail. Although, I personally think keeping this course is a better idea.”
“I do too,” Taki replied, “I don’t trust the desert.”
“Me neither,” Cheng added, “but hey, we do what we can, right?”
“Aye” Taki replied, “I just hope we don’t run out of water.”
“Well,” Cheng replied, “there are a few other options, I suppose, but aye, running out of water would be bad.”
Granted, the two of them were not functioning like they normally did; neither was their mind thinking normally. This was mostly due to fatigue, but these two were tough. Regardless of that fact though, it did not change that they were Lost in the Desert.
~Azula~
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