Wild Fire: Chapter 1: Captive.
Just a short rant here but am I the only one who thought that it was weird for the fire nation to only have one supreme ruler. The earth kingdom had multiple kings. I know the earth kingdom was bigger but the fire nation had lots of people. So I've made a character named King Tenshi who is the ruler of the smaller island that are away from the main land. He does end up giving his land over to Ozai when he steps down. So King Tenshi really doesn't have much of an affect in the overall plot. Now that since that's out of the way lets start with the story. Oh and there's a small rebellion led by Wild Fire(Naomi) and Echo(Daichi) their bigger than the freedom fighter but smaller than an army.
Naomi Tenshi was sitting in her bedroom. She was about six years old. Naomi was brushing her long red hair while she watched Lu Ten spar with the guards. She turned to Iroh who was watching alongside her. "Iroh will you tell me the story of how you saved me again?" She asked politely. Iroh smiled he loved telling Naomi the story he only wished he could tell her the story, not just part of it. "Princess Naomi when you were born you were very sick. Many did not believe you would survive. But your mother came to me one night and handed you to me. You were so tiny back then you had brown hair and amber eyes. I took you with to go and find Ran and Shaw" Iroh began he stopped to watch Lu Ten disarm his last opponent. He grin triumphantly and walked over to Iroh and Naomi.
"I heard you telling Mimi the story without me where are we?" Lu Ten asked he loved helping his father tell Princess Naomi the story of her survival. She was a miracle baby they called her. "We're at the part where Iroh is about to take me to Ran and Shaw." Naomi said setting her brush down. Lu Ten nodded and began telling his part of the story. "It was a long journey and you were only getting worse. As each day passed you just got sicker. And every day my dad would tell you, 'stay with me princess.' After many days of travel you and my dad made it to Ran and Shaw." Lu Ten stopped to let his father finish the story. Naomi lips moved mouthing out the story word for word.
"I brought you to the two greatness Fire benders on earth. Through fire you were healed. But the treatment changed you forever. Ran gave you your red hair and Shaw gave you blue eyes. Because of them you know the true meaning of fire bending and can even make lightning." Iroh finished at the same time as Princess Naomi. "Princess Naomi," King Tenshi called. Naomi got up ran to her father. He was tall with dark brown hair and amber eyes. Naomi reached for her fathers hand but she couldn't reach. She tripped over a rock and when Naomi got up the scene changed.
She was standing next to a grave with her name on it. Princess Ursa, Iroh, Lu Ten, and her lady in waiting all cried. Prince Ozai and Azula stared blankly at the grave. Naomi's heart broke when she saw her fathers face. It was clear that he was heartbroken. Someone shoved Naomi, "Mimi come on." Naomi's best friend Daichi said. He shook her again, "Mimi wake up."
Naomi woke up with a start. She turned around to see her best friend Isao standing over her. Naomi flung herself into Daichi's arms. "I had another dream." She cried into his shoulder. Daichi pulled her into his lap. He held her tightly in his arms. Daichi couldn't help but notice how tiny she was compared to him. Daichi kissed Naomi's forehead. "Why don't you tell me what happened?" He asked trying to calm his crying friend. Naomi sniffled trying to regain her composure. "It was an old memory I was with Iroh and Lu Ten. My father had come to pick me up but I couldn't reach him no matter how hard I tried. I ended up tripping over a rock. When I got up I was at my own Funeral. Daichi I've been dead for four years I miss them all." Naomi confessed Daichi pulled her even closer.
"I know you feel bad for making everyone think you're dead. But if you didn't leave you know so many people would've died and you would be empty inside." Daichi explained looking at his blue eyed friend. "I know you're right leading the rebellion and becoming Wild Fire is the best thing that's ever happened to me." Naomi sighed running a hand through her short hair. She had been Wild Fire ever since she broke out the prisoners from the palace. She had rescued Daichi from the dungeons that day and he had helped her fake her death and become a new person.
Naomi was a little fire nation princess who didn't support the war. She hated what her father and her own people were doing. But she couldn't do anything about until she put on the mask and took a stand against her own nation. Daichi was her Echo the one who spread her words. Daichi had even given her a new name Mari. So that when she travel the earth kingdom training people to protect themselves from the fire nation. She never had to be the little girl who couldn't do anything ever again. But sometimes all the stress got to her. Naomi would began thinking of all the people she had left behind, the ones she tricked into thinking she was dead.
"I know it hurts but if we want to stop this war one day everyone has to make sacrifices. You've made a lot at a young age but I'm here for you OK Mimi." Daichi said Naomi nodded she stared into her friends green eyes. Daichi was attractive he was tall, tan, and muscular. He had dark brown hair too. He may have looked intimidating but Daichi was a big sweetheart. Naomi stood up and walked away. Daichi sighed and followed after her knowing they had a long day in store for them. After all they did plan to break into a fire nation harbor with their troop to break out some rebels.
Naomi stood in the forest in her disguise waiting for the right moment to show herself. The trees hid her from the eyes of the men in her troop. She smiled underneath her mask. After all her years of work thing were finally starting to work out for her. She had trained over twenty troops to stand up to protect their towns and villages. One day when the time is right they will stand beside her and together they will take down Fire lord Ozai. She watched as her men listened attentively to her second in command, Echo talk.
"As you all know, in the neighboring harbor Commander Zhao is stationed there with his men. They have taken two rebels from another base. We are going to save them." Echo informed the men. He had already told the men that he and Wild Fire will leave after the mission is completed. It was a tradition to go on a mission before Wild Fire and Echo leave to go and do whatever they need to do next. Sometimes they would go and train another troop, gather reports from older ones, or save whatever needs saving.
Naomi watched her troop it was clear that they were eager to prove their worth. They all stood before Echo wearing their ninja suits and mask. Each of their mask were the color of parchment showing their eagerness to learn. They all had a figure painted onto theirs representing their strengths or skills. Naomi reached up to touch her own mask. Like the troops it was simply a long cloth dyed and wrapped around securely to the bottom of their face. Naomi's mask was deep red, painted onto the mask was a single black flame. To the outside world the mask hid their identities but to fellow rebels the masks were everything they are.
"Today Wild Fire has deemed you worthy and asks if you will join our cause and be our brothers at arms!" Echo yelled raising his BO staff. The men raised their weapons and let out a battle cry. Deep within the forest they didn't worry about anyone over hearing them. "The Avatar may be lost but we will take on his duty and bring this war to an end?" Echo declared he looked to the area Naomi was waiting in. Echo pointed in her direction from her spot her drawn over her face and mask secure. Not even her own men were allowed to know who she was. The men saw her and quickly fell silent they all knelt as she walked past. Wild Fire raised her Dual Dao swords showing them that she was indeed on their side despite her secrets.
That was the beauty of Wild Fire and Echo. They were two mysteries everyone wanted to know about. Echo was the closest to the men but he was only an echo of what Wild Fire wanted to say. Wild Fire didn't speak, no one knew Wild Fire's story or name. Echo had only told them That Wild Fire abandoned the Fire nation after seeing the injustice. Naomi found it amusing how her men all assumed she was a guy. But she didn't dare tell them she was not and risk them trying to protect her or undermine her authority. They knew that Daichi was Echo but didn't know who Wild Fire really was. Naomi was surprised that even though they knew nothing about her they still trusted her.
The sun disappeared under the horizon and everyone was ready to begin the mission. They quickly went to the docks and swam into the water. Everyone swam underneath the boats and untied them. Daichi swam next to Wild Fire knowing that her fire bending friend did not do well in the frigid waters. They pressed their hands against the bottoms of the rowboats and walked until they couldn't reach the ground. Once they were far enough away they stealthily climbing into the boats. Naomi and Daichi took the lead.
"I need you to tell them the plan, remember they are to leave their boats at the river in the forest surround the camp and wait for the signal to attack." Naomi whispered to Daichi making sure that none of her men heard her. Everyone believed that Wild Fire was mute if her enemies found out otherwise they would torture her for information. Daichi nodded and everyone the remembered when she was younger and her father was friends with Zhao. She had always disliked his cruelty and now she finally had her chance to make him pay. She wouldn't kill him but she would make sure everything at his base was destroyed.
The troop split up Naomi and Daichi took four men with them to sneak onto Zhao's base. One of her rebels ran toward knelt in front of her, "Wild Fire the Soldiers' are awake," He told Wild Fire. Naomi smirked underneath her mask she raised her hands high into the night sky. Naomi snapped her fingers and let out a streak of lightning that shot into the air. She grinned wickedly the lightning was her signature it signaled her men to fight and warned her enemies that she had arrived.
She was feared by the fire nation she knew all about their tricks and how their military operated. They had a clue that the person they were fighting against is the little girl they once bowed before. Zhao's men came running outside of their tents. Daichi ran to Wild Fires side his back pressed against hers. Their mission was simple get in and get out they didn't want their men to kill anyone unless they had to. Luckily they all followed orders and went into the tents and rescued the rebels. Most of the soldiers started to gather around Daichi and Naomi. Naomi linked her arms with Daichi's he glanced at Naomi and she nodded telling him what to do with her eyes. Daichi bent forward slightly and spun in circles swinging Naomi around. Her feet were lifted off the ground Naomi shot fire from her feet. The fire nation soldiers scrambled away to avoid being burned.
Daichi flipped Naomi over his back she landed gracefully in front of him. Daichi earth bended a pit, it opened up beneath the fire nation soldiers trapping a majority of them. While Naomi pulled out her Dual Dao swords and fought off the other. She disarmed most of them and sent out another streak of lightning signaling her men to leave. They stopped their fighting and left with the rebels they rescued. They had destroyed most of Zhao's resources which would force him to go to the fire nation to get more supplies and report to the fire lord that he was attacked by rebels and fail to capture any. Naomi knew that if she could cause a rift between commander Zhao and fire lord Ozai she could gather more fire nation spies. It's always easier to break something that already falling apart.
Naomi didn't see Commander Zhao sneaking up on Daichi when she did it was already too late. Her men were gone and Zhao had a swords held to Daichi's neck. "Hello Echo. . . Wild Fire," Zhao smiled sadistically. Naomi raised her swords ready to fight for her best friends. "One wrong move and Echo dies." Zhao warned, Naomi stood still she didn't want to risk Daichi's life. "He can go free if you cooperate," Zhao bargained holding up a pair of shackles.
Naomi glared at him and placed her swords in the sheath on her back. Echo looked at her trying to tell her not to but Naomi ignored him and held out her wrist. She knew that if they got Daichi they could torture him until he talks and then she would have to command the troops and reveal all the secrets she has tried to hide. Naomi knew she had a better chance at escaping. So she did nothing as Zhao secured the shackles onto her wrist. He tried to lead her away but Naomi stood her ground and looked at her best friend. Zhao rolled his eyes, "Right of course men let Echo go!" He barked at his soldiers.
Naomi nodded at Echo he knew the deal he was to go home and wait three days. If she wasn't home by the third day then he could go and rescue her. Naomi watched as her best friend ran off into the night. When he had finally left her sight Naomi walked turned towards Zhao and followed him into his tent. There was a pole in the center that held up the supports for the tent. Zhao's men tied Naomi to the pole tying her wrist hive above her head. Zhao dismissed the men and circled around Naomi like a hawk. He stared into her odd electric blue eyes. For once Naomi found herself happy that her enemy thought she was a boy. She remembered being young and hearing about the way Zhao treated women. The stories frightened her. Sometimes he would visit the palace she lived in and the maids would gossip about who he seduced.
Naomi feared what would happen if he found out the truth. Zhao reached out for Naomi's mask. She twisted her hands in the chains above her and used it to pull herself up and kick him in the stomach. Zhao was knocked over but he quickly got up. "You will not disrespect me traitor.' He growled slapping Naomi across the face. Naomi could feel her lip begin to bleed. "So you're Wild Fire the notorious traitor. There are not many people with your skill." Zhao mused circling around Naomi again. "There was one little girl who was so much like you, Wild Fire." He grinned wickedly. Naomi tried to hide the terror in her eyes. "Princess Naomi was very powerful. Her father made her train with the dragon of the west to help control her lightening. She also if I do remember correctly trained with Pianado the swords master." Zhao said Naomi tried to relax her nerves. She couldn't risk Zhao picking up on her panic.
"Really I'm disappointed in you Princess after going through all the trouble to fake your death, clever uses of the hippo cow blood by the way. But I would have thought that after all that work you would've tried harder to cover up your main distinction." Zhao said he touched the side of Naomi's face and showed her his hand. There was black dye running down his hand. He pulled back Naomi's hood revealing the black dye that was running out of her hair. Naomi mentally cursed she swam and the water washed out her dye. Now her bright red hair was exposed. No one else in the world had red hair Naomi was known for her fiery red hair. Zhao gripped a handful of her short red locks. "I see you've chopped off all your hair, no wonder your men think you're a boy." Zhao laughed roughly pulling at Naomi's boyish hair.
He put her hood back up not wanting anyone else to know about his prize. Naomi was shaking with fear she was always afraid of Zhao. He was driven anger, he was evil and Zhao was incredibly smart. She knew that evil and intelligence was a deadly combination. If the truth came out she was done for. Many people didn't trust her because she was a fire bender. Who would trust her if they found out that her father was not only buddies with the fire lord but that her daddy was also the king of part of the Fire nation. "Don't worry Princess you won't have to live with being a traitor for long I'll make sure your pathetic father executes you soon." Zhao threatened darkly.
Sorry for the lack of Gang and Zuko but they will be involved. Zuko will be in the next one. Don't worry everything will be explained through out the story. Like why Naomi's hair is red and why she faked her death, there will be more about Daichi and the break out. So don't worry also I wanted to clear up a few things I know I switch around by calling them Wild Fire and then suddenly calling her Naomi. So here's a little clarification. Naomi is Wild Fire in the next chapter or so you will see that she is called Mari that is her alias I will still refer to her as Naomi but if there is any dialogue she will be called Mari. Daichi will occasionally be called Echo if he is doing things as Echo. I hope that having Naomi and Daichi going be different names might be a bit difficult to keep up with but bear with me please.