PART 4

"Are you sure we can trust them? I mean they did just attack us." Spoke Nadie when she heard Ellis' proposition.

"They can be trusted, they're just lost" responded Ellis in an even tone.

"Wait how do you know that?" quizzed Nadie once more "people who are lost tend to ask for directions not attack the first group they come across"

"Why would we work for fire nation scum!" shouted a now awoken Sokka "after what you did you should be lucky that we decided to capture you not kill you!" he continued his rant.

"Yep, they're lost" spoke Ellis in the middle on Sokkas rant.

"Hey, if you captured us then why are we all unbound and uninjured?" Nadie spoke up "I mean, we could just draw our weapons and kill you all where you stand, do you do this to all your enemies?"

"We decided to go easy on you and that you would then give us the information we are looking for after capturing you, Aang thinks that you're more likely to speak when unhurt and unbound that's why he didn't stop your friend earlier"

"Well...what information do you want?" asked Nadie after giving it some thought and deciding that this Aang was a bit of a moron.

"Where exactly are we?" asked Sokka hoping to find the quickest way back to the battlefield to help his friends back there.

"Mexico" Nadie responded bluntly.

Sokka was confused for a moment as he recalled no place called Mexico in the fire nation, but then he remembered that the fire nation was constantly setting up new outposts and settlements in the lands they conquered so he assumed it was just a new settlement.

"Where are you going?" Sokka continued.

"Were going south to Winay Marka" this time it was Ellis who spoke.

Once again Sokka heard the name of a place he did not recognise and he was beginning to worry that they may have been transported further then they thought.

"Ellis, are you sure it's alright to tell them?" asked Nadie.

"Yes" responded Ellis "they are looking for answers and there are answers at Winay Marka, I know it"

Nadie looked concerned for a moment before she gave a small smile and spoke up "Ok Ellis, I trust your judgment"

"Don't we get a say in this?" asked Blue Eyes.

"No sir" was the simply reply from Ellis which received a chuckle from the group surrounding her. The Gaang just looked on puzzled at what was going on in front of them.

"One thing I would like to know is what you people were doing" spoke Blue Eyes after recovering from the brief exchange of laughs.

"What do you mean?" asked Aang as he began to get worried again, thinking that maybe they had walked into a trap.

"Your control over the elements, that's not natural. I want to at least know what were getting ourselves into if we bring you guys along" responded the almost ever stoic Blue Eyes.

"You mean our bending?" quizzed Aang "we could always do that" Aang began to get worried when he noticed Blue Eyes turn to Nadie and whisper in her ear, he could just make out 'more survivors', 'Rosenberg' and 'like Ellis'.

"C'mon Aang we can't take them up on their offer, they are bounty hunters, you know how much trouble they are" spoke Sokka trying to convince Aang to leave before things got any worse.

"Why do you have a problem with bounty hunters?" asked Nadie "you wouldn't happen to have a price on your head would you?" she clearly made the weapon in the holster visible and Sokka flinched slightly wondering what a weapon like that could do.

"Nadie, don't tease them" came the response from Ricardo "we don't want to fight these guys again, besides I thought you were giving up bounty hunting"

"Oh sure, but we are tight on cash right now and besides they're just kids" responded Nadie.

"Don't underestimate them just because of it, look what L.A did and I'm sure he's no more than seventeen" Ricardo countered.

"Anyway what do you guys think?" asked Nadie "wanna go to Winay Marka with us?"

The Gaang spoke amongst them selves for a bit before finally reaching a decision.

"Uh, sure why not, were not familiar with the landscape here and you seem to be heading somewhere so why not? Right guys!" spoke Aang enthusiastically but when he turned to his friends he saw them face palming and shaking their heads "Uh guys? You OK?" he asked a sheepish expression clearly visible on his face.

Sitting inside of an office a man was looking over the surveillance footage that he had recently acquired from a town further down south, seeing the familiar figures walking through the streets; a smile appeared on his face. Suddenly his phone started to ring; he reached down and grabbed the receiver before putting it to his ear.

"Rosenberg here"

"Uh sir...there's a strange girl in armour demanding to see you, shall I let her through?"

Hearing this Rosenberg's smile widened considerably

"Yes, send her in"

Almost at once the door was kicked open and a very angry young woman stepped into the room, she had blue flames surrounding her fists and seemed to be growling as Rosenberg turned to face her.

"Who is in charge of this facility" she spoke to the only person in the room.

"That would be me my dear, now why don't you sit down, I'll have some tea brought for us. I'm sure there's much you want to discuss" responded Rosenberg, the dangerous glint that had appeared in his eye never left.