Chapter 7: Chinatsu
"Let's go, Scott, hurry!" I said as we carried Emily's limp body. "I'm going as fast as I can!" Scott said. "I never realized how heavy my sister is, even when she's not moving!" As we hurried along the street carrying Emily I realized something. Earth could be manipulated to be smooth and slick. So I stomped my foot and felt something come up out of the ground followed by a grunt of pain probably uttered by Scott.
"Are you trying to kill me?" he exclaimed, raising his voice. "No," I said. "I was trying to bend a table for Emily to lie on. Now don't move. I stomped my foot again and turned around. "Alright, we can stop carrying her now. All I have to do is keep the table elevat—whoa! A flash of energy flew right by my head and I knew where it came from. "Scott, Dao's back. You're going to have to go on without me. Turn that corner and you'll see a small house. Living in that house is my friend Chinatsu. She's a Waterbender. She can heal Emily. Now go!
"But what about you?" Scott asked.
"Don't worry about me, just get Emily to Chinatsu's house!"
The last thing I saw was Scott rounding the corner with Emily on the stone slab.
"Now to deal to Dao."
I turned around to face him. "I'm here, Dao. I have a score to settle with you." I said. Dao laughed.
"Ah, Lei Ying, you've finally come to face me instead of running away."
"Yes, Dao, I have. We're going to finally finish this once and for all. So bring it on Squid Brain!" I exclaimed.
Dao grunted in annoyance and lunged at me. I made a solid pillar that was instantly disintegrated by Dao's laser. I then made a rock wall, spikes, and foot trap—all avoided!
"Can nothing stop him? Oh wait… it's a long shot but it's the only other option I have left… I'm going to have to create an earthquake."
Creating an earthquake would take most if not all of my chi to accomplish, but I was out of options. I got into a firm stance and concentrated to make all of my chi flow into my feet. There was a rumbling and then the ground in front of me split open.
"What abomination is this?" I heard Dao say.
"It's called an earthquake." I said. "Like it? This is for hurting my friend, you son of a bitch! Right now she could be dying, and it's ALL YOUR FAULT! Wait…I remember you! It was when 8, that same moment when my parents died. I'd just seen them disappear in a flash of fire and ash and I saw a silhouette before I hid. You were that silhouette! You're the reason my parents are gone! You're the reason I'm an orphan!
You're the reason I have a ratty tablecloth for a bed and a shack for a house! You caused it all! Now you have gotten me really angry, and right now I'm in the mood for calamari! Now hold still!" I kicked my foot out and instead of a rock flying towards Dao I saw a flash of fire. "I-I've never been able to Firebend! I think my rage must have triggered some sort of a reaction which caused this! Anyway, where's Dao? I want to hear the fucking bastard suffer while I peel and eat him alive!"
Suddenly I heard a sound. It was the sound of footsteps. I blinked and rubbed my eyes to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Emily was running towards me! "Logan!" Emily exclaimed. "You're okay!" she said as we embraced. "I'm happy you're okay!" I replied.
"Ugh! This sickening love fest makes me want to vomit!" I heard someone say. It was Scott. Rounding the corner with him was Chinatsu.
"Logan!" Chinatsu said. "It's been a while!"
"It's nice to see you too, Chinatsu. I just want to thank you for healing Emily. I thought that if I'd lost her I—". Chinatsu put a caring hand on my shoulder. "I know Logan. I know. Also you're welcome. It took a while, but I got her healed. It's who I am and what I do. By the way, who's the squid guy with the laser?"
I realized she was pointing at the spot where Dao lay, apparently dead. "Oh, that guy?" I said. "He's just a minor complication, but I took care of him. I Firebended and finished him off."
"Wait?" Chinatsu, Scott and Emily said simultaneously. "You actually Firebended?"
"Yes I did, watch." I proceeded to punch twice, sending two fireballs into a nearby—oh did I say nearby? I meant that the wall I hit was 40 feet away from where I was standing. We all ran over to the spot and found two perfect, smooth, circular holes in the rock, one still smoking.
"Now that's what I call accuracy." Scott said.
"Thanks. Can you believe that this was my second time Firebending? Miracles happen." I said. Suddenly Emily ran over and wrapped her arms around my neck. "Thanks for saving me." She said. "I really appreciate it. You risked your own life to save mine. That's why you're my hero."
"I'm your hero?" I said. "But Chinatsu healed you, not me."
"But again you did risk your life to save me." Emily retorted.
"I admit you got me there." I said. "Remember when I said that I loved you? I meant it." I leaned in close and kissed Emily, she was kissing back. I had one hand on her waist and the other in her long golden hair. I pulled back and found Emily staring at me. " Is something wrong, Logan?" she asked. "Yes, Emily, there is. Sure I saved the world and all but for what? I'm still living in a shack with no parents. I only have my grandmother Lynn and my sister Jen now."
"It doesn't have to be that way, Logan. Scott and I have come to an agreement and decided that you and your relatives can live with us. We even made a second house. Don't ask me how it was done."
"Wow, thanks Emily! Now let's get back to your—I mean our home." I said goodbye to Chinatsu and walked with Emily, holding her hand with Scott behind us. "This is everything I dreamed it would be." I said. "Perfect. Everything's perfect."
The End
