Ahh! I'm sorry for the wait, I know it's been over a week and a half since I last updated! Can I make it up to you with a 4,600 word chapter? Also, I'm gonna reply to some reviews here, because I can, and it's fun, and I dunno why I've never done it before XD
Zero Slash One: Thank you! I'm glad you think my story is well-executed! Sometimes I feel like my story is too rushed, or even too dragged out, but I'm glad you think that! Thank you for thinking that I did some of the characters right! I actually agree with you on some of the casting, but I have my reasons for every character being who they are, so you will have to wait and see and hopefully agree with what I'm doing! (Oh, and Crystal's more playing Suki's part than Toph's, but I guess it could go wither way huh?)
pikaree1 (Petal!): Huh, I guess pitting Gold and Crystal together would beat everything that gets caught in the crossfire! Those two have violent fights!
Guribu Fan: Thank you! I'm glad you like my pictures! I am going to draw more (and I'll draw Gold in the Kyoshi Warriors outfit too XD), but I'm glad you like the ones I've got so far! I hope you like this chapter too, even though there is more MQS. (By the way, is it Guribu, or Guriburu? Cuz it keeps changing back and forth, and I'm not sure which one is right! :P)
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Ruby clambered down into the bowels of the ship behind captain Surge. Below the deck it was dank and steamy, and moisture crept down the walls. The heat only rose as every soldier on the ship tramped down the stairs in single file behind the prince, sweat trickling down their faces behind the skull masks. Ruby himself was delicately patting his forehead with a handkerchief to rid it of any liquid. He pulled a face as the smell of manure and animals reached his nose. Absolutely disgusting. Keeping animals on a ship, what was the Fire Nation thinking? It was ludicrous. And out of all the animals they could have, it had to be komodo rhinos. The largest, smelliest, and most importantly, ugliest mounts that the whole world had to offer. He glanced over the steeds, and took in the unnecessarily long horns, tiny reptilian eyes, five-toed feet, and snaking tail. Not fabulous. Not in the slightest. Surge shoved his way through the cramped and stuffy room to the shelves the made up the far wall, and began passing saddles back. Every soldier available was riding onto the island. Ruby was not about to let his quarry get away for the second time. The riders tossed the two-person saddles over the backs of their mounts as their partners fastened red helmets over the heads of the beasts. Blaine made ready the one that he and the prince would be riding, as Ruby looked on with distaste.
"Must I really?" He complained, and Blaine gave him a curt nod.
"Unless you'd rather walk, which is unfitting for the prince of the Fire Nation."
"Stop trying to guilt trip me with that. It doesn't work." The prince said petulantly.
"In that case I won't give you any choice in the matter. Yes, you must." Blaine answered, not looking up from tightening the girth of the saddle about the rhino's middle. Ruby gave a dramatic sigh, and slowly, being sure to make the disgust on his face clear, clambered up onto the rhino. The rest of the soldiers followed suit. A tremor ran through the boat, followed by a grinding screech as the hull scraped along the shore. A sailor rushed down the stairs.
"We've landed!" He shouted. Blaine nodded in his direction.
"Prepare to ride! They're sure to be expecting us, so be on guard!" He called, and the soldiers saluted. Ruby sank poutily into the saddle.
"Grab hold of me, m'lord, we don't want you falling off now." Blaine softly told the pouting prince, and the great pointed bow of the ship fell open with a hiss and clank of chains, creating a ramp.
"I'm not gonna fall off." Ruby sulked, and crossed his arms just to prove it. Blaine heaved a sigh and cracked the reins of his steed. It snorted and trundled forward, followed by the others.
"There seems to be something bothering you." He whispered to his young charge.
"Well, I am sitting on something quite revolting-" Ruby began with a huff.
"No, I mean other than that. I'm talking about our earlier conversation."
"What, about me making the rhinos look better? Like I thought, even my level of expertise is useless in the face of them. I took one look and gave up."
"Not that either," Blaine replied patiently, "I simply observed that you seemed quite upset at that hat you were making. Especially when I mentioned the insignia."
"...Well you should know why Blaine. As long as my situation is this precarious, of course I'll be bothered by it. All I need to do to fix it is capture the Avatar." Ruby answered quietly.
"Prince Ruby-"
"Anyway," Ruby continued in a louder voice, "our first order of business to to rid the Avatar of any means of escape. Destroy that ship!" He pointed at the smaller vessel that was beached next to his own, and the soldiers saluted yet again. A few of them tossed grappling hooks over the railings, and clambered up the ropes attached to them to the deck. Others tied the trailing ends of the ropes to a few barrels of blasting jelly. The ones on the ship hauled the explosives up, and rolled them down the stairs and into the ship's depths, being sure to leave the long fuses trailing behind. Then they quickly rappelled down the sides of the ship, the last one shooting a thin stream of flame at the fuse before following his companions. Ruby signalled Blaine, and he tugged on the reins, turning the rhino around and moving forward as the ship exploded behind them, the fiery arc of flames and debris cleaving the evening air.
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"Didja hear that?" Gold asked as the ground shook and the air split with the unmistakable sound of an enormous explosion.
"I don't need to hear it idiot, I can see it. Look." Crystal hissed, grabbing his head and forcing him to look into the sky.
"Oh. Wait... Sozin's beard I bet that's our ship!" He yelped, realizing the situation, "How're we going to leave this place?!"
"That sounds like a you problem, not a me problem. Get down, here they come!" Crystal growled, animosity oozing from her voice. They were crouching in the lowest branches of a tree that was on the side of the town's path. Crystal had rushed there immediately after Daisy had notified them of the incoming Fire Nation troops, and ordered her warriors to prepare for an ambush. Unfortunately, Gold had followed her, and before she could tell him to get lost, or just kick him out of the tree, the explosion happened.
"Sooo.. what's the plan?" Gold whispered.
"Beat them up before they can set foot in our village. And keep them from the Avatar. That's what they're after, right?" Gold nodded in confirmation.
"And you're gonna work with me?" Gold asked.
"You're a member of the Kyoshi warriors aren't you? And you have people you want to protect too." Crystal said softly, "But if you get in my way I will treat you the same as the ones invading my island." She finished, with a more forbidding tone. Gold gulped. Crystal clapped a hand over his mouth as a large group of rhinos came into sight, shafts of evening sunlight glinting dully off the armour of their riders. Gold glanced sideways at Crystal, and saw her eyes narrowing. Her mouth was a thin line of barely concealed rage. He looked back at the group of approaching Fire Nation soldiers and froze, eyes widening in recognition.
"Crystal." He whispered, but she wasn't paying him any heed. She had quickly assessed who the leader of the group was, and had diverted her full attention to her target.
"Crystal." He said again, tugging at her sleeve, "Crystal, don't attack that guy, he's dangerous-"
"Aren't you all. What do you want me to do, stand by as those guys burn down my home? I don't think so." And with that, she leapt from the branch, knocking the prince of the Fire Nation off of his rhino. The rest of the warriors jumped from hiding, and engaged the baffled soldiers.
"He's not your average firebender! He's the- umph!" Gold shouted, but was cut short by a heavy blow to his gut. He fell unceremoniously from the tree, and landed in the bushes below.
"Well, well, looks like we get to have a rematch eh?" A voice said from above him. He looked up, and was met with the bristling mustache and dark glasses of Blaine.
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"What is it professor?" Yellow asked as she kept pace with the older man, "Don't strain yourself please!"
"No! No, it's a disaster! A catastrophe! I'm so sorry that this happened!" Oak wheezed as he ran as fast as he could towards the lab.
"What is it professor? Did the Fire Nation find us?" Red questioned, concern clear in his voice.
"Well yes, but that was unavoidable." The two benders leapt in shock.
"Wait, seriously?! We've got to go help!" Yellow cried, "It's my fault they're here in the first place!"
"Our fault." Red corrected.
"That's beside the point! Besides, the warriors will help defend us! No, the problem is with your young bison!" Oak yelled, waving his arms to accentuate the urgency of the situation.
"What happened to Chuchu?!" Yellow blanched in fear.
"I'm not entirely sure… But you must come quickly!" The professor panted. Yellow and Red sped up as they passed the town hall, rushing full-tilt towards Oak's small residence on the outskirts of the village. Yellow reached the lab first and burst through the door without slowing her pace. She was met with the sight of Daisy, crouching on the floor next to the small bison who was fitfully thrashing and gasping for air.
"Chuchu!" Yellow screamed, and dropped to her knees next to the tiny creature. Daisy looked at her with wide, worried eyes and a guilty expression.
"I-I'm so sorry Yellow, it was all my fault! I was in such a rush to warn Crystal about the Fire Nation that I left the door to the laboratory open and-"
"I don't blame you." Yellow said quietly, eyes wide, "But what's happening to her?"
"What exactly did she ingest, Daisy?" Oak said between wheezes, one hand over his heart and the other around Red's shoulders for support.
"I-it was one of the incomplete experiments. T-the one that was supposed to be an energy replenisher, but got the wrong chemicals added to it."
"Ah, that one. Oh dear, well it's no wonder she ate it, it was shaped like a piece of candy after all." Oak mused.
"This is no time to talk about it! Can't you help her?!" Red shouted angrily. Pika jumped onto his head in fright and began chattering madly.
"I don't think we can. There is nothing to counter the effects of something this experimental. If I try to give her something, it might make it worse for all we know! There's really nothing to be done except wait and hope." The professor sighed. Red placed a hand on Yellow's shoulder. She grabbed hold of her small bison's paw, and squeezed tightly.
"You can do it Chuchu." She said quietly, a tear trickling down her face at the baby bison's pained moans. All at once a brilliant white light flashed through the cabin, momentarily blinding everyone in it.
"What's happening?!" Red yelled.
"I don't know!" Oak shouted in answer. Yellow gasped as she felt the tiny paw in her hand begin to grow bigger, and bigger..
"Everyone! Get out of the house!" She cried in alarm, and the four of them blindly shoved their way from the building. Chuchu's anguished mewls turned to loud, rumbling growls, and an ominous creaking and splintering sound filled the air. The bright light began to fade to a dim glow, until it was gone completely. All of them gasped at the sight. The lab had swollen and bulged around the small bison.. who wasn't so small anymore. Broken bits of house fell to the ground as Chuchu opened her mouth and let out another rumbling roar. She was huge, the size of a fully grown sky bison, which was bigger than the professor's poor house could hold.
"Wh-wh-wh.." Red tried, but words failed him.
"What exactly happened?" Daisy supplied. Oak stroked his chin, looking curious.
"Well it appears that what was originally meant to restore energy actually had a peculiar effect on her growth rate.. it's almost like a forced 'evolution' of some sort." He muttered, "But she seems to be fine! And with her size, you might even be able to ride her now, just like your people used to do!"
"Really? We could ride her? That means we might actually be able to ditch the battleship! and Chuchu's okay! Isn't this great Yellow?" Red exclaimed. They all turned to look at the small girl who had been silently sitting on the ground.
"Sh-she's so different.." Yellow said in a small voice, before bursting into tears. Red looked around, clearly flustered, and Daisy patted her on the back. Chuchu shook the remains of Oak's lab off of her, and tottered over to her airbender friend, unused to how big her frame had become. She rumbled again, and licked Yellow in the face, covering her in saliva. Yellow began to laugh through her tears, and tried to wrap her arms around Chuchu's head, but couldn't quite reach.
"Hey Yellow, I hate to tear you away like this, but the Fire Nation soldiers are still here and attacking the town." Red murmured gently, placing his hand on her shoulder. Yellow drew in a shuddering breath, and wiped the tears from her face. She nodded.
"We'll be back soon Chuchu." She said, rubbing a hand along the soft fur of her friend's face, and closing her eyes in concentration. Her eyes flew open suddenly and she stared up at Chuchu.
"Are you sure?" She asked the bison, who growled in assent. Yellow nodded in understanding.
"Professor," She said, turning to face Oak, "do you, by some chance, happen to have a sky bison saddle?"
"I do indeed."
"Then would you be so kind as to saddle up Chuchu? She's offered to let us ride her."
"Of course." The professor's face crinkled into a smile, "You two can go help. Chuchu will be ready and waiting when you get back." Yellow returned his smile as Red turned to Pika.
"Stay here with Chuchu little guy, we'll be right back." The lemur chattered and licked Red's finger. Red patted him on the head, and then the two benders raced off towards the fight that was beginning to ensue between the Fire Nation and the Kyoshi Warriors.
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Crystal was shocked. She had marked the slender boy at the front as the leader, but hadn't been expecting much of a fight. She had been even more grateful than usual for her quick reflexes and earthbending when the boy casually landed on his feet after she had knocked him off of his rhino, and shot three fireballs in quick succession at her. She blocked with a wall of earth, which she then kicked. It shattered and flew at the boy in deadly shards of stone, but he batted them away with a fist covered in fire. They both began to circle each other, observing their opponent. Crystal was confused, this guy was younger than any other firebenders she'd seen, even Red and Gold. However he was very skilled, and wasn't attacking head on like every lowlife firebender did. It made it difficult for her to use the Kyoshi style, which involved using the opponent's force against them. He seemed to favor following blocking or dodging with quick and accurate attacks.
Well then, Crystal thought, let's see what happens if I go more offensive. She gestured upwards and three large boulders rose from the ground. She kicked each of them as hard as she could, and they flew towards her adversary. He dodged two and blasted the last one apart. Crystal rushed forward and stomped on the ground. He fell through and was trapped up to his elbows in dirt. She aimed a flying kick at his face, but her enemy breathed fire at her, which she barely managed to block. Crystal crashed to the ground as the boy pulled himself out of the hole, grunting with effort. He looked down at his armor and gasped.
"What have you done?!" He shrieked, clapping his hands to his face in horror.
"Um, I dunno, what have I done?" Crystal asked, confusion written over her face as she clambered to her feet.
"Y-you got my armor covered in dirt!" The boy practically screamed.
"Oh." Crystal said lamely. The boy screeched something unintelligible in anger, and lunged at her. So much for him not attacking head on. He blindly shot streams of fire in every direction, all the while screaming about exacting vengeance on behalf of true fashion (Crystal wondered if he actually thought that his tacky red armor and weird white hat was fashionable). If it wasn't for her earthbending, Crys just knew she'd be fried. Literally. All of a sudden, someone charged out from between two trees and rammed into her adversary, sending him flying.
"Stop it prissy boy, they're just clothes!"
"Exactly!" The boy in the weird hat wailed from where he had landed in a bush.
"You okay, super serious gal?" Gold grinned at her. He was battered and singed, but otherwise seemed to be in high spirits. Crystal frowned at him.
"Stop calling me that. And I had the situation under control." She stated.
"I'm sure. But that guy is a pretty good firebender, as much as I hate to admit it. And as soon as you mess up his clothes, he gets even more dangerous. Oh yeah, and he's the prince of the Fire Nation."
"He's- wait what?! What's the prince doing way out here?" Crystal exclaimed.
"I'm not sure.." Gold murmured, "But it's not a good sign."
"Where have you been this whole fight anyway? I haven't seen you once since I signaled the ambush to begin! I bet you ran off, just like any worthless firebender would-" Crystal continued hotly.
"Oh, well I was just taking an old geezer to visit my friend the Unagi." Gold grinned widely, seemingly unfazed by the insult, "I'm sure he's enjoying the company." A loud scream was heard from over by the bay, along with the unmistakable roar of the giant eel. Crystal gasped.
"Don't worry about him though, he's pretty tough for an old guy. I'm sure he'll be fine."
"No, not that," Crystal said irritably, "Look!" She pointed to the town, where smoke and flames were beginning to lick the darkening sky.
"They're attacking the town! How could they?! There're innocent civilians there!" And with that she ran off.
"Hey, wait for me!" Gold yelled after her, "Geez, how do girls run in these things?" He muttered, hitching up the heavy kimono and trying to follow.
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Yellow was terrified by what she saw. The roofs to most of the buildings were ablaze and smoke was bruising the dark orange sky purple. Villagers who were unable to defend themselves ran screaming from their burning homes or crouched in corners, praying that they would escape unharmed.
"What have we brought to this place Red?" Yellow gasped in horror.
"Something awful. We need to find Gold and get out of here, that's the only way we can stop this." Red replied, "Hey, Yellow, hey! Are you listening to me?" But the young girl (well, she was technically 114), was fixated on the terrible destruction that had befallen the island that had harbored them.
"This is all my fault.. if I had never come here.." Yellow whispered.
"Yellow! Snap out of it! It'll end if we just get outta here!" Red yelled desperately, but she was deaf to his pleas. He backed away as the wind picked up around her. Suddenly, the blue arrows on her hands began to glow. Red looked into her face and gasped. He eyes were glowing the same fluorescent blue that her tattoos were, and her bangs flew up in the strong breeze, revealing another arrow that was also aglow.
"Y-Yellow..?" He said weakly. Then he gasped again as she began to float, a powerful sphere of air forming around her.
"Yellow!" He shouted, but she was either ignoring him, or couldn't hear what he was saying at all. Maybe she didn't even care. Pure anger had taken the place of the usually calm and happy expression on her face, and it terrified Red to his very core. The wind had gotten even stronger, and he had to grab hold of a building to avoid being blown away entirely. The Fire Nation soldiers had turned their attention towards her, and Red realized with a dull shock that Ruby was there. He was trying to shout something to his small battalion, but Red couldn't make out what it was over the gusts of air ripping through the island. The flames crawling across the rooftops fluttered before being extinguished in the overwhelmingly powerful wind. It was almost like riding a rollercoaster in a gale. Yellow's head snapped around to glare at the Firebenders, and they defiantly shot fireballs at her. It was a futile effort, as the fire sputtered and died immediately after being fired. The rest of the villagers watched in horrified fascination as Yellow advanced on the soldiers, roofs flying off of buildings and planks tearing free of the walls as she went. To their credit, and immense stupidity, the battalion didn't budge an inch. Except Ruby, who was smart enough to get out of the way. Yellow swept a hand at them, and they were all sent flying back to their ship, crashing through trees as they were forcefully blasted down the path towards the bay.
"Yellow!" Red yelled again, and he dashed forward, jumping and managing to grab hold of Yellow's hand. Her head whipped around to glare at him, and he was shocked by the anger in her face.
"Yellow," He gasped, "please stop! It's okay now!" The anger slowly melted and the wind ebbed to a light breeze. She drifted to the ground and collapsed, Red barely managing to catch her.
"What the heck just happened?! Are you guys okay?!" Gold's voice shouted, sounding panicky. He ran up and stood beside Red, grabbing his arm.
"Are you okay? How'd you find us?" Red asked automatically, the majority of his attention occupied by checking Yellow's pulse. It was racing.
"Uh duh, the crazy wind and glowy lights? Anyway, we need to get out of here! The ship was destroyed though, is there maybe some other way..?" Gold asked hopefully. Red nodded.
"Luckily, there is. We need to get to Oak's house right away." Red hoisted Yellow onto his back, and began walking. Gold hovered anxiously around his older brother, and Red subconsciously realized that his sibling was dressed in the green kimono and white makeup of the Kyoshi Warriors. He was half curious, but it didn't register in the same way as the haunting sight of the destroyed village of Kyoshi, and the way that people were looking at Yellow. With fear.
"Okay, we're here. Now what- WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!" Gold screeched, as he caught sight of Chuchu.
"Our ride." Red grinned wearily. Chuchu had a huge saddle strapped to her back, and rumbled happily at the sight of them
"Is that... Chuchu?" Gold asked incredulously, "How in the heck did she get so big?!"
"Long story. Let's just get going." Pika jumped on Yellow's head and curled himself around her neck as Red clambered awkwardly up Chuchu's tail and placed Yellow in a comfortable position in the saddle. Pika settled on her stomach and stared into her closed eyes, gurgling in concern.
"Hey!" A voice cried, and the two brothers turned to see Crystal running towards them. Gold winked at Red and strolled casually over to her.
"What's up?" He said.
"What's up? What's up?! The Avatar starts glowing and sends the Fire Nation flying along with the roofs of all the buildings in town, and you ask me 'what's up?!' What the heck did I just see?!"
"Well, the truth is, we have absolutely no idea. I mean, Yellow gets into some pretty weird Avatar stuff, but that's the first time we've seen the glowing blue thing. And I'm really sorry about the town, I'm sure she was just trying to protect you all." Gold apologized sheepishly.
"It's fine. It's easier to replace a roof than rebuild a house from the ashes anyway. She saved us, and I can see that. I just don't know if anyone besides me or the professor will recognize that though.." Crystal sighed, "But anyway, are you guys leaving?"
"We have to. It was all our fault anyway. This is the only way they'll leave you guys alone." Gold ran a hand through his hair and sighed as well.
"Thank you. I think… I think we could be friends. Even if you are a firebender. You're not a bad guy Gold, and definitely not a monster. I'm sorry I thought judged you for where you're from without getting to know you."
"You said my name." Gold stated.
"What?"
"You never said my name before, super serious gal."
"Don't call me that!" Crystal yelled, annoyance returning to her face.
"Whatever. Do you want to come with us?" Gold asked sincerely. Crystal shook her head.
"I can't. My duty is to this town, and while I want to help the Avatar, I've got to help rebuild first. I can't just leave this place. But I know we'll meet again." Crystal said, a sad smile on her face.
"Okay, super serious gal! Catch you later then!" Gold called as he ran off towards Chuchu, a broad grin stretched across his face as he waved.
"Don't call me that!" She yelled after him, but smiled and waved all the same as Red cracked the reins and fell over backwards as the bison took off.
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"Blaine! Where are you?" Ruby cried, stomping on the deck of the ship.
"I'm here m'lord."
"What happened to you?!" Ruby exclaimed, taking in Blaine's tattered lab coat and crooked tie.
"Some sort of eel monster. Not to worry though, I'm fine."
"No you're not! I've got to fix your clothes immediately! And mine!" Ruby shrieked hysterically. Blaine rubbed his temples slowly.
"Prince Ruby, you must focus on what is important. Where are we going in pursuit of the Avatar?"
"Continue to Omashu of course. And don't let the Fire Lord get word about this. We can't let him know we let her slip away again. He won't take the Avatar State as an excuse. Now come along, I need to fix our clothes right now!" Ruby spouted, dragging Blaine back to his chambers.
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"Ungh.." Yellow groaned as she came to.
"Yellow!" Red and Gold shouted joyously.
"What happened?" Yellow sat up, her head spinning, "And where are we?"
"We are currently above the clouds and sitting on a bison's back. And I still think we're crazy and am wondering how the heck something like a bison can possibly be aerodynamic." Gold rattled off. Yellow nodded.
"As for what happened, you um.. Well, your tattoos started glowing and you kinda blew the firebenders away."
"The Avatar State? I didn't.. I didn't hurt anybody did I?" Yellow gasped.
"Aside from the soldiers? Uh, no, I don't think so." Gold said, but Yellow caught the hesitation in his voice.
"I destroyed the town, didn't I." She stated. Red glanced back at Gold.
"Well, nothing nearly as bad as what would've happened! I mean, you put the fire out and all, so they only have to do some minor repairs. It's not like they have to rebuild the whole town!" Gold said hurriedly. Yellow groaned.
"I can't believe I did that, hurt all those people…"
"Yellow, you saved them. And I forbid you from talking badly about yourself from now on." Red said sternly, and Yellow smiled weakly, "Anyhow, we're almost to Omashu. We're gonna meet up with mom, and then get help on what to do next. Maybe we can find you an earthbending or a waterbending teacher!"
"Shoot!" Gold yelped, "Why didn't Crys come with us?! Now we're gonna have to find another earthbender to teach you!" Chuchu let out one of her great, rumbling growls, and Red laughed.
"It isn't funny Red!"
"But I'm sure we can find another one! We are going to an Earth Kingdom city!" The older boy chuckled. Yellow blocked out the banter of her two companions, and stared at a gap in the clouds, where she could make out the moon twinkling off of the tiny waves of the ocean.
A/N Okay! That chapter was a bit heavy and serious, but I hope you liked it anyway! I've got a bit of an announcement to make; I'm going on a trip to another country for a month, and I'm basically going to do an internship on a farm. In other words, I will probably be very busy and have no clue what the internet connection will be like. I'm going to try my best to write in my down time, and hope that there will be internet there so I can keep updating! If there isn't internet, then I'll just write my chapters and publish a bunch at the same time when I get back. I'm sorry for the inconvienience! I'll try to get another chapter out tomorrow to make up for it, but that's not a guarantee. Anyway, reviews are appreciated, as always!
