Disclaimer: I don't own ATLA… Yeah… And I said that before and I still need to do it…
Author's Notes: Yes! At last! I know I posted too soon but I couldn't help it! It's time for my favorite character to shine! Yes! I'm betting you know who he is!
Lez go!
"Untouchable"
Hakoda, the current chief of the Water tribe is the cruelest person in the tribe. He doesn't care what the men do and only raises his voice when women try to get equal rights. He is the definition of Sexist and he is proud of it. He commits adultery and gets away with it since women didn't have power and men were already satisfied with this kind of community.
He wasn't always in charge and the Water tribe was different. The previous chief, Arnook, made sure that everyone had equal rights. He thought that men shouldn't take advantage of women since they were the ones giving birth to their future and must be taken cared of instead. He made sure that no women were being harassed or being tortured.
Hakoda was his right-hand man and Arnook knew that Hakoda didn't like his rules and he also knew of his plans in overthrowing him. But instead of making a move, he tried in all his power to change his allies mind and to cherish the women. Hakoda wasn't fooled by his ways and instead thought of a plan to get rid of their chief.
They were in a middle of war with the fire nation and it was Arnook and Hakoda's job to infiltrate the ship of the commander. Many tribesmen were against their chief in going through with the plan but they gave in since Arnook told them that he and Hakoda were the best when it came to espionage and he also didn't want to sacrifice any men when it failed.
So waterbenders bended them to the ship that they knew that held the commander and went inside it. They killed every soldier they encountered and made sure they didn't make any noise. They were now infront of the commander's room and decided to wait a moment to catch their breaths. After a minute they quietly went in and saw the commander sitting, glaring at them.
"I knew you were going to come here" said the commander
"You mean you deliberately let your men die when you could've ambushed us from the beginning?" Arnook asked horrifyingly
The commander shrugged "Yes, what's wrong in sacrificing a few men? It's not like I couldn't replace them…"
Hakoda mentally nodded, liking the idea of having pawns
Arnook on the other hand was furious. He couldn't believe that that kind of person ever existed in this world. He knew that he must put an end to this before any more sacrifices would be made.
Arnook ran towards the sitting commander and made a jump attack with his spear on the ready. He was prepared if the commander would evade his attack and grab the opportunity to strike back.
What he didn't prepare for was a spear piercing from his back towards his chest
He stopped in his tracks and looked towards his chest as blood flowed from his mouth. He looked towards the captain and saw the he was as surprised as him. He forced himself to turn around and fear took over his face when he saw the sadistic smile his friend wore
"Sorry chief" Hakoda apologized mockingly "but you're too soft for that job and you need a replacement." He turned towards the still stunned commander "Don't worry this won't last long" he turned back to the now kneeling chief "Why are you surprised anyway? You knew I was going to overthrow you and you didn't do anything, you knew why?" he didn't wait for an answer "That's because you are terrified of me. You know that you couldn't get rid of me. That's why you tried to convert me but too bad it didn't work since I knew what you were trying to do from the start"
He walked in front of the pale chief and crouched enough so that he was near his face and whispered "Don't worry, I won't harm your daughter. She's still too young for me" he sent a smirk towards Arnook and made the finishing blow by slicing his head clean off his shoulders.
He stood and turned towards the shivering commander. Never in his life did he saw someone kill a person like that, especially the fact that the chief trusted his life to him. Hakoda walked towards the commander leisurely. "Well well, I guess it's just you and me now" he casually tossed the bloody dagger in the air and caught it by the hilt everytime
The commander stood in a weak stance since he wasn't suited for battle. The fire lord thought that the people in the water tribe were pacifists so he didn't sent his most elite soldiers to deal with them. "Don't you dare come near me or else!" the commander threatened
Hakoda laughed a cold laugh "Or what? You are going to call your guards? Oh wait, they're all dead!" Hakoda laughed again and in a flash kicked the commander on the crotch. The commander lurched forward because of the pain and received full force the knee that targeted his nose. A sickening crunch could be heard outside followed by a scream of pure pain
The commander fell to his knees and held his bleeding nose between his hands as Hakoda circled him. "You know, we could finish this now or make this last longer" Hakoda said casually as he kicked the commander on the side. "If we make it longer then the people would believe that we had a very gruesome fight and unfortunately the chief sacrificed his life to save me from the blow that you intended to use to kill me" he summarized and kicked the down commander again "That's sounds right… What do you think?"
The commander looked towards Hakoda and spat his blood in his direction "Fu-fuck you…" he managed to say. He knew he was gonna die so he was going to make use of the time he had left. "You're a monster, you know that?"
Hakoda shrugged "I try."
"I may be cold but I'm not as heartless as you." He tried to get up but failed miserably "At least I don't stab my friends behind their backs" he looked at the dead body of the chief and added "literally". He glared at the nonchalant warrior and said "I hope when you die Koh would devour your soul over and over and over" he cursed
"I'm guessing that you hate me huh?" he mocked asked "Look, I'm getting bored and I'm already tired because of trying to stay quiet as we killed you men so I'm just going to finish you now" without waiting for a reply he threw his dagger directly between the commander's eyes and killed him instantly. After wiping the blood off the dagger he casually went out the ship and signaled the water benders that were stationed near them when they were ready to escape
When the benders were now docked near the boat they noticed that Hakoda was by himself. "Where's the chief?" one of them asked and Hakoda only shook his head in sadness.
"I think it's best if I told everyone at the same time" he said solemnly as he wiped a tear from his eyes. 'Suckers' he mentally patted his back as he saw the realization on their faces
"N-no way…" said one of them after a few minutes of shocked silence "Yo-you mean… He's… he's…" he couldn't finish since he feared that he would lose it when he finished that sentence
"I knew we should have come along!" one of them snapped and caused the boat they were riding on to rock
"Careful!" another said as he steadied the boat with his bending "We don't want them to know that we are here"
"I don't care!" the bender argued "Can't you see? We already lost! Now that our chief is dead no one will lead us except for…" he stopped as all the benders there looked towards Hakoda.
Hakoda acted as if he didn't expect this to happen "M-me? N-no… I'm not fit to be the new chief"
"Yes you are" said the bender who steadied the boat "You have been there when Chief Arnook became our leader and you were chosen by him as his most trusted warrior. No one is more capable than you to lead us"
Hakoda nodded in understanding "I guess there's I have no choice then. I'll announce it tomorrow because I'm really tired now and need my rest"
All of the benders there nodded, as they banked at the docks they didn't notice the grin Hakoda had as he walked away from the benders
That was when things made a dramatic change in the water tribe. Men started to take advantage of their wives and daughters and teenage boys started to boss around their mothers since they were the hunters and women were the ones incharge of chores.
One particular teenager was the worst of them all. He was practically the 2nd definition of Sexist, next to his father. Sokka, the young hunter of their tribe, is one of the best hunters in their tribe. If it wasn't for his size then he would probably be the best. He was almost as cold as his father and the only difference they had was that Hakoda kills his victims after he tortures them unlike Sokka since he spares their lives.
Sokka was commonly known for two things, his hunting skills and his womanizing ways. He was the one who invented the stun dart where instead of killing the beasts they hunt it just paralyzes them. This is very useful since it lessens the chance of the body to rot before it arrives at the village. He was also very skilled with a boomerang; in fact he was the only one who used it since it was a very risky weapon to wield. The boomerang was both a range and a melee weapon since the sharp edge of the boomerang could be used like a sword and it could be thrown in a curve. The only downside is that the arc movement of the weapon was unpredictable. One wrong move and you could cut your own fingers or behead an ally as the boomerang heads back to the wielder. Sokka was an expert with the boomerang. He could predict where the weapon would arc back and he can precisely catch the weapon in smooth motion even if he had his eyes closed. He was also good at melee attacks but not as great as his father since he prefers to attack from afar.
Then there was womanizing. Rumors said that when you approach a teenage girl and say Sokka's name, she would cower in fear and start to panic for no reason at all. Apparently, Sokka has already harassed most teenage girls in their tribe, the only exceptions were Katara and Yue for different reasons, the former since she was his sister and the latter was because she was already betrothed to him and he thought that he could have fun with her the moment they were married. It was probably a good thing Sokka was not into rape but only time would tell when he'll start to be fascinated by it.
"We're here…" Iroh told Zuko as they were being escorted towards chief Hakoda's hut
"Uhm…" Zuko started unsurely "Why did we surrender ourselves again?"
They were presented infront of Hakoda as he gazed at the prisoners who tried to enter their village
"Iroh, Dragon of the West" he walked towards Iroh and glared intently at him and suddenly smiled and hugged him "What took you so long?"
Iroh laughed "Well, things were hectic in the palace and I was needed there"
"Guards release our guests at once" Hakoda told the confused guards and they complied since they the chief didn't think they were a threat
"Ok… Now I'm confused…" Zuko shook his head
"You and me both…" said a voice behind him. Zuko looked behind and saw a boy just his age smiling towards him "Sokka, and you are?" Sokka extended his hand
"Zuko…" Zuko accepted the hand and shook it
Sokka nodded "Oh and welcome to the water tribe"
Author's Notes: Sorry guys but I had to finish the chapter here since I'm pretty sleepy. No, Iroh and Zuko will only last until next chapter because this arc will focus on Sokka and Katara… I still can't get over the fact that I can finally release my inner darkness to the following chapters and I could get away with it since this story is mine! Ahahaha… cough cough… so… uhh… Please review
