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Chapter 13: City of Walls, Secrets and…Lies
The sounds of grinding are being heard as the group ride the Ba Sing Se transport (Imagine a train with no wheels being pushed by earth benders) as they sit and wait to arrive at their destination. Katara looks at the window. "Look the inner wall." She says as she shakes Aang as he also looks out of the window. Katara looks at the rest. "I can't believe we made it to Ba Sing Se in one piece." She says as Zian looks down at the floor with his arms crossed and his mouth covered with a scarf. "I can't believe I made it back home." He mumbles as Toph looks at him confused. "What was that Zian?" She asks as Zian shakes his head. "Nothing" He says as Toph looks at him unconvinced by his answer.
"Well we still made it in one piece." Katara says as Sokka stops her. "Hey don't jinx it. We can still be attacked by some giant exploding fire nation spoon. Or find out that the city is submerged in an ocean full of killer shrimp." He says. "Have you been hitting the cactus juice again?" Toph asks him as Sokka shrugs. "I'm just saying that weird stuff happens to us." He says. A man with a corn in his mouth walks to them as he sits between them as he has the look of a person who has seen some stuff.
Aang looks at the wall as he then looks than saddened. Katara notices this as she looks at him. "Don't worry Aang, we'll find Appa." She assures him. "It's such a big city." He says in a doubtful tone. Sokka walks over to them. "He's a giant bison. Where could someone possibly hide him?" He asks as he looks out the window as the transport goes through a tunnel. "Wait for it." Zian mumbles.
As the they see the light at the end of the and pass it they are greeted by a jaw dropping site where hundreds…no thousands of houses, shops markets and many different buildings cover the city so much that it is almost impossible to see the streets which the buildings surround. "Oh" Sokka says having his question answered. Zian looks at the buildings with an uninterested face as he sighs.
The transport comes to a place where it starts to slow down and then eventually stop as it has reached its destination. The doors open as the group climb out and take in the city. Toph sighs. "Back in the city. Great." She says in a disappointed tone. Sokka looks all around smiling. "What's the problem? It's amazing." He says. "Just a bunch of walls and rules. You wait, you'll get sick of it in a couple of days." She says while holding Momo. "I got sick of it a long time ago." Zian whispers. "Aang looks over the city as Katara places a hand over his shoulder. "He's here. I can feel it." He says.
Just as the transport starts to move again they all see a young woman wearing a tannish komodo as she has a normal smile but one that would probably haunt your nightmares. Zian looks at her as he quickly covers his mouth with a scarf that he is carrying. The woman walks over to them still having the creepy smile on her.
"My name is Joo Dee; I have been given the great honour of showing the Avatar aroundBa Sing Se." She says as she looks at the rest. "And you must be Sokka, Katara, Toph and…" She looks at Zian. Zian still has his mouth cover. "My name is Zino" He says as the group look at him confused. Zian looks over at and gives her a look to go along with it. Katara looks back at Joo Dee. "Yes. This is our friend Zino." She says as she gives a quick glare at Zian. Joo Dee still smiles as she looks at them all. "Anyway welcome to our wonderful city. Shall we get started?" She asks as Sokka smiles. "Yes, we have information about the fire nation army that we need to deliver to the earth king immediately." He says. Joo Dee just looks at him as she continues to smile. "Great let's begin our tour and then I'll show you to your new home here. I think you'll like it." She says completely missing Sokka statement by a long shot as she starts to walk in the opposite direction.
Sokka looks at the others with an irritated look before walking to the woman as he stops her. "Maybe you missed what I said. We need to talk to the king about the war. It's important." He says as Joo Dee just gives him the same creepy smile. "You're in Ba Sing Se now. Everyone is safe here." Joo Dee says as everyone looks at her strangely.
After some time they start to ride a carriage across the city street where everything looks dirty messy and people look homeless poor and look like they are struggling. "This is the lower ring." Joo Dee explains where they are now. Katara looks at the wall that surrounds all of the lower ring area. "What's that wall for?" She asks Joo Dee who STILL has the creepy smile as if not knowing any other emotion. "Oh Ba Sing Se has many walls. There are the ones outside protecting us and the ones inside to maintain order." She says as Zian scowls under his scarf. "More like protect the high and wealthy from the poor and low life honest people from knowing they are there." He mumbles.
"This is where our new arrivals live as well as our craftsmen and artisans, people who work with their hands. It's so quaint and lively here." Joo Dee says as they look out the window of the carriage where they see two thugs in an alleyway sitting there as one of them brandishes their sword before both of them look at the group in the carriage with a frown. "You may want to watch your step though." Joo Dee says as Zian scowls. "And even your back." He whispers.
"Why do they have all these poor people blocked off in one part of the city?" Katara asks as Aang frowns. "I always heard it was so different from the way the monks taught us to live." He says as he looks out of the window and is sad by the state of this part of the city and the conditions the people that live in it.
After some time they exit the lower ring by passing through a checkpoint that guards a tunnel that goes through the wall of the ring as they enter a different part of the city where this section looks to be a little more cleaner and has a lot more people who are looking more ok and fine with their lives.
"This is the middle ring of Ba Sing Se. Home to the financial district, shops and restaurants and the university." Joo Dee explains as Sokka's head perks up and looks at her. "Yeah we met a professor from Ba Sing Se University. He took us to an ancient underground library where we discovered information about the war." He says as he comes face to face to Joo Dee. "That is absolutely crucial for the king to hear!" He yells as Joo Dee STILL CONTINUES to smile.
"Isn't history fascinating? Look here's one of the oldest buildings in the middle ring, Town Hall." She says as the carriage stops and she climbs out and walks on. Sokka just stares at her with a 'what the heck' face. "Is that woman deaf? She seems to only hear every other word I say." Sokka says to the others. "It's called being handled, get use to it." Toph says as Zian looks at the ground. "More like being controlled." He says as Katara looks at him.
After some time passes
The carriage moves over a bridge as they start to enter into a different section of the city where everything seems almost different from the middle ring. The houses all look tall and grand and the terrain looks clean, spotless and also wealthy looking. "The upper ring is home to our most important citizens." Joo Dee says. "Yeah like the high and mighty people who can't be bothered by the low class peasants in the slums." Zian mumbles as the others heard that.
Joo Dee ignores that as she SMILES. "Your house is not too far from here." She says as after a while they pass some sort of castle like structure. Katara looks at it curiously as she looks at their guide. "What's inside that wall?" She asks as they see some robe men wearing round hats and have the hands covered as they look at the carriage that pass them. "And who are the mean looking guys in robes?" Sokka asks.
"Inside is the royal palace. Those men are agents of the Dai Li, the cultural authority of Ba Sing Se, they are the guardians of all our traditions." Joo Dee says as Zian looks down at the ground while frowning. "Lies. They are more like the guardians of protecting the power of Ba Sing Se." He whispers so that no one can hear him.
"Can we see the king now?" Aang asks Joo Dee. Joo Dee just sits there as she JUST SMILES. "Oh no, one just doesn't pop in on the earth king." She says as Aang just sighs as he lowers his head.
A few moments later
"Here we are. Your new home." Joo Dee says. They arrive at their house that they are staying at as they look at it and see that it is a normal yet quint house as they look at it. As they look at it they then hear the sounds of footsteps of someone running as they see someone. The person bows as he hands a scroll over to Joo Dee as she takes and the person runs of in the opposite direction.
Joo Dee opens the scroll as she reads and smiles (Although unsure is she is happy or not) and looks at the others. "More good news. Your request for an audience with the earth king is being processed and should be put through in about a month. Much more quickly than usual." She says sounding happy whereas the group...not so much.
"A month?!" Sokka says shocked. "Six to eight weeks actually." Joo Dee corrects herself. As she stands with a WIDE SMILE.
They enter inside as they all make themselves comfortable as the interior of the house looks fancy and a real set up for normal middle class people. "Isn't nice? I think you'll really enjoy it here." Joo Dee says. Sokka looks at her annoyed. "I think we'd enjoy if more if we weren't staying for so long. Can't we see the king any sooner?" Sokka asks. She looks at him. "The earth king is busy running the finest city in the world, but he will see you as time permits." She says. "Lies" Zian whispers while looking down at the ground.
"If we're going to be here for a month we should spend our time looking for Appa." Aang says looking out the window as Joo Dee bows to him. "I'll be happy to escort you anywhere you would like to go." She says sounding all too obedient about it. "We don't need a babysitter." Toph says as she walks out to the door only to be stopped by Joo Dee who steps in her way. "Oh I won't get in the way and to leave you alone would make me a bad host. Where shall we start?" She asks as Zian growls quietly as he is starting to (Though has already) become annoyed with their host.
Few moments later
The group (along with Joo Dee) are in an animal store where there are different animals of almost every species and every kind. They stand in front of the shopkeeper as they ask him if they have seen their flying bison anywhere. The shopkeeper looks at them. "I'm sorry but haven't heard of anything about a flying bison. I didn't even know there were any." He says.
"If someone wanted to sell a stolen an animal without anyone knowing, where would they go?" Aang asks. Sokka looks at him with an intimidating look. "Where's the black market? Who runs it? Come on you have to know!" He says interrogating the shopkeeper who has sweat pouring down his face. "Uh…uh…um." He says nervously as Zian has some bad feeling behind him. The shopkeeper gulps as he looks at the still sweating. "That would be illegal." He says as he stops sweating.
"You'll have to leave now; your Lemur is harassing my sparrakies." He says as Zian looks to see that the sparrakies are attacking Momo as he is trying to steal their food. Zian looks at the shopkeeper suspiciously as he calls Momo and they all exit the shop.
They ride on the carriage as they decide that the next place to visit would be the university as that seems the most sensible place to investigate next. They get out of the carriage as they walk in the university grounds as they see a student who is sitting in his own sitting next to a statue. They approach him as Sokka asks him some question if he ever saw any sand benders carrying a flying bison.
"Mmmh, I've never seen any sand benders or nomads around here." He says as he adjusts his glasses. "You should ask professor Zang he teaches the class on dessert culture." He says as Zian looks at him with a serious look. "The professor won't be teaching anyone any time soon." He says to the student. Sokka rolls his eyes. "Riiiiight and which of your professors could we ask about the war with the fire nation?" He asks him.
The scholar, much like the shopkeeper, starts to become nervous as he starts to stutter. "I…uh…uhm " He says as Zian growls softly as he turns around to face Joo Dee as he sees her only smiling and doing nothing as he looks at her annoyed. He turns back to the student who still looks at them nervously. "I-I don't know I'm not a political science student. I have to get back to class." He says as he takes his scroll but not before tripping as he picks them up and hurries away from them.
Some time later
As they have arrived back at the house the group stands there outside looking at Joo Dee who is still in the carriage. "Well I'm sorry that no one's seen your bison. Why don't you get some rest? Someone will be over with dinner later." She says as the carriage rides off. Zian looks at the carriage with an annoyed look. "Stop interfering." He whispers.
As soon as the carriage turns around a corner and the group can no longer see it. The group see house on the other side of the street where they see a man's face slightly on the window door as the man nervously moves away from the window hiding his face.
Sokka moves forward as he looks at the others. "Hey come with me." He whispers as they follow him. They approach the house as Sokka knock on the door. A middle aged man with grey hair opens the door as he smiles open seeing Aang. You're the Avatar I heard you were in town. I'm Pong." He says giving off a nervous smile. "Nice to meet you Pong." Aang greets the man.
"So Pong what's going on with this city? Why is everyone so scared to talk about the war?" Sokka asks. Pong looks at them nervously like the shopkeeper and the student. "War? Scared? What do you mean?" He asks them. Toph stares at him blandly. "I can feel you shaking." She says as they man looks both ways as if to see if no one is listening on, on them. "Look I'm just a minor government official. I've waited three years to get this house. I don't want to get into trouble." He says.
Katara looks at him unsure at what he means by that. "Get in trouble with who?" She asks as the man pushes a finger against his lips. "Shh, listen you can't mention the war here and whatever you do. Stay away from the Dia Li." He says as he slams his door shut. Zian stand there with his arms crossed. "Hmph, waste of time." He says as he walks back to the house.
"Has anyone notice that Zian has been acting a lot more serious and secretive since we got to this city?" Katara asks. "Yep, we should maybe make sure that he is fine and keep an eye on him. I have a feeling he is hiding something I could feel him lying ever since we came here." Toph says as they all nod before heading into the house for some relax time and sleep.
The next day
As the bird chirps on the peaceful, yet suspicious, day of Ba Sing Se Katara walks the front door of the house as she stretches her arms as she yawns and looks to her left to see that there is a scroll is sitting on their mail slot as she takes it and opens it as she gasps and smiles as she walks back to the other who are sitting on the rear ends doing nothing. "I got it. I know how we are going to see the earth king." She says.
Toph looks at her confused. "How are we going to do that? One doesn't just pop in on the earth king." Toph says imitating Joo Dee. Katara looks at the scroll. "The King is having a party tonight for his pet bear." She says. "You mean platypusbear?" Aang asks her. Katara looks at the scroll again. "No, it just says bear." She says. "Certainly you mean his pet skunk bear." Sokka says. "Or his armadillobear?" Toph says. "Goferbear?" Aang asks her. Katara looks at the scroll. "Just…bear." She says.
Zian smiles as he chuckles. "Oh I do miss that bear. You always were one to try something else." He says as everyone looks at him confused. "This place is weird." Toph says sounding to not like this place very much. "The palace will be packed. We can sneak in with the crowd." Katara says. Zian shakes his head. "I highly do not recommend that it is much too dangerous." He says as Toph falls back. "He's right and it won't." She says. Katara looks at her curiously. "Why not?" She asks.
"Well no offense to you simple country folk but a real society crowd will spot you from a mile away, you got no manners. Even dog stinking Zian has more class than you three combined." She says. "Hey!" Zian says a bit offended by that remark. Katara looks at her offended. "Excuse me, I've got no manners? You're not exactly lady fancy fingers." She says pointing at Toph.
"I learned proper society behaviour and chose to leave it. You never learned any of it and frankly it's a little too late." She says as Katara gives her a bland expression. Sokka's face lights up. "But you learned it. You can teach us." He says. "Yeah I'm mastering every element. How hard can manners be?" Aang asks. Zian smirks. "You have no idea." He mumbles.
Aang takes the curtain next to him as he wraps it around himself like a cloak as he closes his eyes. "Mr Sokka water tribe." He says as bows to Sokka and then bows to Katara. "Ms Katara water tribe." He then bows to Zian. "Mr Zian earth kingdom." He then bows to Momo. "Lord Momo of the Momo dynasty." He says as Momo bows to him. Sokka does the same thing as Aang by also wrapping a curtain around him as he approaches Aang. "Avatar Aang, how you do?" He says speaking in a sort of fancy high class voice.
Aang bows to Sokka and then Sokka bows to Aang then Aang then Sokka and they both arch their back as they bow simultaneously and slam the faces against each other and fall to the floor. Zian sits there snickering.
Toph stands up as she looks at the two who have fallen. "Katara, and maybe Zian, might be able to pull it off but you two would be lucky to pass it off as busboys." She says. Sokka gives her a weak smile as he rubs the back of his head. "But I feel so fancy." He says as Toph shoot a seed at his fore head as he looks at her with an annoyed face.
Later after sunset
As the night dawns on the city Sokka and Aang are playing a game while Zain sits on the window sill looking out at the city. "Earth!" Aang shouts holding his hand out into a fist while Sokka takes out his hand like a flame like shape as he shouts out. "Fire!" Sokka yells in seeing he lost as Aang grins and flicks Sokka on the head. The three of them hear the door open as they see Toph and Katara standing there wearing elegant, fancy and expensive clothing with grand make up and each one having a fan in their hands. They stand there as they start to giggle.
Aang looks at Katara taken away by her beauty as he blushes. "Wow, you look beautiful." He says as Zian flicks him on the head. Katara turns to thank him before Toph uses her fan to cover Katara's mouth. "Don't talk to the commoners Katara. First rule of society." She says as they both start to walk to the door. "We'll get into the party and find a way to let you in through the side gate." Katara says as they both look to Zian. "You coming?" Katara asks him.
He looks at her. "And let this all go array? Count me out." He says as Katara shrugs. "Suit yourself." She says as they both continue to walk out the house. Zian stands up as he walks to his room. Sokka looks at him. "Where are you going?" He asks the earthbender. Zian looks at him. "To make sure they don't do anything stupid." He says as he closes his door.
A while later
Katara and Toph arrive at the palace where they see a line is formed and a guard is standing at the entrance accepting invitations. As the guard stands in front of the couple before Katara and Toph he lets the couple pass as he faces Katara and Toph. "Invitation please." He request as Toph takes out her passport. "I think this will do." She says shows him her passport. The man looks at it and merely says. "No entry without an invitation. Step out of line please." He says.
Toph looks at him angrily. "Look the Pangs and the Jamsuhons are waiting in there for us. I'm going to have to tell them who didn't let me in." She says blackmailing him. The guard is unfazed by that. "Step out of line please." He repeats as the girls obey and they move out of the line as the other people behind them proceed to move the line.
As they move away they see a carriage stopping next to the palace walls as they see a middle aged man with a ponytail and wearing fancy clothing climbing out and walking. Katara looks as she get an idea and they walk to the man as they stop in front of him. "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you but my cousin lost our tickets. She's blind." Katara says whispering the last part to him. "Do help you think you can help us? Our families are inside and I'm sure they're very worried." She asks.
The man smiles as he bows. "I am honoured." He says. Before he can get another word out they suddenly hear someone call out to them. "Ying, Ling! There you two are." They hear some yell as they see a young boy running up to them wearing a scarf that which covering his mouth. The girls look at the boy confused as he hugs the girls. "There you two are I've been looking all over for you. I manage to bring our invitation that you forgot." He says as he looks at the middle aged man with a displeasing face.
The man raises an eyebrow at him. "You know these young ladies?" He asks him. The boy nods. "Yep there my cousins and they can sure be a handful." He says. The boy grabs their wrists as he pulls them. "So sorry to bother you nut our gamily are dreadfully worried about us. Let's go you two." He says he starts walking away with the two of them. Katara looks at the boy distastefully. "Thanks for helping us but can you please let us go. We don't even know you." She says.
The boy smiles under his scarf as he looks at Katara. "Am I really that well concealed?" He says as Toph just smiles. "Hey Zian thanks for helping us out." She says as Katara's eyes widen as she looks at the boy's face to see the scar that goes past his left eye. "Zian?" She says shocked. "But I though you weren't coming?" She says. Zian lowers his scarf as he grins.
"Well I had a feeling you were going to need some help." He says as he then looks at them seriously. "What were you two thinking? Stay away from that man." He says. They look at him confused. "Why?" The girls ask simultaneously. Zian just sighs. "Look, all I'm saying is that you should stay away from him alright." He says. Katara and Toph look at each other and then back at Zian as they both nod. Zian smiles as he leads them back to the entrance as they stand in the line.
As it is their turn to go in the guard recognises the two girls and looks at them angrily. "I thought I told you to step out of line please." He says sounding furious until Zian steps forward as he looks at the guard calmly. "There has been a misunderstanding." He says as he shows three invitations to the guard. The guard looks at the invitations and then back at the others as his furiousness turns into a calm and collective expression. He looks at them. "Enjoy the party sir." He says as he lets them pass.
Zian smiles as he walks past the guard with the girls following behind him as they look at the guard and they both blow a raspberry as they proceed to follow Zian into the palace. They both face Zian as they follow him. "Where'd you manage to get those invitations anyway?" Katara asks him as Zian grins under his scarf. "Who said they were real invitations?" He asks as the girls look at each other in shock.
Katara looks at Zian. "So Zian…" She says until he cuts her off. "Shh, we can't give away our real names. They're watching." He says sounding secretive. Toph looks at him concerned. "Who is watching? And who was that guy you told us to stay away from?" She asks as Zian just shakes his head. "Someone you don't want to mess with. Just call me…Lian for now." He says as he keeps walking. They look at him as they follow him.
A few moments later
"Where are Toph and Katara?" Aang asks Sokka as they are both serving people while being disguised as busboys. "Forget about them; just keep an eye out for the king." Sokka says as he sees Momo's tail poking out of his clothes. "I don't know what he looks like?" Aang says unsure. Sokka grabs Momo's tail as he squeezes it and stuffs it back into his clothes. "You know…royal, flowing robe, fancy jewellery." He says as they both look at the crowd. "It could be anyone." Aang says. "Another crab puff please." Someone says next to them as they look to the side and they see that it is Toph with her fan next to her. Aang smiles with relief as Sokka serves her a crab puff.
Toph looks at them. "I'd know your little footsteps anywhere twinkle toes." She says as she eats a puff. Sokka sees his sister next to her as he looks at her begrudgingly. "Thanks for letting us in." He says sarcastically.
Katara looks at him feeling a bit guilty. "Sorry but we forgot after Zian helped us from this guy that he said we should stay away from." He says as Sokka looks behind her. "What guy? And where is Zian?" He asks.
The girls turn around and they see that Zian is no longer with them. "What are you doing here?" They look as they see that it is Joo Dee next to them as he her face looks terrified. "You have to leave or we'll all be in terrible trouble." She says as she tries to push Sokka who uses the tray to block her. "Not until we see the king." He says. She looks at him trying to keep her constant regular smile.
"You don't understand you must go. She says as she pushes Sokka backwards as he bumps into Aang. This causes Aang to spill the water that is in the jug he is carrying to fly out as it splashes all over a high class woman who screams as she looks at Aang shocked as she is all wet now. Aang runs to her as he looks at her all guilty. "Sorry no don't shout." He says as he uses his airbending as he blasts a gust of wind at the woman as she looks (to be honest) much better of wet then what she is now as her hair, make up and clothing is all stiff. Aang stands there as he looks at the woman with a weak smile as he prepares for what comes next.
However instead of the woman getting angry and filled with complaints the unexpected (But not really) thing happens. The woman's face turns from a shocked expression to one of happiness as she smiles. "The Avatar, oh I didn't know the Avatar would be here." The woman says as this catches everyone's attention as they all form around him to see if it is the real deal as Joo Dee's smile turns to a worried frown.
"You keep their attention while I look for the king." Sokka whispers into Aang's ear. He nods. "Watch this everybody." Aang says as he uses his Airbending to dance and draw everyone's attention.
After some time has passed and Aang stops with the distraction as the same man that Katara, Toph and Zian met outside approaches Aang. "Avatar it is a great honour to meet you. I am Long Feng, grand secretary of Ba Sing Se and head of the Dia Li, I like to talk to you. Your friends will be waiting for us in the library." He says as he walks of in a direction. As they enter Aang sees that his friends are in the room but he can't see Zian in the room as it is a dimly lit one with only a fire place giving a source of light. The doors close and then that's when things start to get less friendly.
"Why won't you let us talk to the king?!" Sokka asks very angrily and annoyed. We have information that could defeat the fire nation!" He says. Long Feng looks at him unfazed by his outburst. "The earth king has no time to get involved with political squabbles and the day to day minutia of military activities." He says. "This could be the most important thing he has ever heard." Aang says trying to let Long Feng see the important of their information.
"What's most important to his royal majesty is maintaining the cultural heritage of Ba Sing Se. All his duties relate to issuing decrees on such matters. It's my job to oversee the rest of the city's resources, including the military." He says explaining his position in the matter. They look at him astonished. "So the king is just a figurehead." Katara says. "He's your puppet." Toph angrily.
"Oh, no, no. His Majesty is an icon, a god to his people. He can't sully his hands with the hourly change of an endless war." He says trying to dissuade them of such a thought. Sokka steps forward. "But we found out about a solar eclipse that will leave the Fire Nation defenceless. You could lead an invasion ..." Sokka says until he is cut off by an annoyed Long Feng who stands up leaving Sokka confused.
"Enough! I don't want to hear your ridiculous plan. It is the strict policy of Ba Sing Se that the war not be mentioned within the walls. Constant news of an escalating war will throw the citizens of Ba Sing Se into a state of panic. Our economy would be ruined, our peaceful way of life – our traditions – would disappear. In silencing talk of conflict Ba Sing Se remains a peaceful, orderly Utopia." Long Feng says as he looks at the group with an evil smile. "The last one on earth." He says.
"You can't keep the truth from all these people. They have to know." Katara says. Aang steps forward pointing to Long Feng. "I'll tell them! I'll make sure everyone knows!" He says threatening the man. Long Feng is unfazed by his threat however. "Until now, you've been treated as our honoured guest. But from now on, you will be watched every moment by Dai Li agents. If you mention the War to anyone, you will be expelled from the city." He says as he turns his back on them and faces the fire place.
"I understand you've been looking for your bison. It would be quite a shame if you were not able to complete your quest." He says almost blackmailing Aang who gives him a frightened look but then an angered one. Long Feng sits down as he looks at them seriously. "And if you should see you "friend" again do note that citizen discretion is strictly not tolerated in this city and should I have him captured." He says as his evil smile returns. "He will surely be met with a swift end." He says as he expression returns to normal.
"Now, Joo Dee will show you to your home." He says as at that moment Joo Dee enters the room. She stops as she turns to them. "Come with me, please." She says as the group looks at her surprised and shocked to see that it is someone completely different than who they were expecting. "What happened to Joo Dee?" Katara asks. "I'm Joo Dee. I'll be your host as long as you are in our wonderful city." The different Joo Dee says as she bows to them and gives the same creepy smile like the one before.
A ghostly figure stands at the corner of the room completely invisible by the rest. "And when that day comes, this peaceful orderly utopia shall burn to the ground with nothing left but chaos and ash." The figure says as he vanishes.
Done and within less than a week. Awesome. Anyway I hope you guys had a lot of fun reading this I sure had fun writhing. Thank you all so much for reading I really as always truly appreciate it. Thank you so very much hope to see you all in the next chapter. Bye.