Chapter Three: Explanations and an Offer
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar. Which stinks. But I do own Raiga, Memo, Tae and Zazi. And any others belong to me!
"What? Hell no! Isn't the Avatar dead?" Raiga asked.
"Apparently, he came back FROM THE DEAD!" Memo started walking around like she was a zombie, but Raiga smacked her.
"You ass!"
"This Avatar is an airbender! Everybody thought Airbenders died out, but not him," Zazi explained.
"That's a bunch of shit. Why didn't he show up a hundred years ago?" Raiga asked.
"We don't know. But we think if we capture the Avatar, we'll be living the easy life, right Zazi?" Tae said.
"Right. But that bratty prince is after him too. And that admiral…." Zazi stopped.
"Prince?" Memo asked.
"The Prince of the Fire Nation. Zuko. He's banished though, which is why he's after him," Tae replied.
"Banished? How can you be banished from your own country?" Raiga asked, none of this making sense to her.
"A friend of Zazi's was there at his banishment. Zazi, would you like to tell?" Tae asked.
"Sure. It was about two years ago. My friend Hajji was working as a servant for the Fire Lord. Why, I don't know, but anyway, Hajji was cleaning the halls when he saw the Prince and someone else on a large platform. He immediately realized it was an Agni Kai, a fire duel-,"
"We know what an Agni Kai is, Zazi," Raiga said, rolling her eyes.
"AHEM!" Memo said to her sister.
"He immediately realized this as an Agni Kai, and stopped his work to watch. He stepped in closer and then saw Fire Lord Ozai. He was challenging his own son! Zuko begged for mercy, but that made it worse…Zuko got a scar."
Zazi finished as he pulled out bread from his sack.
"Wow." Raiga was amazed.
"You have a cookie, Zazi?" Memo asked Zazi.
"No."
"Bread?"
"Sure."
Zazi tore off a piece of bread and gave it to Memo.
"So now Zuko has to get the Avatar in order to regain his honor?" Raiga asked.
"Yup."
"How old are you guys?" Raiga asked.
"I'm sixteen, and Zazi will be fourteen soon," Tae replied.
"Same. Except Memo just turned thirteen," Raiga told Tae.
"How much do you think the necklace and pearls are worth?" Zazi observed the two items they stole.
"On the black market, I'd say….hmmmm….one thousand gold pieces?" Tae said.
"ONE THOUSAND?" Memo and Raiga both yelled at the same time.
"This necklace looks like it's from the Earth Kingdom. Earth Kingdom stuff is coveted by everyone, because of how well it's made and the jewels…" Zazi examined it.
"Think that's enough for a ship?" Tae asked.
"I dunno. A small ship," Zazi said.
"It was nice meeting you two, Zazi and Tae. Memo and I have to go," Raiga was leaving when Tae grabbed her arm.
"Don't touch me right there!" Raiga, in a furious fit, jerked her arm away.
"Please don't go. We need a crew. Don't you want to live richly? And what's up with the arm?" Tae asked.
"I don't know. Living a life on a ship?" Raiga pretended Tae didn't ask her about her arm.
"Well, I want to go on a ship. Not like we could go ask Momma and Dad," Memo said.
"True…um…"
"Please?" Tae gave her a lip.
"Not the lip! Eeegh!" Raiga shrieked.
"Please?"
"Oh, alright. But we're going to have to split the money," Raiga winked.
"Yay! I'm gonna be a sailor!" Memo ran around, pretending she was on a boat.
"Is she like that ALL the time?" Zazi asked Raiga.
"Yeah. It's like she's a six year old trapped inside a thirteen year old," Raiga laughed.
I think Raiga is keeping something from us...
Raiga: No I'm not!
Memo: Remember that time when-
Us (Raiga and Ici) - SHUT UP!
