Chapter Twenty One: Death Scroll
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"What?" Ieko peeked at what Yoshiro gasped at.
Yoshiro felt a chill down her spine as she continued to read the scroll.
On the night of the full moon of this month, the fire and earthbending girl must be executed on the island of Arrengos. If the girl does not show up on this night, the entire third division of the Fire Nation army must retrieve her and eliminate her on the spot.
Execution…like Xokku….
Night of the full moon of this month…oh no! That's…five days!
Yoshiro dropped the scroll and felt herself feeling a bit faint.
"No!" Yoshiro yelled.
"What is going on? Yoshiro?" Iroh noticed Yoshiro. He walked over to where Yoshiro had dropped the scroll.
"Oh my…" Iroh read.
"Can we just hurry it up?" Zuko impatiently yelled.
"Sure! You go capture the stupid Avatar! It doesn't matter to you that I'm going to be dead, does it? I'm going to be executed!" Yoshiro screeched at him. He blinked.
"It's true," Iroh nodded.
Yoshiro…is being executed? I hate her…but execution? ….
Zuko was actually surprised. Yes, it was true he hated her with a passion, that he found her extremely annoying, but killing her?
"You better go capture the Avatar before he gets away. I'll be in my room."
Yoshiro left everyone behind and swiftly went into her room.
"Did you hear that? That girl…she's going to be executed! We have got to save her!" Katara had heard the whole ordeal.
"What! We can't swoop down, not when we're about to get hit by one of those flaming death traps!" Sokka said.
"Why is she going to be executed?" Aang asked.
"I don't know, Aang," Katara replied.
Sokka folded his arms.
"Let's go that way. They won't see us!" Aang pointed.
They nodded as Aang drove Appa to the back of the ship.
Ieko was stunned. Yoshiro? Execution? But why?
He felt betrayed. Ieko was confused. Why? Did she break a law? And where was her father, General Xokku? He needed answers.
"Sir, but why is she being executed?" Ieko asked Iroh.
"A long story. Her father is dead too, you know," Iroh said.
Ieko dropped his jaw. What had happened since he last saw Yoshiro? He was lost in perplexity.
Ieko shook his head.
"General Xokku died?"
"Yes. He was executed about…hmm…four weeks ago?" Iroh said.
Ieko was surprised.
"I see."
He pretended to know. But he really didn't know.
"Why do I have to get off?" Sokka complained. He was on the boat, while Aang and Katara were on Appa.
"Because…um…why did we Katara?" Aang asked Katara.
"Rock paper knife, remember?" She smirked.
"Oh yeah. Sokka got rock…" Aang recollected.
"I still don't want to do this," Sokka grumbled.
He crept to where he though he saw the girl go in and sighed. He hated doing this. Why couldn't Aang or Katara do it?
Sokka walked slowly to a room, and looked inside. No one. He crept to another room. He peeked inside and-
"AAAAGH! GROPER!" Yoshiro shrieked.
"What?" Sokka said.
"I'm in my night gown, you pervert!" She whacked him.
"I'm not a pervert! I'm not a groper either! Look, you're coming with me," Sokka grabbed Yoshiro's wrist but she yanked it back.
"Could I at least get dressed, pervert?" Yoshiro shoved him out.
"I'm not a-," She slammed the door on him.
"Pervert."
Who is he? Looks like a Water Tribesman. How could he get here? He is a pervert! I better get away fast, I don't want to be executed…
Yoshiro slipped back into her clothes and headed outside.
"Come with me."
Sokka led her to where Aang, Appa and Katara were.
"Flying…bison? But those…" Yoshiro was wide eyed.
"To make it short, he's the Avatar. That's Aang. There's my sister, Katara. I'm Sokka, and I'm NOT A PERVERT!" He shouted.
Sokka…Katara…where have I heard of those names before?
"So the Avatar does exist…I just thought Zuko was crazy- oh wait! He already is," Yoshiro said to herself.
"Who?" Katara asked her.
"Nevermind."
"What's your name?" Aang asked her.
She smiled and said,
"Yoshiro."
S.E.: Rock paper knife...since they didn't have scissors, well, yeah.
Chi: I win!
Natasha: Darn you Chi! I always pick knife!
Chi: Heheh...