Chapter 8
Force Fields and Astronomy Lessons
Up in the air...
Now that the commotion below has ceased, Aang decides to land.
He views the wasteland that once was a clearing.
They just the realise how big the crater was, and just ahead, they saw Nate and Sokka standing over a pile of mutalated bodys.
"So, what parts do you want? I want the heads."
"No, I want the heads. You can have the chest and stomach."
"Oh my god, Nate, Sokka, are you ok!"
"Yeah, were fine. We're just seein' who gets what."
"What do you mean?" Katara asks.
"We have to eat, don't we?"
Katara and Aang blink.
"YOU GUYS ARE CANNIBALS!" They yell in unison.
Nate sighs,"Not really, considering we are no longer human because of the virus, and human meat provides us a good food source. Plus, we'll be salvaging the waepons, armor and technology that was dropped."
"So, what do you have, thats not, meat..." Aang asks.
"Well, we have 3 M29 Rifles, 1 Force Field Generator, Several grenades, 3 sets of leg and arm armor, 2 helmats, and 2 bullet proof, fire and water proof vests." Sokka replies.
"Wow..."
That night...
"The stars are beautiful, aren't they Nate." Katara sighs dreamly.
"Yeah, wait a minute," Nate looks up to the east and sees a very bright, yellow star. He goes and grabs his mini telescope. "Well, i'll be. That's Sol!" Nate crys with joy.
"What's Sol?" katara asks with curiosity.
"It's the star of which my planet orbits!"
"So how do you know that?"
"Well, it's the obviously closest star, which means this star must be Proxima. It's a yellow main sequence star, and it's one of the brightest stars in the sky!"
"What's a main sequence star?"
Nate blinks. "Ok, I think it's time for a little astronomy lesson. First off, see that Deep red star up there? Right there?"
"Yeah."
"That star is called betelguese. And do you see that star up, straight up?"
"Yeah, that's the north star."
"Right, but in my world, it's called Polaris."
"Cool."
"Ok, let's see here. Oh I know, do you know what that bright band in the sky is?"
"Yeah, that's the milky way!"
"Do you know what a galaxy is?"
"No."
"It's a usually," Nate grabs a stick and draws a spiral shape in the dirt. "Shaped like this, or like this," He draws an oval, and a circle. "But ours looks like a spiral. We are on the outer edge of the galaxy, right about, here." He pokes at the edge of one of the arms of the sprial. "And the bulge is the center of the galaxy. The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way! Just think, We're staring at millions upon billions of stars!"
"How do you know all this?"
"That, you will learn in a lesson for another time..."
With that, Nate spoons up Katara and sleep comes upon the two.
Unaware they are though, of the being donning black armor, watching over them.
Next Day...
All is silent... But out of the darkness, comes a loud bash!
"COME ON YA' TWO LOVEBIRDS! GET UP!" Sokka yells while banging a pan.
"Waa... HOLY Sh-!" Nate jumps back as he realise he was holding Katara a bit too close.
"Eheh... Yeah about that..."
In an Unknown place...
After the gang take off, the figure backs into a shadow as they pass over. It comes out and chases them with unheardof speed. Weaving in between trees and disapearing into the abundant shadows. The figure turn into a shadow and goes into the shadow made by Appa. He follows the shadow up to Appa, and he stays in the shadow while they're in flight.
On Zuko's ship in his room...
We find our beloved prince paceing back and forth, pondering over how to manage his mutant state and how to use his new found abilities to the fullest.
"What to do, what to do... Should attack the capital, kill my father and claim the throne? Or should I use these abilities to capture the avatar?"
His pace increase in speed and his muscles begin to tense and inlarge.
"Come on! Have control!"
His muscles return to their normal state.
Zuko sighs and sits down. He buries his face into his hands. Hi thighs and his forearms are covered in bandages, for when one mutates, their arms and legs tear under the pressure of the mutating muscles.
"Prince Zuko, I have some tea. Would you like to join me?" Zuko's overly optimistic uncle asks.
"Very well." Zuko replies in a depressed tone.
"Nephew, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just am a bit underpressure from the fact i'm this... Thing... Now and I don't know how to manage myself anymore.
Iroh frowns, "Prince Zuko. You're powers are a great oppurtunity for major achievments."
"Right you are... Right you are..."
Sorry for the wait... School killing me... well R&R please!