AN: Alrighty then...here's chapter 2 of The Doom of Innocence...I've yet to get a review...I'm very very sad now...but trust me ya'll it's gonna get good! like this chapter is somuch better than the first...and its longer too...idk how much but it took me all afternoon to figure out what to put in this chapter and then put it in words...I've never really tried to write a battle scene before, sooo...idk how its gonna turn out soo...tell me how I did... good? bad? idc what just please please review! Well I'll quit rambling...here ya go chapter 2...R&R...(please)...and ENJOY!
The Doom of Innocence
Chapter 2. A Close Call
"UNCLE, WATCH OUT," Zuko screamed. Iroh glanced at Zuko and smiled sad farewell smile, and awaited his death.
Just as Zuko was about to push his uncle out of the way, a streak of lightning flashed across the sky, snapping the arrow in half, causing it to fall to the ground, just several inches away from Iroh.
"WHAT," Jet exclaimed. "Who would dare try and save that worthless old fire rat?" he demanded angrily shouting to no one in particular.
"That would be me," said a musical voice from somewhere in the distance. A young girl of about sixteen stepped into view; she stood about 5' 8" and had brown hair that hung down to her shoulders, her amber eyes flashed with cold menace at the young rebels.
"And who are YOU," Jet screamed, infuriated that some Fire Nation wretch had so easily countered his well devised plan to assonate the famous Dragon of the West, with just one single blow.
"That is irrelevant for you to know," she said with a proud air, which most citizens of the Fire Nation possessed.
"What's your purpose in doing this? And who gave you the say so to stand in my way," Jet demanded, slowly pulling out his weapons.
She glanced back at Zuko and Iroh, "My reasons are classified as to this action of intervention; however," she glanced back at Jet, "Fire Lord Ozai has given me a commission to cleanse this land of the likes of you rebels. In my case, there's no need for any of my peers to give me the right to deal with putrid rebels like you, I count it a joy to aid my nation by disposing of the likes of you, with or without permission. Its rebels like you who put everything that my nation has worked so hard to achieve, hangingin the balance," she said glaring coldly at Jet.
"Well, well. I also count it a joy to be a thorn in your nation's ass," he said coolly pointing his long fishhook staff weapons at her.
"So be it," she said her fists glowing brightly as electric sparks dashed back and forth, circling both of her hands. And the battle began.
Zuko and Iroh hung back and watched silently, both were dumbstruck, partly in awe of all that had just occurred, partly in awe of her skills in battle.
"She….bends lightning…" Zuko whispered to himself, shocked at her skill in lightning, he himself had rarely seen Firebenders bend lightning, mostly because of the danger it held, only true a true Firebending master dared use extreme lightning such as this in battle.
"She isvery skilled," Iroh mused silently.
The young Firebender slowly approached Jet. She took a deep breath and stood there motionlessly, staring at nothing, as if in a trance. Jet called back most of his rebels, only three remained: a very large fellow, the big eared, big nosed boy with the bow, and a very short little guy that looked incapable of causing much harm.
"Boys, I'll handle this one myself, do what you wish with the other two," Jet said, his eyes fixed on the young Firebender.
"Big mistake," she said summoning an electric orb and hurdling it at him. He flew back into a tree.
He sat there for a minute; judging her skills, and figuring his odds on winning. He grinned evily.
"That's it," he said, a sudden burst of angerflashed in his eyes, "I was going to take it easy on you since you're a girl, a sexy one at that, but I see that we have to do this the hard way."
"Humph, don't hold back on my account," she said as she dashed at him with a strange rod that she found lying on the ground.
"Don't worry, I wont," he said narrowly dodging the attack as she slammed the rod into the tree. The impact of the tree and the rod harshly jarred her body; she fell to the ground with a thud. Taking advantage of her in that defenseless position, he quickly pinned her to the ground with one hand suppressing her, the other to choke her.
Thinking quickly she jabbed her knee in his groin. He yelped in pain and she easily pushed him off. Grabbing her weapon, she slammed it into his back repeatedly,when he suddenly jumped up and deflected her attack with his fishhook-like weapons.
"Not bad for Fire Nation scum," he said slyly, as he continued bashing her.
"Your not so bad yourself, you putrid rebel," she said, narrowly dodging out of the way before the hook on his weapon sliced her throat. She retaliated with a large blow to his left arm, causing one of his weapons to fly some distance away. She quickly glanced over at Zuko and Iroh to be sure they were ok. As she did Jet seized the moment, and slashed her left arm, leaving a large gash, which quickly started pouring blood. She screamed out in pain and fell to the ground.
Zuko and Iroh were so into their own battle, that they barely heard the girl scream, much less notice her impact into the ground.
"Excellent, Prince Zuko," Iroh said as he brought the smallest of the three rebels with a flame punch.
"You taught me well uncle," Zuko replied, punching the boy who had tried to kill Iroh, knocking him unconscious. He turned to face the large fellow who was called Pipsqueak, and as he did, he saw the young Firebender fighting Jet with her left arm soaked in blood.
"You have to help her Zuko," exclaimed Iroh, who was at the time fighting Pipsqueak.
"But uncle what about you," Zuko replied reluctant to leave and allow him to face that giant alone.
"I can handle myself, she needsyour help, she can't fight like that, now GO," Iroh said dodging one of Pipsqueak's blows.
"Alright," he said to himself, running to the area where Jet was currently bashing the almost unconscious girl into oblivion. Running as quietly as he could, he snuck up behind Jet, and punched him hard in the ribs.
"You know, it's very dishonorable to beat a defenseless woman," Zuko said coolly, forming daggers of fire in his hands.
"What would you know about honor, after all you're just a banished prince,who has a father that cares nothing foryou, I should kill you now, in fact I just might," Jet replied with an evil smirk. The young girl shifted at his statement. She slowly stood, and with all the strength she could muster, she summoned a bolt of lightning that hit the unsuspecting Jet in the back, giving Zuko the prime opportunity to rid the worldof Jet once and for all.
"KILL HIM NOW," she screamed at Zuko, her amber eyes ablaze, thenshe fell to the ground with asoft thud.
Zuko hesitated; it would be very dishonorable on his part. It's for the good of the Fire Nation…this rebelhas, andwill kill manymore Fire Nation soldiers if allowed to live. Zuko thought.With slighthesitation,he thrust the fiery dagger into Jet's heart, and in a matter of seconds, Jet, the great rebel leader, was dead.
"Good work Prince Zuko," Iroh replied cheerfully. Zuko looked past his uncle and saw Pipsqueak on the ground, out cold. "How is she?" Iroh asked, startling Zuko out of his thoughts.
"Oh, I don't know," Zuko hadn't even thought of her until Iroh said something. He hurried to where she was lying, unconscious and covered in blood. He silently examined her limp form; her visage was lined with scratches, blood, and bruises. "Well, we better get going, its almost dark." Zuko said getting up and forgettingall about the girl.
"But Zuko, we can't just leave this poor girl here…she did save us, you know," Iroh said, kneeling down, examining the girl.
"Uncle, it's not our place to just take her with us, father gave her a job hereafter all, and besides I'm the one who saved her" Zuko said getting agitated because of all the lost time.
"Whether Ozai gave her a missionor not, whether you saved her or whether she saved you, it does not really matter. She is injured, and it would be the most dishonorable thing you could do to leave her here in this condition." Iroh said looking his nephew dead in the eyes, knowing he would agree, since he held honor in such high esteem.
"….we…don't have any extra room for – " Zuko stammered.
"Zuko…" Iroh sighed, disappointed in his nephew's behavior.
"Fine," Zuko sighed, anxious to get to the ship and back to chasing the Avatar, "But hurry the sun is starting to set." He sighed again and walked back over to her; he picked her up bridal style and bid for his uncle to follow. She was surprisingly light. Zuko looked down at her bruised and bloodied face. What am I getting myself into? He thought, and with that he, Iroh, and this mysterious new girl all headed toward the black warship.
AN: Well...here ya go...ch. 2 How was it? I hope it made up for the first boring chapter...so how was the battle scene? good? bad? PLEASE tell me.I guess I'll wait and see how this one goes over and then think about the next chapter...well...catcha later! REVIEW!