A/N: Well here's another chapter lol.
"Miss Sakae, if you please," ordered Lieutenant Cong. Tess was the last to enter the small hut where Commander Jiro, the head of the army station in Chakin, had already interrogated Cally, Jan, Brinn, and Mackenzie. Tess had thankfully told them before they were interrogated what had happened and what their new names and Nations were. Reluctantly, they had agreed to keep up the charade if the truth of their origin was found out.
Tess entered the room. Jan and Cally were sitting on pillows, and Mackenzie and Brinn were standing.
"Te—I mean, Sakae!" cried out Mackenzie. She embraced Tess tightly, and Tess returned the hug.
"Hi, Mei Xing," greeted Tess. Mackenzie smiled warmly, and went to go sit on a cushion next to Jan.
"An," acknowledged Tess. Brinn waved quietly and folded her arms.
"Miss Sakae, if you could take a seat?" asked the cold Commander Jiro. Tess nodded, and promptly sat on the floor.
"Miss Sakae, where are you from?"
"The North Pole, sir. I am of the Water Nation."
"And why are you so far from home?"
"I am visiting with my best friend, Jing Wei, who is from this Nation."
"And why should a person of the Water Nation be trusted?"
Tess bit her lip, and then continued, "Because I am only loyal to the Fire Nation, sir. My father is from the Fire Nation, but my mother is from the Water Nation."
Commander Jiro raised an eyebrow. "A mutt, then, that's what you are? A mixed breed. Bah, fire was never meant to be mixed with anything but itself. Some mutts these days, I swear…"
Tess frowned. She hadn't gotten the reaction she'd wanted. Apparently being a hybrid of two Nations was looked down upon.
"But you're still Fire Nation, so I guess I have to let you and your Jing Wei friend off, but as for the rest of these folks, it's to the dungeons for them."
"What!" exclaimed Jan, leaping up. "They are visiting me! They can't be arrested. They have done nothing wrong."
Commander Jiro narrowed his eyes to slits. "No oddball peasant tells me what to do," hissed the Firebender. He opened his fist, and a glowing ball of orange flame sprang out from it.
Leaping forward, Commander Jiro aimed a fiery blast at Jan. She screamed, but something doused the blast just in time—a jet of water guided by Mackenzie's hands.
"How are you of all people, you who have never even seen Avatar before, bending?" screeched Jan spontaneously. Mackenzie shook her head.
"I'm not sure. But c'mon, we have to get out of here!" she hollered.
The five friends all rushed out of the building, with Mackenzie sloppily bending water to deflect any fiery attacks. They ran and ran until they reached the woods outside the city. Just then, a man in a brown cloak popped out from behind a tree. Jan screamed.
"No! It's okay!" said the man hurriedly.
"Wait a minute—you're Chey!" exclaimed Brinn.
"What?" asked Mackenzie.
"How do you know my name?" asked the confused Chey.
"An is a… psychic?" tried Tess.
"Wow," commented Chey, "a Seer. Well, perhaps you would like to come with me to meet Jeong Jeong? First man out of the Fire Nation Army to live. He's a very great man."
"And do you think he could teach Jing Wei and I Firebending?" asked Tess.
"Well, I can't say for sure, but it will do you good to meet him. He's a very great man, that Jeong Jeong…"
"Okay. We'll come with you," agreed Tess.
AS they were walking through the woods, Brinn asked Tess a question.
"Why do you think you can Firebend?"
"Well," responded Tess, "I said that Mackenzie was from the Water Nation, and she Waterbended. So I'm being shrewd and assuming that most of what I say is true, for this universe anyway. I've always thought you could read my mind, Brinn. Maybe our abilities from our own universe are enhanced in this universe. Who knows, Brinn? You're a psychic Earthbender. What more could you want?"
"Well, to write a best-selling novel or get the Nobel Piece Prize or discover a cure for cancer or—"
"I get it, Brinn."
"Whatever, Tess."
Tess giggled and punched Brinn in the arm lightly. Brinn smiled in response.
"Welcome," said Chey, "to my home."
The group had entered a large clearing and saw many huts built on the hill that sloped off towards a wide river. One hut was on the bank of the river so that it was almost on the island; this, Chey pointed out as Jeong Jeong's hut.
"A very, very great man lives there," Chey told the girls. "Why don't you two, Jing Wei and Sakae, go down and see him?"
"Yes, I think we will," agreed Tess, "but An must accompany us. She will talk with this Jeong Jeong."
Brin looked startled, but finally agreed. Leaving Cally and Mackenzie behind, Brinn came with Jan and Tess.
"Why?" she asked Tess quietly.
"You've seen the guy," Tess answered, "He's old but crazy. You're a psychic and might be of some use."
"Are you sure, Tess?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Alright, then, I'll come with you. But just because I'm a psychic doesn't mean that Jeong Jeong will have a weak mind for me to pry into. Being a psychic is more complicated than that."
"I thought you weren't sure if you were a psychic?"
"Well…" Brinn trailed off and Tess grinned with triumph.
"Enough, Brinn," she ordered, before they entered Jeong Jeong's jut.
"Enough of what?" asked Jan confusedly as Tess and Brinn entered the hut.
Lol, bet you found that amusing. Jan is sorta like comic relief, I think. REVIEW, MINIONS!