Ah! It feels so good to be writing again! Now, this chapter is one I wrote, like last year, and it's one of my favourites, so enjoy.
Yao and Shuai sit on the cliff, holding hands, watching the sunrise.
We pan into camp.
E Liu and Chien Po are packing up.
E Liu looks at Shuai's map.
E Liu: So Ko Zhu isn't too far from here, right?
Chien Po: Right. It shouldn't take us more than a day to get there.
E Liu: So now we just have to find a way over that mountain.
Lee is walking around in a clearing, exercising her now-healed ankle.
Ling sits on a bent tree branch watching her.
Lee begins to walk around on her hands.
Ling: Pretty impressive.
Lee falls onto her back.
Ling: I take that back.
Lee:(In pain) Oooh, that hurt.
Yao walks into the clearing.
Yao: (Quietly, to Ling) Any luck?
Ling: With what?
Yao gestures to Lee.
Ling:(Quietly, to Yao) Is that really any of your business?
Yao: (Quietly, to Ling) It is now.
Lee stands up and walks back towards camp.
Yao: Well?
Ling: (sighs) No luck.
Yao: You're doomed to be single forever.
Ling: Shut up, I am not.
Yao: You sure about that pal?
Ling:(Sigh) No.
Yao: Well, Lee's a girl, right?
Ling: I wouldn't let her hear that if I were you.
Yao: Yeah, I know, I still got the bump on my head. But anyway, there's gotta be some small piece of her that's a girl.
Ling: How do you figure that?
Yao: It's that whole 'Yin-Yang' thing. Everybody's got some part of em that's Yin, and some part of em that's Yang.
Ling: I'm starting to think that she's ALL Yang.
Yao: Just try to find Lee's Yin. It's in there somewhere.
Ling: Yeah, but HOW do I find it?
Yao: (Thinks) I got nuttin.
Ling:(Sarcastic) Gee, some help Yao.
He walks toward camp.
Yao follows behind him.
Ling: Well, what made Shuai fall in love with you?
Yao: Must've been my roguish good looks.
Ling: I doubt that. (Yao smacks him) Ow!
Shuai runs toward Yao and kisses him on the cheek.
Yao: (To Ling) Why don't we ask her?
Shuai: Ask me what?
Ling: What made you fall in love with Yao?
Shuai: I dunno.
Ling: I AM doomed to be single forever!
He begins to hit his head on a tree repeatedly.
Shuai: Love just happens, I guess.
Ling stops hitting his head.
Ling: What?
Shuai: If two people are meant to be together, then they will be.
Yao: Yeah, just give it a shot. I mean, whady'a got to lose?
Ling: Besides my last bit of dignity? Nothin'.
He walks into camp.
Shuai: Aw…. Poor Ling.
Yao: Don't worry bout him. He lost his last bit of dignity a LONG time ago.
Ling sees only E Liu at camp.
Ling: Where…?
E Liu: She's down at the lake with Chien Po.
Ling: Thanks.
He starts off for the lake.
E Liu: Hey Ling?
Ling: Yeah?
E Liu: Good luck.
He continues on to the lake.
E Liu: (To self) You'll need it.
Lee and Chien Po are searching for something around the water's edge.
Lee: Where the heck is that thing?
Chien Po: You sure you left it down here?
Lee: Pretty sure. Oh man, E Liu's gonna kill me if I lost it!
Ling enters.
Ling: Lost what?
Lee: Shen's scarf! I can't find it anywhere!
Ling: I've got it right here.
He pulls the scarf out of his pocket.
Lee: Huh?
Ling: You gave it to me earlier this morning cause you were afraid you'd lose it, remember?
Lee: Ai-yah! I'm such an idiot!
She turns to Chien Po.
Lee: Sorry for making you look for something that wasn't even lost, Chien Po.
Chien Po: No problem. I'm just glad it's not lost.
He takes the scarf from Ling and heads back to camp.
Chien Po: I'll return this to E Liu.
Lee: Kay.
Chien Po:(Quietly, to Ling) Good luck.
Chien Po exits.
Ling:(Thinking) Why does everyone keep saying that?
Lee sits on a rock, hitting herself slightly on the head in frustration.
Lee:(To self) Stupid (hit) stupid (hit) Stupid! (hit)
Ling: Hey, it coulda' happened to anybody.
Lee: Yeah, I guess.
Ling:(Thinking) Now's my chance!
Ling stares at the sky.
Ling: You know, I love looking at sunrises.
Lee: Hmm?
Ling: Yeah, they're just so perfect, and gorgeous, and wonderful.
Lee: Wow, that's a beautiful sentiment, Ling.
Ling:(Hopeful) Really?
Lee: Yep. 'Cept the sun's rising over there.
She points behind him.
Ling spins around and looks at the sky coming over the hill, identical to the sky across the lake.
Ling: Oh.
Lee laughs as she walks back to camp.
Lee: And I thought I was stupid?
She exits.
Ling: I am doomed to be single forever!
(Echo): Forever…ever….ever….
Lee leans out of the forest.
Lee: What was that?
Ling: I said I think it's time we resumed our endeavour!
Lee: Oh, okay.
She continues walking back to camp.
Ling: Whoa, I didn't know I knew words like that.
Zi Mei is walking through the town, giving the Shun Fei's instructions.
Zi Mei: Okay, that's it guys, you got it./ Looking good Liang./ That's it girls, show em who's boss!
A man comes running up.
Man: Zi Mei! Zi Mei!
Zi Mei: What is it?
Man: There has been talk at the Lao Shing camp.
Zi Mei: Pertaining to…?
Man: There is a group of people- 3 men, and 3 women, traveling through the forest, on their way here!
Zi Mei: What does this have to do with anything?
Man: Word has it that one of them is your sister.
Zi Mei: My sister? But, what would she be doing here! I didn't tell her about this!
She sighs.
Zi Mei: Well, if it is her, then it's good of her to come. We could use her help, and her friends.
Man: So, we shall resume with the plans?
Zi Mei: Of course. I will deal with my sister. Now get back to your post.
Man: Right away.
He exits.
Zi Mei:(To self) Lee, what are you doing here?
Our group of six peers into a large whole.
Shuai: You sure this is the only way to the other side?
E Liu: Well, we can't get over the mountain, we can't go around it, and we can't go through it, so the only other option is to go under it.
Ling: So, who wants to jump into the big dark scary hole first?
Yao:(Sarcastic) Oh oh me. Pick me!
Lee: Okay.
She kicks him in.
Yao:(Falling) I was kidding……! (Thud) (Pause) Oooooowwww!
Chien Po: Are you alright?
Yao:(Sarcastic) Oh yeah, the hard rock broke my fall!
Lee: Okay. Who's next?
She looks around the group, and her eyes rest on Shuai.
Shuai: Oh no! Not me! No way! Nu-uh! No! No! No!
Lee: Too bad.
She pushes her in.
Lee: Catch her, Yao!
Shuai screams as she falls down the hole.
Yao catches her.
Yao: You okay sweetie?
Shuai:(Completely freaked out) Mm-hmm.
Back up top.
Chien Po: I'll go next, I guess.
He jumps in the hole.
Chien Po: Look out below!
Yao looks up and sees Chien Po.
He screams, drops Shuai, and runs.
Shuai: Hey!
She, too, looks up and sees Chien Po.
She screams, and runs away, just in time to miss being hit by Chien Po.
E Liu: Heads up!
She comes down the hole, and Chien Po catches her.
Back up top.
Ling looks at Lee.
Ling: You or me next?
Lee: I'm thinking of a number.
Ling: Seven?
Lee: Nope.
She pushes him in, then jumps, herself.
Ling lands on the bottom, only to have Lee fall on top of him.
Lee:(Sarcastic) Nice catch.
Ling:(In pain) I do what I can.
Lee stands up and looks at the others.
Lee: Now that wasn't SO bad, was it?
Yao and Shuai growl at her.
Lee: Uh-oh.
She runs down the tunnel.
Shuai and Yao chase after her.
Shuai:(Very angry) Yeah, you'd better run!
Ling:(To E Liu) Shuai is scary when she's angry.
E Liu: This is nothing. You should see her when somebody calls her fat.
OW!OW!OW! My fingers hurt from typing!
I'd like to thank my mom for the sunrise line, if she didn't know which way the sun set, I would've never thought of it.