Hey guys, We finally updated. (backs away from the rotten tomatoes). Plz we promise the next update won't be as long and if it is…
We hope this chapter will keep you going. (Kudos to all the nice, kind and crazy reviewers)
Wednesday (3rd day of school) –
It was the juniors' first PT lesson for the term and Aang was making his way towards the school grounds. He was quite looking forward to it and couldn't fathom why Katara and Sokka were dragging their feet so slowly that they were almost walking backwards.
"What is PT?" Aang asked redundantly, just to break the tension.
"Torture" groaned Sokka.
"Ritualistic Sadism" whined Katara.
"Oka….y" Aang was sorry he asked.
Katara sighed and elaborated, "It stands for Physical Training Aang; It's supposed to be a fun relaxing period, but thanks to Jun I'd rather watch Sokka eating than… "
" Shut it !" Sokka snarled.
Aang remembered the training he had to go through in Alaska. He had swum in freezing lakes; rock climbed in the gale and skated on cracking ice. PT would be no problem. But as he looked at the others' angry faces Aang realized PT really was a bane in their existence.
"Who's Jun?" he questioned hoping to get the conversation flowing.
"The only woman who makes Zula look human" Sokka replied immediately.
Katara nodded.
"Yeah! Don't say or do anything to provoke Jun Aang, she never forgives. What's her motto Sokka?"
"Something about No pity, No mercy and No regret right?" Sokka said casually. Aang gulped.
The trio put their bags in a corner and sat down near a tree, watching everyone running about trying to enjoy the few moments before—
"Officer on deck! Officer on deck!" someone shouted.
Katara immediately grabbed Aang's hand and dragged him into the line of students standing at attention.
A slim, tall woman wearing leather fatigues walked smartly to the front of the line and saluted the students. She had a whip in one hand and a growling dog in the other.
Everyone saluted her back.
"Ok men Listen up, I don't care how good you are at studies, how many medals you've won at sports, …to me you are nothing. You are scum beneath my feet, cowering dogs about to be shot. You all are insolent puppies who can't do anything right. Do you get it soldiers?"
"Sir Yes sir!" everyone shouted. One boy didn't shout along and it didn't go unnoticed, on the contrary she noticed it too fast.
"YOU impudent brat! How DARE you defy me! Drop and give me ten or face the wrath of my starved mongrel."
The boy fell to the ground and proceeded to do ten pushups.
After the boy was done, she turned her evil glare on the line of students again.
"Give me fifty laps and make it fast!" she snapped her whip at the students and turned around.
One girl took this time to sigh and whisper to her friend, "Who does this woman think she is? Who does she think we are? Some kind of robots or something?. No way I can do fifty laps. "
Everyone closed their eyes and blocked their ears, unfortunately for Aang he didn't know what to expect so he got the full blast of the speech.
Jun turned around slowly and faced the child who backed away.
"Who gave you the authority to talk?" Jun questioned in a soft deadly whisper. The poor girl offered no answer but desperately searched for an obstacle to put between herself and imminent death. Unfortunately there was nothing save for ducking behind another equally hapless student. Jun knew this and sneered at her. "No one defies my orders. NO ONE! When I want your opinion I'll give it to you, understand?"
"Yes M'am" the student was on the verge of curling into the fetal position.
"This is PT. do you know what PT stands for soldier?"
"Physical training M'am."
"What? I can't hear you! Louder soldier! If you wanna be heard to the world you have to be louder! She cracked her whip " LOUDER!"
"PHYSICAL TRAINING M'AM!" the student shouted now shaking from head to foot.
"That's right. do you know what we do here? We don't dance around. This is no fun period! This is training people. Training to be strong, quick and survive in the REAL world."
She looked around for more victims and looked down at her prey again.
"This is not the place to think soldier! You don't think, you only do. Live it, love it and learn it! Understand?"
"Er…"
"Why you incompetent twit! I'd smack the crap out of you if I didn't think it would fill up the whole field!"
Aang let out a small chuckle. Jun sure was funny.
"Who you laughing at soldier?" Jun's gaze zeroed on Aang. Katara and Sokka edged away.
"er..Nothing?" Aang smiled sweetly.
Jun stalked over and towered above him. She upgraded her lethal glare to level five. Yet Aang's smile didn't falter. Jun narrowed her eyes and bared her teeth as she calibrated her stare to max setting, Sokka and Katara standing closest to Aang shielded their eyes …yet Aang smiled.
Finally, Jun relaxed her face from its snarling riktus and stared down her nose at him. Her high-maintenance glare seemed to have drained her for the only insult she managed was: "Wow brat, you're so skinny you could do push ups under a door"
Aang didn't know if he should smile, say something, or do nothing. He looked at Katara for help, she shook her head in a silent 'no'. Therefore, he just stood at attention and Jun passed him without a second glance.
She walked behind the students, making sure to breath down their necks and occasionally poke them with her whip. Jun seemed to have forgotten all about the fifty laps.The students waited in baited breath as her canine growled and snapped at their ankles.
Finally she came back to the front and took in a deep breath.
"Today I have demonstrated how I work. How I expect you to work. If I get a whiff of anyone running afoul, you'll be cleaning the drain with the janitor for the rest of your miserable life, so listen up morons, don't write checks your body can't cash! Dismissed."
There was still fifteen minutes left to the end and nobody could believe their luck. It seemed Jun's encounter with Aang had depleted her daily quota of sadism. As Sokka and Katara regarded Aang with newfound respect, the others clicked their heels and shouted together: "NO PITY, NO MERCY, NO REGRET."
Jun left. Everyone relaxed.
A few minutes later, the trio made their way up to their Biology class, no one asked for an explanation. None was given.
One floor down in room 225, the gang was having their Biology class. Today they were to learn about the human reproductive system.
Sokka was quite looking forward to this (for obvious reasons) and so were some of the other boys. Girls obviously weren't that happy.
Aang had no idea what human reproduction meant or what was so interesting about it. Katara wanted to explain but she didn't want to humiliate Aang in front of everyone, especially Sokka who would taunt Aang about it for the rest of his miserable life here.
However, before Aang could ask why Katara had her eyes screwed shut and her face hidden behind a thick text book, Madame Herbalist stepped into the room.
"Settle down children" she said in her dreamy voice. "Today we will learn about the human digestive system."
"You said we would learn about the reproductive system Ma'am" some nerd in the front called out.
"Ooh, I see you remember that clearly, but I feel that reproduction is a trivial intuitive thing like inserting tab A into slot B and repeating as necessary."
There was a full minutes silence before the entire class was howling in laughter.
"Now that's what I call succinct…" Sokka quipped and was immediately punched by Suki.
"But Madam, we need to know the details for the er.. exam." Kuzon implored with a saccharine sweet tone. Even Katara and Suki's combined glare wasn't enough to stop him.
"Oh all right then, but let me warn ya, the digestive system is more fun!" the teacher mumbled and proceeded to draw some kind of diagram on the white board.
"Aang- don't-ask-any- questions," Katara, whispered in Aang's ear.
"Why?" Aang whispered back.
Katara groaned and proceeded to lie, "Cuz she's a horrible explainer."
"Oh, then I guess everybody fails this subject?" Aang grinned, oblivious as usual.
"Not everyone" Katara huffed but Aang was too horrified by what he saw on the board to notice the pride in her voice.
The diagram in no way resembled any male or female or even an alien reproductive system. The female one resembled a scooter and the male one looked like a gun with two triggers.
Everyone who happened to glance at the white board looked stunned before collectively bursting into laughter.
Then the same person who had shouted before yelled for the whole class to hear, "Man can she draw or what? Madam you should try the multimedia board, I'm sure you can find something much better than that in the internet!"
Everyone laughed again, this was the best incident they've had since someone pushed Zhao into the pool.
As the teacher tried desperately to stop the laughter, the loud noise of the very welcome bell went off.
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Likey? No Likey? Baby wanna go poo poo? (lol)
Here's something extra for your amusement. This is an excerpt from that episode where Zuko and Zhao has the Agni-Kai. (The Southern Air Temple). It has been tailored to fit this story. Hee hee.
Zhao – "You're just a demoted washout; your own father demoted you."
Zuko –"That's not true, when I bring back my GPA to 4 I'll be put up again.
Zhao – "If he wanted you, you'd be back in second year, GPA or no GPA.
You have black mark to prove it."
Zuko –"Do you one to match?"
Zhao – "Is that a challenge?."
Zuko –"A Black mark at sunset!"
Zhao – "I accept, I just wish your father was here to see me put you in detention but I guess your Uncle will do.
Iroh – "Zuko, remember the last time you mouthed off to a disciplinarian?"
(a close up of Zuko's report card is seen, there is a big red HELD BACK ONE YEAR stamped across it.)(Camera switches to Zuko's face as he says…)
Zuko – "I will never forget."
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