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ACT V
SETTING: It is late, about three days later after Zakku's trial at the palace. It is a city that had been abandoned a few years previous. It wasn't known where everyone went they just disappeared one day. Zakku had been walking threw the deserted city, after receiving a message from someone to meet them there. Zakku is carrying his sword at his side as he walks down the deserted street, a cloth covering his arm. In some spots it was still bleeding. Zakku glances around as he draws his sword a fraction of an inch out. After a moment he draws it and points it behind him.
ZAKKU - I don't like this game you are playing with me.
(It is quiet as no one can be seen on the road behind Zakku. It is dark as Zakku glances around trying to see any movement.)
KANANI (Hidden)- Really? You seemed to have played the Fire Lords game well.
ZAKKU - Well personally, I don't like playing a game like this, in the middle of the night, in a cursed, abandoned city, without anyone who I know, knowing I am here.
(There is a pause and then a stillness that seemed to go on for a long moment. Then a figure walked closer so Zakku could see who it was. The man stops when he is a sword length away from Zakku.)
ZAKKU (Questioningly)- You again?
KANANI (Nods)- Yes, glad to see that you recognize me…then again, you still haven't figured out who I am.
ZAKKU (Blinks; Recalls)- Wait a second…I have seen a picture that looked like you…(Lowers blade slightly)…Kanani Yuki?
KANANI (Nods)- That's right.
ZAKKU (Lowers blades fully)- You're a hero…(Questioning look) Why are you talking to me? I am nothing more then a—
(Kanani grabs Zakku's arm which makes Zakku stop in surprise.)
KANANI (Serious look)- Because, every person has the potential to be more then some grunt on the battlefield; I am offering you the chance of a lifetime…
ZAKKU (Unbelieving look)- Really? So that is why you brought you little friends?
KANANI (Lets go of Zakku; Surprised)- You know they are here?
ZAKKU (Nods)- Yes, I do… and you expect me to believe you we you have thirteen soldiers keeping there eyes on me?
KANANI (Stares for a moment)- I understand your suspicions…(Kanani waves, and after a moment, it is dead silent)…Worry no longer, they are gone.
ZAKKU (Stares; then nods; Sheaths blade)- Kanani Yuki…I never thought I would have the pleasure to meet such a famous soldier…at least not in this lifetime… You seem pretty far form the Earth Kingdom front, why?
KANANI (Leans on a building wall)- The front didn't need my attention…Things have been happening.
ZAKKU (Rubs bandaged arm; Thinks for a long moment)- That one guy…
KANANI - You're a quick study… His name is Puzul.
ZAKKU - Never heard of him…
KANANI (Shrugs)- Not surprised…anyways… you cherish you country, right, Sonitus Tener Canis?
(Zakku gives a look that says he knows what Kanani had said. He looks slightly insulated, but after a moment looks not so annoyed.)
ZAKKU - I do, Superbus Vir. Si vos mens ego operor non amo vos rudis. Is ledo mihi.
(Kanani laughs as he hears Zakku speaking the same ancient language that he was speaking in. Zakku laughs after a moment as well showing no hard feelings. He nodded after a moment.)
KANANI - My apologies for offending you, I will not say that again. Are you willing to listen to me?
ZAKKU (Thinks for a moment)- Sure I guess… you don't seem all that bad…
(Kanani smiles slightly as he is happy to hear that Zakku is willing to hear him out.)
KANANI - Good… But I warn you, when I tell you this, there's no going back. If you reject my offer after hearing this…then I will be forced to kill you…understand?
(Zakku looks nervous slightly as he thinks for a moment. His eyes narrow slightly as the move from side to side as he thinks about the choice laid before him.)
ZAKKU (Looks uneasy)- I…I…alright…I'll hear you out.
KANANI (Nods)- You have some good skills…excellent, in fact. The man I work for has decided to offer you the chance to join us, Lupuz, an organization that has been sworn to carry out the will of the empire. We are soldiers.
ZAKKU - What are you…like royal guards?
KANANI - Not really… We do not directly serve the Fire Lord…we protect the nation; we are keepers of its greatness… Protectors of the Homeland.
ZAKKU - Protectors of the Homeland…has a ring to it… You offer me this chance… what makes me any different…anyone can be trained to fight with a sword or Fire Bend.
KANANI - True…but you have something no other person does…you are young, yet you understand much about the world…you know that in order to preserve freedom, you have to fight for it…
ZAKKU - I guess…(Walks to a column and leans on it, facing Kanani.) From what you say, this Organization seems rather secretive…
KANANI - We have to be…the deeds we have to do, can bee seen as… extreme…but us soldiers fight for the greater good.
ZAKKU - I see…soldiers…(Remembers seeing banners, marches, and stories about soldiers and their greatness)…Hmmm…(He looks at Kanani)… what do I get if I join?
KANANI - What is you dream? What is it you want?
ZAKKU (Stands up, grins as he looks up to the sky)- I…I want to be a hero. (Zakku smiles as he nods)…Yeah…that's right…I want to be a hero.
KANANI (Laughs as he nods)- If that is your dream…then you should push for it. (Gets up and motions to leave) So…I can say that you are willing to join?
ZAKKU - Yes…I am…I will be the greatest hero…I will protect my nation. (Zakku smiles as he thinks about becoming a hero. He turns and follows Kanani.)