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ACT VI
SETTING: About a week or so later. It is at the Organization base, late at night. Soldiers are standing at attention a ways down the hall. In the infirmary area, two soldiers are in the medical beds as the only source of light scarcely lightens the room as Kanani and Shara stand at the doorframe looking within the room. They seem distant as they glance away for a moment. Kanani has a dark look in his eyes that look like anger, or perhaps hate. Shara seems distant in her thoughts, thinking of many things as she walked into the room. One of the soldiers was Azil. Shara stared at the soldier for a moment before looking at another soldier. It was Zakku. He laid motionless on the bedding, his eyes closed shut. It looked like he was sleeping peacefully.
KANANI - Uingu said he has been this way since what happened…
SHARA - Is that so… Are you blaming yourself?
KANANI - A little. How can I not.
SHARA - I am starting to feel that something is wrong…
KANANI - You're not the only one. (Kanani doesn't look at Shara. Shara stares at Kanani for a long moment before looking away.)
SHARA - May I speak freely?
KANANI - Are we not already?
SHARA - Uingu has found a new 'toy' to play with…hasn't he.
KANANI - Seems so… I am growing tired of his torments… Of late, Uingu and Xizzen have become more radical… Killing without reason… Or crazed paranoid ideas. Shara, you are the only one I can trust… You, Zak, Azil… Things have become more complicated of late…
SHARA - What are you asking of me.
KANANI - I can't ask anything of you. You have been one of my only friends that I know that wouldn't betray me. (Shara looks away for a moment.) I know it has been difficult, believe me…. It's weird. This seems like the first time I am starting to question what we are doing.
SHARA - I have been questioning as well… I was brought up here, you know. I couldn't say that they are wrong, that what they are doing is wrong… But seeing what trick they did… Even I am questioning it as well. (Both Shara and Kanani stare at each other for a moment, a look of uncertainty heavy within the eyes of the two soldiers. They look nervous, understandable do to the way they are talking to each other is possibly treasonous words.) But… I couldn't betray my only family… They cared for me, you know… (Kanani glances away for a moment as he looks at the dimly lit torch. Shara stared at Kanani for a long moment) You normally get quiet when you don't want to talk about something…
KANANI - I know… You are like family to me as well… maybe not the whole organization… but defiantly a few. Shara, I am going to do something tonight.
SHARA (Wide-eyed)- Don't…
KANANI (Undeterred)- I have to (Kanani turns as if going to leave the room. He glances to Shara.) Have you been reading what I told you to?
SHARA - Yes… It doesn't help with my confusion. In fact, it makes it worse.
KANANI - Then you are thinking… something that half of the organization doesn't do. (Kanani turns all the way around to look at Shara. She seems distant again, watching Zakku as he sleeps, and not even glancing to Kanani.)
SHARA - It feels weird… (Kanani turns his head for a moment.) When did I care what happened to people? I don't recall ever really. It feels…. weird.
KANANI - What about Kinseu?
SHARA - I…
(Before Shara can answer, Uingu walks into the room with two guards at each side. One is Zeel, and the other is Xizzen. Kanani turns, staring at the expressionless faces of the three soldiers. Uingu looks to Shara for a moment, a silent order for her to leave. She lowers her gaze for a moment before complying, walking out of the room without a word. Zeel walks over to Azil, looks over the soldier's wound, wakes him, and then leaves with Azil following. Xizzen and Uingu are silent as Kanani watches their every motion. The air is tense with the feelings of hatred and anger weighed heavily in the air. Xizzen walks over to where Zakku is sleeping)
KANANI - What are you doing here, Uingu…It's late isn't it.
UINGU - I was about to say the same.
KANANI (Glances to Xizzen)- I was here to see how Zak was doing…
UINGU - That is why I am here…
KANANI (Angry)- No, it isn't.
UINGU - Fine… You want to know? Recall what happened twenty years ago…with Zerru?
KANANI - Yes… I watched as Zerru slowly lost his mind while he fought within himself.
UINGU - Before that… Remember how effective of a killer he was…
KANANI - In six months he eliminated a total of ten generals… But why does that matter?
UINGU - This is his son… (Xizzen holds a container that has a strange liquid inside.)
KANANI (Looks worried)- What does that have anything to…do…with…( Realization) No…
UINGU (Nods)- It is necessary.
KANANI - But, Uingu, if you even try to do what you are saying…don't… Don't you remember what happened to Zerru… to Chizen… Puzul? (Uingu nods slowly as Kanani stares at him, and not to Xizzen.)
UINGU - I remember, they became powerful…
KANANI - They went insane! Crazed… MONSTERS! If it were not for them getting away from you when they did, they would have gone mad!
UINGU (Grins)- Yes… Monsters.
KANANI (Surprised; Anger)- We are soldiers… Guardians of the Homeland… We formed the organization in order to retain our people's greatness… This isn't it! What you are doing isn't it! We are not monster…YOU are! How can you watch this and not feel anything? Can't you see what we are doing is wrong?!
UINGU (Snaps)- And what the Coalition is doing is better? Can you say what the Fire Nation is doing is any better? Open your eyes, Kanani. The sin has been made and we walk upon the path to cleanse it.
XIZZEN - You can not deny that the time is now… Everything has gone exactly to what the 'Great Mother' has said…(Kanani laughs darkly as he lowers his gaze and unsheathes his sword. His laughter echoes deeply in his throat as he shakes his head. The point of his sword touches the ground as he holds it to his side.)
UINGU - We must purify the world of the weak and return it to the way it used to be ruled… by the heartless and powerful masters.
KANANI (Uneasy laugh)- You are all insane… I see now that I was wrong. I will look for my wife on my own… I will no longer want any help from you. I will also not allow you (Points blade at Uingu) or you (Points blade to Xizzen) to hurt what matters to me.
UINGU - Finally, the traitor has admitted to his crimes…(Kanani looks surprised) What? You didn't think that I knew?
XIZZEN (Unsheathes assassin blades)- We always knew. You thought you were sneaky, didn't you? Hiding our friends from us… It is your fault that all these 'complicated things' occurred. It would have been easier if you and Puzul had done as you were told… Instead you started to grow attachment to the Coalition. What was it… Saki, wasn't it? (Kanani looks confused) The girl that you had been courting all those years ago, remember? Shame if anything were to…(Shows blades as he comes over to Kanani) happen, no?
(Kanani's face is twisted by anger and hate as he looks at Uingu and Xizzen.)
KANANI (Points sword at Xizzen's throat)- If you event try, I will kill you…
UINGU - No more of your idle threats…
KANANI - You think I am not serious? (Kanani uses the side of his sword and bashes Xizzen so that the soldier next to him hits the beds making him fall backward. Kanani turns to Uingu, who is holding his curved sword.)
UINGU - Pitiful, truly, you are willing to throw away everything for what happened. Why? (Kanani and Uingu point there swords at each other as the stare each other down. Xizzen slowly lifted himself up.)
KANANI - Uingu… High General of the Fire Nation Army, member of the Honored Old Guard, and Heir to the Governor of Glavno… WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THAT! (Shouting) No… you are not the friend that I once had… NONE of you are! (Kanani suddenly punches Uingu, sending the General to the ground after the blow to the jaw.)
UINGU (Rubbing his jaw)- What are you going to do? You can't beat me... What are you going to do now?
KANANI - …Find the honor I lost serving you. (Kanani walks backward away from the two Elites, his sword up ready to kill them if they approach. He knows that there is nothing he can do for Zakku because he is on the other side of the room.)
KANANI (Addressed to Zakku)- I'm sorry… I have failed… Hold onto what matters to you, Zak… Never forget the pride in your heart… Don't let them take it away from you… (When he enters the hall he turns and sprints away. Xizzen is about to pursue but Uingu stops him.)
UINGU - Let him go…Give the boy the drug… I want him awake. He has been comatose for to long.
XIZZEN - Kanani brought up a good point… Puzul and Chizen had been exposed to the drug and look at what happened.
UINGU - What does it matter? It isn't like this boy is important… he doesn't even matter… a meaningless, purposeless, and inferior creature, that isn't even a true person… Give it to the brute… and don't ever question my orders. (Xizzen nods as Uingu sheathes his sword and walks away as Xizzen stands over Zakku, making him drink a clear liquid from a container.)