Hey gang. I know it's been over a week since the last chapter, but I did say no promises on this chapter coming out in a week. This story is a lot more complicated than my other stories, and I need to make sure that I get everything right in each chapter (and make sure my computer doesn't cause more spelling errors again...)
News:
-We've reached the Mid-Season Finale. There will be 7 more chapters till the second season ends.
-The last chapter actually wasn't the longest chapter. Turns out that was one of the earlier chapters, which was about 3,500 words if I'm correct. Hopefully, there will be a future chapter that beats that length soon enough. (Most likely, you'll have to combine the lengths of each part of the finale, and hopefully that will be the record length chapter.)
-I just want to be clear, new chapters can come out whenever. I don't want to keep a specific date, because I always seem to not make it in on time. Just be patient, new chapters will come whenever they come.
-And remember, need at least 2-3 reviews per chapter for a Season 3. So review, review, review!
AND NOW CHAPTER 7 OF BROKEN HEARTS:
Avatar: Broken Hearts
Season 2, Chapter 7
"You make me stop breathing" Part 1 of 2 (Mid-Season Finale Chapter)
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Section A: Kya
"We believe the only way to stop them is by killing the guards.''
Kya sighed. "More blood to stop the blood shead..."
"Ma'am, with all due respect, it's our only viable option. They've threatened to kill us already, and we have to defend ourselves."
Kya looked towards the head solider, holding the knife so close to the citizen's bare skin. She knew at this point, blood would be spilled no matter what. Now, it was just a matter of making sure it wasn't their blood...
"Do it."
The rebellion trooper nodded. The troopers began to get some small bows and arrows and began to get into their positions. They aimed their arrows at each of the enemy soliders. Kya looked at one of the bowmen, and was reminded of her lover. She could only imagine the blood shed by his hand, to find her.
'We weren't born to slaughter each other...' She thought.
She then looked towards a small child, who feared for her life, afraid of drowning if the soldier's orders were given to the waterbenders.
'...But it's what has to be done.'
They pulled back their strings slowly. Suddenly, the head solider turned his head.
"Kill them!"
One waterbender fired an ice crystal at a trooper, who immediately died. The other four were hit by the arrows fired by the rebellion, but we're only injured slightly. They began to fire ice shards at everyone. The citizens screamed and looked for cover as the head solider took the life of his hostage with his knife. Kya growled silently and ran toward the head soldier. He saw her charging towards him and smirked. Kya grabbed an arrow off the ground as she ran, and approched the head solider. He was about to stab her when she stopped his "blade" with the arrow's head.
"Ahh... the resourceful one aren't you?" The Head Solider chuckled.
Kya smirked. "Why yes..."
She kicked him in his sensitive area, causing him to fall. She then used the arrowhead to "silence" him for good.
"...I guess you could say that."
She turned around and noticed the river levels were starting to rise. The 5 waterbenders were taking a toll on the rebellion, and the town's last bit of morality. They had to be stopped. Kya picked up the leader's blade and held it at her side.
"Today... the only river I will see... will be the blood of the enemy..."
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Section B: Ozai
Ozai's army marched towards the town, slowly burning the path behind them. They had taken prisioners along the way, both citizens and soliders, and given them a choice. Obey Ozai, or perish. Those who choose not to join were burned in the path, as the army continued towards the town. Ozai smiled darkly.
"How much further captain?"
"Not too much longer my lord. We'll arrive at the town shortly, and burn it to the ground."
Ozai seemed pleased by the captian's words. "Just make sure our army gets larger, and our resources don't run out."
"Yes my lord. Our first wave will begin an attack on your orders."
Ozai looked out towards the small town and smiled.
"Do it."
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Section C: Main Story
The next morning, their march towards the capital continued. It was quiet, as each member seemed to have thier own problems to think about. Aang and Katara were troubled by what Aang would need to do in the future. Shen was worried about the face-off with Xiang. The three adults were worried about losing one of their own to this war. Sokka was worried about his sister, whom refused to talk to him about what was troubling her. Suki and Yue were in a temporary truce, figuring out a way to help ease Toph's pain. Toph was still angry at the Duke from breaking away from the plan. Teo and Haru were trying to cheer up the Duke, who hadn't spoken the entire day. The only ones who were worried about the fate of the city were Zuko and Mai, who couldn't see the many problems troubling each person.
Mai looked towards Zuko and sighed.
"How much longer till we reach the city..."
"5 days."
"Great..."
"I know, 10 days of walking out in the middle of nowhere is brutal."
"I think I actually miss the cave."
"We could barely see anything in there. It was bleak and hopeless."
"That's why I miss it. This place is just boring."
"Could be worse."
"How?"
"Remember... The Fire Nation Ball."
"The one my parents forced me to go to? Where I sat in a chair for 5 hours in a stupid pink dress to watch old geezers dance?"
Zuko quickly covered Mai's mouth as Iroh turned around. Zuko, knowing exactly what moment Mai was talking about, chuckled nervously. Iroh sighed.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that..."
Iroh turned away, and Zuko slowly uncovered Mai's mouth.
"Please, never mention that again. Insulting... you know who... is just as bad as insulting Lu-ten."
"But it's not like they both died at the same time..."
"Let's just forget it. Bottom line, this journey to the comet nation sucks. End of story."
The gang continued onwards, knowing well that they had a long way to go. They made it to a small spring and stopped to eat, drink, and "make way for more tea" as Iroh put it. As the gang rested, The Duke looked over by Toph, who scowled at him, and then walked away. Haru walked up to him, having also witnessed what just happened.
"She's still pissed, huh?"
"Yeah..."
"I still don't understand... if she wasn't really dating you, then why did you guys act like a couple? And why is she mad that you broke up with her?"
The Duke sighed.
"If I tell you the reason, you have to promise not to tell anyone."
Haru nodded. The Duke went up to his ear and whispered into it. Haru's eyes widdened.
"Toph wants to..."
"SSSSHHHH! You want everyone to hear?"
"Sorry. I just didn't see it coming."
The Duke saw Yue and Suki walk over to Toph and begin to talk to her. Toph had tears come down her eyes, and Yue and Suki were hugging her.
"Wow... She really seems broken up about this, Duke."
"How many times have I told you, Haru, it's the..."
The Duke suddenly noticed something. He watched as Toph tried to wipe away her tears after Suki whispered something to her. His eyes narrowed in on her, curriously.
"She's up to something."
"What do you mean?"
"Toph is acting this time. She's using the break up to her advantage..."
The Duke watched as Sokka walked over to Toph. After talking to Toph for a moment, Sokka hugged Toph, followed by Yue and Suki. Toph smirked as the trio wasn't looking at her face.
"She's using the break up to win over Sokka, Haru."
"Then you helped her... right?"
The Duke looked at Toph who wipped away the last of her tears as she and the girls walked away from the group.
"Yeah... I guess I did."
Haru smiled and patted him on the back, as they both knew Toph would no longer be mad at the Duke for the break up. As Haru walked away, the Duke sighed.
"I guess I did..."
He frowned and looked down at a dirt. Meanwhile, Sokka looked over at him as the Duke looked at the ground. Sokka shook his head.
"Serves you right... Serves you right." Sokka whispered to himself.
Meanwhile, Iroh, Piando, and Hakoda were by Appa, trying to look as inconspicuous as possible. Piando frowned.
"One of these young men are going to die, and all we can do is stand and watch."
Hakoda looked down towards the ground. "This isn't right, we have to warn them."
Iroh stopped Hakoda before he walk towards the rest of the group.
"If we interfere with the course of the future, the fate of this young man will be on our hands. His fate is inevitable, I can see from the events going on right now."
Piando looked confused. "Are you saying you have an idea of who it is?"
Iroh sighed. "Perhapse. I can't confirm it, but I have a feeling of who it is..."
"We should probally make sure it's him first, then keep an eye on him, see if we can do anything to prevent his fate... or at least prolong it." Hakoda replied.
Piando nodded. "I agree with Hakoda. Let's keep an eye on each of them and look for clues. That vision was given to us for a reason."
Iroh stared towards the city, still so far away from the group. "Yes... for a reason."
As the three men continued to talk, Momo, who had just woken up from a nap on Appa's head, streched and took flight. He flew towards Aang and landed on his shoulder. Aang smiled at this and started to pet him slowly.
"Aang... focus."
Aang looked up and stopped. He and Shen were discussing their plan to take down Xiang. They had decided that Shen would use his bow and arrows as a distraction against the dark airbender, while Aang would strike him with airbending from behing. Everytime Xiang tried to suck air out of one of their lungs, the other would strike Xiang, preventing his attack. Then, when Xiang began to show signs of frustration, and would move in and spiritbend him.
"How do you know he'll be mentally weak then?" Aang asked.
"When I was traveling in your homeland, the spirits gave me a vision of each of Yuan's minions, and when they showed signs of weakness. It doesn't make it any easier for us, but at least now we know what signs to watch out for."
Aang nodded. Katara began to approach them and sat down on the grassy terrain.
"Are you talking about...?"
"Yes." Shen replied.
"Oh."
Momo started to make some low noises, which Katara thought was cute. As she pet him slowly, Shen raised an eyebrow at Momo. Aang was confused.
"What, is Momo talking to you?"
Shen looked at Aang for a moment, then looked back.
"No, no. It's not him. Go see if it's someone else."
"What are you talking about, Shen?"
"Nothing that concerns you, Aang."
Momo flew away, leaving Aang just as confused as he was before.
"How..."
"When I was instructed to spy on you guys, the monks taught me how to communicate with Appa. I can use the same technique to talk to Momo."
"Wait... the monks knew how to communicate with them?"
"Only elder monks were suppose to know this technique, or those who had an important enough reason to know."
"Oh..."
"So, what did Momo say?" Asked Katara.
"Nothing important."
"But you said Aang wasn't the..."
"Yes, it didn't concern you. Now, let's get back to planning for the invasion of the Comet Nation Captial. Time is short."
The trio sat there, silent for a minute. Then Aang spoke again.
"Can you teach me how to."
Shen stood up and walked away. "Forget it. We'll practice later."
Aang sighed. "That would have been so cool to learn..."
Katara thought about something, and smiled. "Hey, I have a form of communication I can teach you."
"What?"
"Lip communication."
"Lip commun...?"
Katara cut him off and they began to make out on the hill for awhile. As Shen walked down the hill, he sighed. Momo flew down and landed on his shoulder. Shen looked around for a moment, then pointed in one direction.
"Him."
Momo chirpped sadly, and then flew off.
"I know, he shouldn't have to die. He has so much more potential then when I first met him, and we need him... but it's going to happen... and I know at least one girl who won't be happy when he does leave us..."
END OF CHAPTER
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Tao stood on his balcony. He watched the Moon Nation slowly turn into a dictatorship. A dictatorship stronger than Xiang's... than Gang's... than Qiang's... and even Yuan's... and Tao had full control over it.
"Water is life..."
He smiled. He was still under Yuan's command, but he had supreme reign of his city.
"And life is power..."