NOTE: AVATAR IS NOT MY PROPERTY. so, yeah..
[[ i haven't seen the Legend of Korra yet due to some circumstances and i just guessed it or something.. feel free to complain about it if im wrong and im pretty sure i am. leave a comment though. ENJOY..]]
Roku looked uncomfortable with his attire. He and his sister were dressed in pitch black commoner clothing. He'd worn it before when he and Anzae were sneaking out at night to walk the streets unnoticed but now, in front of the Imperial Guards, Fire sages and servants, he was slightly uncomfortable. He stood in attention when the Firelord came to bid them farewell. Their ship was going to take them just until to Republic City and remain inconspicuous while they searched for the Avatar.
"Prince Roku, my firstborn and heir," Firelord Ranzun said formally. "And Princess Anzae, my second born, may Agni bless you with courage, bravery and safe journey to seek the Avatar and assist her in her duty to maintain balance that the great Firelord Zuko and Avatar Aang had bestowed upon our world today."
Roku and Anzae bowed low, palm above fist, the Fire Nation respectful bow. A crowd gathered below them that came to see them go. They were up on a watch tower overlooking the dock. They already said their goodbyes informally, each child receiving a tight hug from their father. This one is just for show. A meaningful sign that they have the Firelord's blessing. Then they boarded their ship.
Anzae can feel the weight of the stares and glares her own people gave her. She breathed in deeply. She hated open court functions like these. Her own people.. hated her because of the way she looked. The spitting image of a dark reminder to her country. Every feature looked the same but for the rich golden eyes that seemed more like the golden crown her father wore. A trait she that she had gotten from her grandfather. Anzae turned and saw Yu Gun on her tracks.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"The Firelord had requested me to oversee that you will arrive to Republic City safely." Yu Gun said. Anzae smiled and stole a glance at her father, far up in the dock tower, who slightly nodded in encouragement.
"All right." she said and continued up the plank.
Up in the plank, Roku waited for them. They waved goodbye. When they were far enough away, the Capital only a dot from where she stood, she turned to her brother.
"So what's the plan?" she asked.
"Find the Avatar and help her." Roku said.
"That's it?" she asked. "How do we even find her?"
"Ask around? She's got to make herself known, doesn't she?"
"What if she didn't? What if she just randomly went to Republic City without saying who she was." Anzae countered.
"Scavenger hunt? A pick-up sign asking for her? I DON'T KNOW!" Roku snapped then turned and stomped to his quarters. Anzae frowned in worry.
"As I've been told, your grandfather had the same temper." Yu Gun said as he stopped to stand beside her. "We arrive tomorrow. Best to be well rested. You had a long night."
She smiled. "Will you bring him some food for lunch? Maybe he's just hungry." she suggested.
"As you wish, your highness." Yu Gun bowed. With that, Anzae turned to her quarters feeling the need of a good, long sleep.
Anzae stood in a flat, light brown ground. The surroundings almost seemed as if they were glowing. Then as she opened her eyes, a powerful glow overtook her body. The glow ignited a series of different eyes like a blazing fire all around her. Then the sensation of falling and she awoke with a start. Her forehead was beaded with sweat as she calmed her heartbeat down. She took many deep breaths and found that she couldn't sleep anymore. The sun was rising in the east as she stepped out onto the deck. Roku was there, greeting the sun with a series of basic katas.
She contemplated to join him but knew better. They hadn't really gotten along for a while. As she walked the dark metal corridors of the ship, she ran into Yu Gun as he made his way to the helm. She joined him and later on played pai sho with him. Anything to have a reason to divert Roku. She wasn't so eager of pressing him for a plan today, not when her dream is still giving her silent chills down her spine.
Before nightfall, they had already caught sight of Republic City. Yu Gun chose this time to tell them the facts the secret intelligence had given him.
"According to the information gathered by our secret intelligence, which in my opinion isn't really as valuable since non-benders had recently been blunt about it, causing riots in the streets but nevertheless, still information." Yu Gun gave a small irritated sigh and Anzae suppress a laugh. Roku just frowned and raised an eyebrow.
"Amon has an army of chi-blockers who attacks or abducts benders and permanently block their chi. Amon himself doesn't come out and play with his little henchmen, but he is considered dangerous. The secret intelligence pointed out his opinion that Amon is hiding something. Something they couldn't figure out. There is a reason why our task force, as well the other nations', hasn't captured this criminal yet. I advice you to be careful, your highnesses. From what I've heard of the Avatar as well hasn't been good. She lacked discipline and is impulsive. She hasn't mastered the Avatar State and all four elements yet. Please, advice her to be more.. Civilized with her actions. She's quite the troublemaker." Yu Gun said disapprovingly.
"Can't be worse than me." Anzae said, shrugging.
"Destiny is cruel in many ways, your highness." Yu Gun said remorsefully. Anzae playfully looked indignant and stuck her tongue out at him. After they had docked, Anzae surprised the crew and Yu Gun himself when she gave him a quick hug of farewell.
He recovered immediately and whispered, "Don't do anything stupid. Be careful. May Agni bless you, child."
Anzae couldn't suppress the grin that lighted her face and readjusted her packs, along with her Dao blades and her little blue mask. Roku bowed to Yu Gun respectfully and they were on their way. For two long hours, they walked the city in silence. They had been to the city twice when they were children but they were never allowed to explore the city and they were tightly watched.
"So, how do we find her now?" Anzae began slowly. Her brother passed her a cold look as if she interrupted him doing something important. But she doubted staring at nothing was important and was just irritated that he was reminded that she was with him.
"We ask questions. There's a good chance someone had encountered her here in the docks. Maybe we can pick up a bread trail." he said flatly. She nodded silently.
They approached a man who looked like he was beaten by numerous men. They stopped a few feet away. Roku cleared his throat.
"Excuse me, sir?" he said to the man. The man had his back to them but now turned with an irritated glare. "May we ask a few questions?"
"WHAT DO YA WANT?" the man snapped. Roku did all his best not to light the man sky high and on fire.
"Have you seen any water tribe girl around here? A bender perhaps?" he asked.
"WATER TRIBE!" the man said disgustfully and pointed at his battered. "A GIRL FROM THE WATER TRIBE DID THIS TO MY FACE!"
"That might be her. She can't be too far." Anzae whispered to her brother.
"Did you see where she went?" Roku asked, ignoring his sister.
"Spirits, I don't know! Some metal bending cop chased her all around the city! If it were me, I'd have her executed! Lousy Avatar!" the man shouted.
"Avatar? Cop?" Anzae repeated with much more enthusiasm. "Roku, the station."
Roku nodded and left the man screaming with a stream of insults. They headed to the heart of the city, where they saw the awesome statue of the great Toph Bei Fong and other war heroes including their grandfather. They stopped in front of the police station where they were greeted by Chief Bei Fong, Toph's daughter.
"Prince Roku and Princess Anzae," Chief Bei Fong said and gave a light bow. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"
"We've come on a mission to help the Avatar with your problem, Chief Bei Fong. Do you have any idea where we can find her?" Anzae asked. Chief Bei Fong's face turned sour.
"She was here two hours ago. Tenzin, Avatar Aang's son, bailed her out. I don't know where she is now." Chief Bei Fong said.
"Oh, thank you for your information." Anzae said.
"You said 'your problem', Princess Anzae." Chief Bei Fong said in a low voice. "What problem would that be?"
"The one with the Equalist." Anzae said just as low.
"We appreciate the help, Chief Bei Fong, but we really should get going." Roku said as he half dragged Anzae out of the station. The last image Anzae saw of Chief Bei Fong was her deep scowl, highlighting the scars on the side of her cheeks a little more.
"Are you insane?" Roku demanded as he pulled Anzae behind an abandoned alley. "Do you want to sabotage this mission?"
"What? That was Chief Bei Fong. We can trust her." Anzae said. Roku looked like he wanted to set something on fire as his fists curled close and wisps of smoke appeared from his arms. Then he took a deep breath and let loose a puff of smoke from his mouth. He calmed as his fist uncurled.
"Don't ever tell anyone else again what we're up to. We can't trust anyone. Not until we know for sure." Roku said. Anzae looked as if she wanted to argue but gave in and gave a reluctant nod.
"Now, we need to think where the Avatar might be." Roku said.
That was when chaos broke loose. A scream pierced the air and Anzae and Roku ran towards it. The sun was sinking and stars started to appear up in the sky. They stopped dead at the sight before them. A girl in blue clothing fought a masked man hard, evading the man's strategic punches.
Punches that can paralyze, she realized. She unsheathe her dao blades and intervened into the fight. That was when she noticed the bright, fiery element that surrounded the blue eyed girl. Fire. She's fire bending, she thought and gasped. The Avatar.
She heard a groan and turned. Roku had a limp arm and stumbled into the ground, a masked man towering over him. Her body acted before her mind could think. With a spin she kicked the man running toward her while taking her dao blades on one hand as the other reached into her sleeve. She took two kunai blades and with a sharp fling of her arm, she pinned the man to the wooden cart three feet from where he was towering over Roku. Roku looked for the source of his savior, recognizing the blades immediately. As he saw her, Anzae was already turning back to her own battles. She had her dao blades on both hands again and was now charging three enemies at once.
"LOOK OUT!" Anzae heard someone yell. She saw the earth move and rose a feet taller than her. With an annoyed grimaced, she ran harder, gaining momentum as she trusted on the amount of force to lift her up into the air. She jumped and kicked at the wall as a leverage. She flipped midair and crouched firmly on top of the wall. Now standing on a much higher ground, she sheath her Dao swords, took her shuriken and kunai blades and threw it at the masked men who ran to surround the Avatar. She specifically targeted the men's thighs, to prevent them from coming an inch closer to the Avatar. Now, having a clear view of her surroundings, she saw that there are two other men assisting the Avatar.
An earth bender and a fire bender, she concluded. As the masked men saw that the more threatening opponent was standing up on the wall, they charged toward her. She flipped her body and twirled in midair again as she timed a soft landing with the ground before her. A presence came from behind her. A fireball shot an inch from the side of her head and right into a masked man's face. She turned and saw her brother coming to her side. They silently divided their opponents.
"BOLIN!" the fire bender screamed.
"BOLIN! STOP!" came another scream from the Avatar. As she used chi blocking to subdue the masked men on her way, she can feel the blazing flame that the fire bender unleashed as the masked men took the unconscious earth bender away. They blocked the fire bender and Avatar's way and surrounded them. Anzae and Roku rushed toward them and together, they took down the chi blockers. Some escaped limping while others lay on the ground.
As the fight died down, Anzae noticed that the fire bender was wounded on the side of his stomach while his arm lay limp on his side. He sat on the ground, writhing in pain and anger. The avatar quickly knelt at his side and placed both of her hands on his wound with glowing water. In two seconds, the wound was healed and Anzae felt completely shocked.
A healer.. She's healing.. Like the way I could, Anzae thought.
"We have to go after them!" the fire bender retorted.
"But look at your arm. You can't fight in this state." the Avatar pointed at the limp arm attached to the fire bender.
"I don't care! They took Bolin! They took my brother!" the fire bender retorted. That's when Anzae stepped up to the fire bender and punched a series of strategic points. The Avatar took a fighting stance but Roku interrupted her.
"Avatar Korra?" he said. Korra looked at him angrily, not withdrawing her stance. The fire bender's arm revived and was moving again. In a second, the fire bender had Anzae pinned down on the ground.
"Where is my brother?" he retorted. Anzae punched the fire bender's arms again and both arms went limp this time.
"I believe you are mistaken, fire bender. My name is Anzae, Princess of the Fire Nation and this is my brother, Roku," Anzae said, gesturing to Roku. "Prince of the Fire Nation and heir to the throne. We have come here to help the Avatar defeat these chi blockers." Anzae said.
"Princess? Prince?" the fire bender echoed, then he stared at Anzae and kowtowed in front of them. It looked awkward with both of his arms paralyzed like that.
"It's okay, that's not really necessary." Anzae said and she jabbed the fire bender again with her fists. "What is your name, fire bender?" The feeling came back into the fire bender's arms and he stood.
"Mako, your highness." Mako said.
"Just Anzae. We're undercover after all." Anaze said with a small smile.
"Hang on! Just how on earth are you sure that these are real members of the royal family?" the Avatar, Korra, said unconvinced.
"Don't you recognize who she looks like?" Mako told Korra. Anzae visibly stiffen.
"No." Korra said.
"How can you even be the Avatar if you don't recognize who she looks like?" Mako said, scandalized. "She's the spitting image of-"
"If you're done bickering then let's go. We have to hurry." Roku said flatly, irritation clearly visible on his face. "We're losing the chi blocker's trail. You can argue who we are later."
Roku then turned and ran to the direction the chi blockers took off to with a relieved Anzae and a worried Mako on his trail.
"Jeez, I guess all Fire Nation are jerks." Korra muttered and ran after them as well. She just have to come up with a really good excuse to Tenzin for being late at dinner.