Chapter 2: Can this day get any worse
A.N. I knew that I wouldn't get a flood of reviews but only two. I'm gonna level with you people I write these stories to learn what people think of them no matter what they are or who they are from they can even be one word for all I care I just would like to know what you people think of this story. So thank you my reviewers Auzden and James68 you two deserve a new chapter so here it is.
A.N. P.S. Now that I have lost ninety percent of my audience with this rant to the remaing ten percent I hope that you enjoy this new Chapter.
Aang winced at the sound of the gondola stopping and the doors creaking open, "You know you really should oil that" Aang pointed out.
"Shut up" said one of his guards, giving him a push for emphasis. As he was pushed forward he saw four people awaiting him the first he knew was the Warden and the second man was General Fong while the third man was Colonel Mongke. The fourth man he did not know but he was of the water tribe and reminded him of Master Pakku for some reason, but with more hair, no mustache, and sharp features and hair style.
"Ah, greetings Avatar Aang I am the Warden of the Boiling Rock Prison, I believe you are already familiar with General Fong and Colonel Mongke and this is Master Paktu of the water tribe and younger brother of Master Pakku."
"Your Master Pakku's younger brother how is he?" Aang asked excitedly and at Master Paktu's expression of disgust made him wish that he had kept his mouth shut.
"My elder brother is fine physically it's his mental state that I am worried about," Master Paktu sneered and at that moment his entire face changed into a sinister mask and Aang knew from then on he would never confuse the two again. Master Paktu cleared his throat and began again, "it seems that for some reason my brother, who was once a great supporter of our traditions, wants to let women learn water bending for defense as well as healing and vice-versa for the men."
"Avatar Aang these men will be the tribunal that tries you for the murder of the prisoner Ozai," the Warden stated stepping forward, "also why you are here you will not receive any special treatment instead you will have to share our maximum security cell with the most vicious and dangerous being in the world, I hope you live long enough to see the trial." Aang had caught upon the Warden's hidden meaning; he had really meant what he said so he was the first to fall under the "inner gaze" that Aang had begun.
The warden was focused on enforcing order and had no tolerance for chaos, a cool and even tempered man with a passion for his duty. The warden was the only good man of the group, the members of the tribunal were focused on order but wouldn't mind using chaos to enforce it, especially Colonel Mongke, and what was worse they all had a reason to get revenge on Aang. No wait there was a part of the background that was glowing, oh wait again just another one of the generic guards. With that Aang ended the "inner gaze" and turned to the warden as he began, "Now Avatar Aang if you will come with me I will explain the rules to you in my office, Generic Guard Number One you will provide the escort for Avatar Aang while he is here."
"Dam it, my name is Gen Eric Guardone(1)," the guard that Aang had noticed leaning against the wall early muttered stepping forward,
"What was that?" the Warden asked,
"I said sir, yes, sir,"
"That's what I thought,"
The two men escorted Aang to the Warden's office it was a small, spartan space. The Warden stood in front of his desk in parade rest formation while Aang stood stiffly to attention the Warden gave a small nod and smile at that happy to see that the Avatar would not be trouble. He reached behind him and took a letter off of his desk and held it up saying,
"Avatar Aang do you know what this is?"
"It's letter sir, however, I do not know it's contents," Aang replied curious as to what a letter had to do with anything going on right now. The Warden smiled at the obvious cluelessness on Aang's face, he cleared his throat and began,
"It's a letter from my niece Mai, she has written to inform me that you are a good natured person and there is no way that you would do that to Ozai willingly and she suspects another's hand in this matter she has already begun an investigation on her own, she will keep me posted on the events." The warden paused and took a long look at Aang before beginning, "You don't belong here,"
"Sir?" Aang was curious at just what the Warden was trying to say.
"Hmm, oh sorry just thinking out loud, but you really don't belong here. The tribunal is made up of men who have something against you and I trust my niece's judgment about you something is wrong and I want to know what it is, if you can tell me." Aang gave it a thought the Warden and Gen were clearly trustworthy men so keeping it as brief as possible he told them all that had occurred in his dream, everything that had happened on the ship, and up until now all that he had thought. Several hours later he finished leaving a silence that was broken by Gen saying,
"Well that was brief!"
"Indeed," was the Warden's only reply. "Thank you Avatar Aang, know this I will try to help my niece with her investigation but now Gen must escort you to your cell and be careful of your cellmate they are not to be underestimated."
Aang's wide smile caught both men flatfooted as he stated, "I'm already accused for a crime I can't remember, the tribunal is already against me, so having to bunk with a bad person for a few days doesn't seem so bad, how could this day get any worse?"
The Warden and Gen simply looked at each other and giving a vague wave of his hand the warden indicated that it was time to introduce Aang to his cellmate. With a nod of his head and a smile at the use of his name Gen helped Aang up and lead him down to the bowels of the prison leaving the Warden with his thoughts.
"Hmm, it will take them a few minutes to get down there so I have time," with that thought the Warden unrolled the rest of the letter and reread the line at the bottom that had been added on as an afterthought and it read,
"Oh yeah and Zuko proposed to me but I turned him down." This puzzled the Warden no matter how many times he read it but he accepted his niece's choice and simply rolled the letter back up and waited for the inevitable. He did not have to wait long as a few seconds later a very loud voice could be heard all over the prison and in the cockpit of the final supply airship of the day the pilot turned to his co-pilot and asked,
"Did you hear something?" To which the co-pilot could only shrug his shoulders and said, "I'm not sure but it sounded like someone shouted, Avatar!"
"Looks like the Avatar was wrong," thought the Warden, "his day just got worse."
A.N. I'm not very good at writing cliff-hangers but I am good at hanging on to cliffs especially when it comes to avoiding the Mai-Zuko mob that will hunt me down for this.
1 Gen Eric Guardone- Is a loyal fire nation guard who will play a bigger role in this story because it's time to personify the Generic Guards because they have had no voice for too long, that and I needed someone to fill the group roster. Everyone wins.
