Hey, Mitsuki-chan is her and here is the start of my brand new Ty Lee adventure!! It is all about Ty Lee when she is part of the Kyoshi Warriors!! YAY ME!! This is Sozin's Comet canon, and full of AWESEOMENESS!! (soree Kumi-sama for using your word). I think that this will test your brain power as you try to figure out several mysteries!! AND TY LEE IS IN IT!! I took a picture of all 5 unnamed Kyoshi Warriors and named them accordingly. I also gave them personalites based on either events with them in the show or their appearance. Their personalities aren't fully recognized in this chapter because this is more of a prolougue than anything. Well enjoy and R&R
"Hey you!"
The voice rang out in the prison yard, causing many heads to turn. It was full of anger and contempt. Several of the prisoner's spirits rose. Perhaps there was going to be another riot! Maybe then they could escape just like those other prisoners did awhile back. The voice was feminine. Even better. A cat-fight.
"You over there!"
It was louder this time, bringing more attention to itself. The guards had also heard it, but they continued to stand in their usual fashion. A riot or even a fight would make their job all the more interesting. They also liked to bet on who they thought was going to win.
"Don't ignore me! I know you heard!"
Two girls sat over on a makeshift bench, taking in the outside world while they could. One of them had jet black hair, and was obviously ignoring her friend that was sitting next to her. Instead, she was staring at the furious girl that was marching in her direction. Her friend had brown hair, and was stretching her legs. She was also talking, completely unaware. That only made her more surprised when two hands grabbed the collar of her shirt and pulled her up.
"You! Listen to me!!" The girl screamed in the brunette's face as she lifted her higher off the ground. The younger girl's eyes were already filled with tears, her face white with fear. She knew she could take this girl down, but hadn't there already been enough fighting? A crowd had gathered around them, anxious to see a fight. Some had even started chanting already.
Her friend got up from the bench, a look of fury plastered on her face.
"Let Ty Lee go." She growled, gesturing to the crying girl in the air. The other girl didn't respond, didn't even hesitate at the tears in the victim's eyes. She drew Ty Lee closer to her.
"This is for what you did…" She snarled, tightening her grip on the prison outfit. Her eyes were full of hate. Ty Lee flinched. She knew this girl was going to hurt her.
"Nikumu!" A voice came from the other side of the crowd, "Nikumu, put her down!"
The girl, Nikumu, stopped, her body stiffening at the sound of her name being called. She grimaced at the command but slowly lowered the young girl to the ground. Ty Lee breathed in as her feet hit the dirt and the hands released her shirt. The color slowly returned to her face, and she watched as Nikumu stepped back warily.
Mai ran over to her and immediately hugged her, letting Ty Lee cry on her shoulder. The betrayal had been hard enough on the young girl. Why did she have to make it worse? Mai glared at Nikumu, to which she got a glare back. This girl had an attitude, and Mai wanted to slap that glare right off her face.
"Nikumu! What have we told you?" The voice came again, closer this time. Nikumu sighed and turned around. Another girl was pushing her way through the crowd, followed by three others. All of them had their hair up in some wacky fashion, Mai noted. Nikumu just had it up in a bun, but it still looked ridiculous in Mai's eyes. Something was nagging at her though. She had seen these girls before.
Ty Lee had twisted around to see who was coming as well, her eyes wiped clean of the tears. When she saw them, she gave a look of acknowledgment. Mai smiled. So she had recognized them too. But as quickly as the look came it was replaced with fear and despair. Ty Lee knew something about them that Mai didn't. What was it?
The girl who spoke instantly confronted Nikumu, a stern look on her face. She was a leader of some sorts. You could tell by the way she walked and talked. The others just stood behind her, obviously displeased with Nikumu as well.
"Don't lecture me, Takumi." Nikumu spat, "You don't even understand what happened here."
"I understand you created a huge ruckus. I also understand that you were threatening an innocent girl." Takumi replied, arms crossed, "This would not bee tolerated at home."
"You know what she did! She's not innocent!" She cried back, only to get a confused face. "You really don't remember her, do you?"
"No, I don't." She shook her head, "But whatever she did doesn't deserve all of the embarrassment you brought on her and on yourself. I'm very disappointed in you." Nikumu's face turned bright red.
"S-Shut up!! And stop acting like Suki! You're not Suki, and you never will be Suki! You'll never be my leader!! You're Takumi, and you never acted like this before..." Her eyes widened in realization and tears ran down her face, "You think she's dead, don't you? That's why you've made yourself the leader…"
"Nikumu…" She whispered. By now, most of the crowd had dispersed, disappointed that there wasn't going to be a fight. Mai and Ty Lee, however, stayed right where they are. They were glad they were no longer the center of attention, but now they wanted to find out what was happening before them. And why did they somehow know these girls?
"You don't realize how this is all her fault! If she hadn't struck me down, I could have helped Suki! Then we wouldn't be here, and Suki would still be with us! Now Azula is using her and her friend as some kind of trap!" At these words, Ty Lee's eyes widened.
"You-you're the Kyoshi Warriors!" She exclaimed. Memories suddenly flew past her eyes in seconds. The fight in the woods. They were searching for the Avatar, but found these girls and that cute animal instead. Then Azula had made them fight them. They had won, of course. Oh no. Nikumu whipped her head around when she heard Ty Lee speak.
"Don't act dumb!" She cried as she slapped her cheek, "You knew all along! It was all part of Azula's master plan, huh?"
Once more Ty Lee began to cry. This time it was loud sobs of anguish. She fell to her knees and put her hands to her eyes. Mai instantly was at her side. She glared at Nikumu.
"You monster!" She yelled, showing more emotion than she usually did. "Ty Lee just went against her best friend to save my life! Azula has no place with us anymore! How dare you assume! We're prisoners!"
Nikumu stepped back. At first, she looked genuinely surprised. However, that was quickly replaced with a look of spite.
"That doesn't change what she has done! She helped take us down!" She insisted.
"Uh…excuse me if I'm wrong…" One of the other warriors spoke up. She cleared her throat and began to continue.
"…But didn't you fight us too?" The girl right next to her said, finishing her sentence. Both of them were pointing at Mai. She stared at them speechless. She quickly nodded, and then let her mouth hang open for a moment.
"Twins…" Takumi explained with a sigh. Ty Lee's face instantly brightened and she rushed over to the two girls.
"Are you two psychic?" She asked enthusiastically.
"No," The first one answered, "I personally would…"
"…consider it a telepathic relationship." The other finished with a wry smile. Ty Lee clapped with excitement.
"That is so cool!" She exclaimed, "My name's Ty Lee! What's yours?"
"I'm Ling Ling," The smaller one said, "and she's…"
"…Ying Ying." Ying Ying smiled, "Pleased to…"
"…make your acquaintance!" Ty Lee practically cooed like a baby. Mai hadn't seen her so enthralled in a long time. She was starting to act like her old self.
"No! This doesn't change anything!" Nikumu cried out, "She stopped me from saving Suki! She beat me-" She blushed at this, and looked away. Takumi put her hand on her shoulder but she smacked it away. She ran off into the prison yard, leaving the rest to stare.
Takumi walked over to Mai, leaving Ty Lee and the others to talk amongst themselves.
"Sorry 'bout Nikumu. She's moody sometimes…but lemme get this straight…" Mai was surprised at the sudden change in attitude of Takumi. Maybe this was what Nikumu was talking about before. How she was acting like Suki… "…it was you, Azula and Ty Lee who fought us in the forest?"
"Yes."
"But now you've betrayed Azula?" She cocked her eyebrow.
"Yes."
"Why?"
The question was so straightforward that it took Mai by surprise. She had to give herself a moment to think the answer through.
"She went too far. She had been using fear to manipulate us and make us do what we didn't want to do. We had had enough." Mai gulped, hoping she had made it convincing enough. It was hard for her to express emotions, especially in words. And this was very emotional. Takumi stared her straight in the eye. Mai began to sweat.
"Okay then, that's good enough for me!" She smiled real big. Mai smiled and wiped the beads from her brow. "It took me awhile to realize why Nikumu was actin' funny, but now I get it. She looks up to Suki like she was her sister, and ever since they have been separated, she ahs been blaming you two and Azula. But now she's taking it all out on Ty Lee 'cause she feels that she could have helped Suki if she hadn't lost to her. But she's not the best fighter and loses a lot, so I don't think she could have helped even if she had the chance."
"Oh…I'm sorry…about..."
"Don't be! Whenever she loses, Nikumu seeks comfort in Suki. Now that she is gone, she must learn to seek comfort within herself." Takumi had this serious look on her face, completely contrasting her earlier attitude. Mai was a bit confused.
"Actually, I meant about fighting you guys and getting Suki separated in the first place…"
"Oh…" Takumi blushed slightly, "Well…did the little speech sound convincing anyways?"
"I guess so…why?"
"I'm second-in-command and forced to practice to take over eventually. Personally, I don't give a hog-monkey, but Suki says I'm perfect for the job. That I'm the best fighter. Pfft…" She sighed, "She also says I hafta abide by the rules and have a good attitude so that I can be a good role model for the others. I'd rather clean the bathrooms." She stuck her finger in her tongue and flashed a grimace.
"That bad, huh?" Mai almost laughed.
"You have no idea! I never really wanted to be a Kyoshi Warrior in the first place. I always wanted to just read…maybe be a scholar or something…But Dad made me join the warriors…just 'cause he was a good fighter. Oh well…I've learned to deal with it…"
"Sounds a lot like me…" Mai muttered, "Forced into something you don't want to do…"
"Y'know, I'm really starting to like you."
"That's nice. But as long as you are friends with Ty Lee, I'm fine."
"You really look out for her, huh? Good friends…"
"We're like sisters…but she is so naïve sometimes I need to keep her out of trouble..."
"Well, she's real cute and not that bad a fighter if I remember right…." Takumi thought for a moment.
"Speak of the devil, here she comes…" Ty Lee flipped back and landed right in front of Mai. She had a huge smile on her face and her eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Mai! Mai! You have to meet these guys!" She sang, "This is Ling Ling, Ying Ying, and Hasoka!" All three girls bowed when their name was called.
"Mai." She said, quickly introducing herself. She didn't really want to be around all these girls right now. Takumi was pretty okay, but she could tell that these others were hyper after being with Ty Lee.
"Hey! I fought you!" One of the girls, Hasoka piped up. Mai sighed. Too much energy for her liking.
"You probably did." Mai replied nonchalantly.
"You had those cool knives that were hidden in your sleeves!"
"Shurikens."
"Those were cool! Could you show us how you did that??" Mai stared at the girl's eager face. She was pulling a cute look to get what she wanted.
"Sorry. Don't have them with me. Guards wouldn't allow it." She said.
"Oh…" The three warriors sighed in unison. Takumi shook her head and laughed.
"B-But wait! I can show you what I can do! It is a lot easier and you don't need any hurtful knives!" Ty Lee reassured them.
"Oh… okay then!" Hasoka said, her demeanor brightening. Ty Lee flipped back so that she would have more room.
"What you do is you hit certain pressure points and numb the circulation. Some people call it 'chi blocking', since it stops the energy, or 'chi', from flowing to that part of your body."
"Where are…"
"…your pressure points?" Ling Ling and Ying Ying asked.
"There are a lot of different ones everywhere. In your arm, your back, your leg," Ty Lee pointed as she spoke, "…and a little in your stomach. There are also some others, but they are usually fatal, so I don't teach them to beginners."
"That make sense…I think I read 'bout them once." Takumi said. Mai smiled slightly and sat back down on the bench. She was starting to trust these girls, and they were becoming friends with Ty Lee. She still kept her eye on the young girl. She never knew what she could get into.
"Now, all you gotta do is hit the points with rapid precision, like this!" She demonstrated a few hits to an invisible enemy. The three warriors watched, awestruck. Then they mimicked the motions to the best of their abilities, while Mai and Takumi struck up another conversation.
"Good! Good! Now, you just have to remember to always-" Ty Lee suddenly gasped in surprise and grabbed her right arm. Mai whirled around to see what happened.
Nikumu was standing there, hands still near the arm she just hit. Her eyes were cold. But oddly enough, Ty Lee didn't express any pain. Just surprise.
"Oh…nice try…you were slightly below the pressure points though. And also you need to use less force…" Ty Lee informed. Nikumu blushed and backed off to watch the rest of the lesson.
Mai smirked. So the moody one had been listening to the lesson. Probably to get some kind of revenge by using the same technique Ty Lee uses. She hoped that Ty Lee could befriend this one, but it would be hard. Mai had faith in her. Ty Lee could do just about anything.
They learned for about another hour, each slowly progressing. Takumi and Mai had been talking most of the time, discussing their childhood and such. Finally, Takumi stood up from the bench and walked over to Ty Lee.
"Ty Lee, I have a question to ask you…"
Phew, that was fun. If you can't tell, Takumi is asking her to be a Kyoshi Warrior. This is so much fun to write, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!! It is going to get a lot more interesting, and there will be a few guest stars popping in, and a huge mystery! There may even be a sequel! I may work more on this than Many Phases since this is canon and a bit more fun, but I really want to finish Many Phases, so I will work hard on that too!! Here is a Kyoshi check!! Nikumu is the girl that Ty Lee hit down in Appa's Lost Days. This will give you a sense of what she looks like. Also, go to dvdscreenshots./216/490.jpg and this wills how you the rest. Nikumu isn't in the picture here (you can see her in the pic before, but it is a far away shot, so I guess they cut her off lol poor Nikumu), but from left to right they are Takumi, Ying Ying, Suki (duh), Hasoka, and Ling Ling. I thnk Hasoka is soo cute! I drew a pic of her in my journal! I just wanna hug her!! Okay, anyways, I picked Ying Ying and Ling Ling as the twins because their hairstyles are similar, just one is two buns on top, and the other is two buns on bottom. I know they are a bit too like Lo and Li, and I didn't realize this at first, but they have a much stronger power than Lo and Li, which will be shown later. That's all I'll say now! R&R
