Hehe, chapter two, alright!
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The next morning found me in our map room, trying to find the quickest route to the North Pole. It'll take a while, and I had been thinking about how I would get there. I didn't want to borrow a Sky Bison from Airbender Island because then Korra would know what I was up to and she'd tell Bolin, but I also don't want to travel on foot because, well, firstly it's impossible and secondly it would take forever. It would take a long time anyway and that would get people suspicious. "Why don't you just ask Varrick?" Adam asked, leaning on the doorframe.
"What?"
"You're wondering how you're going to get there," he shrugged. "Just ask Varrick to lend you a plane or something."
I stood up quickly. "Adam!" I shouted.
"What?" he replied, sounding startled.
"You're a genius!"
"Yeah, I know," he shrugged once again. "I believe Varrick is in that rundown apartment complex on Fifth Ave."
"Thank you!" I cheered, grabbing my map as I ran out of the house towards the apartment. I stopped outside the building Adam told me about, mentally noting that it was rundown, on the outside, at least. I'm sure that on the inside, Varrick did some major renovations. I took a deep breath, walking into the building, only to find an Equalist weapon pointed directly at me. "Meep!"
"Stand down, Zhu-Li," Varrick's voice came from the top of the grand staircase. Zhu-Li lowered the weapon, regarding me warily. "Who are you?" Varrick asked, standing in front of me after sliding down the railing that ran along the stairs. I opened my mouth to respond, but he cut me off. "Oh, you're the girl with the good ideas!"
"Um…yeah, I suppose," I replied.
"And you're here to sell them to me?" he asked, an excited glint in his eye.
"Um…maybe?"
"I see those visions of your becoming famous movers," he continued, laying his arm over my shoulder as he led me to a room that looked like a torture chamber with a desk, but the sign on the door said "Office." "Of course you would receive forty-five percent of all profits made by your ideas and-"
"How about!" I interrupted. "We take a seat and I'll barter my terms."
"I like the way you think," he nodded. "Zhu-Li, pull up a chair for our guest."
Zhu-Li came out of nowhere, placing a chair across from Varrick's. "Thank you," I said. She nodded.
"Now, about those ideas-"
"I want thirty-nine percent of all profits," I stated. "I'll tell you all the weird dreams I have whenever I have them, but-"
"Oh, there's a catch," Varrick nodded.
"I need a plane," I said. "And someone to come with me somewhere."
"Why?" he asked, squinting his eyes.
"Because Bolin and I are both depressed so I need to go to the North Pole to convince Eska and Desna to move here," I said quickly.
"Who?" he asked, pulling out a box of cookies.
"Eska and Desna? The creepy twins?" all I got was a blank stare. I sighed. "Remember that psycho who tried to take over the South Pole and unleash ten thousand years of darkness on the world?" he shook his head. "The one who blocked the exports and left you with a ship full of rotting fish?"
"Oh, yeah! That guy! I never did sell those fish," he shook his head.
"Yeah, him! His children who are slightly less psychopathic," I continued. "Are Eska and Desna."
"Oh, the girl who was chasing after my boat when we all went to Republic City without you!" he snapped his fingers, looking triumphant.
"Yeah, her," I deadpanned. "Well, Bolin loves her, and ever since she went to the North Pole, he's been boring. So I need a plane, you, and Zhu-Li."
"Why me and Zhu-Li?" he asked.
"Why not you and Zhu-Li?" I retorted, lifting an eyebrow.
"I like the way you think," he complimented. "But what's in it for me?"
"Well, my ideas," I started. "They're not going to try and arrest you in the North Pole, and you can do some marketing and promoting of your business."
He nodded. "Alright, we leave in one hour," he said, holding up a finger to drive in his point. "Pack what you need and meet me," he lowered his voice. "You know where, alright?"
"Um...no," I shook my head.
"Good, Zhu-Li, show our guest out!"
"Right this way," Zhu-Li said, leading me out of the office.
I turned around. "Wait, where is 'you-know-where'?" I called.
Zhu-Li slipped a piece of paper in my hand before closing the front door in my face. I began walking home, knowing I only had an hour before I had to meet him, but where? I knew not. As I walked, I unfolded the paper. It was a business card for the Teddy Bear Manufacturing Company. "Why would she give me this?" I asked out loud, turning the card over. There Zhu-Li's neat handwriting spelled out "If you're too dim to understand this clue then just go to the Teddy Bear Manufacturing Company."
"Well, that makes sense," I nodded, shoving the card in my pocket as I opened the front door to my apartment. "Adam, I'm home!"
"Hey, Kika," he called back, walking into the front entryway. "Didn't you get the milk?" he asked slowly.
"What…milk?" I asked, equally slow.
He twitched his head back slightly, raising his eyebrows. "Remember? You went out to get milk," he said.
"Oh, yeah, that milk," I nodded, still confused, but deciding to go along with it. "I got lost in the park and forgot all about it!"
"Hey, Kika!" Bolin greeted as he came up behind Adam.
"Hiya, Bo," I smiled.
"So you're back from visiting your grandma, huh?" he asked, enveloping me in a hug.
"Oh, no, I haven't gone yet," I replied. "You see, they moved her, and I need to travel a little, so I have to pack."
"Oh, alright," he replied, sounding dejected. "I was just hoping we could do something or…something…"
"Sorry, Bo, I really can't," I winced, hating having to lie to him. "I'll write you and be home before you know it!"
"Will you bring me a souvenir?" he asked hopefully.
"If I do, it might just be the best gosh darn souvenir you've ever gotten!" I announced, throwing my hands in the air as I walked by him to start packing.
There we are: the second chapter! How exciting!
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