Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction ❯ AVATAR: The Legend of ❯ Book 1: Fire, Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Persona Ohnlyne 
second chapter of the story.
Non Anime: Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 09.26.2012 | Updated On: 11.23.2012 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 192 | Status: Completed
second chapter of the story.
Non Anime: Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 09.26.2012 | Updated On: 11.23.2012 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 192 | Status: Completed
There was little to do or see in the cargo area of the biplane. The constant rumbling of the engine could be heard all over. Sahara just sat down, hiding behind some boxes that she didn’t even know what contained. Her cat-lizard Bastet was curled up and sleeping soundly. Sahara didn’t know how long they had taken off, she was sure it was at least some hours already, and wondered how long it would be before they reached the Fire Nation.
Sliding down, her back against the wooden crate, she laid down on the floor next to Bastet. She was exhausted from the events of the previous days, but she didn’t want to fall asleep. Not because she was afraid that she might miss getting off the plane when the time came, but of the nightmares she had when she slept. Nightmares of the fake Avatar Ken Genseki, and fire, and pain, and sorrow, and her tribe, and her mother dying.
“Mom...” a single tear ran down Sahara’s cheek, as she held her knees close to her with both arms, and placed her head on them. Finally, exhaustion overwhelmed her, and she fell asleep.
Fire
Air
Water
Earth
Only the Avatar can master the four elements and bring balance to the world.
AVATAR: The Legend of Sahara.
Book 1: Fire
Chapter 2
The private runway of the Genseki Industrial complex in the Fire Nation made room for the cargo biplane to land, as one runway operator Firebender made signals with his hands, and firebending, for the biplane to land. As one of the most powerful corporations in the world, Genseki Industries has several warehouses in all corners of the world, and a big line of cargo biplanes, and boats, to transport all their manufacture all over the globe. They were placed in special warehouses inside the different nations but overseen by Genseki Industries staff, to ensure that nothing entered or leave without proper controls.
The plane landed and two operators opened the cargo door, as a third one followed them with a forklift.
“You heard what happened at the Eath Kingdom with the boss the other day?” said one of the operators as he secured the door opened with some levers.
“Huh? No. What happened?” replied the other.
“It’s all over the radio networks of the company,” replied the first one, “apparently some Sandbenders in the Si Wong Desert attacked the Avatar, you know, the boss.” The second operator nodded, it was common knowledge that the owner of Genseki Industries was Ken Genseki, the current Avatar.
“Well, apparently the boss had to defend himself from their attack, and he had no choice but to kill them. They say he was just there peacefully to negotiate some terms, and those Sandbenders just attacked him. Can you believe it?”
“Wow. And then what happened?” asked the second operator, as he secured his side of the cargo bay door with some levers.
“Well, the radio reports say that one of those Sandbenders got away. Must be something pretty big because they are actually calling back all of Genseki Industries scouts from all over to go to the desert and help find this Sandbender!” finished the first one, as he signaled the operator of the forklift to move the device closer to the open cargo doors.
The noise outside made Sahara wake up. She didn’t even notice when she fell asleep! And now the plane had arrive… somewhere (she hoped it was in the Fire Nation). But she now had to get out of there before they found her!
The crate Sahara was using for hiding was suddenly moved by two men wearing workclothes with the Genseki Industries logo. The two runway operators and Sahara started at each other for a second, then Sahara gave an innocent smile, and bolted out of the plane! Bastet was close behind her.
“Stowaway! Stowaway!” called out the runway operator, giving the alarm to the rest of the Genseki industries warehouse complex.
Sahara found herself running through the runway of the complex, as several security men of the Genseki corporation were now running towards her. Some were Firebenders, while others were wearing the electric gloves that had been used to subdue her fellow Sandbenders just a couple of days ago.
“It’s a girl… and a cat-lizard!” yelled one.
“Stop right now!” yelled another one.
Sahara stopped when three men stepped in front of her, she moved her hands up then down and made a circular motion.
Her Earthbending wasn’t very good, just like an Earthbender wasn’t that good of a Sanbender, but she managed to improvise. She softened the soil below them, turning it into a more powder-sandy like substance. Then they fell and she hardened the dust around their feet. Sahara ran again.
“Stop now!” one of the stuck men, a firebender, yelled. He used his firebending to shoot a fireball at Sahara, Sahara ran to a side and dodged it.
“I’ve got you now, you little… YOW!” A man with an electric-glove was about to stun Sahara when Bastet jumped and scratched him. This gave Sahara the window of opportunity to run past him.
Sahara smiled when she saw the metal door that was the only way in and out of the complex, which was surrounded by a metal fence. She untied the rope and sand-bag from her waist, and started spinning it around. “Come on Bastet! We are getting out of here!” she tossed the sand-bag with the rope, and using Sandbending she made it tie itself around a pole next to the door, she was about to use it to climb up.
“We are almost there Bastet! Hang on!”
... when suddenly, a set of bolas was tossed at her from one side, securing her arms, pinning them around her.
Sahara fell down on the ground, as she saw a Genseki Industries Mecha-Tank approaching her. What kind of facility was this!? “Bastet, run away!” she said to her cat-lizard.
A little reluctantly, not wanting to leave her master behind, the cat-lizard ran away from the place, but was caught by another man wielding a net. “Gotcha!” he said as Bastet was secured in the net.
“Bastet! No! AAAAGH!” Sahara yelled in pain as electricity suddenly came out of the metallic bolas that were binding her. Knocking her out cold. The last thing she saw before passing out where the rest of the men, all wearing uniforms of Genseki Industries, approaching her with nets and binding ropes.
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When Sahara woke up, she was in a completely different place.
It was a small room. There was nothing in there, except a small light bulb to give the room light, a wooden table and two chairs, one on each side of the table. Sahara was sitting on one of the chairs, the one that was facing what, she guessed, was the only door to the room. The door as well as the walls, were all made of metal.
She was also dressed in different clothes. Gone were her Sandbending robes and headgear, in its place she was a dull and plain red-pink shirt and baggy pants, made of cheap fabrics. Her feet were in a darker color plain shoes. She also felt something on her, she looked that there was some strange and complex device made of chains that ran all over her body, crossing over her arms, and legs under her clothes, she felt them on her chest, belly and back, and also on her neck. In some places this thin chain had one big and plain round metal disc that was a different color from the rest of the chain. This discs were at specific intervals and the chain made sure they pressed against her body. She couldn’t see it, but a metal padlock was holding the whole chain in place. She also noticed that both her arms and legs were secured to the chair with tick ropes. Where was she?
Sahara suddenly looked up when she heard the lock of the door opening. Her face suddenly was a mixture of fear, rage and anguish when she saw who walked into the tiny room and sat on the chair in front of her, as the metal door was closed and locked again.
“YOU!” exclaimed Sahara, gritting her teeth, trying in vain to move her extremities, but the rope was well tied.
“Yes, it’s me.” Said Ken Genseki, smiling to his Sandender prisoner, he was wearing one of his long robes, the ones he used to hide the hoses and devices that allowed him to fake his bending powers. “Wellcome to the Boiling Rock.”
“What are you doing here!? Where am I!?” Sahara asked.
“Well, I am here because I’m overlooking the imprisonment of a very dangerous criminal.” He said smiling confidently at Sahara, “And as where you are, I told you. This is the Boiling Rock. The most high security prison in the world, located right in the middle of a boiling lake in a volcano. While the prison is under the jurisdiction of the Fire Nation, Genseki Industries has so many defense and security contracts with the Fire Nation that basically everything in here is built by my company. Including that Chi-Blocking chain-suit that you are wearing under your prison uniform.”
“Chi-blocking chain-suit?” said Sahara, again looking at the chains going around her arms, holding the metal discs at different intervals.
Ken nodded, “Yes, Chi-blocking. This prison has some of the most dangerous criminals in the world, not just from the Fire Nation, we can’t have benders using their powers to escape. So Genseki Industries developed this special Chi-Blocking chain-suits. They are built under the same principle that the chi-blocking martial art works. It does not paralyze you, but those special discs are made of magnetic metal. They mess up a bender’s chi flow, not allowing them to do bending of any kind as long as they are wearing them. Neat, huh? They are our number one product among our security contractors.”
“I know you are not the Avatar.” Sahara looked at Ken Defiantly, “I heard you back at the warehouse in the Misty Palm Oasis.”
Ken was surprised but quickly brushed it off, and again looked at Sahara with a superior smug, “Well, it comforts me to know you only found out when I said it, and not because you noticed you could firebend. For a minute there I was worried that I might have to take you more seriously, but you are just a dumb Sandbender that lived in the middle of a desert.”
“Don’t call me that, you... you murderer!” spat out Sahara.
“Or what? You’ll attack me with your powers?” he said, pointing at one of the metal magnetic discs held down against Sahara’s skin by the chi-blocking chain suit. “You see, it really does not matter if you are the Avatar or not. Nobody will believe you. As far as the world knows, I AM the Avatar, I am the one that is the master of the four elements, and the bridge between the spirit world and our own.”
He leaned closer to Sahara, who looked away from him, “You see, little Sandbender, the true power of the Avatar might have come from his bending a long time ago, but now, during this time of technology and industrial revolution, that is meaningless. Now the power resides in the title, I am the Avatar, so everyone has to listen to me. There is no greater power than into fooling everyone into obeying you just because they think you are special.”
“Were is Bastet?” asked Sahara.
“Who?”
“My Cat-Lizard! Where is she!?” yelled Sahara.
“Oh, that little pest. The Genseki Corporation donated that to a Fire Nation Zoo close to the capital. Cat-lizards are very exotic species from the desert, I’m sure several Fire Nation kids will love to go see her. In her little cage.”
“You monster!” yelled Sahara.
“Now, now, I suggest that you get used to it yourself. You see, as far as the Fire Nation is concerned, you are the sole survivor of a tribe in the Si Wong Desert that tried to ambush and kill the Avatar.”
“That’s a lie! You and your men killed them!”
Ken dismissed what Sahara said, “Not only that, but you were trying to smuggle illegal cargo into the Fire Nation using one of our cargo biplanes. That is enough to get you a lifelong sentence to be served here, in the Boiling Rock. I just came here to make sure that you were the Sandbender we were looking for, capturing you really saved Genseki Industries some valuable time and money.”
“You can’t do this to me! People will find out that you’re not the real Avatar!”
“And who is going to tell them? You? Nobody will believe a convicted felon, who is also just a Sanbender born in the middle of nowhere. I am the most powerful man in the world, while you… You are nothing.”
“Ahhh!” yelled Sahara, finally snapping out, “Let me go! Let me go! Now!” she pulled and moved, trying to free herself from the ropes, but it was all in vain.
Ken just smiled one of his smug smiles and stood up. He knocked on the door and it was opened from the outside.
Ken exited the room and was greeted by the prison warden, a middle aged burly woman. “So, was everything in order?”
“Yes. She’s the one we were looking for. I’m sure that I’m leaving her in good hands, after all, she is a dangerous criminal.” Said Ken.
“Don’t worry Avatar Ken,” replied the warden, “We know how to deal with criminals here, at the Boiling Rock.”
“Good.” Said Ken, then walked away, to where some of his personal bodyguards were waiting for him, “Be careful, she’s a feisty one.” He said casually, as he walked away.
“Oh, she wont be for long.” Replied the warden, with a confident smile. She turned to look at the two guards guarding the door of the interrogation room. “You two, take her to her cell, and keep a close eye on her.”
The two guards gave a salute to the warden, and opened the door, to take Sahara out and to her prison cell.
None of them noticed the old man in prison garbs cleaning the floor of the hallway with a wet mop, nor they noticed how he looked at Sahara through the corner of her eye as the guards took the young Sandbender girl away.
To be continued...
Sliding down, her back against the wooden crate, she laid down on the floor next to Bastet. She was exhausted from the events of the previous days, but she didn’t want to fall asleep. Not because she was afraid that she might miss getting off the plane when the time came, but of the nightmares she had when she slept. Nightmares of the fake Avatar Ken Genseki, and fire, and pain, and sorrow, and her tribe, and her mother dying.
“Mom...” a single tear ran down Sahara’s cheek, as she held her knees close to her with both arms, and placed her head on them. Finally, exhaustion overwhelmed her, and she fell asleep.
Fire
Air
Water
Earth
Only the Avatar can master the four elements and bring balance to the world.
AVATAR: The Legend of Sahara.
Book 1: Fire
Chapter 2
The private runway of the Genseki Industrial complex in the Fire Nation made room for the cargo biplane to land, as one runway operator Firebender made signals with his hands, and firebending, for the biplane to land. As one of the most powerful corporations in the world, Genseki Industries has several warehouses in all corners of the world, and a big line of cargo biplanes, and boats, to transport all their manufacture all over the globe. They were placed in special warehouses inside the different nations but overseen by Genseki Industries staff, to ensure that nothing entered or leave without proper controls.
The plane landed and two operators opened the cargo door, as a third one followed them with a forklift.
“You heard what happened at the Eath Kingdom with the boss the other day?” said one of the operators as he secured the door opened with some levers.
“Huh? No. What happened?” replied the other.
“It’s all over the radio networks of the company,” replied the first one, “apparently some Sandbenders in the Si Wong Desert attacked the Avatar, you know, the boss.” The second operator nodded, it was common knowledge that the owner of Genseki Industries was Ken Genseki, the current Avatar.
“Well, apparently the boss had to defend himself from their attack, and he had no choice but to kill them. They say he was just there peacefully to negotiate some terms, and those Sandbenders just attacked him. Can you believe it?”
“Wow. And then what happened?” asked the second operator, as he secured his side of the cargo bay door with some levers.
“Well, the radio reports say that one of those Sandbenders got away. Must be something pretty big because they are actually calling back all of Genseki Industries scouts from all over to go to the desert and help find this Sandbender!” finished the first one, as he signaled the operator of the forklift to move the device closer to the open cargo doors.
The noise outside made Sahara wake up. She didn’t even notice when she fell asleep! And now the plane had arrive… somewhere (she hoped it was in the Fire Nation). But she now had to get out of there before they found her!
The crate Sahara was using for hiding was suddenly moved by two men wearing workclothes with the Genseki Industries logo. The two runway operators and Sahara started at each other for a second, then Sahara gave an innocent smile, and bolted out of the plane! Bastet was close behind her.
“Stowaway! Stowaway!” called out the runway operator, giving the alarm to the rest of the Genseki industries warehouse complex.
Sahara found herself running through the runway of the complex, as several security men of the Genseki corporation were now running towards her. Some were Firebenders, while others were wearing the electric gloves that had been used to subdue her fellow Sandbenders just a couple of days ago.
“It’s a girl… and a cat-lizard!” yelled one.
“Stop right now!” yelled another one.
Sahara stopped when three men stepped in front of her, she moved her hands up then down and made a circular motion.
Her Earthbending wasn’t very good, just like an Earthbender wasn’t that good of a Sanbender, but she managed to improvise. She softened the soil below them, turning it into a more powder-sandy like substance. Then they fell and she hardened the dust around their feet. Sahara ran again.
“Stop now!” one of the stuck men, a firebender, yelled. He used his firebending to shoot a fireball at Sahara, Sahara ran to a side and dodged it.
“I’ve got you now, you little… YOW!” A man with an electric-glove was about to stun Sahara when Bastet jumped and scratched him. This gave Sahara the window of opportunity to run past him.
Sahara smiled when she saw the metal door that was the only way in and out of the complex, which was surrounded by a metal fence. She untied the rope and sand-bag from her waist, and started spinning it around. “Come on Bastet! We are getting out of here!” she tossed the sand-bag with the rope, and using Sandbending she made it tie itself around a pole next to the door, she was about to use it to climb up.
“We are almost there Bastet! Hang on!”
... when suddenly, a set of bolas was tossed at her from one side, securing her arms, pinning them around her.
Sahara fell down on the ground, as she saw a Genseki Industries Mecha-Tank approaching her. What kind of facility was this!? “Bastet, run away!” she said to her cat-lizard.
A little reluctantly, not wanting to leave her master behind, the cat-lizard ran away from the place, but was caught by another man wielding a net. “Gotcha!” he said as Bastet was secured in the net.
“Bastet! No! AAAAGH!” Sahara yelled in pain as electricity suddenly came out of the metallic bolas that were binding her. Knocking her out cold. The last thing she saw before passing out where the rest of the men, all wearing uniforms of Genseki Industries, approaching her with nets and binding ropes.
++++++++
When Sahara woke up, she was in a completely different place.
It was a small room. There was nothing in there, except a small light bulb to give the room light, a wooden table and two chairs, one on each side of the table. Sahara was sitting on one of the chairs, the one that was facing what, she guessed, was the only door to the room. The door as well as the walls, were all made of metal.
She was also dressed in different clothes. Gone were her Sandbending robes and headgear, in its place she was a dull and plain red-pink shirt and baggy pants, made of cheap fabrics. Her feet were in a darker color plain shoes. She also felt something on her, she looked that there was some strange and complex device made of chains that ran all over her body, crossing over her arms, and legs under her clothes, she felt them on her chest, belly and back, and also on her neck. In some places this thin chain had one big and plain round metal disc that was a different color from the rest of the chain. This discs were at specific intervals and the chain made sure they pressed against her body. She couldn’t see it, but a metal padlock was holding the whole chain in place. She also noticed that both her arms and legs were secured to the chair with tick ropes. Where was she?
Sahara suddenly looked up when she heard the lock of the door opening. Her face suddenly was a mixture of fear, rage and anguish when she saw who walked into the tiny room and sat on the chair in front of her, as the metal door was closed and locked again.
“YOU!” exclaimed Sahara, gritting her teeth, trying in vain to move her extremities, but the rope was well tied.
“Yes, it’s me.” Said Ken Genseki, smiling to his Sandender prisoner, he was wearing one of his long robes, the ones he used to hide the hoses and devices that allowed him to fake his bending powers. “Wellcome to the Boiling Rock.”
“What are you doing here!? Where am I!?” Sahara asked.
“Well, I am here because I’m overlooking the imprisonment of a very dangerous criminal.” He said smiling confidently at Sahara, “And as where you are, I told you. This is the Boiling Rock. The most high security prison in the world, located right in the middle of a boiling lake in a volcano. While the prison is under the jurisdiction of the Fire Nation, Genseki Industries has so many defense and security contracts with the Fire Nation that basically everything in here is built by my company. Including that Chi-Blocking chain-suit that you are wearing under your prison uniform.”
“Chi-blocking chain-suit?” said Sahara, again looking at the chains going around her arms, holding the metal discs at different intervals.
Ken nodded, “Yes, Chi-blocking. This prison has some of the most dangerous criminals in the world, not just from the Fire Nation, we can’t have benders using their powers to escape. So Genseki Industries developed this special Chi-Blocking chain-suits. They are built under the same principle that the chi-blocking martial art works. It does not paralyze you, but those special discs are made of magnetic metal. They mess up a bender’s chi flow, not allowing them to do bending of any kind as long as they are wearing them. Neat, huh? They are our number one product among our security contractors.”
“I know you are not the Avatar.” Sahara looked at Ken Defiantly, “I heard you back at the warehouse in the Misty Palm Oasis.”
Ken was surprised but quickly brushed it off, and again looked at Sahara with a superior smug, “Well, it comforts me to know you only found out when I said it, and not because you noticed you could firebend. For a minute there I was worried that I might have to take you more seriously, but you are just a dumb Sandbender that lived in the middle of a desert.”
“Don’t call me that, you... you murderer!” spat out Sahara.
“Or what? You’ll attack me with your powers?” he said, pointing at one of the metal magnetic discs held down against Sahara’s skin by the chi-blocking chain suit. “You see, it really does not matter if you are the Avatar or not. Nobody will believe you. As far as the world knows, I AM the Avatar, I am the one that is the master of the four elements, and the bridge between the spirit world and our own.”
He leaned closer to Sahara, who looked away from him, “You see, little Sandbender, the true power of the Avatar might have come from his bending a long time ago, but now, during this time of technology and industrial revolution, that is meaningless. Now the power resides in the title, I am the Avatar, so everyone has to listen to me. There is no greater power than into fooling everyone into obeying you just because they think you are special.”
“Were is Bastet?” asked Sahara.
“Who?”
“My Cat-Lizard! Where is she!?” yelled Sahara.
“Oh, that little pest. The Genseki Corporation donated that to a Fire Nation Zoo close to the capital. Cat-lizards are very exotic species from the desert, I’m sure several Fire Nation kids will love to go see her. In her little cage.”
“You monster!” yelled Sahara.
“Now, now, I suggest that you get used to it yourself. You see, as far as the Fire Nation is concerned, you are the sole survivor of a tribe in the Si Wong Desert that tried to ambush and kill the Avatar.”
“That’s a lie! You and your men killed them!”
Ken dismissed what Sahara said, “Not only that, but you were trying to smuggle illegal cargo into the Fire Nation using one of our cargo biplanes. That is enough to get you a lifelong sentence to be served here, in the Boiling Rock. I just came here to make sure that you were the Sandbender we were looking for, capturing you really saved Genseki Industries some valuable time and money.”
“You can’t do this to me! People will find out that you’re not the real Avatar!”
“And who is going to tell them? You? Nobody will believe a convicted felon, who is also just a Sanbender born in the middle of nowhere. I am the most powerful man in the world, while you… You are nothing.”
“Ahhh!” yelled Sahara, finally snapping out, “Let me go! Let me go! Now!” she pulled and moved, trying to free herself from the ropes, but it was all in vain.
Ken just smiled one of his smug smiles and stood up. He knocked on the door and it was opened from the outside.
Ken exited the room and was greeted by the prison warden, a middle aged burly woman. “So, was everything in order?”
“Yes. She’s the one we were looking for. I’m sure that I’m leaving her in good hands, after all, she is a dangerous criminal.” Said Ken.
“Don’t worry Avatar Ken,” replied the warden, “We know how to deal with criminals here, at the Boiling Rock.”
“Good.” Said Ken, then walked away, to where some of his personal bodyguards were waiting for him, “Be careful, she’s a feisty one.” He said casually, as he walked away.
“Oh, she wont be for long.” Replied the warden, with a confident smile. She turned to look at the two guards guarding the door of the interrogation room. “You two, take her to her cell, and keep a close eye on her.”
The two guards gave a salute to the warden, and opened the door, to take Sahara out and to her prison cell.
None of them noticed the old man in prison garbs cleaning the floor of the hallway with a wet mop, nor they noticed how he looked at Sahara through the corner of her eye as the guards took the young Sandbender girl away.
To be continued...