Avatar (For Spankhappy and Frozen Prince)
 

Mid afternoon. The sun is shining and no signs of clouds or storms. Everyone was out and about. Shopping, gathering with their friends. Children playing and running around. Laughter leaving from their little mouths. It seems that this little village was lively more then ever. Such a fine day, who couldn't enjoy this kind of day. Well go to the fountain and you will find that someone. There he was sitting on the edge. Looking down at the ground with his hands on his lap. Thinking of his next move.

His name is Da and had came to this little earth village to get away from his troubles at the Fire Nation. He stood at 6'4" and had a little build to him. He wasn't all the muscular, but he wasn't a twig either. His hair was black and his bangs were covering most of his face. Hiding his golden orbs for eyes. His skin was a little paler then most of his people. Wearing a black no sleeve shirt with a red trim around the arm holes and along the bottom. Baggy dark gray pants and brown leather boots to go along with his look.

Da had ran away from his land for he is on their wanted list. He'll admit, he had done something, but he was being accused for something else. He changed his looks and name for protect himself. He was actually glad to leave, but where is he to go, he wonder. For he knows no one and has no money. He sighed and looked up to the clear blue sky.

"Such a quaint little vilage...I'm going to break something" said a young man walking down the main road.

The 19yo was dressed in green and dull gold, he was apparently from the earth kingdom. He wore a large dome like hat with a small green feather on the top of it to cover his wild brown hair. He stood a good 5'6-5'7 with pale skin, deep green eyes and a smile.

"HEY YOU!" shouted a man holding up a stone slab beside a house frame "Help me please!". The boy held out his hands and quickley clenched his fists and sent the slab straight into place. "You earthbend, whats your name?" asked the man.

"Yes and Sanzu" said the boy as he continued on through the village.

The wooden floor was cold against Ty's sun deprived skin. His pale skin amplified his sea blue eyes which Ty liked to call his best feature. He stood up and ruffled his black hair which fell into place to give his hair a "messy" style. His blue robes were covered in dirt but he refused to take the standard green robes of the Earth kingdom as he wanted to make sure that everyone knew that he was a proud member of the Water tribe.

"Let me out of here" Ty yelled at the top of his lungs but he heard no response.

"Two days. Two day's I've been in this stupid cell and for what? For taking a piece of bread!" Ty said to himself like a person tended to do before they were clssified as insane but Ty was actually talking to a small mole-mouse which was eating the crumbs off of the floor.

Ty liked to talk and to be completely honest he loved the sound of his own voice. Ty was only 5 ft 9 in height so he used his voice to fill that gap. Ty clenched his fist, hopefully searching for water. Ty wasn't an expert bender but he did try his best.

"LET ME OUT!" Ty yelled as he fell to his knees.

Sanzu continued walking through the village til he reached what he presumed was the center. It was a water fountain in the middle of an open square, and sitting on the edge was Da.

"Well, I'm not much for fire nation problems, but your Da the Deserter arent you?" said Sanzu with a smile on his face. "I don't blame ya, there all a bunch of stuck up hot heads". Sanzu had a nack for say exactly what was on his mind, and nothing less.

"So the real question is, what are you doing here" he asked.

When he heard someone calling by what the Fire nation had titled him. He looked at the person who called him that. It seemed to be someone from the Earth Nation. No surprise since he was in the Earth nation. But he didn't know that others would know his name from outside the Fire Nation. It came to be quite a shocker. Staring into his deep green eyes with his golden eyes. Da heard him ask him why he was here. "You shouldn't stick your nose into other people's business. What do you gain from knowing my reason?" he asked.

Da wasn't a bad person, but he didn't like it when people try to get to know him. He was more of the listener then a talker. He'll listen to all your troubles and never ask a question. If you ask him about himself good or bad. He'll tell you that you don't need to know. "I could be asking the same thing." he said to him in a cold tone voice.

"Not trying to pry, but you'll have to excuse me for being concerned about a supposed fire nation criminal in the earth kingdom I call home" said Sanzu. Sanzu was a great earthbender for the fact that he stood sturdy as stone, and showed no signs of backing down or bending to anyone or anything.

"And what do you plan to ask me, I am and earth bender in the earth kingdom...I kinda fit in here unlike you. Why are you so cold? You are a fire bender, you should be outgoing and comsuming like fire." Sanzu was very intune with the elements and how they behaved. He'd traveled the world studying all kinds of bending and martial arts. Many claimed him to be the avatar that could only bend earth.

He glared at him and looked away. turning his body to the side and lay his left leg on the edge. "What I meant was that you could be anywhere you want instead of this little village. You seem like a good fighter. Most action is in the cities." he told him. "Think what you want about me. Sure by the Nation I am, but the truth is hiding in the shadows." he mumbled under his breath.

As the earth bender went on talking, he listens to him, but this was the first time that he wished that someone would stop. "Sure I fire bend. That doesn't mean I should act like it. outgoing and consuming huh? That doesn't like fire. Painful and destruction is more like it." he thought. When he was finished talking. Da's stomach growled loudly and he just sighed. He could try to make money the way he did in the Fire Nation, but he wanted to give that up. Make a new life for himself. "Know a place for a poor man to eat?" he asked.

"Well, its like you said...all the fights are in the city." said Sanzu with a sigh "And thats something I would expect from a firebender. You only see the shadow of the flame, the destruction and the misery. But theres more to fire, theres light and warmth"

Sanzu walked over to fountain and put his finger in the water. "Every element has its pro's and con's. You just happen to have alot more con's than most elements."

Sanzu listened to Da's ask about food before saying "Yes, you are welcome to come to my tea shop. I just inhereted it from my late grandfather, there's plenty of food there for us both". Sanzu was standing, and he could feel someone in distress. "My tea shop has a large earth kingdom symbal on the sign, cant miss it. Go there and tell them I sent you and they'll set you up. I need to go find someone."

Sanzu walked off in search for the trapped man.

"Just like a fire bender huh? Is no surprise to think of that. After the war and all. It doesn't bring me into shock that they think us as one." he thought to himself. As he listens to him talk about the pro's and con's. Watching him from the corner of his eye as Sanzu stood up. He was grateful towards the young man. Telling him about the little tea shop and that he'll be set up. As he watches him walk away. The young Fire Nation criminal wonder what he was heading off to. So he starts following him quietly. Ducking and hiding behind objects. He was skillful in the arts of sneaking around. He had to be for what he has done.

Sanzu was a skilled earthbender. He'd realised his gift at an early age, and had been using it since. He could feel the world around him, and he was using that skill to find the person he was looking for. He could easily sense Da running around behind him, but he didn't want to blow his cover and make him feel bad.

After a while of walking, Sanzu came upon a box in the middle of a clearing with a sign atop it that read "Theave's shall starve". Sanzu knew his person was inside.

Ty sat in the rather small unit which trapped him like a filthy animal. He moved his hands in a clean, fluid motion, desperately trying to conjure some water but nothing. Ty heard of the master benders being able to do this but Ty couldn't, no matter how hard he tried. Ty, like Katara, was also one of the few benders which were born into the South Pole. He was treated special and many people expected him to do amazing things with his bending abilites but Ty just wanted to live a normal life and instead, took up the art of wielding two swords which he took to like a duck to water. Many poeple called Ty selfish for not using his powers to their maximum potential but Ty didn't care about water bending but they didn't know how hard it was. Ty could do a lot with water bending but it wasn't good enough for his people. They expected him to do everything like the mighty Katara before him.

As Ty continued to run through his life in his head, a shadow appeared near the door. Ty was guessing that it was another civilian, here to taunt him so he he turned away from the door, legs still crossed, still trying to conjure water.

Sanzu stood at the door of the box and peered inside. He could see Ty making the motions and figured he was a waterbender looking for something to bend.

"You might wanna be careful, you could bend your own blood by mistake" said Sanzu with a bit of a humorus tone "Why is a waterbender, a gentel and smooth soul, trapped in a box for stealing?" Sanzu knew how firm people were around here with theivery and things similar.

"I think you should be the one who is being careful around me when it comes to blood bending." Ty said, chuckling quietly to himself. He opened his eyes as single drop of water rested on his fingers but he simply let it go, back in the air.

"Please leave when your finished with your words. Your blocking my sun." Ty said simply, trying not to recognize the man who stood outside.

"You are one for prejudice aren't you? You don't know me yet you think you do?" Ty said as he started to stand up.

Seeing that the Earth Nation man was talking to someone inside the box. Wondering why someone would be locked up like that to begin with? In the Fire Nation they would just put you in jail. "He must be transferring to another cell or was just captured. They are a little strange." he thought. Watching them from afar. Behind some boxes and barrels.

"I can see that you like your sun" said Sanzu as he backed up and got out of the light. "I have no desire to talk to you in this box, so let yourself out and come to my tea shop, big earth kingdom sign, cant miss it"

Sanzu took a strong looking stance as he spoke, and with his last word he sent to box sliding quickley across the ground and out of sight.

"That should make it back to the fountain, now lets go eat" said Sanzu to Da as he walked past him.

The box jerked out of place and Ty lost his footing, sending him hurdling across the wooden containment unit. The box continued to hurdle until it came to a rather sudden stop. Ty stood up and scratched his head.

"That wasn't very nice." He muttered to himself but then he realised that the wood was becoming damp.

"Water!" Ty exclaimed as he started to clench his fist.

As his fist grew tightr, the water formedinto an ice, a large ice spike to be exact, piercing the wooden coffin which incased Ty only moments before. Ty walked out through the hole rather casually, not carig that big scene had just been created.

"Tea sounds good right about now." Ty said as he strecthed his head and went in search of a tea shop.

Sanzu trotted into his tea shop and waved at the customers. He went straight to the back and got a fresh batch of Lo-waon tea to brewing, along with some hot-cakes.

"You can have a seat over there Da" said Sanzu witha smile through the kitchen window.

Once the water bender was free. He left the scene and went off to the tea shop that the earth bender mention before. When he was inside he tooka quick look around. It looked really nice, but he was still wondering about payment. When running from your nation. It was hard to find a job of a way to make money. He does do something on the side, but he wasn't really proud of it. Hearing his name being called. Da looked at Sanzu. Who was telling him to sit. Which he obeyed and sat to where he had pointed. Keeping his head down. So no one could see his face. Never knowing who is a good person or someone who is after him.

Sanzu walked out of the kitchen with a tray of hot cakes and tea. He sat down and smiled at Da before saying "Its ok, everyone here is friendly".

Sanzu had built this place with his earthbending, it was his favorite place to be. He'd decorated it, and promoted it. He was so proud.

As he came over with some tea and hot cakes. Da looks up at him with a stone cold glare. "Rather be safe then sorry." he told him.

Ty walked around the Earth Village, hlf looking for the tea shop which he was told about but he more interested in his possesions which were taken from him. Ty appeared from a dark ally as he saw a small building formed out of earth with metal bars covering all the windows.

"This must be the place." Ty said as he quickly dashed across the street so he was standing beside the door but he hadn't been as subtle as he thought.

"Hey!" Ty heard some man say as he turned around.

"Didn't we just lock you up?" The man asked as he hovered his hand over his rather sharp looking blade.

"Nope wasn't me." Ty said as he quickly burst through the doors and into the building. The man behind him quickly follwed as he drew his sword.

The officer started to slash his blade rather forcfully at Ty.

"I'm just getting what's mine!" Ty yelled as he ran to the back of the office where he saw what was his, a bow.

Ty picked up his bow and pulled back to string, even though there wasn't an arrow attached.

"Where are the swords?" Ty asked but the man just chuckled at Ty's pathetic attempt of a threat but the man didn't realise what talent Ty had.

Ty concentrated on the bow as an arrow made of ice started to form.

"Now are you going to tell me?" Ty asked but the man had already gone, probly looking for some back up.

"He who lives his life in fear of what may be, shall never experiance the joy of what has been" said Sanzu in a calm tone.

The people in the tea shop were just peasants, regular people. They came to Sanzu's shop for cheap, but amazing tea. And for a place to relax.

A half smile appeared on his face and quietly chuckled. "I don't live in fear and it's been years since I had felt such an emotion as joy." he told him. Then he looks around and begins to wonder where the man in the cage was. If he remember right. He was offered to come to the tea shop as well. Mostly he doesn't care what happens to anyone, but he was growing in interest with the two.

As another drawer opened by "accident", he was yet to find his dual swords yet but he was a lot lot richer by this time and had a few handy trickets which he stored away in a bag that he also "found".

"Well they're not here but I suppose I can buy a new pair." He muttered to himself as he had completed his search for his sword but with all the money he had gathered there would be no problem in buying a new pair and maybe even a spair pair.

"I wonder why they had so much money in here?" He muttered to himself and to be honest, he wasn't expecting a response.

"That would be mine... but if you break me out of here I suppose you could keep it?" Said a man who was locked in very confined cell.

Ty had actually heard about this man. Apparantely, he had stolen from nearly every store in this village and all the previous villlages which he had traveled through. Ty considered about walking away from the man but, without his stealing, Ty wouldn't have been able to steal all of his loot. He quickly ran over to the lock and opened it with a near by key.

"Thanks kid I owe you one. Call me Armour." He said as the earth gathered up around him to form an Armour.

"Keep all of that and if you ever see me around again don't hesitate to ask for anything." He said as he walked out of the now empty prison station and Ty quickly followed but decided to turn the other way. Hopefully he would be more of a problem then Ty was so it was best to stay away from him.

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As Ty walked down a rather dark alley, he heard the screams from the civilians which were in the direction where Armour had headed. Ty thought that it was very clever to have him locked up in a metal room, to deactivate his bending abilits but he then he realised that those cells were pretty common here but he wasn't in the Earth Kingdom for that long but somehow it seemed that he was going to fit in here, especially with the amount of gold coins which were contained in his bag or the fact that he had finally left the Water Tribe but he was very happy but that wasn't going to last for long.

As he turned off for the next alley way, something caught his eye. It was a wanted poster for Armour but he had told a big lie. He wasn't the one who had stolen all the money. Instead, he was a murderer who was responsible for the death of over 30 people, mainly women and children and was classified as "insane" and "a danger to mankind". After Ty read the poster with struggle he felt his heart drop. He had just let a maniac out of his cell.

"Oh no!" Ty said as he quickly swung around and head to all the screams, gather as much water as he could around him but he knew that we now match for a master Earthbender who was covered in a suit of earth but he had to try!


OOC: Ok guys I decided to move it on a bit to keep things going. Try to jump in please but remember that he is a way better bender than us, well most of us, so we don't have to win and if we do we don't win straight away. That is even if we do fight with him.

Sanzu was so peaceful that the sound of the screaming disturbed him. He got up and walked out looking for the problem. He used his earthbending to find him, and saw Ty fighting a man covered in earth.

"Crap" said Sanzu as he hit a stance. He sent a few rocks flying at the man...they were half melted thought.

He to stepped outside to see what was going on. Looking around. He saw the two men fighting and one covered in rock. He could send a fire blast towards him and bake him inside, but he first wanted to see what might happen. Most fights he seen. People could handle it them self. Yet there were times where he stepped in. Then get into fights himself. For they didn't want his help.