New generation benders

Herkio didn't really know what they where going to do either. Even if he felt better he wanted to rest, and the others needed that as well. He was about to say that they needed to rest when Hye woke up. He gave her a sympatethic look. He knew how she probably was feeling. And she would probably never want to bathe again.
"We can meet him, but we all need to rest first" he said and stood up and let the water ball fall to the ground. "We can meet him tomorrow".

"Then at least let us escort you to his mansion. Where you can rest up properly." A sudden voice said and Ela turned to face a dark-skinned man with a red eye on his forehead. Combustion-bender... Elas eyes widened as she stepped back.
"Remain calm, miss. I am part of the police-brigade of Kuro. Not some combustion-bending maniac." He said politely and bowed quickly. He was clothed in black and his armor matched the policemen that were walking around amongst the civilians. However his seemed to express more color and his badge was different as well. Instead of a K for Kuro he wore a badge with a C. Probably the first letter in the mayors name maybe? There's a possibility, right? However Ela was far to used to the mad combustion bending the murderous groups in the Fire Nation. When the combustion bending was mention she noticed Ryuu tugging a little on his headband and her eyes narrowed. Was she reading to much into this?
"Please, follow me to the car awaiting. I'll bring you to the mayors residence." He said and gestured towards the road. However did they really get much choice as a man and a woman with the same apparel as the combustion man were carrying Hye away on a stretcher? Ela followed... mostly because she was scared of the combustion bender.

Herkio nodded, that sounded good. A nice rest in a nice house. He was pretty sure the mayor had a nice house atleast. They where the richest in the towns often. It would be nice to sleep in a real bed, the last night he had slept on the floor so the other two could take the beds.
He then saw how pale Ela became and looked at the man and became a bit pale as well. He had never met a combustion-bender. But he had sure heard of them. Weird fire benders that had a third eye that they could shot from. It sounded so weird that he had almost not believed it. But now he did.
Herkio nodded slowly and sighed. He was the first one that sat down in the car after Hye was carried inside. They waited until all was inside and then the car started to drive.

Ela sat down in the car, she didn't go anywhere by car that much. Actually she found them pretty closed in. It was this horrid feeling of cage that was a bit frightening to her, really. Hye was mumbling in the back, still scared probably. Very, very scared even. It didn't surprise her at all. What did the seamen usually say? The sea was an unpredictable mistress? Especially when it's a huge evil spirit in it. Bipin sat down, he seemed to be used to cars and Ryuu was just looking out the window as they drove.

Eventually they reached their destination as they parked their car in front of a huge building. It had numerous windows, a large door which opened up as they parked. The man who stood waiting was probably the mayor, he was dressed to fit the role anyway. His black suit told her so anyway. They were let out by the very people who had come get them by the lake.
"I'm sorry but my thanks couldn't wait any longer than absolute necessary." The suited man said and another man followed. This one was dressed in blue and his clothes were pretty much matching Herkios. The blue-dressed man was followed by a young girl, also dressed in water-tribe clothing. Her hair was braided in a complicated fashion and within the braid were pearls and jewels. This brat wanted to show off her wealth... she also looked incredibly spoiled. Ela didn't know what to make of any of them.

Herkio felt a bit uncomfortable in the car, he wasn't used to it. He was used to boats, walking and even taking trains. But he never liked cars. They where so small and bumped so much. So to calm him again he brought out his water and continued to make a little ball out of it He tried to keep on his side of the car so he wouldn't bother anyone else.

When they finally got out he pulled back his water and stepped out. "God, I hate cars" he mumbled. Then he saw the mayor, tha man and the young woman. He smiled towards them all and bowed to the man and the girl. "I see that you're from the Northern Pole, my name is Herkio, I'm from the south pole" he presentated himself before standing properly again.
The next hour was a bit blurry for him since he was so tired. They had eaten a dinner with the mayor and the two others, the mayor thanking them. Then they could finally go to bed. They had their own rooms. Herkio didn't even take of his clothes, just fell down in the bed and soon was sleeping very peacefully.

Ela had gone to bed as quick as he could, she went to bed with her clothes on since there had been so many different servants who had been asking if she wanted to change them. Yes, her clothes were black and off season but at least they weren't white and floaty all around. She remembered the horrid clothes she had been wearing as her tribes priestess and she wasn't planning on going anywhere near that kind of clothing again. She had some trouble falling asleep properly as she wanted her blanket close. Instead she wrapped her shawl around her shoulders and covered herself with the beds cover. She could smell the sulfur on her shawl and it made her feel safer than before. The water-tribe girl had creeped her out. Ela had the misfortune of sitting next to her during dinner and she asked her all kinds of questions about Herkio... even though he was also right next to her. Ela quickly fell asleep and for once she was far too tired to dream nightmares.

Herkio was sleeping hard and almost snooring when the door to his room was opened. In came some men that worked for the water girl. They had rope and something to put on his hands to stop him from bending. First they put on the 'handcuffs' which made him wake up. "What the hell?!" he said and tired to get loose but one of them just knocked him in the head before they tied his arms and dragged him out of the Mayors house and into a big car. In that car was the water tribe girl also sitting. It quickly took off, steering against the northern water tribe.

In the morning, Bipin came storming into Ela's room and woke her up. "Ela!" he shoutes and showed her a note. "Those water tribe people took Herkio! It says here that the girl wants him to marry her, and she is daughter to a big chief so he has no choice!" he shouted and showed her the note. THey had actually been kind enough to leave a note.
In the meantime they had gone far with Herkio, that just woke up. "Hm..." he tried to speak but his speach was muffled, his mouth was covered. He looked up right in the face of the water tribe girl that was giggeling.

"Wha-?" Ela said and sat straight up. She shook her head quickly. What? Herkio... he got grabbed by those water-tribe people? "They... they need to take a boat to get to the North Pole." She said and tried to slap herself awake. It kind of worked out, thankfully enough. Ela quickly got out of bed.
"So they need to get to the sea? Right?" Bipin asked seriously hopeful.
"Yes, at least a port which leads to the sea." She continued and Bipin nodded quickly.
"Then we need to get to Pema and catch up with them! If they get one to of their ships they might just marry eachother on the spot." Bipin said and Ela was pushing him out the door.
"We need to get away from the mayor too, I guess?" Bipin shook her head.
"Hye said he already took care of it..." He replied and seemed a bit nervous... with all right. She and Bipin rushed out to the frontyard and Bipin pulled out a Pema-shaped whistle and blew it.
It took a while and a couple of whistles but eventually the bison showed up and they got on... even Ela.

"Look you're awake." The girl named Siku said and smiled at Herkio. She had a this poisonous sweet smile. "I think your friends are coming soon though. My father doesn't really know of this." She continued and giggled again. "I do believe he'll just have to cope with it." She continued without to seemlingly care.
"Oh by the way, you can't bend. Those are special handcuffs, completely custom-made for any bend-blocking purposes directly from the Fire Nations lavabenders." She said while stroking his cheek. He was perfect.

Herkio's eyes got bigger and he tried to get loose, but he instantly felt the ropes and those cuffs she mentioned. "Fuck" he tried to say but if was muffled once again. He couldn't bend, he couldn't move or even speak. He was stuck there. But why? He was so confused and almost scared.
"You're going to be so cute in those wedding clothes!" she giggled. His eyes got even bigger. Wedding clothes? THat meant...Was he going to marry her? He didn't want to get married, and not to this girl that he didn't know. Of course he had seen what she was, daughter to some big big chief. But meant that he was forced to marry her? Could they do that? He sighed and closed his eyes for a moment, he didn't wanna see that bittersweet smile of hers. But he still felt her stroke his cheek.
[i]Please, help me[/i he thought. He really hoped Ela, Bipin, Hye and Ryuu would save him from this, or he would be married to a spoiled brat. Why had she chosen him out of all people? He was nothing, not rich, not famous yet or even important in the south pole. He was an ordinary waterbender.

Soon they reached the sea and got on a boat, he still had the cuffs, but not the cover over his mouth and the other ropes. He ´could walk around as he pleased, but mostly just sat in his room on the boat and starred into the wall, hoped that they would come and rescue him. But too soon they reached land again.
He was brought to the northern water tribe, he met her father that was suprised but very pleased, and he was locked in a room until the wedding day would come. And it came soon.
He was dressed in traditional northern tribe clothes and had gotten some lines painted in his face. He was lying in his room, starring up at the ceiling and hoped for one last time that they would save him.

"There it is! Let's get it!" Hye shouted and pointed at the ship when they finally found it. It had taken ages but they did. Just off the coast of the northen Fire Nation. That's where they had finally caught up to them. Hye was on her way down when Ryuu stopped her however.
"Pema is too tired right now." He said and Ela saw the ship but she also knew how Pema had been slowing down... the huge flying creature didn't have the strength to follow them anymore. However she knew some who had the resources.
"Land, down there!" Ela said and pointed down towards the Fire Nation.
"What?" Hye said angrily. "We need to save him now!" She continued and now she was shouting.
"Hye! Please?! We can't." Ryuu said and Bipin was already steering the large creature down to the volcanoes.

When they landed Ela was the one who went into her old village... it had grown... of course it had. She saw their ships, they looked the same. Everything looked the same as when she left.
"Ela!" A recognized voice shouted and suddenly she got hugged from her right side. "You're back!" She turned to face her brother Ilak.
"Where's father?" Ela asked quickly. "I need to get to the north water tribe." She continued and Ilak seemed incredibly confused. "Quickly!" She said and Ilak shook his head.
"Father is going there right now, with one of the ships." Ilak said pushing her away towards the docks. She knew they couldn't throw her in a dungeon as long as their father didn't say the word. "I'll go with you." Ilak persisted as Ryuu and the others made it.

The lavabenders ships weren't really as great and amazing as the water-tribes but they were quick and large enough to fit them all... just not Pema. Meaning they we're going to return. Ela had locked herself in of the rooms worrying about anything and everything until they reached the northern water tribe. As far as she knew the spoiled brat of a daughter had asked her father to be the priest of the wedding. Convenient, isn't it?

(( I have no idea... xD Lol. Sorry. Feel free to say they're all there or something when the wedding starts or something. You decide. ))