Entwined Destinies Part 1

It is a sunny day in Gonzala. Kanna skips across the city streets. She notices two girls rolling with holla hoops and a young man walking his brown sheep-fox. Kanna Foloki notices an elderly man with several concealed bottles at a red stand, for some reason the stand gets her attention.

Kanna: "Hey sir, what are those bottles used for?"

Elder: "They are from casian snails. You'd be surprised their benefits. They are rich in vitamin-e which is promotes hair growth and strength. You can wash your hair with it. However, the use of these liquids will make your hair change color once the sunlight has reflected on it. What color your hair would be could be random." 

Kanna waves her light brown hair in the sunlight. Kanna: "I'll take some, my hair has been feeling a bit itchy lately. Can it relieve that?"

The elder nods, "Indeed it can." 

Kanna adds, "And I feel like my life has entered a new season, I want to do something to symbolize that change. I've still been grieving the passing of a good friend of mine, a guy named Kett."

Elder: "The Vindicated Avenger was a fine hero as there ever was."

Kanna: "You knew the stories?"

Elder: "Of course I did, you deserve solace young one. But life brings its own lessons, many unexpected. Do not lose heart, keep up your righteous work." Kanna salutes him and takes a pink container. Later that afternoon she pours the liquid over her hair as she showers. 

Kanna reads and bakes banana nut bread while she is in her apartment. After finishing her laundry and running out of introverted activities she decides to go for a brisk walk outside. Kanna yawns and sits on a bench. A yellow bird lands across her. Kanna attempts to pet it and it briefly stares back at her.

Kanna looks into the intense grey eyes of the bird, but it welcomes her. As Kanna nearly touches it, the animal flies away. Miss Foloki exhales and a man leaps from a moose-deer about twelve feet from her. Kanna gazes in his direction, the traveler has a straw-hat, and a brown uniform with light grey markings.

The person takes aim at her with a matchlock rifle. Kanna yelps and the man opens fire. Kanna springs left but stumbles on a pebble and trips over. The man aims again and shoots at Kanna while she is down. Kanna rolls left and he misses. Miss Foloki stands up and shakes dirt off her clothes. 

Kanna's normal light brown hair turns yellow from the sunlight. Kanna notices as the wind blows it, "Ah, that's cool. I've never seen hair like this before." Kanna flips away from the gunman, which confuses him and look across a window. Kanna loves the contrast of her golden brown eyes and medium-length straight yellow hair. 

Kanna: "Wow, I'm so uniquely beautiful now." 

A random black-haired woman compliments Kanna, "I love your hair girl, watch your back." The gunmaster bolts at bullet from behind Kanna but Foloki flips backward and kicks a fireball while in the air at the man. The man turns his gun, but the flame explodes in the air, causing him to trip left and roll against the ground. 

Kanna finally lands and the rifleman gets up. The proxy sways her right hand and blasts a spark into the tip of the man's rifle. Convection heat from the gun travels to the shooter's gloves, causing him to drop his weapon. The fighter switches to two flintlock pistols.

Gunmaster: "Not bad girl, but enough of this hide-and-seek. I am the gunmaster, the best shooter in the world, at least to date. You think you're so tough, let's draw on the count of three. These guns are better than any bender. I bet my bullets will match you quicker than your flames."

Kanna: "You don't get it; bending isn't all about one thing like speed. It's a culture, a way of life, and form is just as important regardless of any practical value. We have different perspectives."

Gunmaster: "Ugh, I can't stand to listen to this fluffy fu fu talk! One."

Kanna adds to the count for him, "Two."

The gunmaster draws his pistols, "Three." The man immediately fires two rapid bullets at Kanna. One is directly at her nose, the next is right where he assumes she'll jump so Kanna cartwheels left. Gunmaster: "I said shoot, don't dodge!" Kanna sprints across the man's left flank and he aims his right rifle ahead to where Kanna is running while pointing his left exactly where she is at. 

The gunner shoots twice. Kanna rolls across the floor and both bullets glide over her. Kanna rolls over and kicks a firewhip at the gunmaster. The shooter rolls past the shot but his hat is split in half by the process and starts to catch fire. He is forced to toss it before shooting two rapid bullets at Kanna.

The proxy dives right then spins left. The gunner waits for Kanna to jump then shoots twice but Kanna swivels the direction of her body to move away from the debris. This forces Kanna to land on her hands rather than her feet which leaves them pink and sore before flipping back feet first.

The master shooter is forced to reload. He hastily does so then redirects his aim, but Kanna check kicks a rod of dark orange and gold fire into the man's belly. The sharpshooter flies into a wall and falls first into his face. Kanna grins, "So much for that gunmaster." 

Unlikely Job

Kanna stops by Kubala's office. Kanna taps her advisor on the shoulder, "Hey, I just wanted to say hi and I brought you an apple."

Kubala picks up an indigo apple from her, "Well, that is my favorite."

Kanna smiles, "I know. I remembered you mention it some time ago, so I got you one." 

Kubala: "The central mail room has been raided recently. I don't have reports on whom."

Kanna: "Why would someone attack a mailroom?"

Kubala: "I don't know but I can't imagine anyone of importance would do something like that. A few troopers were sent to investigate, they should be able to handle it, but you can also take a look if you want." Kanna storms out of the room and rushes toward the mailroom.

As Kanna gets closer, she finds eight soldiers lying on the ground. Two sword users, two firebenders, two spear users (one woman), and two with batons and shields. No weak bandits would have done this, especially without casualties of their own. Kanna rushes into the office and sees one of the Ferial Paraiahs.

It is none other than Zigto, the short firebender with a metal bat. Kanna rushes at him but the black clothed infiltrator Xivak sneaks behind her and elbows the young woman in the back of her head. Kanna collapses on the floor. Zigto shrugs, "Good work. That was as easy as it needed to be."

Xivak does not respond but drags Kanna. Zigto: "And she has new pretty yellow hair, imagine that." Kanna wakes up and sees Miss Gloom standing across her with her teammates Zigto, Xivak, and Hikura in the room. 

Kanna gasps, "What do you freaks want from me?"

Miss Gloom taps Kanna's left cheek, "That's no way to address you kin."

Kanna raises an eyebrow, "My kin?"

Miss Gloom: "Ah, no one ever told you the truth."

Kanna: "What truth? Will you get on with whatever lies you are about to spew?"

Miss Gloom: "Lies? You already know I'm lying before I even finish what I'm about to say?"

Kanna darts her eyes at her, "I don't trust the source."

Miss Gloom: "Again, that's no way to treat your kin."

Kanna: "Here we go with this nonsense."

Miss Gloom: "Patience young Kanna, patience." Gloom takes off her mask and reveals a similar facial structure. Unlike Kanna, Gloom has dark brown hair and looks slightly older. However, she has the same gold eyes, a similar frame but is an inch shorter, and even the same length of hair. 

Miss Gloom: "Kanna you are my little sister. I am Sora." Kanna breaks down laughing.

Zigto looks at Hikura, "She thinks she's joking."

Kanna laughs more heavily, "Y-yu-you hu-haave to be joking! C-come on." Kanna grins and no one reacts. 

Sora: "No Kanna, no one is joking. Just ask your adoptive parents, maybe they'll finally tell you the truth. That's the whole reason we sprung this trap and captured you. That is also why I'm going to let you go and won't kill you. But there is one other thing, your mayor is very corrupt."

Kanna: "I guessed as much."

Sora: "I'm going to kill him."

Kanna: "Now, now, there are better ways to resolve issues."

Sora: "Men like him can't be allowed to live, otherwise he will continue to defile everything he touches."

Kanna: "Why must you always speak like that?"

Sora: "And why do you always talk like that? We are who we are little sister."

Kanna groans, "Stop calling me sister." 

Sora: "Well, I AM your sister, so you might as well get used to the title. You should be happy to add someone else to your family."

Kanna: "Why would I want to be related to some violent criminal?!" 

Sora: "You speak like you know me little sus. We've still yet to become appropriately acquainted with each other but I can assure you that I know more about you than you me. I've read every document and report that I could get my hands on to know what you were doing when I found the records for my missing sibling."

Sora continues, "I came to hate authority because of how I was treated and Jorai is one of those type of people who has embezzled personal funds to reward party members loyal to him. He has also kept the secrets from Fire Nation Intel Department members who experimented on prisoners of war and some of the original proxies. I was fortunate enough to not be one of the first, but I was a proxy against my will."

Kanna: "None of this makes any sense."

Sora points, "Not yet it doesn't. I will give you the names of your real parents. You find them, and they'll tell you everything your adoptive ones can't. It won't be easy for you so be sure to bring some tissues. Now if you'll excuse me, we have work to do." Hikura grabs Kanna and Zigto goes with her. 

The earthbender tosses Kanna into the empty streets on what is now a chilling evening. In an instant, they are gone. Kanna coughs and gathers herself.