Avatar: Lingering Tensions

Chapter 12: The Return

Ozai, Timur, Reyna, Akira, Cosmos, Kota, and Aten wait outside during a usually chilly morning in Yoruba. The battleship the Bustling Rhino soars ahead of them. The ship is dark grey in color. It is enormous standing at 270 meters long and 50 meters wide. Ozai grins and rubs his hands together seeing the behemoth of a ship.

Timur gets chills looking at it. The team hovers toward a ship in a small boat before they are pulled up into the big vessel. The bounty hunters look around in awe as multiple Remnant troopers respectfully bow at Ozai. An older man with wrinkles, dark grey hair, thick eyebrows, pale skin, yellow gold eyes, and a gaunt body looks at Ozai. Officer: "Hello Ozai, I am Captain Bulat, this is my vessel. You will find that we have everything you want."

Captain Bulat walks with the crew down the halls. They notice a dark grey floor, a black ceiling, light grey walls, and red highlights throughout the facility. Bulat: "This ship carries thousands of soldiers and is capable of firing around three dozen torpedoes at an enemy at any time in addition to being able to carry up to six catapults on top of the ship at once. We have a lot of REAL firepower. We also have an extensive gym that has a range of weights, machines, mats, a sparring ring, and training staffs."

Ozai smiles, "Impressive. Do you have any spas or massage services?"

Captain Bulat: "No."

Ozai sighs, "Then I want my personal ship to be acquired, The Rapacious Fortress." While Ozai had his own airship, he also had a cruiser. It was a deadly vessel made to incredibly durable, have high firepower, and to have comfortable services. Ozai's ship has advanced engines making it travel faster than most large ships but not as fast as some other ships like Macai's Prompt Adjudicator or Princess Azula's royal cruiser which was badly damaged during the final battle of the Hundred Year War.

Ozai played a massive role in the design of his vessel and sacrificed some speed for comfort, firepower, and to make his ship look fierce. Captain Bulat: "Of course sir, Remnant forces have taken that ship and still have it hidden from Zuko's watch. Unfortunately, it isn't under this sect of the Remnant's command. Admiral Venti has control of it and he is an ally of General Hepeski who was against the mission of searching for you."

Ozai raises his eyebrows, "What?! How dare he! I'd love to speak with him in the near future."

Captain Bulat: "All will become clear in time, your majesty."

Reckless Ambition

In Zenego, a region that is technically part of the Earth Kingdom and consists of multiple boreal forests and cold rivers, lakes, and ponds. This area is north and east of the captain Ba Sing Se facing the Northeastern edge of the Earth Kingdom's continent. Two soldiers stand in front of the door of a large chocolate brown wooden facility. One guard has a sword and another is a firebender. The roof of the building is painted red and a Fire Nation flag is planted on its center.

One man walks across the grassy field in front of him as he moves closer toward the newly constructed outpost. The troops step aside and salute him. Ronin enters the facility and steps inside the large cabin. Ronin walks toward the training facility but as he is he notices another warrior with a black outfit that has a mixture of dark red, orange, purple, light red, and dark pink markings. It is none other than Alev who also has two golden wrist guards.

Alev's long light brown wavy hair, heavy makeup, tan skin, and gold eyes make her easy to identify. The Remnant major crosses her arms as the captain confronts her. Alev: "What the bounty hunters arrived yet?"

Ronin: "Not yet, but I've read plenty to articles about Ozai's rescue. We've certainly earned a lot of attention. I have no doubt Hepeski is mobilizing all his resources to track us down."