Wanted: Ice Woman!

Eventually, after having been inconvenienced so heavily by that random ice woman, the mother and child that were unfortunate enough to have crossed her path found themselves at the heart of Balneal, speaking to the authorities.

Mother: ... And she had blue hair and a fairly large bust. If you see her, I want her brought to justice, officers!"

Officer: Certainly, madam. If we find the perp, we'll apprehend her thoroughly.

Mother: Thank you, officer. I appreciate your help.

She turned and walked back to her home. Her money was wasted on a ticket out of the Valley of Water, her entire vacation ruined. She couldn't help but to be upset after the slip up of one person ruined basically her entire vacation holiday. Money down the drain and time she wouldn't get back. Ugh, just the thought of it was agitating.

Not too long after she left, one of the Ferrymen would approach the officer with a similar complaint;

Ferryman: Hey, Officer! There's some ice blocking the exit from the city! None of the Water Ferries can get out! What are we supposed to do about this?!

The officer scratched his head, unsure of what he could do to help. "Sorry, sir. All I can offer are my condolences. A woman just left not too long ago with the same complaint..."

Ferryman: Well all of our customers are getting unhappy! I hope you can do something fast, or else no one will be able to get in or out of the city!!

The officer sighed, stressed slightly at how the situation grew to be such a problem so quickly, "Uh... I'll uh... See what I can do, sir." That's all he could do, really...

ΠSakai finally made her way to a city of some sort. She looked around a bit and saw a nice spot she could chill for a bit; all that noise was killing her mood.Π

"Time to go take a brake from all of this. Helping people always goes south for me, I don't know why tho."

As Sakai explored the city, she'd pass by the same woman that she inconvenienced earlier, only this time, without her son with her. The woman easily recognized Sakai's face and greeted her with a look of disgust and contempt. "Oh, you!!" She turned immediately, as though she wanted to run, but turned back around and made a final remark before taking off, "I've already reported you! I'll see to it that you're locked up!!" With that, she made her way back to the Officer, who should still be nearby.

Woman: Officer, Officer!! I found her!

Officer, turning around in a rush, "Really!? Take me to her, madam! I'll clear this up real quick! We'll make sure that lass fixes what she's done!"

Woman, taking off back toward Sakai, "This way!!"

"Huh?"

ΠSakai didn't pay much mind to the crazy lady, she just kept it moving and didn't look back. She had other things to do, like sitting down and chilling and what have you.

After a few more steps, she finally made her way to a seat that she sat down in, it was just what she needed. She kicked back and looked up at the sky, for some reason she always did this; find a seat and look up.Π

"Wonder why I do this so much? .... Damn, why can't I remember anything? .... Ah, I'm not gonna sweat it."

The woman and the officer eventually found themselves at the exact same spot that Sakai would be sitting, both looking rather frustrated. The woman pointed at Sakai in an accusative manner, turning to the officer, "This is the one! Arrest her!!"

The officer scratched his head, being a kindly fellow, and not wanting to simply arrest someone for something without trying to resolve the issue first. He nodded at the infuriated woman and held up a hand, as if telling her to back down, "I'll take it from here, ma'am. Thank you."

She stepped back, folding her arms and glaring at Sakai, hoping she got what she deserved for her inconsiderate behavior.

The officer approached her casually, speaking in a non-threatening tone, "Ah, hello there, miss! I've had some complaints recently about an icy blockage in the exit to Balneal. It's been a great inconvenience to the people here. It's been reported by a few people that some woman with strange ice powers is the cause of this. Would you please go fix the damage you have caused before you inconvenience someone else?" The officer didn't seem as agitated as the woman... But then again, he wasn't the one whose vacation was ruined by the antics of a random ice woman. "I would really appreciate it. I don't want to have to turn you in for causing a ruckus."

"If you don't have any proof, than go away. Plus I don't have any powers, I'm just a normal person like you."

ΠSakai kept looking at the sky, she wasn't about to do something just because someone asked her. If more than one person complained then she'd do it and proof would be needed.Π

"She's lying!" the woman screamed out, pointing her fingers, "I saw her with my own eyes! So did all of the people on the Ferry! Including my son!"

The officer scratched his head once more, a little stumped on what to do. "Alright, calm down, miss. We can get this worked out." He turned to the relaxing woman, walking closer to her, "I'm sorry, but until we can actually resolve this issue, you are a suspect. If we have eye witnesses, then that's proof enough for suspicion. When we find out the actual cause, we can release you. You'll have to come with me."

The woman knew that she was lying and waited for the girl to act out. "If she's so innocent, she won't mind being taken in, now will she? In fact, I bet she'll start using her powers! Then you'll see!"

The officer would gently grab Sakai and help her up so that he could take her to the proper facilities for questioning. "We'll get to the bottom of this, don't worry. If you're innocent, we'll let you go. But if this is your doing, you will have to fix it, or do some time."

"This is just lame, but oh well."

ΠSakai sighed, she was still chilling and now she had to go somewhere else? She didn't really care, so she just went along with it and let the guard do his job.Π

"Thank you, young lady," the officer said, escorting she and the other woman to the proper facility. The woman sneered at Sakai, unable to let her go for her blatant lying. "I'll make sure you pay for what you've done... To me and my son..." she muttered under her breath, but just loud enough for Sakai to hear.

-------- Some Hours Later --------------

The officer was out for interrogation, since the situation had not nor could not be resolved as swiftly as it was made. Sakai was left alone with the woman, who had been silently glaring at her for quite some time now. It was only after her frustration had gotten the best of her that she spoke up.

"Why did you lie about what you did? Do you know how much misfortune you brought upon me and my son?"

"........."

ΠSakai said nothing, she didn't want to feed the fire more gasoline. So she kept cool and just sat there, looking at the woman with a stair cold as hell itself, tho this wasn't meet to intimidate her at all. It was just how she always looked at people and what have you.Π

*Sigh*

"Don't just sit there and pretend that everything is okay!! If you would have just fixed it in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess!! Now I'm out of a vacation and out of money!! Do you just not care about anyone but yourself?!" The woman stood up, clearly in no way going to back down about this situation. She was hurt too much financially to even consider it. "I knew it was the problem with you people with powers!! So selfish!! I really hope you get locked up, you terrible woman!!"

At that moment, the officer returned with the captain of the Ferry that left a while ago, as well as a few of the eye witnesses to the crime. He'd been escorted over the ice and back to the station for interrogation.

Ferryman: Yeah, that's her, alright. Caused quite the ruckus. Now my Water Ferry can't get back to the port...

The small crowd mumbled and chattered amongst themselves, some nodding their heads and speaking up in agreement. The woman, of course, was the first to hop up and shout "HA!!! I TOLD YOU!! SEE!? SHE'S A LIAR!! BOOK HER!!!"

The officer, being a kindly man, did not want to immediately detain the woman, even if she caused such a stir. From what he heard, it was all an accident, in the first place. "Now, hold on, ma'am... There might be a way to fix this..." He turn to the woman, scratching his head again, sighing heavily. "Alright. I'll excuse you for lying to me if you go fix what you did. No harm done save for the fact that a lot of time was wasted here on something trivial. If ya go clean up your mess, I'll let you go with a slap on the wrist."

The infuriated woman was in no way pleased with this outcome, her mouth hanging open and her face filled with rage. "WHAT!? AFTER ALL OF THE TROUBLE SHE PUT ME AND MY SON THROUGH!? AND WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THESE PEOPLE!? I WANT HER LOCKED UP!!"

Officer: Now, hold on, ma'am... Let's let the little lady decide what she's gonna do. If she doesn't fix this, that can't be ignored. But if she can clear up the path, then I don't see why I'd have to do all of that. No use crying over spilled milk when you can easily just wipe it up.

Woman: Ugh!! The justice system these days, I tell you...

She huffed and took a seat.

Woman: Whatever. I bet she can't clean it up, anyway. She'll be behind bars in no time. Hmph. That'll teach her for ruining my vacation...

ΠSakai sighed again, she just couldn't catch a brake, but maybe that was because she had to go and save someone. She looked around the room, seeing the same people she saw before she got here, but for some reason no one said anything about the reason why she did what she did.Π

"Well it's ice, so it's already melted by now or at least became weak enough to moe through, so there's that."

ΠShe knew that the ice was weak enough to brake, since she was the one who put it there and of course she'd know that. So she said what she needed to and left it at that, whatever happens, happens.Π

The woman had a point about all of it. The ice hadn't melted yet, since it wasn't very hot nor arid around Balneal, given the watery atmosphere, but certainly, it would melt after a while. Even so, that didn't make up for the inconvenience to all of the other people.

The officer sighed, shaking his head. He couldn't find any real good reason to give this woman any time, despite all the trouble she caused. "Well, I guess you're right about that. I guess we'll just have to wait this one out, then." He shrugged his shoulders.

The woman, now even more shocked than ever, could almost not contain herself any longer, and burst out, "WHAT!? AFTER ALL THAT SHE'S DONE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE HER PAY!? WHAT ABOUT MY VACATION!? ALL OF THE MONEY I LOST! ALL OF THE TIME SHE'S WASTED!! I WANT HER TO DO SOME TIME!!"

The muttering crowd agreed with the woman a bit, but at the same time, amongst their chatter and from what the woman and officer said, it didn't seem like it would be that much of an inconvenience. Someone spoke up, "Well, I saw it all, and it seemed like it was an accident. She also saved that boy's life... So, don't be too hard on her."

The woman turned sharply, "WHAT!? If it weren't for her CARELESS and RECKLESS behavior, my son wouldn't have fallen in the first place!! How can you side with one of these people like this?! She didn't even care about inconveniencing any of us!! I demand justice!! I will not rest until I have it!!!"

Person from Crowd: Hey, cool it, lady, it was an accident. We all saw it. She was just trying to do something good for the kids.

The rambling among the crowd became a heated debate with the woman, as well as between themselves. Some sided with her, demanding that the girl pay for what she did, whilst others seemed to think that letting her go on a case of it being an accident was better. The rather nice officer didn't want anyone to be upset over a mishap like this, so, out of the kindness of his heart, he'd pull the ferryman to the side and talk things over with him for a little bit, before returning moments later to hold down the crowd, "Alright, alright, calm down, calm down, everyone... The Ferryman and I have discussed this and come to an agreement about it all. For you, madam, he says that he'll still take you to your destination free of charge when the ice melts, and any extra expenses will be taken care of by the Water Ferry services. This goes for anyone who was previously inconvenienced. We'll explain it all to anyone who you may have kept waiting." He turned then to Sakai, whom he felt needed some sort of repercussion for at least being reckless, and then not owning up to it. It was only fair.

Officer: Now you, young lady, I've discussed with the Ferryman about, as well. Since you are the one that caused this mess and tried to shirk it off like you didn't, we both agree that you should at least do something to make up for it. So, for the moment, we're going to ask that you do some community service around Balneal for a little while. Nothing too big, just perhaps working at the Aquarium or at the Water Ferries, or something. *leans in, whispering* Ya know, just to keep the people happy. *slightly shifts eyes over to the angry woman, then back to Sakai, before leaning back up.* How's that sound? I think that's fair, huh?

The crowd mumbled again, pretty much agreeing with the sentence given by the officer. Even the heated woman, who didn't think the punishment was enough, felt like it was fine as long as she was compensated for her losses. She glared, however, at Sakai, sneering at her with disgust. "Just be lucky I couldn't get you behind bars, you freak..."

"That sounds like a pain in the ass if you ask me. I mean all of this for something that wasn't that big of a deal? *Sigh* Welp I guess it beats jail time, so its whatever."

ΠSakai was more or less to chilled to care about this topic anymore, all she wanted to do was kick back a knock back a few brews.Π

Officer: Now I know you don't think it was a big deal to you, but think about the other people, would ya? The lady had a point, even if she was overreacting.

The officer couldn't help but admit that to her. Facts were facts, and he seemed to be the kind of level-headed guy that would look at those before coming to a conclusion. It was good, though because if he weren't, he'd have probably ended up in the heat of the moment like the woman was.

Officer: In any case, might as well let it be, since we all came to a resolution. *turns to the woman, looks specifically at her* Right? *smiles wide*

The woman rolled her eyes, blushing slightly in embarrassment. "I'm going home to get my son," she muttered, not giving Sakai a passing glance as she did so. "Excuse me," she muttered again through the crowd, returning home briefly.

The crowd continued to chatter amongst themselves, random mumblings like "Geez, what's with her?" and "I can't wait to get back on the ship!" slipping their way through the convoluted chatter. The ferryman, who didn't seem nearly as upset as everyone else, nodded at the officer and smiled, "I'll take it from here, sir. Thank you. You've been a big help." Then, he'd look to Sakai, tipping his hat down at her,

"Just great, it's a weeb. Didn't think I'd run into any of you in the world, Ugh!"

ΠSakai sighed, she just wanted to go somewhere and be alone! She didn't wanna go through this mess, but looks like people of this land didn't act the way she thought.Π

The Ferryman lowered his head, letting his eyes become hidden by the shadow of his tipped down cap. "You didn't answer my question. Looks like you don't pay very close attention." He shook his head, "Looks like it can't be helped... You aren't all that bright, but perhaps we can whip you into shape. Since you won't tell me your name, you are now 'First Mate.'" He didn't have time for people that couldn't pay attention, for they had business to attend to and she had to pay for what she'd done.

"Alright then. Time to do your community service, then. Let's be off to the Water Ferries, then, shall we, First Mate?" He would then escort Sakai to the Water Ferries, where she was sentenced to do her time for her crime. Looks like she wasn't gonna be alone until she actually did what she was supposed to. The price of being reckless and destructive is heavy sometimes. "No lollygagging! You're already barely alert. Can't have that on my ship." Perhaps the two of them could have a few brews on deck, but only after she was taught the ropes.

"Why did I leave my home again? The outside world is sooo sensitive, but maybe that's just a human thing."

ΠSakai sighed, she knew she should've just kept on her way, rather than showing off for the kids. But sadly enough, she didn't, she let her fun side get the best of her and boy was that the wrong thing to do.Π

"I quit, I'd much rather be going on about my business. Sooo imma head on out and y'all can you know, forget I was ever here. Because I'm not about to work for something I did right, just because y'all think it's wrong."

ΠShe turned around and simply started to walk off, she had other things to so and this sure as in hell wasn't one of them.Π

"Skipping out on your community service?" The Ferryman inquired, shaking his head as he turned around to face the girl walking away. Another person that looked nearly identical to the Ferryman would appear before Sakai, standing in her way, seeming to have merely appeared from the shadows, "That won't do at all." These two men that were nearly exactly identical had a strange familiarity in their look, as well... Where one would begin to clear people out of the way, More and more would start to appear around this Sakai girl.

"Sorry, but you can't be let to leave if you don't do your work. You'll be a wanted fugitive." Their eyes would shine a gleaming bright red as warning sirens would begin to sound off all around them. Two of them barricaded the doorways and two more would handle dealing with Sakai. They all seemed to look nearly identical. "If you won't pay with your time, you'll have to pay in another way. No taking the easy way out because you're a lazy bum."

"You're just a stupid as that lady Dude. It's obvious that you don't know that there is no such thing as right a wrong, if yah did, then you wouldn't be doing this. See what I did was right and so was saving that kid. Now his Mon thought it was wrong, so she starting bitching; I'm guessing she wanted her kid to die.

But that aside, I'm not doing anything and you can't keep me here. So as I said before, I'm leaving."

ΠSakai sighed really hard. She knew that this place was a waste of time, but she just had to give it a chance and so on. She rubbed her hair and sighed again, before her arms started tl freeze up a bit.Π

"Look, you can play cops with someone else. I just wanna leave without having to use my other means."

In the midst of their argument, the Desert Moth that had been rampaging around the same area that Sakai first saved that child found its way down the valley pass and into the city that was surrounded by its canyon walls and valley waters. The ear-piercing screeches it released in frustration were loud enough to bring attention to itself outside and up into the sky. Behind it, a whipping whirlwind of sand would brush over the city, falling into the water and whirling about the city streets.

When right ready to get down with Sakai serving her justice, another warning of sorts would resound outside loud throughout the city; the sound of a random creature in the streets. "Hnnn?" each of them turned their heads simultaneously, as though all completely in synchronized thought. They would gather around the windows and gaze at the Desert Moth that was fluttering about in frustration outside. Each of them frowned, their heads twitching a bit, "This... Does not... Make sense..." They were each trying to process why this creation was in a habitat that was not suitable to its existence. "This creature is not native to these lands. Why...? How...?"

One of the Servicemen, the Ferryman that seemed to stand out among the rest, would rise up and say, "No matter. It is a threat that must be eliminated." He turned to the woman with the bad attitude, pointing at her in an accusatory manner, "You. If you take care of this monster, we will count that as your community service and your debt will be cleared. I will lend you the Helping Hand of my Servicemen." He snapped his fingers, each of them lining up in a row before Sakai and bowing, as though they weren't just about to 'take care' of her before and spake in unison;

"No. I'm not helping any of you, because y'all people don't seem to like help from my kind remember? And I might step on someones flowers and have to go to jail for it. So I will not help you or these ungrateful people, let them die for all I care."

ΠSakai wasn't about to help whatsoever, since these people were acting like asses about her last heroic act. So now that a time called for it, she wouldn't lift a finger; not a one. Maybe next time people might not act stupid when someone does something nice for them.Π

"Man y'all should get on that bug out there, it might flap its wings and blow dust on someones shoes and rune their day."

"Fine." He snapped his fingers again, this time pointing his finger outside, "Kobun Squad; Squad Up!" At that moment, in a flurry of blurred ninja-like hops out of the door and through the windows, nearly all of the Servicemen would begin their dealing with the hazard to the city, as what they were instructed to do.

The Ferrymen stopped the last two, "Not so fast," he'd say, directing them to Sakai, "Keep a close eye on this one. Don't let anything happen to her until I get back to deal with her. I will worry about the evacuation of the people." With that, he was off, closing the doors behind him, leaving only the two Servicemen that were instructed to follow Sakai around now. They did not say anything to her nor would they speak until spoken to, but would simply always be around her no matter where she was, until instructed otherwise.

Meanwhile, the Servicemen would all start to assist each other, creating a stairway of their hands and backs in order to lift the next one behind it up and create a larger, taller staircase for them to continue to rise up higher onto. The last one would be hurled immediately toward the Desert Moth mid-flight, where it would attempt to latch onto it as it flew by.

"......."

ΠSakai just stood there, she wasn't about to fight these dudes, because like everyone else; they probably have some super duper powers and what lots. So she just made a ice chair and sat in it, tho the way she sat was boss like.Π

"Welp now we wait."