Somewhere, far away from Ba Sing Se, four men sat around a computer moniter. Two were playing Pai Sho; one was watching the television; and one gazed intently out of the window. This shouldn't be taking this long. What was that man doing?

Snow twirled by the window at a rapid pace. Nothing could be seen past four feet. Silence filled the equipment room; a silence that had engulfed the building for many years now.

These four men had spent a vast majority of their lives searching for an old man shrouded in mystery. He could possibly be the key to saving the planet. Problem was, no one had seen him for at least eight years.

A girl had sent a tip to these men that their target was going to "accidentally" set off a devastating chain of events upon the world. Where he would set it off, only fate knew. According to the girl, though, a very obvious sign would give these men the target's location.

One of the men playing Pai Sho glanced at the man staring out the window. He frowned.

"Let's face it. Nothing's going to happen. The tip was probably a hoax given to us by our commander. We're just going to have to wait even longer." he said.

The man faced away from the window.

"I saw a city reduced to rubble in my dreams. We will get the message soon; I know we will."

"Sure. We all know that fate is on our sides."

"No! It's true. Our wait will soon be over."

"Okay then. Tell me when destiny calls back. If it does, I'll be happy to kiss its sodding behind."

Before the man could retort, something massive shook the room. Everything shut off: the television, the radar systems, the computer...

Outside, the snow seemed to turn a shade of dark-green. Everything else in the world turned light blue.

The four men tried to speak, but no air came out. Everything was gone. The world seemingly had died.

With a sound similar to the cracking of a whip, the power turned back on, and the environment morphed back to its original look.

The man who had been watching the television rushed to the computer. He cried out in delight.

"My God! We..........We have a reading! We Found HIM!" he shouted. He jumped to the floor and proceeded to kiss it.

The man could now be tracked. The four men geared up.

"Destiny called; they say they're waiting for you to kiss their ass."

THE END BEGINS

FIRST QUARTER: 2009