Okay, you guys, I am so excited! This is my first chaptered A:TLA story. And it only took my like, 3 hours, not continuous, to write!
It's only 6 chapters long, but I can never think of really long Avatar fics, so, thar.
This story is put in between The Southern Raiders and The Ember Island Players.
Oh, and I don't do disclaimers, so don't expect anything near close to one besides this. I just don't own it, 'kay?
Chapter 1
Aang, Katara, Toph, Zuko, Suki and Sokka ran for what very well be their lives as their fire nation pursuers gained on them. The two siblings, Suki and Toph had been gathering supplies while Aang and Zuko practised fire bending. They had both been chased towards a field and were now all running towards Appa and Momo.
"We're not gunna make it to Appa!" Toph shouted.
"We have to! We can't get caught!" Suki screamed.
"We won't! I'll hold them off!" Katara yelled.
"What?" Both Aang and Sokka yelled.
"Go on! I'll hold them off!" She repeated.
"But Katara-" Aang started, but Katara cut him off.
"GO!" Katara stopped and the other four did as well.
"Katara we're not leaving-"
"I said 'go,' Sokka! I can hold them off. You guys have to get Aang out of here."
When everyone remained by her side she shouted 'go' once more before they finally, reluctantly, ran off.
She bent the water out from her canteen and readied herself against the upcoming threat.
"Hey, lookie what the Avatar left behind." One mocked as they started to slowly approach her and the fight commenced.
She sent her water out as a whip, hitting many of the men at once. They started throwing fire at her and burnt her clothing and skin. She continued fighting against the 15 men for about another 10 minutes before she heard Appa roar about a mile in the distance.
Her momentary distraction was enough for the men to grab her and tie back her arms and legs. Two grabbed her and started dragging her back to the village they had recently passed.
Katara thrashed and kicked at a feeble attempt to get away from the large, muscular men, before they had enough and swiftly subdued her by a quick blow to the head.
She vaguely felt the throbbing of her head before her vision was brought to the darkness of her subconscious.
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Aang, Toph, Sokka, Suki and Zuko finally found Appa and Momo about a mile where Katara had stayed behind.
They climbed aboard in a rush. Appa gave a mighty war and soon they were in the air, about 100 feet from the ground.
Sokka searched furiously for his little sister as Aang navigated. Finally, Sokka spotted the men that were persuading them and alerted Aang before they ducked from the sky and landing in front of them.
They looked a lot more inferior compared to the 10 ton flying bison they were seated on.
Sokka jumped off the bison and pointed his sword at the men. "Where is my sister?" He demanded.
The men puffed out their chests and took their swords from their pouches and pointed them towards the 5 children.
"Stand down, you're outnumbered!" The one in front shouted.
"Where is my sister?" Sokka demanded once more.
The men set their blades on fire and prepared to fight.
Toph, Suki and Zuko widened their eyes as Aang and Sokka didn't back down.
When the men started advancing so Toph grabbed Aang, Suki grabbed Sokka and they retreated to Appa.
"No!" Sokka thrashed against Suki's hold. "Where is she?"
"Sokka! She's not here! We can't get captured or we have no chance at saving her!"
Toph made an Earth shield between them and the warriors and started climbing up Appa, dragging Aang up behind her, as Suki did the same with Sokka.
Zuko grabbed the reins of Appa. "Yip yip!" He yelled and they were off.
Sokka looked at the group around him with a glare.
"Where are we going? They have Katara!" He yelled at them,
"No they didn't! They took her somewhere!" Suki yelled.
"But they knew where!" Aang yelled.
"Why would they ever tell us, Twinkle-Toes? We have a better chance at finding her on our own, and we can't do that if we get captured ourselves!"
After hearing this, Aang finally settled down.
"They're right Sokka, as much as I hate it. We just have to try and find her on our own."
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When Katara opened her eyes, everything was a blur. She didn't know where she was, what she was doing there, or how she came to be there. All she knew was that she was tied up on a boat, she was in major trouble and she had the worse headache she had ever had.
She tried untying her hands to at least rub her head, but whoever bound her hands was strong, and she couldn't undo them.
She heard banging coming from above her. It took her a moment to realise they were footsteps, and another moment to realise they were getting closer. Before she could ready herself the door opened and in came what she thought was a man, but it was still blurry.
"Look at that, sleeping beauty has finally awoken." She blinked a few times and the world came into focus.
"Where are you taking me?" She had hoped to sound less weak.
He laughed and she recoiled at the booming sound, her headache intensifying.
"Please tell me where you're taking me." Pathetic, she thought. She was already resorting to begging.
"To Ba Sing Se. We found the perfect place for a pretty little thing like you." Her eyes narrowed in confusion. Ba Sing Se had just been taken over by the Fire Lord, what could they possibly do with her there?
"What do you mean?" She asked again, but he just laughed and shut the door.
Alright, how do you guys like it so far. I mean, it's not much, but a simple review would be nice. Even if it's just a few words, it's nice to know you care. :D
Skye~