Notes: Enjoy and review! This chapter has just been revised. Although I have written other fanfics, this is my first and if you want to be able to understand my other stories, you MUST read this whole story first. Thank you for reading.

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Katara woke that day knowing that Aang wouldn't be there. He was in the Fire Nation

visiting schools and giving speeches to the students, who he cared for very much after he had seen the ways that they had used to be taught during the war. It had been almost fifteen years since the war had ended and Katara was missing the danger in her life. She knew it was crazy, but she wanted something bad to happen so that things wouldn't be so terribly boring. Since her childhood it seemed that the world was doomed to be… normal. She missed the action, the adventure, and most definitely the feeling you got when you didn't know if you were going to live or die, the adrenaline pumping through your veins. But that was all over now.

Sokka had married Suki seven years after he had freed her from a maximum security fire nation prison. They had four children since then. And Suki was expecting another in a few months.

Aang had married Katara only two years ago, because he had a lot of Avatar business to

attend to. He had even asked for her father's blessing. Sokka was overjoyed when Aang had told him he was going to propose. At first Katara had come with Aang on his many trips and speeches. But this time he told her that it would be better if she stayed, and for a very important reason. It was for that reason she woke up so early that morning to talk to Sokka. She and Aang had decided long and hard about where they would live when things settled down, and had finally decided on the little village where it all started. Where Katara had first met the little boy with the strange tattoos. Where the legend had begun…

It seemed that if the whole world had changed the day Zuko took over as emperor of the Fire Nation. Peace treaties were written between all three nations, though there were still some hard feelings. Toph went to live with her parents, and was doing very well as an earth bending teacher at her own school that she had set up for young earthbenders to learn from the master. Tuition was not a problem as she let even the poorest children in if they showed remarkable talent.

Sokka also settled down in his home village. Which wasn't as small as it used to be as

waterbenders from the north had settled there in the past decade, bringing waterbending back to the South Pole.

She saw Suki talking to one of the elders named Haana who had come from the North Pole. She was talking about the move.

Yes, Suki and Sokka were going to travel all the way to Kyoshi, Suki's home, which she

hadn't been to in over fifteen years and missed deeply. Although Sokka loved his home in

the South Pole, he had told Katara that Suki wanted to raise their children somewhere

less…cold, Not that she didn't like the Water Tribe, but she missed her home.

Katara wished she could go with them, just so she could experience travel and excitement

again, too see someplace new. She loved the South Pole as much as Sokka but after saving the world with Aang she realized that there where many other places to go and things to see.

She would be sure to talk to Aang about it as soon as got back.

"How are you Katara?" Suki asked her as she finished chatting with the elder.

"Fine," she lied; she had not been feeling well lately, physically or emotionally. "How are you?'

"I could be better," She laughed. "It's a little chilly and I'm a whale."

Katara laughed with her. It didn't feel that chilly to her, and Suki was wearing layers. Katara looked out at the ice, white as far as the eye could see. She had always found it beautiful, but now it seemed plain and monotonous.

"Where's Sokka?" She asked.

"On a fishing trip trying to teach a few teenagers the best way to spear a fish." Suki said.

"I'm sure he'll learn more than he teaches." Katara chuckled. Sokka never changed. He was still the goofy guy everyone loved. Even Suki questioned whether he would ever grow up, but she found it…interesting.

"We are leaving in two weeks." Suki told her when she finished laughing.

"Why two weeks?"

"It's going to take awhile for the preparations to be in order, it's a long trip." There was a long pause, and Katara knew that Suki was thinking the same thing she was.

Katara spent the next hour teaching a few children who could waterbend. The youngest was only six but most of them were eleven or twelve. As she was demonstrating how to push and pull the water she suddenly felt nauseous and had to take a break. It was then that Sokka arrived. He was back from the fishing trip, and by the look on his face he hadn't caught any fish.

"Katara!" he laughed, "You have to hear this!" He laughed, but then saw Katara's face.

"What's wrong?"

"Can I talk to you Sokka?" She asked.

"Sure."

They walked to where a few penguins were playing in the snow, sliding on their bellies. It reminded Katara of her childhood. Which she now knew was long gone.

"Sokka I'm…"

But Sokka wasn't listening; he seemed to be preoccupied with something else in the distance. And his face looked worried, almost scared.

"Sokka!" She yelled, "What are you looking a…" She stopped. Because in the sky was a huge plume of smoke

She had wished for danger, and she would get it.

In a few minutes Katara and Sokka had gone to the village wall and looked out onto the water, and were shocked to see a ship coming towards the village. The ship was coming to the village, steam pouring out of the smokestacks. It looked menacing even from a distance, its long, sleek metal body pushing through the water closer and closer to the village. At first she didn't know what to do. Fire navy ships hadn't been in

these waters since… well…

Katara remembered the time when Zuko's ship had rammed into the village, looking for

Aang. For a second she feared that it was happening again, but she told herself that the war was over, that she had no need to worry. But she knew better than that. Fire navy ships were no longer allowed in these waters since Aang had set up a treaty stating that no foreign vessel could breach a nations waters without proper consent. And yet there it was, coming closer with each passing second.

Sokka sounded the alarm and got the warriors prepared for battle, just in case. Most of them were only teenagers who had never fought before. Katara saw the faces of the scared women and children as they huddled together. Waiting for the ship.

Waiting for what would happen next…

TBC