Avatar: the Adventure Continues
A/N I don't own avatar.
A/N2-Okay finally book two! So Like I said this takes place about five years after they defeat the fire lord. To halt confusion here are the ages: Aang-eighteen. Katara is nineteen. Sokka is twenty-one. Toph is eighteen. Zuko is twenty-one. Kuzon is twenty. Also the avatar world has advanced in technology so gunpowder now exists. Which means canons, flintlock muskets, and flintlock pistols all exist. That's all for now so read, enjoy, and review!
It was very foggy out on the open seas. A merchant ship slowly drifted across the water to its destination. It carried gold, clothes, jewelry, and other items to be bought and traded. The captain was below deck reading the maps estimating how long until they get to the port city.
He heard a shout above deck. He ran to the first mate pointing out to the sea. The captain pulled out his telescope and looked. There was a small ship that was quickly gaining on them. It took the captain little time to recognize the ship as a pirate vessel. He yelled "Pirates! Get your weapons! Prepare for battle!" The crew set to work grabbing rifles and pistols and loading the canons. They prepared their weapons with gun powder and readied for the imminent attack. The pirates came to the starboard side of the ship and fired. The merchant ship fired back, gunpowder filled the space between the ships making it harder to see. The pirates screamed and yelled as they boarded the merchant vessel. They killed the crew in seconds.
The captain of the pirates stepped over the dead bodies and walked below deck and found what looked to be a small jewelry box. Opening it contained a small stone talisman engraved with a red dragon.
The pirate next to him asked "Is this what we came for? A small rock with a dragon?"
The captain answered "This is much more than a small rock. This will lead us to ultimate power!"
It was early in the morning. Kuzon took a deep breath of fresh morning air. He walked slowly to the palace, enjoying the nature around him. Unfortunately his meeting at the palace might not be a good one. The fire sages had requested a meeting with him, Aang and the rest of the gang. He looked up into the sky to see a large flying animal. He knew it was Appa and Aang. The flying bison landed on the ground and the airbender jumped off and gracefully land on the ground. He smiled at Kuzon and waved.
"Go to see you again!" Aang said to him.
Kuzon smiled "Long time no see old friend." He shook Aang's hand. "Do you know anything about this meeting?" Kuzon asked.
"Not a clue. I don't think it's going to be good though." Aang answered with a serious tone.
They continued into the palace. They saw Zuko and greeted him.
"Hey Zuko!" they both said in unison.
He smiled and waved back. Eventually the rest of the gang showed up. Toph, Sokka, and Katara came in and everyone exchanged hugs.
The fire sages entered and stood facing them. Silence fell upon the group as they looked at the sages. The one in the middle said "Welcome. We are glad to see you here. We have grave news to tell you. A couple of days ago a merchant ship was ambushed by pirates."
Sokka cut him off "Look if this is about an act of piracy, I'm afraid we can't do anything. It happens all the time. We do our best to stop them, but so far they just keep coming back."
The sage shook his head and continued "This is not about the act, but what they stole. It turns out the ship was carrying one of eight dragon talismans."
"What's a dragon talisman?" Toph asked him.
"The dragon talismans are ancient items made long ago by a power hungry man who was jealous of the avatar's powers. So this man made eight talismans inscribed with a different color dragon. The darker the color the more powerful it was. White would give the user the ability of flight. Yellow gave the ability of speed. Purple gave strength. Green gave the user to gather energy and release it in a powerful beam. Blue gave enhanced reflexes. Orange gave battle precognition, the ability to tell when an opponent will strike. Red gives the user to control objects with their mind and black can combine all the powers in one. Luckily the avatar stopped the man before it was too late. The avatar spread the talismans around the world never to be found again."
"So if the pirates get the rest of these things, they can be unstoppable. They could even defeat me." Aang said, fear notable in his voice.
Nodding in agreement the sage answered "Yes, they could. The good news is the sages were entrusted with one of the eight. Every five years it would be passed to the next sages in the cycle. Now we have it and we are in luck. It is the most powerful, the black one."
"That's great!" said Katara. "But what do you want us to do?"
"We have ideas of where we might find some of the other talismans. If you could split up and retrieve them, we can stop the pirate's plot." The sage answered her. One of the others went over to a nearby table and got a map. Opening it he pointed to the northern water tribe "We believe that the water sages might have found one of the talismans." He pointed to a coastal city "We also think that this market area might contain another." Then he pointed to Ba Sing Se. "Here an exhibition of artifacts will be displayed, perhaps you can find one here."
"Me and Zuko will handle the coastal city." said Aang to the sages.
"Sokka and I will use Appa and go to the North Pole." Katara said pointing at the map.
"That leaves Toph and me at Ba Sing Se. Since it takes place at the palace, and Toph being the queen, we should have no trouble." Kuzon said.
"Very good." The sage in the middle said. "But be warned, the pirates also want these. You might face many dangers on the way." They all nodded and departed for their destinations. Katara and Sokka got on Appa and flew to the North Pole. Aang and Zuko set sail for the port city of Ainran. While Toph and Kuzon set sail for Ba Sing Se.