AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Book 4: Air
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the last air bender as it belongs to Nickelodeon. The plot that unfolds within this story is merely a fan creation that I have created for my own personal enjoyment and shared for the enjoyment of others.
NOTE: please read this and don't stereotype is as just another continuation. I promise you that it is no ordinary fan-fiction as I have already created the entire plot and I think that it's just AWESOME! (not to be stuck up or anything) Also, imagine Uncle Iroh narrating the entire story, because that is how I intend it)
BOOK 4: AIR
Chapter 1: The new Dawn (part 1of 2)
"Water, Earth, Fire, Air"
Sozin's comet brought more to this world than anyone had ever realised. It brought destruction and power, but it is the day that marked the end of the war. It was the power that freed the greatest Earth Kingdom city from the clutches of a murderous villain, but is also the power that threatened the lives of an entire race. It was the power that gave two siblings the will to fight, and the power that gave one Man the strength to rule the world. But perhaps most importantly, it gave this man the courage to face the Avatar and his nation a new Leader. This new leader established a new face for the nation which had been hated by all others and had restored a great honour which had been lost for over 100 years. Sozin's comet brought a new era into the world which had been torn and defaced by the horrors of war. Sozin's comet brought freedom and liberty. It closed the doors which lead to Night-fall and opened the windows which let in the earliest rays of sunlight. Sozin's comet brought about the New Dawn.
The sounds of water meeting the shore were drowned out by the sounds of several air ships closing in on an obvious target. But these were not the large iron airships that the world became used to. They were wooden with sails and kites, as if the were flying boats with roofs. Embedded on the exteriors were large wooden framed cannons. The sails and kites had been made of thin, cotton like fabric that was tougher than any steel but thinner than any sheet.
The fleet of Sky-Pirates drew closer to an unsuspecting Earth Kingdom Village.
Inside the air-ship that was leading the others were four men. One was cloaked in layers of white silky robes and an orange over vest with Gold shoulder plates. One was an ordinary man with short brown hair, a long slender figure and un-usually large hands. The other two were heavily armoured guard like figures who had shown absolutely no skin what so ever. (Apart from a small section in the centre of their chest which had been branded with three concentric circles)
"My Sovereign! Your majesty I beg you!" pleaded the man with large hands.
"Begging is for the weak. You know if we are to protect our people, necessary sacrifices must be made", replied the man cloaked in silk.
"Is it really necessary? Is it necessary to kill all these people?"
"Those who stand in between me and my goal must be killed as part of the necessary sacrifices that need to be made," said the cloaked man.
"NO! Don't do this your majesty! NO! N-O-O!"
The armoured guards drew forth large oak staffs and before he knew it, the man with large hands was flying out the curtains of a hole in the wall of the ship that had served as a window.
He landed in a gushing river where the waves had been amplified by hovering airships.
He made his way to the shore, lucky to have survived the fall. The waves were flowing his way which made it easy for him to swim up the river. He met land but it was not as he had hoped. He did not come across a long shore with white or even black sand. Instead he met a great stone wall of unbelievable height that he assumed to be a cliff. Luckily enough, it was as though it was made for climbing; jagged rocks with points and arches.
Slowly he climbed out of the water and up the cliff. The stones were smooth, as though they had been carved by human hands – or perhaps earth bended.
As he reached the top of the cliff he grew tired and his fingers became stiff. It was clear that he would fall if he did not gather the strength to pull himself to the top. But then, as though the earth had moved for him, he appeared groping the edge of what was top of the cliff. He mustered the strength to pull himself up but was greeted with an un-warm, but rather cold welcome.
Before him were three men, each of them earth benders. All of them were wielding one very heaving stone which floated right on top of the man's head.
"Wait!" he called. He saw before him, behind the three earth benders an entire village being brought down at the cannons of the mysterious airships.
"State your name and we shall spare your life!" demanded one of the earth benders.
"My name… Cho Zheng, Sky pirate - Advisor to the Sovereign of the skies!"
The earth benders moved the stone beside his head and released it into the river. It created a deafening splash that was audible even at the very top of the cliff.
"What is it fire bender? Why do you hurt us? The war is over!" said the earth bender.
"I do not bend fire. I mean not to hurt you. And what is this war you speak of?"
………
The city of Ba Sing Se lay in a peaceful slumber. Iroh's teashop was amongst the busiest place in the city, and it was not at all a busy place.
"I have to say Aang", said Katara frowning, "I do miss the way we didn't stay in any one place for more than a couple of weeks. I'm kind of getting tired of the same old Ba Sing Se."
Aang did not respond. He was meditating peacefully on the balcony of their new estate. The five of them together, Aang, Katara, Toph, Sokka and Suki had been living in a house that was located just below Iroh's tea shop. They were so close in fact, that you could hear Iroh fire bending on the pots of tea.
"I just can't believe I'm never going to meet another air bender again…" said Aang, who remained in a state of meditation with his eyes closed.
"Aang, I'm sorry for what happened to your people but I thought we had agreed that you had let it go", replied Katara.
"I did, it was Ozai. He reminded me of… of how…"
Aang's view of Ba Sing Se was blocked out by his memory of Fire Lord Ozai.
A Flash of white light…
Aang was curled in the sanctuary of his rock-ball, hiding from Ozai's fire bending. "You're weak. Just like the rest of your people. They did not deserve to exist in this world, in my world" said Ozai.
"Prepare to join them, prepare to DIE!..."
Aang opened his eyes, full of anger.
"We travelled the world for a whole year while you learned bending, and you chose to bring it up now? Don't you think you're over re-acting?" asked Katara."
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND KATARA!"
"Yes, I do! When the Fire Nation took the water benders away from my Tribe I felt so alone. I thought I was the only one left, but you and I both know, that even when I found that I wasn't the last water bender, I wished that I was. Do you remember Aang?"
"Yeah, the creepy blood bending lady, but that's different. You're not alone, there are thousands of more water benders!" replied Aang.
"But it's the same thing Aang!"
"No it's not!"
"Yes! It is!"
"YOU'RE WRONG!" screamed Aang. A sudden gush of wind blew through the city and upset the tranquillity of Ba Sing Se.
"Aang, was that you?" asked Katara.
"No", said Aang, leaving his meditating state.
"We'll then it must have been the wind…" assumed Katara.
"I'm going for a walk, or… a glide actually", laughed Aang, attempting to break the tension between him and Katara.
Katara blew him a kiss. "Stay safe", she said.
Aang grabbed his glider and took of with a sharp sound that resembled a whirl wind.
He flew over Ba Sing Se. Residents were shutting their doors and closing their windows in order to avoid what appeared to be strong breeze. Some were even putting wet clothing on their clothes line in order to create what, once again, the thought to be a strong breeze.
Aang reached the gates to the city and landed gracefully on the wall.
He gazed into the sunset, and surprisingly saw what he believed at first to be some kind of bird. However, it was not long until he decided that it was defiantly not any kind of animal.
"Huh?" gasped Aang.
He jumped off the gate and landed on the ground creating a dust cloud. He walked closer to the mysterious object and a few minutes later he came across a large airship.
However, this was not the same airship that had attacked the small village earlier. Neither was it the same object that Aang had mistaken for a bird earlier.
This airship was a Fire Nation airship and standing on platform beneath the airship was the Fire Lord.
"Zuko?" gasped Aang.
"Aang! How are you?" asked Zuko.
"No. Zuko move!" said Aang. He ran around the Airship and then took off again, chasing what he had mistaken for a bird. But he could not catch up. The winds were not on his side, despite the amount of air bending he had done to go up against the velocity of the wind which was blowing against him.
"WAIT!" he called out, but there was no response. He decided it was in his best interest to give up and investigate as the whole group.
Zuko found Aang resting upon a branch.
"What's wrong with you? The Fire Lord comes to the other side of the world to visit you and you ignore him to chase a bird!" yelled Zuko.
"I'm sorry. I just thought I saw…"
Meanwhile Sokka, Toph and Suki were just leaving Iroh's tea shop.
"Thankyou for your kindness", said Iroh.
"It's ok, just make sure that you don't ask Toph to pour the tea next time", said Sokka rubbing a burn on his shoulder.
"Well, my vision's never failed me before!" replied Toph.
"What vision! You're blind!" beamed Sokka.
The three of them cackled delightfully and made their way back to their house.
"Oh, Hi Katara", greeted Suki.
"Oh hey guys, have you seen Aang out anywhere? He went for a walk and never came back", asked Katara worryingly.
Suki gave Katara a look of disbelief and replied by saying, "No".
Meanwhile back in the Earth Kingdom village, Cho Zheng was aiding the village in defending themselves against the fleet of airships.
"Rip open the sails!" ordered Cho Zheng.
The earth benders stomped their feet and thrust earth out of the ground beneath them. They then threw the large rocks at the Airships. The Airships launched missiles which exploded into dust towards the village. Benders made stone shelters over their houses and families as they fought against the mysterious enemies.
Back at the outskirts of Ba Sing Se the mysterious flying object landed, but its appearance was sheltered by the forest of green. There was one think clear about the object, for around the bottom of the stumps of the trees was a pair of feet that had been dressed in shiny golden sandals.
NOTE: I Hope you guy's liked the first chapter. I worked very hard on it. It took me at least three hours to complete this chapter. However, it isn't the end of the episode because it's a two part episode