Okay, this is about when Witch(Along with Caleb, Matt, and Blunk) are dropped into various parts of the Avatarverse. Pairings...I haven't decided. This is not going to be a super-upbeat story, like my stuff usually is. This is mostly in Taranee's point of view, the next chapter will go into what happened to everyone else. Thanks for reading this far!

Disclaimer: I do not own Witch or Avatar, plain and simple.


Taranee groaned as she lifted her head from the dusty ground. Where the heck was she? As she looked around, still too sore to rise, she tried to recollect the events before she blacked out. They had been folding to Meridian to check something with Caleb and Julian. Everything had been normal, until they flew through the fold. A sudden, stabbing pain had rushed through Taranee's head, and she had felt her wings falter. She could pick out Cornelia's shrill shriek and Hay Lin's shout, just before everything went dark.

Wait. Had she just seen something move in the dark? Taranee pulled herself to her feet and looked around, not seeing her friends. The buildings surrounding her were unfamiliar, definitely not from Candracar, or Zambala. The walls were thick stone, so maybe she was in Meridian? No, the buildings were too boxy and rough to be from Meridian. There, even the house of the lowliest farmer was a work of architectural brilliance.

This time she definitely saw a flash of movement, and her now-incredibly sharp hearing picked up a slight rustle of cloth behind her. She spun, and came face-to-face with a blue demon mask. She started, and leaped into the air, her wings making only the quietest of sounds. The… thing before her was wearing all black, and wore a blue mask that would terrify anyone else. Personally, Taranee would take the random guy in black over a murderous old lady who happened to be the mother of her best friend's boyfriend(And somehow looked to beTaranee's age.)

The figure was probably about her height, and didn't look like much of a threat except for the two long, curves swords that he/she/it held.

Taranee summoned two small flames, not wanting to draw attention by creating an inferno as she hissed," Who are you?"

When she created the fire, the swords went lax, and the figure took a step backwards.

She grinned, and said," Can't take the heat?"

Suddenly, a voice from behind her shouted," You there!" Taranee turned, and saw several men in green robes standing there, looking angry. "You're a firebender!"

Taranee screamed as suddenly, mud flew up and hardened around her wings, causing her to crash to the ground. She melted the rock holding now her hands, and shot off a flame at the leader, who blocked it. He nodded briskly at the other men, and she began to sink into quicksand. Taranee was now screaming, and looked around desperately for the figure she had seen earlier. "Help! Someone help me! When my friends find me, you'll regret this!" She shot a far larger and hotter fireball at the tallest man, who it hit, knocking him to the ground.

Everything was a blur to Taranee now. She was fighting, making lots of noise and fire to try to attract attention. Her weapons were larger and hotter than ever before, because now her life was in danger, and her friends weren't there to help her. It's no use, we're stronger together. One of the men she had knocked down did an odd thing with his fist, and suddenly Taranee was going down, down into somewhere black. It was like the first time they had fought Sandpit, but she had been with her friends then. Just before her head went under, she saw the masked figure, staring at her from the shadows. Taking out one final guard with a flame, Taranee lost consciousness.

She was like him. That thought flashed through his mind repeatedly as he ran away from the scene he had just witnessed. She was a firebender in Ba Sing Se. She was here, and someone-He didn't know who-had her. He shouldn't have felt guilty about letting them catch her. She could have been a spy. He was still unsure how she looked like she did. Her hair and eyes were normal, but that dark, dark skin. It was even darker than those of the Water Tribe. And those things on her back…. Where those wings? They had to be. She had flown, and he had seen it. Who was she? He was confused, very confused, but one fact was rising to the surface of the tempest of his thoughts. There was another firebender in Ba Sing Se, and he was going to find out who she was.

Taranee struggled as she was strapped into the chair. She was scared, truly terrified. They had done something to her, her powers, her magic, they were gone! Whimpering, Taranee looked up at the man in front of her. She couldn't see his face, but heard a voice say calmly," There is no war in Ba Sing Se. There is no war in Ba Sing Se.". What was happening? What was Ba Sing Se?

A small flame traveled in a circle on a track around the man. Despite herself, she found herself watching the light, and slowly felt her resistance drop. Her last coherent thought was," There was no war in Ba Sing Se."


Taranee has been hypnotized. Next chapter, Will vs. Azula and the Gaang meets Cornelia, Irma, Caleb, Hay Lin, and Blunk. By the way, there will not be Zaranee, just friendship between the two. I've always thought that they would get along pretty well. Reviews are nice!

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