"Tylee you have a very special power" Lady Ursa was explaining to a 10 year old Tylee "You have the power to help the Avatar if he is to ever to return." Ursa told Tylee "Really" asked an astonished Tylee "Yes you have the power to do so if you wish to" answered Ursa
"Oh I would love to… I am not as naïve as people think I am I know what the fire nation is doing is bad…but I thought the avatar disappeared" Tylee said confused by the end of the sentence. "He did but… I think the avatar will return soon" Ursa told Tylee happily. "Now for your powers will be able to travel to the spirit world through meditation you will also be able to bend three of the four elements" Ursa told a now excited Tylee.
"Really what elements" Tylee said while jumping up and down." Calm down and I will tell you" Ursa said while laughing. "I believe that your elements are air, fire, and water" Ursa told the over excited Tylee.
"That's so cool" Tylee exclaimed with a huge grin on her face. Ursa suddenly got a serious look on her face and said "Tylee it is very important that you don't tell anyone who you really are…. If anyone dangerous were to find out they would try to abuse your power. Do you understand" Ursa questioned Tylee.
"Yes I understand…..if anyone in the fire nation were to find out I would surely be executed" Tylee answered solemnly as Ursa gave her a pitied look. Suddenly Tylee grinned at Ursa and asked "So when do we start" Ursa smiled at Tylee's enthusiasm and said "We can begin know…First you will learn air bending-" Ursa was interrupted by Tylee saying "But I thought all the air benders were dead" Tylee said confused.
"Not all of them some of them were hidden away since not all of the air benders lived at the temples….. My mother was actually an air bender she told me that an ancestor of hers was an air bender and her father was Avatar Roku… know one ever knew she was an air bender and when she heard about the air benders she hid her bending the only person who ever knew about was her husband and when I was born it was discovered that I was an air bender" Ursa explained as Tylee process all of the information.
"Wait your grandfather was THE AVATAR! That's so cool….Wait so I will learn air bending" Tylee said excitedly as she jumped up and down. Ursa put her hands on Tylee's shoulder and said "yes you will know calm down" Ursa laughed.
"Okay… I am just so excited" Tylee said slightly embarrassed. "It's okay…now what was I saying… oh yes next you will be learning fire bending from Master Iroh and then water bending from a master Paku I believe that's what Iroh told me" Ursa told Tylee who had stars in her eyes. "Really I get to learn from master Iroh and Paku" Tylee asked while smiling ear to ear.
"Yes you do…. I'm sure you will learn fast" Ursa patted Tylee's head. "I can't wait I'm so excited" Tylee told Ursa. "The second element you will be learning is fire and the third will be water… you will be learning air and fire under a hidden passage way that me and Iroh know of" Ursa explained to Tylee.
"Tylee I have a huge favor to ask of you" Ursa said nervously. "Really what is it?" Tylee asked getting an uneasy feeling. "I was wondering if you could stay friends with Azula for as long as possible" Ursa asked with pleading eyes. 'I really don't want too but I guess I could use it as an advantage later on' Tylee thought thinking of the pros and cons. "Okay…I will try to stay friends with her…but the deal is off if she does something that is really terrible" Tylee said very seriously. "Okay you have a deal" Ursa shook Tylee's hand.
A Year Later
It has been a long year of Lady Ursa training Tylee in the art of air bending in the underground passage way. Tylee successfully completed her training within a year.
"Tylee I am so proud of you…..you learned so fast" Ursa hugged Tylee. Ursa then felt something wet on her robe. "What's the matter sweaty" Ursa asked bending down to Tylee's level. "The only other people besides you that have told me they were proud were my other teachers" Tylee said as she wiped away the tears with the back of her hands.
"I'm sure your parents are proud of you" Ursa said as she petted Tylee's hair. "No they don't… all they care about is Hotaru… she gets away with everything by blaming it on me…she reminds me of Azula… she is two years younger than me. They believe her over me." Tylee explained sadly.
"It will be okay" Ursa soothed Tylee. "We should be celebrating….It's a very happy time…you are now a master" Ursa said trying to get Tylee to become happy. "You are right….so when do I start my fire bending lessons" Tylee asked grinning. "You will begin tomorrow" Ursa told Tylee. "Really! Thank you for teaching me" Tylee bowed respectfully to Ursa. "It was my pleasure" Ursa bowed back.
The next day
Tylee is waiting patiently with Ursa for Iroh to show up to the underground training facility.
"I hope you two haven't been here long" Iroh said as he entered the facility. "Nope I just got here about two minutes ago" Tylee said cheerfully as she spun around in a circle. "If you keep on spinning like that you'll make yourself sick" Ursa lectured Tylee. "First we will start with morning meditation" Iroh said from behind Ursa and Tylee. "Okay" Tylee said slightly disappointed as she got in lotus position.
Iroh looked slightly surprised that she knew how to meditate so well. "You shouldn't be so surprised…. I taught her everything that I knew" Ursa told Iroh. "Tylee is a very fast learner. She mastered air bending in a year" Ursa explained to a curious Iroh. "I have very high hopes for Tylee…I believe she and Zuko will change the ways of the fire nation" Ursa further explained.
"You think so….Zuko is such a gentle soul…I hope he stays that way…from what I've seen of miss Tylee she is not easily swayed. They are good for each other" Iroh thought out loud. "I think that Tylee will master fire bending within two years" Ursa told Iroh as they watched Tylee meditate. "You think she is that powerful" Ursa told Iroh. "You think that she is that powerful" asked an astonished Iroh.
"I believe so….within time and experience she will become a powerful ally to the Avatar" Ursa told Iroh her opinion. Iroh clapped his hands to get Tylee's attention and it did. Tylee opened her eyes and looked up at Iroh and Ursa questionly. "You can stop your meditation for the day" Iroh told Tylee. "Yay" Tylee shouted out happily as she air bended herself to stand up. "So what's next" Tylee questioned Iroh.
