SUMMARY: Aang wasn't the last air bender or the person in the ice burg. Meet the four guardians or the elements. Guardian or water, Aquamarine, guardian of fire, Ember, guardian of Earth, Lin, and Guardian of the air, Jade. They made look young, but they were once the first benders of the world. Traveling with Aang, will these four girls find love and adventure in the bright and magical world of Avatar.
50 MILLION YEARS AGO:
Four lone girl was born. Not to their knowledge but they would be the most powerful beings ever. The first, Ember, was born on June 21, the summer solstice at 12:00 in the day. The second, was Lin, born July 25 at 12:00. The third was Jade and was born at 12:00 on October 31. The darkest day of the year. The last was Aquamarine, born at 12:00 an December 21, the winter solstice.
Ember, the eldest was born where the sun hit's the highest. Her hair was red like embers but her eyes were colored a light copper. Her parents were nobles and very high in whatever society they had.
Lin, the second eldest was born where the dirt and ocean met. As a farmers daughter. Her hair was the darkest brown while her eyes were the brightest of amber.
Jade, the third eldest. She was born where the sky met the moon. Her hair was dark black and her eyes were like iris. Green and bright with knowledge.
Aquamarine, known as Aqua, was the youngest. She was born in the ice of the world. Her hair was the purest of white with simmering blue highlights for reasons yet unknown. Her eyes the brightest of blues.
They didn't know the destiny they had been chosen for.
On Ember's fifteen birthday. When the clock struck twelve, she fell down to the ground, screaming in pain. Her body erupted in flames. Everyone who tried to help the girl was burnt until the hour ended and she passed out.
On Lin's fifteen birthday. When the clock struck twelve, she fell down to the ground, screaming in pain. The ground shook fast and heard. Anyone who tried to move closer was pushed by the earth to the ground in the village tell the hour ended.
On Jade's fifteen birthday. When the clock struck twelve, she fell down to the ground, screaming in pain. The air became harsh with every breath she took. Everyone who tried to help the girl was blown back until the hour ended and she passed out.
On Aquamarine's fifteen birthday. When the clock struck twelve, she fell down to the ground, screaming in pain. The water burst from the snow and ocean. Anyone who tried to help the girl was pushed back by the flood of water until the hour ended and she passed out.
The sun spirit sighed. "I choose that girl, Ember, to be the guardian of fire. She will do well."
"Aquamarine will be my guardian over water." said the moon and ocean spirits.
"Lin will be my guardian over Earth." the earth spirit said.
"And Jade will be my guardian over air." the air spirit said. The four spirits sat in a circle, watching the four suffer during the hour. They were given the gift. The gift of the elements.
Jade soon learned about her gift over air. It was than, she decided to travel the world in hope of finding others with abilities similar to her own.
Jade traveled long and wide until she caught Ember doing training with her gift. She too joined the group, leaving her perfect but over controlling life behind in the dust.
Soon, the two stopped in the South Pole where they met Aqua, her dark brown hair had turned the color of white in the fit. She, with the secret of her gift, left her village.
Later, they met Lin who left her underachieving life, wanting adventure in more than her so little she had in life to achieve where she was.
They soon grew in the year, they decided to do something amazing. Give others their gift.
Ember, Aqua, Lin, and Jade sat in a circle, their hands held together tightly.
"To the places the sun hit's the most, I give a chosen few the ability over fire as well as the creations of what shall be know as Dragons." Ember spoke, creating the sun warriors. In certain places of the world, people grew a fiery red and was erupted in flames.
"To the places, where the earth is tough and strong, I give a chosen few the ability over Earth as well as the creation of what shall be known as large badger moles." Lin chanted. People in another area glowed a soft green and the earth shook. Badger moles, large, erupted from the ground.
"To the places, where ice and snow live all year round, I give the chosen few the ability over water as well as the birth of sea serpents." Aqua chanted. Certain people glowed a deep blue.
"To the places, were the sky is closer than most, I give the chosen few the ability over air as well as the birth of Sky bison's and lemurs." Jade chanted. People on mountains glowed a soft orange in color. The four slept peacefully, happy with their creations, and a month later, they decided something new.
"We shall created a man with the ability over fire." Ember said excitedly, her hands glowed red.
"With the ability over Earth as well. He shall be the most powerful being and we will be known as his guardians." Lin whispered, unable to hide the giddy feeling and her muscles tighten as her hands glowed a soft grass green.
He, with the power over all the elements. The ability over water." Aqua said, her hands glowed a soft blue.
"With the powers over air, he shall be recycled into the next element as we await him." Jade giggled as her hands glowed orange. Their colors shot to the middle, forming a bright white light and shot to the sky and across the world. A man glowed a bright white as it his him and his hands were handled by flames, the air stormed, the water smashed against the shore, and the earth shook. Thus, the avatar was created.
What they didn't expect was to past from lack of energy, taking their dying breath, only to return in 50 million years when the avatar was needed.
5o million years, the four was reborn into their nations where their elements lied. Sooner or later, they were destined to meet once again and their memories of their last life came to them again. They became the best of friends with a young air bender, known as the Avatar named Aang.
Aqua placed her blue sapphire necklace made of ice on, marking her as the guardian of water. The water tribe symbol she wore in the center. As one of the four, she also had the gift of a physic where she dreamed of a deep tan skinned guy with blue eyes carrying a boomerang.
Lin placed her brown emerald necklace made of weightless stone, marking her as the guardian of earth. The earth kingdom symbol she wore in the center. As one of the four, she also had the gift of a physic where she dreamed of a light tanned skinned man with brown hair earth bending.
Ember placed her fire red made of fire stones necklace, marking her as the guardian of fire. The fire nation symbol she wore in the center. As one of the four, she also had the gift of a physic where she dreamed of a light tanned skinned man with messy brown hair, a piece of straw hanging from his mouth.
Jade placed on her orange topaz necklace, marking her as the guardian of air. The air nomads symbol she wore in the symbol. As one of the four, she also had the gift of a physic where she dreamed of a pale skinned guy with his black hair in a ponytail. A large flame like scar marred his face where golden eyes laid.
Grabbing their bags, each was black, the only difference was of the colored symbols of their elements in the center. They quickly hopped on the dragon with a green back and blue stomach girl named Sapphire and a dragon with a black back and red stomach guy named Ruby.
Aang hopped on Appa, a sky bison, Lin and Aqua rode on Sapphire and Ember and Jade took off on Ruby. They quickly left, not realizing of the danger and new life that awaited them.
A CENTURY LATER:
"Water…fire…earth…air." a female voice said, focusing on three girls doing water, earth, and fire, a boy and girl doing air. "My grandmother used to tell me about the old days, a time of peace where the avatar kept balance between the water tribes, earth kingdoms, fire nation, and air nomads. But all that changed when the fire nation attacked." the fire nation was ruthless. "Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop the ruthless fire nation with for some reason, the last had four female guardians over each nation. They were said to have been the first to have control over an element granted by the spirits. They gave others the gift and bending as well as different kids of creatures. They were reborn a century ago and they went missing with the Avatar. When the world needed them most, they vanished. A hundred years have passed and the fire nation is nearing victory in the war. Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the earth kingdom to help fight against the fire nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. Some people believed that the four guardians died and the Avatar was never reborn into the air nomads and the cycle was broken, but I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow, the Avatar and maybe his four guardians, will return to save the world."
Sokka and Katara of the southern water tribe sat in a small, little canoe.
"It's not getting away from me this time. Watch and learn Katara. This is how you catch a fish." Sokka, a blue eyed, dark skinned, brown haired warrior spoke hungrily to his younger sister. He held a spear over his head.
Katara looked over the edge of the boat and slowly moved her glove. Moving her hands, a spear of water with a fish trapped in it burst out through the water.
"Sokka, look!" Katara exclaimed.
"Shh." Sokka hushed. "Katara, you're gonna scare it away, mmmm…I can already smell it cooking!"
"But Sokka! I caught one!" Katara yelled out. The sphere floated closer to Sokka and, raising his spear, he popped the bubble. It sprayed down on him as it was popped.
"Hey!" Katara yelled.
"Why is it that every time you play with magic water, I get soaked." Sokka huffed.
"It's not magic. It's water bending. And it's…" Katara stated.
"Yeah, yeah, an ancient at unique to our culture, blah blah blah, look I'm saying that if I had weird powers. I'd keep my weirdness to myself." Sokka said.
"You're calling me weird?" Katara asked. "I'm not the one who makes muscles at myself every time I see my reflection in the water." Katara smirked.
Sokka glared and rolled the sleeve of his parka down. They looked to see the ice start to surround them.
"Ah1" Katara and Sokka yelled, trying to steer through it. They were unaware of a blue light pushing the ice away, protecting them as it has down for centuries to anyone near. The blue light unconsciously escaping from a white haired girl at the bottom of the sea.
"Watch out! Go left! Go left!" Katara yelled.
Soon, they crashed and landed on a chunk of ice, the blue light dissolving into nothing.
"You call that left?" Katara asked.
"You don't like my steering." Sokka said. "Well, maybe you should have water bended us out of the light." Sokka said.
"So it's my fault." Katara glared.
"I knew I should have left you at home. Leave it to a girl to screw things up." Sokka sighed. Katara glared and stood up.
"You are the most sexist, immature, nut brained…!" Katara yelled. An ice burg that laid behind her started to crack.
"…I'm embarrassed to be related to you! Ever since mom died! I've been doing all the work around camp while you've been off playing soldier!" Katara yelled.
"Uh…Katara." Sokka interrupted, seeing the ice start to crack.
"I even wash all the clothes! Have you ever smelt your dirty socks? Let me tell you, NOT PLEASANT!"
"Katara! Settle down!" Sokka yelled, trying to calm down his sister.
"No, that's it. I'm done helping you. From now on, you're on your own!" Katara yelled again, waving her hands.
The ice burg finally burst open and the water currents moved.
"Okay, you've gone from weird to freakish, Katara." Sokka said.
"You mean, I did that?" Katara asked surprised.
"Yup. Congratulations." Sokka said.
They leaned over the edge and the water glowed blue, another ice burg with clear smooth glass burst through the water and it settled.
Katara looked in the ice and was surprised to see a young boy who looked like he was meditating. He had arrows on his head and arms. Four girlish figures stood around him as if protecting him. They looked to be just a little older than her if size was anything to go by. Three large figures were shadowed behind the five.
The boy's eyes opened wide and they glowed blue as did his arrows. One by one, the four girlish figures eyes opened. The first girls glowed orange, the second glowed green, the third glowed blue and the last glowed red.
"Their alive! We have to help." Katara yelled. She grabbed Sokka's spear, pulled up her hood, and ran to the ice burg.
"Katara! Get back here!" Sokka yelled. "We don't know what those things are!"
Katara ran across the ice blocks and hopped on the ice that surrounded the ice burg and she started to slam the thing into the ice burg. Soon, the thing opened and a white light short to the heavens. It was soon followed surrounded by a orange light, a blue light, a green light, and a red light. Animals roared as the lights shot.
In the sea, a man of sixteen stared out into the open sea, his hair was shaved except for the ponytail he wore. His face held golden eyes but was marred by a giant flame like scar.
"Finally." Prince Zuko of the fire nation exclaimed. "Uncle, do you realize what this means?"
"I won't get to finished my game?" asked the grayed haired man.
"It means my search-its about to come to an end." Zuko said and Uncle Iroh groaned.
"Those lights had to come from a powerful source. It has to be him! Prince Zuko yelled.
"Or is could just be the celestial lights. We've been down this rode before, Prince Zuko. I don't want you to get to excited over nothing. But please sit. Why don't you enjoy a nice cup of calming jasmine tea." Iroh said.
"I don't need any calming tea!" Zuko yelled. "I need to capture the Avatar! Helmsman, head a course to the lights!"
"But what if the last Avatar's four guardians are with him if it is even him?" Iroh asked.
"They can't be all that tough for old ladies." Zuko grinned.
Katara and Sokka looked up to see a boy about twelve standing on top the ice burg crystal, his arrows were slightly glowing.
"Stop!" Sokka yelled, raising the spear.
The energy faded and the boy fell and slid down the crystal but Katara caught him from going into farther. She leaned him back against the icy crystal and Sokka decided to hit him three times with the handle of his spear.
"Stop it!" Katara shouted and swatted him away.
The boy opened his eyes to reveal a soft gray. "I need to ask you something." he said.
"What?" Katara whispered.
"Please…come closer." he whispered and she did.
"What is it?" she whispered as well.
"Will you go penguin sledding with me?" he asked excitedly. Katara was pretty shocked from his mood swing.
"Uh, sure. I guess." Katara said heavenly. He air bended himself to his feet.
"Ahh." Sokka yelled.
"What's going on here?" he asked.
"You tell us! How'd you get in the ice?" Sokka asked poking him with the stick again. "And why aren't you frozen."
"I'm not sure." he said and swatted him.
"AHH!" they heard a female scream from within the crystals. "HOT! VERY HOT!"
"Sounds like…Aqua!" he yelled. They were surprised when a female figure jumped and did a skilled front flip out the crystal and plop down in the snow.
"Aw. So cold. So nice." she sighed. Sokka studied the girl, still holding his spear and he blushed. The girl were a black outfit. Black pants, small black shoes, a long sleeved black shirt. She wore a blue belt with the water tribe symbol on it and a water tribe symbol on a thick piece of cloth tied around her forehead. She looked to be his age despite the pure white soft hair with simmering blue highlights that was held by a blue sea serpent clip. Her skin was paler than the normal water tribe but tanner than others. She looked up and he was captivated by the blue eyes.
"AQUA!" the strange boy yelled and ran to her, giving her a hug.
"Hey!" she laughed, standing.
"So, what's happened this time?" he asked.
"I fell on Ember." she winched, rubbing her back.
They heard a growl and the two turned.
"APPA!" they yelled. The boy rushed up faster than most while the girl ran around the crystal and inside the opening.
"Are you alright? Wake up, buddy." the boy said.
"Come on. Wake up, don't touch them Ember." they heard the girl said.
"Yeah yeah, ruin my fun." they heard another female voice said. "Where's my clock. It's freezing." they heard her murmured.
"Haha! You're okay!" the boy laughed. Sokka and Katara's mouth dropped open.
"What is that thing?" Sokka asked staring at it.
"Hey, did you forget about us already?" laughed another female voice. Their was four girls on top the bison. They each were the clothing the white haired girl was wearing. Except one was a girl with an orange belt and an orange scarf tied around her forehead. She had iris colored eyes and her hair was dark while her skin was pale like the boys. Her hair was held up in an orange bow.
The other girl had dark brown hair braided behind her with emerald green eyes. She too wore a belt and scarf around her forehead but in deep green.
The last girl wore a black clock and was shivering slightly. She had dark hair held in a ponytail with copper colored eyes. They bet the same uniform was under the black clock and her bangs covered the headband.
"Hey guys!" the boy yelled and ran up, embracing them all and they jumped down.
"What is that thing?" Sokka asked again.
"This is Appa, my flying bison." he said.
"Right, and this is Katara, my flying sister." Sokka said sarcastically.
Appa sneezed on Sokka.
"EWW! AHH!" he yelled, the white haired chick giggled, covering her mouth.
"Don't worry. It'll wash out." Aang said cheerfully.
"So, do you guys live around here?" asked the girl in orange.
"Don't answer that!" Sokka yelled. "Did you see those crazy bolts of light? They were probably trying to signal the fire navy!"
"Hey! I take offense to that!" the clocked girl yelled.
"Oh yeah, I'm sure their spy's for the fire navy. You can tell by the evil look in their eyes." Katara said sarcastically. All five of them widen their eyes and smiled innocently. Like a little boy who knew he was about to get into trouble after breaking his mother's favorite vase.
"The paranoid one is my brother Sokka. You never told us your names." Katara said.
"I'm A…aa…aaaja…aahhhchoo!" he yelled, sneezing.
"Achoo!" the girl in orange sneezed as well and they both flew up in the air before landing on their feet.
"It's been a while." the girl said. "I need more practice."
"I'm Aang."
"I'm Jade. These are my sisters. The girl in green is Lin, the girl with the clock is Ember with the girl in blue with the white hair is Aquamarine but we just call her Aqua."
"You just sneezed…and flew ten feet in the air." Sokka said.
"Really, it felt higher than that." Aang said.
"I thought it was twenty." Jade said.
"You're air benders!" Katara exclaimed.
"Sure am." Aang said.
"Yep." Jade said proudly. "But so what, Aqua's a water bender, Lin's and earth bender, and Ember is a fire bender."
"WHAT!" Sokka and Katara yelled, looking fearfully toward the girl.
"What?" Ember asked, ruffling her hair and moving the clock a little wear they could see the red head band and belt.
"Sokka stop. She doesn't seem like the others." Katara said, looking at her nervously.
"What others?" Ember exclaimed.
"The fire nation hasn't exactly been the nicest of people to our village." Katara said.
They heard a growl, "What are those?" Sokka squeaked, they looked so threatening and his spear wasn't going to help much.
"These are our flying dragons." Aqua answered. "The green and blue one is Sapphire and the Black and red one is Ruby."
They growled.
"It's okay guys. Their friends. The girl is Katara and her brother Sokka." Jade said telepathically. Only the four of them could communicate with the dragons so far.
"Giant beams of light…flying bison…flying dragons…air benders…fire benders…I think I've got midnight sun madness. I'm going home to where stuff make sense." Sokka said. He turned but stopped at the ice's edge.
"Well, if you guys are stuck, Appa, Ruby, Sapphire, and us can give you a life." Aang said. He jumped onto Appa and grabbed the reins.
Sapphire bent down and Lin and Aqua hopped on daringly. Ember and Jade jumped on Ruby.
"We'd love a ride, thanks." Katara said and Aang started to help her on.
"Oh, no. I'm not getting on that fluffy snot monster." Sokka said.
"Are you hoping some other kind of monster will come along and give you a way home." Katara said.
"Besides, I think Ember is getting sick. She's not use to the cold. She only came hear many years ago for a few days." Jade said, looking at Ember who was laying her head on her.
"Please Sokka I can't have my sister getting sick." pouted Aqua. Sokka grumbled but climbed on Appa anyway.
"Okay, first time flyers, hold on tight!" Aang yelled. "Appa, yip yip!"
"Go Ruby!" yelled Raye and murmured Ember.
"Go Sapphire!" yelled Aqua and Lin.
They three jumped but slammed down into the water. They started to slowly swim.
"Wow. That was truly amazing." Sokka said sarcastically.
"You need to smile more." Aqua stated. "Besides, they just woke up. I would be tired to. I still am." Aqua yawned
"Appa, Sapphire, and Ruby are just tired." Aang said. "A little rest and their be soaring through the sky. You'll see."
"Hey, you said you would sister yet you look nothing alike and you all bend different elements?" Katara asked.
"Well." Jade said. "We're not blood sisters. I traveled the world years ago and I met Ember, then Aqua, then Lin. We became closer then most sisters and like to think we're such. We don't care about blood or that we're from different nations."
"Cool." smiled Katara. "Why are you smiling at me?"
"Oh…was I smiling?" Aang asked.
Sokka groaned.
The girls grinned.
"I'm going to bed now." Iroh said, yawning. "Yep, a man needs his rest. Prince Zuko, you need some sleep. Even if you're right and the Avatar is alive and maybe the last one who had four guardians, you won't find them. Your father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all tried and failed."
"Because their honor didn't hinge on the Avatar's capture. It would be a bonus if those four guardians are with him. My honor does. This cowards' hundred years in hiding are over. Besides, how powerful can this Avatar be if he needed guardians unlike the last ones."
Sapphire floated in the water as Lin and Aqua slept as did Jade and Ember on Ruby. Katara climed to Appa's head where Aang laid.
"Hey." Katara said.
"Hey. Watcha thinin' about?" Aang asked.
"I guess I was wondering, you being an air bender and all. If you had any idea what happened to the Avatar or the last Avatar's four guardians."
"Uh…no. I didn't knew him. I mean, I knew people who knew him, but I didn't. sorry."
"Okay, just curious. Goodnight." Katara said, going back to where her brother slept.
"Sleep tight." Aang called back. He looked down fearfully at his four female friends sleeping peacefully on the dragons floating on either side of him.
Ember laughed as her hands erupted in flames. How she loved the feeling of the warmth she got from the magnificent fire. The scene changed and she was on Ruby with Raye. They crashed into the water, her biggest fear was of getting burned. Being forced under the water and unable to bend was burning enough as she closed her eyes and her breath let loose, feeling a power so familiar soar of power went through her.
Aqua laughed. She bended the water around her. She loved the flow and how it seemed so perfect let not. The scene changed and she rode on Sapphire with Lin. They crashed into the water. Aqua's biggest fear was drowning so she struggled to go up. She tried to bend but she was to scared. Aqua's hands loosened on Lin's who she held and her breath let loose, feeling a familiar soar of power went through her.
Jade laughed. She bended the air to create air currents around her. She let it lift her up but she fell and landed on Ruby with Ember behind her. It was pouring rain and they crashed into the water. Jade's biggest fear was having the air dragged from her body. That is exactly what happened, she could barely swim. Aqua had just convinced her to let her teach her. She started to float off of Ruby and her breath let loose, feeling a familiar soar of power went through her.
Lin laughed. She earth bended the rocks into the air. When they fell to the ground, so did she. She now wore Sapphire with Aqua. It started to pour and she was slammed to the bottom of the sea. She felt the sand hit her and she couldn't breath under water. Her biggest fear was being buried alive. She hasped and let her breath out loose, feeling a familiar soar of power went through her.
Aang was on Apaa, Sapphire and Ruby floated beside him.
"AHH!" he yelled, pulling an Appa's reins as the rain poured down.
They shot down into the water and Aang started to lose conscious. He heard his friends struggling and he knew that all four of them had a fear that tied into this. His arrows and eyes glowed and sat as the water started to freeze them altogether. His friends stood behind him, protecting him like they were ready for battle.
"Aang! Aang! Wake up!" Katara yelled. Aang shot up, gasping for breath. "It's okay. We're in the village now. Come on, get ready. Sokka's waking the girls up and everybody is waiting to meet you."
"Why can't I feel the flames anymore." Ember groaned sweating.
"Why can't I see the earth. The earth's disappearing from me." Lin cried out.
"The air, I can't breath." gasped Jade.
"The water. I'm drowning." Aqua gaped.
"Wake up!" Sokka yelled. Aqua shot up.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Just fine." Aqua sighed.
"They won't wake up." Sokka said, pointing to the three other girls. Aqua slid on a black clock like Ember had, lined in blue where Ember's was lined in red.
Aqua did a position and water from the nearby pot shot out in a fury and smacked the three.
"AHH!" they yelled and shot up in pain.
"Aqua!" yelled Ember.
"Why?" groaned Jade.
"That hurts." cried Lin. She may be a powerful earth bender, but she was probably the most sensitive.
"We better go. Katara wanted me to wake you up." Sokka sighed. Jade and Lin slid on a clock, one a light green and the other was orange. They walked out the tent as Katara did pulling Aang.
"Aang, Lin, Aqua, Jade, Ember. This is the entire village, entire village, Aang, Lin, Aqua, Jade, and Ember." Katara introduced.
The five bowed in respect to the villagers. The village drew back, casting strange looks at Jade and Aang, looking at Ember fearfully.
"Uh…why are they staring at us like that? Did Appa sneeze on me?" Aang whispered to Katara.
"Well, no one had seen an air bender in a hundred years. We thought they were extinct until my granddaughter and grandson found you." Gran-Gran informed.
"Extinct!" asked Aang and Jade in shock. Lin, Aqua, and Ember looked at them surprised.
"Aang, Lin, Aqua, Jade, Ember, this is my grandmother." Katara said.
"Call me Gran-Gran." she said.
"It's nice to meet you." Aqua bowed.
"What is this, a weapon? You can't stab anything with this." Sokka said, snatching Aang's staff.
"It's not for stabbing." Aang said, air bending it back to him. "it's for air bending." he opened the staff and red wings spread out.
"Magic tricks!" yelled a little water tribe girl. "Do it again!"
"Not Magic, air bending." Aang corrected. "It let me control the air currents around my glider and fly."
"You know, last time I checked, humans can't fly." Sokka snapped.
"Check again!" Aang yelled, getting on the glider. He jumped into the air and started to do tricks.
"He is such a showoff." Jade grinned.
"Got that right." Lin grinned.
"Whoa…its flying…its amazing." the villagers gasped.
Katara smiled and Aang got distracted, flying straight into Sokka's guard tower.
"My watchtower!" Sokka yelled.
"Aang!" Ember yelled. The four ran over to the fallen boy.
"That was amazing." Katara grinned. She helped the boy up. Aang closed his glider.
"Great. You're an air bender. Katara's a water bender. Together you can just waste time all day long." Sokka said.
"You're a water bender!" Aang exclaimed.
"So cool." Aqua said.
"Well…sort of. Not yet." Katara said.
"Alright. No more playing. Come on, Katara, you have chores." Gran-Gran said, leading Katara away.
"I told you. He's the real thing/ I finally found a bender to teach me. I wonder how good Aqua is?" Katara asked.
"Katara, try not to put all your hopes in this boy or that one girl." Gran-Gran said.
"Nut their special. All of them all. I can tell they are filled with much wisdom." Katara said and looked behind her. Aang had his tongue frozen to his staff while Ember, Jane, Lin, and Aqua were sprayed out on the snow.
"See?" Aang asked. "Now my tongue is stuck to my staff." a child pulled at the staff and yanked. The children and four girls laughed at the younger boy.
AFTERNOON:
"Again." Iroh said. Zuko blasted fire at a guard but mussed, the guard attacked Zuko with blast of fire but Zuko dodged the flames. He back flipped over the guard and landed behind him.
"Ha!" Zuko smirked.
Iroh sighed and stood up. "No!" he yelled. "Power in fire bending comes from the breath. Nor the muscle. The breath becomes energy in the body. The energy extends past your limbs and becomes fire." Iroh let out a blast that stops inches from Zuko's face. "Get it right this time."
"Enough. I've been drilling this sequence all day. Teach me the next set. I'm more than ready." Zuko said.
"No, you are impatient. You have yet to master your basics." Iroh said. "Drill it again!"
"Grr…huh!" yelled Zuko. He blaster the guard. "The sages tell us the Avatar and if that guardian is still even alive, are the last air benders. The Avatar must be over a hundred years old by now. He's had a century to master the four elements. Especially if those four guardians even exist. I'll need more than basic fire bending to defeat him. You WILL teach me the advanced set.
"Very well. Nit first I much finish my roast duck." Iroh said and began eating.
Aqua., Lin, Jade, and Ember were so board that they were just twirling their knifes around. They usually kept a knife in their belt and one in the shoe just incase they couldn't bend wherever they were. They watched Sokka.
Now men, it's important that you show no fear when you face a fire bender. In the water tribe, we fight to the last man standing. Now without courage, how can we call ourselves men." Sokka said, holding his spear up.
"So embarrassing." Lin said.
"He does realize they can't be older than six at the most, right?" Ember asked.
"Right now, I'm not so sure." Jade said.
"Kind of fun watching if you asked me." Aqua said, leaning back in the snow.
"No one asked." Lin, Jade, and Ember said together.
"I gotta pee!" a little boy shouted, raising his hands. The guardians laughed at Sokka's annoyance.
"Listen! Until your fathers return form the war, they're counting on you to be the men of this tribe." Sokka said. "And that means no potty breaks."
"But I really gotta go." the little boy insisted.
Sokka sighed. "Okay…who else has to go?" all six of the kids raised their little hands up high in the air. Sokka slapped his forehead as the kids left. Katara walked up.
"Have you seen Aang?" Katara asked. "Gran-Gran said he disappeared over an hour ago."
"I haven't seen him." Aqua said, standing up.
"Now you got me worried." Lin said.
"Not many places he could be. We're on ice." Jade said.
"I refuse to admit I'm worried." Ember said, crossing her arms.
Aang walked out of a bathroom stall.
"Wow! Everything freezes in there!" Aang exclaimed, adjusting his pants.
"HAHA!" the children laughed.
"Katara, get him out of here. This lesson is for warriors only." Sokka said.
"That explains why the girls are here." Katara said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"WHEE!" a little kid's voice was heard. A spear was held up on two sticks, Appa had his tail balanced, Ruby and Sapphire laid around the pile of snow and the children slid down Appa's tail and into the snow.
"Stop! Stop it right now!" Sokka yelled. "What's wrong with you? We don't have time for funs and games with a war going on!"
"What war?" Aang asked, jumping down.
"What are you talking about?" Lin asked.
"Now I'm confused." Ember sighed.
"You're kidding, right?" Sokka asked. He was rewarded with blank stares.
"PENGUIN!" Aang yelled, running off.
"Aang!" Jade yelled.
"Come back!" Aqua yelled. The four took off running after him.
"Their kidding right?" Sokka asked.
"Aang? Lin? Jade? Ember? Aqua?" Katara asked.
"Wanna go sledding?" Aang asked, hopping after a penguin. "I have a way with animals." Aang said and started to act like a penguin.
"Aang, I'll help you on one condition. You teach me water bending." Katara said.
"You got a deal. Just one problem. I'm an air bender, not a water bender. Isn't their someone in your tribe who can teach you?" Aang asked.
"No. you're looking at the only water bender on the while south pole." Katara said.
"This isn't right. A water bender needs to master water. What about the north pole? There's another water tribe up there, right? Maybe they have water benders to teach you." Aang said.
"Maybe, but we haven't had contact with out sister tribe in a long time. It's not exactly turn right at the second glacier. It's on the other side of the world."
"But you forgot, I have a flying bison, Appa, Ruby, Sapphire, and us can personal fly you to the North Poke. Katara, we're gonna find you a master and until than, Aqua can start teaching you." Aang said.
"I'm not a good teacher!" Aqua called out. "Besides, I never truly mastered the art of water bending." Aqua's water bending may be powerful, but she only discovered she was a water bender for about a year. Not much she could do in that time. Their was no pressing issue forcing her to learn in just a few months.
"Well, I never left home before." Katara said.
"Well, you think about it. But in the meantime, can you teach me how to catch one of these penguins?" Aang asked.
"Okay, listen my young pupil. Catching penguins is an ancient and sacred art. Observe." Katara said and tossed Aang a small fish. He was surrounded by penguins.
LATE AFTERNOON:
Lin, Aqua, Katara, Ember, Jade, and Aang laughed as they shot down the ice on penguins.
"I haven't done this since I was a kid!" Katara yelled.
"You still are a kid!" Aang answered back.
"Glad your enjoying it!" squealed Ember.
They stopped at a large ship.
"Whoa…what is that?" Jade asked. They hopped off the penguins who ran off.
"A fire Navy ship, and a very bad memory for my people." Katara said.
"This isn't right." Ember said, looking at her nations ship.
"Guys stop!" Katara yelled as the others started to walk to the ship. "We're not allowed to go near it. The ship could be bobby trapped." Katara said.
"If you want to be a bender, you have to let go of fear." Aang said.
She slowly started to follow them and they walked down a large hall way.
"This ship has haunted my tribe since Gran-Gran was a little girl. It was part of the Fore Nations' first attacks." Katara explained.
"Attacks? Why would they attack?" Ember asked.
"We have friends all over the world. Ember is fire nation and we have plenty more friends there. None of us have seen any war." Aang said.
"Guts, how long were you in that iceberg?" Katara asked.
"Couldn't have been that long?" Jade said.
"A few days maybe." Aang answered.
"I think it was more like a hundred years!" Katara exclaimed.
"WHAT!" the guardians yelled.
"That's impossible. Do I look like I'm a hundred and twelve year old man to you?" Aang asked.
"I am not a hundred and fifteen." Lin exclaimed.
"That's just crazy." Ember admitted.
"Think about it. The war is a century old. You don't know about it, because somehow, you were in there this whole time. it's the only explanation!" Katara exclaimed.
They sunk to the floor.
"It's impossible." Aqua said.
"How did we…"Ember said.
"I'm going insane." Jade said.
"It can't be." Lin said softly.
"A hundred years! I can't believe it!" Aang exclaimed.
"I'm sorry guys. Maybe somehow, there's a bright side to this." Katara said.
"I did get to meet you." Aang said.
"Come on, lets get out of here." Katara smiled. They started to walk through the ship again.
"Guys? Let's head back. This place is creepy." Katara said.
"Guess we should." Ember sighed.
'Huh?" Aang asked and a grate dropped in, blocking the door way.
"Should have guessed." Lin said.
"What was that you said about bobby traps?" Aang asked. The ship suddenly turned itself on and a flare was shot to the sky.
'That can't be good." Aqua said.
"Uh oh." Aang agreed.
"Hold on tight!" Aang yelled. He picked Katara up and jumped through a hold in the roof.
IN THE SEA:
Zuko is looking through a telescope.
"The last air bender." he whispered, watching him and somebody run off. "Quite agile for his old age. Wake my uncle! Tell him I found the Avatar…as well as his hiding place." he spoke, looking at the tribe through the telescope.
He was so excited that he missed a girl in black wearing orange jump through the hole with a girl in black wearing green in or arms or a girl wearing black in blue use a stream of water to lift her out or a girl fire blast her out and run across the snow.