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The Last Airbenders

Prologue

Aang was with his family camping as all Air Nomads do. He was trying to teach his little sister, Minori, how to do the marble trick. Aang was the oldest child of Asha and Anish's two children they were a very happy family. He just turned twelve and he had earned his Master's Tattoos already, no other kids his age were even close to getting theirs, Aang had even invented a new trick, he had already taught it to his little sister, he calls it 'The Air Scooter' First he creates a ball of air then hops on, balancing like a top. He and his little sister would race around all day on them.

Minori was like Aang's shadow the six and a half year old little girl followed him everywhere he went. She always looked up to him, he was just the most amazing Airbender, her parents seemed to agree, always praising Aang for his talent, how quickly he learned his forms, and unlike many Airbenders his age meditation and spirituality came so natural to him, that's why Minori was surprised to hear yelling, she hid behind her brother's sky bison, Appa and listen.

"No! I don't want to be! Why do you want me to leave our family?" Aang yelled at his father.

"Aang please, it's not our decision, I never want to lose you." His mother said trying to calm things down. "It's the decision of the council of five."

"How... How long have you known I am?" Aang asked his parents.

"Since you were two years old Aang." His father said.

"They... they want me to leave my family? To train around the world?" Aang felt so angry and lost, and so sacred.

"You weren't supposed to be told until you were sixteen, but the winds are changing and they need you now."

After Aang checked to make sure his parents were asleep he tied a note to his father's staff. He was running away he did not want to be The Avatar; He tossed his sleeping bag, a bag of food and his staff into Appa's saddle. He jumped up onto Appa's head and softly called out to him "yip yip." Appa soared into the sky, Aang flew south, he flew until the sun rose again.

He had to get away from everything, "I'm just a kid! I can't be the Avatar... I don't want to be the Avatar!"

"You're The Avatar!" came a familiar voice from inside the saddle.

"Mini, why were you hiding in my saddle?" Aang asked as he hopped into the saddle to sit with her.

"Aang I'm scared I don't want you to leave our family. I don't want you to be The Avatar, I just want you to be my big brother and stay with me." The poor little girl had tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Mini, I don't want to be either... I have an idea, Mom and Dad are going to be angry but right now I don't care! What are they going to ground me? How about we take a little trip, just you and me? we can go ride the hopping llamas then we can ride Fox Antelope, go see the singing gophers and finally head down to the South Pole to go penguin sledding. What do you think Minori?" Aang asked the small girl.

"Oh Aang that sounds so wonderful and fun." She said excitedly and clapped her hands.

They had so much fun on their mini vacation; Aang wanted his baby sister to have wonderful memories to keep while he was gone. Their first stop was to see the singing gophers. Minori squeaked with happiness, as her brother played his flute the small creatures would pop up out of their holes and sang along with him.

Aang handed her his flute "You try Mini." He said with a smile.

Her eyes lit up as she took the flute; she didn't really know how to play a flute yet so it kind of made a strange squawking sound, and to her delight several gophers popped up at the same time mimicking her.

Their next stop was to ride the hopping llamas, the six-year-old sat in front of her brother as the llama they were ridding darted around the hilly landscape. Aang lost his hold and the siblings slid off the llama as it hopped out from underneath them. They laughed as they lay in the thick grasses.

Aang found a nice spot near a river to set up camp; he lit them a fire and they toasted some vegetables over the fire for dinner that night. After they ate their dinner Minori yawned and he laid her down on Appa's leg and put his blanket over her tucking her in; then he lay on the foot next to her.

"Aang?" She softly said.

"Yeah Mini." he replied.

"Thank you."

He turned over to look at her face, "For what?"

She let out another big yawn. "For spending this time with me, for not taking me back right away. For taking me to see all the wonderful animals and for playing with me. I love you, Aang."

"I love you too Mini, I wanted to have just a little time with you before I have to go..." he sighed "I don't want to but I know I have to... for the world." Aang told his baby sister.

"Aang, how come you didn't say goodbye to me before you run away?" Mini asked.

"I said goodbye in the letter, if I saw you I knew I wouldn't be able to go through with it." He told her.

"Thank you." She said again as she drifted off to sleep.

The next morning they were awoken by an angry platypus bear, it charged and it narrowly missed them "Aang, I'm scared! Please don't let it hurt us!"

Her cries of fear awoke something inside of him. His eyes and tattoos began to glow bright blue and he welded all four elements at once driving the Platypus bear away. After the platypus bear ran back into the forest, Aang stopped glowing and he collapsed on the ground.

"Aang!" Mini ran to him. "Aang! Are you okay?" She shook him. He let out a soft grown and rolled a bit, "Aang please be okay!" The girl said as she laid her head on his chest."

"I'm... I'm okay. I just... feel... so... weak." Aang could barely say before passing back out for a bit.

Mini ran to the water and filled their pouch for her brother, and then she returned to his side until he was fully able to sit up.

They were heading to their last stop, to the South Pole to ride the penguins; before they knew it they were enveloped by a hurricane. Aang lashed Minori to himself so he wouldn't loose her, Appa was struggling against the strong winds flying close to the water. A huge wave crashed on top of them, the sea swallowing them whole. Aang's eyes and tattoos began to glow a bright blue, he formed a huge air bubble around the three, the water on the outside of the bubble froze creating a thick layer of Ice around the bubble.

Neither Aang nor Minori would ever see their parents ever again... All they would have is each other for the next 100 years.

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