AN: I understand that many might not know of this world and have decided to give a little bit of background, just enough to give you understanding in case you want to see the show yourself. If you already know skip this bit and enjoy the chapter!
So the Avatar world is one where there are people with the ability to manipulate the four elements, they are called "benders". The opening sequence pretty much explains what is going on during the show so you can either youtube it at this point to see all the cool bending in action, or read what she says below.
"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he 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 believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads, and that the cycle is broken. But I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow, the Avatar will return to save the world."
Which after the first episode changes to: "A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world."
This is set AFTER the TV show finished so the world is at peace again (no spoilers regarding how etc.)
I only own my story and OC, the world and characters are not mine in any way, shape or form.
Georgia: Welcome back guys! Or girls, or peeps, whichever you prefer. I am sorry to say that my super friendly companion has departed for now, but will return . . . eventually . . . hopefully . . . but more on that another time.
Anyway, this is part two of my story. Just wanted to say thank you to the wonderful people that have followed my story so far! It's appreciated, Tanjamusen and Fable Linked! The latter of which also reviewed with tips for me, which were very much needed, so thanks.
You are kidding, right?
I felt an invisible force pull me through a vortex like scene, when suddenly I was yanked in a different direction, then I found myself being spat out from the portal in the middle of nowhere. 'Where the heck am I?' I thought to myself as I stumbled to a stop, 'infinite dimensions means I am incredibly unlikely to know where I am…'
I saw a small building in the distance near the base of a smallish rocky mountain and set off towards it, after opening my storage portal to pull out my backpack. Buildings mean people, so it's probably the best place to head for, and it would look strange to have no travel bag in such a rural area.
It took me about 10 minutes to reach the surprisingly large and ornate doors that I knocked on, hoping the owner was in. I was hugely surprised when a young teenager answered it, but what surprised me more was that I knew exactly who it was! But that's impossible. That world can't actually be a real place. It's a story! A TV show! "Hello," the tattooed boy answered brightly with a smile, "how can I help you?"
I got over my initial shock quickly to respond, "hi, um, I'm looking for a place to stay for a while, I'm travelling and I felt a pull towards this building, like I'm, uh, supposed to be here." 'Totally pulled that out of my arse, but I hope he buys it, they are into all that spiritual stuff here'.
"Interesting," he said thoughtfully, a slight frown of concentration appearing on his usually bright face, "come on in." He opened the door fully and stepped to the side to let me in, as I entered the building I asked if there was anyone else here, he told me that there was a group living here and they were in the other room. He guided me through a Japanese style house to a room at the back of the building. It was obviously the eating area of the house (not sure if a kitchen-diner room is the right thing to call such a place in this world), as there was a cooking area along the far wall with a double door leading outside on the wall to the left of it and a large table took up most of the centre of the room. Around the table sat a group of young teenagers.
I instantly recognised them; Katara, Sokka, Toph and Zuko. Yes, from that cartoon show on TV when I was a kid. Avatar Aang introduced them before asking what my name was and why I was travelling in this area, to which I responded somewhat truthfully, simply stating that I had been sent away to find a teacher to learn how to defend myself.
"Are you a bender?" asked Katara.
"I have no idea."
"Were any of your relatives benders?" Sokka questioned.
I took a second to think about an answer that sounded vaguely normal and came up with, "I was adopted so I wouldn't know."
Aang looked thoughtful for a moment before he put a hand on my shoulder, "we can help you find out if you can bend if you want".
I thought about it for a second, "I guess it couldn't hurt to try."
"Great!" Aang beamed with joy, "when do you want to start?"
"Err, now I guess," I said somewhat hesitantly.
"Come on then," he said walking out a door on the other side of the room that led back outside. I left my bag behind and followed to find myself facing a large expanse of field with the mountain directly opposite the house. The rest of the gang followed out behind me until Aang stopped and told me to sit down, as I did the benders each sat in front of me and Aang said, "we don't know which element you can bend so we are going to test all of them."
"We have done this many times before so don't worry," Katara reassured me.
"Okay, so what do you want me to do?"
Zuko surprised me by speaking up to say, "first we will try fire as it is the simplest to test. I am going to produce a flame, I want you to concentrate and try to make it flicker, move or grow."
"Okay."
He produced a flame in his palm and held it out to me, I turned slightly to face him head on and concentrated on the flame, willing it to move. After a few moments he asked me, "do you feel anything?"
"Nope."
"Try focusing some anger towards it and channel your energy."
I tried to do as he asked and still zilch happened, "I guess fire isn't my element," I suggest jokingly.
"Try water next," Katara said brightly, "it's the opposite of fire and you seem to have a gentle personality."
"Eeerm, not really Katara," I said, slightly hesitant to say she is wrong seeing as she was trying to help.
"Duh!" Toph exclaimed slapping her forehead, "that's the question we should have started with!" The others looked questioningly at her, she ignored them and turned to me, "what kind of personality do you have?"
I stopped and thought for a moment, "I would say I am quite violent, stubborn, forceful but kind too" I assuredly inform them, "why do you want to know?"
"Good question Toph. She wanted to know because a benders ability often matches their personality." Katara smiled, "it sounds like it would have been a waste of time you attempting to water bend-"
"Too right!" Toph interjected excitedly, "she sounds like my kinda girl. Sorry Twinkle Toes, you are still the one and only airbender. Follow me Georgia." She gets up and walked towards the mountain, as I did the same Katara smiled and wished me luck while Aang told me to be stubborn with the earth and hold my ground. Sokka helpfully added that if it turned out I couldn't bend, he would gladly help teach me how to use his boomerang.
When I reached Toph she had carved out a boulder from the side of the mountain and placed it a couple of feet in front of her. "I've started you out with pure rock as it's easier for you to start with," she informed me, "I want you to move this boulder. But first take off yours shoes, you want the best connection to the Earth as you can get."
"Cool beans," I said without thinking, earning a questioning look from Toph but no comment thankfully. I kicked off my shoes, trying to remember what I can from the cartoon, and positioned myself in front of the boulder with a wide and sturdy stance.
"How did you know to do that?" Toph asked.
"Do what?" I questioned with confusion.
"Take up a stance like the one you are in?"
To which I replied, "logic really. I mean, I am trying to shift a large chunk of rock, I'm going to need a stable base to do that. Be stubborn and forceful with the earth, right?" After all I couldn't exactly tell her, 'oh yeah, by the way, I watched your lives on TV as a kid and saw you teach Aang how to do it.'
"Right," Toph said slowly. I faced the rock, focused and thrust out with both my hands and mind. "Try again." I did so with no better results, resulting in me groaning in frustration. "Keep going, it will take a few tries," she reassured me.
"Third times the charm," I muttered as I repositioned myself slightly. I refocused and threw everything I had at the rock, yelling loudly in my head for it to move. The boulder toppled over and hit the ground with a small thud.
"Well…" Toph said slowly, "you're one of the quickest to pick up on it yet. Well done. It seems you are a natural."
"Thanks," I smiled, standing up properly again.
"Put your shoes back on and let's go tell the others," she paused while I re-shoe my feet and then walked off back to the house. I followed letting the information I had just discovered sink in slowly, 'HOLY SHIT! I can earthbend!' I never really thought I would be able to do it, so it was quite a shock for me.
By the time we walked back into the house I had managed to pull myself together and was calm. "I was right!" Toph proclaimed loudly upon entering, "we have an earthbender on our hands." This, of course, was followed by congratulations from everyone and inquiries as to how we weren't gone very long. "I've rarely seen someone pick it up so quickly, it took her three attempts to make the boulder fall over!" Toph explained with a lilt of awe in her voice. I silently laughed at the irony of the comment coming from the greatest earthbender this world has ever seen, "she is a natural earthbender it seems. Potentially a powerful one too..." she trailed off staring at me.
At this everyone turned to look at me and I started blushing and avoiding eye-contact, I don't really like being the centre of attention if I can help it. Keen to move the conversation on, I asked when training will start. "Tomorrow, early tomorrow," Toph said, "so get lots of sleep tonight."
"Speaking of, I will show you where you can sleep," Katara motioned for me to follow her so I picked up my bag and was shown to a small room I would call my own while staying here. I soon found myself on a comfortable bed in some PJs for the first time since the beginning of my ordeal and as a result fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Georgia: Man, I forget what it was like before I could earthbend... It's become a big part of who I am now. Honestly, I've always been grateful I found these guys as early in my journey as I did :) Anyway, there you have it folks! The beginning of part two. Hope you enjoyed! Fav and review, pretty please!
