Garo Flames of Gold
ESKK: Yeah decided to go for an old favorite. Now than before you ask yes an OC is involved and though I had originally planned for Zuko to be Garo but my friend suggested I use an OC sense Zuko is already awesome just the way he is. Anyway I hope you enjoy this and leave a review as well as favorite and follow this fic.
"Talking."
'Thinking.'
"Madogu/Spirit."
"Horror."
(Scene Break)
*Music insert/sound effects
Water
Earth
Fire
Air
My grandmother used to tell me stories of 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 master of all four elements only he can stop the ruthless fire benders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years have passed and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and the cycle was broken, but I haven't lost hope. Though the people they still held hope in a legend of old passed down from ages long past and a long time ago it was made real.
Where there is light shadows lurk and fear reigns, yet by the blade of Knights mankind was given hope.
Those words have never been more true when a dark spirit had appeared burning everything in its path. This Dark spirit could not be calmed nor defeated by the Avatar. But when all hope seemed lost a warrior clad in gold appeared. No one knew who was under the fanged golden armor but he was able to slay this Dark Spirit and seal it under the red light of a commit. This Golden Knight was herald as a hero and a legend, but like most legends, they eventually fate into myth and stories. People hold hope that one day the Knight will appear again in there darkest hour. Maybe when the Avatar returns so will this Golden Knight.
Though this story isn't about the Avatar yet no this story is about that knight clad in gold's latest inheritor. He has inherited the blood and power of this armors from ages past. He is the Golden Knight Garo the Knight of Light.
(Start Dream)
It was dark as a woman in a cloak appeared before a sleeping child as she woke him up. "Zorin we have to leave." The woman said as the child named Zorin looked and yawned.
"Where are we going?" Zorin asked as he yawned.
"Away, we're leaving the fire nation." The woman said as Zorin looked.
"Is Azula, Zuko, and father coming?" Zorin asked as the woman looked.
"No just us, you're going to awaken to your destiny and don't forget to bring the ring you found and that sparing sword of yours." The woman said as Zorin yawned and nodded.
"Ok." He said before he grabbed the stuff he would need as he knew by the looks of it they needed to leave now.
(Scene Break)
"Mother!" Zorin called as the woman in the cloak walked away as Zorin reached for her. The older man in a duster held him knowing the mother had to go into hiding as Zorin reached. "Mother!" He called again as he reached for her.
(Real world)
"Mother!" Zorin called as he shot up in a small boat he was in as he was surrounded by ice bergs with the wind blowing him torts the South Pole.
"You ok Zorin?" Came a voice as Zorin looked to his hand and saw a skull ring on it.
"What no good morning Zaruba?" Zorin asked as his clothing was that of odd. He was wearing a black uniform with leather armor under his white duster as on his arms was armor as on his shoulder area was also armor. On his back was a gold symbol of a triangle as on his chest area were to pins of the same type but smaller.
"It's not even morning." Zaruba said as he was the ring looked to Zorin. "That dream again?" Zaruba asked as he was concerned.
"Yeah it involved mother also." Zorin said as Zaruba looked.
"Well she did what she had to do for you and your siblings, though I'm more worried about this Azula character." Zaruba said as Zorin nodded.
"Yeah well we're traveling to the South Pole on orders to eliminate a Horror so try and keep quiet last I remember the Fire Nation don't get much of an open arms welcome here." Zorin said as Zaruba chuckled.
"When do we ever get such a welcome?" Zaruba said before noticing something."Um Zorin we have a leak." Zaruba said as Zorin went wide eyed and saw the boat they were in was filling with water.
"Oh crap!" He cursed as he quickly grabbed his trusty bucket and began shoveling the Water out but it was filling up with water to fast. Zorin saw he was close to land as he held hope before taking out a red scabbard sword and used it as a paddle as he was going to make it. "We're going to make it!" Zorin called as he prayed to any divine being to get him to land.
(Scene Break)
The boat was sinking into the water as Zorin was kissing the snow glad that he won't freeze to death in the water. "Thank you spirits, thank you spirits." He called as he was glad that he made it.
"Now lucky us the village isn't too far away." Zaruba said as Zorin looked.
"Wow lucky us." Zorin said as it was literal a short walks away. Zorin began to walk torts it as he looked to Zaruba. "So any signs of Inga?" Zorin asked to his Madou Ring as Zaruba looked.
"I sense traces of it once we're inside the village I should be able to get a clear picture." Zaruba said as Zorin nodded.
"Hopefully we can get in, get out and have no troubles." Zorin said as he walked in.
He looked and noticed the snow wall there as he shrugged before he arrived next to the wall as he knew the entire thing was made of snow. "Weak." He joked as he needed a way inside. That was when a young man in a Water Tribe snow suit saw him and instantly acted seeing what he looked like.
"Fire Nation!" He called jumping down as Zorin looked up and got out of the way.
"Great not this again." He said as Zorin looked.
"You're going down Fire Nation spy I won't let you tell our weaknesses to your leaders." The young man said as his hair was in a pineapple style hairstyle.
"Hey buddy if I was a spy I wouldn't be so obvious also you barely have any defenses to report about other than this snow wall." Zorin said as the young man pulled out a sword with a blue ball on it and charged. Zorin dodged the attack before tripping him up as Zorin looked. "Besides I'm not even with the Fire Nation." Zorin said as the young man quickly attacked again but Zorin dodged and weaved through the attacks before grabbed him and pinning him before pulling the young man's arm behind his back as he struggled.
"Hey calm down I'm not here to hurt anyone and just because I look Fire Nation doesn't instantly mean I'm the bad guy." Zorin said as he held the arm. It was then the young man stopped struggling as Zorin assumed he calmed down before letting go and getting up. "You calm?" He asked as the young man nodded.
"Yeah now can you get off me?" He said before Zorin got off and helped the young man up. "Now then sense we got the pleasantries out of the way see my boat sunk not too far from here so currently I'm stuck here." Zorin said calmly as the young man was skeptical.
"Sokka where did you go?" Came a female voice as Zorin looked as did this Sokka and saw a young water tribe girl as she looked at the two.
"Hey Katara just caught this possible Fire Nation spy." Sokka said as Zorin looked.
"And how many times do I have to tell you I'm not a spy!" Zorin demanded as he was getting annoyed.
"Don't mind him he's a jerk that way." Katara said as even she was skeptical. "But seriously why are you here?" Katara asked as Zorin looked nervous.
"See I was on my way here on a crappy boat that popped a leak and sunk, see I came here as part of my pilgrimage as an aspiring Nomad and my travels brought me here." Zorin lied as though he wasn't a master liar like his sister he was a good yarn spinner.
"Sorry to hear, maybe we can help you out somewhat; we can't give you a boat, but maybe a place to stay and find a way to recover your sunk boat," Katara offer as Zorin smile and said, "Don't know about recovering it at this point, but your offer, I would like to take that offer."
"Wait, what!? There no way I'm letting you stay in the village?" Sokka said as he pointed at Zorin as Katara look to her brother and said, "Then where is he going to stay at? An Ice cave?"
"If he can make a fire, then maybe he could," Sokka said maybe trying to prove that Zorin was a fire nation spy or a fire bender, hard to tell with this guy.
Zorin gave it thought as he pull out a lighter and said, "Would this work?" Sokka and Katara look as one of them asked, "What is that?" Zorin flip it open light it to show the green flame on it, as he held it close to them, nothing was showing to them as Zorin could tell, both of them were not horrors and started to say, "It's an invention made by fire technician all around the world from earth kingdom to- and yes Fire nation, but this came from the main land of Earth kingdom."
Not even a lie as he did get it from the main land of Earth Kingdom before headed out around the world to cut down horrors. Closing the lighter as the green flames goes out an elderly voice came and said, "What is all the noise? Sokka, Katara are you two fighting again?"
As an old lady came walking out of a nearby tent and her eyes lay on her two grand childes, and the guest before them. "And who is this young man here?"
"Gran-Gran, this is-" Katara was about to who he was, but then Zorin bowed before the elderly and said, "Zorin Tek. I'm sorry about your two grandchildren were arguing over my situation, it's my fault."
The elder lady smile as she sees Zorin a pure soul to see, as she hear something off about his name, but she could tell he was honest and said, "Please, don't be. Where do you hale from?"
"Western Earth kingdom, I was traveling around to be Nomad, but soon when I came here, my boat sprang a leak and I barely made it to land," Zorin said to the grandmother as she just gave a warm smile.
"I see misfortune seems to drag many travelers down." The elder said as Zorin smiled.
"No kidding." Zorin said as Katara then spoke.
"Maybe we can give him a place to sleep for the night." Katara said as the elder nodded.
"Of course at least until he can build a new boat and leave safely spirits know these troubled times of war." The elder said as Katara smiled.
"Thank you Gran-gran." Katara thanked as Zorin was grateful.
"Thank you elder." Zorin said with a bow as Sokka was still skeptical.
(Later in the village)
Luckily Zorin got a meal sense much of his food sunk with his boat as he smiled at this. "Man it's true Northern and Southern Tribes may make the same delicacies but the taste is always different." Zorin said as he smiled at his meal.
"So what brings you to the South Pole?" Katara asked as Zorin looked.
"My Pilgrimage I wish to learn about the Spirits both the good and the bad." Zorin said as he smiled. "My travels brought me too many situations where I had to exorcise dark Spirits but it's all worth it to see people holding hope but it's saddening to see them despair." Zorin said being partially honest as the "Dark Spirits," He had faced were actually Horrors.
"I see you must have seen a lot of things in your travels then." Katara said as Zorin nodded.
"Anyway I hope I'm not intrusive but is there anything off about this village something unexplained?" Zorin asked as Katara looked.
"Well there's Mimi's home not many people go in there anymore especially sense some of them vanish without a trace." Katara said as that was all Zorin needed.
"Is this Mimi's soul lingering there perhaps?" Zorin asked as Katara looked.
"I think so at least that's what my mother thought." Katara said as Zorin finished his meal.
"I see thank you I now have something to investigate." Zorin said as Katara hoped she didn't just send Zorin to his doom.
(Later that Night)
As everyone was asleep Sokka was doing his rounds as he looked out to see if and Fire Nation naval ships would show up. He then looked to the village and saw Zorin walking about looking for something. "I got to get Katara." Sokka said ready to show Katara he was right.
(With Zorin)
Zorin pointed with Zaruba around the village before looking to the ring. "Anything?" Zorin asked looking to Zaruba.
"Yes a mass of Inga by the looks of it this Horror has eaten well." Zaruba said as Zorin nodded.
"Time to hunt then." Zorin said as he walked to where Mimi's house was. But soon from a wall Katara and Sokka came out as the watched.
"See what did, I tell you only a spy would be out at night looking around." Sokka said as Katara looked.
"Sokka I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this." Katara said as she looked to Sokka only to notice something. "Wait he's going to Mimi's house." Katara said as she saw him enter the old home.
(Zorin)
Zorin walked in as he noticed much of the stuff was dust ridden as the fire place was burning with a warm heat providing only minimal light. "It's here Zorin I can sense it." Zaruba said as Zorin took out his Sword and looked around only to see a pale blue water tribe girl there just as Katara and Sokka peaked through the window.
"It's so cold and I can't get warm." She said clearly freezing before Zorin pulled out his Madou Lighter and lit it before Mimi's eyes causing them to respond as Mimi was wide eyed as she kicked Zorin away who avoided the attack.
"What is a Makai Knight doing all the way in the South Pole!?" Mimi said in a demonic voice as Katara and Sokka were shocked.
"I go wherever I'm needed to cut down Horrors." Zorin said as he drew his sword partially before slamming it back in creating a burst of wind which blew Mimi out the door. "Now let's make this easy I've had a somewhat of a bad day and I really would appreciate for this hunt to end soon so I can sleep." Zorin said as Mimi roared and charged at Zorin only for him to draw his sword and slash at Mimi knocking her back.
"What's going on?" Katara asked as Sokka was nervous.
The two soon began trading punches and kicks as Zorin punched Mimi in the chest sending her back. "Stop me if I'm wrong Mimi a blizzard came in and the entire town was buried. You were freezing to death as your parents tried to keep you warm. You were afraid of dying so you accepted a Horror and ate both you parents and the victims to come." Zorin said as Mimi glared.
"Yet you fault me for that!" She yelled as Zorin looked.
"No but I fault you for devouring those people so now I will seal away you're Inga." Zorin said as Mimi growled before roaring and her former changed into that of a frozen demon as its very form spoke of Ice and Blizzards.
"Artic Howls Horror Shiva a Horror who causes blizzards to catch its prey and haunts places to catch prey as well this Horror is troublesome." Zaruba said as Zorin nodded.
"Then I better up the ante." Zorin said before raising his sword skyward. "Let's finish this in 99.9 seconds." Zorin said before cutting and energy circle which opened into a portal releasing pieces of gold armor which attached to Zorin. The armor was wolfish based as its eyes were a topaz like gold, the sword had become a broad sword as on the waist was a Red Triangle with a gold outline, on the hips were smile single spikes as the arms seems to have fins on them, finally upon his left hand was the same Skull ring as Zorin glared at the Horror.
"Impossible Golden Knight Garo!?" Shiva called shocked and scared to see him the enemy of all Horrors.
"Wow." Katara said shocked to see this.
"Let's go." Garo said as he walked torts the Horror knowing it's time to show this Horror who it was messing with.
The Horror throw spears of ice at Garo, but all they did was bounce off his armor and wasn't slowing him down ether, as he came up and gave a swift punch to the Horror with a show of green flames, with the horror roaring out as the ice on its back sprang out. Sokka and Katara were now totally freak out and didn't know if Zorin, or Garo, as the horror calls him, could beat it.
Grasping hold of two ice spikes on its back pull them out and use them as melee weapon, as Shiva charge at Garo, he raise his sheath sword before pulling it out a little , close to his side, as the horror came right at him, Garo leap forward with the horror slash at him and they pass each other.
Nothing seem to happen, at first. As Garo had his sword out a bit more than before as he slowly sides it back into its sheath, reaching the last few inches, as he stop for a moment then slam down.
The horror cry out before it shatters with black mist spew out and a red orb of light came floating around where the horror stood and in the orb was the girl Mimi face as he look to be in pain as she calls out, "Help me."
Garo turn to her as he reaches out to grab hold of it before he said, "I'm sorry, but when the horror possesses you, your soul was already damned."
Mimi cry out before the orb itself burst into green flames with Garo close his hand into a grip where he held it the flames before they died.
Katara and Sokka couldn't believe what they saw, as they saw a stranger walking in the middle of the night summon armor before them to battle an evil spirit as they believe that what it was.
The armor of Garo soon vanish leaving Zorin in place with his sheath sword in his hand, place his weapon under his duster before letting out a breath.
"It seem we have an audience," Zaruba said as Zorin sighed a bit as he could guess who it was as he said, "Sokka, Katara please come out where I can see you."
The two were surprise by that, as they stood up to the window before they walk in before Zorin.
"You saw it, didn't you?" Zorin asked as Sokka didn't say or do anything, but Katara nodded and said, "Yes… but what that was, and your armor?"
Zorin turn to the south tribe teens and said, "A Horror, a creature from the Makai, in hope to live among this realm, and devour any human being to fill its hunger. Some would confuse them as evil spirits. AS for the armor, well, let me tell you of who I really am. I am the Makai knight Garo, the Golden Knight, and I came here to cut down the Horror before it could harm anyone else."
"So wait… you came here to rid of it and hope to stay here, did you?" Sokka accuse him doing as Katara frown at her own brother and said, "Didn't hear what he said? He came here to kill the evil spirit- horror… whatever it's called."
Zorin sighed and said, "I didn't want to cause any trouble or get other involved, but now that you have seen it, only leave me with very few option."
Sokka and Katara got worry a bit as Sokka asked, "And those are?" he took back a step in fear, as Sokka maybe the only warrior in the South Pole but even he gets the idea he was no match for a guy who just took on an Evil spirit.
"Either you two keep this too yourself, or I would be force to have your memories erase of this incident and my existent and all those who has seen me." Zorin said giving the run down as both southern tribe teens nodded and would keep it to themselves, or at least try to keep Sokka silent.
Outside the home, Gran-Gran hear what happen, and whether or not she was graceful, there are power in this world that are not meant to be tamper with or to be involved, she walk away showing her two grandchildren were in good hands, she is more or less worry of what is going to happen in the near future.
(Scene Break a few weeks later)
Zorin was lying in a Water Tribe Boat as with him were Katara and Sokka as Zorin was snoozing away. "Hey can you wake up if you're going to help us catch food the least you can do is help." Sokka said as he waited for a fish to show up.
Zorin woke up with a yawn as he looked. "Well I would but I don't have a fishing Rod why not have Katara water bend a fish out." Zorin said as Sokka scowled.
"Don't worry I got this" Sokka said as Zorin went back to sleep as he then heard water moving. He opened a single eye and looked and saw Katara was water bending a water bubble with a fish inside it as Zorin saw they had dinner.
"Hey Sokka." Katara called as Sokka was too focused.
"Shhh you'll scare the fish way." Sokka said as Zorin slept. "I can already smell it cooking." Sokka said as he smiled.
"You probably should look." Zaruba said as Sokka was too focus on his catch.
"Sokka I caught one." Katara said as she then water bended the fish over Sokka before it escape causing her to lose her focus and then the water splashed on Sokka while Zorin laughed a little.
"Not funny and how come every time you mess with magic water I'm the one who gets soaked." Sokka growled as Zaruba spoke.
"Water bending is an art unique to your tribe and nation as well as your culture." Zaruba said as Sokka looked.
"Hey I already get enough of that from Katara but not you too you dumb ring!" Sokka called as Zaruba looked.
"I am not a dumb ring I'm a Madou Ring." Zaruba said as he looked at Sokka.
"Oh yea… well, you're just weird, all of you are," Sokka said as Katara looked upset as she said, "We're weird? We're not the one who makes muscle at yourself every time we see our reflection in the water."
"Or kiss them," Zorin added as to show on Sokka as he was doing both at what Zorin and Katara said. Sokka turn his head to the two and didn't pay attention as Zaruba said, "Current."
"Say wha- aHH!" Sokka said as everyone felt a shake and felt they were in a current as Zaruba said, "Told you."
Sokka and Zorin were paddling away to avoid any floating ice that was crashing into each other as Katara said, "Watch out!"
Zorin saw what's ahead and started to put his paddle on the left side with Katara said to her brother, "Go left, left Sokka!"
It was too late as two ice chunks came smashing together and block the way as another pair of ice chunks came at them as Zorin did the best thing he could think of as he grab the two and throw them on a steady floating ice, then follow as eh jump from the boat before it was smash to bits.
Everyone was clam once again and they were now stranded on a piece of ice as Katara said, "Thanks Zorin." Turn to her brother and said, "And you call that left? Even Zorin was doing it before you."
"You don't like my steering? Well maybe you should have water bended us on the ice" Sokka said like he was trying to be funny as Katara said, "So it's my fault?"
"I knew I should've left you home. Leave it to a girl and a lazy guy to screw things up," Sokka said blaming them for his fail fishing trip when it was mostly his fault for not looking where he was going.
Katara didn't take it well as she said, "You are the most sexist, Immature, nut brain, I uh- I'm embarrass to be related to you!" Katara was angry she didn't relies she was water bending… big time Zorin was a bit worry as he said, "Katara?"
Katara didn't pay attention to him or the fact she was water bender hard enough to crack an ice berg as Sokka started to notice as well and she went on saying, "Even sense mom died, I've been doing all the work around camp while you been playing solider!" "Katara." Zorin said a little louder but Katara still didn't pay attention to him.
"I even washed all the cloths! Have you ever smelled you're dirty socks? Let me tell you not pleasant!" Katara yelled as Zorin looked to see the glacier breaking more.
"Katara settle down." Sokka said helping Zorin as Zaruba knew this could be the end.
No, that's it I'm done helping you from now on your on your OWN!" Katara yelled breaking the glacier as it collapsed and created a heavy wave as the trio held on to the ice they were on as once the wave died Sokka looked to Katara.
"Ok Katara you have gone from weird to freakish." Sokka said as Katara looked.
"You mean I did that?" Katara asked as she saw this. "Yeah congratulations." Sokka said before Zaruba spoke.
"Hey everyone don't know if I should bring this up but I sense something spiritual and powerful below us." Zaruba said as soon the water gained a blue glow which was followed by a large blue glacier rising up from the water as once the glacier leveled the trio noticed two things inside it. One was a large something while the smaller was a boy who seemed to be meditating. Katara looked closely as Zaruba could sense clearly what he was. The boy then opened his glowing blue eyes as his triangle like tattoos also glowed which caused Katara to gasp in surprise.
"He's alive we have to help!" Katara called as Zorin pulled out the Garoken in its sheath while Katara took Sokka's sword/club and both went to the iceberg to free the boy.
"Wait Katara Zorin get back here we don't know what that thing is!" Sokka called as he chased the duo.
Katara then began slashing the swords ball part to the Glacier as Zorin stopped her. "Allow me." He said before drawing the sword and then began slashing with grace and elegance as it appeared to have done nothing. But when he sheathed the weapon he slammed it in causing air to burst out of the glacier after who knows how long with it cracking and opening. The group had to shield themselves as the glacier opened.
A beam of light shot out Glacier as it broken apart and the light soon became like a beacon for all close or far to see. With the animals of the area roar out as they sense the power from it, and from a greater distance, a shit with a fire nation flag sailing across the icy ocean.
(On the ship)
To the head of the ship, a teen with a burn scar over his left eye as he look to the beam of light shoot up in the sky as he said, "Finally. Uncle, do you relies what this means?"
An old man looking down at a game he was playing as he said, "I won't get to finish my game?"
"It's mean my search is about to come to an end," The scar teen said as the uncle sighed as he place down another game piece as the scar teen said, "That light came from an incredibly powerful source. It has to be him."
"Or it's just the celestial light," uncle said as he raise a tea up in the air before he took a sip of it.
"We've been down this road before prince Zuko. I don't want you to get too excited over nothing," The uncle said as he, place down another piece as he got a few selection of them down already.
As the uncle raise his hands to the seat across from him as he said, "Please sit? Why don't you enjoy a nice calm cup of Jasmine tea?"
Prince Zuko got mad as he turn around as he snap at his uncle as he said, "I don't need calming tea. I need to capture the Avatar."
The prince looks up to the helmsman of the ship and said, "Helmsman! Head a course for the light." The uncle sighed and place down another piece, soon as he did, all the pieces shakes to the sudden change of direction.
(Back with the trio)
Uncovering their eyes as the burst of energy started to died down, as the area glow a ghostly blue, Sokka ready himself with his spear, and Zorin lower his as what Zaruba said as it was spiritual energy, that means its ether holy or blessed being.
Climbing up the over the Glacier to everyone site, a 12 year old boy within air Nomads robes as Zorin notice as well the arrow on the small boy's head and arms, and what stick out more was his glowing white eyes as Zorin and Zaruba saw.
Sokka thought the boy was a threat and said, "Stop." Threating him with a spear, before he boy close his eyes and fell down as the flow of energy suddenly stopped. Katara rush over to catch the boy as he fell down, making sure he doesn't smash his head on the ice.
Laying the boy down genially and lift his head, as Sokka the idiot started to poke the bald head kid with the other end of his spear.
Zorin grab the weapon and use the staff part and smack Sokka over the head as he said, "Ow! What was that for?!" Zorin just throw down the spear and look down at the boy as he asked Katara "Is he alright?"
"He's breathing, and not hurt anywhere as I can tell," Katara said as she keep looking to the boy, and soon his eyes began to open as he moan a bit.
To the first site the boy, gasped to see Katara before him as the boy started to whisper something as Zorin barely hear as the boy said, "I need to ask you something?" "What?"
"Please, come closer," The boy said as Katara did what the boy asks of her and asked him, "What is it?"
For a moment the boy was silent as Zorin lean in closer to hear what the boy may say as he said, "Will you go penguin sledding with me?"
Zorin sweat drop along with Zaruba, and Katara was confused to what the boy asked of her and said, "Uh…sure, I guess."
The boy jump to his feet a wind help push him up as Zorin took notices of it and figure out what the boy was as he could tell he was an air bender. Sokka freak out to the sudden rise of the boy, with the boy himself was confuse of where he was at as he said, "What's going on here?"
"You tell us! How you get in the ice, and why aren't you frozen?" pointing him with the spear end this time as Zorin took it and smack the back of Sokka's head again, "Ow! Stop that!"
"Then stop being so defensive." Zorin said as he stabbed the spear into the ground.
"Anyway I'm not sure." The boy said before he heard a sound of a large animal. The boy climbed the snow as he looked and saw a large six legged bison like creature as it had an arrow fur design on its head. "Appa! You ok buddy?" He asked landing on the bison's head as he opened his eyes which didn't wake the creature up.
Zorin and the two water tribe members saw the as Zorin was wide eyed.
"I can't believe it." Zorin said as Katara looked.
"What is it?" Katara asked as Zaruba spoke.
"We'll tell you later." Zaruba said as Katara nodded to that all the while Sokka was wide eyed as Zorin tried to wake up the creature. The creature then linked the boy no doubt glad to see its master as Zorin looked to which the boy hugged its nose.
"You're ok." He said glad to see his friend.
"What is that thing?" Sokka asked as Zorin looked to Zaruba.
"This is Appa my flying bison." The boy said as Sokka was skeptical.
"And this is Katara my flying sister." Sokka said as Zaruba then spoke.
"That Flying Bison really can fly I've seen many of its kind before." Zaruba said as the boy looked to Zaruba.
"Cool a talking ring." He said running torts Zorin at air like speed and looking at the ring as Zaruba chuckled.
"I'm not just any ring I am Madou Ring Zaruba."
"Nice to meet you." The boy said just as Appa sneezed covering Sokka in snot causing him to freak out trying to get it off. "Don't worry it will wash out." The boy said as he looked to them.
"So you guys live around here?" The boy asked as Sokka then pointed his spear at him.
"Don't answer." Sokka began as he looked. "Did you see that giant bolt of light he was probably trying to signal the fire navy." Sokka said only for Zorin to grab the spear and hit Sokka with it again.
"Would you cut that out?!" He said holding his bump on his head.
"I would but then it would make you learning much harder." Zorin said as Sokka glared.
"Yeah I'm sure he's a spy for the Fire Navy, you can tell by the Evil look in his eye." Katara said her voice dripping with sarcasm. The boy looked bored before he smiled as Katara looked to him. "The paranoid one is my brother Sokka, the one with the talking ring is Zorin (yo) and you never told us your name." Katara said as the boy looked.
"I'm-." He began only to stop as he was about to sneeze. With much build up he did sneeze as he was sent flying into the air in a burst of air only for him to fall back down and slide on a snow hill without serious injury. "I'm Aang." Aang introduced as he looked to the trio who were shocked.
"You just sneezed and flew 10 feet into the air." Sokka said as Aang looked.
"Really it felt higher than that." Aang said as Katara and Zorin put the pieces together.
"You're an airbender." Katara said as she was shocked.
"Giant light beams, flying Bison, Airbender I think I have midnight sun madness I'm going home to where stuff makes sense." Sokka said as he walked away only to realize they didn't have a boat.
"Well if you guys are stuck? Appa and I can give you a lift." Aang said as he jump in the air as well spin around to get more up thrust and landed on top of Appa's head softly.
Katara took it as she said, "We love a ride, thanks." "Don't mind if we do." Zorin said meaning him and Zaruba.
"Oh, no. I'm not getting on that fluffy snot monster," Sokka said insulting Appa as Katara told off her brother as she said, "Are you hoping some other kind of monster would come along and give you a ride home, you know before you freeze to death?"
Sokka was about to resort to something, until he relies he had nothing as Zaruba said, "Hey, improvement."
"Shut up stupid talking ring," Sokka said as he got on as well.
Sitting in the saddle with Katara and Zorin, with Aang sitting on Appa head still as he took the rigs and said, "Okay, first time flyers, hold on tight."
Aang grip the rigs and said, "Appa Yip-yip!" Appa roar out before jump into the air for about 6 seconds, before he, belly flop into the water… well they are moving at least.
"Come on, Appa. Yip-yip!" Aang said again but Appa just refuse to fly.
"Wow, that was truly amazing," Sokka said sarcastically. Aang look to Sokka and said, "Appa is just tired. A Little rest and he'll be soaring through the skies, you'll see."
Looking to Katara with a smile on his face as Katara took notice already and asked, "Why are you smiling at me like that?"
Aang stop smile and said, "Oh-uh, I was smiling?" Zaruba laugh a bit as he said, "He's was like you with Ty-lee, Zorin."
"Hm?" Everyone look to the duo (Zorin and Zaruba), as Zorin pinch Zaruba mouth close and said, "Zaruba is talking weird again, nothing to worry about." Sokka groan as he knew it would be a long ride home.
(Scene break)
Back at the ship as they were coming to the area where the light was at, as Zuko stood out in the open with the cold air blow on him, his Uncle came walking to him and said, "I'm going to bed. (*Yawn) Yep a man need his rest, prince Zuko. You need some sleep. Even if you're right, and the avatar is alive? You won't find him."
Zuko did move from his spot as his Uncle went on saying, "Your father, grandfather, and great grandfather all try and fail."
"It's because their honor, didn't hinge on the avatar capture, mine does. This coward 100 years of hiding is over." Zuko said as he keep looking in the distant in hope to find the avatar and regain his Honor.
"Is this what your brother wanted to see you to be?" Uncle said as Zuko looked angry and he turn to his uncle as he said, "Don't you bring him into this, he's gone, and never coming back." Turn back to the sea as he said, "And when I regain my rightful place, I will personally find out who killed him, and I will avenge him."
Zuko looked at the sea before looking down at in his hand was a golden cross based amulet with a red triangle in the center as he still remembered when he got it. He looked sadly at it as he failed to protect his younger brother all those years ago as his official grave was forgotten by their father all those years ago this amulet was a personal grave.
"Zorin." Zuko said sadly as every time Zorin was brought up he would look at this Amulet.
(With the group)
Zorin was laying on the saddle of Appa pretending to sleep as he waited to be alone with Aang so he could confront him about his little "Glow Period," in the ice. He soon saw Katara walk over to Aang as Aang was laying on his back as he looked at Katara.
"Hey." Katara began as she looked at Aang.
"Hey." Aang greeted as he saw Katara was thinking about something. "What ya thinking about?" He as Katara looked.
"I guess I was wondering with you being an airbender and all, if you have any idea what happened to the Avatar." Katara said hoping Aang knew.
"Uh no I didn't know him, I mean I knew people that knew him, but I didn't sorry." Aang said as Katara accepted that answer.
"Alright just curious, Goodnight." Katara said going to bed.
"Sleep tight." Aang said before turning back to steering as he had a nervous look on his face.
That was when Zorin got up after being sure Katara was asleep and walked over to Yang. "So a penny for your thought?" Zorin asked as Aang looked.
"Don't worry I'm good." Aang lied as Zorin looked.
"You may be the Avatar but you're not a very good liar after all I grew up with the queen of liars." Zorin said as Aang was shocked.
"How did you know?" Aang asked as he looked.
"That would partially be my doing." Zaruba said as Zorin pointed Zaruba to Aang. "I sensed great spiritual energy in you plus with everything that happened when you woke up, it was kind of obvious." Zaruba said as Zorin looked.
"I won't tell it has to come from your mouth, but sense I know your secret I'll tell you one of mines." Zorin said as he sat down. "Have you ever heard of the legend of the Golden Knight?" He asked as Aang looked.
"Of course he saved the world one time." Aang said as Zorin smiled to that.
"See I'm the latest inheritor of the Golden Armor, Golden Knight Garo and I like other Knight in the group I work with battle demon beasts called Horrors." Zorin said as Aang looked.
"That's so cool." Aang said as he couldn't explain it but somehow he knew Zorin was telling the truth.
"Anyway I'm hitting the, hey but seriously you should tell them since they will eventually find out." Zorin said as Aang looked just as Zorin walked away only sleep. Aang looked nervous sense he didn't want to lose his new friends when they find out he's the Avatar.
(Later that night)
Zorin woke up and found himself in the Fire Lord castle as he saw he was at an Agni Kai ring. He looked around and saw he was facing away from his opponent as when the match begin he got off ditching the Cape knowing he had to fight. But when he turned around what he saw was his father as he was wide eyed. Zorin took a shaky fire bending stance as Ozai shot fire at him on for Zorin to dodge and fire bend and green flame at Ozai's who deflected it.
Ozai then fire bended his way torts Zorin before grabbing him by the neck and lifting him up. "Weak and to think you are the Golden Knight." Ozai said as a fire ball was in his hand as Zorin knew very well what was next as he was wide eyed. The fire cameo at him as he shielded his eyes knowing the burn was going to hurt but before it did he woke up.
(Waking world that morning)
Zorin shot up as he on instinct fire bended his green flame at some snow in the igloo he was in as luckily he was alone so no one would notice some melted snow. Zorin was catching his breath at the nightmare as he put his head in his hands rubbing the sleep and nightmare at his eyes as Zaruba spoke. "You ok?" Zaruba asked as Zorin looked at his Madou Ring.
"Yeah just a nightmare." Zorin said as Zaruba looked.
"Nightmares don't make you firebend like that." Zaruba countered as Zorin looked. "Want to talk about it?" Zaruba asked as Zorin was lucky no one saw him bend fire.
Zorin was silent for a few moments before he decided to tell. "I saw my father we were in an Agni Kai and he wiped the floor with me because I hesitated and he burned my face. I think I saw Uncle Iroh, Zuko, and Azula in the crowd gathered but I couldn't tell at the time." Zorin said as Zaruba looked.
"Perhaps it's an omen of times to come and of a possible 'family reunion.'" Zaruba said as Zorin looked.
"It seems I can't escape my past forever." Zorin said as he got to his feet hearing some commotion outside as he looked and saw some flair in the sky commingled not too far where the penguins roamed as it was almost afternoon.
Zorin looked at the flair with wide eyes as he recognized it in a heavy beat. "That can't be good." He said as it came from a fire navy ship, most likely the ruined one.
Zorin quickly grabbed his gear as he needed to prepare in case a Fire Navy ship arrived. He began going through kata's and sword skills as he might even need to Firebend incase he's dragged into a heavy fight. But Zorin felt that dream and that flair weren't just coincidences maybe a family reunion is on its way and no doubt once he's found out to be alive the entire Fire Nation will be hunting him down.
It was reaching afternoon as Zorin saw the tribe father at the gate as he saw that Aang and Katara had arrived. He knew Aang was the Avatar but he can't stay here anymore because he needs to learn the other elements and take down Ozai. Zorin of course would try and get the Fire Nation to leave even if it meant revealing who he was.
"Anyway plans partner?" Zaruba asked as Zorin looked.
"Yeah get them to leave without killing." Zorin said as he sheathed the Garoken.
"This will become troublesome soon." Zaruba said as he then headed to the crowd just when the argument was reaching its peak.
"So that's it you're just going to choose him over your tribe, your family!?" Sokka called as Aang looked to Katara.
"Please Katara I don't want to get between you and your family." Aang said as Zorin knew Aang had to leave now before it was too late. Zorin knew until Appa flies he's stuck in the South Pole for a while.
"Let's see your bison fly now air boy." Sokka said as Zorin glared before walking away to continue his own preparations. Last things he heard was Appa, Sokka being a j***, and a child's cry.
(Scene break)
Zorin was in an igloo meditating to channel his focus. He doesn't usually do this but he hoped Garo would be willing to guide him in driving off the fire nation without drawing blood. Outside was an icy fog as Zorin knew it was only a matter of time before the navy got here.
(Sokka)
The young warrior was suiting up as he got his gear on. Sokka also was putting on war paint as he was preparing to fight as a warrior.
(Zuko)
Zuko was also suiting up as he had fire nation armor being put on. Zuko knew his search would soon come to an end as he was ready to regain his honor.
(Later)
Sokka was standing on the wall as Zorin was leaning behind a house with his eyes closed where he was hidden. As he waited he needed the right time to strike without drawing blood. Zorin lit a green flame in his hand as he knew this was what labeled him as the Golden Knight, Hell no one in the water tribe knew he was a fire bender.
The ground was soon shaking as Zorin opened his eyes as his face held the look of a true Makai Knight, stoic and calm. "There here." He said calmly as he waited for them to reach land fall. It wasn't long until he heard the villagers running away and screaming as the ground shook harder. Ground cracked, Sokka's watch tower collapsed, and it wasn't long until the snow wall fell.
It was soon that all the sound stopped as Zorin looked and saw a small Fire Navy vessel as he quickly went back to hiding using the element of surprise to his advantage. It was soon that the sound of steam being released was heard as the front part of the ship opened as Zorin hear Sokka get out of the way.
It was soon that he heard footsteps of multiple people as it was followed by Sokka's battle cry and accompanied by him getting knocked down. People gasped surprised to see this as Zorin left his hiding spit discreetly ready to strike but what he was met with surprised him. He didn't recognized the leader at first due to the burn scar but it wasn't long that Zorin recognized the face that resembled his own the face of a brother.
"Zuko?" He whispered as luckily no one heard him but people where whispering about the family resemblance.
Zuko looked at the villagers as Zorin remained hidden amongst the crowd as he was half tempted to put up a hood. "Where are you hiding him?" Zuko began as he looked around. Zuko then grabbed Gran-gran as he showed her to them. "He began about this age, master of all four elements." Zuko said as he wasn't joking around.
It was then that Zuko fire bended a wave at them only for Zorin to use his green flame to deflect it. "Leave them alone Zuko!" Zorin called as to this day Zuko only knew one fire bender with a natural green flame.
Needless to say Zuko was shocked as he saw the face of the person he thought dead for many years but older. Zuko was wide eyed as Zorin knew it was only a matter of minute's even seconds before the South Pole found out who he was before becoming Garo.
Sokka was jaw drop the whole time to what he witness, even Katara was surprise to see a friend of theirs that been only with them for the 2 week and never once show he was a fire bender.
To the rest of the village step away from him as Zorin didn't mind, now they did know the truth, it was only a matter of time, and now for the biggest shock there was, is his own brother as he said, "Zorin? You're alive?"
"Good to see you again, brother," Zorin announce, look down at each other as Zuko removed his helmet and held it to his side with the fire nation soldier stand down as they step away from the two brothers as well.
"How are you here? How are you alive?!" Zuko wanted to know for so many years he thought his little brother was dead, let alone didn't return back to the fire nation if he could.
"Oh you know traveling, hunting evil spirits, and saving lives. I've been living a life of adventure. How am I alive? Well that part I still don't get it myself, I mean I been near death like I don't know 6 times already, I may have lost count," Zorin said acting casual.
"But the question I'm going to ask is; why are you Zuko?" Zorin asked his brother sounded serious than before.
Zuko look down for a moment as Zorin knew he's a bit hesitated, but Zuko answer as he said, "I'm here to capture the Avatar, and bring him back to the fire nation."
"Capture the avatar? That doesn't sound like you, what made you come out here to capture a being that over 100 year old, brother?" Zorin asked as he got the feeling it his brother scar was a part of the answer.
"To regain honor to myself, so I can have my throne as a prince again," Zuko said, as Zorin knew right away Zuko was banish and the only people who would do that was just one person, even to add insult to injury leaving a mark, as he finally asked, "Did father do it? Did he leave that scar?"
Zuko didn't answer as Zorin knew the answer from it and said, "I understand, and I sorry to hear what had happen."
Zuko shakes his head and said, "None of that matter, but now you're alive, you can return home. Help me capture the avatar and maybe we can bring honor to us both."
Things went dead silent after that as a cold wind blow by with Zorin eyes in shadows and said, "I'm sorry brother, but those the things I cannot do." Zuko was shock to his brother refusing to go home, and now not even going to help capture the avatar.
"So you're a traitor," Zuko said as Zorin scoff and said, "Me a traitor? I do care for you brother, I really do, but there are lines that been cross and to a point of no return and I not just talking about myself, you should already know who."
Zuko eyes widen a bit to know who he might be talking about but that vanish soon after, as he put back on his helmet and then he asked, "Where is the avatar, Zorin?"
"Long gone, even before I got here, after the flare that we both saw, he left," Zorin said as Zuko knew his brother wasn't much of a good liar as fire appeared in his hand and said, "Where is he?"
Zorin didn't answer, but saw his brother is being aggressive towards him, but he didn't back down, as open one of his hands as green flames appeared and he said, "Stand down Zuko, this is a fight you can't win yourself." Know Zuko, he would want to fight this by himself.
During the attention between the two brothers, Sokka pick up his club/knife weapon and charge at Zuko yelling like an idiot as he is, Zuko just duck down from the attack that was aimed at his head, and trip the water tribe warrior, and launch a small fire ball at him as he roll out of the way, as Zorin wasn't going to help him unless he came close to being killed.
Sokka recover and throw his boomerang at Zuko, but he move out of the way fast almost taken surprise by that one. As a young boy came up with one of Sokka's spears as he throws it to him and says, "Show him no fear."
Sokka came charging in with it with the spear point at Zuko as Zorin knew Sokka was an idiot as Zuko just snap the spear tip off and destroy it, then took the staff part of it, then poke him in the head with it to make him fall down, before snapping the staff in half and throwing them down.
"There goes Sokka learning stick," Zorin said silently to himself making a small joke as Zaruba giggle a bit.
Zuko glared own at Sokka as he saw he won but what he didn't see was Sokka's boomerang coming into a return as it hit Zuko behind the head as that got him angry. Zuko summoned some flames as Zorin stood in front of Sokka and grabbed Zuko's arms forcing him to undue the fire by squeezing his pressure point.
"Tried to warn you." Zorin said as Zuko glared at his brother before using fire bending with is feat and tripped up Zorin who had to let go of Zuko to avoid getting burned. Zuko then took to chance and used sent fire at Zorin only for Zorin to summon his green flame and blocked it with a spin. Once Zorin was on the ground he knew Zuko had been practicing sense he supposed death. Zorin was about to go for another attack only for Aang to come sledding in on a Penguin as he slid under Zuko knocking him off his feet as the helmet went flying and when Zuko was on the ground the helmet landed on his rear end.
Zorin cursed as children cheered as Aang just made himself a target now. Aang stopped sledding as the Penguin then waddled off as Zorin glared.
"Hey Katara, hey Sokka hey Zorin." Aang greeted as Sokka waved.
"Hey Aang thanks for coming." Sokka said as Zuko was getting back up.
Zorin glared as he looked to Aang. "Aang you idiot you weren't supposed to come back." Zorin said as Aang looked.
"I had to come back people were in danger." Aang said as soon Zuko took a battle stance as his soldiers were surrounding them ready to attack. Zorin drew his sword in its sheath as Aang held his hand glider at the ready.
Aang then air bended causing the snow to blow at his opponents covering them with snow as Zorin cursed himself for believing Aang would have stayed away and hidden.
"Looking for me?" Aang asked as he looked to Zuko.
"You're the airbender? You're the Avatar?!" Zuko asked as he looked at Aang surprised to see how young he was.
"Aang?" Katara asked surprised to hear this.
"No way." Sokka said as he was surprised to hear this as well.
"I spent years preparing for this encounter training, meditating your just a child." Zuko scorned seeing his preparations had gone to waist.
"Don't judge a book by its cover Zuko after all underestimating your opponent usually leads to downfall." Zorin said as he stood next to Aang with his sheathed Garoken as a make shift sword knowing the blade must never harm humans.
Zuko then began sending fire balls at Aang as Aang then began spinning his staff, airbending he fire away as Zorin took the chance to charge at Zuko only for Zuko to notice and send fire balls at both of them causing Zorin to use his own bending to block the attack. "What was that about underestimating your opponent Zorin?" Zuko said as Zorin looked.
"Ok I admit I had that one coming." Zorin admitted as he held his sheathed sword ready to attack. Aang kept blocking fire balls as did Zorin as it soon got in front of the tribe as they screamed in fright nearly getting burned causing the two to go wide eyed as Zorin and Aang looked to each other and saw both had the same idea.
"If I go with you will you promise to leave everyone alone?" Aang asked as Zuko looked to Zorin.
"And if I surrender to Fire Nation justice will you not harm these people?" Zorin asked as Zuko looked to them before dropping his stance and nodding. "A protector knows when he has to make the hard choice to protect the people." Zorin said as he put his sword under his duster. Two fine Nation soldiers grabbed Aang's arms and took his staff as another two had grabbed Zorin's arms and began dragging the two into the ship as Katara was shocked at what they were doing.
"Don't do this you guys." Katara said as Zorin looked to her and simply smiled before he was dragged in.
"Don't worry Katara it will be ok." Aang said as he was dragged in and was getting nervous and it caused people to get sad mostly for the Avatar. "Take care of Appa for me until we get back!" Aang called before he and Zorin were being dragged in.
"Head a course for the Fire Nation! Me, and Zorin are going home." Zuko ordered as he entered first followed by the Knight and Avatar in custody. The ramp soon closed as Katara had tears in her eyes seeing the world's last hope being taken to a possible death.
(Later with Sokka and Katara after the ship left)
As the village was recovering from the aftermath it seems things had returned to the norm for everyone. Katara was looking out to the ocean as the sun was shining with day light. "We have to go after that ship Sokka, Aang and Zorin saved our tribe, heck Zorin did it twice and even though he's a firebender he needs our help so we have to save them." Katara said as Sokka then spoke.
"Katara I-" Sokka began only for Katara to interrupt him.
"Why can't you realize that they're on our side Zorin had many chances to go to that ship and signal a flare yet he never took it heck he even took out an evil spirit that's been terrorizing our village sense mom was a little girl. If we don't help him no one will I know you don't like Aang or Zorin but we owe them!" Katara yelled as Sokka then had enough.
"Katara!" Sokka called as Katara looked and saw he had a boat. "Are you going to talk all day or are you coming with me?" Sokka asked as Katara was shocked.
She gasped and smiled at him. "Sokka!" She called as she ran over to him and hugged him.
"Now get in we're going to save your boyfriend and gold boy." Sokka said as Katara glared.
"He's not my boyfriend." Katara said as Sokka looked.
"Whatever." He said before Gran-gran appeared.
"What do you two think you're doing?" Gran-gran asked as the two looked. "You'll need these you have a long journey ahead of you." She said holding packs of supplies they'll need for the journey to come as the two were shocked. "It's been so long sense I've had hope but you brought it back to life my little water bender." Gran-gran said as she hugged Katara. "And you my brave warrior be nice to your sister." Gran-gran said as she hugged Sokka.
"Yeah okay Gran." Sokka said as Gran-gran looked.
"Aang is the Avatar and it is no coincidences that the Golden Knight of legend has resurfaced and met the Avatar either, I believe together they are the world's only chance. You both met and found them for a reason now your destinies are intertwined with there's." Gran-gran said as Katara looked at the boat.
"There's no way we'll be able to catch a warship with a canoe." Katara said before from the hill Appa appeared as he groaned to them wondering where Aang was. "Appa." Katara said seeing they had a chance.
"You just love taking me out of my comfort zone don't you?" Sakka said as Katara ran over to Appa.
(With Aang and Zorin)
Zuko was holding Aangs staff as he looked at it. "This staff will make an excellent gift for my father. I suppose you wouldn't know of fathers, being raised by monks." Zuko said as next to Aang was Zorin. Zuko then turned to Zorin as he looked at him and saw his sword. "I'll be taking that can't have you able to defend yourself." Zuko said but when the Sword left Zorin's person Zuko went wide eyed as it became heavier than anything he had lifted as it made a crater in its shape on the metal ship. "What?" Zuko asked as Zorin looked and smirked.
"What never lifted Soul Metal before?" Zorin wise cracked as Zuko looked.
"Soul metal?" Zuko asked as Zorin grabbed the sword with his foot and was able to get it back under his duster.
"Yeah I've trained my whole life to wield it after my apparent death." Zorin said as Zuko glared. "Take the Avatar and Prince Zorin to the Prison hold I wish to talk to Zorin soon about some questions." He said before they were taken away. "And take this to my quarters." Zuko said handing the staff to his uncle.
Iroh looked at the staff and saw a solider as he had an idea. "Hey you mind taking this to his quarters for me?" Iroh asked as the Soldier took the staff and did as told.
(Later with Zorin)
Zorin was training as he sent punch and kicks in the air as he perfected his battle stance preparing to escape with Aang. Zorin had no doubt in his mind Katara and Sokka will come and save Aang what he was not sure is if they will save him as well. When Zorin had saw his uncle he saw he was shocked to see that Zorin was still alive after all these years. He did feel guilty for not returning and worrying his Uncle but he had duties as one who protects and with these times of war he would need to be at the Colony to enter the Fire Nation.
Zorin was training as he heard the commotion outside his cell no doubt Aang had got away. As Zorin trained he soon heard his cell door open and from the light that came in he was expecting Zuko but what he was met with was Iroh.
"Uncle." Zorin said as he stopped training as Iroh walked in.
"It's been quite some time hasn't it Prince Zorin." Iroh said as Zorin looked down.
"I'm no prince I've given up that title when I was shown my true duty to the world." Zorin said as Iroh looked surprised.
"And what is that duty?" Iroh asked as Zorin looked.
"To fight the darkness of evil spirits as one who protects, as Golden Knight Garo." Zorin said as Iroh smile and nodded.
"I had a feeling you would have become Garo especially when you had summoned Green Flames." Iroh said as he looked to his young Nephew. "Zorin your destiny isn't in the fire nation yet as far as I can tell but I do know you have a duty to protect the Avatar until it comes time to face your father. Prince Zorin you must leave and help the Avatar." Iroh said as Zorin was shocked.
"Thank you uncle." Zorin said as he looked. "But how did you know I would become Garo?" Zorin asked as Iroh smiled.
"Your green flame were the mark of Garo for a Fire Bender or so legend states it was easy to put the pieces together." Iroh said before leaving as he left the door opened which Zorin caught sight off.
"Seems your Uncle is on our side for now better not waist this good fortune." Zaruba said as Zorin nodded and ran outside to begin his escape and to assist Aang.
'Zuko I know you probably want to know what happened to mother but now's not the time.' Zorin said remembering when his mother left him with the Makai Order and was never heard from again.
(With Katara and Sokka on Appa)
Floating within the ocean as they were not going as fast as the warship, even at this rate if they get out of the South Pole they ship would be within fire nation territory.
"Go, fly sore," Sokka said as he was still not impress with Appa as he has refuse to fly still. Katara look down to Appa as she said, "Please Appa. We need your help Aang needs your help, even Zorin needs you to help."
"Up, ascend, elevate," Sokka went on as he really sounded unmotivated to do anything as Katara seem to hate it and look back to Appa once again and said, "Sokka doesn't believe you can fly, But I do Appa. Come on, do you want to save Zorin, or Aang at least?" Katara petted Appa, as he understood and enjoying Katara rub down, but he still refuse to fly unless someone would say the magic word.
"What was it that kid said? Yee-ha, Hup-hup, Wa-who? Uh… Yip-yip?" When Appa hear it he roar out as he lifts his tail up and slam it down as now they have lifted off.
Now flying in the air as Katara was happy that her brother did something good for once as she said, "You did it Sokka!"
"He's flying, he's flying! Katara he's-!" stop to look back and see his sister smiling at him and then he said, "I mean, big deal he's flying." Went back to happy to see Appa was really flying up.
Now they were off to save Aang and Zorin, they just hope they can catch up in time.
(Warship)
Aang was running out looking for his staff and came across 3 guard with weapon drawn and Aang had to asked, "You haven't seen my staff around, have you?"
The guards didn't answer him as they just held their weapons in a threating manner, as Aang was about to make a run for it, until Zorin came out of nowhere from the vents and knock out the middle when he landed, throw his sword at the guard behind him, with the weight shove the guard down as Zorin came up to last guard and did hard right hook the last guard that was in front of Aang and knock him out.
"Zorin?" Aang said surprise to see him as he look to the avatar and said, "Hey Aang, fancy see you here." talking in a casual tone as usual.
Zorin walk up to Aang and turn him around a bit to un-do the ropes as Aang asked, "How did you get out?"
"Someone forgot to lock my cell thinking I wasn't much of a threat to them, how dumb is that?" Zorin said as he chuckle a bit as he did have to lie not wanted to get his uncle in trouble, and good thing Aang could not tell it was a lie as he smile and said, "Yea, that is dumb."
Zorin undid the ropes that held Aangs together as he said, "Let's get out of here before these guys wake- oops hold on." Zorin said as he walk over to the last guy who pass out do to the heavy object on him and wasn't getting air as Zorin picked it up and the guy was breathing normal and said, "Okay, let get out of here before these guys get up."
"But what about my staff?" Aang said as Zorin groin a bit as he forgotten the staff, as he learn the other day the staff itself was a glider so maybe if he could get Aang outside he could escape, and Zorin would have to escape the hard way but as long the Avatar is off the ship then it would be worth it.
"Alright follow me, I gotten the idea of the lay out from the vents to get pass any guards we may run into," Zorin said as Aang nodded and soon follow the Makai knight around the ship.
Passing many doors, as the duo (trio if you count Zaruba), opening many doors as Zorin didn't know which room was which, and then somehow they founded uncle's room and they saw him snoring, a man do need his beauty sleep.
Zorin put a finger to his lips signal to Aang to be silent as he nodded and they close the door quietly.
Passing many door on the way as Zorin came to an open door with Aang running into him with the sudden stop, as they both look and saw the staff right there in the open, as Zorin was about to say something until Aang ran in as he said, "My staff!"
The door closed as Zorin cursed it would have been a trap, and step by his brother, as he try to open it, it was lock on the other side as he said, "Damn it." looking around and saw an overhead vent that were above the doors so air can flow free into them or out if need be.
AS he hear fighting inside, he jump up to a pipe that was on the ceiling of the hall he was in, as he swing back and forth, and then launch himself forward his feet pointed at the vent, and broke throw as he fell in and landed near Zuko.
"What?!" Zuko was surprise by this as Zorin said, "Hey brother." Kick him away as Aang reach for his staff right away, as he aim his staff at the bed, and said, "Duck!"
Zorin drop down as Aang send the bed flying with his airbending and hit Zuko again the wall, both the bed and Zuko drop and Zorin gotten out of the way, as Aang throw them up in the air hitting the ceiling for good measure.
When Zuko came around, he look and saw both his brother and the Avatar were gone.
(Aang and Zorin)
They made it to the bridge of the ship when they open up a hatch with Aang air bending skill were very useful for many things as Zorin can tell.
Seeing and open door as Zorin rush the helmsman as he didn't want to take any chances and knock him away. He knew the steering would be lock if they were going straight. To the outside as Zorin said, "Aang, head out and get away from here."
"What about you?" Aang asked as Zorin gave a smile and said, "I'll be fine, I'm a Makai knight after all. I'll find a way."
Aang nodded and he ran off to the edge and open up his glider and went soring.
When Zorin was about to leave, he was ambush from behind by the Helmsman who was still awake as Zorin curse he didn't knock him out hard enough.
Zuko came running out as Zorin try to get to him, but the guy on his back made it impossible for now, as Zuko jumps for Aang, barely grab him by his ankle and they both fell down to the main deck of the ship.
Zorin head butted the guy on him as his grip loosen, and then Zorin, throw the guy over his shoulder and on the ground hard, this time knocked out.
Zuko recover from the fall as he had a mad look in his eyes and started to get up and face the avatar, as Aang was still kind of recovering from the sudden fall, he saw Zuko in a stands already, before he could do any fire bending, Zorin came down in front of Aang, blocking Zuko from him.
"Get out of the way Zorin!" Zuko said as he didn't want to face his little brother in combat, but Zorin stand strong as he gotten into a stands as well and said, "I cannot let you harm him brother."
"Why… why do you protect him?!" Zuko demanded as Zorin let down his stands and then he said, "Because the world needs him the most. Without him the world would be nothing despairs, or are you really to give up millions of innocent lives just to get what you want?"
Zuko grit his teeth, but he knew his brother wasn't like their father, or anyone that think the fire nation is supreme, but he wanted his throne back as he yell, "Get out of the way!"
"I will not!" Zorin said to his brother slamming his foot down as Zorin gotten back into his stand.
Aang seeing the whole thing, with two brother facing against each other, as one would want to bring back to the fire nation to get his honor back, while the other wanted to help him and the world.
Soon enough there was a roar in the air as all of them look to it and saw Appa coming in fast as Zuko said, "What is that?"
"Appa! /?" Both Aang and Zorin said as Zorin didn't expect to see Appa flying so soon as Zaruba said, "He can fly; he just needed rest for a bit to do so."
Zuko soon began sending fire balls at Aang as he could tell the Bison was here for Aang. Zorin quickly sent his green flames at Zuko to help get some of the heat off of Aang but Zuko dodged and sent flames at Zorin to throw him off as he then sent the flame at Aang. It was then that Zuko sent a fire ball at Aang that knocked him to the water dropping his staff as Zorin was shocked.
"AANG!" He called as he was shocked.
(Katara and Sokka)
"Aang no!" Katara called shocked to see Aang had fallen.
(With Zorin)
Zorin was wide eyed as he was shocked, but that shock turned into fury as he glared at Zuko. "Zuko what have you done!" Zorin yelled before Zaruba spoke.
"He's not dead yet if anything his Avatar Spirit is awakening again." Zaruba said as Zorin was shocked.
(In the water)
Aang was knocked out as he could hear Katara calling him. "Aang, Aang; AANG!" She called as soon Aangs marks glowed as did his eyes as he opened them and then water bended his way out of the water as when he came out he was in a twister of water that brought him onto the ship. He then began to bend the water around him knocking Zuko off the ship and his soldiers down as Zorin was shocked.
"Wow." Zorin said as he didn't see that coming.
(On Appa)
"Did you see what he just did?" Katara asked as Sokka looked.
"Now that was some Water Bending." Sokka said shocked to see this.
(On the ship)
It was then that Aang's glow stopped as Zorin acted and grabbed Aang just as he fell as soon Appa landed as Katara and Sokka then got off the bison and ran over to the two. "Zorin, Aang are you two ok?" Katara called as Zorin gave a peace sign showing he was ok just as she went to check on Aang.
Aang came too as he looked at the two. "Hey Katara, hey Sokka thanks for coming." He said tiredly as he looked.
"Seems you haven't grown accustomed to the Avatar State yet." Zaruba said as he looked to Aang.
"The what?" Aang asked as Zaruba chuckled.
"Another time perhaps." Zaruba said as Aang nodded.
"Well sense we're here I can't let you guys have all the glory." Sokka said with a smile as Aang looked.
"I dropped my staff." Aang said as Sokka nodded.
"Got it." Sokka said before going after the staff. But when he grabbed it a hand shot out and grabbed it revealing to be Zuko as Sokka was shocked as Zuko was trying to get back into the ship. Sokka then poked Zuko in the head heard with the staff before it forced him to let go and fall as he caught the chain to avoid falling into the water. "That's from the water tribe!" Sokka called as Zorin looked.
"Come on we need to get out of here!" Zorin called as soldiers came torts them. Katara tried to waterbend but only ended up freezing Sokka's fear as Sokka looked.
"Katara!" He called as Zorin flew in.
"I got it." He said creating a fire to thaw Sokka's legs fast.
Katara then turned around before trying again as she hit the target this time which was behind her as it caused them to be frozen solid. "Ok I got him." Zorin said as the green flame thawed the ice. "Now let's go." Zorin said as they quickly ran to Appa and jumped onto him.
"Yip-yip, Yip-yip!" Sokka called as he and Zorin got on Appa and Appa took off just as Iroh came out and saw this as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
"Shoot them down!" Zuko called as they flew off. Zuko and Iroh then sent a fireball large fireball at them as the fire was powerful with two firebenders creating it.
(On Appa)
Zorin saw this as he quickly summoned his armor as now Garo stood in his place before he lit the Garoken aflame before Gar slashed at the fire sending an ark torts the fireball. The two fires canceled each other out in an explosion that made the mountain like glacier unstable and blocked the ship and bury part of it as Garo sheathed his sword an revert to Zorin as everyone cheered.
(On the Ship)
"Good news for the Fire Lord the Fire Nations greatest threat is just a kid." Iroh said as Zuko looked.
"That kid, uncle, just did this." Zuko said motioning to the damaged caused. "I won't underestimate him again." Zuko said as he looked to Appa. "Plus he has my brother on his side a traitor who has some golden armor." Zuko said as he saw Zorin become Garo as Iroh knew Zuko would find out about the armor. "Dig the ship and follow them!" Zuko ordered as he saw his soldier thawing the frozen ones out. "As soon as you're done with that." Zuko said as he then glared to where Appa used to be.
(Scene Break)
"How did you do that with the Water?!" Katara asked as they were flying away on Appa. "It was the most amazing thing I ever seen." Katara said as Aang looked.
"I don't know I just sort of did it." Aang said before Zaruba spoke.
"It was his Avatar Spirit he must have unconsciously tapped into it and drew the wisdom that came with Water Bending." Zaruba said as Aang looked to the ring.
"And how do you know that?" Aang asked as Zaruba chuckled.
"You aren't the first Avatar I met and you probably won't be the last." Zaruba said as Katara had to ask.
"Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?" Katara asked as Aang looked.
"Because I never wanted to be." Aang said as Katara had to cheer him up as Aang looked depressed.
"But Aang, the world has been waiting for the Avatar to return and finally put an end to this war." Katara said as Aang looked.
"But how am I going to do that?" Aang asked before Zorin spoke.
"That's a dumb question by learning and mastering the other three elements." Zorin said as he stood up from his laid down position.
"So that means our first destination is the North Pole to find a bending instructor for Aang and Katara." Zaruba said as Sokka had to ask now.
"Ok that's all dandy but what about you Zorin why didn't you tell us you were a fire bender?" Sokka asked as Zorin looked.
"Because I wouldn't have gotten a warm welcome plus with who my old man is yeah I'd probably be chased out with spears and pitchforks." Zorin said as Katara looked confused.
"Wait your father?" Katara asked remembering his and Zuko's conversation. "Wait does that mean?" Katara asked as Zorin nodded.
"Yeah my megalomaniac of a father is Fire Lord Ozai." Zorin said as Sokka was shocked.
"Then how did you get that armor then?" Katara asked knowing some legends of Garo that it's inherited by blood.
"It chose me ok, I had the green flame, I trained for a few years, and it chose me." Zorin explained seeing no better way to explain the story. "But sense I'm already knees deep in this might as well go all the way. What about you Sokka want to knock some Fire Bender heads?" Zorin asked as Sokka smiled.
"I'd like that, I'd really like that." Sokka said as Katara smiled.
"Then we're in this together." Katara said before Aang took out a map.
"Ok but before I learn Water bending there are some serious business to attend to here, here, and here." Aang said pointing to different points on the map.
"What's here?" Katara asked pointing to one point on the map.
"Here is where we'll ride the hopping lamas then way over here we'll surf on the backs giant koi fish then back over here we'll ride the hog monkeys, they don't like when people ride them, but that what makes it fun." Aang said as Zorin looked.
"This sound like it will be a long journey." Zaruba said as Zorin nodded.
"Yes, yes it does." Zorin said as he had to agree with his Madou Ring.
(TBC)
ESKK: Yeap this is the first story for Avatar and Garo. I hoped I melded the mythos right. Anyway if you like it you know what to do Smash that favorite and follow button and if you have anything to say about it send a review. Anyway Ja Ne.