Just to start out!
Disclaimer: This is how I function. I give one disclaimer for my story at the very beginning and that's it. Why? Because I figure that if I didn't own Avatar or the Phantom of the Opera at the beginning, I probably still won't own it later on. I'm just conservative. Or lazy. Take your pick.
A/N: For those of you who don't appreciate the writing style of this first chapter, I'm want to tell you that I wrote this as I would have spoken it because I'm just explaining how this is all going to work. The actual story will be of much better quality; so don't run off screaming into the black night. Now…
Hello all you peoples! I'm glad you decided to read this even though this introduction chapter will probably be boring to most of you. I'll try and make it interesting. Anyways, I was sitting in my living room one day staring off into space thinking about Avatar (of course) and how Zuko would make a really good phantom of the opera. Then as I sat and pondered I realized there's a part in the phantom story for just about every member of the cast of avatar! And so, I've been contemplating and coming up with a suitable plot that would fit in with both stories. First off, I would like to give parts to all of the characters so you don't get confused and I'll mention my reasoning behind giving them these parts. And just so you know, I'm basing this story on the actual book written by Gaston Leroux! This is mostly because I like the book better than the play in most aspects. SO TAKE THAT! Ha ha.
Zuko: He gets the part as the phantom because he has a twisted past where his parent(s?) hated him and he has a disfigured face. He isn't going to be nearly as deformed or insane as the actual phantom, nor will he be seventy years old. In fact, I'm tweaking the plot just a bit so that it really is a hard decision for this story's Christine to choose between the phantom and her childhood sweetheart. His scar will be a little more grotesque though because in real life it isn't bad enough to make him an outcast of society.
Katara: She will be Christine (of course) because she's pretty and has two plausible male characters to be set up with. Plus, both their names start with a 'kuh' sound. HOW PERFECT IS THAT!
Aang: He'll be Raul. But he will be older than Katara in my story because I say so. He will also have dark brown hair that glistens in the sun! JUST TRY AND STOP ME!
Sokka: I've decided to cast him as Philippe. This is because he's practically a brother to Aang already and because he gets hooked up with Sorelli. You'll have to wait a little while to see who I've cast as Sorelli.
Zhao and Ozai: They will be MM. Moncharmin and Richard, the new managers of the opera house. I did this because I don't like them and want to see them be driven within an inch of their sanity by the phantom. Plus I think Zuko would enjoy being able to torment them.
Gyatso and Jeong Jeong: They will be MM. Debienne and Poligny who sold the Opera house to the other two. They don't have much of a part in the series but they seem nice. I guess. Plus I just felt like giving them a part, okay?
Zula: She will be La Carlotta. I did this because, even though we haven't met her yet, she seems to be pure evil out on a rampage for ultimate power. And she's another one that I'm sure Zuko would love to rain doom upon!
Iroh: I had him cast earlier as Remy the secretary, but it's such a minor role and I found that the part of Persian fit him much better. My reasoning: he's the only one that truly knows about Zuko's past and while Zuko is grumpy towards him most of the time, he would never do anything to hurt the old man.
Jet: I don't like Jet, so he's just going to be various dead people like Joseph Buquet and anyone else the phantom kills.
Gran Gran: She's going to be Mama Valerius because she raised Katara instead of her mother, 'nuff said.
Suki: I know any chance of there being a relationship between her and Sokka was blown with "The Waterbending Master", but still, I'm making her Sorelli who is one of the main ballerinas. This kinda makes sense since Suki is the main warrior thingy in her village and what they do looks a bit like dancing.
Meng: She's going to be Meg. I did this because, despite what the musical says, Meg doesn't really seem to like Christine all that much and really Meg is just another little brat in the ballet. And their names are just so similar besides!
Aunt Wu: Wu will play the part of Madame Giry. I figure this because she's a loony and Meng is her assistant (which could be interpreted that they have a mother/daughter relationship of sorts). Plus there's just a mysteriousness about both of the old bats.
Koko and the other girls of Kyoshi: Koko will be little Jammes because they are both so energetic. The other girls of Kyoshi are all of the other brats of the ballet who look up to Sorelli/Suki. It all works! Squee!
Haru: He was gonna be the Persian, but he's too much of a pansy for that part, so he's just gonna be a stagehand that might show up every now and then but not play a vital role of any sort.
Paku: He's gonna be the conductor. Hey, it's pretty much what he does already!
Lt. Ji: Ji is gonna be various policemen in the story. It just makes sense to me.
Jun: She gets a small part as the rat-catcher who shows up late in the story. It's probably one of the smallest roles ever but, when you really think about it, it fits.
Cabbage Merchant: He's going to be Lachenel. In fact he's going to be one of the only ones to use the name of the character in the book because he really doesn't have one of his own. Anyways, he was given this part because of his passion for his work. He won't be dealing with cabbages, but he will be the stud groom for the rhinos (I'm keeping it as avatar as possible! That means rhinos instead of horses) of the opera house.
There are several other characters I will include, but I don't know where to put them yet. Just to warn you all, I make up my stories as I go. If there are any new characters or anything, I will let you know at the beginning of the chapters. I accept fanart (even though I haven't gotten any yet for my other story) and if I get any, I will get an account at photo bucket to show off the possible popularity of my story. PLEASE HELP MAKE IT POPULAR! And feel free to give me any ideas or whatever, as I said before I'm making this up as I go and therefore my plot is pretty flexible. Thanx for reading through this! I hope you enjoy the story!