The Last Stand
"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."
"Run," a voice shouted from behind. The mechanist turned around and saw a flood rushing towards the village. He turned to see his wife come outside just in time. " Grab Teo, and get out of here," he said in a calm voice. The wife looked at her husband unwilling to leave him behind.
"Go," the mechanist shouted losing his patience. The woman ran back inside of the house and grabbed her son. As soon as his wife got their son and began to run away, the mechanist saw some earth benders trying to stop the flood before it damaged the whole village. But, it was no use the flood wiped out the remaining earth benders. The flood was drawing closer and the man couldn't stand here any longer.
He went in the same direction his wife and son ran; he soon caught up to them. They appeared to be stuck, one of the collapsed houses was blocking there path. The mechanist had an idea but he didn't like it. Only one of them was strong enough to get up there and survive, it was a tough decision but, he knew there was no other choice. He explained the plan to his wife and she nodded seeming to understand.
He hugged her one last time before wrapping the infant around his waist. He began to climb the collapsed home. Once he was at the top he reached down figuring he could save his wife to but, the flood seemed to take her away along with the village. Once he got down from the house he began to run as fast as he can. He hoped he would survive in order to save and raise his baby.
An opening that led to the woods came into view and he made a dash for it, only to trip of over a root and fall on his back. He was in too much pain to get up that the flood took the man and his baby. He was sent crashing into a rock which knocked him unconscious. He soon woke up on a small boat with three people he recognized from the village. He looked around noticing that his baby was missing. He began to panic and one villagers noticed this, " Calm down he's fine."
"Don't tell me to calm down, where's my baby?" He asked this time trying to get but, for some strange reason he couldn't.
"Don't worry he's fine and by the looks of your situation I think you shouldn't stress yourself too much," the villager said. The mechanist began to relax a little but, he couldn't stop thinking about if his son was alright. Where were they going? and is situation going to be better soon?
He couldn't help but feel a little bit guilty that his wife made a sacrifice for him and Teo, only to have been separated from their son. He remembered the pain look in her eye but, the choice had already been mad. He felt on the verge of tears but, with people around him he decided to hold it in. It been silent for minutes before He asked where were they going and they said they didn't know.
A few weeks have passed by and they settled on a remote island not far from where they lived. It turns only 50 villagers had survived and the people that were on the boat ride with him were Lee, Nyla, and pong. He turned out to be paralyzed from the waist down. So, some the villagers helped make a wheelchair for him.
Teo had barely survived; if it wasn't for him covering his face so the water wouldn't drown him Teo might have been dead. Nyla was the taking care of Teo now since the mechanist had so much to do. He knew they couldn't survive by living on this remote island for the rest of their lives.
They needed a place to go, somewhere that was isolated but there were materials that could help rebuild a village. That's when he got it, the Northern Air Temple. It had been abandon about ninety years after the air nomad genocide. He explained the plan to a group of villagers and they decided to get moving by tomorrow.
5 years later
Teo was playing with a group of kids the same age and some older than him. When a dark cloud appeared above the sky, this frightened the younger kids while the older pretended to be brave. Some of the parents came outside and took their children away, it was only Teo left outside. Teo began to panic as he looked around for his father. He was nowhere to be seen, so he hide in a small corner and waited for the storm to be over.
He stories how a storm that turned into a flood has taken his mother's life and made his dad paralyzed. He began to count to ten and waited for the storm to pass but, as soon as he finished counting the sky was still dark. He began to count again but, stopped when a strong wind blew by. He held himself tight to control himself for shivering.
A dark shadow emerged from the ground, Teo became frozen with fear. The dark shadow began to approach Teo and he tried to back away but he was stuck. The dark shadow was now standing in front of him and said, " I'm Vaatu."
A/n: This is my first fanfic and I'm sure this off to a great start. But, please review I'd appreciate it
