Hello everybody! This is my first Fanfic and I am SUPER excited about it! I plan on it being long so if it isn't that interesting now, stick around... or not! Hey, I'm probably lucky that your even considering reading my fanfic. Also, I'm an avid Avatar fan so you'll be hearing from a lot of character's from the show and perhaps some who are related to character's from the show... but no spoilers here, my lips are sealed! Anyway, enough of my pointless drabble, ON WITH THE FANFICTION!
Disclaimer: Okay, tell them everybody, I do not own Avatar!
All characters from Avatar: "He does not own us!"
Sokka: Actually, if you don't own us why are you bothering with this? You realize you're wasting countless days of your life writing this? Do you even have a life?
I do too! I just enjoy Fanfiction!
Sokka:Right.. that's why you're sitting at your computer, doing this and not hanging out with a group of your so called friends?
... Just shut up and go eat some meat, Sokka.
Sokka: Gladly. *Walks away, drooling with steaming plate of ribs*
Avatar: The Legend of Hato
Book 1: Water
水
Prologue: A New Wind Blows
The War had ended, and not a minute too soon. Zuko was crowned Fire Lord and led a new campaign of peace that spread across the globe. Avatar Aang was just as busy. Now being trademarked, "a fully realized Avatar" his duties to the world sky rocketed. Aang and Katara helped rebuild the Southern Water Tribe into a city more magnificent than the Northern. All the villages in the Southern Tribe banded together and created one massive city, with flowing rivers, canals, and a thick ice wall protecting it. Sokka and Suki stayed in the Fire Nation and helped squander any rebellion that might have started while Zuko was in power (Suki had resigned as leader of the Kyoshi Warriors and the title was given to Ty Lee). After these uprisings stopped, they settled down and had children... many children. Toph was more of a wanderer, helping where she could and checking up on her friends when she was in the neighborhood. Zuko and Mai had one son who was to be the rightful heir to the throne. They named him Iroh, after Zuko's courageous, tea-loving uncle. After Aang and Katara helped get the world on track, there was but one more task. The Air Nomads needed to be restored for the Avatar Cycle to continue and so the next Avatar could learn Airbending. One fateful day when Aang was meditating, he had a vision. He saw that the Airbenders had been restored somehow and he and Katara were standing at an Air Temple, looking over the mountains. Aang soon realized that his Energybending might help him do the opposite of what he did to Ozai. He and Katara visited the Northern Air Temple, where they were greeted by old friends. Aang explained to them that they might be able to become Airbenders using his Energybending technique. Aang was able to Energybend the Air Nomad spirits out of the Earth Kingdom refugees. Aang trained them in the ways of the Air Nomads. Aang and Katara had one child. Katara died at the age of 93 and Aang at 112. It is now sixteen years after his death.
Chapter 1: The Dream
Hato moved his arms from side to side, streaming the water. Tonight was the full moon, and his Waterbending was at its peak. He could feel the energy the moon gave him. It enabled him to control the water more easily. Hato changed his stance for the single water whip. He bent his knees and let the water elongate over his form. With every flick and movement of his arm the water followed. They worked together, in unison. Hato yawned loudly. It was getting late and his mother would kill him if she knew he was out here. This is where he came most nights, behind his house where a canal flowed just ten feet away. Letting the water drop back into the canal first, he walked back inside his house. His home in the Southern Water Tribe was small and humble. One floor, with five rooms. Exhausted, he sauntered to his room and fell on the bed. Hato didn't have time to turn over onto his back, he was already asleep.
It seemed he was in front the Fire Nation palace. He could here a commotion all around, but when he looked he only saw the gates of the palace, nothing else. It sounded like a great battle. Boulders slamming, fires erupting, and winds gusting. But he was separate from that great conflict. Hato saw that he stood in the long pathway that led to the palace stairs. He was completely alone and in a defensive stance ready for battle. With whom? Suddenly the entire palace started falling apart into rubble. A massive air blast had shot it from behind and it disintegrated into a massive pile of debris. What once was the Fire Lord's home was hurtling towards him; and yet, Hato was calm and collected. Taking a deep breath, he stomped his foot on the ground, into an Earthbending stance. He could feel the vibrating earth that was alive beneath his feet. Hato flattened his palms and extended his arms in the air. In response to his movement, a wall of earth rose from the ground to protect him. However even that couldn't stop the oncoming rubble. It slammed into the earth wall and broke it into pieces like it was nothing. Hato yelled and was sent flying backwards. He fell to the ground stuck in a pile of concrete and broken wood. He regained his balance and saw who caused the damage. The man was barely visible from this far away, but his Airbending tattoos were distinct. The Airbender performed a back-flip where he landed on his hand and did a swivel kick with his foot in the air. As his leg went around, a sharp slash of wind came from it. The blade of air traversed the distance quickly and slammed into Hato.
Hato woke with a start. His breathing was fast and he was drenched in a layer of sweat. There was light filtering into his window.
"Morning already?" he said, sitting up and yawning.
Hato got dressed and went to the kitchen for breakfast. His mother was over the fire pit tending to some stew.
"Good morning, Hato, happy birthday!" She ran to him and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
"Mom!" he said, pushing her away.
"Come now, Hato, it's your sixteenth birthday!" She pulled up a chair for him and set a bowl on the table. "I made your favorite," she smiled.
Hato looked into the bowl and whooped. "Yes! Stewed sea-prunes!"
The rest of Hato's birthday was good. His friends all wished him happy birthday (especially his best friend, Kayun who gave him a happy birthday snowball to the face). While he was having lunch with Kayun, he suddenly remembered the dream he had the night before. At first he didn't think much of it, but now on closer inspection he felt uneasy about it. In the dream he had been Earthbending. What did that mean? The last Avatar, Avatar Aang, had passed away sixteen years ago, and it was this year that the new Avatar would be revealed, into the Water Tribes in fact. Hato shook his head in disbelief. He couldn't be the Avatar. He wasn't, well "Avatar material."
"Hato, are you listening?" Kayun waved a hand in front of his face.
Hato came out of his stupor and faced his friend. "Y-yeah of course."
Kayun took a huge mouthful of seal jerky. "Anyway, the giant wolf-bear rears its head back and just as I think I'm taking my last breath, I'm able to reach my boomerang-" Kayun suddenly stopped, his eyes trailing something.
A group of Council members had appeared from behind a fountain. They walked up to Hato and Kayun. The Southern Water tribe's leader Chief Randu was at the head of the group.
"Hato," he said firmly, "we must speak with you, it is urgent."
Well, there it is, the first chapter! I know it's not that long and doesn't have much of a plot yet, but to keep you intertained until I update, think about who the mysterious Airbender in his dream was? And why the Council wants to speak with him? (Although I probably made it too obvious already) Anyway, I hope I'll be able to update soon. See ya!
