NAME PRONOUNIATIONS: Aara [A-R-UH}

Menawa [MEN-UH-WAH]

Feilynn [FAE-LIN]

I was walking down to the beach with my two siblings. My little sister, Aara, smiled as we reached the water. "I'm so tired from training with Mom. Being a Kyoshi Warrior is cool, but it's hard work."

"So is earth bending." My older brother, Menawa, huffed. "I'm so sore. Toph is a crazy teacher."

"Water bending is tough!" I said. "But Aunt Katara is a kind teacher. I can hear Toph yelling from a mile away."

"I can, too." Aara laughed. "It's nice to relax."

"Yeah, but it's nice to have Aunt Katara and Toph here for a month. We really needed it." I said.

"Yeah." Menawa agreed. "My earth bending teacher taught the Avatar!"

"My water bending teacher taught and married him!" I smiled. "He's our uncle!"

"Oh yeah?" Aara smirked. "My teacher helped create us!"

"Yeah, let's not go there." Menawa said awkwardly.

"Agreed." I chipped in.

"Hey, is that a Fire Nation ship?" Aara asked.

I looked into the distance, where she was looking. "It is!"

Menawa looked closer. "I wonder if it's Fire Lord Zuko. We haven't seen him in a while."

Soon the ship pulled onto the beach next to us. "Why aren't they at the docks?" Aara asked.

"Feilynn," my brother spoke my name. "Be ready for anything. Something isn't right here."

A woman hopped off the ship and landed in front of us. She had the most evil smile I'd ever seen. "Hello."

"Who are you?" Menawa asked.

"You mean you don't know?"

"Nope." Menawa said.

The woman laughed. "I'm Zuko's sister."

"Azula." I growled. "I've heard stories about you, we all have. Leave, now. Or else." Okay that was a loud bark. I don't know if my bite's big enough to match.

"Leave?" She tilted her head. "I will when I'm done with my mission."

"And what's that?" Menawa questioned.

Azula's smile grew. "Well first, I escaped from jail, then I took down Zuko and his family, after that I took control of the Fire Nation. Now I'm here to take hostages. You three look like wonderful candidates."

My brother and I took our bending positions. Aara, still in uniform, took out her sword. "Leave!" She yelled.

Fire lit around Azula's hands. "I'll take you all down easily."

I pushed Aara back. "Run, go get Mom, Dad, and the others."

"I can fight!"

"Go!" I yelled.

Aara nodded and ran.

"Don't let her get away!" Azula yelled. Men jumped off the ship and chased after my little sister.

Azula fire blasted at Menawa, but he blocked it by lifting the earth in front of him. I took water from the ocean and surrounded myself with it.

"Benders." Azula laughed. "This might be a challenge."

"Oh, it will be!" Menawa yelled.

Azula then released a fire blast so powerful, it knocked Menawa's rock into him. He wasn't strong enough to hold it. She turned to me. "Surrender. Or end up like your friend."

"He's not my friend." I growled. "He's my brother!" I used my bending to create a protective water suit. "Water is the natural weakness of fire!"

Azula laughed. She moved her hands in a circle, pointing two fingers on each hand. "And electricity is the natural weakness of water."

My eyes widened. She was creating lighting. When I stopped bending or not, I would be struck. I threw and ice shield in front of me as fast as I could, but the lightning cut right threw it. All my muscles locked and I felt to the ground. My entire body was stiff, I couldn't move. Pain seared in my face, that's where she hit me. I was in too much pain to scream.

Menawa was just getting up when he saw me. He was afraid. And I thought he was fearless. The look in his eyes would've made me shutter if I could move. I was conscious just long enough to see him get struck.