EDIT: I changed the summary to normal words fit for human reading *phew*

This is not a Prologue I am fond of :P It didn't actually come out the way I had it in my head.

I've already gotten some constructive crit and I plan to put it to good use for the later chapters, and I might tweak this chapter up a little. Of course, I'll mention if I do ;)

So, here we go again.

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar.

Prologue

'I have to find them.'

'He has to win.'

'He can't leave me.'

'I won't let him!'

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Katara forced her way past rows and rows of guards to arrive at a gigantic door engraved with the Fire Nation symbol. She frantically burst through the door only to be met with the sight of an intense conflict. She watched desperately as the Avatar engaged the Fire Lord in battle.

A battle that would only end with death.

The Fire Lord threw many flaming punches at Aang, but he managed to evade each one. The boy attempted to reciprocate with his own earth and fire bending attacks, but Ozai managed to deflect all of them. Both were slowly being worn down.

Aang ducked behind the man, trying to think of a good tactic to defeat him with. That was when he saw the girl standing near the door, panic in her expression.

It was then that he realised that he had to end this soon.

He used his airbending to flip over Ozai, attempting to land in front of him as a surprise attack.

Unfortunately, Ozai saw this coming.

Just as his feet touched down, Aang was hit square in the chest with a powerful bolt of lightning. The energy coursed through him, causing him to yell out in pain. Katara watched in horror, rooted to the spot. As he fell, he turned to her, mouthing a final message.

'I'm sorry.'

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The invasion troops swarmed into the room. Upon seeing the lifeless body of the Avatar, they immediately set upon the Fire Lord. His previous battle had weakened him though, and he eventually proved to be no match for the hordes of warriors, waterbenders and earthbenders present.

Katara did not see any of this. Since Aang's fall, everything seemed to be falling apart around her. It was as if she could see nothing but his lifeless body in front of her. She began to move closer, every step taking an eternity.

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Sokka and Toph were the last of the troops to enter the room. Sokka's eyes immediately fell upon his sister's distraught form as she held the Avatar's body close to her. One look into her bloodshot eyes, and he knew.

Aang was dead.

Toph knew even before this. She had felt him hit the floor, but knew it was useless to tell Sokka. He would want to see for himself. A few tears escaped her sightless eyes.

'I'm gonna miss you, Twinkletoes…'

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Katara's vision was blurred. She could barely see through the tears that were streaming down her face. She moved her fingers to his wrist, trying to feel a pulse, a heartbeat, some sign of life.

There was nothing.

She held him tighter, whispering his name over and over again, mostly to comfort herself. It did no good; the tears continued to fall and she knew that, no matter how hard she tried, she would never hear his voice again.

'Why did it have to be him? He didn't deserve it – he didn't deserve ANY of the pain he had to endure! And now…now I'll never see him again…'

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A part of Katara died along with Aang that day. And no-one was ever able to do anything to bring it back.

EDIT: Another thing I should mention - I know it seems like I wanted Aang to die really fast, but it's not! Honestly! I adore him and I would hate to see him die, but the thing is, I'm horrible at writing fight sequences and I wanted to get that part over with. Besides, it's just a Prologue, right? The main story is yet to come ;P

Thanks to those who pointed that out! ^_^

Please leave a review if you feel I can improve! XD