Summary: A hundred years ago the Avatar disappeared. Now three children from the Southern Water Tribe have found him. Join Katara, Sokka, Aang, and new bender, Alanis, during their journey to save the world.

Disclaimer; I do not own Avatar the Last Air bender or anything else you recognize. (If I did own it Zutara would be real)

Alanis POV;

"Guys," I warned, "the boats going to tip!" I then jump from the canoe to my newly formed ice raft, while Sokka and Katara continue to argue over our *magic water*

"It. Is. Not. Magic. Water!" Katara screeched, "It is an ancient-"

Sokka interrupts, "Ancient art unique to our culture blah, blah."

"Sokka you my friend are an idiot." I spot a sphere of ice with what seems to be a little kid inside. "Hey guys, what's that?"

Sokka replies, "How am I supposed to know? Use your so called ancient art to find out!"

"Fine!" I then continued that statement with a thrust of my hand in a downward motion with the effect of splitting the sphere in two.

"Ahhhhh, I wasn't serious!"

"Well then don't suggest things you don't mean." Then a young boy with blue arrows along his body arose in a beacon of light from within the ice burg. He slowly slid down the side coughing when he reached the bottom. As he gained consciousness I realized the arrows on his body represented mastery of air bending, he could be the avatar! I shouldn't give Katara and Sokka false hope, anyway he'll tell us in time. As he opened his eyes I asked, "Who are you?"

He then replies, "Aang. Who are you?"

"My name's Alanis, but you can call me Ally," I gesture to Sokka and Katara in turn," This is Sokka, and this is Katara. Where are you fr-"

I'm interrupted by Aang, "Where am I?"

Katara replies to him, "You are at the South Pole near the Southern Water Tribe." Aang rises, and he bends up to land back up on the edge of the ice burg, then he jumped back into the hole. Katara, Sokka, and I all circled the sphere and found an opening. Aang was waking up a huge bison.

"This is my flying bison. Oppa say hi." The bison groaned. The flying bison was huge. He had six feet, two huge horns about one yard out and three yards long. He also had a saddle along with reins.

Sokka comments to Aang on flying bison, "Yeah and this is my flying sister.

I say laughing, "Hey I fly too!"

"Really?" says a shocked Aang

I tell Aang, "Not really it was just a joke. Hey can we get a lift back to our village?"

Katara appears excited, "Can we? Please Aang?"

Sokka doesn't look too happy with what is being suggested and then he speaks, "He could be Fire Nation! Look at him!"

"Yeah Sokka this twelve year old kid reeeally looks Fire Nation to me especially with that evil glint in his eye," says Katara.

"I would gladly give you guys a lift on Oppa! Climb on!" Aang exclaims. We all climb on Oppa, but Sokka does it a bit hesitantly.

Aang flicks the reins and says, "Yip, Yip" we were off…. Until Oppa dove back down to the surface of the water and started to swim.

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Katara POV:

When we arrived back to the village Gran, Gran stood outside her tent and welcomed us. "Hey Gran, Gran. We found a boy, his name is Aang, and he's an air bender."

Gran, Gran replied, "A master of his element. Amazing, I thought all air nomads were extinct." She then addressed Aang, "I thought there were no more air benders. Where are you from child?"

Aang replied," I am from the Southern Air Temple. It is a great honor to be in the Southern Water Tribe's presence I have heard so many stories."

"What have you heard young bender?"

"I have been told of the amazing water benders and large, flourishing city, but why isn't it like what I have been told? What has happened?" Aang asks.

"What has happened is the war that has been caused by the Fire Nation. These past hundred years have hurt this village in many more ways than one. Why do you have no knowledge of this war?"

"I have no clue as to why the war has not reached the temple yet. I have only been in the ice f-"

Gran, Gran interrupts, "Ice? If you have been in ice then you are probably much older than 12," Gran, Gran circles Aang and continues speaking, "If I had to guess I would say you were in that piece of ice for 100 years."

Alanis interrupts her, "Gran, Gran; perhaps this is a little too much information, he has only just awakened. Maybe he should relax for a little while?" After Alanis spoke Aang came over to me.

"Can we go penguin sledding now?" he asks.

I reply, "Sure Aang. I will teach you the art of penguin sledding!" I lead Aang to the grounds where I know the penguins will gather. I then pull out a piece of fish that I placed in my pocket earlier for exactly this and hold it out. "Watch closely," I say, "The trick is the fish! They absolutely love it!" I grab the penguin and climb on then I hand him a piece. He mounts his penguin and we're off!

"Woooo-hoooo!" he yells. I can tell that he is excited, so I just focus on staying on my penguin. It really has been long! I actually need to focus on staying on!

After riding down the hill-side and through my old sled tunnels we come to the bottom of the hill. Although the ride was fun I know Sokka and Alanis will be worrying about me, and possibly Aang? "We should head back." I suggest.

"I guess so." Replies Aang.

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Alanis POV:

"Gran, Gran? Do you think he is really the Avatar?" I ask.

"Ally, he is an air bender and managed to freeze water around him and a flying bison to prevent his death."

"Gran, Gran I can bend two elements too. What makes you think he can't? Maybe one of his parents was a water bender and one was an air bender? Couldn't that be it?"

"Ally, I know it's hard for you to understand, but with your destiny intertwining with the Avatar's you will have to be strong. Even though it seems unachievable you can do it. If anyone can it's you."

"Thanks Gran, Gran it means a lot that you have this much faith. May the spirits be with you forever." I wished her well, for I knew our time was short and we may never see one another again, and she, for no better words to describe our relationship, was indeed family.

As I see Aang, the Avatar, and Katara appear over the horizon I also view Sokka speaking to the village and I can just make out his words protesting Aang being allowed to dwell in the village for any longer. In a moment of panic my fire bending escapes my control and I start to melt the ice I am standing on. Before I am able to regain control I fall into the water below that seems to be roughly 300ft deep. After I regain control over my fire element I bend the water around me bringing me to the surface. Once again standing upon solid ice I refreeze the ice I had been previously using. After all my bearings were straight I realized a change in my atmosphere. Aang must have been already chucked out of the tribe. "Oh no, Aang has to stay." I whisper.

"ALLY!" I hear Sokka scream my nickname from 100 yards away. Just then I recognize the black snow that is coating our earlier pure white ground.

I run through the village, but I then stop as I see a ship dock in the middle of our village barriers. "Protection walls much?" I mutter. "Stand back Sokka! I've got it!

"Ally! You can't fight off a whole fire navy ship on your own! I will help!" Sokka argues.

"Just don't get hurt. I love you. Remember that. Katara you too!"

"Love you, too!" they reply together.

Then the gangway came down and out stepped enemy soldiers. Sokka, Katara, and I we ready for this fight, nut I was ready the most of all. I knew what needed to be done.