"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."

However stories can change...

"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world."

And more than Ounce...

"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, we were told that there were only four nations and that they lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked and many people were hurt. It is said only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when he vanished my brother and I discovered the new Avatar a hundred years later, and now it seems not only the Avatar can stop them, but these newcomers as well! And although Aang's airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he can even reach their level, let alone save anyone. But I believe Aang and our new friends can save the world!"

BOOK TWO:

EARTH

(The End Of)

CHAPTER ELEVEN:

THE DESERT

"Tell-l me-e where-e Oppa-a is-s!" Aang managed to say in the Avatar State. "I traded him, to some merchants; he's probably in Ba Sing Se by now. They were going to sell him there." No matter what the son seemed to say, it just angered the Avatar even more. "Please...we'll escort you out of the desert, we'll help however we can." The son tried again in a begging tone.

None of the offers were working on Aang so Sokka grabbed Toph and Momo and started to run. "Just get outta here. Run!" The sand benders were all taking the meat-loving guy's advice. They all abandoned their sand bender sailors, and ran for cover. However, Katara, stayed put.

When Aang started to float up in the sky Katara walked up to him, grasped his wrist, and pulled him back down into a hug. Eventually the air surrounding Aang started to relax and the sand whirling around him calmed down but Aang was still crying because he had lost Oppa.

CHAPTERS UNKNOWN:

THE LOST CHAPTERS

It was a cold chilling night in the desert as the Avatar and his friends waddled through the sand. Everyone was exhausted and just wanted to rest but if they rested every single second of every single day they wouldn't get to the Earth kingdom until next year. And by then the comet would have already come and gone. They can't let that happen so they just kept trotting along.

"Okay, I don't care what you guys say, but I'm tired and I can't go anymore. On top of that my feet are killing me and I see with my feet so that isn't a good thing!" Katara easily agreed to her saying, "You know what, I actually agree with Toph on this one. Let's take a couple of minutes and just lie down, what do you say?"

Right when the words left her mouth she regretted them. Sokka fell down on his rear and immediately fell asleep sitting up. Aang didn't do real good either, he literally fell face-first in the sand. Momo ended up using Aang's back as a pillow and/or bed. Katara turned around to reply to them all before it was too late. She only wanted to rest for a few minutes and then keep going but even Toph was sleeping, and she was sleeping in the position you would make snow or...er sand angels out of.

"Guys...no matter how much we want to lay down we have to keep moving." When Katara got no reply she knew she had lost the unsaid battle. She normally would have woken them up without another thought but she was also tired and just wanted to rest. So Katara finally gave in and she let the darkness of her mind take over. Little did any of them know that there was a major sand storm coming their way.

" On the count of three I want you to tase him again. Got it? One, two...three!" His followers listened to him. They would always listen to him. They would do anything for him after all. They would even take their own lives just as long as he said the word.

How they got that way you don't know. Where they are you don't know. Who they are you don't know. At least you don't know, yet. But of course I know. I am the only one who knows that can tell you. How unfortunate is that. But for now you will just have to bear with the knowledge that you do not know. And even better than not knowing is knowing who actually does.

Momo was a little pest. Maybe more than a little, but he was still defiantly a pest. At least that is what Aang was thinking. It wasn't when Momo started jumping on him or trying to roll him over. It wasn't when Momo was tickling his feet with his fur neither was it when Momo put his tail under his nose to make him sneeze. It wasn't the scratching of Momo, yelling of Toph, complaints from Katara, or the drunken-cactus-juice-guy of Sokka again.(How he got into the cactus juice again no one knows).

But when all the noise died down is when Aang knew something was wrong. First Toph asked what is was. Then Sokka started screaming "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" Immediately after that Katara hushed them all and said "Oh, no."

That is when Aang jumped up from his sand bed to see what all the commotion or should I say non-commotion was about. But what Aang saw made him scared. Not to far away from them in the distance was the worst sand storm anyone of them has ever seen. In fact it was the worst storm they ever saw. But what scared Aang the most was that it looked even worse than the storm that made Aang freeze himself in the first place.

None of them knew how long they had been out of it so they didn't know what time it was. It was dark out so it could pass as night-time but they were no stars in the sky so it could just be the storm that made it so dark. The storm itself looked like a big dark tanned color cloud that was on the ground. But in some places of the sand cloud it looked more deadlier. The outline of their upcoming doom was the tan color but after that it had more of a dark brown color. In the center of the unfriendly sand cloud was an evil dark green, purple, and even more terrifying dark brown.

Sand was whipping all around the five members of the group (including Momo). The storm was coming up fast and not soon after they all got a good look at it they had to cover their eyes from the sand that would not stop coming. No one knew what to do and they were all scared at different levels.

Katara was covering both of her eyes with her left arm and stood up. She turned to her right where she last saw Toph and blindly swatted at the sand to try to find her. She yelled Toph's name a few times but didn't get any replies so she started to worry.

Fortunately Aang heard Katara and found her. He was covering his eyes as well but with the half of his shirt that had been pulled up. But Katara wasn't the only one worried. Although Aang heard Katara he also did not hear any reply from Toph.

"Katara! Try and find Toph! I will try to get Sokka over here! Hurry! I have a bad feeling about this storm!" Aang then called for Sokka and traveled a bit until he found him. Sokka had curled up in a fetal position with the sleeping or knocked out Momo and was whimpering lightly. Aang grabbed Sokka's arm and Momo's tail, turned around, and headed back the way he came from.

When he didn't find Katara again he called out, "Katara! I found Sokka but I can't find you! Have you found Toph!?" Katara replied, "Yes! I found Toph but it looks like she had a blow to the head! Maybe a rock hit her head to make her pass out!?" "Well at least you found her! We should stay together before the storm-" It was too late. The storm was already upon them.

At the exact moment Aang was saying that the wind had been so strong that it knocked him against the sand. Aang was out of it in a matter of minutes. Katara didn't know what to do so she sat down and hugged Toph asking for the storm to let up soon and that no one would be hurt. But like Aang the out of control wind put her in a mind of sleep.

Sokka was the last one awake and the storm had knocked the cactus juice out and some sense into him, literally. He looked around to the best of his abilities but could not see anything. He tried to get up but the force of the wind pushed him back down. Sokka knew at any moment he would pass out, but for how long, he couldn't help but wonder.

As Sokka's sight was at first blurry he thought he saw something else. His vision was starting to get black patches but Sokka could have sworn he saw something fast and yellow before he finally passed out.

"Where did you say you found them again?"

Aang was starting to wake up and looked out of the corner of his eye. He saw everyone else and they too were all awake but he could see that they were all pretending to sleep. They were probably doing this because they wanted to know what they would have to deal with and if it was even a problem. While Aang was looking at his friends he couldn't help but see that Toph looked kind of strange...he didn't know what the mixed emotions on her face meant.

Aang looked around to observe the room they were in. They were all laying on white beds with sheets and pillows. The room was mostly white and they were chairs next to each bed. On the other side of the room they were two people discussing something. One of them had a face that was angry yet teasing while the other one was grinning.

The two of them were sitting at a little glass rounded table. There were flowers on it but they were all yellow. Behind the two strange people was a big semi-circled window. The sun was shining through the window making the room a light golden hue. Outside the window you could see a pretty light blue sky meaning it was early morning.

Now that his senses were more alert he started paying attention to the conversation. He was keeping his eyes covered to the point where he could see them but if they were to look his way they wouldn't know he was awake.

She asked this question yet again. And like all the other times he had answered he replied, "I already told you. I found the four of them and the lemur in the desert during a sand storm. How many times do I have to say this over again until you believe me?" The "unconscious" group all noticed that his voice started to sounded whinier than it had started.

Aang could see more clearly now so he could tell the one who spoke was a boy and that the one about to speak was a girl.

"Okay, okay already, but will you remind me why you were in the desert during a sand strom?" She asked in a demanding tone. Even though the boy really didn't need to answer any of her questions he thought he would amuse her. "I was walking in the desert trying to clear my mind when I found them lying there unconscious."

Aang assumed they were talking about him and his friends. But the others, Sokka, Toph, and Katara already knew that and were also eavesdropping on the conversation.

The girl asked a different question this time, "Oh, really? Why were you trying to clear your mind in a sand storm? If my head hurt the combined form of sand and storm would be the last place I would want to be." Now they could tell she was just messing with him.

"Could we just drop the conversation? Jeez, it seems like every time something happens you are always interrogating someone. Do you know how annoying and unnecessary it is?" The boy talking somehow said that in an even more desperate tone of voice.

"Yeah. I'll talk to you later." The boy then exited the room and once he did the girl turned to look at them. "Did anyone ever tell you not to eavesdrop on someone else's conversation before?" Aang and his friends sucked in their breath. After all they still didn't know where they were yet and if these people were on their side or not. "O come on. I know the four of you are awake. You don't have to pretend anymore. Sit up and talk to me."

Sokka slowly sat up and looked at the girl a little more. She was strange, probably the strangest girl he has ever seen, but what really caught his attention was the color of her hair. After Sokka got up Katara and Aang followed his lead and they were also surprised by her hair. The girl's hair was pink!

Toph was the last one to sit up but she already looked surprised. None of the others could tell what her emotions ware let alone what she was thinking. But the way she moved her head, the way she looked around, and the way her eyes landed on the girl made the others confused, surprised, and made them feel like she was actually seeing what was around her with her eyes. But that is impossible...right?

Sokka was the first to speak, "Where are we and who are you?" The pink-haired-girl chuckled a little than replied," Right to the chase, huh? I should be asking you the same questions. Why don't you tell me who you guys are and then I will answer your questions, okay?"

Sokka looked around at the others to see what they thought and responded, "I am Sokka from the Southern Water tribe, this is my sister Katara, also from the Southern Water tribe, Toph Bei Fong, and Aang the Avatar." Sokka pointed at each person as he went along.

"And this is Momo, our flying lemur." Aang put in before she replied saying, "Well it is nice to meet you. Let me assure you that I will not harm Avatar Aang or you guys as long as you repay the favor. I-"

"Can you answer the questions my brother asked you not to long ago?" Katara cut in. Even though the girl said she would not hurt them they still didn't know if they would believe her or who she was.

"Oh. Right now you are in The Secret Empire, 5 Dìguó or The 5th Empire, Bìfēnggǎng or otherwise known as Safe Haven."

"I have never heard of that before. Are you su-" However she cut off Aang.

"We would rather have it be where you have not heard of it. We don't want the war coming here. After all it isn't called The Secret Empire or Safe Haven for nothing."

"You told us of the city we are in but we still do not know your name." Toph jumped in.

"Oh right. I almost forgot to tell you my name. My name is Haruno. Sakura Haruno."

I had a new idea for a story so I wrote it. I would really like it if you could review for this chapter. This is an idea and if I feel like no one wants to read it I will remove this story...cause what is the point of writing a story no one reads?

So...I will probably not continue this story until I have 3 reviews. Thank you.

~Apsaras' out;)