Note: This Fan Fiction deals after Aang's death and Korra never existed. My character is the Water Avatar. Basically this is the LOK but in my characters point of view and different plots. There are different antagonists so Amon does not exist, but people that were relatives to Korra exist as the relatives to me. This is all very complicated, but if you read you will catch along. If you have any questions just ask in the reviews below
Chapter 1: Leaving
"You ready for your earthbending mastery test funny boy?" Toph yelled to me. I looked around the room we were standing in, earth and metal everywhere.
"I passed the waterbending test no problem. I am sure just one of you can't compare to three waterbending masters." The truth was that ten waterbending masters couldn't compare to Toph, but you can never tell her that. My name is Taro, and I am the Avatar. I was born in the Northern Water Tribe and I have never left. Being locked in one place for 16 years I know, sounds like a nightmare. Toph was sent out here on a ship to teach me how to earthbend and was surprised how quickly I mastered it, thus her teaching me metalbending. I was also taught waterbending from the very best, Katara.
"You are gonna regret you said that funny boy. Let's go ahead and get this battle started why don't we? The rules are the first one with their feet off of the ground loses."
"I have been waiting for you to say that all my life, and I know the rules," I said chuckling. I positioned myself in a firm earthbending stance, feet spread, and body steady. I slid my foot ready to make my first move being quickly stopped by Toph's voice.
"Hold it there mister. This isn't to fair to me. I mean how can you fight a blind lady like me? It is only fair that you're blind too," she said ripping a blue blind fold with the three circles of the water tribe symbol on it out of her pocket. She wore her tradition earth clothes from when she was a child, just longer now to fit her body. Same hair style, same old Toph, Katara would tell me. Toph took a rock and wrapped it with the head band, shooting it across the field at me. I quickly caught it wrapping around my eyes as tightly as possibly. Everything was black for at least 5 seconds until I slammed my foot on the ground, vibrations sending from my body throughout the whole room. I noticed the little rock bumps in the ground, two ants moving along the ground, and the subtle movements of Toph's body. It was just like seeing through my eyes, just without the color
She stomped the ground hard, causing cracks and quivers in the earth. She then thrust her hands up about eye level raising a giant boulder out of the ground. She pushed her hands straight out and firm sending the giant earth projectile at me. I quickly dug my feet into the ground to give me sturdiness, followed my shoving my hands directly onto the rock bending the earth within it causing it to crush into many little pieces. I felt the subtle presence of metal beneath us and quickly stepped in circles, causing more vibrations to get a better "sight" of it.
"What are you up to Jokester," Toph said with mild sarcasm. I could tell she had no true interest because she was ready to counter anything.
As I sensed more of the earth particles within the metal, and quickly raised my hands in the air, wrists bent downward causing the ground to tremble splitting the ground open from underneath us. The metal ripped out of the ground and I pulled my hands apart, separating it into 5 separate sheets.
"My metalbending lessons are so amazing young prodigy," Toph said whilst smirking. You could literally hear the smirk on her face, "but one thing that I forgot to teach you is never give your enemy resources. She quickly shot the metals sheets at me and I slammed my arms closed as if I was shielding my face causing the walls to slide in and touch one another. I felt the metal slam into the earth walls as I quickly slid them back open. Toph toughened her stance, pushing her hands down to the ground quickly causing cylinders of earth to come from the roof and all around to crush me into a pulp.
Think, and quickly, I said to myself. I slid my left foot to the right in front of my right foot and flicked my right wrist down sending an earth tunnel to Toph's left foot, her balance foot. I collapsed the earth beneath her and made her stumble back and loose balance. As she tried to catch herself I quickly sent the tunnel back up launching her into the metal wall. I ran up close and pulled my arms to my body, causing the metal to wrap around Toph like a blanket. I closed my fists tighter digging my nails into my palms causing the earth to toughen.
"Okay you took my body of the earth completely. I can't see anything," she complained. I released the metal causing her to fall to her feet, "Okay you have passed your earthbending test, better be lucky I was going easy. It was just a basic test on your earth, metal, and seismic sense mastery. The Republic City Council said I wasn't allowed to actually fight you."
"I noticed, you were tougher in practice," I said laughing.
"Come on, let's get outta this wreck," She said as she earthbended the door open. She quickly reached my face and snatched off the blindfold sticking it into her pocket, "I am going to keep this as a souvenir if you don't mind. Chief Unalaq we have our newest earthbending master!"
"That was fast," Uncle Unalaq said standing outside of the training room in the icy buildings of the Northern Water Tribe. The river system ran behind him, with the beautiful scenery and ice carvings that the waterbenders use to create the whole tribe.
"I mean this kid is a whiz with earthbending, well thanks to me anyways," Toph boasted loudly.
"So we need to find a firebending master for him now, I am assuming. I'll get the Fire Nation on the line right-"
"No," I said cutting him off.
"What do you mean no?" Uncle Unalaq asked me quickly and firmly.
"The Avatar is supposed to journey the Earth, explore and learn the elements. They pick their own masters; learn the ways and customs of each Nation. This is definitely not it, I refuse to learn any other elements unless you let me journey with Mizu and find my own way," Mizu is my polar bear dog and I want to actually be the Avatar, I have barely even seen the whole Northern Water Tribe.
"But, we need to keep you protected! This is ridiculous!" Uncle yelled.
"That isn't your job. I am the Avatar, I am here to protect over you! I may only be years old, but I need to find my way and keep the world at peace; at my own terms, not yours.
"Just because you're getting this boast of confidence-"
"The boy is right," I heard a calm familiar voice call out. I turned to my right looking across the icy paths to see Katara along with a few Air Acolytes from Republic City. "We shouldn't be keeping him cooped up her, there is a ship coming with supplies and is leaving in tomorrow. Let him go, let him be the Avatar. But before I give you my approval, I must ask you why you have come to this conclusion so fast?"
"I keep seeing visions of Aang and his freedom as a child, him journeying with Toph, Sokka, and even you. I know that the Avatar should not be treated like me, coped up in one area. I need to go. The past Avatars are almost pushing me and telling me to do so." They all nodded in approval and Uncle bowed his head.
"Your parents are going back to the Southern Water Tribe with Katara tonight," Unalaq said softly.
"Why? Did something happen?" I asked panicking for a short second.
"I am just a bit home sick, and your parents are using this to get home. The Air Acolytes have a Flying Bison here so it should be quick," Katara said, "Visit them and tell them you are going on your journey, it will be a while till you see them again."
"Yeah, I'll go now!" I yelled running and jumping in the middle of the river transport system, quickly freezing a circle for me to balance on. I looked down at my brown hair soaring wildly all over the place, and my opened blue Water Tribe jacket. It exposed my tight indigo thermal undershirt underneath. My grey baggy jogging pants and my brown boots kept me warm from the freezing cold water splashing up on my ankles. I swiped my hands back as if I was swimming making a giant wave sending me forward down the river. Tiny splashes and sprinkles of water hit my face keeping me refreshed. I loved the feeling of cold water against my skin. I looked forward to see a "T" in the river and quickly raised my hands upward creating a water ramp to turn me to the left, followed me freezing it solid. My ice board went quickly up the ramped followed by me spinning and doing a 360, sliding back down the ice ramp pushing down the new waterway. After about 10 seconds of surfing I jumped off the bored landing in front of a medium sized ice house and opened the door to see my mother and father's faces.
"I passed my test. Two down two to go." I said letting the power go to my head.
"Really I am so proud of you Taro; you have the look of news on your face. Do you have to tell us something?" my mother said with the look of worry and concern.
"You know you can't hide anything from your mother Taro. That's like telling someone that waterbenders don't bend water." My dad said laughing loudly afterwards, followed by my mother's death stare.
"I am leaving. I am going to Republic City to find a firebending master to teach me. And yes there is no convincing me otherwise so please don't try. I also have one more request. When I come back, Dad, please get better at your jokes," I said half serious, half laughing
"I knew this day would come, I was expecting it any day now. You can ask your day I predicted it about a week ago."
"Yeah she did. And I want you to be careful my little Avatar. You have been the best son, and you are going to be the best Avatar known."
"I can't live up to that. Aang was too great dad. But I promise I will try." My dad grabbed me and pulled me close, pushing my hair back from my face, and hugged me tightly. My mother joined in quickly, creating a group hug. As we backed out my mother quickly said, "You are wet, you are gonna get sick if you don't dry your clothes!"
"Leave me alone mom!" I exclaimed as she quickly waterbended the water out of my clothing, pushing it outside, "Okay I'll admit it, I will miss you guys dearly. I love you two. And I will be sure to visit. And even when you think I won't, just know I will." I said walking out.