Hello, this is the last warrior of the Sierra Travelers Clan, you can call me Reedheart. People on the surface calls me Reed. It has been a few months after Mousewing aka Minnie has left for her world, and it has been only me and Sunrise with a visiting Portia here and there ever since. As you probably saw, my chosen world is 'Avatar the Last Airbender', in the time of the Gaang. I could never know why I feel so connected with the show, like it should be familiar to me, you know?
Anyway, I found out why on my big day. It was a unusually warm winter day, and I was wearing my totem necklace, and my clothes are a mash of nation colors. I have a earthy green tunic-like long-sleeved shirt under a blue/white fleeced jacket, a dusty brown belt holding up my tan pants, and crimson red boots. My bluish-black hair is held back by my beloved dark red hairpin, not wanting my side bangs to disturb my almond brown eyes.
I entered the inauspicious shed, walking down the stairs into HQ. Sunrise told me earlier this morning that she is sorting the last books of the library to sell. We had already sold the movies, and most of the library archive stuff, and the last clan computer as well, leaving Sunrise with her personal tablet. I ran to my tent, grabbing my bag that contained my beloved jasmine body soap, a few bags of snacks; sizzle flakes, toasted nuts, jerky meat, and berries. I also have my share of the money we received from selling and saving. I figured with the magic of the world/dimension portal, they will be changed to all nation currency in metal coins, much like our currency here through with the addition of bills and credit cards.
As I secured my bag, heading to the library, seeing Sunrise packing up a box, and as I entered in, Sunrise smiled at me. "Hello, Reedheart. I presume you're ready?". I grinned, "Ready as a charging komodo rhino!". Sunrise chuckled, and nodded as she joined me, done with her packing for now, and we headed to the room where it starts, the portal room that has the dimension portal. Sunrise said that I can turn it on, and I raised a eyebrow in suspicion until Sunrise said that she wasn't joking, then I was happy! I turned the button on, the rainbow colors coming on, and for some reason, they were much brighter in power.
I and Sunrise traded hugs, and a fist bump of respect as well. With a brief farewell, I went in, and the tunnel was dark. Suddenly, the tunnel became like a big cave, and a loud sound startled me. It felt like a vibration mix of earthshaking and a wind tornado coming into me, yet I stood my ground. Then a flash of red zoomed out past me, a thunderous roar aided by the sounds of wind, making me gasp as I recognized the source of the disturbance. It was a dragon, Roku's dragon, Fang!
In awe, I was surprised to see three riders on him; Roku, and two strangers I didn't recognize. The man spoke, "I am surprised that you haven't remembered us, Rina.". When I heard that name, memories flashed by in a second, and I blinked, "Mama, Baba?".
My father smiled, his shaggy black hair moving in sync with his chuckles, and his grayish-blue eyes shined at me while my mother silently cried, her soft silky brown hair, so bright like fire, with her pale brown eyes shimmering as well, as they got off a lying Fang, and quickly ran to hug me which I was shocked and hesitant until Mama whispered, "It's okay to cry, little dove.". At that, I broke down, sobs filling me as I hugged Mama back, with Baba enveloping us.
It took me a while to get right again, with sniffles here and there as my parents was consoling me, their warm smiles making me feel better, earning me time to grow courage to ask the big question. "Did you come here to see me?".
Baba, who I remembered his name now which is Nisan, spoke once more, "Of course we did, we wanted to see you again.". I smiled bigger at that, as Mama, aka Teri spoke next. "We never got the chance to tell you so many things you deserved to know long ago, and now we can, with Roku's blessing and help.".
I glanced at Roku who was standing next to Fang's head, one hand nuzzling him as he calmly and piercingly looked at me, earning me a low bow from my head in respect. "Relax, youngster, or should I say, Reedheart?". Roku spoke steadily and firmly.
I looked back at Baba and Mama, "Go tell me, guys.". Mama looked at Baba, who sighed, "I won't beat around the bush. Rina, you're the Avatar.". I widened my eyes, gasped, "What?".
"Technically, the second Avatar in side with Aang.". Mama replied. "How is that possible?". I replied. Baba spoke, "To get you to better understand this, I should start from the beginning. I am the son of a exiled Airbender and a non-bender of the Water Nation, and your mother is a Earthbender. In terms, you're born of mixed descent, yet when we first saw fire coming from yourself, we knew we had an Avatar in you, not just air-bending that you inherited from me. You were a toddler when Fire Nation found us, and we ran for our lives. We came upon a wide ravine that edged over one of the seas, and your mother was trying to calm you down as I looked for a way out." Baba took a breath and exhaled, as Mama took her turn.
"We soon found out that we were trapped, with the Fire Nation on our backs, and the sea below us, and suddenly, this portal appeared out of nowhere, took us to this world, where we were emotionally, physically, mentally lost until we found help in a world circus. My air-bending were much weaker with your mother's earth-bending being weaker as well, perhaps to the reason that this world doesn't have a neighboring Spirit World like ours before. We raised you in a strange, new world yet we flourished until our deaths. We have since watched over you, Rina.". Mama finished.
I inhaled and exhaled breaths of surprise as I thought over all the information I was given in a minute or two. I glanced to Roku again, "And the Spirits approved of me being the second Avatar?".
Roku nodded, "Aang is very inexperienced in fighting and skills unlike you, as you have been training as a warrior for years, full of experience and knowledge.".
I smirked, "Don't forget the scars either.". I was talking about the scars on my right side that I earned in another world. Roku chuckled lightly with Baba nodding in agreement with Mama wringing her hands in nervousness. Roku spoke once more, "Now, since you have found out your legacy, you will receive each past Avatar's wisdom and individual skills in a timeline of a clock.".
I widened my eyes, remembering a scene from the show, and spoke, "That means I have to go through at least 70 Avatars including you, and that means 70 hours.". Roku gave a hum at that, and I grinned, "Oh, I will be busy with that while I figure where to go once I enter my home world, right, Baba, Mama?". My parents nodded, and once again, hugged me, with kisses on the forehead or cheek from them, saying 'I love you's and byes. They mounted Fang, with Roku at front again, with a sound that appeared to tell Fang to get up and going, and they disappeared into the cave, with the end becoming a bright picture. I recognized Zuko's ship, seeing greenery nearby.
I smiled, as the First Avatar flashed by my memory, and I stirred forward my own memories of my childhood of bending, and I started up a Air Scooter, zooming to the picture as I gestured to the ground to give a shaped ramp for the scooter to go over into the picture, and immediately, I dispated the scooter, feeling darkness enveloping my eyes as I blacked out with my ears faintly hearing a rumbling soft roar.
