This is a new story I might be starting if you like it. I just thought I'd give this one a shot.
The Princess of Four Elements
The winter night was cool, all of the stars were out, and the Earth Kingdom Academy for Girls was quiet. In the shadows appeared to be a girl trying to escape the great walls of the academy. She had waist long black hair tied into a long braid that went down her back, short bangs that covered her forehead, eyes that had were hazel, but looked almost green, and peach colored skin. She wore a grass green kimono went down to her knees, the sleeves went up to her elbows, the sides of the bottom of the kimono were smoothly cut archways that showed the sides of her thighs that wore tan colored short pants that went down to the middle of her calves. She also had a strange birthmark on her left arm, a purple Chinese dragon in which its head was in the palm of her hand and the rest of its body curled around her wrist, that was covered by a black glove that went up to her knuckles and went down to her forearm. She wore sand colored sandals and a light brown cloth choker necklace that had small flat circle shaped stone with a rose carved in the middle of it hanging down the necklace. Her name was Amaya and she was fifteen years old.
Amaya moved swiftly and quietly in the shadows in hopes of by not being noticed by the guards. She then swung her rope up to the top of the wall and started to climb it. She climbed as quickly as she could to get to the top, once she got to the top she got out her staff, spun it into a glider and carefully glided down to the ground. Amaya's whole life had seemed to be running away and hiding. Ever since she was three years old she had been traveling the world with many strangers to find a home for her. Her parents died when she was just an infant and the weird part was that when she was found she was found in an abandoned cave in the Earth Kingdom. When they found her they had no idea where she was from so they just put her in orphanage after orphanage. First she went up to the North Pole to find a family while she was there she learned how to waterbend and mastered it. They were sure she was a waterbender, but her past guardians reported that she was able to do earthbending. At first they thought that she might be the Avatar, but the last Avatar was an airbender that disappeared.
When she turned nine she left the North Pole to the Fire Nation. This had surprised her most with the war going on and everything. All they said was, "We're doing anything to find you a home." Amaya knew they weren't being truthful about this because she knew a few families that wanted to take her in at the North Pole. They arrived at the Fire Nation's capital in a month's time. She couldn't see why they took her there in the first place because hardly anybody wanted her because she wasn't from the Fire Nation. Though many people wouldn't talk to her she did meet a few friends that taught her a little bit a firebending, but in the time she spent there it wasn't much to master it. Before she left the Fire Nation one of her friends gave her the cloth choker necklace that still wore around her neck to this day.
Amaya left a few months later to visit the Western Air Temple. She saw how deserted it was and asked, "How come there's nobody here?"
"The reason why this war started in the first place," Answered one of the men, "the Fire Nation wiped out the Air Nomads."
Amaya was shocked to hear this since no one told her why they were having this war in the first place. They spent a few days there searching the place for any lost artifacts. She wondered off on her own to find anything interesting. She found a long huge hall way that lead to a humongous double door. As Amaya walked down the hall she saw many statues of Air Nomads that did different movements, it looked as if they were teaching her a dance. She approached the door and tried to open it by pushing it, but to all of her might she didn't open it.
"HEY GUYS I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING!" She shouted.
They soon came running and saw the doors.
"There's no use in this, only airbenders can open that door," said one of them which brought Amaya's sprit down.
"But what about those statues in the hallway that might be something to look into," Amaya told them, but they gave her confusing looks.
"What are talking about, it's just an empty hallway," explained anther.
Amaya couldn't understand why she was the only one who could see them. They soon left her alone in hallway. She thought for awhile after they left, Maybe I should just try what the statues are doing, it can't hurt.
She went back to the beginning of the hallway and did the first move, and then the second…Amaya immediately felt one of her feet sink into the ground. She looked down and saw one of the plates of the floor had sunken in. The statues must be telling me how to get in, she thought to herself. She went back to the beginning and did the whole dance this time, when she did the last step the doors opened. Amaya went inside to see what it was in there; she saw a series of statues that represented the Avatar's past lives. She looked at the last statue and saw it was the previous Avatar, Roku. She looked out a little bit more and saw another room that had a staff floating in mid-air above a raised platform. She walked up to it and the sides of the platform read: Only the one with the mark of the Dragon can use this staff for it has been passed down since the first Dragon Warrior.
Amaya immediately looked at her left arm that held her birthmark. She used her left hand to carefully grab the staff, hoping nothing would happen. Once she got a hold of it nothing happened except for gravity taking over the staff. It was heavier then she imagined it to be, it was stiff and looked just like new. Amaya took the staff with her as she left the room. They left a day later without asking her any questions on how she got the staff.
They arrived back in the Earth Kingdom a few months later at an Earthbending School. The people that had been taking her around the world left her at the school. Amaya was fine with this of course she wanted to be away from people who thought she was just a foolish child. She soon mastered Earthbending with the help of Master Sensei. When she turned thirteen years old Master Sensei asked to have a private word with her.
"You wanted to speak to me Master Sensei?" Amaya said.
"Yes, this matter concerns you the most," Master Sensei, "you are not like any student that has attended this school."
"What do you mean?" asked Amaya.
"You see teaching you earthbending hasn't been more to a student than you," Master Sensei continued, "you will one day change the war and help end this war."
"Are you sending me into the war?" said Amaya nervously.
"No, no not yet you still haven't mastered Fire and Air," he assured.
"How come I'm able to bend all four elements am I the Avatar?" said Amaya.
"No," he said, "but you are just as important as he is."
"Then what am I?" Amaya asked hoping for an answer.
"Do you remember when you got that staff of yours?" Sensei asked and she nodded, "That was a test to see whether your past lives would recognize you."
"I have past lives?!" Amaya blurted.
"Yes, now let me continue without any interruption," he said sounding a little annoyed, "your past lives have both helped the Avatar keep balance to the world and protect the Avatar. That birth mark of yours has been passed down to your lives. Like the Avatar you have to master all of the four elements, but you mustn't teach the Avatar any of the elements if you've already mastered them. You may learn with the Avatar, but not teach the Avatar."
"Why can't I teach him?" Amaya asked.
"Because the sprits chose the Avatars teachers and we must not deny the spirits," he continued, "you on the other hand can choose your teachers. Like the Avatar each life goes in order starting at water, but you were more confusing because you seemed to be from all of them. When they found you, they found you in a stone cradle and you were wrapped in cloth I thought didn't exist. Are you aware of the story of the two rulers?"
"Yes, when I was up in the North Pole the Chief told the children stories," explained Amaya.
"Yes, well let me retell you anyway to refresh your memory," Sensei told her, "Once many years ago before the war started there were two rulers that ruled all of the four nations, Emperor Shan and Queen Cornelia. Emperor Shan was an earthbender and Queen Cornelia was a firebender. They had both longed for a child. Their wish was soon granted when Cornelia became pregnant with a baby girl. Then in the summer the princess was born, but unfortunately the Fire Nation destroyed their palace and killed the two rulers. The girl of course disappeared."
"How does this relate to me?" asked Amaya.
"The princess was named Amaya," Sensei said while grinning, "you are the Princess of Four Elements. Your birthmark of course was not a part of the plan; you were the first of the royal line to receive the birthmark considering some of your ancestors have been….obsessed with power, but your parents were different though, so I guess that's why the spirits chose you."
Amaya just stood there as still as a rock unable to move or speak. How was she a princess? Then she said, "How did I survive if I was just an infant? And how old am I exactly? You still haven't answered my first question!"
"Your parents somehow transported you eighty-five years into the future or your past lives might've triggered something because your birthmark was glowing when we found you," he explained, "to answer your second question your technically ninety-eight years old. You last question is a little more complicated, but I'll tell you anyway. You're the Dragon Warrior. You're responsible for protecting and helping the Avatar to restore balance to the world."
"Why are you telling me this now? I'm only thirteen," said Amaya.
"Because we were going to tell you when you were sixteen, but there have been problems lately," Sensei explained.
"What kind of problems?" asked Amaya sounding a little worried.
"The Fire Nation has been doing all they can to use this school," he said sadly.
"They're gonna get rid of all the students?" she said not believing what she heard.
"They'll keep the students, as long as they do as they say, but they won't take the females," he said regretfully.
"Where are we supposed to go then?!" she said with voice rising.
"They said if they had families to back to them, but they didn't….you have to be sent to the Earth Kingdom Academy for Girls," he said, "I can no longer be your teacher."
Amaya was furious, she going to be sent to a school where they teach girls how to be a perfect lady instead of how to fight in a war.
"When are they coming," Amaya said unhappily.
"Tomorrow, so I suggest you start packing," Sensei suggested, "and wear this to cover your birth mark especially in front of the Fire Nation." He handed her a glove that would cover her whole birthmark.
The next day came and the Fire Nation came to take the girls who no choice, but to leave with them. It took four days to get to the academy which was in a small village. The academy was hidden with the tall stone walls. Although it appeared to be a pleasant place to be it was a prison. If anybody denied the headmistress, Madam Han, you would be beaten until you could feel anything anymore. Two years had passed since she had first arrived there she was not only disliked by the headmistress, but by the other girls.
Once she got down to the ground the alarms had sounded and she went into hiding in the bushes. Then the guards came rushing out the gate and into the village. Amaya waited until the coast was clear to come out of hiding. She came out of the bushes and started to find somewhere to sleep until the morning. Amaya slept at the edge of the forest under the stars. She woke up to the sound of the village rushing to get their groceries.
Amaya decided to go down to buy supplies before she began her journey. When she got back to the village Amaya saw a group of people she thought she'd never see in a small village like this, Fire Nation troops. She quickly ignored them and bought all of her supplies that she needed.
"Why are the Fire Nation troops here?" Amaya asked the shopkeeper.
"They're saying that the Avatar might pass through here," the shopkeeper explained.
"Has the Avatar returned?" Amaya asked anxiously.
"Of course he's returned, why else are we here," said a drawling voice behind them.
She turned around and saw it was a fire nation soldier. He had pale skin with golden eyes, dark brown hair with side burns and an evil grin.
"How are you sure he's here?" Amaya smirked.
"I have my sources. By the way I'm Commander Zhao and how did you not know about the Avatar being alive?" Zhao asked sounding interested.
"Let's just say I've been behind walls for too long," Amaya said.
"Where are you planning on going?" asked Zhao.
"Somewhere away from here," she said coldly.
"THERE SHE IS!" shouted one of the guards.
Amaya ran as fast as she could to get away from them, but it was successful. She tripped over a cabbage cart and landed in the cabbages. Neither the guards nor the cabbage man was happy about this.
"Madam Han is not pleased with you," one guard said coldly as they were taking her back to the academy.
"When is she ever pleased with me?" Amaya spat at them as they carried her away.
They took her back to the academy where she expected a severe punishment since this was her third time trying to escape. Madam Han approached them carrying her classic anger face.
"So you tried to escape, again," Madam Han barked, "thank you guards for retrieving her I'll take it from here."
"So what's the punishment this time, another beating?" Amaya replied coldly.
"No, just a warning. If you ever try escape again, I'll personally make sure that you never make it out of this academy!" she hissed, "Now get out of my sight and put on your traditional kimono."
"Why?" asked Amaya.
"Because Commander Zhao is coming to observe the academy and want you to be in your best behavior," Han explained, "now get out of my sight."
Amaya did as she was told and to her room to get ready. As she went up to her room she saw that everyone had heard about last night.
"Hey if you escaped then why are you here!" one girl shouted at her.
She ignored this and continued with her business. Her room was a small room with a mat on the floor to sleep on, a mirror, a small closet, paper sliding doors, and a window that overlooked the Earth Kingdom. Amaya slipped into a light blue silk kimono, put her long hair in a bun tied with a blue ribbon, and put pounds of make-up (as she was forced to do) that made her look like a ghost. Once she was done she joined the other girls in welcoming the commander.
They were all outside waiting for the commander to show up with Madam Han in front.
"Hey Amaya I think you should change your name to Ama-loser!" shouted one of the girls shouted when got down.
"You're late," Madam Han said firmly.
"Sorry it was the make-up," Amaya mumbled.
"Get in with you classmates, he should be here any minute," Han snarled.
The gates soon opened and the man she saw in the village came in.
"Hello Commander Zhao and welcome to the Earth Kingdom Academy for Girls," Han friendly greeted.
"Thank you for letting me come on such short notice, Madam Han," Commander Zhao said.
"Anything for a Fire Nation official," Han said.
I'm beginning to think Madam Han is Fire Nation, Amaya thought to herself.
"Now Commander Zhao has requested to have private meeting with each of you to see how much you've progressed," Han informed, "Now get on with your business!"
Amaya did this immediately with no questions asked and went back to her room to change. Once she changed back to what she was wearing before she grabbed her staff and headed down to the pond. The pond was the only thing that she actually liked that place. Nobody's been down there since it was put in, so it was the perfect place to practice her bending. The pond was a peaceful serene place; it had cherry blossom trees that surrounded the bond and small koi fish in the pond. She would use the pond to practice waterbending and ground around it practice earthbending. Amaya didn't dare to try firebending since she might burn the academy down (even though this would be most enjoyable for her) this would raise suspicions about who she really is. Airbending was hard enough without a teacher, but she did try it with her staff which turned into a glider. After a few hours, Amaya sat down to rest and closed her eyes.
"Hey you," shouted a girl, "Commander Zhao wants to see you now!"
"Ok I'll be there!" Amaya shouted back.
She got up and turned back for the academy. Amaya soon arrived in Madam Han's office, where the interviews were being held, and saw both Zhao and Han grinning in a way she didn't feel was right.
"Sit down," Han said, pointing at the chair in front of her, "Commander Zhao this is Amaya, the trouble maker."
"Ah yes we've met," Zhao smirked, "and how many times did you say she escape?"
"Three…sir, I don't know why she's been trying to do so, but I'll make sure she won't do it again," Han said.
"And did you say she came from that Earthbending School that we took over a couple years ago?" Zhao asked.
"Yes, she's the only one left them now," Han said coldly, "and I can't wait for her to go."
"So why do you have your left hand covered?" he asked.
"Uh, it's a really bad burn I got when I was younger," Amaya lied.
"Really," Zhao said sounding like he didn't believe her, "because I've seen worse and it was on his face. Now why don't you show me what's under that glove?"
"No, sorry I'm very….shy about that," Amaya said pulling her arm away.
"I'm pretty sure it's nothing to worry about," he tried to assure her, but she still kept her arm held back, "GAURDS HOLD MISS AMAYA DOWN SO I CAN SEE WHAT SHE IS HIDING!"
Before Amaya could make one move the guards pulled her against the wall and she was unable to save herself.
"So, Madam Han have you ever seen her left hand?" Zhao asked.
"No, she always kept it hidden," Han informed.
Zhao then approached her and removed the glove that covered who she really was. He stood there for while in shock and then changed his face into an evil grin.
"So, the Warrior Princess lives on," Zhao smirked while giving a small chuckle.
"Wait the Avatar isn't passing through here is he?" Amaya said.
"No, of course I had to put some kind of cover story to tell the villagers," Zhao explained, "since I found out that the Avatar is alive, I figured that you would be."
"So you found me what are you going to?" Amaya challenged.
"First I plan to hold you hostage until I capture the Avatar, then I'll turn you both in to the Fire Lord," he said coolly, "Madam Han I'll be taking Amaya with me on my expedition with me if you don't mind."
"Not at all," Han said quickly.
Then Amaya used her earthbending to lock the guards that were holding her against her will, to the wall. She punched Zhao in the face, knocking him down to the ground, and grabbed her glove to put it back on and grabbed her staff and ran for it.
"AFTER HER!" she heard Zhao shout.
Amaya ran as fast as she could, but the guards were catching up to her. Soon enough they shot fireballs at her and Amaya threw back boulders to knock them out. The only other problem that Amaya faced was getting over the wall because if she just blew out a door way like any earthbender would it would give the guards another chance to catch up.
Maybe I can spin the staff to raise me from the ground, Amaya thought to herself.
Then she quickly started spinning it above her head and concentrated on air. Amaya soon found herself above the ground and going above the wall. Her landing wasn't that very good though; she crashed down the ground and broke into a run. Amaya kept running and running without even one stop into the forest. All she could think about was how was she going to run from the Fire Nation and where was she going to go. Then she thought, the Avatar.
Thanks for reading. Let me know if you want me to continue this or not. Even if I do I'll still continue with my other two stories, Samantha Potter and Fantastic Twins.
-Emyrox567
