Love's Dragon
CH 1 The Boy and Girl In The Iceberg
Hi everyone, if you read my authors note a little while ago I wrote that I was adding more chapters to the beginning next time I updated, but its taking so long so instead of updating all the chapters at once I'll remove the ones I had up and put them back up when I get there again. I'm typing up chapter two at the moment. Here's how it'll work, after this chapter there'll be two more then the stuff I already and up then I'll continue from there. Sorry for the confusion. For those who are new I hope you like my fic, thoughts will be initialized, I don't own Avatar or any of the characters. Only Kayli and the plot around her are mine, and for one of Kayli's friends, Gel, it's pronounced Jewel, just for future reference. Now onward!
Katara sat in the back of the canoe and watched as her brother tried yet again to show off.
"Watch carefully Katara, this is how you catch a fish." Sokka said holding his spear over his head.
She rolled her ice blue eyes in slight annoyance. She glanced down at the fish swimming in the water. I wonder... well I won't know until I try She took off her gloves and focused on the fish with all her might. Finally she succeeded in capturing the fish in a bubble of water. "Sokka look!"
"Shh, Katara you're going to scare it away. I can already smell it cooking." Sokka's mouth began watering in anticipation.
"But Sokka I caught one," She brought the bubble over the canoe just as Sokka raised his spear. The bubble popped, soaking him and the fish quickly swam away.
"Why is it that every time you play with magic water I get soaked!" Sokka exclaimed clearly aggravated.
'It's not magic it's-"
"An ancient art unique to our culture blah blah blah, I'm just saying that if I had weird powers I'd keep my weirdness to myself." Sokka interrupted.
"You call me weird? At least I'm not the one who makes muscles at myself every time I see my reflection," She laughed.
Sokka stopped making muscles at himself and gave Katara a look that clearly said 'Shut up you don't know what you're talking about.' Before they could argue further their canoe suddenly got caught in a wayward current.
"Go left!" Katara yelled, but it was to late. The canoe smashed between two icebergs throwing them both onto the ice. "You call that left?" She slowly stood, dusting herself off. This isn't good, we need to figure out a way out of here
"You don't like my steering? Well maybe you should have water bended us out of the ice." Sokka mocked.
"So it's my fault!"
"I knew I should have left you home. Leave it to a girl to mess things up."
Katara clenched her fists in an attempt to control her anger. "You are the most sexist, immature, nut brained, I'm embarrassed to be related to you! Ever since mom died I've been doing all the work while you're off playing soldier!" She yelled throwing her arms back with almost every word.
"Katara s-settle d-down." Sokka panicked pointing at the iceberg behind her being cracked from the water she was subconsciously flinging at it.
"No! that's it I'm done helping you! From now on you're on your own!" She threw back one final massive slash of water completely destroying the iceberg, throwing them both backward.
"Okay you've gone from weird to freakish Katara." Sokka said.
"You mean I did that!" She asked shocked. I... I can't believe it
Their mini argument was interrupted as the water began to glow all shades of blue. Without warning a huge iceberg submerged from beneath the water. Wow! It must have been in the other iceberg, but... what are those shapes...? She squinted as she examined the figures in the iceberg. Two of them are people! It looks like a boy and a girl... As if to say the boy knew she was there he opened his glowing eyes. "He's alive! We have to help them!" She immediately jumped up and grabbed her brothers club. She jumped over to the iceberg.
"Katara come back! We don't know what that thing is!" Sokka yelled following her.
She hit the iceberg as hard as she could slowly but surely making progress. Her final blow broke through and a huge gust of wind sent them both flying. She let out a small gasp of awe when she opened her eyes. She was gazing straight up at a huge pillar of light.
Zuko looked up from his intense training at the strange pillar of light that seemed to appear randomly out of no where. "Finally, Uncle do you realize what this means?" he asked.
"I won't get to finish my game?" Iroh answered simply.
"It means my search is about to come to an end. That light came from an incredibly powerful source; it has to be the avatar!" He gazed back at the pillar of light.
"It was probably the celestial lights. I don't want you to get too excited over nothing. Why don't you enjoy a calming cup of tea?" Iroh offered.
"I don't need any calming tea! I need to capture the avatar! Helmsman set a course for the light!"
Katara gazed up at the pillar in mute shock as the light appeared just as suddenly as it had appeared. What was that just now! Her gaze drifted to the crater where the iceberg had once been. To her surprise to figures were now standing on the ridge.
"Stop!" Sokka warned pointing his spear at them. Without any warning the strange children suddenly collapsed onto the ice.
On reflex Katara ran over and caught them and gently propped them against the snow. The girl looks like she could be a priestess, but I haven't seen one in ages. Her eyes drifted from the girl's red and purple kimono to the boy in her arms. The boy has odd clothes to. Why does he have those arrows on his body? He's cute. Did I just think that! Her thoughts were interrupted as the boy groaned and slowly opened his eyes. The wind blew her long braided brown hair as the boy stared at her.
"I need to ask you something," he said quietly.
"What?"
"Come closer." He paused taking in a deep breath. "Will you go penguin sledding with me?"
"Uh…sure." She answered as the girl began to stir.
Kayli slowly opened her fire opal eyes.
"Are you okay?" Katara asked concerned.
"I think so…what's going on?" She asked standing up.
"You tell us! Why were you in that iceberg and why aren't you frozen!" Sokka demanded.
"I don't know," Kayli answered more to herself than them. At that moment a low growling filled the air. Kilala! Appa! She quickly ran up the small hill of snow. "Kilala!" She ran and embraced a large cat with two tails. "Are you alright?" Kilala rubbed her head against Kayli's head affectionately to show that she was. Kayli turned when she felt eyes on her and saw Appa liking Aang. "I'm glad you're okay," She said petting Appa's side. She glanced over at Kilala who was being surrounded by fire. When it disappeared she was in a smaller form.
"How cute!" Katara exclaimed picking Kilala up in her arms.
"So what are you guys doing out here?" Kayli asked.
"Don't answer that! Did you see that crazy ball of light? They were probably trying to signal the fire navy!" Sokka exclaimed pointing the spear at them.
We weren't, all I remember was that storm and then... but why would it matter if we weresignaling them?
"Oh yeah I'm sure they're spies for the fire navy. You can tell by that evil look un their eyes. I'm Katara, the paranoid one is my brother, Sokka. You never told us your names." she added.
""I'm A-" Aang started but was cut off when he sneezed himself into the air. Within a few moments he landed gently on his feet as if nothing had ever happened. "I'm Aang and this is my sister Kayli.
"And this is Kilala," She added.
"You just sneezed and flew ten feet in the air!" Sokka exclaimed in shock.
"Really? It felt higher than that." Aang said causing Kayli to chuckle.
"You're air benders!" Katara gasped.
"Yes we are." Kayli answered confused as to why this was so surprising.
"So that's why you have arrows." Katara mused to herself.
"Yes."
"But why don't I see yours Kayli?" Katara asked.
"Because I'm a half breed. Because of it my arrows only go halfway up my arms and legs." She answered pulling off one of her purple/black gloves to show them.
"Is that why your hair is like that, to?" Katara pointed to the bright red highlights layered throughout Kayli's brown red hair.
"Yes. Do you guys need a ride? We could always give you a lift." Kayli suggested changing the subject.
"We'd love a ride, thanks." Katara replied climbing onto Appa's saddle.
"No way am I getting on that fluffy snot monster!" Sokka declared stubbornly crossing his arms.
"Are you hoping some other kind of monster will come and give you a lift before you freeze to death?" Katara teased sitting down next to Kayli. Sokka began to make a witty retort, but when nothing came to him he hung his head in defeat and climbed on.
"First time flyers hold on tight. Appa yip-yip!" At Aang's command Appa jumped into the air, crashed into the water and began swimming.
"Wow that was truly amazing." Sokka said rolling his eyes sarcastically.
"Appa's just tired, he'll be flying through the skies in no time, you'll see," Aang replied completely missing Sokka's sarcasm. He turned and started staring at Katara with a huge smile on his face.
"Yep it's just like Kilala, when she's tired she doesn't like being in her big form," Kayli said petting the tiny cat.
"Why are you smiling at me like that?" Katara asked.
"Oh I was smiling?" Aang stopped smiling and pretended he hadn't noticed.
Awww kawaii, it looks like he has a crush on her. That's good, I'm glad. I'll have to keep an eye on this
"So if you're air benders that means you guys know the Avatar and Mejia right?" Katara asked brining Kayli back to reality.
"Yeah…we knew them…" Aang trailed off.
"But we don't know where they are," Kayli finished for him and tilted her head so her bangs covered her eyes. I don't like lying but...I won't say anything as long as Aang doesn't want me to
"Okay, goodnight." Katara shrugged and laid down.
"Goodnight," Kayli replied lying down beside Aang. Kilala jumped up and curled herself into a ball in her arms.
Zuko's amber eyes scanned his surroundings in confusion and found himself the black void. Where am I? His eyes caught a figure in the distance. As he got closer he realized it was a fire nation girl. To his surprise he was no longer in the void but in a field. A breeze came and swayed her red brown hair. The rays from the moon above revealed red highlights layered throughout the hair. Who is that? Am I dreaming? Why would I be dreaming about some random girl? The girl's voice brought him back to reality. She spoke in a strange language he didn't understand. To his surprise letters began forming themselves as she spoke. "A scattered dream that's like a far off memory. A far off memory that's like a scattered dream. I want to line the pieces up. Yours and mine." He spoke as he read the words. A golden light surrounded the words and him. He shielded his eyes with his arm.
When he brought his arm down he was no longer in the field but at a beach. He stopped in front of a smaller version of the girl. What the hell? The girl looked up and smiled at him without any trace of fear. She took his hand and placed a tiny beaded bracelet in it. He stared at the bracelet in confusion. Why give this to me? When he looked up he saw the scenery had changed once again. He was now on a hill overlooking the beach. He turned when he heard a giggle. He saw an older version of the girl talking with a bald monk.An air bender! He realized with a gasp. Suddenly both kids were tackled by two earth nation girls. They all burst out laughing then one by one began fading away. The fire nation girl tried to grab them, but they were gone. The girl jumped off the hill as the background faded away. Zuko's mind screamed with alarm when he realized he was falling as well.
He landed on a rock in the middle of nowhere. He stood to his feet and found himself surrounded by fire nation soldiers. "What do you think you're doing! Stop this immediately!" He yelled in outrage. The soldiers paid him no attention. "Can't you hear me? I'm talking to you!" Zuko tried smacking the soldier and to his shock his arm went through him. He blinked in surprise when the soldiers began walking right through him to get to their real target. The fire nation girl, two earth nation girls and a shadow nation girl stood in a small circle ready to take on the vast army. For reasons he didn't know Zuko found himself angered that the soldiers were willing to hurt these girls when they were so greatly outnumbered.They're way to outnumbered there's no way they can win. The only thing they can do is surrender and beg for mercy Zuko frowned bitterly remembering things form his own past. Then the fire nation girl did something he did not expect. She shot fire at the soldiers knocking them away and jumped to a higher rock. She ran up a hidden staircase followed by the other girls. Before he knew what he was doing he found himself running after them. As the girls ran they each took down many soldiers.
The girls knocked down some doors revealing the male air bender unconscious on the floor. Two water nation siblings were tied behind him. A fireball was heading straight for them. Without hesitation the fire nation girl ran forward, blocked the fireball a boa staff. She cut the water nation siblings free. The water nation girl ran over to the monk and propped him up on her lap. Suddenly the fire nation girl got into a defensive position and got in front of them. Zuko followed her gaze and saw who she was staring at. It was him!
Zuko opened his eyes jumped up in his bed. He looked around his room as he steadied his breathing. Just a dream...what was all that? Who were those people? And who was that fire nation girl? Why was I so involved in that dream? It doesn't make any sense He shook his head I can't let some meaningless dream distract me from capturing the avatar and getting my honor back He stood to get ready, but couldn't quite shake the feeling that the dream was far from meaningless.
Kayli quickly sat up and looked around. She sighed with relief when she realized she was in Katara's igloo. Only a dream but...what was going on? Why were Gel and Lee There? Who was that boy? Why was I so attached to him? In a way he seemed...sad
"Aang, Kayli everyone wants to meet you." Katara said poking her head in.
"Okay." Kayli answered pulling out shirt and pants. She turned her back to Katara a slipped them on over her tight undershirt and shorts. "Come on Kilala." In response Kilala jumped into her open arms, ready to go. "What?" She asked when she saw Katara looking like she was about to be sick.
"All those…burns and scars on your back…how…how did you…" Katara trailed off unable finish.
I forgot my undershirt was backless, guess I have to answer "I used to be a slave before I ran away to find Aang…" She trailed off. Sorry Katara I'm not ready to share that part of me yet
"I'm so sorry." Katara apologized placing her hand on Kayli's shoulder.
"That's okay." She replied hiding the pain behind her smile. It's in the past. At least now I have Aang
"Come on." Katara said pulling the now conscious Aang out of the hut. Kayli smiled and followed them out. "Aang, Kayli, this is the entire village. Entire village, Aang and Kayli." Aang and Kayli bowed in respect as Katara introduced them.
Why are they staring? I haven't done any of my bending so they can't know my secret...
"Why are they staring at us? Did Appa sneeze on me?" Aang asked in confusion.
"Don't know."
"Well no one has seen an air bender for a hundred years. We were beginning to think they were extinct until my granddaughter and grandson found you two." an old woman explained.
Extinct! How can that be! Unless...our temple wasn't the only one attacked... Kayli glanced at Aang How am I going to tell him our home was attacked when I escaped to find him? I'd only found him for a day when we ran into that storm... Kilala broke her thoughts by meowing in concern as she rubbed her head against Kayli's chest. I'm okay Kilala She smiled and pet Kilala who purred in return.
"Aang, Kayli, this is my grandmother," Katara explained.
"Call me Gran-gran," the woman replied smiling.
"What are these weapons? You can't stab anything with this." Sokka stated picking up Aang and Kayli's staffs.
"It's not for fighting, it's for air bending." Aang explained making the staff turn into a glider.
"Magic! Do it again!" a child gasped excitedly jumping up and down.
"Not magic, air bending. It lets me control the air currents around my glider and fly."
"Last I checked humans can't fly." Sokka replied in apparent disbelieve.
"Check again," Aang toke off and began flying circles around the cheering kids.
"What about you Kayli, can you do that?" Katara asked in amazement.
"No, unlike Aang's mine isn't a glider, it's a boa staff. It is for fighting." Kayli explained.
"How do you fight if it isn't sharp?" Sokka interrupted.
"It'sbecause it's not sharp that it's such a good weapon. A sword will make people automatically want to attack you because you're a threat, but a boa staff can do just as much damage without looking as threatening. You can also avoid killing with it."
"And what do you plan to do if you need to hurt someone?" Sokka asked still not convinced.
"In that case I use the secret of my staff. If you twist the middle and pull it pulls into two short swords." Kayli indicated the line in the middle of the staff.
"Isn't that a little extreme?" Katara asked.
"Yes well, my mother was always a bit of an extremist." She chuckled. "I can't fly like Aang, but I can make wings appear on my back sometimes if I try hard enough. I think it has to do with the wing shaped mark on my back. I can't control it at will yet thought." She returned her gaze to Aang as he began to really show off.
"Yeah right," Sokka scoffed. At that moment Aang accidentally crashed into snow tower.
"My watch tower!" Sokka gapped running over to inspect the damages. Just when he was about to yell at Aang a huge glob of snow fell on his head.
Thank you karma Kayli laughed walking over to Aang and Katara. "Are you okay?" Kayli asked concerned as Katara helped Aang out of the pile of snow.
"Come Katara you have chores." Gran-gran lead Katara away from the two children.
"Didn't I tell you? They're the real things. I finally found benders to teach me!" Katara exclaimed excitedly.
"Katara try not to put all your hopes in these children." Gran-gran warned.
"I'm sure it'll be fine. I sense they're filled with much wisdom." Katara replied casting her glance back at Kayli and Aang.
"See now my tongue is stuck to my staff." Aang said. A kid pulled on the staff making to see if it was really stuck while the others laughed at Aang's expense.
"Here let me help." Kayli said cupping some water. It should be okay. All I have to do is make it warm. No one should notice if I do this right She carefully poured the now warm water over Aang's tongue to free him.
"Magic! Do it again!" the children cheered.
"I don't think so, but I'm sure we can show you other tricks." She laughed.
Zuko dodged the blasts of fire the two soldiers were sending at him. In return he sent even bigger blasts back at them. What's wrong with me? I'm off today. It must be that dream For whatever reason his dream had made him uneasy. He couldn't shake the feeling something was going to happen. He paused for a second remembering the fire nation girl's face. Who was she? I have no time to think about it! I have to concentrate on training!
"Are you alright Prince Zuko?" Iroh asked noticing his nephew's odd behavior.
"I'm fine. I've been drilling the same sequence all day, teach me the next set."
"No you are impatient, drill it again." Iroh instructed calmly.
Damn it! Zuko shot a fire ball at one of the soldiers sending him flying backward. "The avatar has had a century to master the elements! Not to mention all the fighting techniques the Mejia has be taught to protect him! I'll need more than basic training to defeat them! You will teach me the next set!"
"Very well, but first I must finish my roast duck." Iroh replied with a grin. He then picked up his bowl and began eating. Zuko could only stare and sweat drop at his uncle.
Kayli wondered around the village looking for Aang. "Katara have you seen Aang?"
"No, let's go ask Sokka." Katara suggested.
"What's he doing?" Kayli asked as they approached Sokka, who was surrounded by small children.
"'Warrior training.'" Katara replied making quote marks.
"I see." Kayli laughed.
"Sokka have you seen Aang?" Katara asked.
"No."
"Found him." Kayli laughed as she pointed at the kids sliding down Appa's tail landing in a huge pile of snow.
"Get down! We don't have time for this with a war going on!" Sokka yelled stocking over to the group.
"What war?" Aang asked jumping off Appa.
"You're kidding right?" Sokka asked in apparent disbelieve.
"No we've never heard or seen any war." Kayli replied quietly. How long were we in that iceberg...?
"Penguin!" Aang suddenly yelled snapping her out of it. Within a matter of seconds Aang went running over the hill after it.
"Aang wait!" Kayli yelled running after him. Kilala caught up to Kayli and jumped onto her shoulders so she wouldn't get left behind.Where could he have gone? She rounded the bin of snow and came face to face with a valley of penguins. "Guess I know now." She slowly began her decent down the hill to the sport where Aang was surrounded by baby penguins.
"Come on little guy I just want to go sledding." Aang whined trying to catch one of the penguins.
"Aang you're never going to catch one that way." Kayli laughed as Aang fell flat on his face in the snow. Aww how cute She bent down to pet one of the baby penguins that had waddled up to her. Kilala jumped down from her shoulders and sniffed the penguin. By the time Katara walked up Kilala and the penguin were rolling around in the snow, playing.
"I have a way with animals." Aang walked in a circle making penguin noises. Kayli stood and began making penguin sounds while waddling. Katara burst out laughing while Kilala meowed with pleasure and swished her two tails happily.
"Aang, Kayli, I'll teach you guys how to catch penguins if you teach me water bending." Katara offered.
"You got a deal, but just one problem we're air benders not water benders. Isn't there someone in your tribe who could teach you?" Aang asked curiously.
"No, you're looking at the only water bender in the whole South Pole." Katara answered with a sigh.
Wow...that must be awful. I remember how it was when I wasn't allowed to fire or air bend. It felt like a part of me was closed off... "Well Aang, Kilala, Appa and I could take you to the North Pole there must be some benders there who could teach you." Kayli suggested.
"I…I'm not sure." Katara answered uneasily.
"Well you think about it, but in the meantime can you teach us to catch one of these penguins?" Aang asked.
"Okay listen closely my young grasshoppers catching penguins is an ancient and sacred art." Katara paused, reached into her sleeve and pulled out a fish. "Catch." She tossed it into Aang's hand. Within seconds the penguins were swarming Aang to get the fish.
"I suppose that's one way to catch one. I just wish I'd thought of it." Kayli laughed. "Ready to do some sledding?" She asked smiling.
"I haven't done this since I was a kid!" Katara laughed as they slid down the hill of snow on their penguins.
"You still are a kid." Aang laughed.
"Yeah, I'm 16 and I still consider myself a kid." Kayli nodded in agreement. Kilala meowed from her spot in between Kayli's arms. "See even Kilala agrees!"
They all burst out laughing. Their penguins soon slid into a crystal like cave with slick walls. It's so pretty and look at the color of the walls. Hmm I have a fun idea "Aang!" She gestured to the wall and ceiling when he caught her glance. He quickly nodded in agreement when he caught on. "Wahoo!" she yelled as they put her plan into action. The two of them flew up the walls, crisscrossed across the ceiling and landed safely on the outside of the cave. Te penguins skidded to a stop in front of an old abandoned fire navy ship stuck in the ice. "Thanks for the ride little penguins!" Kayli waved and Kilala meowed her thanks as the penguins waddled away.
"Wow what is that?" Aang asked gazing up curiously at the large ship.
"A fire navy ship and a very bad memory for my people." Katara answered somberly. "Aang we shouldn't go on it, it might be bobby trapped." She warned as he walked toward it.
"If you want to become a bender you have to let go of fear." Aang convinced her.
Even if that's true it still feels like we shouldn't be here. I can feel something... it feels ominous. It's almost like I can feel the malice... and the blood lust... Kayli was preoccupied with not triggering any traps that she missed the brief glow emitting from the small crystal necklace dangling from her neck. Soon the three children found themselves in a weapons room.
"This ship has haunted my tribe ever since Gran-gran was a little girl. It was part of the fire nation's first attacks." Katara explained.
"But…we have friends all over the world even in the fire nation. We've never seen any war." Kayli said trying to understand.
"How long were you two in that iceberg?" Katara asked in shock.
"I don't know a few days maybe…" Aang trailed off uncertainly.
"I think it was more like a hundred years!" Katara exclaimed.
"That's impossible do we look like a 112 year old boy and 116 year old girl to you?" Aang asked sarcastically.
"Think about it, this war has been going on for a hundred years and neither of you have ever heard of it because somehow you were in there the whole time. It's the only thing that makes sense." Katara replied.
She's right... it does make sense but ...a hundred years Kayli leant against the wall for support from the surprise. Kilala meowed and rubbed against her leg in comfort.
"A hundred years…" Aang trailed off sinking to the floor.
"I'm sorry, maybe somehow there's a bright side to this." Katara said trying to cheer them up.
"I did get to meet you." Aang replied smiling up at her.
That's so like him. They really are good for each other Kayli smiled to herself making a mental note to play match maker later.
"Come on lets get out of here." Katara extended her hand to help Aang up and gave a warm smile.
"Yeah." Kayli agreed. The sooner we leave the better
They began walking out when Aang tripped a trap wire. A gate fell down blocking their exit.
"What's that you said about bobby traps?" Aang asked nervously. All three of them turned around when the gears began turning and sent out a signal flare.
"Come on." Aang picked Katara up bridal style and jumped out through the new hole in the ceiling. Kayli quickly followed with Kilala on her shoulder.
Zuko looked through his spy glass from his spot at the top of his ship.The avatar! Quit agile for his old age. That person with him must be the Mejia "Wake my uncle! Tell him I've found the avatar as well as his hiding place." His gaze drifted to the small water tribe nearby.Finally my search is over He felt an immense wave of relief wash over him, but with it came the feeling he hadn't been able to shake since his dream.
I have a bad feeling Kayli observed that while the children ran to great them as they arrived the adults hung back.
"I knew it! You signaled the fire navy with that flare!" Sokka yelled as soon as he saw them.
"It wasn't their fault we were on a fire navy ship and…" Katara trailed off.
"Katara you knew going on that ship was forbidden! Now we could all be in danger!" Gran-gran scolded obviously disappointed.
"It wasn't her fault! There was this trap and we…we tripped it." Kayli defended Katara.
"It doesn't matter! From this day on the air benders are banished from the village!" Sokka declared.
"Sokka!" Katara yelled angry and shocked.
"I'm keeping my promise to dad. I'm protecting you from threats like them!" Sokka argued defending himself.
"Aang and Kayli aren't our enemies! Don't you see? They've brought us something we haven't had in a long time, fun." Katara said trying to reason with them.
"Fun! you can't fight fire benders with fun!" Sokka retorted.
"You should try it sometime." Aang answered smiling Kayli would have laughed if the situation wasn't so bad.
"Gran-gran please don't let Sokka do this." Katara pleaded.
"Sokka is right I think it best the air benders leave." Gran-gran agreed.
"Fine! Then I'm banished to! Aang and Kayli are taking me to the North Pole! Come on Aang, Kayli let's go!" Katara exclaimed pulling Aang along.
"Katara! Would you really choose them over us! Your own family!" Sokka's words caused Katara to slow her pace and eventually stop all together.
I can't let her do this "Katara we don't want to come between you and your family. They're the only ones you have left. If you leave now, like this, you would regret it forever." Kayli said casting her glance at Aang who nodded and got on Appa.
"So this is goodbye." Katara said quietly as tears threatened to spill form her eyes.
"Aang! Kayli! Don't go I'll miss you!" a little girl cried running over.
"We'll miss you to." Aang answered his gaze never leaving Katara. "Come on boy, let's go."
I'm sorry Katara, goodbye Kilala meowed in sadness as she moved from Kayli's shoulder to her lap.
"Come Katara you'll feel better later." Gran-gran reassured.
"You happy! There goes my one chance of becoming a water bender!" Katara yelled storming off.
Kilala meowed a sad sigh from their resting place on the ice.
"Yeah I liked her to." Aang said sadly.
"Yeah." she agreed. She felt a strange feeling and looked up. She saw a fire navy ship heading straight toward the village. "We have to help them!" She quickly jumped off Appa and ran toward the village.
"Appa wait here!" Aang exclaimed following her.
Zuko walked down the ramp of his ship with soldiers on both sides. I don't see the avatar His eyes scanned the small group of villagers. It can't be! Those are the two water nation peasants from my dream! His gaze fixed on Katara and Sokka when he saw them. Without a warning Sokka charged him. Zuko quickly knocked Sokka's weapon out of his hands and knocked him into the snow. "Where are you hiding him?" he demanded. After a pause he grabbed an elderly woman. "He'd be about this age, master of all elements!" He shoved the woman back to the villagers beginning to lose what little patience he had.Fine keep your secrets, but I will find him Out of the corner of his eye Zuko saw Sokka get out of the snow and pick up his boomerang Think I'll be that easy? With great ease Zuko used Sokka's momentum against him and flipped Sokka over his head. Sokka recovered quickly by throwing a boomerang at him. On reflex Zuko moved his head easily avoiding it.
"Show no fear!" a small boy yelled tossing Sokka a spear.
Sokka charged yet again. Zuko broke off the end of the spear and took it from Sokka. He knocked Sokka in the head with it causing Sokka to fall back. Suddenly the boomerang he dodged earlier came back and hit Zuko in the back of the head. That peasant, I'll make him sorry for messing with me In his anger Zuko summoned flames from both his hands. The next thing her knew the wind was knocked out of him, he was knocked into the air and landed on his face in the snow. I'm going to kill whoever did that Zuko quickly got to his feet and turned around ready to murder whoever had injured his pride. What he saw was something he definitely didn't expect. It... It can't be His amber eyes stared back into the fire opal ones of the girl form his dream. Next to her stood the boy as well. How is this possible... it was only a dream and yet I'm looking right at them?
How... how can this be...? It's the boy from my dream... but what is he doing here and what would he want with Aang...?
"Looking for me?" Aang asked interrupting Kayli's thoughts.
"You're the air bender! You're the avatar!" Zuko asked shocked. "I've spent years preparing for this moment. Training, meditating, you're just a child!" His eyes gave away the immense frustration he felt.
"Well you're just a teenager." Aang replied. Zuko sent a stream of fire at Aang in reply.
Oh no you don't! Kayli quickly intercepted a soldier aiming for Aang's unprotected back. The soldier threw a punch at her stomach. She easily blocked it and punched him in the face. The soldier stumbled back in pain. Kayli took advantage of this and released a barrage of punches aimed for his upper torso. She then quickly jumped away and he fell to the ground unconscious. She glanced worriedly at Aang who was blocking Prince Zuko's fire blasts. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a soldier sending a fire ball at her. No choice now. I don't care if these people hate me. I have to save them Using her easiest reflex Kayli sent out a stream of fire blocking his attack. The villagers gasped and the soldier gaped in shock. Even Zuko seemed to pause for a few seconds before sending another fire ball at Aang. Aang blocked it casting a glance at the frightened villagers.
"If I go with you will you promise to leave this village alone?" Aang asked. Zuko nodded in reply. Aang dropped his glider to the ground as a sign of his surrender. Within seconds two soldiers grabbed Aang and lead him to the ship.
"Everything will be okay, look after Appa for me." Aang said reassuringly gazing at Kayli and Katara.
Kayli stared at Aang before looking up at his captor, Prince Zuko. Their eyes met and they began searching each others eyes as they had been trained to do. What is this...? His eyes don't look evil... they look relieved as if a great pain has been lifted, but why...? They held their gaze until the ramp was pulled up. Aang! I don't care if I get hurt. I'm not just going to stand by and let you get taken from me. I will save you! I promised Giatso on his dying breaths that I would protect you! Instead of defeat and despair Kayli's eyes held a fierce determination. "Kilala!" Answering her owners call Kilala's fire began to surround hr once again. When it disappeared she was a large cat with two long fangs and flames on her paws and two tails. "Let's go Kilala! Follow that ship!" Kayli quickly jumped onto Kilala's back and they flew into the sky.
"Kayli!" Katara called after her as they flew off.
Zuko held Aang's staff triumphantly in his hands. "This staff will make an excellent gift for my father. I suppose you wouldn't know of fathers, being raised by monks. Take him bellow! Take this to my room." He ignored Iroh as he walked bellow deck. I finally captured the avatar. Now I can return home. I wonder how things have changed. Who was that girl with the avatar? She as defiantly the same girl from my dream, but why would a fire bender be helping the avatar? Her eyes didn't show any weakness when I stared at her. She didn't even flinch she held my gaze steadily. Her eyes held immense strength, but they were also hiding something... He shook his head I have no time to think about her. I'm finally going home He continued on his way with Kayli in the back of his mind.
Kilala landed behind some crates on the fire navy ship. Fire again surrounded Kilala and she was back in her small form. Now where should I look? Kayli quietly and skillfully looked out from behind her hiding place.
"The avatar has escaped!" a soldier exclaimed as he ran past her.
Alright! Way to go Aang! Now all I have to do is find him "Come on Kilala." Kayli quickly ran down a flight of stairs. She turned the corner and came face to face with three soldiers. Opps! Wrong way! She quickly picked up Kilala and ran back around the corner. She moved her hands in a circular position and used her air bending to float to the ceiling. The soldiers came around the corner and looked around confused. They ran past her and around the next corner. That was close She gently and quietly floated back down to the floor and ran in the opposite direction of the soldiers. She ran up another set of stairs and saw a soldier raising to his feet. Aang must have come this way! Before the soldier had a chance to notice her she quickly punched him in the gut, knocking him unconscious again. She glanced down at the floor and saw a bundle of cut rope. He defiantly came this way and his bonds are cut now Suddenly one of the doors down the hall flew open and Aang ran out. "Aang!"
"Kayli! What are you doing here?" Aang asked surprised.
"Rescuing you of course." Kayli replied grinning. She glanced into the room Aang ran out of and saw Zuko raising to his feet. "Come on let's go!" She glanced into the room one last time and their eyes meet as she ran past. They ran toward the edge of the ship and Aang pulled out his glider. "Kilala!" Kayli called and Kilala transformed into her bigger form. Without missing a beat she jumped over the railing and onto Kilala's back. She looked back to check on Aang and saw Zuko holding on to Aang's ankle. The additional weight caused them to both fall onto the lower deck with full force. "Aang!" "Kayli!" a voice called. She blinked with surprise when she saw Katara and Sokka ridding Appa.
"Katara! Sokka! What are you guys doing here?" She flew in next to them.
"We came to save Aang, friends stick together right?" Katara answered smiling.
Friends! They...they don't hate me? Even though I'm half fire bender...
"Come on let's go save your boyfriend." Sokka said.
"He's not my boyfriend!" Katara yelled blushing. Kayli laughed which only made her blush more. "Look!" Katara yelled pointing at the ship. Zuko sent blast of fire at Aang that he couldn't block. The force sent him off the boat and into the water.
"Aang!" They all yelled at the same time.
Within moments the water began to glow and Aang burst out from the water on top of a huge cyclone of water. In seconds he landed on the ship and bended the water into a whip, knocking the soldiers and Zuko off. As soon as it had happened his arrows stopped glowing and he fell onto the deck. They quickly landed and ran over to Aang.
"Hey Katara, Sokka, thanks for coming." Aang said weakly. "I dropped my staff." He gestured to the staff that lay only a few feet away.
"Got it," Sokka replied running over toward it. In the meantime Kayli helped Aang get on Appa. When Sokka picked the staff up Zuko grabbed it. Sokka quickly knocked Zuko in the head with the end of the pole. Zuko quickly let go, but caught a chain to stop himself from falling into the water. "Ha! That's from the water tribe!"
"Katara!" Kayli called as some soldiers quickly ran onto the deck.
Katara tried to imitate Aang's trick but instead of sending the water forward she accidentally sent it backwards freezing Sokka's feet to the ship.
"Katara!" Sokka shouted.
Katara turned her back to the soldiers and did the same thing. She turned around and saw the soldiers frozen, just in time.
"Great job, hurry let's go." Kayli sent out a blast of fire at a soldier sending the whole bunch fall down the stairs.
"Hurry up Sokka!" Katara yelled getting on Appa.
"I'm just the guy with the boomerang. I didn't ask for all this flying and magic!" Sokka ranted freeing his legs. "Yip-yip!" Sokka called jumping onto Appa.
I'm glad that's over and everyone's safe Kayli spoke to soon because Zuko and Iroh sent one huge blast of fire at them. "I got it!" She jumped off Kilala and sent out a whip of fire and air sending the blast into the mountain. The soft snow quickly gave way and caused an avalanche to fall on the front of the ship. Before Kayli has a chance to fall Kilala flew under her and caught her. That was close. I hope I didn't hurt anyone Kayli cast a worried glance back at the half buried ship.
Zuko slowly got to his feet and glared up at the retreating figures of the avatar and his friends. That girl how did she do all this?
"Good news for the Fire Lord the avatar and Mejia are just little kids." Iroh said in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"Those kids, uncle, just did this. I won't underestimate Them again."Especially that girl
Kayli gazed down at the ocean from her spot on Appa.
"Kayli how did you do all that with the fire bending?" Katara asked.
"Remember when I told you I was a half breed? Well…my father was an air bender, but my mother was a fire bender." Kayli replied quietly.
"What!" Sokka and Katara gasped in shock.
"Yes because of that I can bend fire and air. My mom died when I was very little and I never really knew my father. I was a slave for a long time and eventually I ran away to find Aang. I've been with him ever since. I understand if you guys hate me."
"It's okay, we don't hate you, you can't help what you are and besides you're very kind." Katara assured smiling.
"Besides you helped us back there. Where'd you learn to fight like that?" Sokka asked.
"Once we found out Aang was the avatar I wanted to help him train so I did. My mother had started training me at an early age because it was necessary for our life. Also…I'm the Mejia." Kayli explained.
"You mean you're the protector of the avatar!" Katara asked.
"Yep and she's really good at it." Aang said as he and Kayli both laughed at Sokka and Katara's faces.
"But why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?" Katara asked.
"Because I never wanted to be." Aang answered sadly.
"But Aang the world's been waiting for you to return. We'll help you; we can go to the North Pole." Katara suggested.
"We can learn it together!" Aang exclaimed excitedly. "But first we have an important stop to make." He pulled out his old map.
"Where?" Katara asked curiously.
"First we'll ride the hopping llamas, then way over here we'll ride on the backs of giant koi fish, then we'll ride the hog monkeys, they don't like people riding them, but that's what makes it fun." He ranted excitedly.
He really hasn't changed Kayli laughed. Kilala joined in by meowed happily and swishing her two tails.
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