Ok, i have this explanation:

so this was a school assignment (short story) so if there are long explanations that were explained in the show, I'm sorry if it bothers you. And there's a ton of corny stuff that I had to add b/c my teacher probably doesn't know Avatar...

This first chapter isn't very good imo, but it gets better (i guess). I want to thank you for reading this A/N and (hopefully) story. If you are, please review so that I will know that you at least read my story! and tell your friends on here too, please... maybe. Thx. And maybe pretend you're my teacher and you're grading this! Tell me what you think.

I actually own a lot of this... But, it's Avatar, so technically this is Bryke's/Nickelodeon's.

Avatar: The Return

Earth.
Fire.
Air.
Water.

300 years after the existence of Avatar Korra, the White Lotus faces a dreaded problem. The latest Avatar has not shown any sign of existence for sixteen years, and no one has the slightest hint of where the Avatar Spirit may be. Not even the spirits have been able to sense the Avatar's aura.
The rest of the world also faces a problem. Ever since Avatar Korra, there has been no proclamation of a new Avatar, even though there was supposedly a new era of Avatars.
The world needs its hero, and needs it soon…

The wind blew through Kalea's hair as she bent water at her will. The small plant wrapped around her forearm slowly turned green again as the water seeped through its roots.

Sharinne, Kalea's best friend, lazily earthbent a boulder into the shape of a bed, and lied down.

David, Sharinne's older brother by one year, watched the plant grow, and Kalea planted it near a tree.

"It's so boring. What do you want to do now, guys?" Sharinne twirled her emerald bracelet above her head with earthbending. David shrugged in response.

"We could have a bending game," she suggested. "There's an odd number of players, so no teams. Every man for himself."

Kalea sighed and tucked one of her two small braids behind her ear. She crouched next to the now-growing plant. "Whatever," she muttered. She fingered her necklace, an ancient artifact that was renewed and fixed recently; turns out it was the ancient necklace of the waterbender Master Katara.

David stood. "Well, bending game it is." He drew three lines in the ground, showing the borders. "Everyone ready?"

The girls nodded, and he started the countdown. "Three, two, one. Go!"

Rocks and water flew around as the opponents bent their elements at each other, including Kalea, who did her best to defend herself from painful bruises. Sharinne burst some rocks to sand, and bent the dust from the ground in her opponents' faces. David had a sneeze attack and shouted, "Sharinne, stop! I'm allergic to pollen, remember?"

Instantly, the dust stopped, but a quart of water splashed his face, wetting the front of his shirt.

Scowling, he pumped his fist and swept a boulder at Kalea.

"Hey, David!" she yelled. "Bet ya can't take this!" and small icicles zoomed towards him. He earthbent a wall as defense at the last minute, and the ice shattered on impact.

"Yo bro!" That would be Sharinne. "Is that all you can do? Block and defend? Well, try this on!" The dirt and pebbles shot up at his feet, but David leapt up just in time. He flipped and landed on his feet, rolling with extra momentum. He controlled some nearby metal scraps of soda cans to round the girls up, and almost succeeded. His sister burst from his grasp, but David metalbent her bracelet towards a small trap for her, which in turn caused Sharinne to follow.

"Hey! Stop it, David!" she protested. Yanking, she freed herself… but her precious bracelet had swung away and hit a squirrel square in the eyes.

The metal around Kalea unraveled, and she rushed over to her friends. David sheepishly came to his sister, who held the dead animal in her hands, with... were those tears?

"Sharinne…? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to kill it, and I can–"

"You don't even…"

"Come on, Sharinne. Let's go," Kalea whispered, but her friend wouldn't budge.

"No. I'm not leaving." She stubbornly held her ground, and looked up. "It was an innocent little creature, and wasn't supposed to die."

"Sharinne, I know–"

"No!" She glared daggers at her brother. "You don't know anything about this, David, and you won't." Sharinne carefully set it down next to Kalea's plant, and stood up.

"Let's–" Kalea started.

"No! Just leave me alone!"

David paused. His sister had always cared for animals, but this is a bit too far… He tried a stern and firm tone.

"Sharinne," David said strictly. "I don't…"

"Ugh! Really, David! Really," she waved her arms exasperatedly, grabbed her bracelet, and was about to run off when her brother grabbed her by the shoulders.

"Sharinne." His voice was deadly quiet. "Don't you dare try to leave. You–"

"No." As stubborn as the earth she bends, Sharinne would give her life for poor animals.

David groaned in frustration. "Seriously, what is your problem? It was just a squirrel!"

Sharinne's eyes widened in rage. "Just a squirrel?! What if it had an important role to play for its family? What if all the other squirrels–"

"What if it didn't?" David countered. "What if it was just a regular squirrel doing regular stuff?"

The siblings continued to argue back and forth. Kalea knew that they often fought over small things, but this was seriously shallow.

"You guys–" she began, but was immediately cut off by more bickering.

"People, I–" More yelling.

"Guys…" Groans of frustration and shouts.

She growled and yelled, "ENOUGH!"

David and Sharinne glared at each other before turning their attention to Kalea… except they couldn't, because a column of earth towered before them, that wasn't there before.

Kalea frowned. "Alright, who did that?"

In unison, the siblings said, "Not me."

The three frowned in confusion, and four green eyes turned to Kalea.

"What? What did I do?" More stares. "Come on, you guys! Common sense. I'm a waterbender." She shook her head.

"Yeah, but… neither of us sensed each other earthbend." David explained.

"So? Maybe someone's hiding in the trees, and they just randomly earthbent." Kalea shrugged.

The siblings gave Kalea a look that said, really?

"Okay, okay. That's not very likely, but still! It's not like I'm the Avatar or anything…" she mumbled.

Sharinne's eyes lit up. "Wait, try to earthbend again."

Kalea frowned, but did as she was told. She got in a strong horse stance, one that she has seen several of the younger earthbenders take on. Kalea lifted her hands, balled them into fists, and punched.

Nothing happened.

"You know," David said thoughtfully. "General Bumi, brother of the airbending Master Tenzin was a nonbender until Harmonic Convergence, when he and several others suddenly became airbenders. Before training, he could only airbend when he was in danger. So, maybe I can shoot a few rocks at you, see what happens."

Sharinne crossed her arms. "You really think that's going to work? What if she can't earthbend, and she gets hurt?"

"Hey, guys. Just… let's just try it, and if I get hurt, I can always use water-healing to heal myself." Kalea really didn't want another fight.

David used the column of earth, and, from the top to bottom, made them into disks and swept his arms around. The disks went flying at Kalea, who dodged and turned until there was only one left.

"Kalea, you've got to actually try to earthbend. It might hurt if you really can't, but you still gotta try," David explained, holding the last disk.

Kalea shifted uncomfortably. "Okay… here goes."

The disk hovered above David's hand, and in one quick motion, the disk rocketed at Kalea's face. On instinct, she lifted her fist and blocked…

And the disk shattered to bits before it had made any contact.

They all gasped. "No way…" David whispered. "You're… you're the Avatar."

The friends told the news to their parents, who in turn told an organization called the Order of the White Lotus. The White Lotus was once assigned by one of the Avatars, Avatar Aang, to find and protect the following Avatars. This had continued until Kalea's time, and because she had not given any sign of bending more than one element until now, and that she doesn't have a strong spiritual essence, they had been unable to find her.

"So. You're the Avatar?" Jing Yu, a firebending master in the White Lotus circled around Kalea, almost as though she could see the Avatar Spirit. She started muttering, "No wonder… No wonder."

"Well, we're pretty sure," Kalea answered anxiously, and breathed uncomfortably. "We were in this courtyard, and–"

"Yeah, yeah. You had a bending game and you earthbent. Your friends told me." The firebending master looked up. "The airbenders don't sense any powerful spiritual vibe from you, but you've still got a little. Just not… powerful," she informed. "You're gonna need more training than any of your past lives, including Avatar Korra and Avatar Wan."

Kalea frowned. "Wasn't Avatar Wan the first Avatar of the first cycle? And I'm after Avatar Korra, so I'm supposed to be in the second cycle…?"

"First cycle, second cycle, same thing," Jing grumbled. "You just don't have the spirits of the Avatars before Avatar Korra."

"Why hasn't there been an annunciation of an Avatar if there had been some between my time and Korra's? If there aren't Avatars between us, why am I a waterbender? Won't I be an earthbender?"

"Enough with the questions." Jing stood up straight, and became a good two inches taller than the waterbender. "We need to get you and those friends of yours to the headquarters so we can give you some tests."

"But what–"

Jing gave her a glare that would've stopped a rhinoceros saber-bear in its tracks.

When they met up with David, Sharinne and another White Lotus member, Kalea rushed up to her friends and gave them both a hug.

"Dude, that person is creeping me out." Kalea shuddered as she pointed her thumb at Jing.

"Who? Jing Yu? I think she's pretty cool. You know, all tough and rough, like the legendary Beifongs," David said, and grinned proudly. "Maybe I can even find out if she's related to one of the earthbending Avatars. Besides, she could be nice… sort of."

Kalea felt a strange twist in her stomach as he said this, but when she tried to distinguish what it was, she shook it off.

"David, we're not here to admire what family people came from, okay?" Sharinne rolled her eyes and nudged her brother. "Kalea needs to know –we need to know –if she really is the Avatar."

"We need to go to the headquarters now. Come on," Jing Yu ordered, waving them along.

Jing whistled for her animal, and looked around. An enormous chameleon-dragon appeared, from the colors of the trees to a dark red-orange. Its eyes were purple slits, and spikes lined its spine from his neck to the tip of its tail.

"Chrame, take us to the headquarters, would ya?" Jing said as she climbed on the saddle. She looked down at the rest of them, and pointed behind her. "Get on."

"With those spikes? No thanks," David smirked.

Jing glared and flipped her ponytail back. "No, I mean between 'the spikes.' And they are called 'defense barbs,' for your information." The look in her eyes clearly said, Boys. They're so dumb.

As they flew above the clouds, Kalea asked, "Where are you taking us? I thought the headquarters would be near where we were just now, in Republic City."

Jing chuckled without humor. "That's what all the first-timers think. But, no. You see, there's a secret organization created by the White Lotus after Avatar Korra passed away. It's called TAS, and it stands for Team Avatar Society. I know, corny name, right? But anyway, after Avatar Korra died, the White Lotus needed to know whether or not there would be an Avatar after her for them to protect. When they found that there is another Avatar, they knew they needed a way to protect him, because if there's anyone who wants to kill the Avatar and its cycle forever… well, we're all doomed." She grinned. "That's where people like me come in."

Sharinne nodded. "So basically, you're actually part of the TAS?"

"Yes, I am," Jing replied, as though it were obvious. "The White Lotus gathered several younger benders from all over the world and trained them to become masters. After that, we built a secret headquarters with both bending and advanced technology. Everything's a big secret, so–" she shot the trio a warning glare. "if you're not the Avatar, you three better keep your lips sealed."

David frowned. "And why is it a secret?"

Jing rolled her eyes with the same look of annoyance as before. "What do you think? The Avatar needs to be kept safe and protected, otherwise if there's some evil group trying to kill the cycle –like the Red Lotus had, if you learned this –then… well, who knows what'll happen. The three Avatars between Korra and Kalea have all been under cover with us, safe and sound with all the training they need. This is why, when, for sixteen years, Kalea made no sign of existence, the White Lotus really got worried and totally freaked out."

Sharinne smiled. "Three's the magic number, eh?"

Kalea gripped the barb in front of her. She may be the Avatar, but definitely not the most powerful. She couldn't help but ask, "I get why you guys keep this whole thing a secret: safety and all that. But if the Avatar is supposed to help save the world and bring balance, and you guys hide me and the rest away, what's the point of even having an Avatar?"

Jing Yu's expression instantly looked pained. "Good question. But it's the same question we've been asking ourselves. We're stuck on keeping and protecting the Avatar, versus letting it be the same old ways with a Team Avatar saving the world to bring peace and balance. It's just, after the White Lotus failed to protect Avatar Korra, I guess they had the same instincts a parent would have over their child."

Soon, the group reached a big plain of grass. A perfect square, cut into equal fourths. In each fourth was a circle, and unless you weren't flying, you would see that in each circle were the symbols of the Four Nations. In the top left circle was a pond, and the grass in it formed the design of the Water Tribes. Next to it, in the top right, the sand and rock made the trapezoid shape of the Earth Kingdom. Right below it was the familiar waves of the Fire Nation, made with twigs and flint; and the last circle had the circular spirals of the Air Temples.

Jing Yu landed Chrame, and the four benders slipped off and on to the rough ground. They walked to the giant fourth with the Fire Nation symbol, and stopped.

"Usually, we would do this at our own elements of bending," Jing explained. "But if there are nonbenders or visitors, you'll come with me." She went to the edge of the circle, dragging Kalea with her.

"Being the only other possible firebender, only you can do this with me. If not, then I'll have to use the emergency opening. Just do what I do; you'll know what's coming." Jing stood in a position similar to the "tree" in yoga, and Kalea, who was slightly puzzled, followed.

Jing continued several forms of firebending, and Kalea soon realized what was going on. In her studies of bending and Avatars, it was revealed that a group called the ancient "Sun Warriors," were firebenders from the original source of firebending: dragons. The forms Jing was now making was called The Dancing Dragon, a series of ancient firebending forms.

When they finished The Dancing Dragon, there was a hollow sinking noise behind them. The center of the Fire Nation symbol had sunk deep below ground, and in its place was a metal contraption that looked like an elevator.

"Follow me," Jing Yu mumbled. "The headquarters are right below us." Then under her breath she added, "Looks like you passed the first test."

When they stepped out two minutes later, David, Kalea, and Sharinne all gasped in awe at the machines and technology of, well, probably the entire world.

"Wow…" Sharinne breathed.

"Advanced technology, huh?" David chuckled.

Kalea grinned as well. "That was a total understatement."

In every direction they looked, wires and boxes whirred and whizzed around, running errands. Robots messed with other-worldly technologies and beeped messages. A small R2D2-like robot played with a watch, and as it pressed a button, it lit up with a touch-screen plate in the air. Several small letters and codes filled it up, and another button was pressed. Instantly, it turned into a silver laptop with a complex keyboard.

For the first time that day, Jing Yu truly smiled. "We added on to ideas from Future Industries. Right this way, newbies." She waved them behind her, and they walked through a maze of fiery towers.

"So," Kalea said, still in awe by everything around her. "This is the headquarters?"

"Yeah. It's awesome, so amazing," She sighed, her eyes far away. "Every time I walk in, I still feel…" All of a sudden, Jing Yu stopped midsentence and cleared her throat. Her expression tightened a bit. "Um, anyway, to answer your question, yes. This is the headquarters, and all the masters of the world, benders and nonbenders alike, are here, for work, or as a home." Kalea couldn't help but notice how Jing was keeping her guard up all the time.

Sharinne spoke up, "How do nonbenders become masters?"

"Good question," Jing answered. "Nonbenders can use the technology here as weapons. They master them to become… masters. We have many types of armor in the Armory shop. There are swords, knives, bows and arrows, daggers, shields, and spears in the Olden Weapons shop. In the Modern Weapons shop, we have a few guns. Not very interesting, if you ask me. And in our best and most successful shop, we have the Future Weapons shop, with several olden weapons that can transform into other things." They walked near a passerby, and conveniently, a nonbender.

"Hey, Lyhkeer," Jing greeted. "Can you show us your phone, please? We'd like to see it transform." Lyhkeer smiled, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a BlackBerry. He slid it open, pressed a few random buttons that were seemingly silver, and almost immediately, it unfolded into a 9-inch dagger.

"I love this thing," Lyhkeer sighed.

Jing smiled. "Sure. That'd be a good advertisement." They all laughed.

Later, the four benders walked up to two enormous doors, both made of a special silver-azure metal, and they had a very complex symmetrical design. Small blue-green and sunset colored swirls started at the bottom corners of each, and then they arched up into teeny tiny flowers and vines. Spirals led to twists and turns from there, and it would seem as though they were just that, all the way up and into the center circle; yet if you looked closely, you would see hidden pictures of the four elements, minor elements, former Avatars, and their friends.

"Wow," David complimented. "You know, I honestly think that this place just can't get any better than this."

Jing smirked. "Oh, it does. And trust me; it's at least twenty times better than just these doors."

She unlocked the doors by firebending a secret code from the top of the doors to the bottom, and the doors swung open to reveal a giant walkway similar to a mall.

"This is where everything else is: all the forges, shops, training sessions, even schools and homes. For some people, like me, stay here all day, every day. It's almost like a boarding school, only we also have activities to help us survive in our daily lives."

Kalea sighed. "This is absolutely amazing. Just one thing." She opened her mouth to continue, but Jing stopped her.

"You are quite one to ask questions," Jing noted. "Master Khid will like you."

Kalea blushed. "Um, thanks. But, anyway, I just wondered why we've only been seeing things related to fire, the Fire Nation, etc."

"Well, remember when I led you through the Dancing Dragon?"

Kalea nodded.

"We went through the passageways for the firebenders. If we went through the other passageways, which we couldn't have, we would have seen scenes from its respective element." Jing explained.

"Okay… so, where are you taking us now? We're at the headquarters."

The firebender smiled in acknowledgment. "I'm taking you guys to one of the World Leaders, Master Khid. He's pretty young for a World Leader, only seventeen, like me, but he mastered practically everything of the Air Nomads."
Sharinne raised her eyebrows. "Seventeen? He's only seventeen, and he's an airbending master and World Leader?"

Jing shrugged. "Like I told you, he's really young. Sometimes, I even feel bad for him; he goes through a lot of stress."

David shook his head. "Advanced technology, bending masters of the world, World Leaders… This place just gets better and better."

"Trust me," Jing agreed. "When I show you the spiritual oasis, you'll feel like you've never lived."

Once again, Kalea felt a slight twist in her stomach, but she did her best to ignore it.

"Before we see Master Khid, though," Jing said, about twenty minutes later. "I need to show you the spiritual oasis I mentioned. That's where Kalea will be taking her spiritual test, so just to get the shock out, we need to visit."

David grinned. "Fine by me. If it's got more cool stuff, like you said, then let's get going!"

"David…" Sharinne groaned. "Stop acting like you're the one who's going to take the tests. Besides, it's not like we're staying here forever."

David shrugged. "Then all the more reason we should see it; right, Kalea?"

While they bickered some more, Jing talked to some guards, who stood in front of a seemingly normal door. The guards nodded, gave a small item to Jing, and stepped aside.

"People!" Jing called. "Here's the oasis."

The group watched as she slipped the key into its hole, then four of the guards came and did a bending trick. The door slowly creaked open… and it revealed the most amazing piece of nature possible.

Ankle-length, lush green grass was everywhere, and hills and mountains of earth piled up all around it. Several different types of trees bent over in a squiggly shape, and small flowers covered patches of clover. A few sparks of fire flickered randomly, yet the breeze didn't blow them out completely. In the center of it all was a tiny "island," only big enough for one person –namely, the Avatar. It was surrounded by clear, fresh water, and in it swam little tadpoles and fish. Lily pads and water lilies floated about, making it all seem more animated and dream-like.

A whole twenty seconds of awed silence passed, until Jing Yu cleared her throat. "Yeah, yeah. Really awesome, really good-looking… okay. We need to go see Master Khid now."

Knock, knock. Jing rapped on the wooden door. Knock–

"Come in!" A rough voice called from the other side. The four pushed open the door, and an office filled with filing cabinets and papers jumped out at their eyes.

A marble desk sat in the middle of the chaos, and behind the desk sat a seemingly twenty-year-old man, with his head in his hands.

Jing suddenly seemed uncomfortable. "Hey… Master Khid?"

Said Master looked up. His eyes suddenly seemed to brighten at the sight of Jing, but the bags under his eyes said otherwise.

"What's up, Jing? Come on in." He gave them a welcoming smile. "Is this the Avatar you were talking about?"

Jing nodded. "Kalea is the suspected Avatar, at least, and she has… passed the first test."

Khid raised a brow. "Oh? Well then. Kalea, we will be giving you a series of tests, both physical bending and spiritual."

"Okay… I-I guess," Kalea stuttered tentatively. She was really nervous about the spiritual one, so nervous, in fact, that she felt her knees literally start to wobble.

Sharinne stepped up. "Can my brother and I watch? Or, at least, give some moral support?" David nodded in agreement.

Khid shrugged. "I don't see why not."

The waterbender cheered inwardly.

Sweat trickled down Kalea's forehead as she ducked Jing Yu's fire. She was now taking her firebending test, and Jing was not cutting her slack. The firebending master kicked another column of scorching hot fire at Kalea, and this time, she reacted. She pointed her fingertips straight at the center and pushed through... and came out without a single burn.

"Go, Kalea!" Her friends cheered. Jing pulled her helmet off to flip her now-messy ponytail, turned to her, and complimented, "Well, well. Looks like you really could be the Avatar. Nice job." She smirked at her opponent, but then turned serious again. "You need to work on actually trying to bend the other elements, though. The dodge and defend strategy is more for airbenders, and nonbenders if they don't have a weapon."

Kalea thought, That's exactly what David had said… She sighed. "I'm just afraid that if I can't bend an element, I might get hurt badly. Or worse, I may be the Avatar, but I won't be able to bend that element."

Jing rolled her eyes. "Look, you'll be fine. Just do what you gotta do."

"Easier said than done," Kalea grumbled.

Before she knew it, though, Kalea had passed every bending test the Masters had set up for her. Now, she was on to the spiritual test.

"Kalea," Khid came up to the almost-Avatar. "This test might be the hardest for you, especially since we had not been able to sense your Avatar spirit."

Kalea bit her lip and twisted her bracelets nervously. She was afraid this test would come... and it did.

"I simply want to say," Khid continued. "That I truly believe you will be a very powerful Avatar. The bending you did? I saw some of the minor elements that were in the room –Sharinne's bracelet, some metal, and a few plants –gravitate towards you while you were bending. It may have been my imagination, or your opponents have been doing this, but I think you could have been bending some of those minor elements. Plus, during your firebending test, I know I saw a tiny bit of lightning –and Jing Yu can't lightningbend." He winked. "And don't worry if you don't pass the spiritual test; Avatar Korra had some trouble with that at first, too. Like a teacher of mine once said: 'Don't stress, do your best.'"

Kalea blushed and smiled proudly. "Thank you, Master Khid." She noticed that this was quite ironic; the advice he just told her should also be applied to Khid himself.

Khid smiled back. "No problem. And please, no need for the whole 'Master' thing."

Kalea took a deep breath, and stepped back in to the now-foggy oasis. It was just the same as before, and now that she was fully inside (or outside, whichever), it was much cooler than she thought.

She slowly walked through the wet grass, and lightly wandered on the stepping stones that pushed out of the crystal clear water. She stepped up to the small plateau, and sat down with her legs crossed. Kalea tucked her feet under her thighs, and positioned her hands above them. Her hands balled up, she put her knuckles together and adjusted her arms to the perfect angle. Somehow, she knew what to do and how to do everything, without anyone to help her.

Kalea took another breath before closing her eyes to meditate.

It took several moments of confused yet hopeful silence before anything happened. She heard rustling in the grass nearby, and she opened an eye and peeked, only to find a baby bunny-kitty pounce away. She squeezed her eyes shut in frustration.

Almost instantly, she heard a deep voice in her head, saying: You must have patience, Korra.

Korra? Kalea's eyes snapped open, and her breathing quickened. She looked around to find that, of course, she was alone. She let out a sigh, but the voice still echoed through her mind.

Patience, it said. You must have patience…

Once again, Kalea drew in a breath to calm herself, and closed her eyes. A voice came again, only quieter and older this time: You are right, Aang. Kalea resisted the urge to open her eyes again. All the past Avatars, all their experience and wisdom is available to you, if you look deep inside yourself.

The voice stopped talking, and Kalea opened her eyes. She recognized these words. In her studies of Avatars, there was a journal written by Avatar Aang, and one of the entries talked about when he was searching for the wisdom of the past Avatars on how to defeat his enemy. He had looked into the Avatar Spirit, and found Avatar Roku. He had written these exact words that were now being repeated over and over in Kalea's head.

A few things made sense now. These voices were giving her advice on how to pass the spiritual test, and these voices were of the people who gave the same advice to previous Avatars… except, that raises the other question.

How is she able to hear them?

Kalea mulled over what these voices had told her.

Patience…

All the past Avatars… their experience and wisdom… available to you, if you look deep inside yourself.

Look deep inside yourself…

Kalea blinked. Duh! She had to look inside herself to find the experience and wisdom of her past lives, even if she was part of another cycle. She'll just have to look really, really deep. Like Jing had said: "First cycle, second cycle, same thing. You just don't have the spirits of the Avatars before Avatar Korra."

But she may have the spirits of the Avatars between her and Korra! Kalea breathed deeply for several moments, concentrated, and began to meditate again.

Soon, she heard several voices at the same time, most of which were older and wiser. The words were words of advice, obviously, but Kalea had to look for one certain piece of advice…

And all of a sudden, it jumped out at her. She heard Avatar Aang's voice giving… not advice, but an explanation to Korra when she connected with her spiritual self: When we hit our lowest points, we are open to the greatest change.

Kalea knew that she wasn't at her lowest point, but one thing she was sure of: she was very open to a great change.

On the spur of the moment, with that realization being the only thing on her mind, her eyes abruptly snapped open, glowing brightly from the Avatar State. She began to hover a few feet above ground. Her mouth opened a little, and her hair flowed around her. She felt heat growing inside her, but it wasn't the burning feeling of hunger in her stomach; actually, it was completely throughout her body. On the outside, she started to glow a light blue: not just from the Avatar Spirit, but also her own. A faded rainbow appeared below Kalea, making it seem as though she were riding it. Bits of all the different elements in the oasis, the four main and the other minors, rushed up towards the Avatar. They circled around her, quicker and quicker until they were nothing but a blur of colors.

The doors to the spiritual oasis opened to reveal David, Sharinne, Jing Yu, and Master Khid. They stood and watched as Kalea's body shined, blinding them. A burst of energy and spirit exploded throughout, making the area seem freshened.

Slowly, the light and energy disappeared, and the elements went back to where they came from. The rainbow was gone, and Kalea steadily floated down onto the ground.

The Avatar opened her eyes, and all was silent. Her friends, old and new, stared at her in wonder. Kalea stood up and came over to them, with a smug smile twitching on her lips.

"So," she raised her chin up high. "Did I pass the test?"

"Your c-clothes," Sharinne kept stuttering. "They… changed."

They all laughed.

"Yes, Sharinne." Kalea smirked. "You've been saying that for the past half hour."

Sharinne blinked. She opened her mouth, then closed it again. She continued staring at her best friend.

It was true, though. Somehow, while Kalea had been in the Avatar State and Spirit, her clothes had went from simple brown pants, a blue skirt and top with a gold colored belt, and a light blue cozy, furry, and warm poncho, that changed to a thin yellow T-shirt with a red hem; a dark green vest with faint-blue fur as straps; a dark turquoise belt; brown leggings also with red hem; and red-brown combat boots. It might sound pretty ugly to someone who loves fashion, but to Kalea, add in her jewelry and braids and you've got the perfect combination of the four elements in one outfit. That's complete for the Avatar.

Kalea noticed a lot of things, especially today, but right now, out of the corner of her eye she saw David stealing a few glances at her. Not to mention, she would start blushing inwardly.

"Hey, Kalea?" Jing pulled the Avatar aside. "I… I just want to say… I'm sorry if I was a bit harsh on you. Not just during your firebending test, but… since I first met you. I had trouble getting along with other people as a kid, and I've always been the stiff loner. I like a lot of people, including you guys, it's just…"

Kalea smiled reassuringly. "It's okay, Jing. You did what you were supposed to do, and what you could. In fact, while I tried to get in to the Avatar State, what you said about the first and second cycle being the same thing was what helped me. We're friends now… right?"

Jing offered a grin. "Right. And speaking of your firebending test, I think you have the ability to bend lightning, as well. I saw a bit of blue that wasn't from your clothes."

Said bender nodded. "I know. Khid told me."

"K-Khid?" Jing seemed nervous all of a sudden.

"Yeah… Is there something wrong?"

The firebending master shook her head. "Nah… nothing's wrong."

Kalea smiled and offered her a hand. "Okay, then. Wanna join us?"

Jing smiled back and walked with her to the laughter.

"Kalea," Khid said. "Your Avatar powers are very strong; we know that. Now, we simply need to train you so that you can master them, then after that, the Avatar State."

"Totally," David agreed. "Then we can have a new Team Avatar and kick some butt!"

Sharinne and Kalea laughed. "Yeah, but I don't think we have any enemy just yet," Sharinne chuckled.

"But, well, we do have a new Team Avatar, right?" Kalea looked at all her friends.

"Right." They all nodded and smiled in agreement.

They formed a circle and put their hands in the center, like little kids.

"TEAM AVATAR!" They laughed and cheered.

The next day, it was announced to the whole world that the Avatar has returned.

okay... there something i want to say.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THIS! AAAHH! i mean, right? you should have read it if you got to the bottom of the page...

anyways... i changed a few things from the original one of this chapter cuz i coulldnt resist.