Welcome to my new story! It is also featured in my DeviantART account, which can be found on my profile. On the commentson that submission you will find links to the sogs I recommend you listen to for each chapter.

For this one it was Invaders must Dies by the Prodigy. It's a brilliant song! XD Anyway, enjoy! This has been my most popular fic so far :D

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"One thousand five hundred years ago the Phoenix King, formally known as Fire Lord Ozai killed the Avatar and retook the Earth Kingdom from the savage barbarians that lived there. He jailed all the traitors that defied his divine rule, and threatened the righteous way of life he was trying to share with the whole world. The group consisted of dangerous young men and women, who refused to listen to his negotiations. The bloodbender, Katara was sentenced to death by fire. Her brother, the brutal killer Sokka was sent to the volcanic plains and died from toxic gas poisoning. The traitor Zuko was jailed and tortured for ten years before he was driven mad and took his own life. Fire Lord Azula took full responsibility for her own prisoners, Ty Lee and Mai. All three were thrown into the Great Divide, and were consumed by the Crawlers. The Kyoshi warrior, Suki, drowned when she fell into the ocean during the Great Battle. Since then, the Fire Nation has flourished and brought peace and prosperity to the world, under the Phoenix King." The master smiled at the sea of pupils sat in front of him. "Now, can anyone tell me how the great Phoenix King discovered immortality?"

A hand stretched high into the air. "Master, he discovered the spirit garden in the North Pole when he defeated the last waterbenders and he found that whoever drinks it will become immortal."

Master Sa smiled. "Very good Pazu. Alright, who knows…" He sighed. Another hand had replaced Pazu's. "Kai, what is it?"

"Master, I thought that the Avatar's group had one other member, an earthbender," a tall dark haired girl said, twiddling her pencil in her fingers.

The class froze. They stared at Kai. How dare she contradict the master in such an arrogant way!

Master Sa's jaw tensed. "Yes, you are correct. I was going to ask that question next. But since you decided yet again to read ahead in the syllabus, we will move on. Her name was Toph, a savage child who used her blindness to trick people into thinking she was innocent. That was how she earned the nickname The Blind Bandit." Master Sa paused and sighed. This was a dangerous advanced topic, the information only available to the most trusted students. How Kai had managed to find it, he didn't know. He couldn't disregard the question in front of the whole class or he'd be up for questioning by…them. "She, unfortunately, escaped the isolation that she was held in with the help of the terrorist group leaders, Jet and Smellerbee. The three of them were never seen again." He smiled again at the class. "But they were most probably caught by the mines and trip bombs that surrounded the prison."

"But what if…"

"Enough Kai!" Master Sa shouted. "You can perhaps answer the next question for the class. Why was the Avatar so dangerous?"
Kai bit her lip, swiping a strand of black hair that fell across her face. "Because he was able to come back after he died he couldn't be stopped. He ruled the elements with violence, creating wars and destruction for his own benefit. The Avatar that the Phoenix King killed was called Aang, and he was extremely dangerous because people naively followed him because he looked like a young boy. He used them for his gain and together with his group, he jeopardised the safety of the whole world." The words felt like hot coals in Kai's mouth. She pushed the feelings down, knowing that, if she got caught thinking treacherous thoughts, she would be eliminated.

Master Sa smiled like a snake at a mouse. "Very good, Kai," he said sweetly. The bell rang a quick metallic burst, before falling silent again. "Ok, time to go children. Well done, you did great in today's pop quiz! Pazu, please put that com away until you are outside the school, it messes with the school security system." Master Sa yelled over the din and clatter of twenty teenagers all packing their books into the bags and running for the door. "I expect that presentation to be done by next week please; if you don't have a holographic-screen at your house then you are welcome to use the ones in the library."

Kai shoved her computer pad roughly into her bag, the hard metal shell jabbing her in the leg when she stood. She fished her music player (known as a playsic) in her pocket, and placed the headphones over her head. "Bye master," she muttered, pressed play and bolted out of the classroom. The bass pounding of the Ember Island Sparkers filled her ears, and she slumped out of the school gates, avoiding the masses of red and black clad teenagers. She joined the queue of kids that stood in front of the gates. She craned her neck to look out of the huge glass windows that lined the walls of the huge skyscraper that was the Fire Nations Academy for Gifted Youngsters. Lines and lines of teenagers stood either side of her, waiting to be let out of the building by official security guards. She sighed deeply, and turned her music down.

"Hey! Kai, hey over here!" A voice cut through her playsic. She looked up, and saw a girl standing in front of her in the next line. She grinned at Kai and waved. "Come over here!"

Kai grinned as well and sauntered across to the other girl. "Hey Miko, what's up?" She asked, pulling her headphones down around her neck.

Miko flicked her wavy blonde hair out of her face, catching the attention of a few boys standing behind them. With her short burgundy top and low-slung black skinny jeans, Kai was surprised they hadn't noticed her before. "Oh, I'm flamio. But can you believe that horse-face Master Oki tried to make me change my top! He wanted me to wear that stupid black PE shirt instead!" Miko sighed deeply, reaching into her back and pulling out some lipstick. "I mean, he was like "Pink is strictly prohibited to be worn by teenagers". And then he gave me a detention for saying that in fact, this top is NOT pink, it's burgundy. Everyone knows burgundy is a mix of red and brown!" She applied the lipstick, a frown only adding to her sweet features.

Kai smiled. "No one knows colours like you, Miko." She laughed. Miko was right, pink was forbidden in the fire nation, as well as green, yellow, blue, white, orange and purple. In fact, only red and black were allowed. Anyone caught wearing the other colours were taken away. Everyone knew why. Under the rule of Fire Lord Azula, all the colours that symbolised the other nations were burnt to a crisp. Pink was especially dangerous, as the traitor Ty Lee wore only pink, and she was rumoured to have a special connection to Azula.

Miko broke through her thoughts. "Hey, Kai, traffic's moving!" She giggled. "Remember when we used to play that prank in pre-school? We used to moo loudly when we were queuing. Fun times!" Miko laughed.

Kai smiled too. "Hey, don't you have martial arts tonight? You're the best one there."

Miko blushed. "Yeah, but I got a date."

Kai's eyebrows rose. "Again! Where did you meet this one?"

Miko shrugged, smiling. "When my parents took me to the beach at the weekend. We played volleyball together, got invited to a party and got so hammered I can't even remember where I put all the other guys' com numbers!"

Kai giggled. "Wish I could've been there, but I had..."

"Yeah, yeah shooting and sword practice I know!" Miko mock-sighed. "I don't know why you bother with that stuff. I prefer to rely on my own body to protect me against the forces of evil that is 'bending!" She pretended to punch Kai in the stomach.

Kai forced out a laugh.

"Not that there are any 'benders out there anymore anyway," Miko continued, unaware of the effect she was creating. "They were all wiped out in the great fires. Oh!" Her eyes lit up. "Have you heard of that club on Kasai street? It's rumoured to have been built underground to avoid the authorities!" She spoke in hushed tones. "Of course, it's already been leaked out that it's there, so it's only a matter of time before the agents find it." She laughed loudly. "Probably doesn't even exist."

Kai's ears pricked up. "Really? Why is it so dangerous?"

Miko looked around and noticed the security guards watching them. "It doesn't exist. It never existed. What are you talking about? Still hungover from last night, eh?" She said loudly. She took out her notebook, and began to scribble in it. "Here, take these, two every hour." She handed Kai the note, and nodded. "That's all true, what's in that note. Be careful how you take them." She looked pointedly in the other direction and stuck her nose in her maths book.

Kai clenched her fist around the note. She opened it carefully. Dancing is the only way they can't control you. Be careful, they are watching you. I heard Master Sa and the Headmaster talking in the office last night. They were talking about you, babe. Try to be less suspicious. X x x Miko loves you! Don't disappear! :D P.S. probably best to get rid of this note btw. Kai crumpled the note and stuffed it into her bag. She would burn it later.

Miko grabbed her and hugged her tightly. "I'll see you after the weekend, babe!" She planted a kiss on Kai's cheek. "Be careful! There's a big storm coming tonight! Lot's of lightening. Oh, hey, I nearly forgot!" She grabbed an envelope from her pocket. "Lightening party at my house tonight, midnight sharp! Be there!" She squeezed Kai's hand tightly, and grinned at her before skipping to the guard. "Hey there, muscles!" She trilled at him.

Kai slipped the invite into her trouser pocket. She walked over to the next guard, showing her ID card to her before hopping into the lift that was behind her. "Yeah, lightening." She thought of the note Miko had given her.

Don't disappear!