Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: the last airbender. Or the first airbender, mind you.
This was a silly contest entry for my awesome avatar-fan guild full of coughawesomecough people... Anyways... There were three (i think it was three o.O) topics to enter the contest under, and I chose Avatar meets Hollywood XD Enjoy!
Location: Western Air Temple
Gaang: Sokka, Katara, Toph, Aang, Zuko
"Okay, so it's my turn to pick our next vacation spot, right?" Sokka sat up and stretched, still perched on the same rock that he had been lounging on all morning.
Katara frowned, "Sokka, we're invading the Fire Nation, Aang is busy learning Firebending, and you want to go on vacation?"
Sokka laughed and shook his head, "Not vacation. Just, a trip to get away from all this work for a little bit."
Toph frowned, picking dirt from between her toes, "Sokka, that's what a vacation is."
Sokka crossed his arms, "You don't have to call it that. It makes me sound lazy."
Katara rolled her eyes, "You are lazy."
"Hey," Sokka jumped down from his rock, insulted, "I happen to be a very active guy. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go train." He made a move like he was flipping his hair, then headed off, trying to act manly as he walked.
Katara watched him as he disappeared around the corner, then shook her head pitifully.
Toph turned to face where he had left and jumped to her feet, ready to attack.
"What is it?" Katara asked, uncorking her wineskin.
"Trouble."
"Aiiiyyyeeeee!" Sokka ran back towards them, narrowly avoiding a beam of lightening, and jumped to the ground, covering his head with his hands.
Azula rushed around the corner a second later, followed by Aang, Zuko, and Ty Lee. Katara jumped forward, whipping water towards her, but Ty Lee cart wheeled through it, breaking its path.
Zuko charged his sister, fire erupting from around his body, and unsheathed his swords. Before he could attack, Ty Lee intercepted and hit a pressure point on his leg, causing him to lose mobility.
Aang used this distraction to hit Azula with a wall of air, breaking her soon to be lightening attack on both Toph and Katara. Sokka, finally getting courage enough to fight, ran over to Zuko and stole his swords, then turned to Ty Lee and charged.
Azula was able to burn Toph's feet, disabling her to see, and Toph was out of the game. Before she could turn on someone else a man with goatee, tinted purple sunglasses, and artsy clothing stepped out from behind a tree.
"Cut, cut, cut!" he made a chopping gesture with his hands.
Azula, Katara, and Aang stopped fighting to stare at him oddly.
He shot them a fake smile, which he obviously practiced in the mirror every morning, and opened his arms to them, "Azula, darling, baby, try not to look at the camera, okay?"
"Excuse me?" Azula asked him, glaring evilly.
"Yeah, honey," he gestured to a spot in the trees, "when you look over there it's too fake."
"Who the crap are you?" Azula asked him.
"Me?" he laughed, "I'm a director, baby," she glared at him, "That's perfect, that glare, it's perfect."
By now Ty Lee and Sokka had stopped fighting to stare at him, and Zuko had propped himself up on his elbows, still unable to get to his feet. Toph stared blindly, only able to hear what was going on.
"Um, who are you?" Aang asked, "What's a director? And why were you yelling cut?"
The man laughed fakely, then continued in his strange manner and accent, "A director's the boss, baby, so listen up. Katara, you're beautiful, how about we have you fall into the mud?" he turned to Zuko, "Zuko, baby, make sure your shirt gets ripped off to please all your lady fans," he clapped his hands together, "Okay, darlings, let's get this show back on the road."
They stared at him in silence, completely confused.
Sokka frowned, "Why can't my shirt come off?"
The director shuddered, "Oh, Sokka, baby, you're a comedy relief character, not eye candy."
"Comedy relief?"
"Alright, alright, let me explain," he pulled out his business card, "My name is Akiha Hara, but you can just call me Akiha. I'm Shyamalan's assistant director, to say the least. I came here to recruit you for the live action Avatar movie that they're making, based on this cartoon."
"Cartoon?" Katara asked apprehensively.
"Yes, sweetie," he gestured at the scenery, "this isn't real, it's a t.v. show. You guys are drawings. You're entertainment."
Aang frowned, "What's a t.v. show? And what do you mean entertainment? We're drawings?"
"Whoa whoa whoa," Akiha walked over to Aang and placed an arm around his shoulder, "Kid, one question at a time here. T.v. show, it's like a moving picture book, or a play. Only it's not live and people watch it on a screen."
Aang stared at him and blinked, "What?"
Akiha laughed, "Don't worry, it'll all be explained when we get there."
"Get where?" Toph asked, getting shakily to her feet.
"To where the movie magic happens! To where stars are formed! To the place that's famous for making people famous!"
Sokka's jaw dropped, "Hollywood!?"
Katara crossed her arms, "Sokka, Hollywood's a myth."
"No it's not!" Akiha smiled largely, "and that's where we're headed! To Hollywood to make a live action movie about all of this! You'll all be stars! Famous! Admired by fans! And when we enter that world, you'll all be real! No longer drawings!"
Sokka smiled and drooled, "Fame. Fortune. Girls."
Ty Lee cart wheeled over to Akiha, "So, I'd be admired by the world?"
Akiha smiled back, "The entire planet Earth, my dear."
"Wait a second," Katara pushed her way in front of him, "you guys can't just believe him! He's making no sense! Plus, look at how he's dressed! It's probably a trap by the Fire Nation!"
Azula frowned, "It's not," she sighed and sat on a nearby stump, crossing her legs, "I have no idea what he's talking about. All I wanted was the Avatar. I already have fame and fortune after all."
"Yes, but darling," Akiha smiled largely, exposing falsely white teeth, "You don't have fame in the dimension I'm talking about. You don't have the luxuries that that world can offer you."
Azula thought a moment, "I'd be playing myself?"
"Yes, of course!"
"And...I get to beat people up?"
He spread his arms wide, "As many times as it takes to get the shot right!"
Azula smiled evilly, "I'm in."
"Me too!" Ty Lee called out.
"Count me in," Sokka patted his muscles, "I'm ready to be loved by girls."
"What about Suki?" Katara asked, trying to coax him out of it.
"Ah, she'll be fine!" Akiha interrupted, "we'll recruit her soon!"
"Well, if Sokka's gonna go, I guess I will too," Toph raised her hand, "I'm in."
Akiha turned to Aang, "What about you, baby, you're the main character, the cherry on the ice cream Sunday, without you, no show."
Aang shrugged, "I guess."
"Great! Welcome aboard!"
"Hold on, I still don't buy it," Katara frowned at Aang.
"Eh, we don't need the Katara character. No one likes her! Without her, ratings will go up!"
"Excuse me!?"
"What about you, Zuko?" Akiha gestured at him and Ty Lee took it upon herself to go relieve his pressure points.
"I guess I'd have a better life there then here," he said, slowly getting to his now usable feet, "Plus, I'll have to teach Aang firebending."
"That's what special effects are for... But glad to have you!" Akiha turned to the group, "So we all ready to go make history?"
"Uh, I didn't say I was in," Katara pointed out.
Akiha shrugged, "We'll find someone else to play the love of the Avatar's life."
Katara pouted in silence.
"Okay everyone, follow me and we'll get you over to the real world."
Katara stood her ground as everyone followed after Akiha. Aang stopped before her and smiled slightly, nodding towards the group. Katara held her gaze, then sighed and gave in, following after the rest with Aang at her side.
There was an obvious air of distrust among the group, but it was cancelled out by the feeling of excitement. Akiha stopped before a strange looking metal ring on the ground. He pulled a key out of his pocket, inserted it into a small keyhole, turned it, and stepped back as a blue glow filled the ring and shot up into the heavens.
He looked at them a moment as they stared back, "Well what are you all waiting for? Get in."
Sokka spoke up first, "What is that thing?"
Akiha rolled his eyes, "Aye, darling, that's a dimension portal from your world to ours."
Azula glared at him, "A what?"
Akiha dropped his head into the palm of his hand and shook it, "Look, baby, it's Hollywood. We've got everything."
"I'll go first," Aang offered, stepping up to the light.
"Wait, Aang, not alone," Katara stepped forward and took his hand, "We'll go together."
Aang smiled in return and together they stepped through. The light glowed red as they entered then fell back to blue once they had crossed over. One by one, the others followed after.
