The Right Reasons
Summary: Do you find destiny or does destiny have a way of finding you? Kataang, Aang-centric
ATLAAre you in control of your destiny or…does it control you?
Sometimes, It's hard to tell. When I heard that I'd have to leave Gyatso, I panicked. I took Appa and ran thinking, knowing that I had to get away before they sent me away.
I fall into the stormy sea and next thing I know, I wake-up to beautiful, young girl cradling me in her arms. And I come to find out that there's a 100-year war, and my whole Nation was wiped out.
So you tell me, did I make that choice to leave or did destiny drive me to it?
I mean, if I'd stayed with the Air Nomads, I probably would've been killed with the rest of them. It's not exactly a great thought, but it's probably true. I was mad at myself for quite sometime, thinking that I could've saved everyone… but I think Destiny forced me out… I don't think I really had a choice in the matter.
So, 100 years from the world I left behind, I begin my journey to mastering all four elements. The beautiful girl and her brother accompany me as we begin traveling towards the North Pole. Somewhere along the lines, I came to fall in love with the girl…her name, Katara.
Amidst my journey with Katara and her brother, I accidentally made my way into the spirit world, which led me to a conversation with my past life, Avatar Roku. I learned my quest, that I had to master all four elements and defeat the Fire Lord before summer's end, before Sozin's Comet re-arrived.
Besides mastering all four elements, I wielded a great, unstoppable force. The Avatar State. The Avatar state's a combination of all my past lives skills and knowledge being pushed through me. But like every amazing thing, there's always a catch. With the strength of The Avatar State, there was the unsureness of it all. The fact that I couldn't control what was going on, and that was scary.
Eventually our travels led us to Ba Sing Se, and after overthrowing the corrupted government, a scroll addressed to me was discovered. It was from a Guru, saying he could teach me to control my actions in the Avatar State.
It seemed simple, but once I got there, I realized it was harder than appeared. I had to unlock my chakras, dealing with parts of my past, or nightmares…things I wanted to forget. Finally, I made it through the insanity of it all, reaching the final chakra. But I was made an offer I had to refuse, to let go of Katara.
A sensible man told me soon after that that I was wise to choose love over power, that power was overrated. But sometimes, it's necessary. And I knew, that as the Avatar, I had to do what was best for the world. I tried to let her go, to keep Ba Sing Se an Earth Kingdom stronghold, and failed. All my chakras got blocked, eliminating all power from the Avatar State.
And soon, love was eliminated as well. I mustered up the courage to tell Katara how I felt, I kissed her. A few weeks later, I finally had to ask her how she felt back. And her reply was that she was confused.
I began to wonder if it wasn't power that was overrated, but love.
Time heals, and just as it had begun… she reciprocated my feelings.
And then I knew. I'd created my own destiny, I found it, it hadn't found me.
A/N: Sorry if you think that the ending's too abrupt. )
Wow…I'm such a procrastinator… loved this one though.
Reviews please.
-Mandi (Toruh)