Greetings once again old and new readers alike! As I promised, here is the new Avatar and The Vala 2.0! It will have some similarities with the old story, yes, but other than that, this is about to be a brand new take on the Avatar and his Vala. I hope you're as excited as I am, I've been writing almost none stop for a few days now.

So, here we go. Enjoy, The Avatar and The Vala 2.0! Don't forget to leave a review, favorite or whatever else you feel like doing. Enjoy!


Prologue

In the beginning of time of the world, when struggle for the control of the young world had begun, the Avatar was born in to existence. Considered the most powerful being to exist, the Avatar was the spirit of the world in Human form. With one sole purpose. Keep balance in the world.

The Avatar's job was to keep the balance in the world while also mastering control of the four main elements of the world; Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. A bridge between the spirit world and the human world, the Avatar is considered one of the busiest of the spirits to exist in the world.

Beside the Avatar as spirit of the planet in human form, there is a spirit of it's own inhabitants. This spirit keeps the peace between humans, animals, and spirits alike, letting the Avatar tend to more important matters. This spirit, an eons long companion of the Avatar, is known as the Vala. The chosen keeper of peace.

The Vala is often shown to follow the same cycle of rebirth as their Avatar, being born in to the same nation and always being gifted the ability to control the element of said nation. Quite different from their Avatar, however, is the Vala's unique connection with the inhabitants of the world, typically the more spiritual of the duo.

The Vala spends most of his or her life at the side of their Avatar, bringing aid when it is needed and helping with the spiritual journey of the Avatar along the way. Sometimes fortunate enough to know the identity of one another from rebirth, the two spirits incarnated are typically reintroduced some time after beginning their training as Avatar and Vala.

Known to possess a strong spiritual bond, bonding with one another in the next life is possibly the easiest part of their journey together, remaining companions for their whole lives before returning to the spiritual world yet again in wait for rebirth in a new human form. So strong is their bond, that if one should pass on to the spiritual world before the other, the other will not be long for the world themselves before returning with their companion for reincarnation in to the human world, the journey beginning again with a new human body.

If one of the spirits is ever in distress, so strong is their bond to know of pain and strife that the other can sense the pain with ease, coming to the aid of their spiritual companion as has been done for eons of their existence together.


Southern Air Temple

A young boy, appearing to be no older than twelve, zoomed through the Southern air temple at incredible speed, balanced carefully atop a ball of fast spinning, yet controlled currents of air. A grin was plastered across the young boy's face as he sped past other monks, before zooming around a corner and coming to an abrupt halt, almost barreling into an elder monk. "Monk Gyatso." The boy greeted as the scooter of air beneath his feet vanished, dropping on to the ground with his grin aimed at the monk now instead. "I came as soon as I was told you were looking for me." The boy advised as the elder smiled down at him.

"Ah, Aang. You didn't have to rush just to come see me." Monk Gyatso said with a smile still heald, leading Aang along so they could talk while taking a walk.

"I didn't know if it was important or not, so I didn't want to make you wait." Aang said as he looked around at the flying Lemurs overhead, curiosity sparkling in his innocent stormy gray eyes. "What was it you had to tell me?" Aang asked, ever curious as Monk Gyatso chuckled at the child's ways.

"Aang, you remember when we told you about your true identity, about how you would now have many new experiences to witness as Avatar?" Monk Gyatso asked as they came to a stop on a balcony overlooking the courtyard where elders trained young inexperienced monks.

Curiosity now vanished from the young boy's eyes, replaced with uncertainty as Aang looked away from his elder. "Yes..." Aang's voice was uncertain as well as he replied to Monk Gyatso. It was only a week ago that he was told of his identity, and he didn't want to start training already. He didn't want to be told he had to attend to duties as Avatar. He was a child. He just wanted to have fun.

"Well, the elders and I have someone for you to meet. You and she will get along very well. She's a young prodigy, a lot like you." Monk Gyatso mused as he looked out at all the other young benders practicing, some flying around on their gliders.

"Who is she?" Aang asked, curiosity beginning to return to his tone slowly as Monk Gyatso turned his gaze back on him once more. It was more so curiosity since, at the Southern Air Temple, women generally weren't welcome. They remained at the Eastern Air Temple, or the Western Air Temple, only coming to the Southern or Northern Air Temple if it was very important.

"Do you remember when I told you about another spiritual being, the Vala?" Monk Gyatso asked as he noticed the young boy dawn a confused look for a moment, before the look was replaced with an understanding, having remembered. "The Elders and I believe it is time for you two to meet. With both of your identities revealed so early, we believe it's only fair." Monk Gyatso explained as Aang dawned a conflicting look.

"So...she's coming here? And we're both going to be training together?" Aang asked, beginning to comprehend that his fun-filled life was about to take a major turn.

"She will be arriving in two days. Do not worry, Aang. You'll still be allowed to have some fun, and now you'll have a new friend to have fun with as well." Monk Gyatso assured as he squeezed the young boys shoulder reassuringly. After about a minute of silence, Monk Gyatso excused himself to go aid with training, leaving the young, confused Avatar alone.

Aang was patient until the day when the Vala was predicted to arrive, feeling nervousness bubble inside him on the day in question. First he went to see his Sky Bison, Appa, in hopes that it would help his nerves, to no avail. It was on his way back that Monk Gyatso managed to find him.

"Good morning, Aang. Are you excited today?" Monk Gyatso asked as he held a reassuring hand on the young boy's shoulder.

"Very." Aang's response was quick and obviously forced, the wise elder monk spotting the attempt of hiding the true nervousness with ease.

"There is no need to be nervous, Aang. It is a good day, and you will be meeting with an old friend once more. Be happy." Monk Gyatso said with a warm smile before explaining to the young airbending prodigy that he wanted him to be respectful and kind to the girl when she arrived and show her around the Temple, and most importantly to stay out of trouble.

"I don't cause too much trouble!" Came Aang's protests quickly, only to be met with a laugh from the elder at his protests.

"Now go on and wash up Aang. We want to be presentable for when the elders arrive with your Vala." Monk Gyatso reminded, ignoring the new protests about a bath before ushering the boy off to prepare.

Aang frowned as he was marched off to prepare, already none too fond of the new change. At the age of twelve, he still wasn't too fond of baths. He liked running around and making a mess if it meant having fun.

He had barely arrived at the hot spring when he began to wonder about this Vala. Who was she? What was her name? Would she be fun loving and fun to talk to like some of his friends? Or would she be strict and boring like some of the elder monks?

Nervousness and curiosity mingling inside of him, Aang huffed as he kicked a nearby rock in to the warm waters, frustrated over the new changes in his life, before suddenly there was a flash of yellow and orange in front of his vision, lemurs flying past quickly before there was a loud splash, the lemurs diving in to the water as Aang stood back, watching for a second before the lemurs leaped out of the water, screeching in protest to the heat.

Looking back at the water, Aang watched as an Airbender leaped out of the water, standing back when with a flourish of air, the bender dried themselves with airbending.

The benders back was to him, but Aang could see a blue tattoo leading to black hair on their neck before noticing that this person was no taller than he himself.

"Wow, the Lemurs are faster than I thought." The Airbender spoke, Aang raising an eyebrow curiously since, while he didn't recognize the Airbender, they sounded familiar. As if noticing he was there, the bender turned around to see him.

Aang's eyes widened when he realized something. Not only did the Airbender have master tattoo's, but it was a girl. A girl in the Southern Air Temple.

"You're...a girl?" Aang asked, a bit shocked since the girl looked about the same age as him, and generally young girls weren't welcome at the Southern Air Temple. Not only that, but she had Airbending Master tattoo's like he did, expect she had short black hair that covered the tattoo on her head, locking eyes with her as she shot a contagious smile his way.

"Yes, you have seen a girl before, haven't you?" The girl asked as Aang was left speechless, but deep down left feeling like he somehow knew this stranger standing on the other side of the spring from him as her stormy gray eyes flickered with amusement as she looked at him.

"Yes, but only when I went to the Eastern Air Temple." Aang replied as a Lemur landed on her shoulder, the girl scratching behind it's ear for it.

"Where do you think I'm from?" The girl asked in turn, smile still held as Aang suddenly remembered he was supposed to be meeting with Monk Gyatso and the elders again, stiffening since he knew he couldn't be late. "You act like you've seen a spirit. I'm just an Airbender." The girl said with a laugh before, with a flourish of air, she was off in to the sky on a glider, leaving Aang to go fleeing back towards the courtyard where he was supposed to be meeting the Elders.

Monk Gyatso smiled when Aang arrived, turning away as the Elders entered the courtyard from the other entrance. "You're just on time Aang. The Elders are here." Monk Gyatso advised as Aang tried to catch his breath before composing himself, standing next to Monk Gyatso as he was glad he wasn't late.

"Monk Gyatso, Avatar Aang. It is good to see you both." One Elder greeted as Aang bowed to his elders.

"It is good to see you all as well. It's been so long since we've been lucky enough to see one another. Where is our young Vala?" Monk Gyatso asked as the elders looked between him and Aang.

Young? Aang had though his Vala would be older than him. Maybe because he was going to be training with her. He hadn't thought she might be young like him.

"She will be along. She went to explore a bit. She is young and curious, after all." One of the women elders explained before there was a gust of wind, the elders looking back to see the cause was none other than the girl Aang had met earlier at the hot spring.

"This temple is exciting, far more than the Eastern Air Temple." The Vala spoke up as the elders turned back to Monk Gyatso and the young Avatar, parting to present the Vala between them.

"You are late, Vala Kama." The Elder closest to the Vala advised as she held an innocent look as she looked up at him.

"I'm sorry, I got sidetracked. A group of Lemurs chased me in to a hot spring. I needed a moment to dry off." Kama stated as she walked over to stand beside her Temple's head Elder.

"Vala Kama, this is Monk Gyatso and Avatar Aang." The sister that came along as an escort advised the young girl as she indicated the two men opposite them.

"Nice to see you again, Kama." Monk Gyatso greeted with a small bow as the young girl bowed to him in return.

"Monk Gyatso." Kama returned with a smile, before recognizing the boy to be the same who had been near the hot spring earlier.

"Perhaps we should allow these two a chance to get reacquainted with one another." Monk Gyatso offered, nudging Aang towards his Vala before the Elders began to leave to talk in private.

"Allow him to show you around, but try to keep out of trouble." The sister who escorted Kama advised before nudging Kama towards her Avatar, leaving with the Elders.

Silence enveloped the two for a second, before Kama spoke first. "So, what's there to do around here then?" Kama asked curiously, looking around at the scenery.

"We could go flying around the temple." Aang offered, before grinning when Kama grinned at the idea.

"I like you already." Kama said, before taking off in to the sky on her glider, Aang following after with a laugh, Monk Gyatso watching from the ground with a smile at the two young Airbenders.


Different from the original beginning of the Avatar and The Vala, isn't it? I figured out, a different take might be better off than the last time I did this. And the Prologue was more thought out this time too, to better clarify.

But there we have it! The first chapter of The Avatar and The Vala 2.0! I hope it was as good as I hoped it to be for the beginning of what I hope to be a story just as successful as the original! I hope it kept you interested and wanting more, because I've already got the next chapter written out. I decided on cutting the chapters in half this time around as apposed to the last time, so I'm already underway on chapter three with a mind set for the entire story already! Gonna be working none stop until it's done probably!

Anyways, thank you all so very much for reading. I really appreciate all the reads and reviews from over the years on not only the original Avatar and The Vala, but the sequel as well. But this time around, I've got a bit more ideas than last time, and I still have the transcripts and episodes to watch over and over again as I work! Bonus! This time around is sure to keep you hanging on waiting for each new chapter, I can definitely assure you that!

So thanks again for all the support through the years, and I hope you'll continue reading The Avatar and The Vala 2.0!