I don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender in any way, shape, or form. I do own my OC and his gear. (Not the concepts behind them)

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days: a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar mastered all four elements; only he could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years have passed, and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war. Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and that the cycle is broken, but I haven't lost hope. I still believe that, somehow, the Avatar will return to save the world.

Sokka and his sister, Katara, are looking for some fish when, in the distance they see something splash into the water but the splash was too big to be a fish, unusually curious, Sokka paddles the boat to where it splashed and looks into the water. Under the water a black haired boy slowly opens his eyes, looking around he thinks, 'Okay, where the hell am I? The last thing I remember... Oh yeah, I was blindly sailing through that storm when I capsized, I woke up just enough to get clear of my boat but I passed out when I got to land. I must've climbed on to an ice floe that just broke.' The boy dove down looking for his stuff, the first thing he found were his goggles, followed by his twin claws, and finally he found his supplies, frowning at his damaged camping stuff he swam to the surface.

Sokka saw a shadow approaching and got his spear ready, but leaned back when the black haired boy broke the water's surface. Shaking his head, the boy said, "Oh hi, I'm Korogra." Katara said, "My name's Katara, the one pointing his spear at you is my brother Sokka." Sokka said, "Katara don't tell him our names, he could be Fire Nation!" Korogra said, "I have no fucking clue what this 'Fire Nation' is but from how he said it I assume they're bad." He then asked, "Where am I anyway?" Katara said, "Ignore him, he's just paranoid. Anyway you're at the South Pole." Korogra whistled, "Damn, I didn't think I drifted that far after my boat capsized." He then said, "Then again after that whirlpool everything went blank."

Only then did Korogra realize his shirt was barely hanging from his chest, he then dove back under and found one of his shirts slipping it on over his torn shirt he resurfaced and asked, "So what're you two doing out here?" Katara said, "We were fishing, then you splashed down." Swimming next to them as they paddled on Sokka asked, "Why are you following us?" Korogra said, "I have no idea where I am so I'm assuming that there's a village nearby where I can hopefully restock seeing as my supplies are ruined." Sokka looked at him annoyed and Katara asked, "Aren't you cold?" Korogra said, "Not really, the mountains back home are much colder. Where ever home is anyway." Sensing a strong current ahead, he tried to tell Sokka and Katara but they were too busy arguing. Annoyed, Korogra climbed onto an ice floe and followed them when they got caught in the current.

When they finally stopped Sokka said that Katara maybe should've waterbended them out of the ice. Korogra said, "Oy Sokka, ever think Katara didn't know how to?" Sokka said, "I knew I should've left you home, leave it to a girl to mess things up." Korogra cringed at Sokka's word choice and seeing Katara about to snap he hid in the water a surrounded himself in a cocoon of aura as Katara's frustration lashed at the water. When she finished he surfaced and stood stock-still as the giant iceberg split in half, the following wave pushed the ice they were on back then a light shined from the bubbling water before a massive chunk of ice bobbed to the surface and a silhouette of a boy and a six-legged creature were seen inside. Transfixed, Korogra approached then, as if in a trance, said, "The journey begins now." Snapping out of it he grabbed is twin claws from his belt and said, "Whoever's in there is alive." He then started slashing at the ice, Katara grabbed Sokka's club and started smashing against the ice. Then after a few more strikes and slashes the ice cracked and steam billowed out and as a light shoots to the sky, Korogra glows a darker blue than the light.

The Tiger-Seals nearby howl and a teenager with a burn scar on one of his eyes says, "Finally." Turning to his uncle he said, "Uncle, do you realize what this means?" His uncle, Iroh said, "I won't get to finish my game?" Zuko said, "It means my search is about to come to an end" Iroh places a tile down and Zuko gestures to the light, "That light came from an incredibly powerful source! It has to be him!" Iroh said, while holding another tile, "Or it's just the celestial lights. We've been down this road before, Prince Zuko. I don't want you to get too excited over nothing." Putting the second tile over the first Iroh motioned to the other side of the table and, in a calming voice, said, "Please, sit. Why don't you enjoy a cup of calming Jasmine tea?" Zuko angrily said, "I don't need any calming tea! I need to capture the Avatar! Helmsman, head a course for the light!"

Back at the ice, the glow died down and Korogra hung his claws from his belt as a twelve year old bald kid with an arrow tattooed on his head rose with his eyes glowing, the boy collapsed an slowly woke up asking Katara to go penguin sledding, Sokka asked, "Why were you in the ice? And why aren't you frozen?" The kid said, "I'm not sure." All three heard a groan and the kid said, "Appa!" Then ran around to the creature Korogra saw and tried to get him up and Sokka asked, "What is that thing?" Korogra said, "The 'thing' has a name, it's Appa." The kid said, "This is Appa, my flying bison."

As Korogra pet Appa's side, Sokka sarcastically said, "Right, and this is Katara my flying sister." The kid looked confused, then Appa sneezed on Sokka who tried to get it off then Aang said, "Don't worry it'll wash out." Katara said, "The paranoid one is my brother Sokka, the guy petting Appa is Korogra. You never told us your name." The kid tried to say his name but sneezed and flew 10 feet up, when he landed he said, "I'm Aang." Before rubbing his nose, in shock Sokka said, "You just sneezed, and flew ten feet in the air!" Looking up, Aang said, "Really? It felt higher than that." Katara said, "You're an Airbender?" Aang said, "Sure am." Korogra said, "Seeing as how 'benders' can manipulate the elements I suppose that makes me an Aurabender."

The three looked confused and Korogra said, "I have the ability to sense and manipulate aura, which like chakra, flows through all." He then holds his hand out and a blue fire shapes itself into a spear before he disperses it, Korogra then said, "I'm the furthest thing from a Firebender." Sokka said, "Giant light beams, Flying Bison, Airbenders, Aurabenders, I think I got midnight sun madness, I'm going home where stuff make sense." Korogra continued petting Appa, who started to lean into it Aang then asked, "You guys live around here?" Korogra said, "I don't, hell I don't even know where my home is anymore. The other two might." Sokka said, "Don't answer that, did you see that light he was probably trying to signal the Fire Navy." Korogra asked, "Why would someone signal the Fire Navy?" Katara sarcastically said, "I'm sure that he's a spy for the fire nation, you can tell by that evil look in his eye." Aang gave a goofy look while Korogra gave a look that was either unconcerned or just plain confused.

Katara told them of their village then asked, "But how are we supposed to get there?" Aang said, "You forget, I have a flying bison." Korogra said, "I don't think it'd be smart to try flying right now, I mean you both just woke up from the ice." Aang said, "Oh yeah that's right... Appa can just swim us there then." Korogra climbed on and held his hand out for Katara, who took it and was pulled up into the saddle. Katara blushed at how Korogra's rough, calloused hand seemed to fit perfectly in her own soft and smooth hand, he then grabbed Sokka's arm and pulled him into the saddle. Aang said, "Appa, Yip-yip." Appa jumped and splashed down in the water and Sokka sarcastically said, "Wow, that was truly amazing." Aang said, "Don't worry Sokka, after a bit of rest he'll be soaring through the sky you'll see."

Korogra used his Aura to dry off and warm up before leaning back to rest, vaguely hearing Katara ask Aang about the Avatar, which he said that he knew people that knew him but he didn't. With Iroh and Zuko, Iroh gets up yawning, "Well I'm going to bed, yup a man needs his rest." Giving up Iroh said, "Prince Zuko, you need some sleep. Even if you're right, and the Avatar is alive, you won't find him. You father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all tried and failed." Zuko said, "Because their honor didn't hinge on the Avatar's capture. Mine does. This coward's hundred years in hiding are over."

When they arrived at the village they went to sleep, Aang dreamt of his time before the ice but Korogra was visited in his dreams by a figure who explained the four nations. The next day, Katara woke Aang up and saw his Airbender tattoos she then woke Korogra up and silently gasped when she saw a large scar from his shoulder to his hip. Korogra sighed, "Yeah, it's pretty bad I know, I was fighting a creature called a Klikk, it slashed at me and threw me into a wall then it gave me this." Katara said, "How'd you survive that? It looks like you should've died!" Korogra put his shirt on and said, "I'm not entirely sure, I mean I used some herbs to clean it out then I wrapped it up, few days later it scared over."

Outside Katara said, "Aang, Korogra this is the entire village, entire village, Aang and Korogra." Aang and Korogra bow, but the villagers back away Korogra raises an eyebrow and Aang asks, looking himself over, "Uh why are they all looking at me like that? Did Appa sneeze on me?" An elderly woman steps out from the crowd and said, "Well no one has seen an Airbender in a hundred years. We thought they were extinct, until my granddaughter and grandson found you." Aang asks, "Extinct?" And Korogra asks, "Doesn't explain why their looking at me like that." The old woman said, "As for you, no one knows what to think of you Aurabender."

Korogra shrugged, "As long as they don't start labeling me as a murderous psychopath, we won't have a problem." Katara said, "Aang, Korogra this is my grandmother." Katara's grandmother said, "Call me Gran-Gran." Sokka snatches Aang's staff, "What is this, a weapon? You can't stab anything with this." Korogra snatches Sokka's club and said, "Ya can't stab with this either, so is it a weapon?" Spinning the club in his hand then jamming it into the ground by Sokka's feet Korogra grabbed his claws from his belt and started sharpening them.

A/N: Yeah so an Avatar: the Last Airbender fic... Anyway next time is the first encounter with Zuko and I'll go from there.

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